>,j O'JU'Jl v-iiiiL/ iViiJ. 1U1 il iME»4S A MAIN LIBRARY F536.1 574 147797 ::OT TO 3E TAKEN FROM THE LIBRARY c £i&i^U'_ JU 1 OAjU j_ 2i i I . Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant http://www.archive.org/details/breedersportsman31883sanf vVC,188o kV p 374 147797 l$i% gtageita; mi& MvoxtsxiiKU, put down as a dangerous horse unless he shows even greater improvement than he has done so far. In the nest stall to Mosco, Mr. Baylis has charge of Mr. C. W. Smith's Abbottsford (2:2H at six years), by Woodford Mambrino, dam Columbia by Young Columbus. Abbotts- ford- has covered over forty mares this season, and his season closed less than a mouth ago. For two weeks only he has been jogged on the track, but already he has shown well. Since Abbottsford made his record at San Josein 1878, his career has been very varied. In 1879 he was injured, and during that year and 1SS0 did not train any time. He made a trial of 2:20 at Oakland in 1S80, but at Fetaluma he was again hurt. In 1881 he made a first heat in 2:22 and a second in 2r21|. In a couple of weeks more, when he has somewhat recovered from the effects of the season, he will \}e speeded to see if he can still command his old gait. There is but lit- tle doubt that, if he trains all right, his record will be re- duced this year. It is too early to say much about Abbotts- ford as yet. Mr. Baylis is very careful not to speed him, and, with more than the usual trainer's reticence, will say nothing on which an opinion can be formed. Pat Farrell is training his string at the Bay District, though he stables them at his place, the Turf House, on the Cliff House road, half a mile away. Farrell generally has a good green one in hand, to surprise the boys in the 2:40 and 2:30 classes, and this year, from all appearances, will not be behind, in spite of the equine prodigies that have come to the front all over the State. He has many friends and admirers as a trainer, and always has a good string in his care. First and best in his lot is b h Vanderlynn (2:22) by George M Fatchen, dam a Joseph mare. Vanderlynn is owned by W.W.Stowandwillappear in|the 2:22,2:20 andfree- for-all this year. Farrell declines to say more about his work than that it makes his hair stand on end to sit behind him, but watching has given us a chance to see that twice a week he walks out in 2:24 } or thereabouts and on Sunday last three watches caught "him in2:22£, going the back quarter in 34J, or a 2:18 gait. There is no doubt that if he trains on all right his name will rank with those horses that have beaten 2:20 and unless we are much mistaken the event will occur in his first race if there is anything in good enough to push him. He will probably be sent for a record this season but this is only conjecture. To keep up his reputation for giving surprises Farrell has in charge Mr. W. W. Stow's Barney B (no record), by Budd Doble, by G. M. Patchen, dam unknown. He is entered in three-minate and 2:40 classes all around, and seemingly has the purses almost at his mercy and the boys had better look out for him. Quarters in thirty-sis and an occasional mile in 2:27£ indicate speed enough to make all the great green ones do their best. Farrell is quite smooth about Barney B and his performances but he has got to work him and cannot prevent watches being held over his coming purse gatherer. Nest in rank to Vanderlynn in Farrell's string is Charles Crocker's s m Magdallah, by Primus, dam Maud, a pacing mare by Mambrino Battler, second dam by Green Mountain Morgan. Magdallah's record is put at 2:24, made at Stockton in September, 1879, in the third heat against Hickok's Commodore and L. J. Eose's Tommy Gates. During the same meeting she was second in the three heats to Santa Claus, time, 2:12, 2:22,2:21, and close up each heat. The second heat was thus described at th e time : ' ' The two lead- ing horses trotted without a skip. Santa Claus made tlie quarter in 0:35, and the half in 1:10, and the mile in 2:20, Magdallah close up to his sulky from first to last. Stout was distanced and so was Crown Point, Lady Gertrude and Dave. Still Farrell claims that Magdallah's record of 2:24 is an error that can be shown by reference to the books of the Stockton Association and he hopes to be able to put her in the 2:25 class this year, as he says the time of her heat was 2:244, was so announced on the track and so recorded in the day book. The mare has been working steadily for some time. Last Sunday we timed her two heats, one after the other, the first in 2:25 and the second in 2:24£, her best quarter being at a 2:21 gait. Farrell is also working a three-year-old g m Jessamine by Abbotsford, dam Sweetbriar (2:26£) by Eugene Casserley by Gen. Taylor by the Morse horse, g d Peanuts by G. M. Patchen Jr. This colt is always a great attraction on the track and last Saturday when she was given a quarter in 0:30 was the cyntbure of all eyes. She has not done any fast miles yet but from her breeding there can be no fear of her ability, and with the little work she has done she shows Ab- botsford's potency as a sire beyond dispute. Besides these, Farrell is training a ch. c four years old by Elmo, dam unkown, ch h five years'old by George M. Patchen Jr., dam imported, and g c by Patchen, owned by J. Sargent of Gilroy, none of which have shown anything yet worthy of note. Last Friday morning the patient watchers at the Bay District and the regular morning road riders were treated to a display not on the bills, as the dramatic critics say. It was shortly after 9 p. m. when most of the horses had done their regular work that Mr. F. Bennett appeared in a sulky behind a bright bay handsome young horse that no one seemed to know anything about. The most that anyone knew was that both Bennett and the horse were from McCord & Scott's Fashion stable, and that the horse had recently come from the coun- try. After jogging the new arrival and giving him a brush up the stretch, Bennett evinced a determination to speed him a mile, and instantly half a dozen watches were in readiness, our own among the number. If ever there was a natural trotter this was one; his gait was as smooth and easy as an old stager's, and his action as firm and determined as one could imagine. He went around the two turns to the first quarter without break or skip in 0:38; then, without much apparent effort, he increased his speed, and 100 yards beyond the quarter pole was trotting at a gait that made the lookers- on hold their breath and wonder if the great green one of Sacramento had not come to the bay to show them a fast half. Near the half mile he slowed up a trifle, yet trotted the sec- ond quarter in 0:35, or a 2:20 gait. His nest quarterwas fast, probably 0:37, but, from the angle where we stood on the club-house steps, it was not possible to take the fraction cor- rectly. He came home in a jog, finishing the mile strongly in 2:31. As soon as the mile was finished, Bennett was be- sieged by eager questioners, but of information he yielded not a jot. Later on we found out that the horse was either bred or imported by Dr. Hicks, and was by Flaxtail from an unknown mare. Flaxtail is a son of Pruden's Blue Bull (sire of Wilson's Blue Bull). He was sold in 1874 to Dr. M. W. Hicks. He is a pacer and Baid to be, when in his prime, able to beat any horse living half a mile. The owner of the horse is Mr. Edward Fay, who secured him for a very low price through the services of Mr. O. C. Baldy, the veterinary surgeon. Mr. Fay is to be congratulated on the possession of this fine, fast horse. No wonder a quarter in 0:35 seemed to be an easy task to him and his gait a natural foot, for the Blue Bulls can all trot and every year only adds to the reputation Pruthe's horse has made as a sire, and that, too, under most unfavorable circumstances. Bennett is working Mr. Fay's horse steadily and if he does not show him in 2:20 this season, all the Bay District sharps will feel sad at the poor- ness of their judgement. On last Sunday morning when about thirty or forty regu- lar habitues of the track were sunning themselves on the front porch they were treated to an impromptu race between three fast one. George Baylis was out on the track with Ab- bottsford and had just got ready to give him a moderately fast mile when along came Tim Kennedy with Nolan's pacer, Gray Frank. The pair coquetted with each other near the wire for an instant, so when Pat Farrell loomed up the stretch behind Stow's Barney B, entirely unpremeditated, the three got off to as good a start as one often sees, and away they went at a thirty gait, all three holding a good bit in hand. At the quarter Abbottsford drew away a liitle, in- creasing his speed to a twenty gait, Gray Frank kept well up and Barney B made a short tail to the procession. From the quarter to the three-quarter pole the watches showed just 1:11 for Abbottsford and about a second and a half more for Barney with Gray Frank in the middle. From there home all hands eased up a little, Abbottsford completing the mile in 2:27i, Gray Frank close up and Barney B not two lengths behind. Abbottsford and Gray Frank had lots in hand and it is by no means certain that Barney B was all out at the finish. It rather seemed that he could have trotted a couple of seconds faster which, if correct, shows that Farrell has no need to fear rural phenomena in the slow classes this sea- son. Every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday one or more of the horses at the Bay District work out and show as much sport as many a race. Living Winners of the Derby. It will come as a surprise to many that only ten men are still alive who have won the Derby; though, as one of them has been successful four times and two others twice,itmay be said, in other words, that the owners of fifteen Derby win- ners are yet in flesh. The senior of these is Mr. Bowes, who won it in 1835 with Munnig, in 1843 with Cotherstone, in 1852 with Daniel O'Bourke, and in 1S53 with West Austra- lian; but the owners of all the intermediate winners are dead, and the nest is Mr. Snewing, who won it in 1S62 with Caractacus. Then come Mr. Naylor, successful in 1S63 with Macaroni; Count de LagTange, who won it with Gladiateur in 1S65, and Mr. Chaplin, who was the owner of Hermit in 1867- Mr. Jardine still lives in the hope of repeating Pre- tender's victory in 1S69, and Lord Falmouth, who won the Derby in 1S70 with Kingcraft, and in 1877 with Silvio, has a great favorite for the approaching Derby. Baron Rothschild, Mr. Saville, Mr. Merry, Mr. Cartwright and Prince Batthy- any. who won the nest five renewals of the Derby Stakes, are all gone; but Mr. Baltazzi, who won with Kisber in 1876, is alive; though, upon the other hand, Stirling Crawfurdand Mr. "Acton," as the father of Mr. Leopold Bothschild chose to call himself, who won with Sefton and Sir Bevys in 1878 and 1879, have passed away. The Duke of Westminster, who won with Bend Or in 1S80 and with Shotover last year, and Mr. Lorillard, who won with Iroquois in 1SS1, make np the tale of Derby winners. And the mortality among win- ners of the St. Leger has been still greater, for only nine men are living of those who have taken the great Doncaster race. The senior of these is Lord Mostyn, who, curiously enough, won the Oaks and St. Leger with Queen of Trumps in the same year (1S35) that Mr. Bowes took his first Derby with Mundig. Mr. Bowes is the nest winner of the St. Leger still alive, his success datingfrom 1853 with West Australian; and then there is another break right away to 1865, when Count de Lagrange was successful with Gladiateur, as he was four- teen years later with Eayon d'Or. General Pearson, with Achievement (1867) and Mr. T. V. Morgan with Hawlhorn- don (1870) are followed with Lord Dupplin with Petrarch (1876), Lord Falmouth with Silvio (1S77), Jannette (1S7S) and Dutch Oven (1882); Mr. C. Brewer with Robert the Devil (1880), and Mr. Lorillard with Iroquois (1SS1).— St. James Gazette. Fast Trials. Veritas, in the New York Spirit, says: "I am not old enough to sit down with the veteran horsemen and sagely wag my head in deploring the methods of the present day as compared with the past, and I feel sure the breeding, man- agement and training of trotters is more thoroughly under- stood now than then, yet I am inclined to believe there is a dangerous practice creeping into the system of some young trainers, which calls for a word of caution. I refer to fre- quent very fast trials against the watch. Now, the modern rabbis in trotting science, Mace, Hickok, Turner, etc., are not given to watch-breaking for fun; but look at the killing trials others make, and feel they will have easy victories over their chargers ere the close of the season. From the days of Flora Temple, there is probably no instance of a firstrrate per- former, long on the turf, being asked to do his best in eser- cise. I remember Jim McMann used to say he never knew how fast Pocahontas could pace, and declared he never exer- cised Flora Temple anything like as fast as she could go, ex- cept on one occasion. Nobody ever heard of Budd Doble 'splitting' Dester from end to end of a mile to amuse his friends, and during Goldsmith Maid's long dynasty she was 'only sweated for the brass.' The mighty one-eyed mare, Lady Thome, was never trotted for glory, but achieved her laurels in races, save her great secret trial, which has never been beaten in public or private. Who ever heard of Mace driving Hopeful in 2:14.j, or Darby in 2:16i, in their work? During the years Karus was on every lip, Splan did not sft the trotting touts crazy by wonderful morning trials, and Hickok rarely showed Lucy's capacity, even in her friendly rivalry with the Maid. He has also conducted St. Jn lien's training with great secrecy, and has husbanded his speed for public honors, records and emoluments." A gentleman who was present when Pearl Jennings made her famous race at three -quarter- mile heats says, in a private letter: " I was standing at the quarter-pole when Pearl Jen- nings made her great three-quarter record. I've seen many a fine burst of speed, but none that quite equaled the rate she came by me. She fairly flew, was under a steady pull, and merely galloped the last 200 yards. Her action reminded me of the 'Leamington mares' very much. " The veteran turfman S. J. Salyers died at his residence near Lexington, Ky., at 7 a. mM June 10, aged sixty-five years. His death was the result of heart disease and soften- ing of the brain. He had been identified with the turf and the propogation of thoroughbreds for nearly a third of a century. Iroquois has been ordered sent to this country by Mr. Lo- rillard, and will arrive in New York by the middle of July. After running a few races— more to give the public a chance to see the only American-bred colt that ever won the Derby than anything else— he will be retired to the stud. The Pleasanton Races. In the pleasantest and most fertile portion of the Li vermore valley nestles the town of Pleasanton and barely 200 yards from the center of the town is one of the finest racetracks in the State of California, albeit the one most recently built. Scooped out of the natural soil — a mixture of sand and clay washed from adjacent hills and the least artificial of any track around, the Pleasanton track is the perfection of a natural track for the training of both trotters and runners. The ground is soft, mellow, and so elastic that horses can be worked on it all the year round without shoes. Thereis not a stone, rock nor even gravel within half a mile of the place. During the hottest day two inches below the surface the soil is moist and a couple of hours after a hard rain horses can be out and working . The reason for this is that a bed of quicksand underlies the surface soil. This acts as a perfect outdrain in winter and the moisture rising from it keeps the track mellow in summer time. All the country around Pleas- anton is splendidly adapted for horse raising and it is a mat- ter of surprise that there are not more fast horses in the dis- trict. Laud is not held at a very high price. Some 10,000 acres that are now in the market would make one or more breeding farms unsurpassed in any part of the country. There is no adobe in the district and mud is unknown. Pinkeye and its attendant evils have never visited this lonely valley sheltered - from bay fogs by the Coast range and from the dry north winds by the Mount Diablo mountains. At present large tracts of land are held for wheat raising — not the best way Tu the world of using land worth S2C0 an acre for fruit or hop culture. There is not a bit of the valley land that will not raise vegetables for market without irrigation or with such irrigation as easily dug surface wells will give. There are excellent accommodations at the track for both horses and trainers. Mr. Cox has. a nice kitchen and good rooms. There are about eighteen large roomy box stalls, plenty of piare water and a fine large stable yarcl for cooling out, free from dust and partly shaded. Hay and feed is plen- tiful in the district and of the very best quality; in fact, Liv- ermore hay cannot be surpassed in the State. Good pasture can be had close to the track. We paid Pleasanton a visit on July 4 and in com- pany with Mr. H. G. Cos, the enterprising proprietor of the racetrack, made a short examination of the horses there. In a small paddock away from the other horses was a handsome chestnut colt, Bos wood by Nutwood, dam by Bel- mont, grandam by Rice's Hiatoga. Boxwood is just 15 months old. He stands a full fifteen hands, is of a bright chestnut color, with two white feet. A good big rangy colt, with the head and neck of a thoroughbred and built behind just like his illustrious sire, it is hard to find a fault with his form and symmetry as aj trotter. Thirteen inches around the knee and seventeen inches around the hock are hismeasurements, enough for a horse twice his age, but he has developed lots of muscle and is a colt with plenty of bone. He has shown a three minute-gait, and though entered for the Embryo Stake will not start this year, as Mr. Cos has been too busy to give him sufficient work. He has a small track around the pad- dock and there has been trained a little. He seems to enjoy the work and trots natural^, never breaking out of the trot- ting gait without first going down to a walk. His stride is unusually estended and free for a colt, and he gives evidence of the possession of great speed which only needs develop- ment. In the rear of Boswood's paddock were a couple of three- months-old colts with their dams, one by Albert W, from the dam of Boswood and the other by Albert \V, dam Clara P by Don Victor grandam by Colusa by Belmont. Both are fine- looking, well-developed colts, the one from the Relmont mare by Hiatoga showing the most quality. With the colts, and running loose, was bay mare Pauline by Belmont, dam by Naubuck. She has a record of 2:36, has shown a mile in 2:2S, and six weeks ago trotted a half in 1:10, but an old injury showed itself after the trial and her training was at once stopped. At first Mr. Cos intended to breed her to Anteeo last season, but a second thought that ho would give her a record first octet him his trouble and a colt. A fine colt, and one that wjU make his mark this season, bar accidents, is Mr. Geo. Crcvrjsey'schestnutcolt, three years, Eed- wood, by Nutwood, dam^by Naubuck, by Thomas Jefferson. Redwood is entered in the three-year-old classes around the circuit, and is a horse to beware of. He has been worked sinco January last, never breaks, trains kindly, and should be able to hold his own in his class. He stands 16} hands, with fine sloping shoulders, perfect legs, and looks a trotter all over. Redwood was a fast natural trotter from the first, and has never had a set-back in any way. Mr. Chadbourne of San Francisco has a nice, stylish, gray road horse by Sportsman, dam unknown, in Mr. Cox's hands. He has been speeded some, and can trot, perhaps, in 2:40. A dangerous candidate for the four-year-old classes is Mr. H. W. Meek's bay filly Bonuiewood, four years, by Nutwood, dam by Chieftain, grandam Bonnie Bell by Belmont. She Is a big, rangy mare, trots fast and naturally andtakes kindly to her work.° She was entered in the Embryo, but did not start, having been somewhat neglected in training. A candidate for the two-year-old races, but frightened out by the fame of Mr. Whitney's Dawn, is a two-year-old gray colt by a horse called Fearnanght, dam by Kentucky Huh the dam of Belle Davis. He has shown as good as 2:40, but, as Mr. Cos says, "what use is that to Dawn?" Mr. Cox has also a nice five-year-old chestnut colt by Ven- ture, dam by Belmont. He has only been worked a little, yet has done quarters in 0:36. He will not start this year. Besides these there is a dark chestnut stud, Don Pedro, by Nanbuck, dam by Belmont. On the afternoon of the Fourth there was some excellent racing at the Pleasanton track. The attendance was ve good for a new track in a small country town, the crowd reaching the track by every kind of conveyance known escept boats and ox teams. The first event on the card was a heat race, half miles, for running horses, best three in five, pnrso S 150, ten per cent entrance. A local hor?c, Joe G, owned by Mr. Green, was the favorite. He is by Joe Daniels, dam by Woodburn, and the day beforo had covered himself wiftn glory by winning a mile-heat race for local horses, distant the field in 1 :47.', the first heat. By the peculiar rule of call lation adopted by some enthusiasts the friends of Joe G put him down as a wonder. Two seconds they allowed for eas- ing up at the first half and theu the track was two seconds slow. This was the basis on which the as 1:411, and made up their miuds that no horse in the State could beat him. Lee Shaner ha McKinstry, by Grinstead, dam Katie Pease, and had Fred Rrss along to ride him. But the friends of Joe G felt confident that Mc- Kinstry had no chance against them and eued to the voice of theponlscllerand clti to bet a little odds ou Joe G. There w mare in the race also, Maria Why JoeD entered by Joseph Srinson. She sold for 8 McKinstry and $6 for Joe G. Mi and Wells were chosen for judges and Mi*. C'j ghe IfrjCtitjcr mut J>pm o 4 D. Mace's b g Dan Smith * . * j" \ n A. Goldsmith's b g Walnut y 3 3 Time-2^21, 2:23i(V2;22.' BASE BALL. Californias and Eedingtons. Last Sunday's game, although apparently won by the nine playing under the name "California, " is not to be at the close of the season accredited to that club. When the rec- ord is gone over and the rules governing the league games brought up and discussed, this game, with others that have been played since the commencement of the season, will be placed to trie credit of clubs that were more entitled to them than those which, at the time, had the games decided in their favor. The ordinary spectator of Sunday's game would hardly have recognized in the players who went to the bat for the California nine under the names of Dalrymple, Smith and Lewis three of the Haverlys' best men, Barnes, Dona- hue and Hard}', nor in Dodd, Lawton of the Woonsocketclub — a good batter and an excellent general player. Three of the heavy men of the California club proper — McDonald, Hack and Emerson, and a very fair old times " clipper, "were with the men from the Haverly club above enumerated, the material of the nine that was to contest with the Kedington Club the honors of the fourteenth game of the league series. The most casual observer could not fail to notice the odds against which the boys in blue had to contend. McDonald started the game with a heavy hit to left field and got to third on it, afterwards tallying on a passed ball by Creegau. Dodd and Dalrymple, who followed, also scored a run each. Bennett in the Bedingtons' turn at the bat started the score for his side; hitting to shortstop he made the bases and was let in by Emmons, who could easily have had him out on the home had he not muffed the ball at the critical moment. Neither side scored in the second inning. Lewis hit heavily to Mooney and was caught out and "Clip- per" retired on a foul to Creegan. McDonald went to the bat for the third inning but was caught out by Incell. Dodd, who followed him, was more fortunate. He hit to Moran and took his base, ran second and third, and tallied on a nit tofDalrymple. Lewis in the fourth inning made a good hit aud reached second base; making third successfully, he got in on a passed ball of Creegan. Incell and Moran for the Bedingtons each made a run in the last half of this inning. The fifth inning resulted in three more runs being added to the Californias' score, McDonald, Dodd and Dalrymple each scoring. Emerson, the next and last player to tally, se- cured his first on a hit to left field, stole second and third, and crossed the homeplate on a passed ball. The heaviest hit during the game was made by Dodd in the seventh in- ning. He ran the bases and all thought he could tally a home run, but the ball was well fielded, and it was put to the plate in the nick of time to prevent his counting. From this on to the close of the game but little interest was taken. The club playing under the name of "California " won the game by a score of nine to three. McDonald c 5 Dodd, 2b 3 Dabrvmple, lb 4 Hack, 3b 4 Smith, a s 3 Start.cf 4 Emerson, p 4 Lewis, 1 f 4 Clipper, r f 4 Totals 35 2 3 12 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 111 BEDINGTON. TB BBBFO Arnold, If and 2b. .4 0 10 Bennett, 3 and lb.. 4 10 9 Carroll, b 6 3 0 0 1 Incell, lbandp... .4 113 Moran, 3b 3 10 0 McElrov.p and r f .3 0 0 0 Pope, 2b and c 3 0 0 3 Creegan, c and 1 f . . 3 0 0 9 Mooney, cf 3 0 0 2 6 27 17 9 Totals 30 3 2 27 16 11 Innings 1 23456789 California 3 0 113 10 0 0—9 Eedington I 0020000 0—3 Three-base hits— McDonald, Dodd. Struck out— Eedington 2, Cali- fornia 4. First base on errors— Eedington 5, California 6. Balls called —Off Emerson 54, McElroy 17, Incell 74. Strikes called— Emerson 31, McElroy 7, Incell 34. Passed balls— Creegan 6, McDonald 2. Bases on balls— Dodd, Smith, Dalrymple, Carroll. Double plays— Start and Dalrymple. Left on bases— Eedington 1, California 1. Time of g.ime 2:30. Umpire— G. Gagus. Scorer— J. F. Hencessy. Up to the 24th ult. the Providence club had won 23 games and lost 11; the Cleveland had won 21 and lost 11; the Chi- cago had won 19 and lost 15; the Boston had won 17 and lost 15; the Detroit had won 15 and lost IS; the Buffalo had won 15 and lost 16; the Philadelphia had won 7 and lost 27- The Woonsocket nine did not go to Sacramento Sunday. If the proper arrangements can be made to meet the Unions of that city on the 15th instant at that place they |will go there on that date. A game of base ball was played at the Presido Sunday by the Emerson and Acme clubs. It was won by the former by a score of 5 to 1. Aug. Pratt, it is said, has resigned the management of the Haverly club. YACHTING. The gentleman who advises the owners of the Casco, Lur- line, Halcyon, Aggie, and other yachts, to sail for a sweep- stakes of $200 each, is rather too previous. He should buy the yachts before he attempts to run them, or at least wait until he is asked for suggestions. It is true he offers to add " all the honor aud glory of a graphic description," but that is hardly enough to make gentlemen go in for a money race. The Golden Gate Yacht Club is talking about ordering a good-sized sloop. Mr. H. J. Gallagher is preparing plans for her construction aud it is rumored that he intends to name the new boat "The Casket." The owner of the Flenr de Lis wants to race her over the Pacific Yacht Club's course against any and all comers, under three working sails, for whatever stake competitors may de- sire. Five tons more of lead ballast have been put into Mr. Tevis' yacht Hnlycon. Mr. Charles J. White took his family and friends for a cruise in the Con O'Connor last Friday week. The Fleur de Lis cruised to Angel Island last Thursday week. The Fawn was cruising last week. The Casco's trip to Santa Cruz was a four-days job. The Flirt is to have a Bermudian mainsail, whereat the Forest and Stream will howl. The rifle match of the Fifth Battalion has been postponed, on account of the death of the chaplain, until the 15th inst., when teams are expected to be present from Oakland, San Jose, Vallejo, Petaluma and Santa Bosa. 1883 1*Ire |E|v.eeiUr and ^urtstttan. THE GOT. Deer Hunting at Highland SprigTis. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: It was a jolly party hat left Highland Springs Hotel at 4:30 o'clock on the morn- ngof Jnly 1, to get the first crack at the deer after the season opened. I won't giye any names because I don't think they will interest any one but the persons mentioned, and I don't propose to add to the already monumental vanity of some of my kind friends by giving them a personal notice^in the col- umns of the Breeder akd Sportsman. Besides, if I chanced to credit A with a jot more or less skill than B, either A or B would instantly become my enemy for life and would howl around the place asking every one they met if it were possi- ble to find a bigger idiot and a worse judge of shooting than your humble servant. I am neither ambitious of raising such violent animosities nor of shattering the little reputation as a shooter that I may have, so I shall observe the safe plan be- fore indicated. We were to make our headquarters at High valley, a lovely little place near the summit of a mountain, about four miles from Highland Springs. The ride out i s incomparably beautiful. Through long, shady canyons and hollow gorges ever by the side of a sparkling, winding brook shaded by tine trees, a prettier place it would be hard to find. About an hour and a half after we started we began to look for deer, but none could be seen. In due time we reached the valley, where we were to wait for a comrade. He soon, made his appearance and after the customary lunch and feed- ing the hounds we started on our hunt with six good hounds and the expectation of a rare day's sport. In a very short time two deer were started but alas! both were safe out of range of our rifles and beyond possible pursuit. About 10 o'clock the hounds started a fine large forked- horn buck. His career was short. He fell to a ball from He's, unerring rifle. (I believe that is the correct expression on all such occasions, though it seems to me that, unerring rifles are far commoner than unerring rifle-shooters). This good beginning put us in fine spirits. Soon after another deer was pointed going towards the top of the hill at a gait that would have made old Hermit sick with envy if he could have seen it. The first shot shortened his stride, and an- other from the rifle of Captain T. passing through his loins laid him low. Before going to lunch it was decided to make another round. This time Captain T. was again the lucky one for he succeeded in killing a large buck with wide branching honrs. This was the largest deer that has been killed in the neighbor- hood for many a year, and that is saying a good deal, for many deer both large and small have been killed on the self- same hill. Strangely enough, this monster met his death not twenty yards from the place where Mr. A. C. Dietz killed a large buck last year. By this time we had began to find out that we were getting hungry, aud after traveling over a rough trail we were soon at the creek where we were to eat our midday meal. The lunch was soon spread and eaten; and after refreshing rest in the shade we started for home, thinking that three deer were a plenty for one day's sport. On the homeward route another deer was seen, and we had a short Fourth of July fusilade, but the deer escaped without injury with the exception of a sharp run the hounds gave him. We arrived at our starting point about 6 in the evening. So ended the first hunt, and all concerned in it were well pleased with the sport. Of course our reception at the hotel was such as befits warriors returning with a goodly spoil, and the memory of the hunt will linger long and pleasantly in our minds. E. W. T. Highland Springs, Lake County, July 2. ♦ — Colusa Gun Club. FISH. A Chapter on Crabs. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: The Colusa Shooting Club met on the 30th ult., to again contest for their clay- pigeon meal. Below will be found the score: Baasford 01010 01001 11111 11111—14 Albery 11111 U100 00110 01011—13 Porter 11000 11001 ldblO 01U1-12 Burton ....10110 00110 01101 00110—10 Gilmour OHIO 11110 00100 00101-10 Totten 01000 00100 01010 00000— I Nerbling 01000 00100 00000 01100— 4 Bow. At Oakland Park. Messrs. Tuttle, Spaulding and Williams of the Alameda Sportsman's club shot at clay pigeons at the Oakland Park on Saturday last, eighteen yards rise, use of both barrels: Spanlding 1 1111111111 1-12 Tattle 1 1101011111 1—10 "Williams 1 1010111111 0— 9 The opening of the dove season made pigeon shooting rather light last week. The chief event that took place on Saturday was the Alameda club's shoot for the Scott Trophy, 15 clay pigeons each, IS yards rise, use of one barrel. The match was principally between Lambert and Spaulding, who have each won the trophy twice before. Lambert was suc- cessful for the third time, securing 13, Spaulding 11, Smith 9, Targess 10, Barton S, Calvert 9, Van Stratton 9 and How- den 10. California is fortunate in the development of her blood stock interests. No country in the world is better adapted to perfecting the horse than this. When old Diomed won the first Derby this Coast was a beautiful wilderness. Now his descendants are seen here on every course developed to a beauty aud usefulness of form that rival the points he dis- played that day on Epsom Downs. Very much of the interest enlisted here is due to Mr. Simpson, of the Breeder and Sportsman", published in San Francisco, who was of deserved repute East before he selected this State as the chosen spot, the promised land of horseflesh. He was the forerunner and pioneer of fine horsebreeding in Iowa, and introduced into that State the first great sire of a nobler race of horses than it had known before. This horse, Blackbird, who perished untimely at eleven years of age, left a noble progeny, and had he been spared to his prime would have founded a royal family in that State. No one interested in field and hardy sports, or in the best breeding of stock, can afford to be with- out the Breeder and Sportsman-, which in literary finish and artistic example is in the van of papers devoted to that special- ty.— Oakland Daily Times. The Fourth of July holidays gave opportunity to many city sportsmen to try their guns at the doves. Many fair bags were made. A sample one is that of K. Tallant and his friend Crowley, who killed seven dozen near Livermore on the 4th and did not shoot all day either. In an interesting article in the catalogue of marine inver- tebrata sent to the London Fisheries exhibition, Mr. Richard Kathbun of the U. S. National Museum, gives a list of the principal edible crabs of the United States, and the methods by which they are taken. He says: Over twenty species of crabs belonging to the coasts of the United States are now regarded as of greater or less practical importance to mankind. The most valuable of these are the blue crab (Callinectes kastaius), lady crab ( Platyonichus ocel- latus), stone crab (2lenippe mercenarius), and rock crabs (Cancer irroratus and borealis) of the East coast, and the common crab, rock crab, and red crab (Cancer magister, an- tennarius, productus) of the Pacific Coast. The remaining species are utilized simply as bait, or to a slight extent only as food. The blue crab is the common edible crab of the Atlantic coast, and ranges from Massachusetts bay to the Gulf of Mexico. The season for its fishery is of variable duration on different parts of the coast. At New York it lasts from May to October, while in Florida it begins as early as March and continues until December, or, if the weather be mild, through the entire winter. This crab is eaten in both the hard and soft-shell condition, but is greatly preferred, and commands a much higher price, when in the latter state. This is con- trary to what holds true with all of the other species of crabs upon our coast, as well as the lobster, which are only eaten when hard-shell. However, soft-shell crats are seldom taken in marketable quantities except on the New Jersey coast, whence New York derives the greater part of its supplies. The crab fishery for New Jersey alone amounted to over §160,000 in 1880. The blue crab also forms an excellent bait. Several different appliances are used in the capture of blue crabs, the most common being the ordinary scoop or dip-net, also called crab-net. For attracting the crabs from depths not easily reached by means of the dip-net, the fishermen re- sort to baited lines, without hooks, which are used singly or made up into trawls. From a small boat, each fisherman can handle several single lines, which are hauled up at short intervals, the crabs being secured in a dip-net as they ap- proach the surface. The crab- trawl, or trot-line, measures 250 to 700 feet in length, and has small lateral lines arranged at short distances apart. There are several methods of set- ting it. One is to anchor each end by means of weights, and another to attach the ends to long poles, which are thrust down into the bottom. A man in a skiff rows continuously from end to end, hauling in the lateral lines and taking the crabs as in the first instance. On the Louisiana coast the trot-lines are stretched along the beaches, the lateral lines be- ing thrown out into the water and hauled in at regular inter- vals. Seines, hoop-nets, baited with meat, and clam tongs are also occasionally employed for catching crabs. As the soft crabs remain in a semi-dormant condition, and will not take the bait, they are secured almost entirely by means of scoop- nets from the beaches, or in the hands. Floating cars are ex- tensively employed in some localities for keeping the hard crabs until they shall have cast their shells and become soft. Crabs are generally shipped to market in boxes, baskets, or barrels, with or without packing. Some boxes are mainly preferred for the soft crabs, which are packed in very snugly in order that they may stand transportation with- out injury, and so that the moisture will not run too freely from the gills. The crab catchers consist largely of women and children, especially in the Southern States. In 1SS0 there were three crab canneries in the United States, two being located at Hampton, Virginia, and one at Oxford, Maryland. Only hard crabs are canned, the supplies coming mainly from the neighborhood of the canneries. The process of canning crabs is somewhat similar to that for lob- sters, as practiced on the New England coast. The crabs are boiled or steamed, after which the meats are removed from the hard parts and packed in one and two-pound tins, the shells or carapaces being cleaned and sold with the meats, to serve as holders in making deviled crabs. The refuse is used as a manure. The crab fisheries of the Eastern coast of ths United States, in 1SS0, amounted to $328,000 (fishermen's prices), of which the greater part belonged to New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. South of Virginia, on the Atlantic coast, the crab fishery is of but slight importance at present ; on the Gulf coast it amounts to about $10,000 annually, and is mainly confined to Louisiana. The rock and Jonah crabs (Cancer irroratus and borealis) are eaten only to a slight extent, probably for the reason that their range is co-extensive with that of the lobster, which is much more favorably regarded as an article of food. Cancer irroratus is caught at the mouth of Boston harbor in small quantities, to supply the Boston markets, and both species are taken for the Newport market, inNarragansett bay. They are also both used as bait for several species of fish. The stone crab (Menippe mercenarius ) is very much es- teemed for eating, but nowhere occurs in sufficient abund- ance to supply more than a limited demand. The shell of this crab is thick and heavy, and the claws proportionately large, furnishing a generous supply of meat. The stone crab lives in holes in the mud, which it excavates, and in cracks between rocks, and is, therefore, somewhat difficult to cap- ture. In taking them from their holes, which are some- times two feet deep, the crabber thrusts down his arm, and seizing the occupant by the elbow of the nearest claw, draws him quickly out, allowing him to fall upon the ground, where he is better able to secure him without injury to himself. The crab offers stout resistance, and is some- times taken out piecemeal. The crabber occasionally re- sorts to digging out his prey. This species is rarely shipped away from the seaport towns where it is taken, and is, there- fore, seldom seen in the larger markets, excepting at Charles- ton, S. C, in the vicinity of which place it is abundant. On'some parts of the Florida coast it furnishes the inhab- itants with a considerable share of their food at certain sea- sons. The lady crab ( Platyonichus ocellatus) is occasionally taken for food on the Atlantic Coast, in the same manner as the blue crab, but is rarely seen in the markets. In the Gulf of Mexico, and especially on the Louisiana Coast, it is an im- portant article of fishery, and large quantities are shipped to New Orleans every season. On the New England Coast it is used as bait. Six species of crabs are regarded as edible on the Pacific Coast of the United States — the common market crab (Can- cer magister ), rock crab (Cancer antennarius ), red crab (Can- cer productus), kelp crab (Epialtus productus), yellow shore crab ( Heterograpsus oregonensi* ), and purple shore crab ( H. nu'liis). Only the Cancer magister is now extensively used as food, although the other two species of the same genus are said to be equally good as regards flavor. The , is, however, the most abundant species in those localities and depths which are most frequented by the fishermen, and also averages somewhat larger in size. It is captured mainly on the sandy beaches of San Francisco bay, by means of seines and crab nets, baited with fish and offal. The princi- pal market is San Francisco. The season continues more or less throhghout the year, but the summer catch is much larger than the winter. The red and rock crabs are most abundant on the rocky shores of the northern side of the Golden Gate, where but little fishing is done. The Cancers are not, apparently, caught elsewhere for food on the Pacific Coast. The yellow and purple shore crabs are eaten by the Chinese, who spit them upon wires and cook them over open fires. The kelp crabs are used by the natives of the north- west coast. A large "red rock crab" (Echidnoceros setimanus), living about the Farallone Islands, off San Francisco, is oc- casionally brought to the markets of that city as a curiosity, and sometimes brings as high a price as ten dollars each. Species of Chionocetes and Lithodea are eaten by the natives of Alaska. St. Julien and Clingstone. The Cleveland correspondent of the New York Spirit sends the following notes about these horses and the forthcoming match at Chicago: "The past week has been one of unusual excitement among the trotting fraternity here. Both Hickok and Splan have given their horses fast miles. On Thursday, Mr. Hickok drove St. Julien the third heat in 2:15f ; last quarter in 33 seconds. Eva and Lucy were worked together in 2:2-4 and 2:26. All of Mr. Hickok's horses are looking and acting well. St. Julien is much milder than ever before, and works in company at all rates of speed, without pulling at all, which convinces me that he would be one of a team to trot in 2:12, and Clingstone the other, although there is some whispering about that Clingstone is a little off, and will not be in shape to meet St. Julien at Chicago; still, they are jogging him every day, but not fast, No one can learn why they are merely going slow with him only a month before he is to meet the king of the turf. His fastest mile has only been 257, and not 2:21, as reported in your last issue, when he went the last quarter in 32 seconds. The first half of the mile was not a 2:50 gait, but he trotted the third quarter in 36i seconds, and the last quarter in 32 seconds, and never was touched with the whip, and then was speeded up and down the stretch by the stand at seemingly a much faster clip. Many think that this did him no good, as he has since been laid up for repairs, and only jogged slowly. Every one here will anxiously watch for him to go a fast mile this week, and should he not, it will be conclusive evidence that his chances for beating St. Julien at Chicago, next month, will not be very rosy; and, no doubt, as soon as Mr. Hickok sees this, he will somewhat change his training of St. Julien, and point him only for a very fast (2:09) mile, and not for a three to five heats, as he is now working him for. Bawson's United States Army Suspensory Bandage is, as the cut connected with the advertisement elsewhere clearly shows, a complete relief and support, andshould be in gener- al use. It is self-adjusting, and displacement is impossible. It counteracts nervous tension and other ills that mankind is heir to. Sold by all druggists. Can be sent by mail safely. Address S. E. G. Bawson, patentee, Saratoga Springs, N. T. Market Report. FLOUR— We qnote Best City Extra^ 35 37iKS5 50 medium grades H 255.S4 75; Shipping Superfine, S4.5.S4 50 P bbl. WHEAT— Business light. Milling, $1 oo.a^l 57$; No. 1 shipping, ■31 rl.-5Sl 57i; No. 2,31 5C(gSl 52*. BARLEY— We qnote : No. 1 feed, SO£92ic; good Brewing, SUSffl Oo offered. OATS— Fair Feed, 51 80&31 90; Good, S25.32 10; Choice 82 25 p ctl. RYE— Quotable at 51 30;5_S1 45 for fair to good. FEED— Ground Barley, 5220833 P ton; Cracked Com, $36 p ton; Shorts, Sl05;S17 p ton; Oilcake meal, the oilworks sell to the trade at S35 p ton, leas the usual discount; Middlings, $17@t$22 p ton for lots at the mill. HAY— Alfalfa, SC&39 ; Wheat, S13&S14; Barley, SSSSll; Wild Oat, S10SS12: Mixed, SeSSlO p ton. STRAW— 5Cc,5_7Cc per bale PROVISIONS-— Eastern Hams, 16-VJfl6*c; California, Hams, 15.a.l5ie for plain, 15J@16ic for sugar-cured canvased; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16;516ic; California Smoked Bacon 15S15-ic for heavy and medium, and" lfi&lCic for light and extra light; Clear Sides, 15i& 15*c; Pork.SlS 50"ail9 for Extra Prime, $2Q@82Q 50 for Prime Mess, S24 50(5:25 for Mess. 825 G0@S26 for clear and 26 50(3327 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet, $16.5:318 p bbl; Mess beef , S15 50 for bbls and $8 50 for hf bbls; Extra Mess Beef, $16 50 for bbls and S8 75 for hf bis; Family Beef, S1S3.18 50 P bbl; California Smoked Beef. 13*c. FRUIT— We qnote lots as follows: Apples, new. SOca^l 25 pbox: Ap- ricots, 40ee£75c B* box for Pringle and Sl.o.n 25 ,' lox for Royal; Cher- ry Plums, 40c 590 © box; Currants. S3 565.56 P chest; BaspoexEl 312 p chst; Strawberries, -?7.o ?12 p chest; Cherries, ilG5?10 p chest for good to choice: Gooseberries, 4@6c p ft; Peaches, 4&S.70O B b*fct- Lemons, S95311 P box for Sicily; California Lemons. ^J a 52 B box; Limes, SS.5.S12 p box for Mexican; Tamarinds, 12:513c P *"■ Bananas, 1 50083 P bunch; California Oranges, $1 for common and $1 505.52 50 lor good to choice. VEGETABLES— We quote: Summer Squash, &„5.10c P ft; Carrots. 37^5 50c- Turnips, 50? 75c; Cauliflower, & u 75c \< dozen; Cab- bage"," 60(5.SOc p ctl; Garlic, 3&3c » ft; Celery. 50c P doz; Me I Okra 20c® 25c; Drv Peppers, 10c 8c perft; Mushrooms. 75c5SiPbox;Tomai. - - p box; Cucumbers, 12c :u 50c per doz.; Asparagus, Sla.Sl i> P box; Sprouts, 3c P ft.; Artichokes. I0c@15c P do*.; String Beans, 6&8o P lb. ; Green Corn. &S.15c p doz. POTATOES— 60c 5.70 ONIONS— 50c 5;80 for good. BEANS— Bayos, 55 40: Butter, ?i".?i 25, according to elzejLUna, 53 12*; Pea, S3 12^; P1nk,34; Red,c4 35394 60; small White, - large White, 8360 25 » ctl. „„-„„ , , BCTTER— We quote jobbing IoU:Fancy,24,».2-'c: cholC* . 22M33C ; fall to good, 19,521c; inferior lots from country stores, i5.ci.17c; firkin old, 20£.22ic for choice; new, 22&25c; pickled roll, 25c; Eastern 'cHEESE-CaUfornia, 12-ic for choice: lOStlJc for fair to good'ido, factors-, in boxes, H-v.i" ■: Eastern, 1 170. EGGS-Colifomla, 27®28c p doz: Eastern, W&2Sc per doz. POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 22fc.24e; do. Hens. 21«.22c; Roosters, S7 50uS8 for old and §8 505,510 for young; Hu Broilers, S3;et«5 50, according to size : Ducks, WHjfB P dozen; Geese, «1 50Ca.$2 p pair; Goslings, *1 &Xf#3 r*r PtiAM£— Hare, S2 50.5. ?3 ; Rabbits. $1 505?I 75; Doves, c7S*i.*l ; Ven- 'a\VOOL— We quote: Choice Northern Free. 22«.:ic. Choice Northern Burry 1751'J; Calavaras and middlo couutn-6. I* R23; San Joaquin au"D SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection, MftATO P In. culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c V »!««: ™7 Kip, Jttj Drv Calf 17c 5.22; Salted Steer, cv-.-r 56 11 -. '■ ■•- i' and Cow, medium. DicMOc; Ugnl <>'■' '- \' : T v'" | 1K'1': lba.9i®10c; Salted Call. 13(a)] Skins 25A30C for Shearlings, 30®60c for short, medium, and SlASl « apeice for long wool and wool Bkins. Butchertown Green Skins bring higher prices. „—-. . TALLOW— Quotable at BftSlc P ft for rendered and ll,o,12;c tor refined, both in shipping order. MEATS-Followiug are rates for whole carcasses from slaughter- ers to dealers : uaa , , , BEEF— Prime, 7*S8c; medinni grade, fi^.a.c; Inferior. Bftgena VEAL- Large Calves, 7.5.8c; small ones. MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at Aftwoe ami ( ft. according to quality. LAMB— SpriDg is quotable at .-. •>.<■< P I". PORK— Live Hogs. Ifc&Bc for h*rd and . o do lOfegUlc P ft for hard grain hogs. 6 %\xz %xtt&tt &m\ J^rfswmt July? HEED AM) SWIKE. W. W. Camron's Sale. The sale of stock at Camron's ranch, Orinda Park, Contra Costa county, last Saturday, drew together a large crowd of horse and cattle buyers from all parts of adjacent counties. No wonder the attendance was good, for Wm. Dingee of Tag- gart & Dingee, the auctioneers, who conducted the sale, had been most indefatigable in making the sale known. The ag- gregate of the sale was large, sixty-two head of horses, mares, colts and mules, bringing under the hammer $7,325, and sixty-five head of Jersey, Durham, Devon and graded cattle bringing The sale was fall of surprises, especially to Mr. Camron. For instance, the thoroughbred stallion Henry Williamson, for which he had refused $2,200 a month ago.'oniy brought $300, and a lot of three-quarter and half-bred Jersey cattle and some Durham cattle, for which he did not expect to real- ize more than $40 a head, brought twice that on an average. The Jersey bulls went for a mere song, there seeming to be no demand for them, while the cows brought fair prices. The highest price for any horse, besides Williamson, was paid for Don Juan Jose, the gray saddle horse which was specially mentioned in this paper as a well-broken animal. He sold for $200, the purchaser being H. I. Thornton. Don Juan Jose's owner can congratulate himself on having one of the best saddle horses in the State, and one which, for endurance, docilityand easy gaits, could uotwell be surpassed auywhere. Alfred Tobin secured a fine three-year-old road horse for S120, about $50 less than its market value, and Will Dargie, the Oakland postmaster, for $300 got a large well- broken carraige horse, hard to match for quality and style. The few Norman horses in the sale brought their full value and a bit over, the youne road stock going very cheap. Among the cattle buyers Fred Low of the Anglo-California Bank, took the first honors by paying $400 for Malinda Jane (11,113) but his example was infectious and a few min- utes later J. Watson bid $500 for Lady Leta in calf to Dis- covery (7, 0SG). The sale was well conducted; nothing was misrepresented in any way by Taggart and Dingee, the auc- tioneers, nor by W. W. Camron, who was on hand to speak to the merit of the stock. S. C. Bowley of San Fran- Francisco did the selling and worked off the 123 head of stock in less than three hours. Mr. Camron provided a nice lunch for the visitors, whose hundreds of teams, staked out in various directions, gave the place the air of an old- time camp meeting. Following is a list of the stock, prices and purchasers: Thoroughbred stallion Henry Williamson, by Californan; dam Silver Cup by American Boy Jr., g d Liz Givens, $300^ Jno. Miller. Sarah.b m, 9 years, $70, Tim Stanton. Blaze, b m, 9 years old, 16 hands high, weight 1,350 pounds, stinted to Henry Williamson, S135, Pete Pumyea. Hunter, bay horse, foaled May 13, 1S79. Sired by Henry Williamson, dam Blaze, $150, H.Pierce. ' Nimrod, b c foaled April 4, 1S82, sired by Henry William- son, dam Blaze, $45, W. Minto. John Hancock, b h, foaled April 2, 1879, by Henry Wil- liamson; dam Lucy, (an imported Kentucky mare), $125, P. Pumyea. Sallie, s m, foaled May 11. 1879, by Henry Williamson, dam Queen, by St. John, g d Doliy Varden, $130, Elisha Du Boise. Annie, b f, foaled May 5, 1SS0. Full sister to Sallie, $105, Elisha Du Boise. Don Juan Jose, g h, foaled Aug. 12, 1878, by Eomeo, dam Fannie by Peacock, $290, H. I. Thornton. Maud Holmes and colt, b m, four years old, sired by Spect- or; dam Susie, by Lodi, g d Belmont Mare,$80, W. A.'Kenny. Friskie, b m, seven years old, by Geo. C. Gorham, by Alex- ander Gamble's Bellfounder, dam Annie McCloud, by Jack Hawkins Jr., he by Jack Hawkins, by Boston; Annie Mc Cloud's dam was a Belmont mare; $70, T. Tormey. Peacock, b h, foaled April 1S79, by Gray Patchen-. dam F.iskie, $110, H. Brandenstein. But Cut, s c, foaled April, 11, 1SS1, by Philip, by Meta Comet, dam Friskie, $66, Jas. Kenney. Frisketa, s f, foaled March 29, 1SS2^ by Henry Williamson dam Friskie, $50, W. Minto. Maggie Kollins and colt, d b m, five years old, by Geo. C. Gorham; dam, Maggie Bollins, $120' A. E. Crane. Swiftsure, s h, five years old, 16 hands high, sired ' by Geo. C. Gorham, dam Annie McCloud, by Jack Hawkins Jr etc., $200, Jno. Martin. ' Brick, g h, foaled Aug. 1S79, by Gray Patchen; dam Puss by Geo. C. Gorham, $55, E. K. Alsip. Joan, g m, five years old, by Borneo; dam Dollie Notting- ham; she is now stinted to Henry Williamson; $170 E. Du Boise. Lady Peters and colt, b m, eight years old, pedigree un- known. Colt by her side by Henry Williamson, and now stinted to same horse; $140, J. Kenuey. Lady Peters Second, s f, foaled April 1, 1SS1, by Henry Williamson, dam Lady Peters, S65, C. K. Clark. Lady Peters Third, sf, foaled April 16, 18S2, sired by Hen- ry Williamson; dam Lady Peters, $38, J. W. Keith. Major, b h, foaled March 6, 1879; 16 hands 1 inch high, weight 1,200 pounds, by Henry Williamson, dam Dollie Bartlett, $300, W. E. Dargie. Buck, c h, black tail and mane; foaled April 27, 1S79- 16 hands high, by Henry Williamson, $135, P. Pumyea. Miunie Patchen and colt, b m; foaled May IS, 1874 by PatMalloy; owned by Peter Donahue, dam Kittie, by Hard- road (Black Hawk),g d, Fannie by Peacock. The colt by her side is by Henry Williamson, andstintedto samehorse; $135, J. Kenna. Harry, b h, foaled April 30, 1879, by Henry WiUiamson dam Minnie Patchen, $165, H. Fromberg. Emmet, b h, foaled April 23, 1SS0; full brother to Harrv $120, Alfred Tobin. J Belinda, b f, foaled April 23, 1831; full sister to Harrv, $75, E. Du Boise. Judge Soto, b c; foaled May 20, 1880, by Henry William- son; dam Black Bess, $05, Du Boise. Black Sue, b f, foaled April 7, 1SS1, by Philip, dam Lillie a Belmont more, $35, M. Welsh. Kit Smith and colt, b m, eight years old, fine work and broodmare; weighs about 1,300 pounds. Colt by Henry Williamson; stinted to the same horse again, $135, J. Zable. Kit Smith, No. 1, b f, two years old, by Bacon's Norman horse, dam Kit Smith, and Kit Smith, No. 2, g f, one year old, by Bacon's Norman horse, dam Kit Smith, $175 pair Judge J.A.Stanley. slagee, b m, seven years old, by Henry Williamson I.nmmux ninre; weighs about 1,300 pounds, $215, , g, four years old, by Henry Williamson, dam Julia, Ja,^. Adams. Fred, b h, foaled April 30, 1879, by Henry Williamson, dam Topsy, $100, Johnny Murphy. Josie'Daniels, b m, six years old, by Joe Daniels, dam Susie Holmes by Lodi, a Belmont mare, $125, P. Pumyea. Joe Daniels, b e, foaled April 10, 1SS2, by Henry Wil- liamson, dam Josie Daniels, $30, Du Boise. Colonel, b h, five years old, by Capt. Webster, dam Bell; broken double, $210, J, Kose. Brownie and eolt, b m, nine years old; works either single or double, colt by a full brother to Startle, $135, S. K. HaB- senger. Penal, b c, three years old, by Henry Williamson, dam Addie, an imported mare, $225, T. J. Beggs. Kief, b h, three years old, by Alameda Chief, dam Brownie, $100, H. W. Ball. Delia, b m, six years old, by Capt. Webster, dam Bell by Pacific Punch, g d a Morgan mare, $135, Du Boise. Dick, b c, three-year-old; by Henry Williamson, dam Mag- gie, by Shakespeare, g d a Cheatham mare, $75, Du Boise. Lady Sackrider, b f, one year old, by French Spy, dam Madam, a Hambletonian mare, $65, H. W. Meek. Nancy, bay, two-year-old filly, by Alameda Chief, dam Bell, $50, H. W. Bale. Prince, foaled May 2, 1S80, Henry Williamson, dam Cream, imported Kentucky mare, $105, P. Pumyea. Jane, d f, foaled April 20, 1881, full sister to Prince, $40, C. K. Alsip. Tom Nottingham, b c, foaled March 31, 1S80, by Henry Williamson, dam Dollie Nottingham, $95, T. F. Briggs. Stockton, b h, foaled April 17, 1S79, by Henry Williamson, dam Ida, a Chieftain mare, $125, J. Birdsall. Olivette, bf, foaled May 8, 1881, by Henry Williamson, dam Lady Olive, by Major Mano, by Pacific, by Niagara; Lady Olive's dam was a Black Hawk mare, $100, Du Boise. Judge, b c, foaled May 14, 1880, by Henry Williamson, dam an American Boy mare, $50, Jos. Linehan. Superior, b c, foaled May 6, 1881, fullbrother to Judge, $40, Du B'oise. Puss, ch f, three years old, by Henry Williamson, dam Dollie Bartlett, $160, C. K. Alsip. Bessie, b f, foaled April 16, 1SS0, by.Henry Williamson, dam Bell Williams, a Signal mare, $150, F. Delger. Nora, bf, foaled April 5, 18S1; full sister to Bessie, $110, F. Delger. Fidelia, b f, foaled March 15, 1882; full sister to Bessie, $55, D. S. Todd. Bolly, b h, four years old, by Young Kattler, dam Fan- nie, S200, Geo. Trescott. Princess, s f, foaled April 20, 1SS1, by Henry Williamson, dam Annie McCloud, by Jack Hawkins Jr ., by Jack Hawk- ins, by Boston. Annie McCloud's dam was a Belmont mare. $140, H. I. Thornton. Elfrida, b f, yearling, by Alameda Chief, dam Bell, by Pa- cific Punch, g d a Morgan mare, $50, W. Minto. Zophee, b f, yearling, sire Alameda Chief, dam Delia, by Capt. Webster, g d Bell, by Pacific Punch, gg d, a Morgan mare, $70, H. W. BaU. Madam and colt, b m, eight years old, sixteen hands two inches high, weight 1,400, of Hambletonian stock. Colt by Hero, by Henry Williamson and now stinted to the same horse, $205, A. E. Crane. Work mule, $130, Judge J. A. Stanley. Jersey Cattle. Menlo Park (5,976) by Silver Cloud of the Glen (3,383), dam Maid of Oakland (6,089)— $135, E. Du Boise. Duke of Orinda, dropped Oct. 2, 1882, by Pert (5,202), dam Pacer (11,054), color fawn, white star in forehead. His name has been forwarded for registration and will appear in the next volume of the " A.J. C.C.Herd Book"— $125, A. E. Crane. Alameda Chief, Sept. 12, 1882, by Discovery (7.0S6), dam Malinda Jane (11,113)— $50, H. Pierce. Gov. Butler, April 2, 1882, by Senator (4,017), dam Corita; Corita by Pert (5,202), dam Cora, Cora, tracing back to origi- nal registered stock, Sir Charles (131), imported dam Mary Lowndes (273)— $35, D. McMahon. cows. Susan Titus (16,754), dropped August 9, 1SS1, by Merced (2,306), dam Bettie Sixth )2,309), color, yellow fawn— $350, F. Delger. Frou Frou, July 26, 1879, by Merced (2,306), dam Lady El- dridge Second — going back to SiijCharles and Mary Lowndes, imported— $177 50, C. K. Alsip. Cora Lynn, May 21, 1882, by Pert (5,202), dam Corita, of same original stock as Frou Frou — $100, C. K. Alsip. Lillie Nix (11,055), Feby. 20, 1879, Merced (2,306), dam Molly of Marin (11,053)— $355, Du Boise. Bosita, April 13, 1882, (bred to Menlo Park), by Antone Bosa, dam Anita. Antone Bosa by Merced (2,306), dam An- nie M. Anita by Merced (2,306); dam Annie. Second Annie M and Annie Second from original imported stock — $105, Du Boise. Corday, July 9, 1882, by (bred to Menlo Park), by Swift of Marin (5,203) dam Cora. Cora from imported stock— $120, F. Delger. Malinda Jane (11,113), June 20, 1880, bv Merced (2,306) dam Molly of Marin (11,053), now in calf by Discovery (7,086)— S400, Fred Low. Mr. H. Pierce offered to give S125 for Malinda's calf as soon as dropped. Lizzie (bred to Menlo Park), April 24, 1S80, by Pert (5,202), dam Princess Eliza, by Pilot, imported, (3), dam Princess, im- ported, (761)— $140, F. Delger. Corita, November S, 1878, (bred to Menlo Park), by Pert (5,202), dam Cora, from imported stock— $1S7 50, C. K. Alsip. This cow gave 1 pound 10* ounces of butter per day for the past week. Minnie Mum, Feb. 4, 18S2, (bred to Menlo Park), by Pert (5,202), dam Minnie Second, from imported stock— $150, V. O. Davis. Lady Graves, April, 187S, (bred to Menlo Park), by Keystone of Cal (3,191), dam Doily Varden by Neptune (124), dam imported Helena — $165, C. K. Alsip. Delia of Marin, Jan. 20, 1882, (bred to Menlo Park), by Swift of Marin (5,203), dam Flora Dell, from imported stock —$180, A. E. Crane. Lady Leta, July 10, 18S1 (bred to Discovery (7,086), by Pert (5,202), dam Flora Dell Second— $500, J. Watson. Maid of Contra Costa, Sept. 2, 1S82, by Pert (5,202), dam Kitty Tarbox (11,057), eligible for registration— $205. Fron Frou First. March 16, 18S3, by Senator (4,017), dam Frou Frou as above — $100. Lilly Nix First, April 16, 1S83, by Senator (4,017), dam Lillie Nix (11,053)— $1G0. Fnll.llrcri Jerseys, l»etllg;rees Unknown. Lady Shield— SI 42 50. Lady Gray — $127 50. Nancy — $115. Lucy— $122 50. Anita— $165, A. E. Crane. Brownie— $75, S. Griffin. Lady Cream— $55, J. McKenna. Orange Blossom— $80, D. McMahon. Josie— $100, Oscar Lewis. Carry— $160, M. Lynch. Nancita— $50, S. Blum. Lady Shields Second— $46, John Deane. Brownita — $35, J. Kenna. Santiago — $25, J. Kenna. Tliree-quartcr Bred Jerseys. Lady Portuguese— $60, W. Dunphy Lucky— $70, W. Dunphy. Jennie Second^$70, W. Dunphy. Tigress^$56, J. Kenna. Lucketa Second — $75, W. Dunphy. Lady Jones— $65, W. Dunphy. Lady Sullivan— $55, D. O. Davis. Lady Spot Second — $75, John Deane. Lady Flint— S55, W. Dunphy. Jennie Second — $20, J. Kenna. Maria Jane— $15, J. Kenna. Devon Second— $15, J. Kenna. Lady Durham Third— $23, J. Kenna. Tormita— $10, H. Yund. Durham Coats. Lucketa— $105, W. Dunphy. Eoan— $150, W. Dunphy. Lady Sullivan— $47 50, L. Griffin. Lady Spot— $130, W. Dunphy. Lady Durham— $47 50, J. C. Miller. Devon— $85, W. Dunphy. Tommy— $60, W. Dunphy. Lady Mack— $65, W. Dunphy. White Tail— $55, W. Minto. Star— $62 50, W. Dunphy. Jennie— $90, W. Dunphy. Lady Durham— $65, W. Dunphy. Devon Second — $65, F. Delger. Lady Crumpley— S60, W. Dunphy. Two cows— $82 50, J. Kenna. A Big Yield. A correspondent of the Breeder's Gazette gives the following remarkable account of a milking test: 1 have just concluded a seven-day test of a yearling Jersey heifer, May Champion 14,104, daughter of Champion of America 1.567, and Imported Meny 4,814. May Champion was bom July 5, 1881. She calved May 11, 18S3, a heifer calf by Champion Magnet 6,4S0. We weighed her milk from June 3 to 9, inclusive, 240 pounds (being an average of 34 2-7 pounds per day), from which we made 10 pounds 4 ounces of butter. WEIGHTS OF MILK. Junes 35J lbs. June 4 35 " June 5 34S " June 6 33* " June 7 34 " June 8 34 " June 9 33J " Total ; 240 Its. The weather during the trial was wet and cold, and the grass, in consequence, watery. Had the circumstances been more favorable in this respect, we are confident the yield of butter would have been greater. The cream only was churned, being taken from the milk sweet every twelve hours. The true Duroc or Jersey Bed should be long, quite deep- bodied, not round, but broad on the back, and holding the width well out to the hips and hams. The head should be small, compared with the body, with the cheek broad and full, with considerable breadth between the eyes. The neck should be short and thick, and the face slightly curved, with the nose rather longer than in the English breeds; the ear rather large and lopped over the eyes and not erect. Bone not fine, nor yet coarse, but medium. The legs medium in size and length, but set well under the body and well apart, and not cut up high in the flank or above the knee. The hams should be broad and full well down to the hock. There should be a good coat of medium fineness, including the bristles at the top of the shoulders, the tail being hairy and not small, the hair usually straight, but in some cases a little wavy. The color should be red, varying from dark, glossy, cherry red, and even brownish hair, to light yellowish red, with occasionally a small fleck of black on the belly and legs. The darker shades of red are preferred by most breeders, and this type of color is the most desirable. In disposition they are remarkably mild and gentle. When full grown they should dress "from 400 to 500 pounds, and pigs at nine months old should dress from 250 to 300 pounds. A writer in the Germantown Telegraph makes the follow- ing remarks about whitewashing the dairy : " I have found (and my neighbors' experience agrees with mine) that new whitewash of lime is fatal to milk. If we are not using our milk-house during winter we whitewash it and allow the smell of the lime to pass off before we put milk in it, which should not be for at least two months afterwards. Otherwise, if in constant use, we wash the walls thoroughly with scrub- bers till every taint of moldiness is removed. This should be repeated twice a year. Had I known this twenty-live years ago it would have saved me spoiling many a lot of but- ter. As it was, the butter, for weeks after whitewashing, would be so insipid as to be almost unsalable, and no after manipulation could crake it right." In breeding grade Jerseys, a pure-bred Jersey bull is used upon common cows. Now, if this Jersey bull is from a large, butter-yielding dam, grandam, great grandam, etc., his grade Jersey heifer calves will be likely to be a great improvement on their dams, even if these are considered good butter-yield- ing common cows. The writer of this has bred ten such grade Jersey heifers, and fouud their average produce of but- ter to be 1 pound of butter from 161 pounds of milk, while the average of the dams was 25 pounds of milk to 1 pound of butter. Here was a gain of 34 per cent on the first cross; and we found these grade heifers much more uuiforin than we expected. They ranged from 141 pounds to IS} pounds of milk to 1 of butter. The followiug cure for blackleg is given as that in use on the stock ranges of Lux & Miller in the southern counties with unfailing success: The directions are to shut the calves or young cattle afflicted with it in a corral, where they can get no water except such as is given them. Dissolve one pound of copDeras (sulphate of iron) in a barrel of water and let the cattle have no other than this to drink, which they will partake of freely after a day or two. Let them also have plenty of pulverized rock salt. 1883 3#xe iJfe&jto amt jfeuxtetrctffc Thumps in Swine. The writer once drove into the stock lot of a most sucoess- full breeder of Poland-Chinas in Butler county, Ohio, and found him gently yet persistently driving a big fine sow with her litter about the lot. The sow had six very fat pigs, and she and they were inclined to spend all their time in bed, ex- cept when she would come out to eat. This sensible old chap saw the pigs were getting too fat and sluggish. He was improving this fine day making them take a tonic of sun- shine and fresh air, together with exercise. His tender- hearted wife had seen him from the kitchen window, and came out to the fence and gently remonstrated with him, say- ing: "Papa, it is a shame to be driving those poor little things around that way. Come away and let them alone." "Oh no, mother," said he, "lam saving their lives." The colloquy ended when the wife saw me entering the gate. I looked over the litter of pigs and found them all dangerously fat. The pig house was near enough the kitchen for the wife to give this favorite sow an extra sup of milk and dishwater, and the old farmer said he had "told them not to be giving that sow anything at all. He would give her all she ought to have." In spite of his orders the women determined that was too handsome a sow and pigs to go half fed, and they were overdoing the business. The old gentleman said the pigs would all die of "thumps" if he did not drive them out every day. Suffice it to say he raised every pig, and got good pay for his time spent giving them exercise. Doubtless he would have lost the majority of them if he had left them to sleeping and stuffing a few days longer. He took the right method to prevent the disease so little understood, and from which so many highly bred and highly fed pigs die each year. In my early experience I lost a great many pigs by the "thumps," and, as usual, it was always the best pig of the litter that went first. I found that old breeders in the neigh- borhood had no better luck, and considered it inevitable that the best sticklers must lose some of their pigs by thumps, or, as they said, by "getting too fat," which meant by fatty de- generation. If young pigs can be kept in thriving condition, and not allowed to spend too much time in bed, and with a full teat in the mouth, they will usually get along without thumps. The doctors tell us the first symptoms are laborious breath- ing of asthmatic character, but the close observer of his stock will know there is danger even before this asthmatic breathing appears. He will notice that the pigs are consti- pated, sluggish and inclined to sleep too many hours. There may be an occasional cough and a slight loss of appetite. Or, if he loafs around his pens a little while each day and notes the breathing of the little ones while asleep, he will detect a little peculiar movement about the flank, similar to the flank movement of a horse that has a slight touch of the heaves. These are danger signals that must not go unheeded. "What must be done?" the beginner asks. If the sow is a great suckler and is giving a large supply of milk, or the litter is not large enough, the sow must be fed less milk-producing feed. Take away her rations of slop. See that she spends much of her time out in a grass lot or other place where she will induce her pigs to follow her about and get sunlight, fresh air and exercise. This will cure or prevent the devel- opment of a disease, taken at its incipient stage. Possibly tome of the pigs may be very constipated, and the above treatment may not correct it soon enough. Some successful breeders give castor ail or Epsom salts enough to physic. I prefer to give an injeclion of mild soap suds. This is easily and safely done, and relief is had at once; and if the sow is then fed lightly, or, if need be, with bran mashes for a day or two, and required to take needed exercise with her pigs every day, all signs of thumps will soon disappear. In older pigs, where a cough has appeared, and the sides have a slight heaving, tar is an excellent thing after the bowels have been moved by loosening feed, or, in extreme cases, by an injection. To make the tar efficient, pour boil- ing water over it and stir well, ten of water to one part of pine tar. This can be mixed with the slop, and will be found a good corrective of cough or constipation. If pigs are kept in filthy quarters and fed lavishly, the owner must expect to lose some. Colds are taken, liver be- comes torpid, the digestion deranged or impaired, and a train of ills follow. In extremely fat pigs the trouble seems to center about the lungs or stomach, the pneumogastric nerves are affected, and the pig shows the spasmodic breathing called "thumps." It is a disease that we are safe in saying is very easily prevented, but when once well developed is dif- ficult to cure. The young feeder, who is anxious to have his young pigs the fattest of any in the neighborhood, is in danger of losing his best litters with thumps. He must learn to feed moder- ately until the pigs are old enough to ramble with the sow about the lots, and as they begin to tax her for milk the sow's feed may be increased gradually, on np to the point of ex- cessive feeding, and there will need be but little fear of thumps. When the sow and pigs spend most of their time grazing or rambling in the grove, there is little to fear, and they will not likely be over-fed or so liable to disease as when confined to a small pen and spending a majority of the day in bed. We must remember we are to lay the foundation of health and ability to assimilate food in handling the pigs. They must not be managed as we do the hog feeding for market. The pig's powers to assimilate food are of the first importance, and when once we have stuffed him to depletion and de- ranged his stomach by too high feeding and neglect of exer- cise, cleanliness and sunshine and fresh air, we have impaired his powers of assimilation, and lose time, if not the pig, in our efforts to cure or get him bUck into a normal healthy condition. Prevevtion is the thing. It can be applied only by careful watchfulness. The man who shovels out bushels of feed at a time, and has no time to look over his stock to see how each animal takes hold of his feed, is not the man to avail himself of the preventive measures. He notices nothing of the condition of his herd until he finds one dead or down, and then he wonders that they died so suddenly, whereas the poor animal has been the victim of disease that might have been cured by a little timely and intelligent care. This disease of thumps is one that need be little dreaded by the careful breeder, but which is most fatal when neglected. — L. N. B. in Breeder's Gazette. Any cause that interferes with the condition of the cow after calving may produce milk fever. Exposure or too much exercise or nervous excitement is sufficient to bring on an at- tack, and a recovery is rare. It is the "ounce of prevention" in this case, as in so many others, that is worth a pound of cure. Keep the animal quiet for a week before and after calving and nurse her well. Cattle Quarantine. The following is a circular of the Treasury Department making public the new regulations regarding the quarantine of imported cattle: To Collectors and other Officers of the Customs: 1. All cattle arriving in the United States from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or New Zealand, shall be subjected to a quarantine of ninety days, counting from the day of ship- ment. It shall be the duty of the veterinary inspector at each port to see that the cattle imported shall be securely guarded against the risk of transmitting'or receiving contagion until they shall have entered the quarantine grounds; and all imported cattle shall be under his control from the time of landing until they reach the quarantine grounds. He shall also he superintendent of the quarantine, and shall have charge of the grounds, buildings, yards, and all property thereto belonging. Collectors of customs are requested to co- operate with the veterinary inspectors and health authorities in enforcing these regulations, and will take such action as the facts and regulations may require. 2. Imported cattle shall be examined by the Government veterinary inspector before they leave the wharves, and if any are there found to be suffering from any of the following diseases — lung plague, rinderpest, aphthous (eczematous) fever — they shall not be admitted to the established quaran- tine grounds, but shall be quarantined elsewhere, at the ex- pense of the importer, or be dealt with in such other manner as the veterinary inspector, in oo-operation with the State or municipal authorities, shall determine. 3. In case of imported animals proving to be thus infected, such portions of the cargo of the vessel as have been exposed to the cattle or their emanations shall be subjected, under the directions of an inspector, to fumigation with the gas from burning sulphur, or to such other disinfection as may be considered by the veterinary inspector of the port neces- sary, before they can be landed. 4. No litter, fodder, or other aliment, nor any ropes, straps, chains, girths, blankets, poles, buckets, or other things used or about the animals, and no manure, shall be landed, except under such regulations as the veterinary inspector shall pro- vide. . 5. On moving cattle from the ocean steamer to the quaran- tine grounds they shall not be unnecessarily passed over any highway, but must be placed on the cars at the wharves, or removed to the cars on a boat which is notusedfor conveying other cattle. If such boathas carried sheep, goats, or swine within three months antecedent, it must be first cleansed and then disinfected under the supervision of the veterinary in- spector, and after the conveyance of the imported cattle the boat shall be disinfected in the same manner before it can be again used for the conveyance of cattle. The expense of such disinfection shall be paid by the United States. When pass- age across or upon a public highway is unavoidable in the transportation of imported cattle from the place of landing to the quarantine grounds, it must be under such careful super- vision and restrictions as the veterinary inspector may, in special cases, direct. 6. The banks or chutes used for loading and unloading im- ported cattle shall be reserved for such animals, or shall be cleansed and disinfected, as above, before and after being used for such imported cattle. 7. The railway cars used in the transportation of cattle to the quarantine grounds snail either be cars reserved for this exclusive use or box cars not otherwise employed in the transportation of meat animals or their fresh products, and after each journey with cattle to the quarantine grounds they shall be disinfected by thorough cleansing and disinfecting under the direction of the Government veterinary inspector. The charge for such disinfection shall be paid by the United States. 8. While cattle are arriving at the quarantine stations, or leaving them, all quarantined stock in the yards adjoining the alley-ways through which they must pass shall be rigidly confined to their sheds. 9. Cattle arriving by the same ship may be quarantined to- gether in one yard and shed, but those coming on different ships shall, in all cases, be placed in separate yards. 10. The gates of all yards shall be kept locked, except when cattle are entering or leaving quarantine. 11. The attendants on cattle in particular yards are forbid- den to enter other yards and buildings except such as are oc- cupied by stock of the same shipment with those under their special care. No dogs, cats, or other animals, except those necessarily present, shall be allowed in the quarantine grounds. 12. The allotment of yards shall be under the direction of the veterinary inspector of the port, who shall keep a register of the cattle entered, with description, name of owner, name of vessel in which imported, date of arrival and release, and other important particulars. 13. The veterinary inspector shall see that water is regu- "a "ly furni&hed to the stock, and the manure removed daily, and that the prescribed rules of the station are enforced. 14. Food and attendance must be provided by the owners of the stock quarantined. Employes of such owners shall keep the sheds and yards clean to the satisfaction of the vet- erinary inspector. 15. Smoking is strictly forbidden within any quarantine inclosure. 16. No visitor shall be admitted to the quarantine station without special written permission from the collector of cus- toms of the port, the veterinary inspector, or a member of the Treasury Cattle Commission. Butchers, cattle dealers, and their employes are especially excluded. 17. No public sale shall be allowed within the quarantine grounds. IS. The inspector shall, in his daily rounds, so far as pos- sible, take the temperature of each animal .commencing with the herds that have been longest in quarantine, and ending with the most recent arrivals, and shall record such tempera- tures on lists kept for the purpose. In passing from one herd to another, he shall invariably wash his thermometer and hands in a weak solution (1 to 100) of carbolic acid. 19. In case of the appearance of any disease that is diag- nosed to be of a contagious nature, the veterinary inspector shall notify the chairman or other professional member of the Treasury Cattle Commission, who shall visit the station personalty or send a delegate; and, on the confirmation of that diagnosis, the herd shall be disposed of according to the gravity of the affection. 20. If the disease should prove to be one of the exotic plagues — lung plague or rinderpest — the animals shall be dealt with in such a manner as the veterinary inspector, in co-operation with the State on municipal authorities, shall determine. 21. The yard and shed in which such disease shall have ap- peared shall be subjected to a thorough disinfection. Litter and fodder shall be burned. Sheds, utensils and other appli- ances shall be disinfected as the veterinary inspector may di- rect. The yard-fence and manure-box shall be freely sprinkled with a strong solution of chloride of lime. The flooring of the shed shall be lifted, and the whole shall be left open to the air, and unoccupied for three months. 22; If the contagious disease shall prove to be aphthous fever, anthrax, Texas fever, cow-pox, diphtheria, or scabies, the infected herd shall be rigidly confined to its shed, where disinfectants shall be freely used, and the attendants shall be forbidden all intercourse with the attendants in other yards and with persons outside the quarantine grounds. Chas. J. Folger, Secretary. How to Make Shorthorns Pay. At a late meeting of the breeders of Indiana, Mr. Thomas Wilhoit is reported as saying: To make the breeding of Shorthorns profitable one must have good animals to begin with. A good Shorthorn should have fine bone, and a broad, level back, and must be full in the crops and good around the heart, with fine front and soft, mellow hide; all of which is backed up by a substantial pedi- gree, not necessarily gilt-edged, but of a good family of fleshy, well-bred cattle. Next in importance to the animal itself is the care that is taken of it, and especially the care in feed- ing. Commence to feed your calves when they are young and never let them go hungry. There is no rule of more im- portance in breeding Shorthorns than this. To obtain the best results they should be given plenty of substantial, nour- ishing food at all times, winter and summer. There is one question of much importance, upon which authorities dif- fer, viz., at what age to commence breeding. My experience ■teaches that it is best not to breed a heifer before she is three years old, at least. If bred younger it cuts the growth of the animal, and it will never be regained, and, besides, she will never be able to make as good flesh as otherwise. When a cow has her first calf especial pains should be taken with her, and extra care given from that time till she has the sec- ond. Then she will have matured; the flesh is solid, the growth complete and the cow can take care of herself with only ordinary attention on the part of the owner. Fat has nothing to do with breeding. A fat animal will breed and raise a calf just as well as a poor one. I have been exhibit- ing Shorthorns for thirty years, and my show cattle will breed as well as any I have. Don't be afraid of getting your cows too fat to breed. There is more clear money in ten head of Shorthorns treated rightly, than in twenty-five head half fed. Indiana has been unable to compete with Illinois, Kentucky, and other States, in the show ring, and the reason is that the)' outfeed us. The best feed for the Shorthorn is ground feed. I would not recommend grain alone. I always mix the feed; for instance, I find cut hay, straw, shipstuff, or bran, mixed with meal, to be excellent. Oilcake meal fed in small quantities is all right, but care should be taken not to feed too much. It is a good plan to change the feed occa- sionally. In conclusion I wish to urge the importance of care and painstaking. The more pains I take with my stock the better it pays me. Crops and Stock m Los Angeles County. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: The last keynote has been sounded for the year 18S3on season and crop prospects. The harvest here is in full blast, haying nearly over, and the thrashing just commenced. The hay crop was very light in this county, perhaps one-quarter of a crop, and the grain that was left to stand for harvest— not cut for hay or pasture — cannot make over six to ten sacks to the acre. Grain, upon the whole, has proved a weak investment here this season. The summer crops are looking very well; the late rains helped them out amazingly, also made a late crop of stock feed, of which this county has plenty for what stock there is left. I find upon inquiry that since September 1, 1S82, to date, there has been shipped from this county to Texas over 200,000 head of sheep — a big drain on one couuty^in ten months. The prices of those sheep ranged from S2 to $4 per head, most of them below S3. Of those sheep, J. J. Melius, commission merchant, No 231 Los Angeles street, handled, according to his books, which he was kind enough to show me, on com- mission, 62,459 head, besides perhaps 10,000 on his own ac- count. During all of last year there was an immense profit in buying sheep in California and shipping to the Texas mar- ket, where they had more grass than sheep. A Mr. Zuke of Anaheim commenced, last June — one year now — shipping, with a capital of SI, 500, and cleared $30,000 in ten months, and bought his sheep in this county. I have not learned the number of sheep he handled. Ventura county shipped be- tween 60,000 and 70,000, and Santa Barbara county shipped about the same number to Texas during the last year. Texas has also drawn heavily from Kern, Tulare and Fresno coun- ties. Good grade sheep can be bou?ht here now at from $2 to $2 50 per head. Some extra lots of full bloods, shearing from ten to fourteen pounds, are held at $3 to S4. Shipping has been lively this spring until very recently. Sales are dull in Texas, and those now shipping are for their own use to stock ranches, and not for sale. Many of these sheep were located too far north and northwest in Texas to do well, and have suffered from the storms of last winter. All the coun- try south and southwest of San Antonio has done well. The losses reported in the vicinity of Fort Clark and the adjoin- ing counties, for the season, are four per cent. Respectfully yours, Breeder. The following encomiums froinj the great European au- thority, Land and Water, must be gratifying to all Americans interested in fish culture: America is next neighbor to Canada, and certainly the United States have fully vindicated thej promise made that they would send us a large representative collection to illus- trate their fishing industries. A boon to general visitors are the printed labels which are attached to e\ ery exhibit in this department. The two commissioners, Mr. G. Browne Goode and E. E. Earl, have been indefatigable in their tfforts to get their large exhibit arranged in the extensive space accorded them. The models of fishing boats used by the United States fishermen and the models of fishways constructed on the American waters are particularly interesting. The series ' of photographic pictures on a large scale illustrating Mailing scenes of every description are admirable. 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As was promised at the start all kinds of legitimate sport will meet with the attention that their respective merits demand. At the same time it is not a " sp orting paper" in the usually accepted meaning of that term. The dif- ference is the same as that conveyed by the terms " sporting man " and " sportsman " and there are few of our readers who will require further elucidation of the meaning, or ask for a better definition. The wisest and best men of the present day realize the importance of outdoor sports. The ranks of the bigots who railed at all kinds of enjoyment as sinful are becom- ing so weakened that a comparatively small proportion are left, and now there is an enlightened appreciation of the benefits to be derived in place of the gloom and austerity of the past. Recognizing the prominence tha t is now awarded all the rational amusements, there is an imperative ncecessity that, as nearly as possible, they be divested of all objectionable features. To retain the support of the good and the true this is essential. Should disreputable conduct of any kind occur, which has the tendency to mar or leave a blotch on the fair face of rec- reation, it will be our duty to castigate in order to amend. Always ready to- commend, whoever is working bravely in the field of progress will have our cordial support, and this gives so much pleasure as to overbalance the pain attending castigations of thosa who are unworthy the companionship of sportsmen. Life, notwithstanding tribulations, is a grand boon. There is pleasure in the " sweet habit of existence," if there are clouds at times, and this universal longing for something besides mere utility is proof that the Great Creator intended that there . should be happiness. The beautiful and useful are everywhere blended in Nature. There are foliage and bright flowers ere the fruit is ripened; glee and music in the brook before it becomes a part of the ocean, and verdant hills as well as frowning cliffs and gloomy mountains. Relaxation restores energy, and the tired brain and flaccid muscle regain the spring which lost elasticity through constant employment. From the quiet meandering in the shade by the side of the stream, watching the fly as it floats on the ripple, or throwing it with dextrous aim under the bough of the alder, the quiet broken by the flash of a fin or the fillip of a tail as the trout seizes the gaudy temptation, and there are quickened pulsations and swelling of lungs from the bated breath, to the more exciting scenes of the chase and the still more fiercely-fought contests on the racecourse. All please without enervation, and the minutes given to these enjoyments add strength and de- ■ u at ion, and give years of usefulness in place of i iruor and despair. Do not think that we are offering gies for our advocacy of legitimate sports, or pre- dating arguments in extenuation for publishing a jour- nal which is devoted to a better appreciation of those health-giving recreations. There is a grand field and a grand aim; the field the world, the aim to redeem those that have fallen into partialj obloquy and place them on a higher plane, a level that is far above the swamp Op deserved reproach. In giving due prominence to the sports of the turf and track it does not follow that we must fill page after page with dry "summaries" of passing events. Giving place to all that occurs on this sunset slope of the continent, seizing the salient points of Eastern and European per- fomances we aim to present what is of interest to all our readers and not tire those who have a limited fondness for the royal sport. There is the same guide in the various departments, and while we strive to make them as complete as possible in regard to Occidental occur- rences, there is a necessary limit to those which take place elsewhere. Assuming that the realm of sport re- ceives proper attention, we turn to that department of the paper which though intimately connected with that in which horses figure is yet on a different basis. That is thejbreeding farm and its adjuncts. There is an im- mense amount of capital invested in the breeding and rearing of horses. Hore than that , there is an anxiety to excel, a desire to improve, and whether it be the fiery- footed racehorse, the flying trotter, the elegant saddle animal, the stately coacher, the "machiner," or the heavy draft, there is something beyond a money return, the hope to produce still higher degrees of excellence, which will please from birth to maturity. This is an interest which will never wane, and which every pains will be taken to subserve. " The Herd " stands in the same position. "Without the general interest that at- tends the horse, his breeding and the use he is put to> the production of cattle comes next in order. Neither is confined to the farm entirely, and in cities, towns and villages there is a constantly increasing demand for in- formation in connection with the rearing and manage- ment. Nothing has given so great an impetus to this branch of rural economy as the introduction of the fam- ilies that have gained distinction for milking qualities, and especially the importations from the Channel Islands. Forty years ago an Alderney was a rarity seldom met. Now these Jerseys and Guernseys are exhibited in num- bers at every fair, and Ayrshires, Holsteins, the hardy Kerry, and the polled are found in all parts of the land. While the dairy breeds are the most widely distributed, and the dwellers in urban localities are especially inter- ested in those which can afford a satisfactory supply of milk of the desired quality, the animals which furnish the chief amount of beef represent millions of dollars. Shorthorns and Herefords deservedly take high rank in this particular field, and there is little question that the use of thoroughbred males on the ordinary cattle of the country has been of so much service as to be beyond accurate computation. Improvement has not been lim- ited to horses and cattle. Fully as good results have followed the efforts to better sheep and swine, and the breeding of poultry has been given an impetus from the well-directed labor of enthusiasts. Everything pertaining to the breeding of domestic animals will receive attention, and we have the promise of efficient aid in this department outside of the regular force employed. An exchange list which embodies the very best class papers in America, and these augmented by European, Australian and East India journals, enable us to supplement original matter with the very best se- lections. When suitable matter can be called from the immense field within our reach it cannot fail to be inter- esting to a large majority of our readers. A few may see something that they have read before; by far the largest proportion will welcome the opportunity of avail- ing themselves of the benefits of the experience of others in all parts of the world. Stable economy, and by that term is meant every branch of the management of horses, will receive attention, will be, in fact, one of the leading features of the paper. An experience of many years, and these without a cessation of study and constant practice, have given us the confidence to speak authori- tatively on this subject, and though it may appear ego- tistical to make such a claim, there is faith, the result of a good share of success with the equally as valuable teaching of many failures. There is one department in the management of horses which we hold to be of the greatest importance, that being the proper treatment of the feet. There has been the least progress in this, and the crude ideas which dominated the shoeing-shops of centuries ago still govern such a large proportion of honcmen and smiths as to leave it practically in the same position. There was and is a complete divergence from nature. The past and present exhibit the same ignor- ance of the functions of the feet and innovations on the old superstitious, the old-time practices have been met with ridicule in lieu of arguments, sneers in place of logical refutation. From experiments extending over the past eight yoars, and which are still continued, we have the utmost con- fidence that the system adopted is correct, and we have the promise of valuable assistance in the future to aid in establishing the position or demonstration that it is er- roneous. While contributions, discussing any of the topics that come within the scope of this journal, are heartily welcomed, those which treat of breeding in all its branches , the training and management of horses, are peculiarly appropriate, and it gives us the greatest pleasure to state that, in addition to the able corps of correspond- ents who have so highly favored us, there will be ac- cessions to the ranks insuring still more copious elucida- tions. We cannot close this partial outline sketch without offering sincere thanks for the support awarded. We have striven to publish a paper worthy of the support, and which would meet the wants of this grand Western world. The desire is to make it still more complete, and as the material aid is increased there will be corresponding improvement. Our friends have done so well that it appears as though their efforts were not appreciated when we ask for further exertion. Pardon will be granted, however, when it is realised how heavy the expense there is attending the Breeder and Sportsman. There is not a weekly journal in California which requires so great an outlay. This arises from the number of departments, and in order to make them as complete as possible, each of these is under the charge of a specialist, and in every case the most compe- tent man that can be engaged is procured. Then the illustrations entail the expenditure of a large amount. It is conceded that the animal portraiture in the Breeder and Sportsman has been superior to any which have ap- peared in a paper on either side of the ocean. They are likenesses of the horses, not fanciful representations of ideals which only exist in the brain o£ the artist. Good as those are which have been published, there will be constant improvement, and the picture gallery of our paper will be one of the most valuable features. Again we thank those who have done us such good service, and again we promise to do our utmost to merit their continued approval. Closing of Entries. The entries in the purses given by Robert Allen, pro- prietor of the Sacramento track, close on the loth, but as that date falls on Sunday, the safest plan will be to mail them on the 14th. The amounts given are so liberal that those who are always clamoring for " big money " have no chance to complain in this case, and we hope to see that there will be a response in keeping with the liberality of the giver. As the advertisement gives all the particulars, a reference to that will afford the neces- sary information. The Pacific Coast Blood Horse meet- ing and the fairs that have made public their pro- grammes, have selected August 1 as the date of closing, excepting Chico and Marysville, which close July 20, and in relation to these we will have more to say next week. In the interesting description of the "trotters " at the Bay District, which will be found on page seven, there are errors which may mislead. These errors consist in the statement that horses are already entered all around the circuit, when it should be, that the intention was to enter them. Between this and the first of August there may be startling changes, and horses that are " fairly flying " now, retrograde so much as to be of little ac- count then. The best plan to follow is, when there is a fairly good horse for the class, engage him, no mat- ter what stories are afloat, and in a great majority of instances the animals that are so highly lauded will have to be contented with a position behind the winner. Reformer on Tips. In the last number there was a short communication on tips from a contributor in San Jose. The last para- graph is well worthy of republication, as it shows, in a few words, the advantages which must follow the use of tips, judging from a theoretical standpoint. When this is so fully corroborated by practical trials, theory is re- placed by facts and speculative' ideas proved correct by the logic of successful use. If we examine the structure of the foot we find the coffin* bone "dove-tailed" to the walls of the hoof by delicate little ribbons or lamina? nicely adjusted to each other, aud its infe- rior surface supported bjf a convex sole and the frog; now if we trace upon a piece of cardboard the outlines of the un- shod foot when free from the weight of the body, and then again when sustaining its proportion of the weight, we find a very considerable difference in the size of our two tracings, showing the degree of elasticity of these several attachments. Now supposing that the foot be shod, the shoe or clasp we find has arrested this elasticity, and the flexion of the pastern and the cartilaginous articulations of the joints above are compelled to perform the functions of all, hence lamimtis navicular disease, corns, splints and sprains. It follows, then, that if tips leave the foot in the best shape, upon tips the animal can develop the greatest degree of speed. 1883 tsttttm. 9 Stallion Stakes, National Associatioa Horse Breeders. The Stallion State of the above Association which closed some time ago has been reopened by the consent of the parties who made the original entries. As the conditions are embodied in the advertisement there is no necessity for recapitulation, though we are desirous of impressing our breeders with the necessity for giving it their attention, and name enough California stallions to show that their owners have no fear of a fair competition with the best of the East. It is not enough that Palo Alto and Sunny Slope make engagements. There must be general support, and no one who has a stallion for which he claims ability to get fast trotters " can afford" to forego the spportunity to show his confidence. It is supererogatory so state that those must be an outlet for California bred trotters. The home market will be glutted with a small proportion of the colts which are now and will be in the hands of the breeders, and the East is where the surplus must be disposed of. There are at least a dozen stallions in California which should be represented. Electioneer, General Benton Piedmont, Echo, Algona, Sultan, Del Sur Brigadiar, Abbotsford, Alexander, Rustic, Reliance, Mambrino Wilkes, Arthurton, Elmo, Grey McLellan, Poscora Hay- ward, Priam, Nephew. Here are nineteen rattled off as fast as we can write with many more that have claims for even the high consideration that such a nomination implies. The advertisement is worth more than the payment of the first hundred dollars, and as there are two years be- fore the first race is to be trotted, there is plenty of time to get the colts in readiness. Should there be the response we anticipate, and colts from one-third of the horses mentioned engage, we will wager an even five hundred on each of the stakes that it is won by a Californian. Apart from the good chance to win by the fortunate owner of the colt which comes to the score first, there is the prominenc that will follow, and in any other busi- ness there would be a general rush to get the benefits. Manufacturers, merchants, all classes of business men do# not require urging to embrace the opportunities of plac- ing their wares prominently before the public. The breeders of trotters must follow the example. Judicious advertising has made a market for Almonts from Maine to Australia, and without that even their great excellence would have failed to give more than local celebrity. The closing date for the stallions is the first of August, the colts October first. There is plenty of time therefore for consideration, though we can only see one way, and that is xulxcribe. Romero at Fleetwood. There is no question that the judges of the race at the Gentlemen's Driving Park, New York, were in error when the fifth heat was awarded to Captain Emmons. It is claimed that John Murphy, the driver of the winner , meets with such favor that he is sure to obtain rulings that are not awarded to any one else, but we scarcely be- lieve that to be possible. The trouble probably arises from a lax enforcement of the rule, and in this case Mur- phy got the benefit. "We are in the r eceipt of a letter from a gentleman who witnessed the race, who is thor- oughly posted on the rules, and an " expert" in all per- taining to the sport. A reliable, thoroughly trustworthy man, and we have the same confidence in his statements as though an eye-witness. His version of the heat, and the facts are the same as have been published, is as fol- lows: By all rules of fair driving, Romero should have had the two last heats in his race with Captain Emmons. Murphy ran him at least three times in the heat next to the last, and in the fifth heat coming up the heavy grade at "point of rocks " Romero was half a length in the lead, when Mur- phy ran Captain Emmons, as deliberately as ever horse was turned loose and landed two lengths ahead of Goldsmith, and even after the gain and rest to the tired horse, he did not beat Romero half a length, but as in the previous heat it was given to the saddle horse. It is not surprising th at the impression should be that the award was given through favoritism, as such palpa- ble violations can only be reconciled by that or incapacity or carelessness. Neither is it-singular that there should be " soreness " on the part of those who were interested, and that the decision was met by denunciations. "When one horse trots honestly, and his competitor indulges in a succession of runs, or takes to the gait of a racehorse till he gets a commanding lead at a critical period in the race, if not punished there must be heartburnings and accusa- tions. "We do not ask for more than that California horses be given an equal chance. This every one has a right to expect, but the wrong appears to be aggravated when thousands of miles are traversed in order to take part iu the races, and a failure to give something like a fair show is to be regretted. That Captain Emmons was unable to get a better position than third at Albany is corrobora- tive testimony that he was favored at Fleetwood. In that race Romero won the first heat in 2:22^, Joe Bunker the second, third and fourth in 2:22£, 2:24, 2:23. The Grand Prix. The editor of the Referee, London, consoles himself with proving that the winner of the Grand Prix, Frontin, " must be quite ninety -nine times as much English as he is a Frenchman. " The proof is that, at the Cobham sale in 1879, a mare which was so lightly held that in all the notices of the attendant scribes, there was no men- tion of her name, was Frolicsome, and the sale catalogue showed that she was sold for something less than $400. On April 23 she was mated with George Frederick, and it was months afterwards when he was transported to France. The English embryo developed into the French Frontin, who beat the winner of the Derby, St. Blaize, in the only race in France which is open to general competition. There was glee, a whirl of enthusiastic excitement, among the mercurial French, ir- ritating their more stolid neighbors with the noise and hubbub of victory. This was worse than the " double event " score of Iroquois, as the Yankee was not only begotten and foaled in Tankeedom, but also carried a good share of native blood, though his sire was from the cradle of racehorses. Then the Yankee 'shouts were in language that could be understood, real English hur- rahs, while the sibilant gush from the " oral cavity " of hundreds of thousands was unendurable. "Would it not be better to allow the French the satisfac- tion of claiming the winner as French all over? In that case they may come to the conclusion to make more of their races " open. " "Tips and Toe-Weights.1' After the long delay, partially consequent on await- ing experiments, the volumn will be ready for distribu- tion the coming week. . There have been many inqui- ries in relation to the book and also regarding the con- tinuation of the essays (in relation to shoeing and trotting action) in the paper. As stated elsewhere, we hold that it is one of the most important questions in the management of horses, and will receive due attention. Many are using tips in California, and in the East "they are growing in favor. "We have learned that several large livery stable keepers are using them, and so far are highly pleased with the result. "We will endeavor to ob- tain from them the results, and others have volunteered to furnish information from actual trials. The only thing to be apprehended is faulty setting and improper preparation of the foot. It is also difficult to get them made properly, as much depends on the foot surface, es- pecially, being made true so as to give a uniform'bear- ing. If the instructions in the book are followed the first will be overcome, and we are making arrangements whereby perfectly fashioned tips can be obtained at a small cost. Norfolk's Niece. At the late trotting meeting at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the 2:30 class was won by Maggie F, by Newry, a brother to Norfolk. Her owner claims her to be thoroughbred, and states that she ran on a half-mile track a mile in 1:48. The fastest heat was 2:29$, so that she takes a place in " the list." Had Captain Jenks, by Norfolk, been put in training to trot when a colt, there is little question that he would have gone fast. As it was, he trotted in 2:30$, and has shown a much faster rate in his work. He beat Ben Butler, Willis Hull, Governor Stanford and Mark Twain on the Alameda track when a three-year-old, winning the second heat in 1:48£, and was a close second at Sacra- mento in a heat which was run in 1:46. His temper was spoiled when in training to run, and this undoubtedly had an adverse effect in his trotting-. Editorial Notes. Post Office Delays. There have been many complaints that the Breeder and Sportsman is not'received until Monday. The fault lies with the postal managers, as only on one occasion has there been_a failure to deposit it in the post office on Friday night. In order to overcome the ill effects of the negligence of the officials we have determined to send the paper to press some hours earlier, and hereafter it will be necessary to insure insertion that the matter reach this office Thursday night or early Friday morn- Mary sville Fair. The thirteenth District Fair is to be held at Marysville, commencing September 4 and continuing through the week, the entries clos- ing on the 20th of July. The advertisement was not received in time for extended comments this week, but it is so full that it is not necessary to amplify. The programme appears to be well arranged, and al- though the dates are the same as Oakland, there is scarcely a doubt that there will be full lists at both places. In our issue of June 23, in a brief review of the pro- gramme of the Santa Rosa Park Association, we fell into an error regarding the running stake for three-year-olds. Secretary O'Meara, in a note, informs us that the inten- tion was to offer a stake in the usual form, £30 each, $1.3 forfeit, $17 o added, §50 to second horse. This puts quite another face on the matter, and makes the stake worthy the attention of horsemen throughout the State. The Santa Bosa races will be given during a hiatus in the running meetings, and the fine track of this enterprising association, easy of access and in a thriving community, offers inducements that should not be overlooked. The picture from which the drawing of Belmont was made is a fine wood cut, engraved by Eastman & Loom- is, Nahl Bros the artists. "W. H. Williamson, from whom we obtained it, at one time an owner of Belmont, indorses it as a good likeness, the few changes made by Wytten- bach being at his suggestion. From that it will be seen "that he was a very truly formed horse, and this is vari- fied by all who knew him. He was 15 hands 2£ inches high without shoes and in ordinary condition weighed eleven hundred pounds. His pedigree was first rate, his dam being bred by King William IV. at the royal pad- docks at Hampton. He was foaled in 1847 and died July 4, 1865. Answers to Correspondents. Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mail or telegraph. F. W. L., St. Helena: Sample, b h, bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled 1876, by Way land Forrest, son of Alexander's Edwin Forrest. First dam, Tinsley Maid (dam of Buccaneer) by Flaxtail; second dam Fanny Fern by Irwin's Tuckahoe, son of Herod'sTuck- ahoe by Tuckahoe, by Florizel, by Diomed; third dam by Lemer's Consul, by Bond's First Consul. Wayland Forrest's dam by Sir Charles, g d said to be thoroughbred. C. W. J., Salem Oregon: 1. Reliance, b, h, foaled 1874, bred and owned by James M. Learned, Stockton, Cal., by Alexander. First dam Maud (dam of Magdallah 2:24) by Mambrino Battler, son of Biggart's Battler. Second dam by McCartey's (Wisconsin) Green Mountain Boy, son of Vermont Black Hawk.f 2. Alexander Button, b, h, foaled 1877, by Alexander, dam Lady Button, pedigree not known. Owned by Geo. W. Woodward, Yolo, Yolo Co., Cal. 3 — Woodbury ran two miles over the Bay District Course, SanJFrancisco, April 24, 1875, in 3:36 J, with 104 pounds up, full weight for his age 4 years. This was technically the best on record up to that date, although Thad Stevens, aged, ran the distance at Oakland, June 28, 1873, with 110 pounds, five pounds less than rule weight, in 3:36£. The large prizes offered by the citizens of Lowell, Mass., on the 4th inst., attracted the leading oarsmen of the country. Hamra had the best position and then came Conly, Gaisel, Haulan and Hosmer. Hanlan got away first and held the lead to the finish, followed closely by Hosmer. Hanun made a desperate race with Hosmer; Conly pulled leisurely in fourth place and Gaisel gave up before half a mile was cov- ered. The men finished with Hanlan first in 21:22, Hosmer next in 21:24, Hamm third in 21:34. The telegraph tells us that Hanlan declared Hosmer to be second best man in Amer- ica and consequently the -world. This makes the sixteenth "next best " man whom the champion has met. At the Grand Opera House last Thursday night Edward Bibby easily defeated Jules Bijalin a Grreco-Ronian wrestling exhibition. The first fall took 31 minutes and the second 12:5 both infavor of Bibby. Billy Jourdan acted as M. C, Hiram Cook referee, Dave Eiseman tune-keeper, Mr. Duret Judge for Bijal and Patsy Hogau Judge for Bibby. Tom Murphy states that his sudden stoppage in the wherry race on the Fourth was not caused by the wind catching in his too heavily embroidered jersey. He says that he came to grief by his seat jumping the track, and leaving him nothing to slide on but a pair of trunks. This was accident enough to knock out any champion. A writer for Blackwood's Magazine gives a good hint of how the Hollander manages to succeed in his dairying. Com- mencing at the foundation, we have it that when he, at the outset, saw a good cow he bought her, when he has a good cow he keeps her, and as soon as he finds he has a bad cow he sells her. The Fourth of July regatta on the Charles river, Boston, was won easily by Lee in 20:25, with McKay second in 21:18. Silvie Gookin won the working-boat race in 23:03. The ama- teur scullers' race was wou by John Murphy in 22:3U. The double-scull race was won by Lee and McKay in 21:00A. At the residence of J. M. Bassford Jr., near Vacaville, Cal., may be seen two roosters each with a brood of chickens. They cluck, feed, call and hover their young charges the same as any old "hen." Fred Smith says that in the next regatta it would be ad- visable to build a stone wall along the middle of the course so as to preserve the competing scullers from Johnny Sulli- van. Madeline, 8 years old, by Eysdyk's Hambletoniau, that dropped in with a record of 2:23jj at Hartford June 15, is the thirty-sixth representative of the Hero of Chester in the 2:30 list. President Growney of the Ariels has boi -1 ill and challenges Robert Crowley of the Pionet race over the Long Bridge course. It is reported that Hosmer is coming to ' fall in hopes of finding a match. 10 IxuAtx mxd ^jirjciKtematt. July? THE KENNEL. The Chicago Dog-" Show. The Eastern papers are to hand with a full account of the Chicago Dog Show. The show was well attended but the ex- hibit was not very large. There was some "kicking," nota- bly on the part of one Major Bullwinkle, who, because a cow hocked a mastiff he owned did not do better than Y. H. 0., took all his dogs out of the show in hot haste. Of the p ointers the American Field speaks thusly: "The show of pointers was not of a very high character. Don, the only entry in the champion dog class, was absent, and in the champion bitch class there were no entries. Chan- cellor was first in the open class. He is rather an ordinary looking dog, with poor ears, rather thick in the shoulders, coarse in tail, and light in the quarters. Second went to Tim, a dog with a fair head, but coarse in tail and short of qual- ity. Cavillier was the best V. H. C. He is a nice-looking all-round dog, but is a little high on the legs. Don, V. H. C, we did not like as well as Hogarth, H. C, a very large dog of many good parts. He is a trifle coarse, but fine finish is not usually the legacy of a large dog. The judge's_ apology for underrating him may be the fact that he bred him as well as Van, not mentioned, another of pretty much the same stamp as Hogarth. Toby, a very nice, serviceable-looking dog, de- served the C. he received. The bitches were not a first-class lot, although they were finer than the dogs. Dove, the win- ner, has a nice head and fair body, but lacks substance in the 'quarters. Maggie V, second, is round in the barrel, a little light in the quarters, and not first-class in head. Dev- onshire Lass, V. H. C, has rather a nice body, and shows some quality back of her head, but she is sharp in the muzzle and too light in the head generally. Kose, "V. H. C, is round in the barrel, thick in the shoulders and coarse in head. Two very fair puppies were shown; of these, Flax was the best and received first, Frank second. Mr. Poyneer had Bang on exhibition during a part of the show. He is a dog of a good deal of pointer quality, and was generally admired by the lovers of this breed. "The setters were judged by Mr. Munson, and in the English classes he had a splendid lot to pass upon. The classes were not large, but they were exceedingly good. There were but two entered in the champion class; one of these, Plantagnet, being absent, left Eoyal Ranger to win without competition. But he is a splendid dog, and one good enough to beat him must needs be nearly perfect. He began the show season at Pittsburgh, where, owing princi- pally to his soft condition, he was beaten for first and second place, winning third. At New York he bad improved on his Pittsburgh form, and under the same judge, Major Taylor, won first in a class of thirty-eight dogs. In regard to that class, we stated in our report of that show that "we never saw such setter quality walk out of a ring without a prize. " There were no poor ones in it, and all those which received ribbons were of a very high character. At this show Eoyal Eanger had improved on his New York form, and looked a real champion. He is a trifle heavy in his general make-up, and is a little flat in head, being deficient in stop. This is about all that can be said against him. His condition re- flected great credit on Mr. Moore, who exhibited him. Dido II was alone in the bitch class, Petrel II, the only other entry, being absent. In the open dog class there were some splendid specimens, and when the twelve entries that were present faced the judge, it looked as if he had a difficult task to place them in their respective order of" merit. The ver- dict was popular, and the judge was at once established in the confidence of the exhibitors. Laverack Chief, the winner, is one of the most symmetrical little dogs we ever saw, and has all the quality the best of his -breed show. He is the best specimen we have seen of the best type of theLaveracks, but he is rather small. If he were a ten-pound size larger, we doubt if there is a Laverack setter living that could beat him. The throatiness, round barrel, cow hocks, and wooly coat, conspicuous Laverack setter faults, are in him absent, and while he is a very compact dog, he carries no lumber. He was shown in very bad condition, but his poor show form did not hide his many vir- tues. Second went to Snowflake, another good one. "Belthus got V. H. C. He is a dog of some quality, but he is coarse in head aDdtail. Launcelot, the other Y. H. C.,is a nice workmanlike-looking dog, but, as he is rather large, he has an undeveloped look, being only thirteen months of age. Count Derby, H. C, is a splendid little dog of a great deal of quality, but he was not in the best possible condition, and was shown rather low in flesh. Count Blythe got C. Blue Eock, not noticed, is a very nice-shaped dog, and in condi- tion would make a good appearance in even as good company as he met in this class. Blue King was also in too poor form to show at his true worth. Lofty II we thought a nice-look- ing dog, much after the style of his sire. The open class for "bitches was quite as good as the dog class, but the judge made a grave error in placing Glenfilass first, over Queen Alice second, and Jessica V. H. C. The winner is a good bitch, and we never saw her shown so well, still she lacks the fine finish of Queen Alice and" Jessica. Aside from being the least bit faulty in head, and not quite level in the back, Queen Alice comes very near being a typical bitch. Jessica is good all round, and, for her age, thirteen months, is a remarkably fine bitch. With age she will get that quality that is only shown at maturity. She was too fat to look her best, yet, as she was, we liked her better than the winner. We would have placed Queen Alice first, Jessica second and Glenfilass V. H. C. Nobby, Y. H. C, is a good-looking bitch, and de- served the mention she got. Princess Draco II, a fine, large bitch, got C. Flirt, not mentioned, is a bitch of much qual- ity, but she was soft, and too high in flesh. The rest of the class was good; not a weed was in it, but Mr. Munson, we are pleased to say, is chary of his ribbons. Daisy Laverack, Queen Petrel and Dashing Belle were absent, and Queen Madge was withdrawn. There were five handsome dog pup- pies shown, of which Post Boy, a wiry-looking dog of the correct setter type, received first. He is rather coarse in tail, and was shown thin in flesh. In condition, with more age, he will be a handsome dog. Chicago Boy, second, was close ■up. When he gets out of his puppyhood he will be a dog of a great deal of quality. Nickel Plate, a promising four- months puppy, attracted a good deal of attention, but his aCTe was against him in competition. Duke Gladstone, a well- shaped, workmanlike-looking dog, was not in show forcu, be- ing in bad coat and rather low in flesh. Saxey Gladstone was absent. The bitch puppies were as good as the dogs. Chicago Girl, a very pretty bitch of good size, won, and CVunteja Daisy, a nice little four-months puppy, was second. l': age, both of these bitches promise to develop into some- !_iug much above the average." ■<: yhounds and mastiffs were a poor lot, and the same can '...- said of all the yard and watch dogs, and none of the other & call for special comment. Some High Jumping-. A short, well-proportioned man, with bow legs, lingered at the bar of a hotel near Orange, N. J. His hair was cropped short and his head and pleasant face were seamed with scars won in the exciting pursuit of the anise seed bag. He wore a red hunting coat, cords and top boots, and a black velvet jockey cap. This was Mr. Harry Howard, huntsman of the Essex County Hunt. Mr. Howard is an enthusiast, and he told the history of the last hunt of the Jersey season with great animation and vigor: "You see, my gents, " said he, " they got a-tired a-ridin' hup and down the Orange Mountings, so I took Yinegar, Warrior and Yanity and a lot of them 'oundshup to the Pine Brook to start a wild fox. Blarsted rough country to ride in this, but as they sez at 'ome, it ain't the 'unting that 'urts the 'oofs — it's the ammer, 'ammer, 'ammer on the 'ard hiron roads. Hall the gents got in time for the meet, and in a bit of a field hup got the fox. 'E were a rare red fox, and went mighty slow, 'aving been nipped in a trap, or shot in the leg, or ridden hover by some gents afore. The pack went at 'im as if hemptied hout of a barrel, with Vinegar and Warrior and Vanity after 'im. So I called hout, as I always sez, ' Yoicks! yoicks! tally'o! tally'o! ' and hother London phrases. We came to a stiff bit of fence, and hover we hall went. It were so 'igh. " (Here Mr. Howard designated the height by touch- ing the top of the pitcher on the bar with the tip of his whip.) "Hin the next field I said, 'Keep back, keep back," for I was afraid the gents would be hon top of 'em. But they didn't. We then came to a brush lot that 'ad been burnt hoff. Burnt ground is wery bad for 'ounds smellen, and they kept puddlen about. So I said as I always sez, 'Yoicks! yoicks ! tally 'o ! ' an' hother London phrases, and Yinegar led hoff hover the crown hof the 'ill. Next were a biggish bit o' timber, so high," pointing out the shelf on the mantel- piece. "Hold Skyrocket, my'orse — to see 'im you wouldent give $50 for 'im, but to jump 'im is worth $50,000 — took hit like a burd. Most of the gents, though, went down in the valley and took the road. So I sez as I always sez, ' Yoicks ! yoicks ! tally 'o ! " and hother London phrases. The fox were goin' hawful slow and was afraid Yinegar would catch 'm. But we came to a stone wall with a fence on top, about so 'igh," touching the top of the clock on the mantel-piece with his whip, "and the fox, Yinegar, Skyrocket and me went hover it without a touchen. "Then Vinegar, the fox, Skyrocket and me came to a real tidy plank and post fence huround the racetrack, so high" (reaching up and touching the stovepipe hole in the wall with his whip). "Hover we went. We took huround the mile track four times — me, hold Skyrocket, Vinegar and the fox — an' we come to the park gate. It were so 'igh " (getting up on a beer keg and touching the top of the window shade). "Hover we went, and hon the way I sed, as I always do, "Old 'ard 1 Yoicks! yoicks! tally 'o!' and hother London phrases. I come hout hall right, and so did Skyrocket and Vinegar; but the fox were dead beat and stuck, so I got his brush. Where hold Skyrocket jumped it were so 'igh." Mr. Howard, in straining to reach the ceiling, lost his bal- ance, and his excited and interested hearers lost the rest of the story.— N. Y. Herald . Midsummer Coursing-. Last Friday a coursing match was run at Newark between W. Lambert's Khoderick Dhu and Cronin's black and white bitch Lilly of Killarney, in accordance with agreement pre- viously published. Messrs. Eobert Warwick and John Sil- lery acted as judges. Some time prior to the day of the race, Lambert's dog fell lame, and he asked a postponement, which was denied, and the match came off as stated. After a long, hard tramp a hare was started and killed within 300 yards of the slip. When puss was cut open four young ones were found inside her. Warwick withdrew Ehoderick Dhu osten- sibly on account of lameness, but more probably because his conscience smote him for killing five hare at one course. There is little sport and less humanity in running hare dur- ing the breeding season, apart from the heat, which makes it very hard on the dogs. In connection with this matter, the California Coursing Club will shortly pass a rule forbidding its members coursing between May 1 and September 1, mak- ing it incumbent upon them to use their influence to deter others from so doing. A cricket match last Saturday was won by the team cap- tained by Purdy; score 45 against 32 for Waterman's eleven. The elevens were picked from the Occident and Merion Cricket Clubs. RACES RACES Sacramento, August i. £, 3 and 4, 1883. Sonoma 1 Marin District ASSOCIATION. -AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT NO. 4- At Petaluma PROM AUG. 27 TO SEPT. 1 INCLUSIVE, '83. The District Comprises the Counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano and Lake, SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST BAY, TUESDAY, AUGUST «8, 1883. No. 1— "Walking race for district stallions, -weighing lees than 1,400 pounds; one mile; purse S26. No. 2— Running race, free for all; half-mile heats, best three in fl-ve; purse S40C. No. 3— Trotting race for district horses; three-minute class; purse $500. Proprietors' Purses of $5,500, RUNNING, TROTTING AND PACING. First Day, August 1. Running; one-half-mile dash; free for all; purse of SI ,000. Second Day, August 2. Trotting; 2:40 class; purse §2,000. Third Day, August 3. Trotting; 2:30 class; purse §2,000. Fourth Day, August 4. Pacing; 2:27 class; purse §500. Entries close July 15 with proprietor at Agricultural Park; ten per cent entrauce in all cases to accompany the entry. Each purse to be divided in three parts, 00 per cent to first horse, 30 to second, 10 to the third; in each race seven required to fill. National Association rules to govern the trotting and pacing; B. H. A. the running. Other racing will be given'each day. ROIJERT AUUES, Proprietor. SECOSD DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 39. No. 4 — Trotting race for district two-year-olds; purse §250. No. 5 — Running race for district two-year -olds, one-mile dash ; purse $250. No. 6— Trotting race, free for all; 2:37 class; purse §500. No. 7— Trotting race for district three-year-olds; purse §300. THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30. No. 8— "Walking race for district draft stallions, weighing 1,400 pounds or over, one mile; purse §25. No. 9— Running race, free for all; mile and repeat; purse §600. No. 10— Running stake race, free for all; dash mile and a half ; §25 entrance and §200 added. No. 11— Trotting race, free for all two-year-olds; purse §500. FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, No. 12 — Running race for district three-year-olds; mile and repeat; purse §300. No. 13 — Trotting race for district horses; 2:45class; purse $400. No. 14— Trotting race, free for all; 2:27 class; purse §600. FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. No. 15— Trotting race, free for all; 2:20 class; purse §800. No. IB— Running race, free for all; two miles and repeat; purse S500. CONDITIONS. All trotting races are best three in fl-ve, except the two-year-old races, which are two in three. Entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accom- pany nomination. Purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent to the fourth horse. In the walking races all money goes to first horse. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trottinc, but the Board, reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a race between heats. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered for purses can only be drawn by consent of the judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern running races. All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, color and marks of horses, also name and residence of owner, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider. . Marin barred in 2:45 class, and Blanche and Dawn will not start in District races. Entries to all the above races to close with the Secretary on "Wednes- day, August 1, 1883. Write " Entries to Races" on outside of envelope. J. McM. SHAFTER, President. "W. E. COX, Secretary. DIETZ' AXLE OIL. A PATENT COMPOUND OIL. Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN- AXLE OHj OB QBEASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz' Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO TILE STABLE OR FARM AS AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Oil WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, CALLS, SORES, CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANT SKIN DISEASE. A. <.'. DIETZ A CO., Proprietors, 9 Front street, S. F. 1883 xt ^icttAtv and jt^ilsumtr. 11 ROWING. The Long Bridge Regatta. The Fourth of July was celebrated at the South Beach by a regatta which attracted a large number of spectators. Un- fortunately the weather was very unfavorable for rowing. The wind blew with great force during the afternoon and in- creased in violence until at one time the contending oarsmen found themselves struggling through a veritable sea lashed by " half a gale. " It was advertised that the regatta would be rowed under the rules of the National Amateur Associa- tion but this was a mere bit of facetiousness on the part of some member of the committee, for no rules at all were ob- served. The competitors turned as they pleased on round- ing the stakeboats and compliance with the order was made impossible by the fact that there were not as many stake- boats as starters in some of the races. In the language of the day, however, it was only a city regatta. The oarsmen had invested nothing but a little time spent in training and con- sequently "everything went." A few growls were heard but the dissatisfied made allowances for the disadvantage of con- ducting a regatta in a gale and on a crooked course, crowded with vessels, and the complaints were neither loud nor bitter. The single scull race was the first on the programme, the prizes being §50, §30 and §20. Of the eight entries but five faced the starter. Thomas Flynn inshore, John Sullivan nest, Sam Watkins third, Fred Smith fourth, Robert Crowley fifth. Some time was spent in finding a referee, and at last Louis White of the Pioneer Club was selected. More time was consumed by the judges' launch in embarking spectators and members of the press, and the five scullers were at the line fifteen minutes before the authorities showed up. The race began sadly behind time, as usual. It may here be per- tinent to say that the only race ever rowed on time over the Long Bridge course was the ships' boat race on last Decora- tion day, which to the unspeakable amazement of the old frequenters of Long Bridge was started on the very second of the hour advertised. When after the woeful delay of yester- day which sorely taxed the patience of the spectators every- thing was in readiness, Mr. White sent the five scullers off to a pretty fair start. Flynn went to the front and kept well out from the wharf to avoid a collision with a dredger in front of the Pioneer boat house. Sullivan and Crowley kept in regardless of everything but the desire to make a short cut to the end of the wharf and thence to the inshore stakeboats. The result was that Sullivan ran over the stem of Flynn'sboat, despite the loud expostulations of that sculler, and fouled him badly. Crowley shot in across Watkins' water and fouled Smith and then took a dash along Flynn's boat hitting the latter's back several wallops with his left hand scull as he dashed along. For a few seconds there was a general mixing up and both Sullivan and Elynn were com- pelled to stop. Under the circumstances the judges should have called the men back, as the race had scarcely commenced, but the authorities were far more excited than the oarsmen and paid no attention to the fouls. After the disentanglement Flynn and Smith started off and soon overhauled Crowley. At the half mile Sullivan, Smith and Flynn were rowing abreast when Sullivan fouled Smith and, the latter veering out,Flynn got away and led to the stakeboat, coming almost level with Watkins. The latter warned him not to crowd him and Flynn stopped until Watkins go round. Sullivan and Smith turned almost simultaneously in shore, and Flynn soon after, Crowley being a few lengths behind. The race home for the first half-mile was very exciting between Smith and Suliivan. The latter was well in shore out of the tide and rowing in good form and on the last quarter passed Smith and made a game struggle with Watkins, who led him under the line by half a length, Smith two lengths from Sullivan, Flynn three from Smith and Crowley about the same distance from Flynn. Time 13:04 sec, distance about If miles. The wind freshened during the race and when the wherry race was started the bay was full of uninteresting looking white-caps. The starters in the wherry race were J. Welch T. Murphy, P. Brennan Dennis Griffin, W. Growney and Hamilton Dobbin. They drew positions as mentioned. Welch rowed in a heavy old boat which required a steam engine to send her along and it was an even bet that he would be distanced, but he rowed gamely and finished well. Brennan got off first and rowing strongly led to where his stakeboat should have been but the wind had blown it away and before he could find another Griffin- who was pulling along close behind, turned. Coming home Dobbin passed Brennan and was look- ing like the second prize winner when a treacherous whitecap toppled him over and left him to cling on the bottom of his boat until the judges, launch reached him. He righted his boat and rowed home in good style. Meantime Growney, who had not been regarded as in the race, came up, rowing in ex- cellent style, and finished a good third, Griffin being first, in advance of Brennan four lengths. The amateur wherry race for a trophy was a gift for A. Tuckey of the Triton Club, who went to the front at once, and won as he pleased; J. Hanghey second, A. Schuppert third, Thomas Brown fourth. Brown rowed in a boat to which he was unaccustomed, and finished better than he be- gan. The crews in the four-oared first-class barge race were as follows: Dolphin crew — Fred Wissing, bow; G.W. Van Guel- pen, forward waist; E. Lutgen, after waist; J. E. Peterson, stroke ; J. Dacy, cockswain. Golden Gate — H. F. Gittings, bow; J. F. Walt hour, forward waist ; John Connors, after waist; J. D. Griffin, stroke; Eddie Griffin, cockswain. South End — D. Dougherty, bow; John O'Brien, forward waist; G. Duplesis, after waist; William Thomas, stroke; H. Dough- erty, cockswain. The South End crew soon showed its supe- riority' and, despite the struggle of the Dolphins, led round the stroke and home in 10:37, the Dolphins second, two lengths, and the Golden Gate crew well up. For the second-class barge race the starters were: Golden Gate — D. Griffin, stroke; Wm. Dunn, after waist; J. Flynn, forward waist ; T. Stanford, bow ; E. Griffin, cockswain. South End — E. Quigley, bow; J. Daily, forward waist; W. Toner, after waist; John Barrett, stroke; H. Dougherty, cockswain. The South End crew rowed in fine form, and, going to the front without a struggle, won in 11:05. The Whitehall race was between Sam Watkins and David. Dean, a stalwart boatman. Dean led at the start, but Wat- kins got to the turn first, and won a good race by two lengths. The closing event was the amateur barge race, which, con- trary to expectation, proved most exciting. The starters were: Dolphin crew — Al Eothkoph, bow ; Fred Deucher, forward waist; G. Prosek, afterwaist; W. Wisler, stroke. South End — George "Thomas, bow; Wm. Daley, forward waist; T. Camp- bell, after waist; J. Campbell, stroke; H.Doherty, cockswain. Golden Gate — Thomas Watson, bow ; J. C. Crowley, forward- waist: J. J. McCarthy, after waist; T. F. Quinlan, stroke; E. Griffin, cockswain. The South Ends had the best of the start, but the three boats reached the turn almost simulta- neously, the South End crew, if any, being in the lead. Coming home the South End boys rowed strongly, but the Dolphins kept with them, and on the last quarter it looked an even thing, when No. 2 of the Dolphins faltered, and the boat ran up on the wind and lost a length. The exhausted oarsman rallied, but the Golden Gate crew then came up, and the race for second place became very close. Three hun- dred yards were traversed by the boats bow and bow, but in the last hundred the Golden Gates, by a plucky effort, seemed to get a few feet cf advantage. The referee, however, de- clared it a dead heat, a decision which was not altogether un- acceptable to the excited spectators of the struggle. The young gentleman who weakened on the last quarter owed his condition to inexperience, as in the first stage of the journey he rowed with indiscreet energy and "pumped" himself. The time of the race was 11:05. The judges of the regatta were Robert Cleary, Hugh Fraser and M. Price. ♦ Teemer's Alleged Biography. The Olympic Club Races. A correspondent of the Turf, Field and Farm, sends to that conservative journal the following highly damaging story of the life and adventures of John Teemer of McKeesport, Pa., who in the consolation race at the Pullman regatta lowered by half a second Courtney's three-mile record of 20:14£: The victory of John Teemer in the Pullman regatta, where he beat a field of the best oarsmen in the country in the fast time of 20:14 will bring him prominently before the public, and it may not be uninteresting to you and your readers to give you a history of this boy oarsman from one who speaks by the card and knows whereof he affirms. That he is the most remarkable sculler the world has produced there cannot be a doubt, but a more depraved one for his years you may seek the whole world over and not find. In August of last year, he appeared in Port Perry in a scull boat, and related this story to Peter Boli, one of the best and most reliable oarsman we have ever had: I am a few months past eighteen years of age, have ap- peared in public but once, in a working boat race at McKees- port, two miles, which I won. Barney Morris and Mr. Chis- holm bought me a scull boat. I have rowed from twelve to sixteen miles every day this season that the weather would permit. Chisholm has been sick, but I have shown Morris many trials, and which I supposed was satisfactory, but is afraid to back me. I have worked hard, the season will soon be over and I have come to ask you (Boli) to give me a trial over your course, and if you find me good enough, to furnish me money for a match. Accordingly Boli gave him a trial, and the result wTas so astonishing that he could scarcely be- lieve it, the time being 20:46. Boh hastened to the city and related the circumstance to his friend, who discredited the story, whereupon Boli re- plied: "Come and hold the watch yourself." Accordingly a trial was arranged for the following day, time 20:36. The boy was then asked to give an account of himself, when he related the same story. Boli was at once instructed to go with the boy to Morris and Chisholm, and say to them that the boy was extraordinary, and could win all the matches they could make, and if they so desired, he (Boh) would fur- nish half the money, or if they did not wish to furnish half, he (Boli), would furnish all, if they had no objections. Mor- ris replied that it was satisfactory, and the boy was given the money to make his own matches, Boli to take charge of him, and all the winnings to be divided between them, the party furnishing the money to assume the risk, and not asking one cent. His first match was with Moniger, $250 a side, which he won, and received his winnings, §250. He then got on a match for same amount with Rorison, money furnished as before. This proved to be a very heavy betting race, and it was rumored that Teemer, in connection with Eph Morris, was going to put up a job to rob the man who furnished the money for his matches. Teemer was seen at once and in- formed of the rumors, which he denied, and requested his backer to take all bets, which was done to the extent of thou- sands. Teemer deliberately threw himself out of his boat and completed the robbery. Eph Morris, "the notorious," who had really been the man behind the scenes from the start, and who had sent the boy to Boli in the first place, then openly took charge of him and got a match with Habbinger of Wheeling. This was a veritable dog-eat-dog affair, Morris setting up a job on his cronies of the Rorison robbery, after which Morris found it convenient to shake the dust of Pitts- burg from his feet. When Teemer went to Wheeling, to pre- vent any further impositions, he was advertised about as fol- lows, and the results have proved it correct: John Teemer can row three measured miles with a turn in 20:23. Any oarsman who cannot row in that time has no business with him, and if he is beaten in slower time it is a job; but he is utterly unreliable. As Teemer is likely to be a prominent actor in future aquatic events, we respectfully suggest, "let this young gentleman alone; don't bet a dollar on him on the strength of what he has done." Hanlan may beat him, but there is not another can do it, and if he starts favorite (as he ought to) in any match, he is almost certain to job it. ATHLETICS. An Eastern Opinion of Brooks. Some of the Eastern papers tried to throw cold water on Brooks' victory over Myers. The Amateur Athlete, a publi- cation devoted to amateur sport, takes exactly an opposite course in the following editorial : " The defeat of Myers by Brooks in the 220-yard run last Saturday proves pretty conclusively that no matter how good a man is, there is always some one a little bit better. To the impartial observer, who has watched the progress of the two this season, the result can hardly be called a surprise. When we saw Brooks run his 440 yards at New Haven on a dirt track with loose stones in the fast time of 0:50 2-5, we began to realize what a flyer he was; and when we heard thathe had entered for the championships, we knew that the invincible Manhattan man would have to haul down his colors. The defeat of Myers last year was partially explained by his having been put back a yard at the start, having the in- side position, and, added to this, a rather under-estimation of his long-legged opponent's abilities. The result, there- fore, left the problem unsolved as to who was the better man. To those who witnessed last Saturday's race the doubt is for- ever removed. Myers had the inside position and the best of the start, while Brooks, as every one saw, was late in get- ting away and soon lost considerable on the turn. In spite of all this, Myers was fairly and squarely beaten, as the Yale man was fully three-quarters of a yard ahead when Myers fell. What Brooks' time would have been on a straight-away course is hard to say; but that he is to-day the fastest ama- teur in America at 220 yards, there is not the slightest shadow j of a doubt. " The Olympic Club's games, at their Oakland running grounds, on the Fourth, were well attended, though not so well as their intrinsic merit and the special features of the case deserved. The cricket match in the forenoon was won by the Merions, whose score was 50 for the first inning, against 32 made by the Occident Club. There was not enough time to play the second inning. The regular games began with a 100-yard handicap, which was won by C. J. Bos worth, who, in the final, was the only one that started at the signal. The others hung back, and Harris finally walked over to claim second prize. First heat— C. J. Bosworth, O. A. C. (S yards), 1; W. R. Stewart, O. A. C. (6 yards), 2; J. H. Walker, U. F. B. C. (9 yards), 0. Time, 0:10. Second heat— A. V. Booth, U. F. B. (9 yards), 1; E. Freese (S yards) 2. Time, 0:10*. Third heat— John W." Flynn (9 yards), 1 ; A. L. Harris (7 yards), 2; Frank Ebner, O. A. C. *(9 yards), 0; B. Benjamin, M. C. C. (8 yards), 0. Time, 0:09£. Final— C. J. Bosworth (S yards), 1; A. L.Harris, (7 yards), 2. Half-mile handicap bicycle race — F. W. Gibson (20 yards), 1; H. C. Finkler (scratch), 2; R. F. Verrinder (30 yards), 0; F. A. McLaughlin (35 yards), 0; H. Teeney (10 yards), 0. Time, 1:34. Three-quarter-mile handicap run— H. Cullinane, C. A. & L. C. {45 yards), 1; Thomas McGovern, G. G. A. C. (40 yards), 2; Jos. F. Gorevan, G. G. A. C. (scratch), 0; A. W. Brown, C. A. & L. C. (40 yards), 0; E. Styris (60 yards), 0; J. Benja- min, M. C. C. (30 yards), 0; B. Benjamin, M. C. C- (40 yards), 0; J. W. Flynn (50 yards), 0; R. Gibson, C. A. & L. C. (50 yards), 0; H. G. Vernon, G. G. A. C. (30 yards), 0; A. Strunz (40 yards), 0. Time, 3:29.}. Five-mile scratch professional bicycle race — A. A. Bennett 1, W. C. Hull 2, E. Wilson withdrawn at end of third mile. Time, 19:20-V. Hull rode a good race to the last mile, when he fell back and was beaten by more than one lap. Two-hundred-and-fiftv-yard-scratch run open — W. R. Stewart, O. A. C, 1, Walter Lubbock 2, A. L. Harris 0, J. W. Flynn 0, J. H. Walker 0. Time, 0:28. One-mile handicap professional — M. Kennedy, (130 yards), 1; W. Wood, (100 yards), 2; G.Guerrero, (110 yards), 0; J. Laskey, (130 yards), 0; J. Ross, (scratch), 0. Time, 4:39], Woods was beaten by three feet. Mclntyre did not com- pete. One-mile bicycle race — H. C. Finkler, S. F. B. C. (scratch), 1;H. Teeney, (60 yards), 2; R. F. Verrinder, (80 yards), 0. Time, 3:17*. The officials of the meeting were as follows: Starter, W. C. Brown; referee, R. P. Doolan; judges, T. J. Petitt, E. G. Rudolph, W. D. O'Kane; timers, D. Eiseman, C. H. Slater, R. S. Haley; clerk of the course, T. R. Ballinger. A Good Race. There was quite a large crowd at the Bay District racetrack last Sunday afternoon to see the mile race between Moriarty and Molloy, for $50 a side, gate free. Neither gentleman is celebrated in pedestrian annals, and outside of the rather confined limits of the cooperage where they do their training, chasing hoops around barrels, were scarcely known at all. They were backed by their shopmates, and made a race for all that was in them. Moriarty was the bigger man of the two, and had the call in the limited betting. The start was made from a stand at the tap of the bell, and both men got off well together. The pace was very fast, Moriarty making the run- ning, and reaching the quarter in 1 :07. From thereto the half there was but little let-up, both men going stride for stride and even at the half in 2:22. There was some slack-up be- fore the three-quarter pole in 3:42, and the men were well tired out at the seven-eighths, where they put on the final spurt for the finish. Moriarty had the most bottom, and in spite of a game struggle Molloy was forced to fall baok. Mo- riarty eased up in the last 100 yards, winning the race bj- 20 yards in 5:03, excellent time for a couple of green, untrained amateurs. The winner was carried to his room, while the loser, disconsolate, struggled to his quarters, friendless and alone. ■» Poor Myers. The New York Sportsman discourses as follows in refer- ence to Myers' defeat by Brooks of San Francisco: " For a long time it has been a mooted point as to whether L. E. Myers is losing his form or improving in speed. His last race with Mr. Brooks, the long-striding collegian, would indicate that the speedy little Virginian has shown his very best paces, and if this should prove true, it is no more than ought to be expected from a runner who has sustained fiveor six hard campaigns. Were Myers a specialist in regard to distnce he might have lasted longer than he naturally could be expected to at so many styles of racing. The training for so many events is in itself enough to break any amateur down, without sustaining a sprint race and a long distance event in the same afternoon. Many great runners and athletes may come on the scene of action, but it will be a long while before the sport-loving world sees such a wonder as Myers was at all distances be- tween a hundred yards and a mile. His honors are thick and green just now, but should he foolishly keep to the track until he gets beaten at all his distances it will be the same old story of forgetfulness, which has been the fate of all champions who did not know when to leave off. Muldoon's Picnic. At Muldoon's picnic, on the Oakland racetrack last Sunday, several races took place: Mile handicjip— W. Woods (110 yards) 1, G. Guerrero (110) 2, J. Ross (scratch) 3. Time, 4:39. Woods won easilj*; Ross was about 50 yards behind. The time is doubtful. Mile walk — S. Callahan 1, Edward Holmes 2. No time. One-hundred-yard race — M. Gerry 1, G. Ross 2, G. Guer- rero, 3. No time. Tug of War — Muldoon and four picked men, Dan Kench- ler, Kehelin, Miller *fc Byram, won, defeating teams of six and ten men, and were only defeated by fifteen men. The directors of the Olympic Club have taken five rooms on the second floor of Phelan's building and fitted them up in accordance with the instructions of the club. The rooms are arranged for offices, reading, smoking, billiard and re- ception rooms, no part being devoted to athletic Tl i elaB will give a first-ckiss exhibition on or about i; I of which due notice will be given to the public, with commendable spirit never for an instari new club rooms will be in any way inferior t even sanguine enough to claim that they club better equipped than ever before in it 12 *ltc ifcecite attit J^pjtfrtsnxmx. July? THE PADDOCK. Mares Bred to Anteeo. Some time ago the New York Spirit of the Times gave the list of mares bred to a stallion, and it struck me as being a good idea, and which could be made of service. In the first place, it is a public book of the stud, whereby the question of breeding is beyond the hazard of one manuscript copy, and, in after years, can be referred to to substantiate claims. In the second, it shows the blood which is being used, and it also gives every man who has bred a mare the knowledge of what others have done. He not only gets a certificate of his own, but has the data to see what others of like paternal parentage are. As will be seen by the appended list, Anteeo has been fa- vored with a large number of mares for so young a stallion, and a majority of these possessing strains which are likely to as ;imilate with the blood he inherits. He has obtained the number without other influences than his merit, as it ap- neared to those who have bred to him. There has been no deviation from the published conditions, excepting in one instance, when the pasture bill was paid. Thinking that the "stud-horse business " should be placed on the same basis as others, not a service was given away, and this also insured that a charge of "lobbying" could not be sustained. While it was very gratifying to have men " speak a good word " for the colt, it is still more so from the commendations being voluntary and without the remotest contingency of pecuniary benefit to those who recommended. It is unnecessary to call attention to the blood of the mares, as everyone who is in- terested in breeding will see that, so far as the pedigree is concerned, there are good chances for success. Those which are left blank are doubtless good, and, when more time is given, will make equally as good a showing as those that are published. As a general rule, the maresare of good form, so that, if there is a failure in the progeny, after due trial, the hoTse will have to suffer the obloquy of a want of merit. There is another problem which this season might aid in olving, that being the effects of service in the stud on the trotting powers. The general impression is that it is detri- mental, and, if a four-year-old be allowed to make so many services, that it is idle to expect him to trot the same season. There have been stallions, notably Nutwood, which, after ex- treme service, performed well; others could not show within thirty seconds of their previous rate. The prevailing im- pression is that this follows from a drain on the system; some ascribe it to the strain on the lumbar muscles and those of the quarters and thighs, with, perhaps, a weakening of hock and stifle joints. Again, it is thought to effect the action of the forelegs, but all agree that there is a preponderating number of chances against the animal that is so used. It assuredly makes a serious break in the training. In the case of Anteeo, he has been jogged daily to a cart from seven to twelve miles, with short walking exercise from his stable to the track. He has been hitched once to the sulky since December 15, and then only moved a short distance. The season commenced February 24, and the last service at the time of writing was June 2S. Thus there were 123 days, in which time there were 104 services. Twice in March, five times in April, twice in May, and once in June, there were double services and thirty-two blank days. The intention was to restrict his ser- vices to once a day, and the doubling was when there were chances that the mares might go out. The 1st of July was the time fixed to commence active work, but on the 29th of June he met with an accident which will extend the time to, perhaps, the 10th or loth of July. He was tied on both sides in his stall the rope being fastened to the rings of his halter. In an adjoining stall was the two-year-old Sir Thad, and a board had been misplaced between them. Before tying him up the two were playing without showing any signs of bad temper. After Anteeo was secured, Thad put his head through the hole, caught the rope in his teeth, twitching it sharply. This angered Anteeo, and he kicked, breaking his near foot through the boarding of the barn. There is a girt about four feet from the floor, and his foot was above this and against an upright post which held it on one side, the other fastened by the broken board. The board was pressed against the pastern, holding it as firm as could be, as the puq was against the girt. In a violent attempt to free his foot, he reeled over and would have fallen, but I was near enough to spring from the door of the stall and get my shoulder in his flank before he came down. Had he fallen, the leg must have been broken. The man who takes care of him was in Thad's stall, to come from which he had to come around the barn . He saw the foot sticking out and attempted to pull the board which held it loose with his hands. The weight of the horse, or, at least, his hind quarters, was en- tirely on my shoulder, the ropes holding his head up. I thought if we could straighten his body up, the foot might come loose, but Johnson knew better, and, after assisting me for a second, sprung to the anvil block, where there was a sledge. When he let go, the whole weight was on me again, and there was a good part of my little world on my shoulders, and, emulating Atlas, supported it until a few vigorous blows of the sledge set the foot free. It was a great relief to see that he could walk out of the stall, as he shrieked with pain and anger when at first he found that his foot was fast, and the most I could hope that the leg was not broken or a joint dislocated. There was only a slight abraision of the skin and nothing like J ling I anticipated the following day. The hock was ii,ly enlarged, but without any lameness, and since then has had about the same daily exercise as before. Still, ,vever favorable the result, the test as to the effects of the services will not be so accurate, as the injury may prove more serious than there are indications of at present. The numbers designate the order in which the mares came in, the dates corresponding with the services. There were eighteen mares with foals, only three of which came in the second time, and it is a fair estimate that, in the fifty-three, there will be forty or more foals. When these come there will be an opportunity for further remarks. No. 1. Captain John Hackett's grey by Mambrino Rattler, her dam by Belmont. February 24, March 23. No. 2. F. L. Duncan's Nellie H, brown, by Signal, her dam by Henry Clay. February 27, March 31, May 3. No. 3. Martin Carter's bay, by Venture. February 28, March 15, April 16. No. 4. D. S. Frazier's bay, by Speculation, her dam Dolly Duncan by Wagner. March 1. No. 4. C. Wempe's chestnut, by Whipple's Hambletonian, her dam Kate Leslie. March 2. No. 6. H. W. Seale's chestnut, by Elmo. March 3, April 17, May 23. No. 7- H. W. Seale's black, by Elmo, her dam by Norfolk from Mary Butte, by Belmont. March 5, April 11, April 29. No. S. Eli Denison's Lady Hayes, by Hiram Tracey, her dam by John Nelson. March G, March 16, March 27, May 1. No. 9. J. B. Tennent's chestnut. March 7. No. 10. R. G. Head's Nellie Grant, by Fred Low, her dam Lady GrantJ March 8, April 21, May 13, June 1, June 25. No. 11. H. W. Seale's Accident, by Elmo. March 13. No. 12. Turnbull and Simpson's Lady Turnbull, chestnut, by Whipple's Hambletonian. March 14, March 30, April 20. No. 13. George Boyd's bay, by Wissahicon. March 16, March 29, April 26. No. 14. B. C. Wright's Avola, brown, by Alhambra, her dam Oriole by Simpson's Blabkbird. March 17, April 6, April 26,^May 16, June 21. No. 15. Martin Carter's Kitty, by Speculation. March 18. No. 16. W. E. Greene's bay, by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. March 21. No. 17. Martin O'Reilly's Emma Taylor, bay, by Alexan- der, her dam by General Taylor, grandam by Boston Boy. Maud 22. No. IS. Mr. Gifford's grey. March 24. No. 19. R. P. Clement's Gentle Annie by April 4. No. 20. H. I. Thornton's Lucy bay by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., first dam by American Boy Jr., second dam by Eaton's David Hill. April 9 and 10, April 27, May 12, May 21, May 20, June 2S. No. 21. W. M. Williams' bay by Owen Dale, her dam Mu- sidora by Belmont. April 10, April 30. No. 22. C. Pacheco's Daisy, brown, by Shannon, her dam Myrtle by Lodi, etc. April 14. No. 23. A. Higgins' Lady Washington by George Wash- ington, her dam by Easton's David Hill. April 14, May 8. No. 24. A. C. Dietz' Lady Victor, bay, by Dan Victor, her dam by Belmont. April 15. No. 25. A. Higgins' Jennnie Clifton, hay, by Whipple's Hambletonian, her dam Susie Clifton by Werner's Battler, grandam Rosa, imported from Australia. April 17. No. 26. W. S. Lyle's bay, by Abdallah, her dam Santa Clara by Owen Dale, the dam of Susie, etc. April 18, May 7. No. 27. Jos. Cairn Simpson's Too Soon, chestnut, by Nor- folk, her dam Lady Davis by Red Bill, the dam of Dashaway and San Jose Belle. April IS. No. 28. Henry Emery's bay by Hamilton Chief. April 22, May 10, May 28. No. 29. H. H. Helman's chestnut by John Nelson. April 24. No. 30. Henry Pierce's Sallie Tricks, by Patchen Vernon, her dam Katie Tricks. April 25. No. 31. R. F. Simpson's black by John Nelson. April 28, May 18. No. 32. W. M.Brandon's Armeda, bay, by Alexander, her dam by Naubuc. May 3, May 26, June 26. No. 33. W. M. Brandon's Daisy, chestnut, by Joe Daniels, her dam Daisy. May 4. No. 34. H. I. Thoruton's chestnut by Elmo, dam by Gen- eral Taylor, grandam said to be by Grey Eagle. May 5 and 6. No. 35. Alexander Scott's Dolly McMaun, bred by James McManu of New York, one of the pair brought here by A. S. Gage. May S. No. 36. Dr. A. Liliencrantz's bay. May 11. No. 37. H. I. Thornton's dark bay or brown by Signal. May 13. No. 38. T. Lamoreaux's bay by Billy Roberts, her dam by Belmont. May 14. No. 39. Messrs. Remillard's dark chestnut. May 15. No. 40. Thos. Fairchiid's bay. May 16, June 23. No. 41. Jesse D. Carr's Sister to Lady Ellen, bay, by Can's Mambrino, dam by Owen Dale. May 17. No. 42. M F. Tarpey's bay. May 22. No. 43. Weston's grey by Eugene Casserly. May 24. No. 44. John Ferrier's chestnut by Whipple's Hamble- tonian, her dam Revere by imported Glencoe. May 27. No. 45. Jos. Cairn Simpson's Lady Viva, bay, by Three Cheers, her dam Lady Amanda by imported Hurrah. May 29. No. 46. Henry Pierce's Flora by Whipple's Hambletonian. June 2. No. 47- Sexton's chestnut by Captain Webster, her dam the dam of pacing horse, also by Webster. June 3 and 11. No. 48. L. R. Martin's Maud, bay, by Volunteer, her dam by Frank Pearce, gi-andam Eliza Wilson by the North Horse. June 4. No. 49. F. G. Shattuck's bay. June 5. No. 50. Smith's bay. June 9. No. 51. D. S. Frazier's Nettie Bennett, chestnut, sister to Nellie Patchen, by Alexander, her dam by Belmont. June 12. No. 52. A. M. Esterlee's Lady Del Sur, chestnut, by Del Sur, her dam the dam of A. Rose, by Clark Chief. June 16. No. 43. Thos. To bin's Lillie Shears, bay, by Whipple's Hambletonian, her dam Alicia Mandeville by Boston Boy. June 24. No. 54. Leo Lynch, Bessie, black, by Captain Webster. July 4 and 5. No. 54 come in after the preceding article was written. New Comers in the 2:30 List. The season of 1883 has opened with more eclat than any preceding year in the annals of the trotting turf . With green horses trotting in 2:17, the double team record reduced to 2:15£, and the whisperings of great battles to be fought in the circuits, 1SS3 promises to be a sensational year. Up to the middle of June, with the season only fairly begun, the fol- lowing new horses have appeared in the 2:30 list, and there are many more waiting an opportunity to win a place in the permanent history of the turf, viz., the "Stud Book, " by the test of the watch. These new comers number 35: Majolica, b g by Startle — Jessie Kirk, by Clark Chief, Fleetwood Park, New York, June 22 2:17 Phallas, b s by Dictator— Betsy Trotwood, Cleveland, Ohio, June 6. 2:18$ Judge Davis, b g by Joe Brown, Hartford, Conn., 'June 14 2:22 H. B. Winship, blk g by Aristos, Hartford. Conn., June 12 2:28 St. Cloud, b g bv Conkling's American Star, Point Breeze Park, Philadelphia, Pa„ May 18 2:23$ Madeline, b m by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, Hartford, Conn., June 14 2:23J Dixie Sprague, br m by Gov. Sprague, Cleveland, Ohio, June 8 2:261 Speedress, b m, Beacon Park, Boston. Mass.. June 20 2:25$ Blanchard, b g by Daniel Lambert, Hartford, Conn.. June 14 2:25£ Backman Maid, b m by Charles Backman, Hartford, Conn., June 13 2:26 Prince, b e, Hartford, Conn., June 13 2:26 Stephen G, b g by Knickerbocker. Hartford, Conn., June 14 2:26 Mambrino Sotham, b s bv Mambrino Gift, Maysville, New York, May 18 2 :26$1 Alexander, by Happy Medium, Point Breeze Park, Philadelphia, May 15 2 :2fiJ Blanche H, bib m by Blue Bull, Columbus. Ohio. June 15 2 :2C\ Harry Mills, br g by Sweepstakes, Goshen, New York. June 7 2:27$ Adelaide, b m by Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis., June 15 2:27$ Black Jug. b g, Columbus, Ohio, June 12 2:27.} Western, cb g by Tramp Dexter, Cedar Rapids. Iowa, June 13 2:27^ Kitty Birch, ch m Belmont Park. Philadelphia, May 24 2:28 Index, b g by James R. Reese, C«lumbus, Ohio, June 13 2:28 Erebus, blk g by Scott's Hiatoga, Point Breeze Park, Philadelphia, May 17 2 :38i Harry Pelbam, g g by Thomas Jefferson. Providence, R. I., June 6. .2:28* Flight, b m by Buccaneer, Oakland, Cal., March 17 2:29 Lady Scud, Belmout Park, Philadelphia, Pemx, May 24 2:29* Bonny L, cb g by Charley B. Pittsburg, Peun., Juue 2 2:291 Sleepy Joe, b g, Columbus, Ohio, June 13 2:29$ Little Miss, b m by Goldsmith's Abdallah, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 15 2:29* Fides, ch g by Gen. Stanton, Providence. R. I., June 6 2:29 J Neva, b m by Strader's Hambletonian, Columbus, Ohio, June 13... 2:291 Lady Elgin, b m by Legal Tender, Springfield, Ohio, Juno 7 2:29} Wallace, b g. Beacon Park, Boston, Mass., June 20 2:29} Maggie F, b m by Newry. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 13 2:29$ Mambriuo George, b s by Fisk's Mambrino Chief, Parkville, L. I., June 5 2:30 Morocco, b g by James R. Reese, Cleveland, Ohio, June G 2:30 Reports from Cisco, on the hue of the C. P. railroad, are that, on the South Yuba river, trout fishing is very good for this time of the season, the catches being large and the trout of good size. Two Eastern trout were recently caught that weighed 3| pounds each. The fishing streams are above the mining camps, and have been repeatedly stocked by the late B.B. Redding. Messrs. Ebbots, Holmes and party left Summit station for Soda Springs on the 29th of June. This party is the first that has gone this year, and they expect to have good luck, as the North Yuba has been well Blocked with Eastern and American river trout. Reports from the Tullac House, on the southern part of Lake Tahoe, are that fishing is very good, the fish biting freely. Good fishing is also had in the Truckee river, in the vicinity of Bronco. Mr. Connors has, dnriug the past weed, at this place, had excellent catches, some of the trout weighing from one to three and a half pounds apiece. 1883 *Ixu IPxxcdev and j^jorctstwmt. 13 Artichokes for Swine. The value of the artichoke is so little known that I desire to give the farmers the benefit of my experience through your paper. I have had three years' experience with arti- chokes for hogs. Three years ago I had about seventy-five head of hogs, big and little. Ad- joining my hog lot I planted about an acre of Brazilian, and a few hills of the White French, the two best varieties of artichokes known. After frost had killed the tops, I put my hog fence out around part of the artichokes, giv- ing my hogs full privilege to "root hog or die," and you would have been surprised to see how they used the instrument God has given to unearth the kind of food their nature requires. Forty years ago, when hogs ran out in the woods and prairies, hog cholera was not known. Thus be wise and study what are the wants of this animal, so valuable to the fanner of the West, and supply these wants. This can be done by every farmer by planting a patch of artichokes in one of his feed-lots not used in summer, or near by his lots, and let his hogs have access to them in all the open weather from October 1 to May 1. This has been my plan for three years. I have had each year from 75 to 100 hogs, and have kept them healthy, while niy neighbors, who fed only corn, suffered severely from cholera. For winters like the past some should be dug and put in the cellar. I dug some last fall and cooked and mixed them with meal and bran. They make excellent swill, and for this the White French is the best, as it is sweeter, has a larger tuber, grows nearer the surface and is easier dug. They are also excellent for milch cows in winter. I can raise 1,000 bush- els of artichokes as easily, and on less ground, than 100 bushels of corn would grow. They should be planted on good, dry land. The ground should be plowed deep and harrowed, then marked both ways with a three-runner potato marker or some otherway. I then cut the tubers into small pieces, about two eyes to each, then plant the way I mark first and cover with a cultivator. As soon as weeds start, harrow well, and when large enough, cultivate as you would corn. In this way I raise from 600 to 800 bushels to the acre. I would not have you understand that arti- chokes take the place of corn to a very great extent, but they loosen the bowels and keep the hogs in such a condition that a bushel of corn will put on more flesh than when fed on corn alone. — A. C. Allison, in Western Farm Journal. Mr. C. J. Hamlin of Buffalo recently visited New York, and while there called at Mr. Rob- ert Bonner's stables and took a look at Dex- ter. The old king, now twenty-five years old, is in excellent condition, and although past the period of driving, is given daily walking exercise, and occasionally ridden by a boy. The stallion Midway, full brother to Pied- mont, that was sold to Canadian parties, has returned to the United States, having been purchased by Mr. John Dimon of Brighton, Mass., who will use him in the stud this season, and then have him put in shape to make a record. He is brown in color and well made. Sitting hens have enough to do without hatching lice. Dust them, under the wings, with sulphur, once in a while, if it is sus- pected they are troubled with vermin, and scatter some in the nest as well. National Association Trotting horsE breeders. BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE ORIGI- nal subscribers. May, 1,1883, the following stakes are reopened, to close for the nomination of sires Aug. 1, 1883, and for the nomination ol their get (foals of 1833) October 1, 1883 : The Stallion Stakes, for foals of 18S2, to be trotted when three and four- vear-olds, by stallions only for whom the sum of $200 each is subscribed, of which 3100 must accompany the nomination of sire, August 1.1883, when the subscription for sires will close, and the remainder ($100) one year thereafter ; the amount of the flist payment on the subscription fof sires) to be added to the stake for three-year-olds ; the amount of the second payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for four-year-olds ; §100 en- trance for starterafin the three-year-old stake; §150 entrance for starters in the four-year-old stake, pay- able in the following forfeits ; ?1U to accompany tne nomination, October 1, is*), for each race in which the colt or filly is entered ; $15 additional May 1, 1884, in the three-year-old stake ; ?lo additional May 1,1884, in the four-year-old stake ; *25 additional May 1, 1885, lit the three-year-old stake ; >;:\i additional May I, l^:,, in the four-year-old slake, and a final payment of §50 each in each stake twenty days before the meetings of 1885 and 1886, respectively, when the stakes will be trotted for. ► A failure to pay the balance (?100) due on the sub- scrlptton of any sire within the time seecified in the foregoing conditions will disqualify the nominations of all the get of such sire in the four-year-old stake, and forfeit all payments made on all the get of such sires In said stakes. Nominations to be addressed to J. W. Gray, Treas- urer, p. O. Box 516, New Torn City. Races to be gov- erned by the rules of this association, which, together with circulars containing detailed conditions of above stakes, can be bad upon application to I- 1>. PAl'KEF, Stcretary, 1U Broadway, N Y H. W. Mali, President. .CHBATeUNS for THE PEOPLE. § g GREAT WESTERNJsa4£>J GUN WORKS, | FIEST ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE Thirteenth District AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. At llaiy..\ ille, (al.. Sept. 4, 3, 6. 7 and 8 1883. j RiHch, Shot Gnnsi'BeTolVe'i^Ammninlfoi], Seines, .\Tis, ^ Flatting Taakle, Razors. Ac. seot C. O. D.for ezJunJaation. 0 Address GREAT WESTERN GIN WOltKS ?2yl Pittsburg, Pa. SPEED PROGRAMME. First Day, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1883. Trotting, No. 1— Tliree minute class; mile heats, best three in five to harness and to rule, Oris not barred, for a purse of ?300; free for all, first horse to receive 8180, second horse 390, third horse 830. Trotting against time. No. 2— Four minute class; free for all and go as they please; purse ?50; the horse nearest to foui minutes 1o win the heat; first horse to receive $20, second $10, tliirdSlO, fouith$S, fifth $5. Second Day— Wednesday, Septem- ber 5, 1883. Trotting, No. 3— Three-vear-old class; best three in five; Purse ?300; (including this and the third district!; first horse to receive 5180. seco nd $90, third $30. Walking contest. No, 4— Purse for double team, $50; single team, $30 ; to go in harness and as they please! for the team walking one mile quickest, $'20; second team, $15: third team, $5; single horse, first, $10; second, $10; third, 85. Trotting, No. 5— For four-year-old horses; best three in five; purse $300 (to include this and the third dis- trict); First horse to receive $180, second $90, third $30. Third Day— Thursday, September 6, 1883. Trotting, No. 6— Two-forty class; best three in five; purse $300; for all horses in tin/ district; first horse to receive $180, second 890, third $30. Consolation trotting, No. 7— For horses that were de- feated in the tliree minute race; purse $250; best three in five; the race made up by the judges on Wednes- day ; first horse to receive $150, second $75, third §25. Sunning, No. S— For all horses In the District, and admitting District No. 3; purse $300, first hoise to re- ceive $180, second $90, third $30. Fourth Day, Friday, Sept. 7, 1883. Trotting.No. 9— 2:22 class; best three in five; purse $8. E. KNIGHT, President. T. J. Shebwood, Secretary. LINES OF TRAVEL. BUY DIRECT From the Manufacturer. Carriages, UGGIE UGGIE and WAGONS. Summer Arrangement. COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883, AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Francisco Passenger Depot iTownsend Street, between Third and Fourth streets i as follows : DESTINATION. ! 0:40 a m •8:10 am 9 #3 A M •10:02 AM •3 :30 p m 1 1 :50 p M 6 ;00 P M 17:50 PM +8 :15 pm 8:30 a mO 0;40 a m II Santa Clara, San Jose and I s ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER Sulkies a Specialty. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Painting, varnishinQ Alterations and Repairs. OFFICE AND FACTORY, I 3 1 J AXI> 13 19 MARKET STREET, Between Ninth and Tenth StTeetB, San Francisco. M. J. McCUE, Proprietor. fc4-25°p M \" PrhlciPal Way Nations. li 9 :03 A M •10:02 AM *3 ;36 P M 6*0 p SI +8:15 P M 10:10 a mi i Gilroy, Pajaro.Castroville, ( t •3:30 pm1 f Salinas and Monterey. '( I io in . .J} Watson ville, Camp Goodall.ft *V$n £ wl f-Aptos.New Brighton, Soquel -J I 6.M FM|| (Camp Capitolal ASanta Cruz 1 I 10:40 a mi Soledadand Way stations . „| f Monterey and Santa Cruz, i I VMI S (Sunday Excursion] } ' •Sundays excepted. tSundays only. {Theater train, Satnrdays only. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8 :30 a. sr. Train. Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos, So<|iiel and Santa Cruz; also to Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, $4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 35, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs, S6. Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San- ta, Cruz, and return, $3. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel. A, C. BASSETT, H. R. JXTDAH, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt. Z£- SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. •&& For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule. Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. TH SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BT ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing. TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CHAKMLNG Summer and Winter Resort of the Pacific Coast, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can be obtained froni the several streams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder. The above -mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for Bports- men. THE BATHING FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MON TE, " ARE "UNSURPASSED, having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE SPACIOUS SWIMMING- TANKS (150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim- ming baths, with ELEGANT OOMS connecting for individual baths, with douche and shower facilities. THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known "Watering Places, APTOS, SOQUEL AND SANTA CRUZ, 18 VIA TH Southern Pacific Railroad, (Broad Gauge). The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon- terey, in each of wliich game abounds in great variety. Notably Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, Geese, Deer and Rear. Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dallv at San Mateo tor those well-known Retreats, PUIUS- SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We would particularly call attention to tlio unlimited ex- tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA- HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a short distance from San Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers of thiB manly sport. SPECIAL NOTICE. LINES OF TRAVEL. G. P. It. H. TIME SCHEDULE, MONDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1883. Trains leave, and arc doc to arrive al, San Francisco as follows: DESTINATION. ' KKilM | 9:30 a m •4:00 f 8:00 A 3 :30 p 3i •4 :30 P si 8:00 . *4 :00 P si i:00 j 3::to p 31 9:30 A M 4 :30 p 3f 7:30 . »4 :00 P M 7 :30 A 31 4 ;30 P 11 9 :30 A 31 7 :30 A 31 ♦5:00 PM 9 :30 a 31 *4 :00 p 3t 8:00 a M 7:30 A 31 10:00 A M 3:00 P 3t *5 :00 P M 3:30 P sr 5:30 p 3i 8:00 A Si 1:00 j 8 :00 A si 7:30 a M 8:00 a st 3 :30 p 31 4:30 P M '4:00 pm 7:30 ^ _ $10:00 a 31 3:00 p si 8:00 a si 9:30 a 31 3 :30 p si *4.-00 P si 3 :30 P si 8 :00 a M »4:30 p 31 ..Antiochaiul Martinez.. ..Benicia ..Calistoga and Napa '.".Colfax "Z". , JDeming, El Pa«o t Express... . S and East ( Emigrant . ) Gait and i via Livermore . I Stockton ( via Martinez ....lone „ ....Knight's Landing ....Los Angeles and South ....Livermore and Pk-asanton.... ....Madera and Fresno ...Marysville and Chico ...Niles and Hay wards . 1 Ogden and 1 Express . V East "(Emigrant . 1 Red Blufl ( via Marysville. , t and Tehama j via Woodland.. ....Redding. ....Sacramento, via Livermore. via Benicia '* via Benicia. " via Benicia ....Sacramento River Steamers. ....San Jose -.10 p 31 *I2:10 v k 8:40 p \ 8H0 v s 10:10 a ;.. *1»:10 a m 6:40 r s 5:40 r n B:40 i- \. 2:40 r u 7:10 A m ■"■ ; to i> m •12:10 p s. 5:40 p m 10:10 a St 2:10 p st 5:40 p m *8:40 A si 2:40 P *12:10 p _ 5:40 p si 5:40 p M 3:40 p si 9:40 A 3 •8:40 A si 8:40 p si 9:40 A st 5:10 p sl 0:40 p M 5:40 p m 5:40 p > 5:40 p 3 8:40 F a 10:10 A si •fi:00 A si •3:40 p j 13:40 p s 9:40 A 0:40 p .. 2:40 P * 8:40 p 12:10 F 10:10 A ... 5:10 p ai . in v M 10:10 A 31 Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 a. si. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at!) :30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch. hen carried in Baggage Cars and nut in charge of Trr" ' : ■ Cars, Train Baggageman, to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage rain Baggagemen arc Instructed iXSFlrt order to guard against accidents to DogB while In transit, it is necessary that they be provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing Tackle will be carried fre« of elm rce. Gunn taken apart and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be taken in Passenger Curs. TICKET OFFTCES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend strfft.andNo.2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel. A. C. BASSETT. H. R.JUDAH, SuperinU n lent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt. LOCAL FERRY TRAEN'S, VIA OAKLAND PIER. From San Francisco Daily. TO EAST OAKLAND— •G:00—*6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8 -00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11 :30-12:i>0— 12-30 —1:00— 1:30— 2:00-2:30— 3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30—6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— •6:00— •fitfO — *7:00-*7:3. TOWKL T. II Gen. Manager. << 14 %xw&tx mil j^pm-ismim July 7 G & OLDEN liATE Agricultural & Mechanical Fair Association. DISTRICT SO 1-OAKI.ASD. ALAMEDA COUNTY. SPEED PROGRAMME. MONDAY. SEPT. 3, 1883. No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse, 3500, for all two-year-olds; three-quarter-mile dash; $'SW to first horse, $150 to scconrl and £50 to third. No. 2— Same day; running; Alameda purse, $500, for all three-vear-olVls; one-and-one-quarter-mile dash; §300 to first horse, 3150 to second, $50 to third. No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse, $500; free for all; one mile" and repeat; S300 to first horse, §150 to second, 950 to third- No. 4— -Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that have never beaten threemiiiutes; nurse SfiOO; $3fiU to first, SlSQ to second and $0U to third. TUESDAY, SEPT. 4. No. 5— Trotting: purse ?S0O; free for all four-year- olds ;'$lso ti> first horse, $210 to second and ?M)to th rd. No.fi— Same day; pacing; purse S500; free for all pacers that have never heaten ,::20; $300 to first horse, $150 to second, S50 to third. No. 7— Same day; trotting; parse $ 00; free for all big horses that weigh 1,-KiOpoiiiidsor ver; $120"to first horse, 5(50 to second, $20 to third, WEDNESDAY, SEP « 5. No. S— Running; C 'lifornia Record purse; one-mile dash; purse $1,000, £90 'to first horse, second to save entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and horses of any age; to be run in classes, the two- year-olds in one class, the three-year-olds in one class and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol- lowing conditions: The horse beating the record in California in his special class to take the first money; the horBe making the next best time, all the classes being considered, to save his entrance; should the record he beaten in more than one class, then the first money to be divided equally among the winners, but should the record not be beaten in any of the classes, then the horse or horses coming nearest to it shall be entitled to first money. No. 9— Trotting; samedav; purse $1,000; free for all horses that have never heaten 2:2-1; $ft>0 to first horse, $3U0 to second, $100 to third. THURSDAY, SEP1. 6. No. 10— Trotting: Purse $750; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:35; $150to first horse, $22-5 to sec- one and $75 to third. No. 11— Same day; trotting; purse $500; free for all three-vear-ulds; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and $50 to third. FRIDAY, SEPT. 7. No. 12— Running; Combination Purse; purse $500; free for all; one-quarter-mile dash, to be followed by one-half-mile dash bv the same horses, with fifteen minutes between heats, the horse making the best av- erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec- ond horse to save entrance. No. 13— Same day; trotting; purse $S00; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:2S; $150 to first horse, $240 to second and $S0 to third, SATURDAY, SEPT. 8.' No. 14— Same day; competitive military and cadet drills; purse and conditions will he named through t. e press after conference with the vaiious military companies. No. 15— Trotting; purse $100; free for all two-year- olds; $210 to first horse, $120 to second and $10 to third; heats of a mile. No. 16— Same day ; trotting; purse $1,200; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first horse, 8360 to second and $120 to third. No. 17— Same day; bicvele race; dash of one mile; free for all; purse $50, $35 to first and $15 to second; entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the latest, on the first dav of the fair, at 3 p m., with the secretary, at the track. No. 10— Same dav; ladies' riding tournament; prizes and conditior-sto be named hereafter. CONDITIONS. All trotting and pacing races are best three in five, except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci- fied, Eutrancefee, tenpercenton all purseB, to ac- company nomination. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the board reserves the right to trot heats with any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. Those who have entries in the running purses must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses they will start on Mondav, on the Saturday previous; those on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con- sent of the judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern running races, except as specially provided. All entries to be made in writing, to give" sex, color and iii.itks of horBe, also name and residence of own- er, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider. Entries I 3 all the above races to close with the sec- retary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883, Write Entries to Races " on outside of envelope. A. C. DE£TZ, President. L. Walkkh, Secretary, Lock Drawer 1528, Oakland, Cal. Sporting Goods. Leading Colors. Roxina: Gloves, Foils. Com- bat N iv or (In. Indian t'ltibs. Hunting Knives, our own manufacture. DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS. Finest assortment in the city, 1TIIX A FINCK, 769 Market street. n. a. jnnn. D. HICKS & COMPANY, Patentees Advertising* Hotel Registers. BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS. Importers of Bookbinders' Material Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates. No. b08 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. EEVISED SPEED PROGRAMME OF THE Third District AORKmimiL ASSOCIATION THE TURF .t SPORT Al'TIIOTUT OF THE COABT IS THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. o o o COMJIEN4JNG TUESDAY, A~L"«. 38, 1883. DIRECTORS: A. B CnLLrxs, War. Hawkins, Tames Shelton, J \V. B. MiiNTCOMERY, L. H. Jlf'lNTIiSH, H. C. Wilson, TJ. S. Nye, U. C. Mason. OFFICERS : C. C. Mason, President; J. H. Khatjbb, Secretary; Chas. Faulkner, Treasurer. Speed- Programme! Revised June 5. 1883. $3,250 Slakes A Purses. .[$3,250 Races Open to All the State. Horses in FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUG. 38, 1883. No. 1— Trotting race; for a purse of S250; for two- year-old colts; mile heats, best two in three, to har- ness and to rule ; first colt S150, second 375, third S23. No. 2 — Trotting race; 3-minnte class; mile heats, hest three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of $300; first horse to receive $1S0, second $90, third $30. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29. No. 3— Doolev Stake; running race; three-quarter dash for all two-year-olds; entrance $25; p. p.; $100 added; second eoltto save entrance. No. 4— Union Hotel Stake; running race; free for all three-year-olds; entrance $2-5, p. p.; $150 added; second horse to save entrance money; 1 Smiles. No. S— Reavis -Stake; running race; three-fourths of a mile and repeat for a purse of $'200; first horse to receive $150, second $50, entrance free. THIRD DAY, THURSDAY. AUG. 30. No. 6— Trotting race; 2:10 class; mile heats, hest three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of $200 ; first horse $120, second $60, third $20; Roanoke and Dutchman not harred. No. 7— Pacing race; 2:30 class; mile heats, free for all, hest three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of $300; first horse to receive $1S0, secoud $90 third $30. FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 31. No. 8— Trotting race; 2:22 class: mile heats, hest three in five, to harness and to rule, free for all, for a purse of $800; first horse to receive $400, second $200, third 3120, fourth $80. No. 9— Trotting race; for a purse of $300; free for all four-year-olds; first horse to receive $180, second $a0, third $30. FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. i. No. 10— Burk & Mansfield Stake ; running race ; one- half mile and repeat; freefor all; entrance $-5, $100 added, second horse to save entrance money. No. 10— Fashion Stable Stake; running race; dash of two and one quarter miles; free for all; entrance $50, forfeit $25, $300 added, second horse to save en- trance money. No. 11— Consolation Purse; running race; single dash of one and one-eighth miles, for a purse of S2o0, for all beaten horses; entrance free ; first horse to re- ceive $150, second $75, third $25. CONDITIONS AND REMARKS. National Trotting Association rules to govern all trotting and pacing races. In all trotting and pacing races, five to enter, three to start. Entrance, ten per cent, to accompany all nominations. The Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association rules to govern all running races. Non starters for running races will, be held for en- trance. No money paid for a race withont a contest. Non-starters must be declared out the day previous to the race they are engaged in, before 8 o'clock p. m. Horses distancing the entire field in one heat will be entitled to first and third money only. Horses entered for purseB. can only be withdrawn by consent of the judges. All entries for races to close with the Secretary at Chico, Julv 20, 18S3, at 11 o'clock p. m. The Board of Directors will have absolute charge of the track and grounds during the week of races, and guarantee that they will be kept in first-class con- dition. The above rules in regard to entries and conducting the races will be strictly enforced in every respect, and all purses and stakes" will he paid after the judges have rendered their decision, and before leaving the stand. C. C. MASON, President. J, H. Kratjse, Secretary. B IiM'RHtE FOR .V ADVERTISE I THE O iOPOR REEDER AM) N SPEED PROGRAMME of Tim Sonoma County A GRICTJLTTJRAL PARK ASS0CIATI0 N Annual Meeeting- MONDAY. AUGUST 30. AND TO CXOSF ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 25. First Day, Tuesday, August 21. 1— Trotting; three-minute class; purse $500. 2— Tiotting; Stockholders' Plate; value *200; condi- tions with tiie secretary of the association. 3— Running; free for all; three- fourths of a mile and repeat; stake =rl5i),$2rj in second horse, entrance $20, $10 forfeit. Second Day, Wednesday, gust 21. Au- 1— Trotting, for three-year-olds ; purse $400. 2— Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400. 3— Running: free for all; mile dash; stake $150, §10 to second horse, entrance $30, $15 forfeit. Third Day, Thursday, August 23. 1— Trotting; 2:28 class; purse $600. 2— Trotting; 2:40 class; purse $500. 3— Running; two-year-olds; dash of three-fourths of a mile; stake $150, $30 to second horse, entrance $20. $10 forfeit. Fourth Day, Friday, August 24. 1— Trotting; 2:24 e lass; purse $600. 2— Running; three-year-olds: \% miles and repeat; Btake?L5; *50 to second horse; entrance *30; $15 for- feit. S.-Running; free for all; dash of Ik miles; stake $150; $50 to second horse; entrance$30; $20 forfeit. Fifth Day, Saturday, August 25. 1— Trotting; 2:30 class; purse $1,000. 2— Running; freefor all; two miles and repeat: five to enter and three to start ; purse $500. WYMAN MURPHY, President. JAMES O'MEARA, Secretary. H J. O'KANE, Manufacturer and Importer op ARNESS, SADDLES, BUAJVKETfN ARNESS, SADDLES, ISLAXKFrV i ARNESS, SADDLES, REANKET^J?« WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC. S6"7 Market Street, San Francisco. SPECIAL ATTEN- tion given to the manu- facture of "boots" of all kinds for horses. Can re- fer to all the principal trainers and horsemen on the Pacific Coast. N. B.— My acknowledged superiority in this branch of business is largely due to earefnl observation andthe valuable sug- gestions of the most skillful turfmen of the United States, the benefits of which re- vert to the jmbli<- in the shape of a GENU- INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow- .dersand for Makinnev's patent" Eureka" and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat- ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as- sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles, bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2ri, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1S.S2 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a granddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:2i>, by Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27',', by Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28'4. bv Elial G, son or Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at ?300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares, at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1,1883. Purchas- ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE SAME TRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT COME FULLY UP TO TIIE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full written descriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or furthei information address WILLIAM T. M'lTHKRR. 2-13yl Lock box 352, Lexington, Ky. T ASHLAND PARK __ ROTTING ST IT |H NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. B. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR. THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all times forsale choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hambletonians, Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Mambrino Patcheu. Clark Chiet, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator. North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief. Regular. Bal. sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through the best class of speed- producing trotting crosses, alongall the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or further particulars address 2-17yl B. J. TREACY* Lexington, Ky. Jerseys and Guernseys. Registered in the A . J. C. C. and the A. 6.C. C. THE YERBA BTJENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882. Since then have been added three young bulls and some fe- males and it now contains Fanner's Glory, Jersey Belle of Scltuate, Coomassie and Alphea strains. These, with forty head selected OH the Islands of Jer- sey and Guernsey from the beBt without regard to cost and imported directly, make this the best herd on the Pacific Coast, and equal to anv at the East, where tbe extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively that these are the ac cepted butter producing ant in a Is of the country. Bulls have recently sold inNew York for $10,000 to $12,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at moderate price. HENRY PIERCE. San Francisco. H. H. WILSON & SON Importers of and dealers In (i|i\s. PISTOLS. Cl'TLERW iimiim; tackle, am- munition, etc. DOO COLLARS A SPECIALTY. 513 Clay Street. San Francisco. SENDT0R CIRCULAROFTHE • UGOWS/T, FLYING CLAYPIGEON PlERCE&C0.OAKL?CAL. AGENTS [OR THE PACIFIOCOAST. TMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS. RI. X flee, pistols, ammunition, Sailing tackle and sporting goodsoi all kinds. "v l£/<5> %r£Q$k^iss:. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY. JULY 14, 1883. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLAES A YEAR Mares Bred at Cook Farm, Season of 1883. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I send herewith, a list of inares bred at the Cook farm for the season of 18S3, with dates of service: Carrie Clay, g m by Coaster (2:26), by a son of Mambrino Pilot, first dam by Mambrino Chief, second dam by Senator, third dam by Woodpecker. Bred to Cook's Hambletonian, May 1. Leah, b m by Woodford Mambrino (2:21), first dam by Alexander's Abdallah, second dam by Robert Brace, by Clin- ton, son of Sir Archy, third dam by Muckle John, fourth dam by Trumpeter. Bred to Belnor, May 4. Alia, b m by Almont, first dam by Mambrino Prince, sec- ond dam by Cripple, son of Medoc, third dam by American Eclipse. Bred to Steinway, March 30. P&aceola, r m by Silverthreads, son of The Moor, first dam Minnehaha by Bald Chief, second dam Nettie Clay by Stra- der's Cassius M. Clay Jr, third dam by Abdallah, fourth dam by Engineer. Bred to Belnor, April 27 - Katie G, br m by Electioneer, first dam by Niagara, second dam by imported Herald, third dam by imported Trustee, fourth dam by Barefoot, fifth d^m by Sir Archy. Bred to Stein-way, April 19, May 7. Annie Laurie, b m (three-year-old record 2:30) by Echo, dam by Jack Hawkins, son of Boston. Bred to Steinway, May 23. Priceless, b m by Volunteer, first dam Silvertail by Ameri- can Star, second dam by Wildair by a son of imported Mes- senger. Bred to Steinway, March 13, March 30, April 27. Kitty Tricks, ch m. Bred to Steinway, March 26, April 25. Maud H, br m by The Moor, dam by Fireman, son of Langford. Bred to Steinway, March 10, April 7. Mattie, b m by Whipple's Hambletonian, first dam by Sig- nal, second dam by Illinois Medoc. Bred to Steinway, March 22, May 15. Mettie, b m by Elmo, first dam by Signal, second dam by Illinois Medoc. Bred to Steinway, May 3. Bettie, b m by St. Lawrence. Bred to Steinway, March S. Dove, ch m. Bred to Steinway, May 2. Lady Slasher, b m by Slasher, dam by Vermont Hamble- tonian. Owned by Samuel Gamble. Bred to Steinway, March 6. Lady Dudley, ch m by Tom Dudley, first dam byBertrand Jr., second dam by Pacolet, third dam by Sir Solomon, son of Sir Archy. Owned by James Tennent. Bred to Steinway, May 1. Maud, g m, owned by Jones. Bred to Steinway, February 5. Dazzle, ch m by Billy Golddust, first dam by John, son of Sherman Black Hank, second dam by Bed Eye, son of im- ported Sarpedon. Owned by Capt. Wm. Kohl. Bred to Stein- way, May 4. Tiffany Mare, ch m (the dam of Gibraltar). Owned by A. T. Hatch. Bred to Steinway,May 4, May 22, June 20. Imogene, b m by Norwood, son of Rysdyk's Hambleto- nian, first dam by American Star, second dam by a son of Harry Clay. Owned by A. T. Hatch. Bred to Steinway, March 29. Maud M, g m by Stockbridge Chief Jr., dam by Belmont. Owned by J. C. Wolf skill. Bred to Steinway May 7, May 27. Countess, ch m (dam of Dawn), by Whipple's Hambleto- nian, dam unknown to me. Owned, by A. P. Whitney. Bred to Steinway, February 27. Brown marft owned by A. P. Whitney. Bred to Steinway, April 19, May 5. Brown mare owned by J. D. Smith. Bred to Steinway, March 5, March 25. Chestnut mare by Elmo, owned by C. F. D. Hastings. Bred to Steinway, March 19. Chestnut mare by Patchen, owned by C. F. D. Hastings. Bred to Steinway, March 20. Dark bay mare by Ulster Chief, owned by P. J. Donahue. Bred to Steinway, March 14, June 26. Light bay mare, owned by P. J. Donahue. Bred to Stein- way, March 15, April 3, April 22. Bay mare, owned by Dr. E. H. Pardee. Bred to Steinway, April 2. Bay mare by Electioneer, dam by St. Lawrence, owned by Wm. Meese. Bred to Steinway, March 27. Brown mare owned by D. Mullaly. Bred to Steinway, April 18. Chestnut mare owned by J. H. Boyd. Bred to Steinwav, April 17. Cigale, b m by Admiral, owned by A. T. Hatch. Bred to Steinway, April 20, May 17. Marra, b m by Admiral, owned by A. T. Hatch. Bred to Steinway, May 1. Bowen, light b m by Admiral, owned by A. T. Hatch. Bred to Steinway, April 26. Bay mare by Nutwood, owned by Thomas Howard. Bred to Steinway, April 21, May 18. Chestnut mare owned by Thomas Howard. Bred to Stein- way, April 24. Brown mare by Hambletonian Jr, dam by Gen. Taylor, owned by Thomas Howard. Bred to Steinway, May 2, May 30. Saden, b m by Emigrant, dam Crazy Jane, owned by Gamble & Meese. Bred to Steinway, March 31. Chestnut mare (dam of Bedwood by Nutwood) by Nau- buck, dam by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. Owned by Geo. Cropsey. Bred to Steinway, April 25. Bay mare (two years) by Admiral, owned by A. T. Hatch. Bred to Steinway, April 25. Brown mare by McCracken's Black Hawk^ owned by . Bred to Steinway, April 24, May 31. Bloomfield Maid, g m owned by Miller & Lux. Bred to Steinway, May 12. Chestnut mare, pacer, brought from Cleveland, Ohio, owned by B. O. Baldwin. Bred to Steinway May 7, June 1, June 20. Bay mare, pacer, owned by H. W. Meek. Bred to Stein- way, May 17. Brown mare owned by C. Gaffhey. Bred to Steinway, May 21. Alita, g m, by Nutwood, first dam by Stockbridge Chief Jr, second dam by Belmont. Owned by S. Gamble. Bred to Steinway, March 11, April 17. Samtel Gamble. Danville, July 9, 1883. Frank Work's Stable. A correspondent of the Boston Journal, writing of the 2:15J- of Maud S and Aldine, says: "Mr. Vanderbilt's competitor in this contest with the lim- itations of nature is Mr. Frank Work, stockbroker of course. As the possessor of a team that could trot in 2:16J, he was esteemed last week the happy owner of the fastest team in the country. Dick Swiveller and Edward are the two horses that have carried Mr. Work along at so remarkable a pace, and upon them he counts to wipe out the present defeat and leave the record of 2:15£ behind. I had the pleasure of going through Mr. Work's stable last month, and certainly if any one deserves well at the hands, or feet, of two fast horses it is Mr. Work. No stable that I have seen approaches it in luxurious convenience. Not even Maud S — by the way, is it Maud S(mith) ? — could turn up her nose at Dick Swiveller's accommodations, even if she does have a groom sleeping in her stall every night and two private valets to look after her comfort and convenience. Mr. Work's stable is in Fifty- sixth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, and on the outside has the appearance of a handsome private house of blue stone and brick. The heavy doors are of oak, sup- ported by hinges of solid copper, each weighing sixty poundB and polished like mirrors. Upon entering, the eye is eaught by the glistening and shimmering brightness of the copper chains and ornaments, the neatness of the polished wood- work and the silver trimmings of the chandeliers. At the rear end of the stable is the stall of Dick Swiveller, a mag- nificent bay, sixteen hands high, with a record of 2:18 single and 2:16^ double. The other animals in the stable are Ed- ward, for which Mr. Work paid $11,000 five years ago (he paid $14,000 for Swiveller four years ago), Kegina, Frank Davis and Bill Thunder. All the stalls are of polished oak with silver-gilt stall railings. The chains and ornaments are of solid copper, highly polished. The mangers of iron lined with porcelain. The harness closets are of oak, with plate- glass fronts, ornamented with brackets of solid copper. The bits are always removed from the bridles, polished and hung on a copper hook, where they rest against a cushion of the finest blue velvet. The bits are all silver-plated._ The tem- perature is regulated by means of a furnace which is auto- matically governed by the thermometer, besides which there is an open fireplace and hot water from a boiler under the sidewalk. Stained glass gives light by day, and at night the four silver chandeliers are lighted by electricity. There is a tanbark 'ring ' for exercise, measuringjl6 by 90 feet, superb carriage rooms for the eight marvels of lightness and strength in which Mr. Works rides, and every accommodation for the grooms and trainers. The stable cost about $100,000." The San Francisco Bicycle Club will entertain the Oakland Bicycle Club next Sunday. The clubs will rendezvous at the east entrance to the park at 9 o'clock, and will take a spin through the park to the ocean, to the Cliff House, and along the Point Lobos road to the Presidio. About seventy bicycles are expected to be in line. The San Francisco Yacht Club's wharf is about to be re- paired, the bad piling in front needing renewal. Walton Pishing Club. A meeting of the above club too k place at No. 8 Summer street, Wednesday night. It was deoided to hold the next excursion Sunday, July 15. The members and others will meet at the foot of Powell street, at S o'clock a. m. sharp and embark on board the yacht Bestless. The President will give a short address to the crew, and order the flag of the club to be hoisted to the masthead and proceed to the fishing banks. On arrival at anchorage those who desire to fish can do so, others may enter into the following games : First — Swimming match, distance to be agreed upon by the participants. Second — Tug of war, married and single, six or more on each side, barring Capt. Williams and Counseller McElhin- ney as the club is in doubt whether they are really married or not, all other defects not to be mentioned. Third — Cumberland and Westmoreland; Graeco-Koman; catch-as- catch-can. Open to all who have never thrown Mnl- doon or George Hager. This is to be a great event,as there will be some big guns present from the foot of Fourth and Town- send street, California, Market and Vallejo. Fourth — Handicap, 50 and 100 yards ; fast time is ex- pected. Fifth — Exhibition rifle shoot, between Major McElhinney and President Clem Dixon, the latter, for the safety of Uncle Sam's cattle — barracks and Fort Point, will shoot with his celebrated $500 rifle in the direction of Sonoma and Contra Costa counties. Sixth — A grand set-to. Marquis of Queensbury rules, be- tween two unknowns, the winner to be backed against the English champion, Charles Mitchell. Seventh — The great feast of chowder, for which valuable first and second prizes will be given for the man that puts the mostoutof sight "internally." Prizescan be seenat Tiffany's Jewelery Store, Broadway, New York. A Friend's Tribute. Eddie Fallon, the nicely behaved and civil spoken lad who used to 'ride Joe Howell and Fred Collier for Stemler and Ayers last year, died at Sacremento about ten days ago, in his 22d year. About two years ago he became afflicted with rheumatism, which increased its ravages till the poor boy was unable to ride; and at the opening of the present season his employers were obliged to hire another jockey in his place. Eddie went ont to Salt Lake in March and it was thought the dry climate would help him; but he kept declining from day to day until it was thought best to send him back to Sacramento, whese his mother resides. A few days after his arrival the disease took a turn to-, wards his heart and the poor lad was soon ont of all suffering, Fallon was a bright and intelligent boy, with a steady seat a quick eye and a good pair of hands. If he lacked the dash and pluck of Duffy, it must also be said to his credit that he never jeopardised his employer's interests bya ride that was likely to be adjuged as foul. He knew the value of a civil tongue in his head and was generally liked for that reason. To his mother he was affectionate and kind, and the old lady will miss him more ways than one. He always sent her every possible dollar of his earnings and did all he could to make her lot a comfortable one. He was only a jockey, it is true, but there was much to admire in his neatness of dress, his civility of speech, his fidelity to his employers and his love of the trnth. Men have filled higher positions who have been less observant of these trifles wbich combine to make up the character of a worthy man. — T. B. Merry. The yatchts Lurline and Halcyon returned from their week's stay in Monterey bay last Sunday. They left Santa Cruz on Friday afternoon together, for a race to the Golden Gate. The Lurline got in first, as the master, Captain Ar- chie Harloe, reports, thirty-five hours from Santa Cruz. The Halcyon came along an hour later. Captain Sennett, who brought the Halcyon up, attributes his coming in last to tl i fact that his flying jib broke. Not only was the Lurline the first back but she was also the first down. The Nellie returned later. Her commander, Mervyn Donahue, reports a pleasant trip both ways and a glorious time at Santa Cruz. The Amateur Athlete (we refer to the official organ of the National Association) is no more. No 13 of vol. 1, issued June 28, contained the following: "Before we commenced to publish the A. A. wo were promised support that has not been forthcoming, and in view of that fact, th- publishers have concluded to suspend its public:! ; A. was in need of a special organ it should not 1. A. A. to go under. It is a poor association ii not support a four-page^qnarto issued weekly. 18 u §&jctte mitl jlpnrtetrmu. July 14 TURF AND TRACK. The Trotters at Oakland. Naturally enough the proprietors of all the trotting tracks claim for their courses all the meritorious features that they think will popularize them and draw the largest number of horses for training and racing. The tracks in this State as a class are nearer perfection than those of any other part of the country; that no one can dispute, and among so many good ones, it is hard to say which is the best. The Bay District is very fast and always in good order, except during the rainy season, Santa Cruz has a fine track for winter work, Petalu - ma is safe and pleasant, Sacramento has a fine all-round track with only one objection — the top turn — San Jose is good and safe, the new track at Pleasauton is a splendid training ground, safe and not at all slow, Santa Rosa has a fine new track, Stockton claims the fastest track in the cir- cuit— not as well liked by trainers, Chico has a fair track, needing more care than it gets, and the same may be said of the Vallejo track, the Los Angeles track rates second to none, and the proprietor of the Oakland track boasts that not only is bis the safest track in the State but the fastest. Iu sup- port of the latter claim he quotes St. Julieu's 2:12^, the best time ever made in the State, though not a fair test hardly, and further remarks that the fastest State time for A, § and lf-nrile running races have all been made at Oakland. Whether Oakland is the fastest track or not, it certainly is a fine, safe and accessible headquarters and the best proof of that is the large number of horses now being trained there. The recent vast strides in the breeding of trotters that this State has made arc also well illustrated by the horses at Oakland. A few years back one would find one or two large stables at Oakland showing that the trotters were in the hands of but few men. Now the case is very different. A revolu- tion has taken place, and which cannot fail to be of great value to the horse interests of this coast. Gentlemen who owned a good mare have sought the services of some fine trotting stallion, realizing that it pays better to raise a good foal than a poor one, and this year the entry lists will con- tain the names of dozens who never before were known as horse- owners. They have preferred to breed trotters rather than to buy them, and it looks as though this more general distribution of fine trotters was only the commencement of a new order of things. Merchants, business men, farmers, bankers and men in all the professions, not excluding the ministry, have come to the conclusion that a nice trotter is good to have, and iu order to obtain their desire have dis- pensed with the services of the horse dealer and have bred from their own stables. But they could not dispense with the trainers' care and skill and to-day every trainer who is in the least entitled to the confidence and respect of gentlemen has as many horses in his care as he can possibly look after and even then finds further demand for his services. This is especially the case with those gentlemen who have chosen the Oakland racetrack as their headquarters and it is not the slightest exaggeration to say that there are more horses training at this oneltrack to-day than there were all over the State twenty years ago. Every track has its peculiar features, probably the result of tradition handed down from the era of some master mind whose ideas and plans were adopted as the correct thing. The Bay Dis- trict track, for instance, is the place for fast trials and a goodly gathering of the sporting fraternity. Perhaps it is the pres- ence of the latter that induces the former, but sure it is that no sooner is a horse taken to the Bay District then it gets whispered around that he made a mile better than 2:30, or showed a half at a gait that paralyzed the onlookers. At Oak- land the very air is full of secrecy, a tout would not learn enough in a year to pay him for a day's labor, and the whole genius of the place seems to look with the gravest suspicion upon watch performances of any kind. On Tuesday last the writer chanced to hold a watch on a trial made by a fine big gray horse owned by Dan McCarty. The performance was worthy of note, but the writer had scarcely got his watoh back iu his pocket before he was waited upon by a delegation of influential Oaklanders, who besought him not, under any circumstances, to writea bine about what he had seen. Even Dan McCarty, and no one will accuse him of bashfulness, modesty, or a desire to hide his light under a bushel, coun- selled secrecy. " It might hurt the prospects of the horse," pleaded Dan, as he toyed nervously with the golden horse on his forty-eight-ounce watch guard; yet exactly a week before Dan had announced to a crowd on the Bay District club house steps that he had a horse that could beat any man's horse, not excepting the great green horse of Sacramento. Billy Donathan, with a pained look on his face, hard to ac- count for, remarked that "it looked as though some one wanted to get up a sensation when fast trials were reported," and the emphasis that Billy put on the word "sensation" was convincing proof that he holds in utter abhorrence anything that deviates a hairsbreadth from the ordinary routine of con- servative practice. Big Jim Garland, who at San Jose or Sacramento would like nothing better than to show the best trial his horses could do, remarked in a deprecating way that it was not fair to the associations to report fast trials. It was apt to scare horses from entering and reduce the fields to a minimum. Well, Jim did not say minimum exactly, but the emphatic remark he used as a synonym was convincing proof to the listener that Jim has a most devout regard for and tender interest in the prosperity of every trotting asso- ciation in the state. A little later along Starr King was brought out and driven a mile. Last season under theforcing influences of the Bay District track Starr King's miles were always as good as 2 :25, and his owner would have thought himself covered with lasting shame if the horse failed to make the middle half better than 1:10, but at Oakland last Tuesday Starr King just trotted in to beat 2:30, and those who had held watches in anticipation of a fast trial were woefully disappointed. Starr King himself seemed to be imbued with the spirit of secrecy, for he lounged off to his stable in a sneaking sort of fashion^ as though he felt it to his interest not to let anyone know what he was doing. After Starr King went back to the stable McCarty's gray was given another trial, and then that magni- ficent piece of horseflesh Albert W was sent for a mile. °A1- bert has a round gait and never seems to be going very fast. He makes no fuss about his work and slips along just as easy as a yacht before a good whole-sail breeze. The track had been used for runners near the pole and was rather soft, so Rodgers, who drove Albert, took him out very wide. He made the first quarter slow, the second in 0:35, and trotted the mile out in 2:29}. He was well within himself all the time, and the trial gives no criterion for his speed, for there is no doubt but that, tit and well, he will cut his record this year--. Alter the trotters had done their work, MattStorus brought ■ ir. the two three-year-old fillies he is training fur Mr. J.°B. Chase of San Francisco — Laura, by Shannon — Folly, and Marion, by PJubbard — Electra. A small colored boy,' who once worked for Winters, rode one and a stable boy the other. Marion had about 105 pounds up and the chestnut 90 pounds, both wearing seven-ounce shoes. "Let the bay filly make the pace and rate them along in about 1 :50, "was Storn's order, as the boys moved down the stretch. They galloped easily to the quarter in 0:28£, and then the bay filly commenced to move along at a racing" gait. The half milewas reached in 0:54£, and the full mile in 1:47}, the chestnut just at the bay's girth. Neither of the fillies was half extended in any part of the trial, and went all the way on their courage, so the trial must be considered as ex- cellent. Laura wore a pair of ingeniously contrived scalping boots, which Matt has invented to suit her case. They serve the purpose well, for not only have they saved her pasterns, but they have made her spread enough behind to avoid scalp- ing. Laura has filled out and grown a good deal since she ran in the spring, and, if nothing happens to give these two handsome fillies a set-back, Mr. Chase should have the pleas- ure of seeing his popular colors to the fore in either the Ves- tal or Fame Stakes, or perhaps both of them. The fillies ran their trial in bandages, Matt claiming that Laura has received considerable benefit from their use in reducing a bowed ten- don. Besides these two Matt is training for Mr. Chase quite a stable of youngsters, all of which, by their condition, tes- tifjr to his skill and care. A fine mare among them, though backward, on account of rbeumatism, is Annie Laurie, chest- nut filly, four years, by Hubbard — Mayflower. She is a big, rangy, racy-looking mare, clean built, and now sound as a bell. She has been worked a little, aud will be ordered as soon as seems advisable. Chestnutfilly, two years, Glorian, by Joe Daniels — Rebecca, is a likely-looking filly, and may start in some of the two-year-ola races this fall. Brown filly Elizabeth, two years, Thad Stevens — Electra, is a nice large filly, with all the outward signs of speed. She is being worked pretty steadily. Chestnut filly Susan, two years, Warwick — Folly, is a handsome piece of horseflesh, and. if nothing goes amiss, will give a good account of herself when she starts. She has been sick, aud is backward on that ac- count, but Matt is well satisfied with her present condition, and he is not a trainer easily pleased. Wheatley is also in charge of Mr. Storns, and never looked in finer condition. He has covered fourteen thoroughbred mares this season and a few of less eminent pedigree. He looks bright and sound and well, and it is a hard job to pick a blemish in his form and quality anywhere. Messrs. Newland & Pumyea, the Oakland livery stable keepers, have quite a string of trotters at the track in charge of Mr. N. D. Pumyea, who is a careful and clever trainer, and has shown considerable skill as a driver of fast trotters. Poscora Hayward stands at the head of Newland & Pum- yea's string, and well he might, for the handsome son of Billy Hayward and Poscora Maid would not be misplaced in any company. It is not necessary to say much about him, for a splendid illustration and complete description was published in the Breeder akd Sportsman last February. Suffice it to say that he is a better horse than ever in his life before, and, should nothing go amiss, will lower his record this season'. He has been worked easily for about six weeks, and shows steady improvement under Mr. N. D. Newland's care. The best trial noted was 2:26, but that was no complete test of his With considerable pride Mr. Newland showed up a four- tar-old bay gelding, Lightning, by Ned Vernon, dam Lady Lightfoot (2:33) by Cal. Abdallah. With little or no work, this colt has shown a 2:50 gait, and is improving every time he is driven. A fine pole or carriage team are a brace of big chestnut colts, five years old, by Drew, one from a Jack Hawkins mare owned by Judge Green, and the other from Putnam's Poscora mare. They can pull a wagon in four minutes, and make as handsome a team as one could wish to see. Mr. Newland has not made up his mind to train them, as yet, but, if they improve as he expects, the track may see oDe or both of them next season. The sorrel pacing mare Lady Hays, by Hiram Tracy, dam by John Nelson, is in the Newland string. She is owned by Mr. Eli Dennison and will be around the circuit this fall. She has only been worked about four weeks and has not been driven against the watch this season but she takes to her work kindly and trains on so well that a good deal of confidence is felt in her future performances. She took third money in the pacing race at Oakland, September 5, Corette winning in three straight heats, Ouida second in 2:23i, 2:221 and 2:24. But this defeat was no disgrace as Corette "proved to be a wonder and at the time of the race Lady Hays was not in the best of order, nor was there any expectation of her winning, for she never was quoted in the pools. At Sacra- mentoshe paced second two heats, both in 2:24, Ouida taking first and Corette second heat, and at Stockton she was dis° tanced in very slow time. A yearling bay colt, Tom Moor, by Grand Moor, dam Lady Lightfoot, has shown considerable speed, the best against the watch being a quar.ter in sixty seconds. He is a nice, large colt and looks as if with development he may become a fast trotter. , Yearling bay filly Maid of the Oaks, by Grand Moor, dam the Ralston mare, byHambletoniau,is a, clean-built, racy look- ing filly, just broken to lead, and the same may be said of a four-year-old bay filly, by Newland's Hambletonian, by Whipple's Hambletonian, her dam Lady Lightfoot, A. pair of big light chestnut horses by Henry Williamson, who can trot double in four minutes, and a fine five-year-old bay mare Electra, by Newland's Hambletonian, dam a Rifleman mare, complete the list of Newland & Pumyea's stable. Elec- tra with less than six weeks' work has trotted in 2:50 and shows such a fine, fast gait that Captain Pumyea enthusiastic- ally declares that she will be a daisy before the end of the season. Mr. John T. Rodgers, who is a very popular trainer, finds his hands so fuU with a few good ones that he has had to de- cline to take many horses offered. The first on his list is A. Waldstein's bay horse Albert W (2:22), live years, by Election- eer, dam bj' John Nelson. Albert W has won such honors on the track and has been so often described in this paper that his history must be familiar to every one in the State inter- ested in horses. He has been worked easily since his season closed and though never sent against the watch for a fast trial, a 2:20 gait comes so natural and easy to him there is good evidence the limit of his speed hay not yet bi^en ap- proached. Mr. Rodgers can keep his own counsel very well, and when spoken to about Albert's prospects simply remarked " well he will be started in the 2:22 and free-for-all races this fall if nothing goes amiss, and I calculate to show his owner some trotting. Nellie W, bay fillly, four years, a full sister to Albert W, is in Rodgers' care. Sho has been sick aud hae never trained thoroughly. She has done about two weeks' easy work and her trainer says she made a half in 1:18 last Monday. Shu was bick last year and never started. If she trains on" all right she may start in some of the slow classes this fall, but no bril- liant performance can be expected from her. A fino sorrel filly, three years, by Nutwood, dam the dam of Albert W, promises to become a side-wheel wonder. Though she has had but little training and never been tried out a full mile, she shows marvelous bursts of speed. She has been timed a quarter of a mile in thirty-four seconds and at the end of the brush was not a bit distressed. A two-year-old bay filly, by Santa Glaus, dam by Elmo, owned by Mr. Scott, completes Rodgers' string. The filly is just from the ranch, and barely broken, so but little can be said about her. She has Elmo's mane and tail and his other characteristics of color, but her form goes to Santa Clans. She is entered in the Embryo Stake. Martin Welch has recently started a training stable at the track and along with his own horses has quite a nice string in hand. Welch is a trainer of modern ideas. None of the old superstitions of trotting lore linger in his brain though.in his opposition to one or two new ideas he is pronounced as the most fogyish of his compeers. Welch owns a nice, bay filly, Clito, one year old, by Steinway, dam Maud M, by Stock- bridge Chief Jr., grand am by Belmont. She is entered in the Embryo stake for 1SS5. A nice, sizable filly, marked like Steinway, with good limbs and lots of quality, there is prom- ise of quite a good future before her. She has shown, so says Mr. Welch, a quarter in 48, and he expects to see her trot a full mile this fall as good as 2:50. Making due allow- ance for the owner's and trainer's enthusiasm, there is no doubt but that this filly is a good one, and if nothing goes wrong with her she ought to trot fast. Welch is training for ex-mayor A. J. Bryant a big five-year- old gray mare, Rosalind, by Bryant's Effingham, dam by George M. Patchen Jr. She has not been worked much yet and will hardly start this season, but gives promise of con- siderable speed. Welch credits her as good for 2:25 when- ever she gets in condition. WTe saw her make a quarter in 36, but she tired down. She is a slashing big mare, fifteen hands two inches or more, long sweeping gait and clean, nice action, requiring no safety guards or boots of any kind. Unless her owner changes his opinion about starting her this season, she will only be worked easily for a couple of months and jogged on the road until next spring. Welch is a care- ful fellow and averse to risk injuring a horse by exhibition work. His string also includes: Kitty Thorn, bay mare, seven years (2:31 at five years). She has been idle for two years, owing to sickness, and has only been worked two months this year. She has hardly got her speed yet, but looks well and shows good care and hand- ling. Her owner is Mr. Ward of San Francisco, who will probably start her in the 2.30 class this season if she trains on. Her best trial was a mile in 2:32} on Tuesday last. Martin Welch's brown horse Buck, by Signal — Gracie, eleven years, is in fine condition and fit to trot his best to-day. He took second money to Colonel at Sacramento during the spring races. He will be seen on the circuit in all probabil- ity, when Welch expects to show that he can trot in 2:30. Dr. Buckley's three-year-old sorrel horse, no pedigree, has just been broken, and has shown nothing as yet worthy of notice. Mr. Heffernan's son-el stallion Venture, five years, by Venture, dam a mare said to be thoroughbred, has been working since May and shows a 2.50 gait. Sorrel filly, three years, by Erwin Davis, dam of unknown pedigree, is a good, big mare, moves nicely, with a fine, open gait, and promises to be speedy. Mr. William Donathan, better known as "Billy," makes his headquarters at the Oakland track. Billy is a very Chesterfield among trainers. Polite and urbane to a remark- able degree, always willing to show his stock to visitors, yet he is the most secretive of all trotting horsemen. He talks of his stock in a depreciating way, and under the guise of dif- fusive politeness he manages to tell absolutely nothing about what his horses are doing. It is more than probable that Billy is the cause of the peculiar reticence that marks all the Oakland trainers. He has a pleasant way of praising other trainers' horses and letting down his own. For instance, he is certain that the great green horse of Sacramento can trot iu 24 or better and at the same time is not prepared to admit that Starr King would be a good horse in a 2:30 class. Prob- ably this dislike to talk about his own business is one of the causes that have made Billy so popular among horse owners. His string in braining includes: Mr. E. Topham's bay filly, three years, by Nutwood, dam said to be by Hercules. She has been worked one month, shows a pleasant gait, and is entered for the three-year-old stake at San Jose. She is owned at Milpitas. Mr. Johnson's brown horse Scandinavian, six years, by Ver- mont Black Hawk Jr., dam unknown. He has no record, has been worked three months and can show a good gait. Mr. Carter's bay mare, five years, by Nutwood, dam by Volunteer. She has done 2:36 and promises well but will not start this fall. Dan McCarty's grey gelding, Narrow Gauge, said to be by Vernon Patchen, dam by Belmont. This horse is very speedy and a match for any green horse in the State. He can un- doubtedly trot a mile in 2:24, and is a good, steady, easy gaited, level-headed horse. Mr. Welby's brown gelding Starr King (2:22), by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., dam Mary Wonder, will go through the circuit this year. He has not been worked out since Donathan had him in charge, and according to all accounts is not as speedy as he was last year. The bruising trials he was given last season may have had the effect of taking away some of his speed for a time, but with careful management he may be a better horse than ever this fall. Mr. W. J. Gates' five-year-old bay stallion Solano Chief, by Yosemite, dam by Jerseyman (Yosemite by Solano Chief, by Cosmo), is a promising young horse aud is doing well, con- sidering the little work given him. He has done a quarter in 0:39, rather good for a horse only broken this season. The pick of Donathau's striug is Bob MascJb, bay horse, four years, by Echo, dam Belie Mason, by Belmont, recently illustrated aud described in this paper. Since his season, when he served twenty mares, he has not done any hard work. Billy is a bit afraid of an old hurt aud is very care- ful not to take any risks of laming his handsome charge. Bob Mason has lots of' speed, and Billy says if he stands up all right he will be a great horse this year. Mr. S. Wolf has some of Mr. Monroe Salisbury's horses in charge at the track but is not doing much with them. He has Gibraltar and Inca, a two-year-old by Nutwood and another by Santa Clans. The boys say that Gibralter is a better horse than ever aud will trot fast this year if he starts. His con- firmed laziness is still with him and the familiar spectacle of Billy Douathan hording old "Gib." along with a stay chain may again be seen on the circuit. Inca is a well-bred horse, few better, but he does not seem to be likely to break the record. He is by Woodford's Mambrino, dam Gretchen, by Mambrino Pilot,* bred by Mr. Rose of Los Angeles. Gold- smith drove him last year in 2:27], and rather surprised the folks who vowed that'luea was a dreadful failure. Mr. Charles David has a large stable of young horses on the western end uf the Btablea. He is a quiet, easy going Frencmnan, very attentive to his stock, and a pronounced op- ponent of new tangled notions not of his own invention, though by no means an unprogressive man. His string in- 1883 lite Skcctlcr ami j&portswjro. 19 eludes: Mr. W. 0. Hatch's two-year-old brown colt Mam- brino Belmont, by Carr's Manibrino, dam by Stoekbridge Chief. This colt has been worked some and, while he shows speed, is too big and grows too fast to make hard work pos- sible. He has rather grown beyond his strength. He has a nice gait, good reach, powerful arm and good stifles. He is shaped to trot and may do something next year. He is en- tered for the Stockton Stake. Mr. S. S. Drake's brown filly Sister, four years, by Admiral, dam by Black Prince, by Black Hawk. Sister is a daisy, so David says, and she looks all he claims for her. She shows a 0:33 gait every time she is worked and will be heard of in the three-minute and four-year-old races Lall through the circuit. She has not had much show yet to bring out her speed, but David is confident he can win purses with her this fall. Mr. K. F. Simpson's bay stallion Sam. four years, by Echo. Sam is a pacer, but as yet not a very wonderful one, though improving fast in David's care. On May 26 he did his best, a mile in 4:00. A month later he showed in 3 :00, and now can do 2:34 or better. He is a lazy horse and needs lots of herding. He never breaks and seems to have no ambition. Mr. S. S. Drake's sorrel mare Huntress, five years, a full sister to Sister, made a record of 2:39 at Petaluma last year and will start in the 2:30 this season. She has shown a trial in 2:30, but that is hardly her limit. Mr. Miller's sorrel gelding Bob Emmett, five years, by Ad- miral, dam unknown, is trotting in 2:40. He was worked as a two-year-old and then allowed to run out up to two months ago. He will not start this season. Mr. S. S. Drake's bay colt, three years, full broth- er to Sister, is a fine rangy colt that has shown a good deal of speed. He is high at each end, but haa not the appearance of weakness that usually accompanies a hollow back. David claims that he can trot very fast, and is one of the best colts in his charge, but we must say that we hardly share his opinion. Mr. George Banks has charge of a lot of colts at the track belonging to Mr. M. Hopkins, none of which will probably appear in any races, as their owner is averse to trotting for coin, preferring to keep his horses for his own pleasure. The list includes: Chestnut stallion Arion, by Elmo, dam the dam of Over- man; halter broken, and shows speed. Bay mare, five years, by Hubbard, dam by Signal; worked two months and can beat 3:00. Bay filly, four years, by Hubbard, dam by Signal; worked four months and can beat 2:50. Bay horse Oakland, nine years, by Belle Alta, dam im- ported; worked steadilv; can beat 2:30; has trotted a quarter in 0:35. Brown horse by Hubbard, dam by Black Hawk. He is a half brother to Overman ; can trot in 2:45, and has shown quarters in 0:40. Dark chestnut colt, five years, by Hubbard, dam a half sis- ter to Overman's dam; has not been worked much. ^Brown mare, eight years, by California Blackbird, dam by Oakland, by Kentucky Hunter. Has shown a trial in 2:30. Besides these, many horses are worked at the Oakland track which are not stabled there. Among them are Simp- son's Anteeo and Antevolo. Every afternoon, and especially Saturday and Sunday, the track is alive with fast road teams owned by Oaklanders who like to show their stock. Vanderbilt Interviewed. The extraordinary time made by Mr. Vanderbilt's team when he drove them last week has been the topic of conver- sation among gentlemen interested in horses ever since, and there have been various reports that other owners of fast horses were preparing their teams to try to beat the unexam- pled record of Maud S and Aldine. A Herald reporter, happening to meet the owner of these two flyers, said: "I see, Mr. Vanderbilt, that Mr. Bonner, Mr. Taylor and others have expressed themselves in interviews in regard to She time made by Maud S and Aldine, and the efforts to be made to beat it." "Yes; I have read their remarks," Mr. Vanderbilt replied. " While very pleasant and friendly, they mistake my posi- tion. The time made by Maud S and Aldine the other after- noon was before my ordinary road wagon, which is a heavy one, and without any special effort. I drive every after- noon for pleasure and health, and always speed my horses. But I do not drive to make a record nor to beat one. All my horses are kept for my own use, and not for exhibition by professionals. A gentleman's driving association like that at Fleetwood is formed for the benefit and enjoyment of the members, and the use of it to make records by teams driven by trainers has not been the object of the association. I hardly believe it possible that gentlemen familiar with horses should suppose that the time made by Maud S and Aldine is the best they can do. If trained for the purpose, and then driven by a professional, as they say others intend in order to beat their time, there is no telling what they might do." "When do you expect to speed them again, Mr. Vander- bilt? " "Every day, for that matter. If you really enjoy driving, understand it, and mean to get all the benefit you can from the exercise, you want to get from your horses all there is in them, and that includes not only speed but grace and style of movement. There are horses I would not drive, no matter how fast they might be, because of their awkwardness and want of style. Gentlemen who jog along at six or eight miles an hour when driving themselves, and then sit on a stand to see what a trainer can do with their teams, might as well own a locomotive and take the engineer's reports. Gentlemen owning fast horses are presumed to be good drivers or they would not own them, and their pleasure is to be derived from their own skill in handling them. If they are not good drivers they have no place in a gentleman's driving associa- tion. For a busy man there is no relief and enjoyment in the world equal to the excitement of driving a fast and well- trained team, and if mine make any better time in the future than they have already it will be in the usual course of daily driving, and because it is in them and must come out. I want it distinctly understood, however, that I do not drive in competition with professional trainers. I go to Sharon on Saturday, and my horses to White Plains for two or three weeks." — Herald. Trotting at Camp Goodall. Watson vtixe, .Inly i, match for §250 a side. Al Sanborn's g g Frank Charles 1 I 1 T. Kennedy's br g Chicago 2 2 2 Time— 2:54,2:54, 2:57. Same day, purse S100. — Flip's s g Ben 1 2 1 1 C. Ford's b g Bay Dan 2 1 2 2 J. Evans' bg Pajaro Chief 3 3 disj Time-3:60, 2:54, 3:11, 3;04. Majolica and his Dam. Jessie Kirk is a brown mare, foaled in Clark County, Ky.( in 1367, and got by Clark Chief, out of Old Lady, by Capt. Walker; second dam by Parrish's Pilot; third dam by Brown Pilot, and fourth dam by Cadet, a son of Bertrand. Clark Chief was by Mambrino Chief, out of Little Nora, by Down- ing's Bay Messenger, and she out of Mrs. Caudle, the dam of Ericsson. Capt. Walker was by Tecumseh, out of a mare by Blackburn's Whip. In -Jessie Kirk we have a combination of trotting, pacing and running blood. The mare was high- spirited in harness, and she could draw a road wagon at bet- ter than a 2:40 gait. She trotted a trial in harness in 2:27. When she became the property of Mr. Kobert Bonner, he sent her to his farm in Westchester County, and put her to breeding. In 1876 she threw to the cover of Startle a bay colt, which was named Stapleton. The youngster was some- what neglected and its growth was stunted. At the public sale held in this city in October, 1S79, Stapleton, then three years old, was knocked down to Mr. Nathan Straus for $450. This gentleman had the colt gelded and began driving him on the road. He acted like a trotter, and one year ago Mur- phy was asked to take charge of him. He showed a mile in 2:43i, and improved so rapidly during the summer that he trotted a mile in 2:22^ before he went into winter quarters. He was then rechristened Majolica, his owner being a china- ware merchant. Murphy entered him in the three-minute class at the Gentlemen's Driving Park, but when he heard that Phallas had made a record of 2:IS£ at Cleveland, he doubted his ability to win. On the day, however, Friday, June 22, Majolica went to the front in straight heats and made a record in the third heat of 2:17. He was not ex- tended from the distance stand to the wire. Had he been driven out his time would have been 2:16. The remarkable performance has drawn earnest attention to Majolica and his breeding. He stands only fifteen hands, but has the immense driving power of Startle, his sire. Startle is a bay stallion, foaled at Stony Ford in 1867, and. by Hambletonian, out of Lizzie Walker, by Seely's American Star, and she out of a mare by Hickory, by Whip, by Seymour's Wild Air. As a three-year-old he trotted in 2:36 and was purchased by Mr. Bonner for §20,- 000. After that he repeatedly turned the Fleetwood track in 2:19, and showed a quarter to road wagon in 0:33 h He would have been a great campaigner on the turf, but his owner does not allow his horses to compete for public prizes, and so he was cut off from distinction in that way. Had he been sent to Kentucky ten years ago no stallion would stand higher to-day. He has gone to but few mares and his colts have not been developed. His daughter, Portia, out of Lady Pettee, made a record of 2:29} at Boston in June, 18S1, and now his son, Majolica, steps into the 2:30 circle with a rec- ord of 2:17. For Dexter, who retired from the turf with a record of 2:17^, Mr. Bonner paid §33,000. He did not dream then that he would breed a colt which would beat this time in the first race in which he started. The Hambletonian Star combination is potent, especially when it comes in con- tact with the Mambrino Chief and thoroughbred brood from Kentucky. In 1877 Jessie Kirk dropped to Edward Everett the bay colt Eldridge. He is owned by Mr. Bonner, and last year he trotted a mile in harness in 2 :22£ and has pulled a wagon this year in 2:23. The produce of 187S was the bay filly Supe- rior, the full sister of Majolica. She was sold at the sale in 1S79 for $375. In 1S79 Jessie Kirk was barren, but in 1SS0 a bay colt by Startle was dropped, which was kept entire, and which is now at Beaver Dam. Wisconsin, the property of Mr. William Bonner. He stands sixteen hands high and is of fine appearance. In 1SS1 came the bay colt Westchester, by Startle. He was liberally fed and exercised, and last fall as a yearling he weighed 1060 pounds, which is more than any stallion owned by Mr. Bonner weighs. He is a born trotter and if pushed would show a fast mile for a two-year-old this fall. In 1SS2 Jessie Kirk lost a brown filly by Startle, and she now has a brown colt by her side from the loins of Nut- bourne, the half brother of Maud S. Mr. Straus, the owner of Majolica, is in Europe, and consequently he did not see his horse make the record of 2:17. There is no telling where this seven-year-old son of Startle and Jessie Kirk will trot if kept on the turf. He is bred to go the distance, and his ac- tion is remarkably pure. — Turf, Field and Farm. A Spectator's Report " Mambrino," in a letter to the Chicago Breeder's Gazette, gives the following passing notice to Mr. Goldsmith's stable of trotters: The 2:19 class on the first day furnished an excellent field of starters, and was hotly contested by Romero, the grey son of A. W. Richmond, from California, and Captain Emmons. Romero is a grand appearing horse, of fine size and sub- stance, an iron grey, with white mane and tail. Captain Em- mons was awarded the race; but I did not hear Murphy make any "kick " because he was not set back for running in the two last heats. Sometimes judges will punish a horse that does too much running, but these are exceptional cases, where the judges know no better. If Johnny Goldsmith had been given the last heat he would have started at the pole the next heat, as he, conscientious young man as he is, believed he was entitled to it. The 2:21 class furnished most excel- lent sport and closely-contested heats. Joe Bunker landed the first money, trotting the last heat in 2:192, with Director at his wheel. Director has grown into a horse of fine size, fully loi hands. He is a very handsome and perfectly de- veloped young horse, and is sure to finish the season with a record down in the "teens." He has a very beautiful way of going, and finishes his heat in great style. A new one-half-mile track was formally opened at Nova to, seven miles above San Rafael, last week by Mr. G. Pacheco, the owner. There was quite a large crowd in attendance, principally from Petaluma and neighboring places and a small contingent from this city. Colonel W. Barnes officiated . There were three scrub races and a running race, heats of half a mile, three in five, for a purse of $250. The winner of this event was a horse called Garfield, by Langford, owned by Mr. G. Pacheco. He took first, third and fourth heats in 0:56, 0:59. 0:56. In honor of his victory, and following an old Spanish custom, the track was formally christened "Gar- field Track " with most imposing ceremonies. Names Claimed. By Gamble & Meese, Danville, Cal.: John Goldsmith, for bay colt, star in forehead, snip on nose, both fore feet white to ankles, left hind ankle white; foaled March 20, 1883; by Del Sur; first dam by Norwood, son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian; second dam by American Star; third dam by a son of Harry Clay; fourth dam said to be thoroughbred. Joe Bunker. Many years ago Colonel Roberts, the engineer who super- intended the construction of the High Bridge over the Har- lem river for the Croton water which was hougH into New York in 1S42, used to drive a grey mare in that neighborhood. She was a large, powerful, bony mare, thought to ue closely descended from imported Messenger, and called, as some hundreds of others were, a Messenger mare. It is very likely that she was a granddaughter of Mir. Bullock's famous horse, for she was a very fast and stout trotter, one of inex- haustible courage, and a constitution that nothing could ever impair. When she was well advanced in years this mare had two daughters. One of them was by 'American Star, and was grey like her dam, but lighter and more bloodlike than the old mare, though of good size. The other was by Long Island Black Hawk. The grey mare inherited the cour- age and constitution of her dam, together with the great speed, peculiar action, and unflinching game which distinguished so many of the daughters of Star, and made them so very valuable as broodmares. When young, she was brought from Orange County and sold to a son of Mr. Stephen Whit- ney, whose mansion was then near the corner of Bowling Green, near the Battery. Soon after that young man's un- timely death, this young grey mare was purchased by Mr. William Dunn. He was a New Yorker, but had removed to Cincinnati, where he carried on a large and prosperous busi- ness for many years. The grey mare soon began to be well known in that flourishing city, and all about the beautiful hills which surround it. She was greatly admired in all that neighborhood, and was the very beau ideal of a gentleman's road horse. After some years she met with a very serious accident, through no fault of her own, and a great injury to one of her hind legs was the consequence. She was incapaci- tated for a very long time, and though the leg finally got strong and well she was never used again by her owner for driving purposes. At that time there was, as there is now, a friendship of much warmth and long standing between Mr. Dunn and me. We had become acquainted, I think, in 1S49, during the time Cincinnati and St. Louis were more than decimated by the Asiatic cholera, when ten thousand people died in the former city in six months and the population was not more than eighty thousand, a large number having run away. It was pitiful during that time to see heaps of the coffined dead driven to the cemeteries in furniture vans, and sometimes to observe the sole survivor of a family taking their remains for burial in rough boxes in a dirt cart or rick- ety peddler's wagon. Before the grey mare was injured I had come to New York as associate editor of the Spirit of the Times, intending to remain a few months while Mr. Wilkes was in Europe. I remained, however, in that capacity some fifteen years, and it did not take long to imbue me with the conviction that in the Hambletonian blood and the Star cross there was the greatest development that had ever been found in the evolution of the trotting horse of America. This doc- trine I emphatically urged upon Mr. William Dunn; but not being prepared to breed, he offered to give me the grey mare in question that I might put her to Hambletonian. Just pre- vious to that time, Mr. Rysdyk had sent me word by Mr. David Bonner that I could send any mare I pleased to his horse. I mentioned these facts to another gentleman whose friendship I have long valued and enjoyed, Mr. Charles Backman, and thereupon he offered to keep the grey mare for me for a year or more, if I would send for her. I intended to do so, but some things prevented. Had I done so, she would, I have no doubt whatever, have been the dam of some famous trotters foaled near her old home. Eventually Mr. Dunn sent her to Strader's Cassius M. Clay, and some other horses. The produce was very good, but not great. Years elapsed before she got the Hamble- tonian cross. Finally, however, she rejoiced in the cover of George Wilkes, and the result was Joe Bunker. She also had a brother to him, a very fine horse, and a daughter by Doctor Herr's Mambrino Patchen. Theywereall bred by Mr. Dunn. There was a discovery, or pretended discovery, long after George Wilkes had become famous, to the effect that his dam was a daughter of Henry Clay. I am, of course, unable to prove that she was not, for her pedigree was unknown to me, but I do not believe it. Before Judge Felter died he told mo all he knew about this mare, Dolly Spanker. It was that she had been driven for years by Mr. Welch of Philadelphia, not the breeder of Parole, Iroquois, etc., but the great circus proprietor, with whom we were both intimately acquainted. Mr. Welch gave her to Mr. Harry Felter, and he sent her to his father to be bred to Hambletonian. Dolly Spanker had the brown colt, George Wilkes, and died soon after foaling. Years elapsed before anyone ever heard about the Clay biood in this mare, and in my opinion it is nothing but a late in- vention, similar in kind to the audacious fraud attempted when Dexter was proclaimed to be a son of Harry Clay. Joe Bunker is now nine years old. He was well raised and carefully looked after, and thus made good growth and got substance. He started at six at St. Ionia, aud won a heat and third money in 2:2SA. At Louisville he wou in five heats, and at Cincinnati he won another race of five heats. The next year he started but once, having been injured by a fool or scoundrel who drove him many miles until he nearly dropped on the course, when he was not tit. It has always been thought this was done on purpose. In 1SS2 he began at Chicago, where he was distanced by Rosa Wilkes in the second heat. At Cleveland Aldine beat him, but he got part of the purse. He was now in the hands of his present trainer and driver, Cook, a quiet little fellow from the West, who had Rosa Wilkes, and knows a thing or two. At La Salle, Illi- nois, he won in five heats. At Cleveland he beat a very strong field of nine, and trotted in 2:2! j. At Toledo he won in four heats, beating five. At Chicago he beat Ewing and two others in three heats, the second 2:21. A* Lexington he beat fonr in four heats. This year he begau by beating a pacer down in Georgia in February. He trotted there in 2:23£. At Louisville he beat J. B. Thomas, Deck Wright, Alexander, and Troubadour, trotted in 2:2U. At Cleveland he beat J. B. Thomas, Overman, Minnie R.~ aud Tariff. At New York he beat Director, J. P. Morris, Buzz Medium, and Helcne. Fourth heat 2:19j. At Albany, N. T., he beat Romero, Helene, Captain Emmons, and J. P. Morris. Best time 2:2U. Track heavy. He has won nine races since he suffered defeat at Cleveland early last year. Joe is a little more than sixteen hands high, and very powerful. His head is large with a pronounced game ex- pression and fine, bold eye. The head is so clean cut and bony that there seems to be no more meat on it than on an anatomical preparation. His neck is of the Hambletonian order, and arms of a powerful thoroughbred horse, and the best of feet with long and strong pasterns. He turns Ins toes out a little,|a sure sign of speed in a runnnig hi peppered your horse to-day," said a great 1 trainer. " He turns his toes out." "Yes," said the trainer, "and by G — d hi turn yours out to get away from here before ni>: Joe Bunker has a very powerful back and stifles. He stands high in the hocks, as Engli 20 ^fte |2rmlcr muX gp&'rtstmu, July 14 Isonomy did, and yet he lias great sweep from hip to point of hock, for he is high behind and has very long quarters. His action behind is very much what his sire's was— the long stroke from the hip and stifle away behind and the flexing of the pastern joint as the foot is brought forward again. If Mr. Helm of Chicago had seen him come up the hill at Fleetwood Park, he would have discovered some more about Gimcrack's long thigh, and old Mr. "Wallace could not have failed to identify the action of "The Straddling Turk." In his slow paces Joe Bunker goes walloping and lumbering along like a clodhopper, but when set a going, finer, squarer, easier ac- tion was never seen. In fine, he is the best horse in the world with which to gammon the green ones. This I have upon notable authority, that of Mr. Frank Work and Johnny Murphy. He can always trot the last half mile of a heat faster than the first half, and he can trot a fourth heat as fast as a first. Since the above was written Joe Bunker won at Washington in three heats, best 2:20. He beat Brandy Boy and Gladiator. — Privateer in N. Y. Siwrtsman. ♦ Downing: the Favorites. At Monmouth Park on the 4th the Dwyers had an off day, Bootjack and George Kinney both being beaten. The reports are from the World: Fifth renewal of the Ocean Stakes, for all ages, at S50 each, play or pay, with S750 added, the second to receive $300 out of the stakes; 30 subscribers; mile and a furlong. P. Lorillard's imported b c Pizarro, 3, by Adventurer, dam Milliner, 105 pounds (Sbauer) 1 Dwyer Bros.' b c George Kinney, 3, by Bonnie Scot- land, dam Kathleen, 105 pounds (J. McLaughlin) 2 P. D. Withers' b c Kinglike, 3, by King Ernest, daui Miiui, 105 pounds (Halloway) 3 P. H, Ryan's ch f Caramel, 3, by Monarchist, dam Bon Bon, ioo pounds (Breman) 0 Time— 1:56*. pools— George Kinney, $100; Pizarro, $30; the field, $15. Betting— 3 to 1 on George Kinney ,* 3 to 1 againBt Pizarro, 10 to 1 against Kinglike and 30 to 1 against Caramel. Mutuels paid $19 45. After two breakaways the flas was dropped to an even start, from which Kinglike took the lead, followed by Pizarro, Caramel and Geo. Kinney. Before they ran out the odd furlong Caramel closed up alongside of Kinglike, and with Kinney lapping them, a length and a half in front of Pizarro, they ran nearly to the three-eighths pole. After passing it Kinney showed second, and reaching Kinglike's saddle- skirts the two ran to the half and thence to the railroad turn, where three furlongs from the end Kinney'took the lead and, as they came to the three-quarters, showed nearly clear. Just then Shauer cut loose with Pizarro, and as they made the turn into the stretch he got up to Kinney's shoulders, and laying there he quickly forced McLaughlin into using his whip, under which he held the lead until near the drawgate, where he swerved some and, amid the shouting of the admir- ers of the Rancocas stable, Pizarro headed the favorite, and coming away won by a length and a half, withKiDglike third, a dozen leugths behind George Kinney, and Caramel beaten away off. Time, 1:56£, of 'which the last mile was unofficially timed in 1 :43. Sixth renewal of the Long Branch Handicap, a sweepstakes for all ages, at $50 each, half forfeit, only $10 if declared by 1 p. m., July 3, with $500 added, the second to receive $150 out of the stakes; winners of any handicap after the publication of the weights on July 2 to carry 5 pounds extra; 57 subscribers of which —(declared out; mile and a quarter. G. L. Lorillard's ch g Monitor, aged, by Glenelg, dam Minx, 119 pounds (Costello) 1 Dwyer Bros.' ch g Bootjack, 5, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Sparrowgraas, 125 pounds (J. McLaughlin) 2 T. M. Berry's John Henry, 4, by Saunterer, dam Lida Games, 113 poundB (W. Haywood) 3 E. V. Snedeker & Co.'s ch m Girofla, 5, by Leaming- ton, dam Ratan, 102 pounds (W. Donohue) 0 Time-2;13J. Pools— Bootjack, $200; John Henry, $105; Monitor, 835, and Girorla, $10. Betting — 5 to 3 on Bootjaok, 5 to 2 against John Henry, 6 to i agsinst Monitor and 12 to 1 against Girorla. Mutuels paid §31. John Henry and Monitor took the lead at the start, and running up the stretch together Monitor passed the stand half a length in front of John Henry, he three lengths in front of Girorla and Bootjack. In the run up and round the club-house turn John Henry got up even with Monitor, and they passed the quarter on as even terms as they could run, two lengths in front of Bootjack and Girofla together. In the run down the backstretch Bootjack improved his position, so that at the half he was lapping John Henry, with Monitor leading by a neck. Half-way down the turn Bootjack passed Henry, and at the three-quarters was at Monitor's saddle- skirts. Both ran well out on the turn into the homestretch, where McLaughlin very soon went to the whip. It helped none, for Bootjack soon began to roll about in distress, leav- ing Monitor to come away and win by a length and a half in the not over fast time of 2:13£. Bootjack finished second, a dozen lengths in front of John Henry, with Girofla away off. On The Bay District Track. Nearly every day during the past week the trotters at the Bay District have given fine exhibitions of speed. Mr. S n reckels'four-year-old bay horse, by Speculation, which is being trained by John Cassidy, showed a mile last Sunday in 2:37f . The same owner's mare by Speculation, that last year was taken sick about the time she was matched to trot a pri- vate race against Mr. Coleman's mare, has got back her old speed and during the week showed a mile fast enough to please her trainer. Vanderlynn is said to have shown a mile better than 2:23 and both Frank Moscow and Abbottsford are rating better than ever. Nolan's pacer is improving, but Fay'B horse is not doing as well as before, on account of sore- ness in the heels. Last Wednesday an incident occurred which if it had happend in a race would have made the hero George Baylis famous. Baylis, who is training Abbottsford and several others, was sending Frank Moscow along at a 2:27 gait, when suddenly one of the reins broke and the horse broke wildly. There were several other horses on the track and the risk of a collision, besides the risk of injury to Moscow, was imminent. But Baylis was equal to the occa- sion and with rare presence of mind he quickly, though steadily, crawled out of the sulky, on to Frank Moscow's back, took hold of the check line and soon had brought him down to a standstill. Baylis was loudly cheered by the on- lookers and all agreed but for his pluck and nerve Frank Moscow's career as a trotter would have ended there and per- haps other injuries would have been caused by the break. Mr. Spreckels has quite a string of Speculation colts at the track now in charge of John Cassidy. With the exception of the pair noted above most of them are being trained for road and carriage teams. Mr. Morrow has a brace of fine Election- eer colts there and a bay mare by Niagara that has shown a :.aile in 2:30. Pete Brandow has quite a string in training, the best of which is Colonel Gannon by Sam Purdy, dam a thoroughbred mare, owned by Put Robson. Sam showed a mile in 2:38 last Tuesday, trotting slow arouud the first turn and doing the last three-quarters of a mile at a 2:30 gait. One in Brandow's care, a sorrel filly, by Nutwood, dam by Belmont, not completely broken, promises to make a trotter if nothing happens to hurt her. Tim Kennedy is doing well with Cairo and both he and McConn intimate that if any of the Oakland trainers fancy they have got trotters, the Bay District trainers are open for a match just for the honor of he track. * Australian Notes. The Australian papers to hand by last steamer are full of sporting news. The Federal Australian publishes many columns of racing, coursing and football reports, while the Melbourne Sportsman is almost entirely given over to the late glove fight between Miller and Larry Foley, which was really won by the former and endsd in a disgraceful riot. The Victorian Trotting Club fixture was postponed from Saturday, May 26, till June 2, the reason being not so much that the weather was unpropitious as the course was in any- thing but good going order; and although there was an im- provement in this respect, the day its elf was anything but agreeable. At about 1 o'clock the rain set in, and con- tinued with but little intermission during the afternoon. Consequently the attendance was moderate, although the Grand Stand contained a good sprinkling of ladies. The course soon gave signs of the influence exerted by the weather. For the trotting only two came to the post, viz., Ajax and Oliver; the former of these was adjudged the win- ner, as the propensity shown by Oliver for breaking when called upon proved fatal to his securing the stake. In the first heat Oliver broke soon after the start, Ajax leading. Oliver passed at the half mile, breaking repeatedly. On rounding into the straight both broke, but Ajax kept his po- sition'and won by two lengths. Time, 2-A7h In the second heat Ajax led for three-fourths of the course, when Oliver, breaking again, was first to pass under the wire by a length; but as the other only broke once, the race was given to Ajax. Time, 2:47£. SUMMABY. Trotting— Free for all; for trophy, value 30 bovs. Mile heats. Best two in three. Mr. T. Pitman's b h Ajax, imported, by "Whipple's Hambietonian, aged (F. Robbins) 12 Mr. J.Mullin's t> g Oliver, imported, aged (Owner) Betting— 5 to 4 on Ajax. One hundred and fifty owners, says the Melbourne Sports- man, have subscribed their name to the famed Melbourne Cup, which number is far in excess of any previous entry for a handicap race in these colonies, and twenty-one beyond that of last year. Such an entry could scarcely have been contemplated even by the most sanguine of our racing men. Whether it is the result of the 1,000 sovs. added money, or is due to the large and increased number of horses in training, is immaterial, although all secretaries of colonial racing clubs would view with delight the latter faofc. It is a princely stake with a right royal entry, and, at a rough calculation, should yield £2,000 clear to the winning horse, after deducting 300 sovs. for the second and 200 sovs. for the third horse. Of the 150 nominations some 70 are Victorian. Then there are about 60 from New South Wales, 15 from Adelaide, two or three from New Zealand, and also from Tasmania. Owners make their entries wherever they may be at the time, there- fore the horses do not always belong to the colony under which their names may appear. The weights are due on Monday, July 2. Again Third. An Old-Time Driver's Experience. For the third time during the July meeting at Newmarket, which ended on the 6th, has Mr. Keene's stable furnished the third horse in a race. The race on that day was a Three- Year-Old Plate of 100 guineas, run over the Bunbury Mile. It had nine starters and it was won by General Willianvs Cohort, with Baron de Rothschild's Skye second and Mr. Keene's Potosi third. There were nine starters, and Cohort won by a length, with Potosi a bad third. The betting at the start was 9 to 2 against Cohort, 3 to 1 against Skye and 10 to 1 against Potosi. The race was run under the following con- ditions: A Three- Tear-Old Plate of 100;guineas; colts to'carry 124"lba. ; fillies, 121 lbs.; winners of £500 at any one time to carry 7 lbs. extra: maidens allowed 7 lbs; the winner to be sold at auction for £1,000; if entered to be sold for £500, allowed 10 lbs; entrance £3 each. Bunbury mile. General Owen "William's br c Cohort, by Vespasian, dam "West Kent.. 1 Baron de Rothschild's b c Skye, by Blair Atbol, dam Shepherd's Bush 2 Mr. J. B. Eeene's b c Potosi, by King Alfonso, dam Jamaica 3 Six others ran. The winner, like Potosi, no doubt claimed a maiden allow- ance, for up to the end of May he was a non-winner, having started once as a two-year-old and four times as a three-year- old. The first time, as a three-year-old, he was third to Faugh-a-Ballagh for the Newmarket Handicap. He next oc- cupied the same position to Dilette for the Prince of Wales Stakes, run at Newmarket during the First Spring meeting, at which he also ran second to Pirasus for a Welter Handi- cap, while for a similar race at the Newmarket Second Spring meeting he was again third. Ales. Button Stakes. The Stake 'for the get of Alex. Button, foals of 1SS2, to be trotted over the Woodland Track in September, 1SS5, closed last Monday. Mr. George W. Woodward, owner of Button, originated the stake and adds §250. The following are the entries : J. H. Martin, grey filly Dolley B. L. H. Baker, bay filty Temnest, F. K. March, bay filly Lady Button. T. H. Filley, bay filly QueenMab. L. Ryder, bay colt Dictator. G. W. Woodward, bay colt Claude B. Thos. Boss, bay colt Doctor. Wallace Pond, bay colt Raymond . Chas. Hoppin, brown colt John. Thos Adams, bay colt Edward. Henry Hoppin, brown filly Edith. J. W. McFodgen, bay filly Rose Woodward. A. C. Bingham, sorrel colt Charley. F. M. Rahm, bay filly Kate. D. Zumalt, bay colt Harry Z. Johnny Turner evidently thinks Clingstone is flying at too high game in being matched against St. Julieu. Du- ring his visit to Toledo he offered to lay $S00 against $200 with Gov. John Cununings that the King of the Turf would defeat the demon trotter ot Chicago. Failing to get the bet, he expressed himself as follows: "Why, d it, Clingstone has no business to tackle a first-class horse like St. Julien. I have a horse here (referring to Edwin Thome) that can beat Clingstone, and I don't rauk him along with St. Julien and Maud S. yet awhile." — New York Sjtirit. Mr. O. W. Dinimiek, one of the old-time drivers, and a good one yet, gives a reporter a small chapter in his experi- ence as follows: "It was in the year 1844 that I first drove a horse in a race, " said Mr. Dimmick, " and I had the fortune to begin with a good horse. I was employed by General Dunham of Troy, N. Y., to drive Moscow, at that date one of the leading horses of the country, who made a record on Beackon track of 2:30, and 2:30 horses were extremely fast in those days. The Gen- eral had brought him from Montreal and put him in my care, and I drove him in races at Troy, New York City, Saratoga, Long Island and Buffalo against Fannie Jenks, a mare of wonderful endurance, who had made 101 miles in nine hours, 53 minutes and 43 seconds at Beacon Park, and Lady Suffolk, a finely-bred mare of high speed. " In 1S4S I drove Jack Rossiter in the old Eastern circuit against the Lady Suffolk and Lady Moscow. Rossiter was a peculiar horse. When he was put in my hands he would break easily, and seemed unable or unwilling to gather him- self, and of course was unreliable. I soon got him down to work, however, and he could hold his own in a square race, but he was too slow for Lady Moscow. He was sold to two New York gentlemen, who said he had too much flesh, and told me to work it off him. I drove him hard for three weeks, but in losing his flesh he also lost his speed. He was matched against Pelham, a natural pacer who had been trained to trot, but as nothing was known of toe-weights in those days, whenever he would break and gather himsplf he was as likely to strike a pace as a trot. Rossiter won the race, and was sold on the track to a young man named How- ard James for ©2,200. As Lady Moseow had been beating him right along, her owners wanted me to get up a match with Rossiter. I supposed, of course, they would allow me to come in for as much as I wanted. I mentioned the mat- ter to James, and he boldly announced his willingness to make the match. I consented to drive Rossiter, although I had $60 up on Lady Moscow. She was the favorite and sold for 100 to 20. Her backers freely offered all they could raise on this basis, but could find few takers outside of James, who put up all the money he had. When the race was called Rossiter started like a gazelle, winning the first heat in 2:2S. Well, sir, the crowd wilted, and I was as much astonished at the record as any of them. Suffolk's backers tried to hedge, but no one had the nerve to bet. In the next two heats Ros- siter came under the wire in 2:2S£ and 2:29, respectively, al- most distancing the mare. James made a pile of money on the race. He sold Rossiter soon afterward for a fancy price. "In 1853 Messrs. George Crane and MeKilvey of Cincinna- ti, sent for me to come and drive California, a horse they had recently bought, against Shave Tail and Lady Jane, the latter having a record of 2:30. The race was three miles and re- peat for a purse of $2,000. In the first heat I shut Shave Tail out, and took the money easily from Lady Jane. In the fall of 1853 I took old Pocahontas, who belong to Woodman- see and a Cincinnati party, to New Orleans. There was a good pacing mare in New Orleans at the time named Silver Tail, and her owners had offered to match her against any horse in the country inside of twenty days for $2,000, three heats, the first to be a mile and a half and repeat for $1,000, and the second and third for $500 each, one mile. Pocahontas was entered for three other races, which she won easily, making the third heat 2:19, which was up to that time the fastest pacing record that had ever been made by six seconds. This somewhat frightened the owners of Silver Tail, but a race was finallv arranged with Pocahontas, Silver Tail, Dolly Spangler, a St." Louis mare, and Tecumseh, owned by Cin- cinnati, entered. Pocahontas was at this time heavy with foal, but she won the race without a strain, shutting the others out. This was a wonderful performance, but what makes it most remarkable is the fact that in less than a month after this race Pocahontas foaled the noted Tom Rolf, sire of the great pacers Blind Tom and Lady Rolf. Po- cahontas was sired by Cadmus. She was a sorrel with a white face, four white legs up to her knees and gambols, and a white strip on her belly. She was fully sixteen hands high. Soon after Tom Rolf was foaled there was an old mare near Woodmansee's farm who had lost her colt, and Rolf was given to her to suckle. This was in the spring of 1S54. I took Pocahontas to New York after she dried up to make a match with the then noted pacer Hero. He was owned by a wealthy citizen named Hall, who had heard of Pocahontas' time at New Orleans and was afraid to chance a race. I offered to draw a 250-pound wagon, Hero to go in sulky, and he still declined. I took the mare to Union Park once and drove her privately, in the presence of her owners, a mile in 2:10. They afterwards called on me to try her speed on three different occasions, with the same re- sult. They did not tell me what the time was, and I only found it out by accident. Joe Godwin, a well-known turf- man, told me that Hiram Woodruff, his partner, had lain on the grass under the stand and timed her. I was astonished, but have not a particle of doubt that the time was correct. The mare's great speed made her of little value to her owners, as it was impos- sible to get up a race. She belonged to Woodmansee and Levi Dunham, and though Joe Godwin had offered them Jack Rossiter and $2,500 in money for her, which was de- clined, Woodmansee finally sold his interest to Dunham for $1,250. Dunham shortly sold her to Jim McMann, driver of Flora Temple, for $2,500. McMann kept her nearly two years before he could succeed in getting a race with Hero, but it was at last accomplished by a ruse. One day when the mare was being speeded on the track Hero's driver was seen hiding in the grass near the fence. Pretending not to see him, when the mare came under the string the time was falsely called 2 :29 and the gentlemen present cursed me for not letting her out. I started her on the next mile, and un- der pretense of pushing her I used the whip and shouted at her, but at the half-mile her owner called me back, Bwore the mare had lost her speed and wind and that she had seen her best days. The report of Hero's driver caught Hall. A match was arranged and Hall bet everything he had on the result, putting up his last $1,000 that Hero would not be shut out. When the start was made Pocohontas worked right away from the horse. I did not mean to try to shut him out until the second heat, but as we were coming down the stretch some one called out to me, "Let her out; the horse is already distanced/' and I gave her a little push, coming homeiu 2:171, with Hero shut clear out. The result broke Hall up completely. He lost $60,000 on the race. The mare was too fast for anything on the turf, and she never paced in another race. She foaled the Pocohontas that Bonner paid $15,000 for, the bay stallion Harkaway, and a grey colt that got poisoned and went blind. "About 1858 or 1859 I drove Reindeer, a Chicago horse, on a hippodroming tour with Flora Temple, at Adrian, Mich., Jackson, Mich., aud St. Louis, Mo. He afterward was sold to a "nigger" trader in New Orleans. I also drove Silas Rich against California Patchen and Dexter, taking second money. 883 Jpie fpvc.cte mti J^ovtswatt, 21 I could tell you a gdod deal more if I had time, but this will do for a starter, and besides I must look after the horses." Why The Blood Is Prized. The American Star blood has done much to perpetuate the fame of Hambletonian, and now the combination of Star and Hambletonian is regarded as one of the very best. The great producing stallions by Hambletonian out of American Star mares are Aberdeen, Dictator, Jay Gould, Walkill Chief, Masterlode, Sweepstakes and Startle. Of these Jay Gould has a record himself of 2:2U, and Startle is credited with a public trial, when five years old, of 2:19f, while the brother of Dictator, Dexter, retired from the turf with a record of 2:17^-. The three sensational performers this season, whose names in the last week or two have been on thousands of tongues, are Jay Eye See, Phallasand Majolica. The first two are from the loins of Dictator, and the third is the son of Startle. Jay Eye See has more speed than either of the others. His rushes when behind and struggling to close a gap are simply bewildering. They are suggestive of the flight of the quarter horse, and we must credit them to the extra amount of running blood in him. Were he possessed exclusively of the Hambletonian conformation and disposition, he would have achieved nothing extraordinary. The nervous energy be- queathed to him by American Star through Dictator and Lex- ington through Midnight make him a wonder in harness. Although but 15 hands, he has telling length of stride. Pkal- las, who is a year older and a hand taller, distinguished him- self by making a record, in the 2 :34 raee at Cleveland, of 2 :1SJ, and by trotting, at the Gentleman's Driving Park, second to Majolica in 2:17|. Through his dam, Betsy Trotwood, hegets two crosses of Mambrino Chief — one through Clark Chief and the other through Ericsson — and the foundation is thorough- bred. The thoroughbred is also close up to him through the dam of his sire. As he has the size which we commonly as- sociate with great stride, his performances do not fill us with amazement like those of Jay Eye See, and his trotting lacks the dash which characterizes the efforts of the little gelding. Majolica is another specimen of condensed greatness. He is but fifteen hands, and it will be a long time before the country forgets his exploit of making a record of 2:17 in the third heat of his maiden race. Were there nothing in him but the tame blood of Hambletonian and the sluggish action of Mam- brino Chief,as noted by the farmers of Dutchess county,a mile in 2:30 would be his limit. His dam is from Clark Chief, who got the dam of Phallas, and her bottom crosses are thoroughbred. Lizzie Walker, the dam of Startle, was by Seely's American Star, and her dam was a daughter of Hickory, the son of Whip. What American Star did for Hambletonian in Orange county, highly bred mares did for Mambrino Chief in the racehorse region of Kentucky. When we unite the blood of Hambletonian, strengthened through the Star cross in his sons, and that of Mambrino Chief, refined and elevated through the thoroughbred in his sons, we get not only the benefit of vigor-imparting climatic out-cross, but a double infusion of the best sources of the trotting tendency, with form, lung capacity and will power to cover ground, in a shorter space of time. Those who ignore the American Star blood in Dictator and Startle, and see nothing but Hamble- tonian in them, rest their argument upon a slippery founda- tion. Seely's American Star was not less than three-quarters thoroughbred, and this is why the Hambletonian- Star com- bination is prized by those who want to breed trotters able to compete in first-class company — to cut and come again. — Turf, Field and Farm. Australian Wools. " Though last year, owing to a particularly unfavorable season throughout a great extent of territory, the clip was not bo large as in the previous season, yet, as a general rule, each year shows a substantial advance in production. The num- ber of bales exported from the four leading colonies from the 1st of last October to the middle of February were as follows: Victoria, 250,201 bales; New South Wales, 161,026 bales; South Australia, 108,791 bales; and Queensland. 23,997 bales; or a total of 544,015 bales, as against 590,791 bales for the corresponding period last year, showing a decrease of 46,776 bales; and it is not likely that the above figures will be mate- rially altered at the end of the year. Though these figures show a serious falling off, it must be remembered that the last season was an exceptionally unfavorable one. The fol- lowing is a statement of the number of bales of wool exported from Victoria, New South Wales, South f* Australia, and Queensland for the last three years: fear ending 30th Sep- tember, 1S80, 654,609 bales; 30th September, 1881, 736,815 bales; 30th September, 18S2, 792,605 bales. In each of these years there was a satisfactory advance upon the preceding one, The extension of railways in New South Wales, South Australia, and Queensland has been of material advantage to the wool producers of the far inland districts, who are now enabled to send their clips to the various seaports for sale or shipment far more expeditiously and economically than in the past. Wool-growers have also the satisfaction of knowing that there never was a greater demand for their produce, and that the markets of the world are now competing for it. The demand for colonial wools in the continental markets is rap- idly increasing, especially in those of France and Germany. During the past season the purchases for the two countries named and Belgium have increased nearly fifty per cent as compared with the previous year. There is an evident de- sire among continental manufacturers to obtain their supplies of wool direct from the colonies, and, as a matter of course, every fresh market that is opened for our produce must add to its value. At the same time, while new markets are being found upon the continent, there is no material falling off in the demand for Great Britain, where Australian wool will al- ways be eagerly sought after. The increase in the direct trade with the continent has been wonderfully rapid during the past year, some 30,000 bales, or about one-tenth of the whole quantity sold in the Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, and Adelaide markets, having been purchased on foreign account. The various lines of foreign steamers now running to Australian ports afford di- rect and expeditious communication with Antwerp, Hamburg, Havre and Marseilles, to the advantage of continental buyers. There also appears to be some probability that before very long the steamers of the Austrian Lloyd's line, which now run from Trieste to Bombay and Calcutta, will extend their trips to Australian ports. With such facilities at their com- mand for shipping direct to the continent we may reasonably expect a still greater demand for foreign markets in the fu- ture. Then, again, there is good reason for believing that the United States will require a large portion of our produce, as the Australian wool is better adapted to the wants of American manufacturers for some purposes than any other. The recent alteration in the American tariff as regards the duties upon imported wool, though not so liberal as could be desired, is an important concession, and will probably do much towards the establishment of a steady trade with Aus- tralia."— Federal Australian, ROWING. Tom Murphy's New Departure. Tom Murphy has at last severed the friendly relations with his old wherry, which years of defeat seemed to leave un- shaken. The phlegmatic craft was designed and built by Henry Hussy with a view of showing the immense superior- ity of the naval architects of Noah's time. The keel of the wherry was laid on the lines of the ark, as furnished by a scientific treatise on ancient architecture, written in 1S60 by Bill Daly the swimmer. The upper deck and bulwarks were patterned after a Fejee war canoe, and the washboards put on in imitation of the Three Brothers' forecastle. As may be supposed, the appearance of the weird craft on Mission bay occasioned a genuine sensation. After the first burst of sur- prise many sneers at the strange craft were indulged in, and the result was a challenge from Mr. Murphy to any wherry rower on Long Bridge. The defiwas accepted by a Pioneer wherryist, and the race was rowed in a gale which blew the Potrero sculler over the Alameda flats, while his opponent was floundering through the waves of Butchertown bay. Surprised, but not dismayed by his defeat, Mr. Murphy plowed down his washboards and, placing a barn-door for a windgauge on his hurricane deck, tackled a Fourth of July regatta. Another gale sprung up to mar the Potrero man's hopes. Just as the laurel seemed with- in his reach and despite his most manly efforts he was blown up on the I. X. L. works and stranded while his opponents rowed on. Another year witnessed wonderful changes in the primeval architecture of Mr. Murphy's boat and at the late regatta she appeared so completely transformed that even the fond eye of her maker failed to recognize her. Her bul- warks were cut down so that the salt waves could wash free- ly over her and her yellow coat of paint was greased so plen- tifully that the sure-footed musquitoes of Mission Bay pre- ferred to sit on a sunbeam rather than risk their necks by trying to stand on her. The wind was freshening from a gale to a tornado as Mr. Murphy took his seat in his craft, but the rage of the elements gave ham no concern, for there was none of his boat above water for the Boreal giant to strike. Un- fortunately for his hopes, Mr. Murphy had forgotten to pro- vide against the fury of the waves while cheating the wind, and he had barely got round the wharf and under a full head of steam when a raging billow hit him on the small of the back and spread him all over the bottom of his boat. Before he could extricate himself from the broken lumber and crawl out of the hold, the other wherryists were rounding the mile buoys, and with a sad heart Mr. Murphy turned clubwards. It was expected that he would have immediately commenced an- other transformation of his ill-starred craft. To the amaze- ment of the spectators, however, instead of wiping her off tenderly with a chamois skin, he gave her a vicious kick, and, with a diabolical scowl at Henry Hussy, went off to change his clothes, leaving the damaged craft on the floor, all dripping and muddy like a dead sturgeon. When the dis- gusted wherryist returned, he threw the contemned craft in a corner of the Pioneer boat-house, and there she now lies, neglected and disowned. Meantime, the indomitable wherryist is hunting up a shell, and predicting that Growneyis not the only ambitious sculler he will knock out before the wintry southwesters begin to lash Mission bay. To Other Waters. Porter Ashe has purchased the old wherry so long used by M. Price, and has shipped the historic craft to Lake Tahoe. The old boat has been a veritable cradle of aquatic talent. No less than three champions have learned from her the rudi- ments of single sculling. Her latest production was Dan Leahy, whose record at five miles has only been beaten by Hanlan. After the old wherry had done her duty by the athletic Daniel, she tried rowlocks on Mike Price, and that broke the spell. She has never since done anything notable and meritorious except to dump Jim Roach off Mission rock when the boastful Australian was giving the assembled oars- men of Long bridge an illustration of the antipodal style of propulsion. Her degradation from the art of developing champions to the menial duty of dodging around Mission bay under an unambitious cutler seemed to take all the spirit out of the venerable boat and make her discontented with her old floating quarters. One day, when Price had chained her to a post on the Potrero and gone ashore to get his breath for the row home, she broke her moorings and flew over to Ala- meda. She was recovered and brought back, but the confi- dence of her owner was shaken, and he laid her away on the stocks to gather dust until Mr. Ashe bought her. It is to be hoped that her transfer to Tahoe may remove the "hoodoo " placed on her by her late owner, and that we may soon hear of her developing another champion. Prospective Barffe Race. The new barge built by Twig has at last been finished and delivered to the Ariel club. On Tuesday evening she was placed in the Ariel boat-house and next Sunday will betaken out for a trial spin. The Ariels intend to try conclusions with the strong four of the South End club. The ambition is a laudable one, as there is no better crew on this bay, un- less the stalwart South Enders themselves may have one in reserve. They seem capable of turning out as many first- class crews as they please. The Ariels are talking of form- ing their crew with Corcoran as stroke, Peterson and Welch in the waist and some other sturdy oarsman on the bow. It is likely, however, that the selection of a crew will be made by the 'time test, the crew making the fastest time to repre- sent the club. This is not by any means the surest method of determining the relative speed of oarsmen, unless the competing crews row in equal boats and at the same time. According to the trials shown by the scullers who rowed in the Fourth of July regatta, Sullivan ought to have been a good last and he was second only by half a length. White, who timed Crowley over the course, swears that the Post street cham- pion rowed the course in 16 minutes. Sullivan took exactly 17:10 by three watches half an hour before, yet in the race Sullivan finished nearly twelve lengths in front of Crowley, though each turned against stakeboats and therefore rowed nearly, if not exactly the same distance. The Ariel four who won the Breeder AND Sportsman' Cup are really anxious for another race and offer to put up the Cup and $250 if the Pioneer and South End clubs of this city and the Alerts of Vallejo will each put up S250, the Cup and §1 000 to go the winners. That would be a stake worth rowing'for and it is not unlikely that the South Enders and Pioneers will accept the proposition. The South End club has given Twig an order for a fine wooden shell with a view to accommodating the Ariels as soon as possible. On Sunday last the amateur crews of the Dolphin and Golden Gate Clubs decided the so-called dead heat of the previous Wednesday. On Wednesday the two crews started in the amateur race with the South End crew. The Dolphins were making a good race with the South Enders until on the last quarter, where No. 2 oar faltered, and the Golden Gate crew coming up challenged them for second place and won it by a quarter of a length after a game struggle. Five hundred people on the wharf witnessed the finish and knew that the Golden Gate crew had won, but the referee, who was nearly a hundred yards behind the boats and in such a position that it was impossible to tell who had won, declared the race a dead heat. On Sunday both crews showed up at 10 a. m., and a good start was made. The Dolphins led to the stake, but were evidently hard pressed, for they turned badly and came home astern, finishing fourlengths behind. The crews were: Golden Gate: T. Watson, bow; J. C. Crowley, J. G. McCarthy, T. F. Quinlan, stroke. Dolphin: A. Bothkoph, bow; T. Deucher, G. Proseck, W. Wisler, stroke. To-morrow morning Louis White and John Sullivan of the Pioneer Club scull over the Long Bridge two-mile course for a small wager. Some weeks ago, when Sullivan was training for the Fourth of July regatta, he rowed the same course with White, and, starting a length behind, finished a quarter of a length in front in the remarkable time of 17:10. Both men rowed for all they were worth. Sullivan steered a very bad course, and ought to have been beaten six lengths. As White will row to-morrow in a much slower boat than that on which he was beaten two weeks ago his defeat ought to be a certainty — but it is not. Austin Stevenson, the holder of the Pacific coast rowing championship, came down to witness the Fourth of July fes- tivities, and has been showing his form in a shell on the Long Bridge course. He never looked nearly so strong and hearty or rowed so well. He is in fine "fix" to train for a race. As yet, the talk of a match between him and Peterson has not reached the importance of solid business. Pat Brannan feels rather sore on account of his defeat in the wherry race by Dennis Griffin. Pat rowed a good race for the first mile, and, had his stake-boat not blown away, would, in all probability, have beaten Dobbins home. Whether he could have beaten Griffin is quite another mat- ter, though he can justly claim that he did not get "a fair shake." Muldoon and Bibby. On next Tuesday in the Metropolitan Temple William Muldoon and Edward Bibby will wrestle a mixed match. By the agreement the men wrestle one hour Graaco-Koman stylo and one hourcatch-as-catch can. The one winning the most falls takes the stakes and two-thirds of the gate receipts, one* third of the latter going to the loser. This match will proba- bly be the best display of wrestling that San Franciscans have had a chance to see. Bibby is the greatest man alive at catch-as-catch-can wrestling and also a remarkably good one at Grreco-Roman, good enough to stand Muldoon off for five hours in New York a couple of years ago. What Mul- doon is, everybody out here knows pretty well. That he an- ticipates a hard match is event from the time and trouble he is taking to train. He is working very hard running, row- ing, wrestling and exercising with dumb-bells. How the match will come out no one can tell. At present Bibby is the favorite in the bets made and offered, principally the latter. From our correspondent at Milwaukee, Wis., under date of June 25, we have the following concerning the breaking of the fifty-mile bicycle record by Wm. Woodside: "I enclose you the correct score of the eighteen-hour, three hours per day, bicycle handicap run in the exposition building at this place last week. Track nine laps to the mile. Mile. Louise Armaindo (30 miles start), 1st, 294 miles 2 laps; W. J. Mor- gan (12 miles start), 2d, 2S5 miles 3 laps; W. M. Woodside (scratch), 3d, 277 miles 7 laps. The race was three hours each evening, from S until 11 o'clock. Notwithstanding two sharp corners in the track, Woodside, without any prepara- tion whatever, succeeded in reducing the fifty-mile record to 2h. 59 min. The record, 2:59:14, claimed by John S. Prince and made on the Institute track, Boston, and recorded in the Clipper Almanac.is incorrect in every particular, as the track had been previously moved back two and one-half feet to make room for the horse track that was constructed for the first six-days' race, horses vs. bicyles and the same can be sworn to by the officials.— Turf, Field and Farm. The sensation of the week at the Gentleman's Driving Park, New York city, was the appearance of Harry W. Genet's old war horse General Butler, driven by Chas. La- vinus to a road wagon. The old fellow, to the surprise of all, trotted a quarter of a mile in 0:45, and a half mile in 1:30. General Butler is the hero of many a hard-fought race, fa- mous among them being his trots in 1S62 with Chas. Baker's bay gelding Panic, Eph. Simmons' brown stallion George Wilkes, Commodore Vanderbilt's Rockingham, with George M. Patcheu for §30,000, and against Dutchman's time of 7:32J for three miles to saddle, which he lost by an accident. The"old horse is in his thirty-first year, and looks pretty well worn; but when he got on the track his nostrils expanded and his ears flew up, and he Beemed as eager for a trot as in the days gone by. From a note to a friend we learn that D. M. Pyle, Esq., vice-president of the State Sportsman's Association, has been enjoying a week's tramp in the hills below Hollister. Ho says: "I got a fine deer, two coyotes, five hawks, five rabbits, all with the rifle, at various distances. I also saw three other fine deer, two does and a buck. Had afine chauco at about seventy-five yards to kill the deer, but would not. " We need more sportsmen who can refrain from breaking the deer law . The "Milton Medium" colt, " Milburn," 3-year-old, ex- hibited on our fair grounds last fall and owned by J. H. Moore, was recently sold to Samuel J. Strauss, of Sau Fran- cisco, for the sum of five hundred dollars. A large number of these " Milton Medium" colts are being raised in our coun- ty, which for lightness of foot, symmetry of form and intelli- gent expression are not easily excelled by more celebrated stock. — Lower Lake Bulletin. Capt. J. D. Young of Sacramento sold his trotter, Colonel, last Tuesday to Albert Gallatin of Huntington, Hopkins yox\$mmi, *i THE GOT. The California Club Shoot. Last Sunday morning the members of the California Wing Shooting Club held their fifth monthly contest for the three club medals. The match, as usual, was held at R. Cunning- ham's San Bruno grounds, six double birds, eighteen yards rise, eighty yards boundary, plunge traps. The day was mixed dull in the morning and windy during the afternoon, and the birds were equally uneven. Robinson did not shoot up to his usual form, and there was a noticeable falling off in several of the other shooters. Kerrigan made a neat double at long range at a pair of left and right quarterers. The score stood: Robinsoc 11 01 10 10 11 11— 9|Burbank 01 10 00 11 10 11— 7 Spencer 10 11 10 11 11 11— lOlBerwick 10 01 01 11 11 11— 9 Roche 01 10 11 10 01 11— 8JPearsc.ii 11 10 01 11 01 11— 9 Kerrigan 11 10 10 11 11 11— 10 Fay 10 01 01 11 10 11— 8 Knowles 11 11 10 11 10 ll-lo!Brand 11 11 10 01 10 10— 8 Spencer, Kerrigan and Knowles, who tied on ten out of the twelve birds, shot off at three pairs, as follows: Spencer 10 10 11— 4| Knowles 10 10 00—2 Kerrigan 01 11 10— 4| The tie of the two first-named was decided by throwing dice for the choice of first medal, and Kerrigan took first, Spencer second, and Knowles third. Nest came a six-bird sweepstakes for a purse of §10. Slade and Pearson shot both barrels at thirty yards, and Roche and Berwick one barrel at twenty-one yards rise. Slade 1 0 0 11 0—3 I Pearson 0 1111 0—4 Roche 1 0 0 10 1—3 Berwick 1 1111 1—6 The next was a $35 sweepstakes; purses, $20 and §15 for first and second best shots. Eight birds were shot. The scores are as follows: Fay 1 0 11111 1— 7|Berwick 0 1 0 0 w Slade 0 10 1111 1— G Spencer 0 10 1111 1—6 Robinson 0 0 1 0 0 w Pearson 1 111110 0—6 Roche 1 110 10 1 1— 6| Fay took the $20 on a score of seven, and the ties among the four were shot off, miss and out, with this result: Pear-, son 0, Roche 1. Slade and Spencer shot two each and di- vided the $15. The last match was between Robinson, Fay and Pearson, Hurlingham rules, for a purse of $15. Eight birds were shot at: Robinson 1 0 0 1111 1—6 I Pearson 101100 1 0—4 Fay 1 0 10 10 1 1-5 | W. L. Eyre and M. J. White were the judges and Mr. New- gass referee. The Parker Club Shoot. Last Sunday the members of the Parker Gun Club met at Colma to shoot for a handsome gold club medal. The match was at twelve clay pigeons, eighteen yards rise, from a trap that threw the dubs sixty yards. Mr. P. McEnroe won the match with a clean score as below: P. McEnroe 1 1111111111 1—12 F. Seegers 1 1101111111 1—11 J. Teuscher 1 0111101111 1—10 W. Patchel 1 1011110111 1—10 A. Piper 1 0111111111 1—11 W. Foley 1 111011O010 1— 8 Phil. Bekeart 1 1011111111 1— 11 A. Brown 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1— 7 J. Bellstedt 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1— 7 J. McEnroe 1 11011010111—9 E. Shay 1 0110111111 1—10 H. Piper 1 10011021110—8 C. Bode 0 11011011010—7 J. Sheridan 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1— 8 Gun Club. Last Saturday the San Francisco Gnn Club held the fifth regular match of the season at the Oakland Trotting Park. The match was under Harlinghain rules, twelve birds each. The pigeons were a strong flying lot, above the average. Orr's failure to come up to his usual form is probably due to ex- periments he made in loading. The score stood: Babcock 0 If 1 1 1 1 It 0 1 0 It 1— 9 Havens 1 It 1 It 1 1 1 0 ItO It 0— 9 Butler 1 111 1001 ltl It 1—10 May 0 1 If 111001 If It 1— 9 Randall ltl 0 If 0 It 0 If 1 0 1 0— 7 Gordon 0 OlflllOoll'lU— 7 Howard 1 0 1 1 It It If 0 1 If 1 1—10 Black 1 0 It 1 0 It 0 1 0 0 If 1— 7 Orr 1 001 It 1111011-9 Fuller 0 11110011110-8 t Killed with the second barrel. Butler and Howard shot off their tie at four pigeons each Tinder the same rules, In this Butler killed his lour straight to Howard's two killed out of three shots. After this four miss-and-out matches were shot, but only members of the club were allowed to participate. In the first, eight entries were made at $2 50 each, and Havens and Orr tied on three each and divided the purse. In the second freeze-out six men entered and Gordon, Black and Orr tied on two each and divided. The third lasted longer than the others, and of six competitors only Butler and Havens killed four pigeons; these two split the purse of $15. Gordon, Butler and Havens again divided the $15 in the next purse. In reporting the sale of W. W. Camron's stock, the pur- chasers of the following stock were omitted: Maid of Contra Costa, September 2, 18S2, by Pert (5,202), dam Kitty Tarbox (11,057), eligible for registration— $205, Win. Du Bois. Frou Frou First, March 16, 1883, by Senator (4,017), Frou Frou as above— $100, H. Pierce. Lillie Nix First, April 16, 1SS3, by Senator (4,017), Lillie Nix (11,053)— $160, Wm. Du Bois. Full -Bred Jerseys, Pedigrees' Vnknown. Lady Shield— $142 50, C. K. Alsip. Lady Gray— $127_50, C. K. Alsip. Nancy — SI 15, C. n. Ingram. Lucy— $122 50, C. K. Alsip. dam dam Running-horse men are notoriously superstitious, and just now they have got the " thirteen " fever, believing that number to be unlucky. They say that every time thirteen horses come to the post there is sure to be an accident, and point to a race at Sheepshend Bay, not long ago, in which Maggie C was killed, Constantina injured and two jockeys thrown. At Monmouth Park, on the 4th, old Parole ran and won u handicap of one mile and a half in 2:42, with 126 pounds up, beating Volusia, by Pat Malloy, 112 pounds; Gath, by Hur- rah, 100 pounds; and Priam, by Prophet, 110 pounds. THE RIFLE. Shooting at the Presidio. A rifle tournament held at the Presidio last Saturday drew together a lai'ge number of crack shots and a goodly show- ing of spectators interested in target practice. The first match was for the Presidio Challenge Trophy and was open to teams of eight men from any regiment of the United States army, the National Guard of California or the police force of San Francisco. The entries were a team from Company A, Captain Douglass of the police force and a team from Presidio Rifle club. The contests were close and ex- citing, but the trophy was won from the Presidio club by the police team by eleven points. Following is the score out of a possible fifty at each distance: POLICE TEAM. — . 2UIJ yds. B0t yds. 600 yds. To- tals 40 41 39 42 44 43 42 42 42 45 44 42 45 40 40 44 94 3C 87 31 37 40 33 28 l'KF.MWi. I'LL -f 1E.1M. 20(1 yds. 5001 600 yds. [yds. To- tals. ■12 41 43 43 39 43 42 39 47 40 44 34 44 40 42 34 44 33 39 34 42 34 40 16 A company team match was then shot between teams of five men, two teams entering from the police force, viz., Nos. 1 and 2, and three teams from the United States army, viz., Battery C and Battery L of the First Artillery and Troop M of the First Cavalry. Following is the score out of a possible 25 at each distance, each man firing five shots at each dis- tance, standing at 200 yards, and firing from any position at 500 and 600 yards without artificial rest, the conditions being the same as in the eight-team match, with the excep- tion of the number of shots. Troop M won with points to spare : TROOP M TEAM. 2U0 yds 5UI yds 600 yds 21 20 21 21 21 22 22 21 19 19 POLICE TEAM NO. 1. Sergeant Nash... Officer Linville. . Officer N. Field. Sergeant Gano. . . Officer Bailey Totals Grand total . . 200 500 yds yds 21 25 21 m 22 21 19 22 23 17 106 104 POLICE TEAM NO. 2, Officer A. T. Fields. Officer Clark Officer 3IcCa» thy Sergeant Flemming. . Officer Pectinpah... Totals Grand total . . 200 5i.u: yds yds 21 21 24 23 21 23 10 10 20 20 105 106 BATTERY C TEAM. Sergeant Connell Sergeant Moore Private Harrington. Private Materson. . . Private Crist Totals 100 Grand total ■lm 5t)ii yds Yds 21 22 1- 21 21 20 20 22 20 22 100 107 BATTERY L TEAM. Private Bowman Sergeant Robins»n. Private Nagles Corporal Burkett. . . Sergeant McCue Totals Grand total.. 20U 500 600 yds yds yds 20 - 12l 111 Cash prizes were awarded as follows for the best individual scores: In the eight-team match the first prize to Sergeant Bracken, second prize to Sergeant Dougherty, third prize to Private Crist, fourth prize to Sergeant Nash and the fifth prize to Sergeant Moore. Following is the award of prizes in the company team match: Sergeant Nash, first prize; Captain Harris, second; Officer A. T. Fields, third; Officer McCarthy, fourth, and Officer Clark, fifth. Sergeant Geary was in charge of the range. The bull's eye tickets sold at 20 cents each in the 600-yard range shooting, and for 15 cents in the 200 and 500-yard ranges. The Place Competition. On Sunday last three gentlemen shot at Shell Mound for places in the California team in the cominginter-estate match with Nevada. The score stood: 200 500 yartln. yards. Total. S. L Kellogg 43 4H 91 T. E. Carson 44 44 88 Mr. Kelly 44 4U 86 Theaggregate number of pointsmadeby the threeis2G5 out of a possible 300, or an average of S8] percent. Five competitors have shot three times, and their aggregates, with dates of the shooting, are given below S. I. Kellogg T. E. Carson Mr. Kelly C. F. Waltbam.. . L. It. Townsend., Juuo 17 Jane 24 July 1 July 8 88 — 01 •JO 80 88 86 80 8G 80 79 — 84 77 — Agg'le 265 264 258 240 225 Kellogg's aggregate shows S8J per cent of hits. Carson's 8S per cent, Kelly's 86 and Walthani's 80 per cent. i <* ■ On the loth instant the last clay's competition will be held,' when the California team will be selected from the marksmen baring the best scores. The team will consist of ten mem- bers, with several, probably four, alternates. The Carson Team. The coming inter-state match between the Carson and Cali- fornia teams is creating considerable interest among rifle shots, and none are taking greater interest than the ( lara n men themselves. It was not enough for them to take the Pa- cific Coast Trophy, the bronze horse, over the mountains with them, but they now propose to keep it there. Though the practice of the California boys is productive of excellent results, still the sagebrush boys are not asleep, and, as one of their practices, the following scores show what they are doing: Geo. C. Thaxter.. (200 yds 5 1500 yds 5 James Crawford ! -2°J yl|B f (oOO yds 5 Z. F. Alley lf£y']B 5 1 (500 yds 5 w.m. Little !;SSy5s ; (500 yds 4 A.A.Borges f ™° y<}s * fa 1500 yds 5 .. D-B-s— » {BJ&:::! I "■a-" IBS::::* i **».*-t {Sjfc:::S I H-G-*— {K::,i i 54454544 55454545 45445564 45545554 54155444 55454435 45444455 i 4 5-45 I , 5— 17 ( ' 4-451, 5-47) " 5-451, 5— 45 1 " 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 3—44) 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 3 5 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 Capt.A.M.Starling..{^^...:.4 5 J 4-44 i ' 5-43), 4 i 1—44 ) ' 3 5 4-40 1 , 5 5 5-46 i l 5 5 4-42 1 , 5 4 4— 42 f* 4 4 4-411 ( 5 5 4-42 P 5 5 4-441, Total 873 Management of Turkey Poults. Every year we hear more or les6 complaints from those who try to raise turkeys, about the mortality of the youug poults, and the great trouble of bringing them safely through the spring and summer months. True, poults require more care at first than chickens do, they cannot endure that de- gree of cold and dampness, they make rapid growth when young and should, by care and food, be forced along as quick as possible, that their bodies may keep pace with the growing wing and tail feathers. There is very little expense attending the raising of turkeys after they are a couple of months old, until a month or so be- fore Thanksgiving. They do better on farms where they can have the range of meadows, woodland and stubble fields. They are restless fowls and love to wander through fields and along hedge-rows. They are secretive, and the hens will steal their nests if they have an opportunity, in preference to depositing their eggs in convenient places. A great many make a sad mistake when they begin, or while breeding stock. Too much cannot be said in regard to this point. Indeed, it is of the greatest importance that the parent stock should be strong, healthy and of good size. Another important element of success is in the care of the poults after being hatched. Above all things keep them on a dry, elevated place where neither rain nor dew will touch them, and where they will be protected from the cold, damp ground. For that purpose chaff, straw or leaves scattered inside their pens and in their coops where they go at night and walk over during the day will be found beneficial to follow until they get to be a month or so old. Hard-boiled eggs, milk, curd or cottage cheese, supplemented with baked johnny cake, oatmeal and a little vegatables make good food for them while young. — American Poultry Journal. DIET2T AXLE OIL. A PATENT COMPOUND OIL. Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz' Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Or WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS. OA CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN A. C DIETZ A CO.. Proprietors. !> 1 r 28 £fee itaito txwX gpMfemm* July 14 The exhibition for the benefit of the Olym- pic Club will be held at the Grand Opera House on Thursday evening, July 26, 1SS3. Messrs. Muldoon andBibby have expressed a willingness to give their services on that oc- casion, which, with the combination of vol- unteers from all the gymnasiums of this city in conjunction with the members of the Olym- pic Club, ought to form a most interesting programme. On the part of the club a fine bar performance, club swinging by Hiram Cook and a class of ladies from the Turn Verein, perch pole sparring and tumbling, will be included. A twelve-bird match will be shot soon be- tween teams of ten men each of the San Fran- cisco Gun Club and the Alameda sportsman's Club, the latter being the challenging party. The shooting will be under Hurlingham rules. The time and place of the shoot have not been decided yet. The Alameda Schuetzen Club will hold a big prize tournament, open to all comers, at the Alameda Schuetzen Park, Sunday, August 12, commencing at S a. m. Prizes will be given for the best center shots, the most bullseyes and man targets, besides which §600 worth of jewelry, silverware, etc., will be shot for. The nest open-air meeting at the grounds of the Olympic Club in Oakland, September 9, will include a 100-yard handicap race, open; a 220-yard scratch race, open; a 440- yard handicap race, open, and a one-mile scratch race. A 250-yard race between Arthur Harrison and A. E. Verrinder, both of the Olympic Ath- letic Club, has been set for Thanksgiving Bay. A medal worth $100 will reward the winner. A match for $25 a corner at twenty birds, thirty yards rise, Hurlingham rules, has been arranged between Al Havens, Nick Williams and Burbank. It is to come off next week at the Oakland Kacetrack. A little tincture of iron in drinking water for fowls is used a great deal by poultry breeders. A few old nails or pieces of iron thrown in the water vessels is just as good and costs no th ing. The talk about a big pigeon shooting tour- nament is still of a dim, hazy kind. Kothing definite, not even the promoters' names, can be found out. The Alameda County Sportsman's Club Bhoot their montly match at Pigeons to-day at the Oakland Kacetrack. T METROPOLITAN TEMPLE, FIFTH, NEAR MABZET, TUESDAY EVESISG, JtltY i J, HE WORLD'S CHAMPIONS WILL MEET IN a match of one hour each of their own style. Mr. William Muldoon The recognized champion of America, and Mr. Edwin Bibby Ex-ehampion of England, who is reputed to be the most scientific and most active Grieco-Roman and cateh-as-catch-can wrestler in the world. $500 A eide, the man winningthe most falls during the two hours to be the winner of the match and money. Doors Open at 7 o'clock, Wrest- ling to Commence at 8 ADMISSION 50 CEXTS. AND SI OO. RESERVED SEATS SI 50 AND 82 00. Sacramento, Aujusi i. a, 3 and 4, 1883, Proprietors' Purses of $5,500, Rl'XMNCi, TROTTUH3 AXI> PACING. First Day, August 1. Running; one-half-mile dash; free for all: purse of SI ,000. Second Day, August 2. Trotting; 2:40 class; purse $2,000, Third Day, August 3. Pacing; 2:27 class; purse §500. Fourth Day, August 4. Trotting: 2:30 class; purse 52,000. rios close July 15 with proprietor at Agricult- rk; ten per cent entrance in all cases to ac- . i my the entry. Each purse to be divided in four - in each race seven required to fill. Na- . Association rules to govern the trotting and ;; B. H. A. the running. Other racing will be fiiveneach day. ROBERT AI.UGIV, Proprietor. CALIFORNIA'S t XPOSITIO n THE 30TH ANNUAL State Fair WILL BE HELD AT Sacramento, Cat., in September, 1883. THE NEW EXPOSITION BUILDING, THE largest and most Commodious in the State, em- bracing 1:10,800 square feet, of which 45,600 Feet is in the Main Mall, 12,000 Feet in Horticultural Hall, 12,000 Feet in Machinery Hall, 10,400 Feet in Industrial Hall, 10,400 Feet in the Art Gallery, 12,S00 Feel in the Conservatories, anal 17,000 Feet in the Promenade Galleries, Will be ready for occupancy Sept. 1. This structure is ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE Exhibition Buildings IN THE UNITED STATES, contamingevery available iraprovementjfor the con- venience of exhibitors. Ample space can be given for the exhibition of all kinds of machinery in mo- tion, also to manufacturers to conduct the manufac- ture of articles while on exhibition. A 100-Horse-Power En- gine "WUl furnish motive power Free of Charge. No charge/or space. Articles transported to and from the exhibition Jree by the C.P. R. R. Company. The premium flist embraces liberal awards for all kinds of LIVE STOCK, MA CHINER Y, IMPLEMENTS, etc., TEXTILE FABRICS, MECH A NIC AL, AGRICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS and FINE ARTS. The Exhibition Building will be opened Sept. 3d, and Closed Sept. 15th. The live stock department at the park will be opened Sept. 10th, and Closed [Sept. 15th. Any further information may be bad upon applica- tion to the Secretary, from whom premium lists may be obtained. P. A. FIAKiAN, Edwk F. Smith, Secretary, President. P. O. Drawer A, Sacramento. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AMULTIML ASSOCIATION (District No. 2 of California.) STOCKTON FAIR OF 1883. Sept. 18 to Sept. 23, Inclusive. IN THE LEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS! $16,000 Gold Coin Offered in Purses. Larger Amount than is offered by any other as- sociation on the Pacific Coast. SPEED PEOGEAMME. Tuesday, September 18. No.l. District; running; for two-year-olds ; purse 5-100; mile dash; four moneys. No. 2. DiKtrict; handicap running; for all ages; mile and repeat; purse 9400; four moneys. N, B,-\V1il'ii more tlmu tt-n paid-up entries are re- ceived in races numbering 3,4, 7, 8, 10,11, 11, 16, 17,1s, 8200 will be added bv the Association and will be di- vided as follows: Extra 850 goes to each horse that wins a part of said purse. No. 3. Pacihc Coast; trotting; for four-year-olds; purse $500, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. No. 1. Pacific Coast; trotting; 2:40 class; purse 81,400, and J200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. Wednesday, September 19. No. •'». Pacific Coast; running; mile and repeat; purse 8500, and if 1:42 Vi is beaten, the hurae making the lowest record will receive $2oQ additional; four monevs. No. is. Ten-mile running race; free to Pacific Coast: puree 9900; fourmoneya; earn- 125 pounds; no limit to the number of horseB to each rider. No. 7. District; trotting; for three -yeax-olds; purse 9300, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. * ^J^SS1*!0.00*8*! trotting; 2:24 class; purse $800, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys Thursday, September 20. No. 9. Running; hurdle race; mile andrepeat, over four hurdles; purse $-500. No.io Pacific Coast; trotting; for three-year-olds; purse $000, and 8200 added if more than ten entries four monevs. vw,0'}}- ?%trict; trotting; 2:33 class; purse $$00, and TJ-a.Lk-dif more than ten entries; four monevs. Ladies Equestrianism; for residents of the district only , four prizes in gold coin, $40, $30, $20, $10. Friday, September 21. No. 12. Pacific Coast; selling race; purse $500; one mile andrepeat; $1,000 fixed valuation; four pounds ?En i each.*LIJ? below, and two pounds added foreach tlOO above fixed value; lour moneys. No 13. State; trotting; two-vear-old stake, closed with twenty-eight entries ; S-500 added. -i^w "••iSS^m C°ast; trotting; 2:20 class; purse *1.000, and >20U added if over ten entries; four monevs Ladies Equestrianism; open to the state; four prizes in gold coin, $40, $30, $20, $10. Saturday, September 22. No. 15. Pacific Coast; novelty running; 2K-miIe dash; purse .-iW; the first horse to each half mile to win i-KHi.aiid the horse first to two and two-and-one- half-mile posts to win $50 each extra; $200 additional will be added to the purse, pro rata, if more than ten entries. No. 16. Pacific Coast; trotting; 2:29 class; purse $800, and >:mj added if more than ten entries; four monevs. No. 17. Pacific Coast; pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400, and ?20C> added if more than ten entries; four moneys No. 13. District; trotting; for four-year-olds; purse $800, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. Races will close with the Secretary, August 1, 1883. 3L. JJ. SHJPPJEE, President. J. L. Phelps, Secretary, Stockton, CaL Sonoma \ Marin District Association AGRICUTURAL DISTRICT NO. 4. At Pet a 1 « n i a . from August 1 7 to Septem- ber 1, inclusive, 1883. The District Comprises the Counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano and Lake. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAT, TUESDAY, AUG. 28, X 883. No. 1— "Walking race for district stallions, weighing less than 1,400 pounds; one mile; purse $25. No. 2 — Running race, free for all; half-mile heats, best three in five; purse $400. No. 3— Trotting race for district horses; three-min* ute class; purse $500. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 99. No. £ — Trotting race for district two-year-olds; purse §250. No. 5— Running race for district two-year -olds, one- mile dash; purse $250. No. 6— Trotting race, free for all; 2:37 class; purse $500. No. 7— Trotting race for district three-year-olds; purse $300. IfXHRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30* No. 8— "Walking race for district draft stallions, weighing 1,400 pounds or over, one mile; purse §25. No. 9— Running race, free for all; mile and repeat ; purse $600. No. 10— Running stake race, free for all; dash mile and a half; $25 entrance and $200 added. No. 11— Trotting race, free for all two-year-olds; purse $500. FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31. No. 12— Running race for district three-year-olds; mile and repeat; purse $300, No. 13 — Trotting race for district horses; 2:45 class; purse $400. No. 14— Trotting race, free for all ; 2 :27 class ; purse FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 . No. 15— Trotting race, free for all; 2:20 class; purse $800. No. 16— Running race, free for all; two miles and repeat; purse $500. CONDITIONS. All trotting races are best three in five, except the two-year-old races, which are two in three. Entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. Purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent to the fourth horse. In the walking races all money goes to first horse. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a race between heats. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered for purses can only be drawn by con- sent of the judges Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern runningracea. All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, color and marks of horses, also name and residence of owner, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider. Marin barred in 2:45 class, and Blanche and Dawn will not start in District races. Entries to all the above races to close with the Sec- retary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883. Write " Entries to Races " on outside of envelope J. McM. SUAFTER, President. W. E.jCOX, Secretary. A RARE CHANCE for a LARGE INVESTMENT. 106,000^ Acres. The Well-Known and Valuable [{lover YalleY RANCH, Located in Humboldt Co., Nev., For Sale. 4,000 HEAD OF GRADED CATTLE. 84 HEAD AMERICAN HORSES, INCLUDING 50 FINE AMERICAN BROODMARES. 6,000Acres FINE MEADOW LAND, CAPABLE OP PRODUCING 5,000 TONS of HAY per ANNUM S40 Acres In Allalfa. Well Irrigated, Producing Five Tons Per Acre. 28,000 Acres Under Fence. Mowers, Reapers and Farming Implements, With All the Ap- pliances of a Stock and Grain Farm, to be In- cluded in the Sale. The Whole Ranch Comprising One Hundred and Six Thousand Acres, CONTROLLING 250,000 Acres. THE CLOVER VALLEY RANCH. OR, AS IT is sometimes known, "The Iron Point Stock and Grain Ranch, " Nevada, embracing one hundred and six thousand acres of land, is now offered for sale up- on terms which represent a liberal concession to the purchaser, and offers high inducements in the way of a safe, permanent and profitable investment. With this ranch will be sold four thousand head of Btock cattle, now iu splendid condition, embracing thoroughbred Durham bulls, purchased at a cost of $600 each. The entire herd is composed of grades pro- duced by crossing the best American cows with the very beBt thoroughbred Durham bulls ever imported to this country. There are no inferior animals in the herd; no Spanish cattle nor crosses from Spanish cat- tle. These ranches embrace six thousand acres of meadow land, which will produce about five thousand tons of hay per annum. There are two hundred and forty acres of fine alfalfa under irrigation, capable of producing twelve hundred and fifty tons of hay per annum. Twenty-eight thousand acres of this ranch is n-w under fence, redwood posts set sixteen feet apart, with four barbed wires, nearly new. Buildings attached to the ranch consist of one good story and a half house, with four rooms, stone cellar, and stone dairy house, well built. Horse baru, forty by one hundred feet, with stalls "for thirty horses. There is a splendid creek of living water running through the ranch; also an excellent well of water with two or three springs. Inside the inclosure there are two springs from which isBue about twenty-five hundred inches of water, suffi- cient to irrigate" twenty-five hundred acres of land which lie below them, and which may be subjected to irrigation at but little cost. Included in this sale there are two thousand acres of fine agricultural and meadow land, about seven miles northeast of the ranch buildings, upon which there are one hundred and twenty acres in alfalfa finely growing. This is a fine grain ranch, and will produce forty to fifty bushels of barley per acre per annum. There is a good orchard in bearing, and a live stream of water affording abun- dance of trout. About four hundred acres of this small ranch is under fence. The vendors of these ranches own and control the water right indispensable to the use of two hundred and fifty thousand acres of land for grazing. There is sufficient water to irrigate twenty-four hundred acres in the lower ranch, and one thousand in the upper, making a total of thirty-four hundred acres. The sale will include eighty-four head of good Amer- ican horses, fifty of which are large fine broodmares, the remainder being saddle-horses, well trained for herding cattle and well broken workhorses; also, thero will be included in this sale grain headers, eight mow- ing machines, harrows and all farming implements necessary to run this ranch. Six vears ago thin ranch maintained throughout the year about forty thousand head of cattle. The range was Injured by being overstocked, and the stock was sold, the owner of this ranch selling twelve thousand head. After a rest of six years the range was recuperated, and Is now as good as when in its primitive condition. The four thousand head of cattle now offered for sale are the progeny of well-selected cows from the beBt dairy herds in California and Nevada. They have in- creased to their present numbers very rapidly; eight hundred calves will be branded in 18S3", and estimating upon the basis of the past experience of increase, the brand of 18*1 will exceed that number by one-half. The range is capable of supporting, without being overstocked, twenty-five thousand head, and the pres- ent herd may be increased to— that number without seeking other range than that now proposed to be Bold. The Clover Vallev ramehes embrace ; Township 38 north, ranges 41,42, -13,41 east {township 37 north.ranges 42,43, 41 east; township SS north, ranges 43, 14 east; township 3'Jnortb, range 43 east— Mount Diablo merid- ian. ■ Title based upon patents from the rutted States will he given to one hundred and six thousand acres of hind, commanding about one hundred and fifty thousand additional acres, to which the ownership of the land now offered for sale is 0. perfect key. The present value of the property is estimated to be worth 8428,000; the whole is offered for ?300,10, fourth Jo, fifth 35. Second Day— Wednesday, Septem- ber 5, 1883. Trotting, No. 3— Three-y ear-old class; best three in five; Purse 8300; i including this and the third district); first horse to receive 8180, seco nd $90, third 330. "Walking contest, No, 4 — Purse for double team,?-50; single team. 830; to go in harness and as they please! for the team walkingone mile quickest, 320; second team, 815: third team, §5; single horse, first, 315; second, $10; third, 35. Trotting, No. 5— For four-year-old horses ; best three in five; purse $300 (to include this and the third dis- trict) ; First horse to receive 3180, second 390, third 330. Third Day— Thursday. September 6, 1883. Trotting, No. 6— Two-forty class; best three in five ; purse 5300: for all horses in* the district; first horse to receive 3180, second 390, third 330. Consolation trotting. No. 7— For horses that were de- feated in the three minute race; purse S25u; lest three in five; the race made up by the judges on Wednes- day ; first horse to receive 3150, second 375, third {25. Running, No. S— For all horses In the District, and admitting District No. 3; purse 5300, first hoisetore- ceive 31S0, second 390, third 330. Fourth Day, Friday, Sept. 7, 1883. Trotting.No. 9— 2:22 class; bestthree in five; purse 3S00; fieetoall; first horse to receive $100, second $200 third >120, fourth SSO. Trotting.No. 10— Two-year-old class: best two in three; purse 3200 (for this and District No. 3.); first horse to receive $120, second $60, third $20. Fifth Day. Saturday, Sept. 8,1883. Trotting, No. 11— For 2:80 class; best three in five; free to all; purse $400, first horse to receive 3210, sec- ond $120 , thi rd 310. Remarks and Conditions. National Trotting Association Eules to govern all trotting races. But the Board of Directors reserve the right to change the order of the programme, so as to alternate, if necessary to save time and finish more than one lace the same day. In all trotting races, five to enter and three to start. Entrance, ten per cent, to accompany all nominations. The Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association Bules to govern the running race. Nominations for this race to close with the Secretary on the day previous to the race, by 8 o'clock p. m. Non-starters must be declared out the day previous to th? race they are engagedin, byS o'clock p. m. No money paid for a race without a contest. All entries for the trotting races to close with the secretary July 20, 1883. Purses of premiums for each race will he hung up at the time of starting, and paid as soon as the the same is decided. The Board of Directors will have absolute charge of the track and grounds during the week of the races, and guarantee that they will be kept in good condi- tion. _ The above rules in regard to the entries and conduci- ng of races will be strictly enforced. I>. E. KMGHT, President. T. J. Sheewood, Secretary. LINES OF TRAVEL. Russ House, 1009, 101 1. 1013 and 1015 J Street, SACRAMENTO, CAX. M . /. HENLEY PROPRIETOR THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BBICK BUILDING, newly furnished throughout, and with all modern Improvements. Table first class. Everything neat, clean and comfortable. Public patronage "respectfully solicited. Street cars pass tha house every five minutes. A CARD. WH. DAILY, THE FIBST SWIMMING • teacher on the Pacific Coast, is manager of the San Jose Swimming Baths. A rare opportunity is thus offered the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have yonr children learn swimming from Prof. Daily. Summer Arrangement. COHSCSNCZKe WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883, AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Francisco Passenger Depot iTownsend Street, between Third and Fourth streets ) as follows: BUY DIRECT From the Manufacturer. Carriages, UGGIEfl UGGIEU and WAGONS. ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER Sulkies a Specialty. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Painting, yarnishinR Alterations and Repairs. OFFICE AND FACTOKY, 1 3 t 7 ASTD 13 19 MARKET STREET, Between >'lnth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco. M. J. McCUE, Proprietor. LEAVE S. F. DESTINATION. 8:30 A Ml "J t9 :30 am 10;40am| * 3 :30 P M . 4:25 pm •5:15 pm I 6:30 pm Jll :45 pm 6:10 a M •3:10 am 9:"3 a m *10.-02a M *3 -.36 P M tl :59 p m n ff.\ p m 17:50 PM tS:l5pst 8:30 am 10:40 a >r! *3:30pm| y 4:25 p 31! | Santa Clara, San Jose and I Principal Way Stations, j 9:03 a M •10:02 am •3 :36 p M 6:00 PM tS:15FM 10:40 A M J Gilrov, Pajaro.Castroville, ( i •3:30 p m1 f Salinas and Monterey. ( i LIXES OF TRAVEL. C. P. R, R,. TIME SCHEDULE ■„ .„ , „1 ) Watsonville, Camp Goodall, ( , *i vi "4» ^Aptos, New Brighton, Soquel* i 6. A) p mi ) (Carap Capirola i A-Santa Crnz t ' 10 .-40 a m t Soledad and Way Stations JTheater train. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8:30 a. m. Train. Special Rol-nd-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos. Soqnel and Santa Crnz; also to Gilrov. Paraisoand Paso Robles Springs. Exctjbsion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday morning3— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or San Jose, $2 50; to Gilrov. -M: to Monterey or Santa Crnz, 35, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilrov Hot Springs. $6. Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San- ta Cruz, and return, ?3. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot, Towusend street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel. A, C. B ASSETT, H. R.JTDAH, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt. S^ SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. *^fc For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule. TUESDAY, JULY 3RD, 1883. Trains leave, and are doe to arrive at. San Fraucisto as follows: TO Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. TH SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. EESPECTFCLLY CALLS ATTE^TXOKT TO TETE SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing. TBALXS LEAVE SA2T FEAXCISCO DALLY FOE MONTEREY, THE MOST CHAKMLXG Summer and "Winter Resort of the Pacific Coast, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can be obtained from the several streams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season. THE BAT OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men. THE B A THING FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MONTE," ARE CNSUKPASSED, toTing a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE contains SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150x50 feet) for warm salt water plnnge and swim- ming batbB, with ELEGANT 009IS connecting for individual baths, with douche and shower facilities, THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known Watering PlaceB, APTOS, SOQtU ASD SAXTA CRUZ, IS VIA TH Southern Pacific Railroad, (Broad Gange). The S. P. R. R. runB through the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon- terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety. Notably Quail. Pigeon, Snipe, Duck. Geese. Deer and Bear. Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are reached by this line. Stages connect with train-? daily at San Mateo for those well-known Retreats, I'L'IUS- SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex- tent of ranee at arid about SAN BRUNO and McMA- HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a short distance from San Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers of this manly Bport. SPECIAL NOTICE. Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets will be entitled to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS when carried In Baggage Cars and put in charge of Train Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are instructed to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage Cars. 035"In order to guard against accidents to Dogs while In transit, it is necessary that they be provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing Tackle will be carried freo of charge. Guns taken apart and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be taken in Passenger Cars. TICKET OFFICES. — Passenger Depot, Townsend street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel. A. C.BASSETT, H. R. JTJDAH, L E A V B| (FOR) I DESTINATION. •4:00 p v 8:00 a Ji 3:30 p M •430 P ii 8.-00 A 31 •Wpm 8:00 A M 3:30 P si 9:30 am 4:30 P St 7:30 A M •IMF SI 7:30 4 :30 p M 9:30 A si 7:30 a at •5 :00 P SI 9:30 a 31 •4:00 P 31 8:00 7:30 a 3i 10:00 . _ 3:00 p 3i •5:00 P 31 3:30 P 31 5:30 P 31 8:00 a it 8:00 8:00 A 31 7:30 j. _ 8:00 A 31 3:30 P 31 4 30 P M •4:00 P 31 SI 7:?j , ±10 :00_. _ 3:00 F M 8:00 A SI 9:30 A 31 3:30 F 31 •4.-Q0 P if 3:30 p 31 8:00 4:30 p sr .... Antiuch and Martinez ....Benicia _ ..Calistoga and Napa.. ".".Colfax " l Deminir, El Paso t Express... S and East > Emigrant , J Gait and \ via Livermore \ Stockton "( via Martinez ....lone. ..Knight's Landing Los Angeles and South ...Livermore and Pleasanton.... ....Madera and Fresno ....Marysville and Chico.... ....Niles and Haywards. ... . > Ogden and t Express . i East "( Emigrant . (Red Bluff i via Marysville. . f and Tehama \ via Woo'dland.. ....Redding. ....Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Benicia '* via Benicia " via Benicia ....Sacramento River Steamers. ....San Jose 2:40 p m *12:10 p m fi:40 P m *:td v >i 10:10 A M •10:10 a 31 6:40 p >t 5:10 p it 8:40 p m 2:10 p ii 7:10 a si 5:40 p m •12:10 p m 5:40 p M 10:10 a M 2:40 p M 5:40 p M •8:40 a 3t 2:40 p M •12:10 p m 5:40 p sr 5:40 p m 3:40 p m 9:40 a if •8:40 A 31 8:40 P It 9:40 a it 5:40 p m 6:40 p m 5:40 p it 5:40 p si 6:40 P M 8:40 P si 10:10 a it •6:00 a si •3:40 P 31 ±3:40 P II 9:40 a si 6:40 P m 2:40 P SI 8:40 P si 12:10 p si 10:10 A si 8:40 P II 6:40 P it 10:10 A II Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. si. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9 :30 a. if. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch. LOCAL FERRY TRAISS. YIA OAKLAND PIER. From San Franeisco Daily. TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:0Q-»6: 30-7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8 :30— 9 :00— 9 :30— 10;0O— 10 :30— 11 : 00— 11 :30— 12 :00— 12 :30 —1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00—3:30 — 4:00—4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00 — 10:00 — U:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— •6:00— «6:30 — •7:00— *7:30 — *8:00 — •8:30— *3:30— *4;00— •4:30— •5:00— *5:30 — *6:0Q— *6:30 — 9:00. TO ALAMEDA— *6:0O-*6:3O— 7:00— •7:30-8:00 — «8:30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— ±10:30— 11:00— 111:30— 12:00— ±12:30— 1:00—11:30—2:00—3:00—3:30-^:06 — 4:30 — 5:00—5:30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00-5:00—9:00— 10:00— U:00— 12:00. TO BERKELEY— *6:00— •6:30—7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— *8:30 — 9 :00— ±9 :30— 10 :00— 110 :30— 11 ;00— Jll :30 — 12:00 — 1 :00 —2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00-- 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00. TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00 — •6:30 — 7:00 — »7:30 — 18:00— •3:30— 9:00— 10:00— U:00— ±1:00— 2:00— 3:00-4:00 —•4:30-5:00— •5:30— 6:00— *6:30— 7:00. To San Franeisco Daily. FROM FRUIT TALE— *6:20- *6:50-*7:20-*7:o0— ««:20 •8:50— •9:20— 10:21— "4:20— •4:50— *5:20— •5:50— *6:20 — *6:50— 7:25-9:50. FROM FRUIT YALE (via Alameda) — naS — n^ — 16:45—9:15— *3:15. FROM EASTOAKLANT>-»5:27 — •5:57—6:27— 6:57 — 7:27— 7:57— 5:27— 8:57— 9:27— 9:57— 10:27— 10:57— 11 £7— 11:57—12:27—12:57—1 :27— 1:57— 2:27— 2:57— 3 :27— 3:57 — 4:27—4:57-5:27—5:57—6:27—6:57 — 7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 — 10:57. FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *S:36— *6:06-6:36 7:06— 7:3 B— B:0S— 3:36:— 9:06— 9:36— 10:06 — 10:36 — 11:06 —11 :36— 12 :06— 12 :36— 1 :06— 1 :36— 2 :06— 2 :36— 3 :06 — 3 :36 —4:06— 4:36— 5:06— 5:30-5:00— 6:36— 7:06 — 8:06— 9:06— 10:06— U:06. FROM ALAMEDA— •3:22— •5:52 — •6:22 — 6:52 — *7:22 — 7:52— •8:22— S:52— 9:22— 9:52 — 110:22 — 10:52 — 111:22 — 11:52-112:22— 12:52— II :22-l :52-2:52— 3 :22-3;52— 4:22 —1:52— 5:22— 5:52— 6:22— 6:52— 7:52— 8:52— 9:52— 10:52. FROM BERKELEY— •5:15— •5:45— •6:15— 6:4&-*7:lS— 7:45— •8:15 — 8H5— J9:15— 9:45— 110:15— 10:45— 111 :15 — 11:45— 12:45— 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45— 1:1.5— 4:15— 5;15 — 5:45 —6:15-6:45—7:45—8:45-9 H5— 10: 45. FROM WEST BERKELEY— •5H5--6:15—6:45-r: —7M5— 8:45— 19:15-9:45 — 10:45— 112:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 3:45— 4:45— •5:15—5:15— '6:15— «;45— 1:15. . 15 CREEK ROLTE. FROM SAN FRANCISCO-1:15-9:l5-lld5~lJ5— 3:15—5:15. •Daily, except Sundays. {Sundays only. "Standard Time" Furnished by niCo Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. - Snperintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt A. N. TOW9TE, Gen. Manager. 30 JPtc Ikmler mid J^xrrtsmmt. July 14 Golden Gate Agricultural & Mechanical Fair Association. DISTRICT SO I-OAKI.AKD, AIAHIDA COCSTlf. SPEED PROGRAMME. MOMMY. SEPT. 3, 1883. No. 1— Tin lining; Golden Gate Purse, #-500, for all two-year-olds; three-quarter-mile dash; $:i00 to first horse, $150 to second and $50 to third. No. 2— Same day; miming; Alameda purse, ?500, for all three-vear-otds; one-and-oue-iiuarter-mile dash; $300 to first horse, $150 to second. $50 to third. No. 3— Same day; running;; Pardee Purse, 8500; free for all; one mile and repeat; $300 to first horse, $150 to second, $-50 to third* No. 4— Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that have never beaten threeminntes; purse $K0U; $3<50 to first, $180 to second and $60 to third. TUESDAY, SEPT. 4. No. 5— Trotting; purse WOO; free for all four-year- olds ;*$!«.! to first horse, $2-10 to second and $S0toth rd. No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse $500; free for all pacers that have never beaten M:20; $300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third. No. 7— Same day; trotting; psrse $ 00; free for all big horses that weigh 1,-IOOpoundsor ver; $120 to first horse, $60 to second, $20 to third. WEDNESDAY, SEP * 5. No. 8— Running; California Recordpurse; one-mile dash; purse $1,000, $!K) 'ito first horse, second to save e ntrance ; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and horses of any age; to be run in classes, the two- year-olds in one class, the three-year-olds in one class and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol- lowing conditions: The horse beating the record in California in his special class to take the first money; the horse making the next best time, all the classes being considered, to save his entrance; should the record be beaten in more than one clasB, then the first money to be divided equally among the winners, but should the record not be beaten in any of the classes, then the horse or horses coming nearest to it shall be entitled to first money. No, 9— Trotting; same day; purse $1,000; free for all horses that have never beaten2;21; $fSO0 to first horse, $30u to second, $100 to third. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6. No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that have never beaten2:35; $150 to first horse, $225 to sec- one and $75 to third. No. 11— Same day; trotting; purse $500; free for all three-vear-olds; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and $50 to third. FRIDAY, SEPT. 7. No, 12— Running; Combination Purse; purse $500; free for all; one-nuarter-mile dash, to he followed by one-half- mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen minutes between heats, the horse making the best av- erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec- ond horse to save entrance. No. 13— Same day; trotting; purse $800; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:25; >1$0 to first horse, ?340 to second and $80 to third. SATURDAY, SEPT. 8. No, 14— Same day; competitive military and cadet drills; purse and conditions will be named through toe press after conference with the vaiious military companies. No. 15— Trotting; purse $400; free for all two-year- olds ; $2-10 to first horse, $120 to second and $10 to third; heats of a mile. No. 16— Same day ; trotting; purse $1,200; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first horse, $360 to Becond and $120 to third. No, 17— Same day; bicycle race; dash of one mile; free for all; purse $50, $35 to first and $15 to second; entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the latest, on the first day of the fair, at 3 p m., with the secretary, at the track. No. 19— Same day; ladies' riding tournament; prizes and conditions to be named hereafter. CONDITIONS. All trotting and pacing races are best three in five, except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci- fied. Entrance fee, tenpercenton all purses, to ac- company nomination. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the board reserves the right to trot heats with any two classeB alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. Those who have entries in the running purses must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; those on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money will be paid fof a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con- Bent of the Judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern running races, except as specially provided. All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, color and m*r ks of horse, also name and residence of own- er, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider. Entries t i all the above races to close with the sec- retary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883. Write Entries to Races " on outside of envelope. A. C. DIETZ, President, L, Walker, Secretary, Lock Drawer 1523, Oakland, Cal. Sporting Goods. Leading Cutlers Boxing (.loves, roils. Com- bat Swords. Indian i'ltius. Hunting Knives, our own manufacture. DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS. Finest assortment in the city, WILL A MM'K, 769 Market street. D. HICKS & COMPANY, Patentees Advertising llotel Registers. BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS. Importers of Bookbinders' Material r i >ie £ ntique Bindings at Eastern Rates. 8 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. jHE TURF .1 SPORT AUTHOTII OF THE COABT 18 THE ., BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. Y REVISED SPEED PROGRAMME OF THE Third District AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION COMMENCING TUESDAY, AUG. 28, 1883. DIRECTORS: A. B CnLLrxs, War. Hawkins, James Shei.ton, J W. li. MONTGOMERY, L. H. MC'lNTOSH, H. C. Wilson, U. S. Nye, L\ C. Mason. OFFICERS: C. C. Mason, President: J. IT. Khause, Secretary; Chas. Faulkner, Treasurer. Speed Programme! Revised June 5. 1883. Stakes A Purses. kpOifwOU Horses in $3,250 Races Open to All the State. FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUG. fc8, 1883. No. 1— Trotting race; for a purse of S250; for two- year-old colts; mile heats, best two in three, to har- ness and to rule; first colt S150, second $75, third S25. No. 2— Trqtting race; 3-minnte class; mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of 3300; first horse to receive $180, second $90, third $30. SB-:TOM> DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 39. No. 3— Dooley Stake; running race; three-quarter dash for all two-year-olds; entrance 525; p. p.; $100 added; second colt to save entrance. No. 4— Union Hotel Stake; running race; free for all three-year-olds; entrance (325, p. p.;?150 added; second horse to save entrance money; 1J* miles. No. 5 — Iteavis Stake; running race; three-fourths of a mile and repeat for a purse of S20U; first horse to receive $150, second $50, entrance free. THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUG. 30. No. G— Trotting race; 2:10 class; mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of $200 : first horse $120, second $00, third $20; Roanoke and Dutchman not barred, No. 7— Pacing race; 2:30 class; mile heats, free for all, best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of $300; first horse to receive $1S0, second $90 third $30. FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 31. No. 8 — Trotting race; 2:22 class: mile heats, best three in five, to harness and to rule, free for all, for a purse of $800; first horse to receive $100, second $200, third $120, fourth $80. No. 'J— Trotting race; for a purse of $300; free for all four-vear-olds; first horse to receive $180, second S90, third $30. FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1. No. 10— Burk oi*oktsmaA\ SPEED PROGRAMME OF THE Sonoma County A GBICULTURAL PARK ASS0CIATI0 N Santa Rosa FOB THE Annual Meeeting MONDAY, AUGUST SO, AND TO 1XOSE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 25. First Day, Tuesday, August 21. 1— Trotting; three-minute class; purse $500. 2— Tiottiiig; Stockholders' Plate; value S2()0; condi- tions with the secretary of the association. 3— Running; free for all; three-fourths of a mile and repeat; staku $15u,$25 to second horse, entrance $20, $10 forfeit. Second Day, Wednesday, Au- gust 21. 1— Trotting, ^-orthree-year-olds; purse$400. 2— Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400. 3— Running; free for all; mile dash ; stake $150, $10 to Becond horse, entrance $30, $15 forfeit. Third Day, Thursday, August 23. 1— Trotting; 2:2Rclass; purse $600. 2— Trotting; 2:l(lclass; purse $500. 3— Running; two-year-olds; dash of three-fourths of a mile; stake $150, $30 to second horse, entrance S20. $10 forfeit. Fourth Day, Friday, August 24. 1— Trotting; 2:24elass; purse $fW0. 2— Running; Btake for three-year-olds; 1% miles and repeat; $30 each, $15 forfeit, $175 added; *5o to second horse. 3.- Running; free for all; dash of IK miles; stake S150; sdO to second horse; entrance$30; $20 forfeit. Fifth Day, Saturday, August 25. 1— Trotting; 2:30 class; purse $1,000. 2— Running; free for all; two miles and repeat; five to enter and three to start; purse $500. REMARKS AND CONDITIONS. All trotting and pacing races are the best three in five except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise specified; five to enter and*three to start; entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination- purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third and 10 per cent to fourth. National Association rules to govern trotting; but the board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowance for mans and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 118 pounds, with the usual allowance as above. Starters in all races must be named to the secretary or clerk of course at fi p. m. the day preceding race any other rule to the contrary not withs binding. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con- sent of judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa tionto govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. Non-starters in running purses will be held for entrance under rule 3. All entries to be made in writing, giving name, sex color and marks of horses; also name and resilience' of owner. In running races full colors to be worn by rider, and drivers of trotting races are respectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to he- named intheir entries, as their horses will be designated on programmes by colors worn by drivers. Tins is nec- essary to enable spectators to distinguish the horses in the race. Entries to all the above races except No 25 to close with the secretary on Wednesday, August 1, 1SS3. Write " Entries to Races" on outside of envelope In the three-minute purse and the 2:40, a horse dis- tancing the field takes only first money. WYMAN MURPHY, President. JAMES O'MEARA Secretary. R. STONE, L. STONE MANAGER. MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER AND Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Harness & Saddlery WARES AND ALT, KINDS OP SADDLERY HARDWARE Harness aad Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths. 4«a «S 424 Battery St., Cor. Washington, SAN FRANCISCO. Centennial Chronograph A POSITTVEEIT RELIABLE " FLY-BACK " HORSE-TIMER And Accurate Time-piece Combined. STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER. In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55 In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27 In heavy Silver Hunting1 Cases 30 [From the Jewelers' Circular.] "The Centennial chronogiaph (tiy-back) or horse-timer, recently introduced by Messrs. Cross A Be'guelln, is, regardless of price, one of the must substantial and accurate pieces of timing nurli- unisni we have seen. This timer is constructed on scientific me- diantcal principles that muet excite the admiration of every In- telligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless become univciaally popular." Ask vour jeweler for theio or write to CROSS & BEGUELIN, MA NUFA C TURERS, 21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. When you send an order mention the Breeder and Sportsman STOCK FARMS. My New Catalogue For 1883, OP 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- blea, with trotting statistics up to close of 1882, with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred trot- ting stock, now at Pairlawn stock farm, adjoining the city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli- cants who cuntt-inplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. T W E N T Y Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 138 Head of Promising Young Trotting Stock, consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters most of them sired bv AL1IDNT, HAPPY MEDIUM, ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR.. ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARE*, with the standard- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine, highly-bred and last trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, Level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMONT already has twentv of his get with public records of 2:80 or better, and two with records below 2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, made in 1SS1 : another with a record of 2;2U1<:; another with a record of 2:2fi, made in P«2; another with a rec- ord of 2:28 k, and a grandson witha thrce-vear-old rec- ord of 2:2:1 ;;, the fastest ever made up to 1881. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show. ing. HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:20!4 to 2:30, a larger number than any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of his get with public r- cords ranging from 2;l5y, to 2:27K- No son of Bvsdvk's Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same age. ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has*reeently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired bv Ethan Allen, dam Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah: second dam bv Stock- holm s American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:23,S to 2:28^, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1SS2 had eleven new- ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:2i>, by Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27},', by Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28>4', by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on nootberbreeding farm in Ameiien have made Buch a showing in 1882. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at ?300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season, andETHAN ALLEN JR.. limited to twentv mares, at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1881 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR untilafter May 1,1883. Pdbchas- ERS FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUT ON ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STUCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BV THE PUECHASEKS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPF.CT COME FULLY UP T(1 THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full written descriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or furthei information address WII.I.I A M T. WITHERS. 2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky. T ASHLAND PARK _ ROTTING STIj| NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. B. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR. THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FABM, FOR though training is .lone, it is onlv for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park lias no pet trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all times lorsale choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hambletonians, Mambrino Chiefs. Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Mambriiio Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular. Bal. Bora. Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steadv aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses, along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or further particulars address 2-17yl B. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky. Jerseys and Guernseys. Registered in the A.J.C. C. and the A. Q. CO. THE YERBA EUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 18S2. Since then have been added three young bulls and some fe- males and ft now contains "Farmer's Glory, Jersey Belle of Scitnate, Coomassie and Alphea strains'. These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer- sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost and imported directly, make this the best herd on the Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where tho extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively that these are the ac cepted butter producing animals of the country. Bulls ha vp recent lv sold iiiNcw York forSlO.ono to 912,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at moderate price. «. HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco. H. H. -WILSON & SON Importers of nntl dealers In urjis. i'isiois. ci:ti.ery. FISHING TA«'KI.K. AM- .11 1 M I ION. Kit'. DOO COLLARS A SPECIALTY. 513 Clay Streot. Sail I-'rniiolwo. SENO"F0R CIRCULAROFTHE • UGOWSrr/ FLYING GLAYPIGEON PIERCE&C0.OAKL?CAL. ACENTS FOR THE PAC IFIC CO AST. IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS. R nes,pistoIs, ammunition, fishing tackle and spurting goodsof all k/nds. 1883 j&PUKtstmm. 31 TKEWHtTMAN SAOOtE Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for Ihe. Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in slock full lines of their celebrated goods. ADDLES FOR ROAD, K \\J IB OR PARK UiSE, Willi or without the California Horn. training" saddles. Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order inspecial styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 ancji 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Tbees, I AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED 230 and 232 Ellis street, SOLE A«E>T FOB THE PACIFIC COAST. Riders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. , _ _ _ „ JOHN A. McKERRON, S30 and S33 Ellis St., Sole Agent for Paelfle Coast. THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them will use any other. jQHN A McKERRON> 230 ami 1S3S Ellis Street, Sole Agent for the Pacific Coast R RACETRACK TO LET. THE WELL-KNOWN HALF-MILE ACETRAC National Association v Trotting horsE ON THE CLIFF-HOUSE ROAD. TOGETHER with a handsome hunse, restaurant, saloon, stable accommodations for 1U0 teams, and. all the appurte- nances of a First-Class Racetrack, Is to let on reasonable terms. The track a popular roadside resort and has a steady trade. For particulars apply to JIM EOFF At the Cottage near the Bay District Track. Berkshire Pigs for Sale. A few Thoroughbred Berkshire Pigs for sale. Apply to CAPT. FOSTER, At the CUff House. THOROUGHBRED English Setter Puppies FOR SALE. PEDIGBEE GUAK ANTEED ; PHICE— BITCHES 815, dogs 520. 26ml E. IJE.Y VESLE V, Gilroy. BREEDERS. BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE OK1GI- nal subscribers, May, 1,1883, the following stakes are reopened, to close for the nomination of siren Aug. 1, 1883, and for the nomination of their get (foals of 1838) October 1, 1883 : The Stallion Stakes, for foals of 1882, to be trotted when three andfour.year-olds, by stallions only for whom the sum of $200 each is subscribed, of which 8100 m ust accompany the nomination of sire, August 1,1883, when the subscription for sires will close, and the remainder (S100) one year thereafter ; the amount of the fiist payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for three-ycar-ulds ; the amount of the second payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for four-year-olds ; $100 en- trance for starters'intbc three-vear-old stake; 8150 entrance for starters in the four-year-old stake, pay- able in the following forfeits ; SW to accompany the nomination, October 1. 18KJ, for each race in which the colt or Ally is entered ; £15 additional May 1, 1-81, in the three-vear-old stake ; *10 additional May l. lssl, in the four-Year-old stale- ; ^additional May 1. 18KT,, in the three-year-. dd stake ; >iu additional May 1, 1**5. inthefour year-old stake, and a final payment of $50 each in each stake twenty days before th<- meetings ol 1885 and l88ii, respectively, when the stakes will be trotted for. A failure to pay the balance ($100) due on the sub- scription of any sire within the time seecifled in the foregoing conditions will disqualify the, nominations of allthe get of such sire in the four-year-old stake, and forfeit all payments made ou all the get of such sires in said stakes. Nominations to be addressed to ,T. W. Gray, Treas- urer, P. O. Box 511, New Yor - City. Races to be gov- erned by the rules of this association, whieh, together with circulars containing detailed conditions of above stakes, can he had upon application to Ij. D. FACKKK, Secretary, 111 Broadway, N. T. H. W. Mali. President. KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, 116 Montgomery Street, San Franclseo SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. Will Sell In All Cities and Counties ol tlic State. REFERENCES. J S Cabey, Sacramento. J. I>. Cabk, Salinas. B. P. SutEil, Gilroy. John Bogus. Colusa. P, A. Finigax, San Francisco. HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST successful sales, nolably those ol Messrs. \ . 1"I-- nle, Colgrovc. Diet/,. Coutts, Dougherty, Nc-wland 4 ininrl, Daniel Cook au.l others. .1 feel assured of ourahility to give satisfaction in all basiness.n- teu.tedto our care. Sales will be made ... all.-i.es :„„l counties in the State. We have „| col.te.on : 1„ a series of cuiihination or breeders sales, sin.l.r t those sos„, ssfullyh.-l.l at the l'-."1'- «. 'J , " , ' ,, lease,! to e, it, -1 ot o e,,rres|,, , nde.iee v. ,tl, partus SrOBXSMA :n PAUL FRIEDHOFBR, ry PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SIIOER 116 Washington Street PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VABIOUS BR AKC 1 1 BS, WANTED. A TENANT FOR AGKIfl LTirtAi, r.\ H K racecourse and grounds, locale,! 3-. m"°»-*™? LOS Angeles county Curl-house. Hue club buns . grand sullid and oilier buildings, will. „■! acres ol the unesl land in southern California. Terms liberal to Bay District Association TROTTING. RACES.]_383RACES- a good tenant. Apply to A. DE CAMP. Secretary. Box 155, Lob Angeles, Ual. Ang. 11, 15, 18, *« and «4 and Sept. 1. XW NOTICE FOR~ENTRIES. "^3 llltSI DAY. August U— Three-minute class ; purse $S00, $450 to first, $1'JU to second, 9100 to third, SOU to fourth horse. SECOND DAI. August 15— Two-forty class; purse $son, $150 to first, Sl'JU to second, $UHI to third, S6U to fourth horse. TIIIKD DAY. August IF— Two-twentv-eight class; purse 8800, 9450 to first, 91Ul> to second, $ mo to third^Uu to loiirth horse. 3 third, g6U to luurth horse. 1BJ FIFTH DAY, August M— Free EotaU; purse $1,000, SUW to first, $250 to second, JIB) to third hOTBO. SIXTH DAY. September I— Parse fcJUU, i"r nil four-year-olds and onder; 9300 to first, 9160 to second, $U0 to third, 9 ou lo fourth horse. All contests mile heats, three In five, In 1 five or more to enter, three oi more i" si ■ National Association rules tn gov '"' percent >>l' |m rn-s. In :o-r \>-i n> '■ i I i, tries close With the B6C1 August 1, l&i»3. T. W. H1KCHMAN. N T. smith President. 1* 32 fjx.t ffoxete uvuH j^ncndsmmx. July 14 Suspensory Bandages. A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Belief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise on Nervous Tension and Circular raailod free Sold by Druggists. S. E. «. RAWSOK, Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. O. C. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, OAKLAND, CAL ALL CHRONIC DISEASES a specialty. Office and residence H-_ 1107 Washington street. References— A. C. Henry, F. K Shattuck, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L. J. Rose, Los Angeles, G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. S5S Market Street Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front street REMINGTO N'S New Model Breech-Loading Double Gun. THE MOST COMPLETE GUN IN THE MARKET. Ask Your Dealer for it. Tliey all nave Rebounding Locks, Pistol Grip, Extension Rib Patent Fore-end, Solid Head Strikers, and are Choke-bored. The Cheapest and Best Gun Yet Produced. Plain Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Decarbonized Steel Barrels $45 00 Selected Walnut stock, Checkered drip and Fore-end, Twist Barrels , .7:. 55 00 selected Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Laminated Steel Barrels^Engraved 65 00 English Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved 75 on Eur ish Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved. Superior Rubber But and Tip 85 00 4m6 E. REMINGTON «S SONS, 281 and 283 Broadway, New York, P. O. Box 2987. Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting. rSl?— CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASSISHELLS, WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS, GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY AGENTS FOR THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS 7m6 S. CURRTf * BROS., 113 Sansome street, San Francisco. THIRD Annual Exhibition OP THE San Mateo & Santa Clara Co. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION NO. 5, To Be Held at San Jose, Cal., Sept. 'i I to 99. Inclusive. 1883. SPEED PEOGRAMME. FIRST BAY, MONDAY, SEPT. 34. No. 1 — Bunning; three-quarter-mile dash; S25 en- trance, S10 forfeit, 8200 added; second horse S50, third horse to receive his entrance. No. 2 — Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two- year-olds; 825 entrance, S10 forfeit, S200 added; sec- ond horse S50, third horse to receive his entrance. No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat; for all ages; purse §200; first horse S175, second §50, third S25. SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 95. No. 4— Trotting ; Three-year-old Colt Stake (foals Of 1880); entrance S30, S250 added; first horse Bix-ninths, second two-ninths, third one- ninth; closed May 15, with the following entries : T. W. Barstow enters s g Benton, by General Ben- on. dam Queen. C. N. Corey enters gr filly Anna Belle, by King ■William, dam Gill. Thomas Gault enters br g Billy Martin, by Royal George, dam unknown. J. H. Raney enters hi s Knox, by Nutwood, dam Belle. E. Topham enters b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood, dam Lady Mc. N. B. Edwards enters s h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood, dam Kitty. F. L. Duncan enters s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood, dam Sportsman. C. H. Maddox enters b m Lady Bismarck, by Bis- marck. No. 6— Same day; trotting; 2:22 class; purse §750; first horse S500, Becond £160, third S100. No. 6— Same day; trotting; three-minute class; purse $400; first horse §260, second 8100, third §40. THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 36. No, 7 — Bunning; 2i-mile-dash ; for all ages; §25 en- trance, §10 forfeit, §250 added; second horse £60, third to save entrance. No. 8— Same day; running; selling race; one mile and repeat; purse S200; first horse §160, second §50; horses entered to he sold for §1,000 to carry entitled weight,two pounds for each §100 over, and two pounds off for each §100 under fixed valuation. No. 9 — Same day ; running : one-mile dash ; for two- year-olds; winner of No. 2 barred; S25 entrance, §10 forfeit, §200 added; §50 to second horse. Same day; equestxianship, etc.; most skillful lady rider (entrance free); first premium §25; second pre- mium §15, third premium §10; most graceful lady rider (entrance free), first premium §25, second pre- mium §16, third premium §10. Bicycle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first premium gold medal, second premium, silver medal FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 3S. No. 10— Trotting; free for all; purse §760; first horse §500, second §150, third §100. No. 11— Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds; purse §300; first horse §200, second §70, third §30. No. 12.— Same day; trotting; 2:24 class; purse §500; first horse §350, second §100, third §50. FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 38. * No. 13 — Running ; four-mile dash post stake for al Pages ; entrance §160, §500 added, §250 to second horse, third to save stake; horses to be named Sep- tember 15th. No. 14— Same day ; cart race ; for district horBes ■without a record, to be driven by owners to driving >-arts ; entrance §10; first horse, Adel's patent driving cart, valued at §85, second single buggy harness, valued at §50, third horse blanket valued at §10 ; entries will close September 24th. No. 15— Same day ; trotting ; mile and repeat for two-year-olds; purse and stake; §25 entrance; §200 ,*4ded, second horse §50, third §25. SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 39. No. 16— Trotting ; two miles and repeat, purse S500; first horse S360, second §100, third §50. No. 17— Same day ; trotting ; buggy race for dis- trict horses without a record, to he driven by owners, best three in five; purse §100, first horse §60, second §30, third §10 ; entries will close September 24th. No. 18— Same day ; walking ; mile and repeat, for stallions weighing over l.iiOO pounds to saddle, purse §50, first horse §40, second §10. No. 19 — Trotting ; one hundred dollars in plate will be given to the California-bred horse heating Occident's time— 2:163; entries will close Thursday, September 27tb. No. 20— Running ; one mile dash for all ages ; §60 entrance, §15 forfeit, §125 added, second horse to receive his entrance and. one-third of added monsy. CONDITIONS AND REMARKS. All trotting races axe the best three in five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to start Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. National Association Rules to govern trotting ; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish 'any day's racing, or to trot a specialrace between beats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry one hundred poundB, with the .usual allowances for mares and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowances aB above. Those wbt> bave nominations in stakes must name to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on "Wed- nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the WedeBday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday previous, by 12 o'clock m. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by consent of judges. Winners of all trotting races In their respective classes, at Oakland, Sacramento and Stockton, must go to wagon. In all district races horses must have been owned in the district prior to June 1, 1883. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association (old weights) to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. All entries to be made in writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses ; also, name and resi- dence of owner. In running races, full colors to be worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re- spectfully requested to wear oaps of diatinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated upon programmes by colors worn by drivers. Entries to all the above races, unless otherwise spec- ified, to close with the secretary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883. Write "entrieB to races " on the outside of the en- velope. A. KlNfcJ, President. T. S. Montgomery, Secretary. J. O'KANE, H Manufactubeb and Impobtee of AKNESS. SAimiJES, HI,AM(II/N ABNESS, SADDLES, ItlVMlI'lV ABNESS, SADDLES. IIIAMiCTrJ, WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC. Whitman's Combination HALTER-BRIDLE. THIS HALTER TAKES UP TO FIT AKY HORSE, AND IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT WITH AN ordinary pair of reins you have a complete bridle. ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING ARE MADE ON THIS PLAN. For sale by T A "l\/Tr»T?"T71"R "R 0"M" 230 and 232 Ellis street, O . -CX. XVXl^X\.XJX\iX^V-'J.^ , Sole agent for the Pacific Coast. S^THE TRADE SUPPLIED. U. S. Cartridge Co.'s Paper Shells ABSOLUTELY WATERPROOF guaranteed superior to all others Manufactured by new and improved ma- chinery. Also braBB shells and loading im- plements. FOR SAXE BY All- DEALERS. W. H. Woodruff, 76? Market Street, San Francisco. SPECIAL ATTEN- kinds for horses. Can re- fer to all the principal trainers and horsemen on the Pacific Coast. N. B. — My acknowledged superiority in __iis branch of business Ib largely due to careful observation andthe valuable sug- gestions of the most skillful turfmen of the United States, the benefits of which re- vert to the public In the shape of a GENU- INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow- jders and for Maklnney's patent " Eureka " and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat- ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as- sortment of English ladles' and gentlemen's saddleB, bridles, whips, spurs, bits and - ' ..- lb race saddles. GREYHOUND. IN THE STUD. PAUL JONES, WHITE AND brindle.Sire Gentleman Jones, dam Branch. Fee §25. Apply at this office VETERINARY DENTIST. References : Scott & McCord, FuNhlon Stable ; Wm. Gerhart, Ne- vada Stable; J. M. Parker, Telegraph Stable; O, H ink- lev, Baldwin Stable; Col. Dlckev, Bay DistrhM Course; C. W. Smith, H. McConn, J. C. Simpson, J. P. Kerr, city; R. F. Simpson, A. GateB, Iiobt, Glover, G. Lap- ham, Oakland. Office at Fashl on Stoblc, 221 Ellis street. .CHEAP GTJHS for THE PEOPLE.^ g GREAT WESJEHOgllJ^^^WORKS, g 41 KitloH, Shot Guns, Rt'volvcm, Ammunition, Setae*, .v i -. J Fi.-Jiui» Tuck; i\ Kuora.&o. ttcul 0. O. P. for oxuniQBiloo. V Address GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKN 22yl Pittsburg. P a. P. POTTER, MANTTFACTUBEB OF AND DEALER IN Harness, Saddles, WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW work made to order and repairing done. Orders from the country will receive prompt attention. All goods sold for cash at bottom prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d, $0yl Sacramento. HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CALL YOUR attention to my now patent hand- made- shoe. I guarantee to cure any bore with bud corns or con- tracted heels by using this shoe, j, I also guarantee to cure any horse With Quarter q racks, interfering, :}■'■'■'■'. cutting and hitching, or no charge. Horses sent lo • and returned. J. McCARRON. "The Ilorseshoer," 351 Thlrdslroet, between Fol- oinand Hairlson. 15m3 Vol. III. No. 3. NO. 508 MONTGOMERY STREET. SAN FBANCISCO, SATURDAY. JULY 21, 1883. FISH. The Walton Fishing Club. Those disciples of recreation and -worshipers of fresh air, the members of the Walton Fishing Club, assembled last Sunday morning at the end of Meiggs' wharf for one of their jovial fishing excursions. The sloop Eestless lay at the wharf to take them to the fishing grounds, but at the time set for the start, 8 a. m., scarcely three of the members had shown up. " I can't understand this delay, remarked Mr. Fogg, as he wiped from his brow the perspiration induced by a race up the wharf, he having mistaken the sail of a passing schooner for that of the Eestless, and made up his mind that if he did not want to get left he would have to run for it. " Too much taking the Bastile at Woodward's Gardens," replied Captain Frank Williams sententiously. The captain never dissipates, himself, and is wont to look rather severely on the follies of his less austere brethren. At a quarter past eight John Muller, the manager of the excursion, drove up the wharf at a furious gait. He was warmly welcomed, not only for his own sake, but for the sake of two kegs of Williams' best, half a gross of bottled Bud- weiser, and about 100 pounds of lunch meats he had in his wagon, besides a few demijohns of some mahogany- colored fluid and a small bottle of water. President Clem Dixon and Major McElhinney were among the last to arrive. The latter owned up to the French hall, while the former vowed that his African valet had neglected to call him as ordered. It was about 8:30 when the roll was called, to which answered Messrs. Petterson, Searles, Powell, Bayle, Judge Wolff, Street, Commings, Clem Dixon, Fogg, Curtis, Eavekes, McCann, Captain Frank Williams, T. T. Williams, Hopkins, I. Potter, Jennings, Major McElhinney, Barry, Crichton, Eudman, Cork, Sullivan, Captain Anderson, Dummage, John Sullivan, Norman and Pitcher. After roll-call a braDd new piece of bunting bearing the device of the W. F. C. was hoisted at the maintop, and then, with bared heads, the members awaited President Dixon's apostrophe to the flag. In beauti- ful and touching language President Dixon referred to the wisdom of the great Kuler of the Universe, who had set aside one day in the week for rest and recreation, "and," said the speaker, "how better could we spend the day than in beguiling from his lair the voracious tomcod, in listening to the yarns of that prince of story tellers Captain Frank Williams, and discussing the excellence of the chowder pre- pared by that past master in the art of cooking Ike Potter." When the applause occasioned by the president's speech had subsided, the mainsail was hoisted, the main sheet close hauled, and, with a nice westerly breeze, the club started for the rendezvous. This was reached in forty minutes, and a lovely spot it proved. The club had christened it Searles' beach, a beautiful little bight on the east shore of Angel isl- and, sheltered from wind and current, and just the spot for the sports of a bachelor picnic. Fishing was first in order. On the way over a sweepstakes of several dollars had been made up, to go to the one catching the first fish. The party was duly searched for dead fish, for on a former excursion no less than six members had endeavored to insure first money by taking dead fish over with them. The trick was given away by Captain Williams, who was so indiscreet as to place a salt herring on his hook and claim the prize. With baited hooks and bated breaths, the ardent fishers of the club waited for Secretary Pitcher to give the word "heave your lines." Judge Wolff was the lucky man, for no sooner had his hook touched the water than a hungry rock-cod that had been out with an amateur dramatic company and had to walk home grabbed for the bait and like a flash, a verdict was given in favor of the judiciary. About half an hour was spent in fishing and clearing lines which fouled on the rocks and then preparations were made | for the great free-for-all swimming match for a silver cup and the championship of the W. F. C. The distance to be swum was about 175 yards from a stake off shore to the yacht. There were threeentries— Cnchton, Pitcher and T. T. Williams— but Pitcher found the water too cold and only Crichton and Williams started. The former, who is a swimmer of remarkable grace andendurance was favorite in the pools. There being no ladies around! bathiDg suits were dispensed with and the two competitors started from the beach in the undress uniform of a Fiji Islander. Williams made a push for the front at once and before twenty yards were gone showed a clear length in front of Crichton. But the race was by no means all over there, for Crichton kept on with steady persistency which made Williams afraid to let up for an instant. So hot was the pace that twenty-five yards from the yacht Williams had to let up for lack of wind and Crichton was almost up to him b e/ore he began swimming again, but the rest had freshened the leader and with a spurt he soon made the yacht, winner by four lengths. When the men were dressed and on board, no one was quicker to congratulate the winner than Crichton his good-natured opponent. The championship cup was pre- sented to Williams by President Dixon in due form and now adorns the front desk in the Breeder and Sportsman's edi- torial rooms. Mr. Curtis promised another cup for the next meeting. After the swim many of the club went ashore to engage in a fifty-yard foot race for the champion- ship. Major McElhinney. Pitcher, Jennings, T. T. Williams and Curtis were put five yards behind thescratch fora handi- cap, while all the fat ones started together. Mr. Petterson gave the word and away they went at a twelve-second gait, along the loose, pebbly beach. Williams made a close race but John Muller's weight carried him through and amid the hearty cheers of his well-pleased comrades, he was declared the winner by a neck, and presented with the silver cham- pionship cup. Muller does not look like a pedestrian but on that course it will be a hard job to find any man of his weight that he could not beat. Jennings made a hard push for sec- ond place but could not get there. McElhinney twisted his ankle on one boulder and stubbed his toe against another, so he has two good excuses for being one of the last in. This race furnished lots of sport but the great joy of the day was the tug of war married men versus single. McElhenny had vowed he would be on the winning side, and to enable him to pull with the strongest he had armed himself with a mar- riage certificate and a decree of divorce. Captain Williams wanted to pull with the Benedicts but as he had neither mar- riage certificate, photograph of his wife, nor a locket inclosing some of her hair he was not admitted to the team. He tried to ring in a cut of Lydia Pinkham for a photo of his better half, but Captain Anderson swore it was the picture of a widow he had courted in New Bedford less than a year ago, and that settled the matter to the satisfaction of all, except Judge Wolff, who claimed that no man would admit so home- ly a woman for his wife, unless she really was so. Mr. Petterson captained the single men and Major JMcElhinney the married ones, #he thinking that the strongest team. A rope was brought from the yacht, and all hands set to work to pull with a ven- geance. The Benedicts got a slight gain at the start, but an unforeseen obstacle soon checked their advance. With great craft, Mr. Petterson had tied one end of the rope around Bayle's waist, and instructed that gentleman, who weighs 250, to dig a hole for his heels and hold on like grim death. So long as Bayle's waist would give the Benedicts could move ahead, but when the limit of its elasticity was reached, that settled it. Bayle held on like a hero, and not a team of oxen in the stall could have budged him. He was nobly backed to by Jennings, Eudman, Petterson, Norman and Williams and the other bachelors, who settled down for a steady pull that broke their opponents' hearts. Major McElhinney tugged and dug gravel till the ground looked as if it had just gone through a giant-powder explosion. Eobert Crichton and John Muller pulled until the rope creaked, but Bayle was staunch and would not give up. It was like the day when Eavenna the sorcerer battled with the enchanted ape on the Isle of Ceylon. One immortal and the other irresistible, they fought and fought and would not die. At last a trifling inci- dent turned the scale. Dke Hopkins, who superintended the erection of mammoth chowder, lifted the lid of the kettle to stir its contents. The breeze wafted a whiff of the lus- cious smell to Major McElhinney,and,with a yell, he dropped the rope and rushed for a plate. Then, with a strong pull Mr. Petterson and his gallant crew of bachelors marched along until they had yanked their opponents across the line to the hinderruost man. This concluded the athletic sports, the rifle match being postponed for lack of a suitable target. After shooting sardine cans until a famine in ammunition en- Bued, wrestling, Grseco-Boman and Cumberland style, and boxing, in which latter sport Eobert Crichton, John Muller and Ike Hopkins led, the party sat down to chowder. Presi- dent Dixon tried to dampen their appetiteB by reading an original poem, but his fell design did not succeed. After chowder and a visit from IsadoreGutte, who came round in the yacht Chispa, the party set sail for home, and, though many of them got wet through on the return voyage, all were heartily pleased with the excursion. As usual, Ike Hopkins fell overboard going from the shore to the yacht, but, as he himself said, he would not have minded but that some one substituted a pair of blue overalls, rather thin in spots, in place of his pants, which he had hung in the rigging to dry. Captain Frank Williams stole Clem Dixon's fish, as usual, and the president lugged home a sackfull of wood and wet sea- weed. About 300 pounds of rock and tomcod, perch and smelts were caught. The Lake Tahoe Commissioners report on their return to the city that they left a few trout in the lake. " His sequoial nibs " is much sunburnt and his hands are almost the color of the fashionable red gloves. The so-called perch caught in Alameda creek are a hollow delusion and a bony snare. Salmon trolling has not yet begun at Santa Cruz and Mon- terey. Boulder creek is still good for an average catch of trout. Salmon take the fly readily in the McLeod river. Trout are plentiful in the upper Yosemite valley. Deep sea fishing iB popular off Santa Cruz. The Lagunitas are about fished out. Bay fishing is good as usual. THE KENNEL. Our State Still Ahead. Salmon trout are caught by the thousand in the Merced river just below Merced falls. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: You publish a dog story from the Forest and Stream, and ask if any of your readers can beat it. I should think so. If that is a sample of the best they can do, I should say that the Eastern folks had lost their grip. Why, the yarn is not even a new one, let alone a world-beater. On page 32, paragraph 56, of Hutchinson's work on dog breaking, which was first published about 1847 and reached seven editions, is a story of Lord A.'s gamekeeper, who had a retriever that would seize and shake any young dog that rushed in to mouth a bird when ordered to drop to shot. This dog was used as a whipper-in, and under his care the young dogs were soon cured of chasing after shot. Now, Mr. Editor, if that is not the original of J. S. M.'s story I am much mistaken, though I have no doubt the incident, as re- lated, may have occurred. Talking about dog stories reminds me of an incident that occurred to me in Missouri about ten years ago. I was out for a walk, with a young, half-broken pointer at my heels, when suddenly Moses, as I called him, on account of his bulirushing habits, dashed into some shallow water after a small catfish which was half aground. The catfish, by a vig- orous flop, managed to get inside a hollow log which lay half submerged at the edge of the riffle, and Moses planted him- self in front of the log to starve his catship out. As I was not raising dogs to hunt fish, I cuffed Moses and drove him away. About three months later I was out in the same direc- tion, when up went Moses' nose and away he dashed for the same log, which I instantly recognized by its peculiar shape. I thought that Moses had found a coon by the eagerness with which he tried to force his way into that log, and, leaving him there to hold the fort, I went for an ax. In a few minutes I was back at work, and soon had the log split open, when, in- stead of a coon, a huge catfish rolled out and was seized by Moses before it could reach the water. The fish weighed fifty pounds, and there is no doubt but that it was the same fish that Moses had driven into the log three months before, and which had grown to this enormous size in so short a time by eating the thousands of flies that blew into the entrance of the log. The weight of the fish can be verified by an uncle of mine and two of his hired men, who saw the cap- ture. Now, what could have induced Moses to go for that log. It was not scent, because a catfish does not give out any until dead, and this one was alive. He must have remem- bered that he had treed a fish there and gone to see if it was all safe. Dr. Toland. A meeting of the Alameda Sportsman's Club was held at the Oakland racetrack last Saturday. The contest at pigeons resulted as follows: Spaulding 12, Bennett S. Adams 8, Has- kell 9, Williams 9, Mayhew 10, Edwards 9, Norton 9, Havens 11, Mortimer 7, Scholl 10, Crelin 10, Hopkins 9. The condi- tions of the match were twelve birds, thirty yards rise, Hur- lingham rules. Here is a nice question of game law: The Santa Eosa J\e- publican says that S. A. Eendall killed a hermaphrodite deer on St. Helena mountain last Friday evening that weighed, gross, 150 pounds. It had a complete set of horns and looked like a veritable buck. At a meeting of the Gilroy Eodand Gun Club the followinq resolution was passed: ",That the Gilroy Eod ami Club is opposed,to hunting deer with hounds, ai use its best efforts to discourage a praotice which v destroy does and fawns. 34 WmUx Rud j^purisman. July 21 Master McGrath. The following history of the king of the leash, Master Mc- Grath, is taken from the Turf, Field and Farm, who repro- duced it from a publication issued at the time of McGrath's death. It will be read with gTeat interest by the coursing men of California: In the week after the last Lurgan meeting a very satis- factory trial with Master Nat decided Lord Lurgan on with- drawing the crack from the stud, and once more running him in the great February contest. Although in his fifth season, and having sons and daughters running. I thought when in Ireland in October JI never saw the old dog looking so fit, and the subsequent running a month later of Master Nat, at Newmarket, showed the Irish champion still re- tained all his great pace, as in the trial Master McGrath led his kennel companion three lengths, and heat him handsomely. Seven to 1 was taken freeely about the nomination, and weeks back 9 to 1 had been accepted about Master McGrath himself. Welcomed by royalty, his triumphs hailed as na- tional ones, and owned by a noblemanwho ran for the pure love of the sport, Master McGrath's great deeds will for many a long day be warmly cherished by all patrons of the popular pastime. The following summary of his perform- ances may be of interest: Master McGrath made his first appearance in the autumn of 1S67, at Lurgan, where, after little training, he carried off the Visitors' Cup, thirty-two runners. He then went to Creagh, and divided the Moneyglass Purse with his kennel companion, Master Nathaniel. The crack did not again put in an appearance until the Waterloo Cup, and on the eve of the great event Lord Lurgan's nomination was first favorite at 100 to 6 taken very freely, the Irishmen supporting the black for all the money they could get on. After the first round Brigade supplanted him in the quotations, 9 to 2 being taken about Mr. Brocklebank's bitch, and S to 1 taken and offered against Master McGrath. As I wrote at the time, on no previous occasion had the betting been so brisk, the fact of so many good puppies being engaged making the cup appear very open; but the result turned out most disastrous to the bookmakers, and such was the eagerness of the public to get on Lord Lurgan's nomination, that weeks before the time several leading speculators had to return the money sent, and, with few exceptions, laid over their books. For the first time the cup was carried off by a puppy, and in a'style, too, never equaled over Altcar. He commenced with an unde- cided with Belle of Scotland, whom he outplaced both in the no-go and final spin. He then beat in succession, Kalista, Marionette, Brigade, Lobelia, (the winner in 1SG7), and Cock Robin. The deciding course was run under great difficulties, and had not Master McGrath been one of the cleverest grey- hounds that ever went to slips, he, in all probability, would have been put out. In this stake an extraordinary lot of good greyhounds were running, including Bab at the Bowster, Charming May, Royal Seal, Rustic Charms, Saucebox, Shy Girl, WarseL Stonewall Jackson, Hawk, Ghillie Callum and Strange Idea. Before the company left the ground 1,000 to 30 was taken freely about Lord Lurgan's nomination for the next year. In the following autumn Master McGrath divided the Brownlow Cup at Lurgan with Sir William, and was then put by for the February contest. The Waterloo Cup of 1S69 will be remembered for the firmness of the two cracks, which en- tirely spoilt speculation, as 6 to 1 was taken freely about Lord Lurgan's, and 10 to 1 about Mr. Paterson's nomination. It made it bad for the bookmakers, most of whom, tempted by the short prices, had overlaid, the draw being dead against them, as Master McGrath and Bab at the Bowster could not possibly meet until the deciding course. It is worthy of note that the last four left in ran the year before, and again did Lobelia meet Master McGrath in the fourth ties. Lord Lurgan's dog commenced by beating Borealis in a canter, then settled Hard Lines almost as easily. It was the next course with Charming May when the redoubtable Irishman proved himself a perfect wonder, for, after falling twice, he secured the fiat. After this long course many supposed the crack would not come again, but the way in which he ran from Randolph (always considered fast) was amazing, and, although Lobelia was running in her very best form, she had to succumb to Lord Lurgan's dog, both in pace and working. The deciding course for the cup will always be remembered by those present, for never before was such a hearty cheer heard at Altcar as when the hoisting of the red flag denoted the clever defeat of Bab at the Bowster; and we are not likely ever again to see such greyhounds meet for the final tussle. Among the notables running were Bacchante, Lady Lyons, Cataclysm, Requiem and Carlton. Master McGrath'B two victories caused the Waterloo Cup of 1870 to be invested with unusual interest, and the fact of 3 to 1 being taken about his winning outright showed what a popular dog the Irish crack was with the public. The frost was so severe that the running had to be put off a day, but this did not prevent an immense assemblage, and hundreds of people were at Altcar who had never been on a coursing field before; but Master McGrath's fame had gone forth, so they came to see the wonder, and were disappointed. How the great public idol, with 5 to 2 on him, was beaten by Lady Lyons, and his nearly getting drowned in the river Alt after the course, will never be forgotten by those present. After this defeat, Lord Lurgan did not consider it wise to let him run for the purse, and it was generally supposed he would be sent to the stud; but, as the autumn came round, Master McGrath was put into training, and at the Lurgan meeting won the Brownlow Cup in grand style, beating, among others, Precentor and Smuggler. Fritz met the crack for the decid- ing course, and was led, and very easily beaten. This performance decided Lord Lurgan on running him again for the Waterloo Cup, but the public did not share his lordship's confidence, and no wonder, for Master McGrath was now five years old, had been to the stud, and to win it three times appeared an impossibility. Nevertheless, 1871 did see Master McGrath the winner for the third time, there- by putting completely in the shade Cerito's feat, for when she won the Waterloo in 1S50, 1S52 and 1S53, it was only a thirty-two-dog stake. His defeat of Black Knight in the fourth ties was the best run course I ever saw; he then met Pretender, and his fine turn of speed enabled him to beat Mr. Punchard's dog— the invincible black, as usual, making the spin short by killing. No two dogs in the stake were sup- ported for more money, Master McGrath's price at starting being 10 to 1, and 100 to 5 was taken about Pretender, whose backers saw splended hedging at 2 to 1. The followers of Master McGrath in the North of Ireland were on to a man, and great rejoicing took place at Lurgan on the receipt of the telegram announcing his victory. The wonderful turn of speed, coupled with extraordinay killing powers, possessed by Master McGrath, make him the greatest wonder that ever looked through a pair of slips; and Lord Lurgan showed his judgment in confining his prowess to the Lurgan and Altcar ground, as the jerking hares met with at the first-named were rare practice, by their dodging propensities. Lord Lurgan will feel the loss of his dog, and I am sure the general public, with myself, will cordially join in a trib- ute to his memory; and every true sportsman will sympa- thize with his lordship, as we have few such straightforward and honest patrons. Robin* Hood. December 26, 1871. Arab Steeds. A correspondent of the Breeder's Gazelle, writing from the Orient, makes the following observations on the horses of Syria: A correspondent mentions a report that, in Syria, on the borders of the Dead sea, there are Arab horses 16 hands high. I think that and all similar reports entirely erroneous. The borders of the Dead sea are mostly a sterile waste, and are uninhabited, except occasionally by roving bands of preda- tory Bedouins, who prevent the keeping of stock in that re- gion. In a leisurely tour of several weeks in Syria, during which every horse in sight was sharply scrutinized, I saw very few horses over 15 hands, and those apparently of foreign stock. As my experiences there were specially interesting, and the horses ridden made a vivid impression, I will give some ac- count of them. The saddle is the sole means of travel in Syria, and the let- ting of saddle horses to travelers (howadjis) is quite a busi- ness. The only explanation of the origin of the men who carry it on is that the souls of Niagara Falls hack drivers, having become too mean to enter the nether regions, are driven back to earth and permitted to put on the vUe bodies of the only class on earth meaner than themselves — the Syrian saddle lenders. There are two classes of horses in the East — the Arab sad- dle horse, finer than he has ever been described, and the pack horse, meaner for the saddle than can be told. Put to work at eighteen months old, to climb the precipices and thread the ravines, with a huge load on his back and no rider, he becomes galled, stiffened, sore, stubborn, awkward and fatiguing beyond description. As it is the business of the Arab to get something for nothing of a stranger, or as much for as little as possible, he is never so happy as when he succeeds in palming off a pack horse for a saddle horse for a forty days' trip. The comfort of a trip depends on the horse secured, and the torture of riding a stiff, sore, un- gaited, unbroken, broken-down, worthless brute, mars all the pleasure of Eastern travel; while to ride a perfect entire horse on a charming trip is perfectly delightful. Our vessel arrived from Egypt at Joppa just- after an En- glish party of sixty had started out with every saddle horse of the region. The news spread, and from all around came in all the miserable pack horses to be found, to spoil the Egyptians. Travelers expecting to find the wonderful Arab steeds found the sorriest lot of little, thin, starved, sore, stiff and mulish ponies that ever eye rested on. Our party of six re- fused to hire them, but in my absence they agreed to give double price to a native (servant to the American consul who was absent) to secure fine saddle horses the next day. At the latest moment the horses came, the same identical brutes we had rejected. But, as no others were to be had at any price, we were forced to submit. For me, as the most obstinate, they had procured a better animal, a mare so vic- ious that it had to be conquered before starting. And when- ever the bridle was taken off, she had to be cast — Rarey fash- ion— to get it on again. A man or two came up on each side, picked up a foreleg, threw her down (without any strapping), and put on the bri- dle and let her up. My companions were wholly unused to riding and expected to be killed, and were not at all disap- pointed. We went twelve miles the first afternoon in about five hours. The next morning the ladies proved to he wholly used up. They could ride no farther. A taktravan — a long box with a seat at each end, for a lady, and a pole on each side extend- ing both ways as shafts for a mule before and one behind — was procured for the ladies, while two of us pushed on. It was said that the ladies' ride cost their husbands about $100 each, ten times what it would if they had made a bargain and started in that way. My agile, vicious but easy little chestnnt was sent back, and one of the ladies' horses given me for the last twenty-four miles. He was a bay, the only tall horse I had seen, and al- though he wanted to go only two miles an hour, yet as w« wanted to go only three I anticipated no trouble. We met the Austrian Consul at Jerusalem, most magnifi- cently mounted on a superb Black Hawk stallion, that would have taken a first premium as a Morgan at any fair. We had passed his carriage and pair at the foot of the hills, as the carriage could go no further, and he had telegraphed for it to Joppa, where it was kept, and ridden down to meet it. Pres- ently his cawass, or servant, passed up on his way back with a led horse, and I took out a broad piece of silver and offered it to him for the use of his horse to Jerusalem. He wanted four. If I had offered him forty, he would have wanted a hundred, I refused and he went on, but stopped soon and took the money, and I felt that very few men in the world were so well mounted as I was. Moreover I had found where the Morgan came from. Castration is unknown in the East. The mares can be herded and easily kept, and entire horses are used almost ex- clusively. In Jerusalem weTe scores of pack-horses and a very few saddle horses of the most perfect docility, gentle- ness, speed, grace and endurance. I said I would never mount another pack-horse. One sab- bath morning on my way to church, I saw a horse that I had engaged for the day, and partly paid for, saddled and bridled and about to start with a cavalcade for Joppa. I mounted him. The grooms came rushing around me, and exclaimed that that was "Baron Liebeg's horse." I told them, with words and gestures, especially the latter, that it was my horse. I had engaged him, and was going to ride him to Bethlehem. It was "Baron Liebeg's saddle and bridle." I told them they were good; better than I expected; would do first-rate. " It wus iiiK.ther horse" thatl had hired. No, I told them, and brought the interpreter to prove that I had hired this horse. They wilted, and offered me at the same price a four- priced horse. And they took me to a very large box-shill or yard, where, prancing loose, was Lofty, the best-groomed horse in Palestine — a bay, 16 hands high, lightly built, grace- ful, symmetrical, agile, spirited, and as easy as any thing. I told them he would squeal and jump, and would not let me ride him. But they assured me that as soon as he had a man on his back he was under perfect control, and would let a boy hold him. I came for him in the afternoon with some mis- givings as to getting him; but when the Arabs fail in trying to run over a man he has their respect and service; and the horse was all they had claimed, worth four times as much as the Buron Liebeg horse. I presumed that he was a half En- glish horse. I rode him to and from Bethlehem, twelve miles, and to and from Bethany and over and around the Mount of Olives, eight miles more, with as much ease as I could have sat in a railway car the same length of time. History of the Clay Family. Many who take an interest in breeding horses are so icmch carried away with their likes or dislikes of certain horses or breeds that they entirely ignore facts. The horse they fancy is all right, and the one they do not fancy is all wrong. Any impartial person can, by consulting the records and pedigrees of the 2:30 horses, see what blood has produced the most of the successful trotters, and what the most unsuccessful ones. For example, the horse Henry Clay, the founder of that fam- ily of horses, was a great grandson of Grand Bashaw, im- ported from Tripoli to Pennsylvania in 1820, and died there in 1S45. He was a handsome black, with star and snip, 14J hands high. Except through his son, Young Bashaw, none of the trotters trace to Grand Bashaw. From this it must be understood that none of the trotters have inherited any of their speed from Grand Bashaw. Young Bashaw was foaled in 1S22, and died in 1S37. He was a gray, 15J hands high, was a coarse, homely horse, and carried his tail on one side, a characteristic that many of his descendants have at the present time. His feet and limbs were good.and the speed he showed when trotting caused him to be noticed. This he transmitted to his get in a marked degree. Andrew Jackson and Black Bashaw were his most noted sons. The last named was the sire of Lantern, Light- ning, Whiskey, Comet and other fast ones. Young Bashaw's dam was a gray mare; her sire is given as First Consul, and her dam by Messenger. This pedigree is considered a little doubtful, but it is evident the Young Bashaw inherited from his dam his speed characteristics. Andrew Jackson was foaled in 1S27, and died in 1S44; was 15i hands high, and weighed 975 pounds; color black, with a white strip in his face, and three white feet. He took his color and marks from his dam. She both paced and trotted; in the fall of 1826 she was driven to and from the races, and it is believed the speed she had to show at this time helped to give speed to her son, who wyas the fastest trotting stallion of his day. At the time the colt, that was afterwards named Andrew Jackson, was foaled, his dam was in her owner's brickyard, and the colt, when found, was in one of the clay pits partial- ly filled with water. He was taken out, and by careful nurs- ing his life was saved. He could not at first stand on his feet, and after a fewjdays his owner, thinking him worthless, offered to give $1 to any onejthat would'kill and bury him, but through the entreaties of his wife it was not done. The most of Andrew Jackson's races were two miles each, and to saddle, his fastest two-mile record to saddle being 5:19. It is claimed that he showed 2:30 in private. He was as successful in the stud as on the course. One hundred and seven of the 2:30 horses trace to him, twenty-eight of them being mares. He sired the chestnut horse Kemble Jackson, record to wagon 2:34; the black horse Andrew Jackson (Young Jackson) 2:45; Long Island Blackhawk 2:3S; Henry Clay and the dam of Blnmberg's Black Bashaw. Long Island Black Bawk was foaled in 1S37 and died in 1S50. His dam was by Mambrino;he was a handsome black horse, with star and all white feet. He was a trotter and a sire of trotters. Prince, a bay gelding, record 2:24A, was by him, and the following of his sons have proved successful in the stud: VernalBlack Hawk, Jupiter, Mohawk, Andrew Jackson Jr., Eureka and Nonpareil. The dams of two of the 2:30 horses were by Long Island Black Hawk. Jupiter, a chestnut horse, dam by Almack, has four of his get in the 2:30 list, and his son Jupiter Abdallah has three. Mohawk, a chestnut horse, has three of the 2:30 horses to his credit, and his two sons have one each. Nonpareil has two, and Andrew Jackson Jr. one. Two of the dams of the 2:30 horses are by Eureka; also Champion Jr., record 2:24, and Star of the West, 2 -26h Vernal Black Hawk was a hand- some black horse, with star and white hind feet; was foaled in 1S51, and he sired Green's Bashaw in the year 1854. Green's Bashaw is a large, rather coarse horse; black, with star and one white hind foot; record 2:31. His dam was by Webber's Tom Thumb; grandam the dam of Rysdyk's Hani- bletonian by imported Bellfounder. Green's Bashaw has eleven of the 2:30 horses to his credit and his son Wapsie has two. Henry Clay, the head of the family of horses of his name, was foaled in 1837 and died in 1S67. His dam was the cele- brated mare Surrey, called a Canadian. She paced at first and afterwards made a fast trotter. Henry Clay was a black horse, with crescent, 15\ hands high, and resembled both his sire and dam, his hind parts taking after his dam. He was a kind, pleasant horse", and a trotter. He trotted only two races, and won both. One of them was at the New York State Fair at Buffalo in 1S47: time, 2:36 and 2:35. He was blind for several years, and it is believed that the Clay horses which have poor eyes may have inherited them from him. Henry Clay sired Black Douglass, record 2:30; Andy Johnson, 2:33; Cassius M. Clay, Jack Shepherd and Black Harry Clay; also the dams of the following 2:30 horses: George Wilkes, record 2:22; Clay, 2:28; Captain Smith, 2:29. Sixty-seven of the 2:30 horses trace to Henry Clay; twenty of them are mares. His bones were taken from their grave in the spring of 1SS1, and are now in the Smithsonian Institute at Wash- ington, with those of Lexington. — Country Gentleman. At Philadelphia, on July 4, a telegraphic message was re- ceived at the various pool rooms announcing that George Kinney had won the Ocean Stakes, and many Kinney tickets were cashed. Some one had tapped the wire and sent a fraudulent dispatch. On the same day at Pittsburgh a mes- lage was received at Price's pool rooms reading: "Eighth in- ning, Chicago 0, Cleveland 0." On this dispatch Price & Co. paid out £464 on score or no score bets on innings. They had to pay this amount over again when it was discovered that the first dispatch was a "bull * or telegraphic error. On the Muumouth Park races a message was received giving George Kinney first place in the third race, when it should have read Pizarro. Price & Co. paid out $626, and Judd's pool room $178 50, which they had to pay over again. Th« Boston Globe says: The first of King Phillip's get to enter the 2:30 list is the bay mure Speedress, owned at Fall River, who got a record of 2:25j at Beacon Park recently. She was bred by Hon. C. E. Lindsay of Fall River, and is out of a mare by Star, sou of Ten Broeck. Ten Broeck is a son of Billy Denton, out of Kate Seely, by Warden Messen- ger, and Star's dam was a tine saddle mare brought from the South at the close of the war. Speedress is a mare of some experience, and is probably the only one of her sire's get that has been tracked to any extent. W. J. Gordon of Cleveland is having a one-eighth-mile track constructed, which will be completely roofed over, for the purpose of working his trotters early in the spring. Jay Beach has withdrawn his bay mare Maggie Arnold from the turf. 1883 £hs ifceetke and j^portsmati. 35 NEW YORK LETTER. Racing by the Sands— Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach— Monmouth Park- General Sporting" Notes, Etc. The torrid spell of weather which has visited our metropo- lis the last week does not seem to have affected the attend- ance at the several racing resorts in this vicinity. The rea- son of this gratifiying exhibit shown by the various jockey clubs, is of course, to be found in the fact that our local race- tracks, are, with the exception of Jerome and Fleetwood, by the seaside, or, at least, within "sound of the sea," where the ozone-laden breezes waft their grateful coolness to the fugutive from the baked city payments. How astonishing a difference this short twelve or fifteen miles between Manhat- tan and Coney Island makes can best be realized when it is understood that on all occasions, except when that bete noir of '"beach combers," a land breeze, makes its unwelcome ap- pearance, the mercury registers from twenty to thirty degrees lower temperature. On a recent occasion when the ther- mometor at Hudnut's City Hall Square, stood at ninety de- grees in the shade, the writer was, the same day, reveling at Manhattan Beach in a glorious air from the ocean, that kept the festive fluid within the reasonable bounds of sixty-six de- grees. Since my last letter the beautiful course at Sheepshead Bay, has concluded a most successful June meeting, having been favored in every way, by favorable skies, very large attend- ance, and fast racing by large fields of horses. As spoken of in a former epistle, the Coney Island Jockey Club is the best paying enterprise of the sort in this country, and it is doubtful whether many in Europe or Australia return as large dividends to stockholders. Many causes conduce to this fine showing, first, of course, being the accessibility of the grounds, their great natural and artistic comfort and beauty and the fact that the Pharisaical^ state laws (?) regarding speculation are a dead letter and inoperative within the limits of Gravesend (the township in which the Isle de Coney is located), whose level-headed "powers that be" recognize betting as being inseparable from racing, and are mindful of the interesting change for the better that has come upon their sandy domains of late years, by reason of the people. They are aware that if Americans love one thing more than another it is a squarely-conducted horse-race, that they will bet, or in default of this sovereign privilege absent themselves, and thereby work detriment to their island in more ways than one. So when, last month, some canting hypocrite in Brook- lyn (probably one who wished to be "seen," or in other words bribed to hold his peace)] gave out that " betting at Coney Island was to be stopped at all hazards this year, etc., etc.," the Gravesend people merely smiled in derision at the tiny bleat of this poor lamb, and with a "who is attending to this, anyway ?" quietly went on about their own business as if the stiff-necked burgher, in the city of churches was at the other end of the globe. The last part of the Sheepshead-Bay meeting furnished so many exciting races for rich and valuable stakes that it would take too much space to dwell upon them all at length. The two-year-old races brought out many promising candi- dates for honors this year and next and the best performers were Duchess by Kingfisher, Barton by Billet, Equipoise by Enquirer, Thackeray by Great Tom, colt by King Ernest — Cyclone, John by Ten Broeck, Unknown by Foster and Blos- som by Saxon, all of this lot being the get of different stal- lions. The Eancocas stable, which has probably more two- year-olds in training than any other in the East, had unpre- cedentedly poor luck with its jyoungsters, failing to score a solitary event, in this class, a mournful fact for the many fol- lowersof the Lorillard "cherry and black." Among the three- year-olds the brace of Billets from the Dwyers' stables, Barnes and Miss Woodford, fairly made a clean sweep of the field, winning all the stakes between them and some $22,000 in money. Fizarro was their only opponent of any account and though he won a mile race in 1:44 with 111 pounds up, and beat a strong field of his own age with ease, when he tackled Barnes he "was'nt there," the son of Billet beating him badly. The imported colt, however, is rather awkward and unfinished, and with more time will probably do better at Monmouth Park. The best of the other three-year-olds that ran at this meeting were Breeze by Alarm, Little Minch by Glenelg, Empress by Narragansett, Trombone by Great Tom and Swift, same sire. Jacobus ran once, but has hardly got over his recent lameness. The older horses were in a "large majority," and some slashing races were run by Eole, five years, by Eolus; Compensation, five years by Catesby; Parole, the hero of two worlds; Monitor, six years, by Glenelg; Bica.four years, by Kingfisher; Hiawasse, four years by Saxon; Free Gold, four years, by Bullion; Bootjack, five years by Scotland; Jack of Hearts, four years by Ill-Used; Dan K, six years, by Scotland; Col. Sprague, six years, by Calvin, etc., etc. Eole came out at this meeting at least 20 pounds better than he was at Jerome, where Monitor and Monroe beat him. He beat both his conquerorsin the Coney Island Cup in great style, winning the the two miles and a quarter in 4KH. Afterwards Monitor, 120 pounds, and Com- pensation, 104 pounds, ran a tremendous race for a two-mile handicap, the light weight winning a clever half-length vic- tory in the remarkable time of 3:32. So when the trio, Eole, Monitor and Compensation, met on the last day, June 30, in the Stirrup Cup (handicap), two miles and a furlong, with four others to keep them company, at least 20,000 people were present to see this great race, notwithstanding threat- ening weather, which culminated during the after- noon in heavy rain. The handicappers had put 126 pounds on Eole, 119 on Monitor, 110 on Gen. Monroe (who has been run off his legs almost and needs a rest badly), 107 on Com- pensation, 90 on Yolusia, four years, 80 on Bocaccio, and 75 on Fair Barbarian, both the latter being three-year-olds. As the rain had made the track quite heavy before the race (the fifth) was called, most people thought Eole had an impossi- ble task set him to concede the weight he was asked to do, but the sequel showed that this noted weight-carrier is at home inanylkindof ground and under almost Welterweights. He played with his opponents in the Stirrup Cup, of whom the principal ones Monitor, and Compensation, were unsuited by the bad going, the big horse (Monitor) sulking half a mile away from home, and Compensation finding the trip a little too long for him. He was third, a length behind Yolnsia, whom Eole beat four lengths in a canter. Time 3:50, good for the track; 3:444 is the best record at this distance, by Moni- tor and Uncas at Baltimore in 1881. Eole's 126 pounds, how- ever, is nothing to the weight successfully carried in England by Foxhall, Iroquois, Isonomy, Tristan, Barcaldine, etc. Old Parole won three fine races at this meeting, two at a mile and a half, and one a mile and a quarter in 2K)9f with 114 pounds up. In this latter race he beat a large field and ran the distance in at least 2:0S, for he was badly left at the start, several lengths behind the field (13 horses) and when they passed the stand at the first quarter he was still two lengths behind all, and his backers' hopes at zero. But in the next half mile he commenced to pick up his field, and the shout "see Parole" was heard in all parts of the crowded grounds, as the fawny-brown gelding went by one after the other, until at the three-quarter pole he was fourth and still "a coming." In front of him, however, were yet his strongest opponents, Empress, three years, 80 pounds, Rica, four years, 106 pounds, and Mendelssohn, six years, 101 ponnds, and as they wheeled into the stretch, the pace being terrific, most on-lookers believed the great effort of the grand old horse would tell on him. But not only did he "keep up his clip," as they got into straight work, but, with a burst of speed sel- dom equaled, he swept by the leaders at the lower end of the stand, going under the wire in the gamest possible manner a two-length winner. The shouts of rapture which greeted him must have been heard at Sandy Hook. Truly it was a splendid exhibition of skill on the part of both Feakes and the horse, for the rider timed his horse's powers to a nicety, and Parole seconded his pilot in the highest style of the art. It vividly recalled to the" writer that memorable day in 1S77, at Baltimore, when he witnessed the crowds attempting to car- ry Parole and poor Barrett off the track bodily, after their victory over Ten Broeck and Ochiltree. The old horse, now ten years old, seems to have imbibed anew of the fountain of youth, judged, by his marvelous running. Several casualities occurred during the meeting, fortunately none proving fatal to man, though, two horses were killed. The valuable mare, Maggie C, five years, by King Ernest, broke her neck in a "scrimmage " during a mile race, on Cup day. She collided with another horse, who was not hurt much. And several days later the Virginia horse Hul^ six years, by Iago, while well placed in a race of a mile and a half, dropped dead a quarter of a mile from home from the rupture of a cardiac blood vessel. Eunnymede, the great three-year-old runner of last year, also met with an accident. He had been "patched up," with the hope of getting another race out of him, and was started in a large field of horses, the race being over the mile-and-a-quarter course. A quarter of a mile from home he ran through the leaders in quite his old fashion, and was winning easily, when, as they made the stretch, he bolted into the fence with his tiny light-weight and put his (the horse's) hip out of joint. This but illus- trated anew one of the many evils resulting from the system of very light weights still in vogue in selling races and hand- icaps. Brighton Beach has had its usual three days' racing each week, with uniform success, fast time and good racing being the order of things. Little Minch, four years, 90 pounds, beat a large field a mile in 1:42, and won easy at that. On the 4th 12,000 people witnessed the five races run and at the Monmouth Park course, near Long Branch, fully as many attended to witness seven very exciting contests. This course is bound to beat Saratoga again this year, as it did last, for its seven weeks' racing will 'extend to nearly the first of September, and more money has been hung up than at the rival course at the "springs." Yesterday was a very auspicious opening for Monmouth Transportation has been improved, the grounds ditto, and the racing could not be improved. That fast little horse Jack of Hearts won the opening dash of a mile in 1:43, from a big field, and Com. Kittson scored his initial win for 18S3 (or any other year) with his handsome filly, Issaquena, by Alarm. She beat Blossom, Thackeray, Reveller, Tolu, and four others in fine style. The two-year-olds East, so far, are a very uncertain lot, and it looks as if the Western crack, Gen. Harding, by Great Tom, is the best one out yet. He has now won seven out of eight starts, and is priced at §25,000. The notorious Bry- ant of Big Medicine farm is his present owner. The Ocean Stakes, rune furlongs, for all ages, brought out three three-year- olds, each at 105 pounds, Pizarro, Kinglike and the inevita- ble Geo. Kenney, recovered, apparently, from his recent ail- ments, which were of rather a delicate nature. Kinglike was also much observed, as it was his first appearance since he galloped down his field for the Nursery Stakes last fall. He looks as if he wants time, and he showed this by winning the first mile in 1.43, and then stopping for lack of "condition. Kearney was a stiff favorite, his admirers fairly throwing their money into the pools, but the tables were to be turned on him this time, Pizarro reversing the Jerome verdict by a length and a half in the very creditable time of 1:56^, Ken- ney swerving at the end in his usual style when pinched. The winner, however, showed a much better horse than he has yet this year, and ran, something near his private repu- tation. Another sensational race followed between John Henry, four years, 113 pounds, Bootjack, five years, 125 pounds, and Monitor, six years, 119 pounds, at a mile and a quarter. Bootjack had won every race he has started for this year, from three-quarters of a mile up to a mile and a half, and though so heavily weighted, was thought a sure winner, if the dooIs are to be takan as any criterion. Monitor was the leastthought of, his poor showing the last day at Sheepshead being fresh in the minds of every one, but when the pinch came, in the last furlong of the race, he proved the better horse, at the weights, and "did " the game little Bonnie Scotland by a length, John Henry third. Nim- rod, three years, by Glenlyon, ridden by Mr. ArthurHunter, the well-known amateur rider, then won a race for gentle- men riders, and also a large sum ($12,000) for the Plun- ger. This individual, though losing $8,000 on the first two races, won nearly §43,000 on Pizarro, Monitor and Ninirod, and losing $5,000 in the sixth race, won by Dan Kinney, wound up the day with a profit of $30,000. He does all his business on credit — no "ready money " transactions for him, and some of the book-makers are beginning to object to this. A noted penciler recently refnsed to "book" him a bet of $5,000, and this example is likely to be followed by others. Yours, Pacific. The bay mare Superior (full sister of Majolica), five years old and by Startle, out of Jessie Kirk, by Clark Chief, is now owned by Mr. David Bonner. He purchased her a few days ago from a gentleman residing near Philadelphia. She stands 15 hands and three-quarters of an inch, and looks like her distinguished brother. She has never been trained. D.Bon- ner is driving her on the road, but will breed her to Nut- bourne, son of Belmont and Miss RusselL dam of Maud S. — Turf, Field and Farm. Clark Chief, judged by what he has accomplished, consid- ering his opportunities, was undoubtedly one of the best sons of Mambrino Chief. He was foaled in 1361 and died in 1871, hence, at most, could have made but sey,en seasons in the stud. He has now seven representatives in the 2:30 list, in- cluding Tony Xewell, which won at Columbus, Ohio, on the 14th inst., getting a record of 255. He also got the dams of both Majolica (2:17) and tPhallas (2:18]), the fastest green horses that ever appeared on the trotting turf. The Sacramento Bw savs that Dr. Hicks sold a yearling colt by Prompter last Tuesday to Mr. William Todhunter for $600. This youngster has shown a quarter in 0:46 and will be trained for exhibition at the State fair this fall. TURF AND TRACK. Leonatus and the Dwyer Stable. Immediately after the Dwyer team, George Kinney and Barnes, had won the Lorillard Stakes at Monmouth, that event being looked upon as the " test " race for them this season, the question arose on all sides: Could Leo- natus have won had he started? Like all racing conundrums, it had two answers, each directly opposite: "Yes" and "No." Nearly all who had seen Leonatus run at Lexington, Louis- ville, Covington and Chicago unhesitatingly answered in the affirmative. They insisted that he had met nothing so far in the West that could stretch his neck, and that in beating Drake Carter, Lord Raglan, Ascender and others he had met first-class horses that could do as well as Kinney and Barnes had done, referring to the very tired condition both had fin- ished in. Those who took the negative side of the question — and it must be said there were butfew of them — based their judgment on " time " and "weight carried. " They pointed out that Leonatus had never run a race equal to the Lorillard Stakes, and that his only really fast performance was with only 105 pounds, and they professed to believe that if Chinn Morgan brought Leonatus to Monmouth Park for the Omni- bus Stakes the Dwyer colors would be the first past the post, and that either Barnes or Kinney will be better able to carry their 125 pounds than Leonatus. Those who had seen Leo- natus'simply laughed at this and replied: " Wait until you see the big son of Longfellow. " As the subject is likely to become a "betting point, " the following record of the three horses may be useful : leoxaxt;s, by Longfellow. Lexington, Ey.— Won Blue Ribbon Stakes; 105 pounds: mile and a half. Time, 2:38i. Louisville, Ey. — Won Eentucky Derby; 1C5 ponnds ; mile and a half. Time, 2 :43. Louisville, Ey.— Won Tobacco Stakes ; carried 110 pounds ; mile heats . Time, l:46i, 1:47$. Louisville, Ey. — Won Woodburn Stakes; 110 pounds; mile and a fur- long. Time, 2:00$. Covington, Ey.— WonHindoo Stakes; 110 pounds; mile and a half. Time, 2:10i. Covington, Ey. — Won Ripple Stakes; 110 pounds; mile and a quar- ter. Time, 2:30*. Covington, Ey. — Won Himyar Stakes; 115 pounds; mile and three furlongs. Time, 2:27$. Chicago, 111. — Won Dearborn Stakes; 115 ponnds; mile and three- quarters. Time, 3:12V. Chicago, 111.— Won "Green " Stakes; 115 pounds, mile and a furlong. Time, 1:58. Chicago, m.— Won Illinois Derby; 115 pounds; mile and a balf. Time, 2 :51. BAB2TES, BX BILLET. Sheepshead Bay.— Won Tidal Stakes; 118 pounds; one mile. Time, 1:46$. Sheepshead Bay.— Won Coney Island Derby; 118 pounds; mile and a Ir.lf. Time, 2:4UJ. Sheepshead Bay.— Won Seaboard Stakes ; 118 pounds ; mile and thre« furlongs. Time, 2:27. Monmouth Park.— Second Lorillard Stakes; 118 pounds; mile and a half; won by stable companion. geobGe ftvtft, by bo:n"5ie Scotland. Jerome Park.— Won purse $500; 107 pounds; one mile and a furlong. Time, 2:00*. Jerome Park.— Won Withers Stakes; 118 pounds; one mile. Time, 1:45. Jerome Park.— Won Belmont Stakes; 118 pounds; mile and a half. Time, 2:42*. Monmouth Park.— Second Ocean Stakes : 105 pounds; mile and a fur- long. Monmouth Park.— Won Lorillard Stakes; 118 pounds; mile and a balf. Time,:2:39i. — World. Races at Seattle. W. T. July 3, 1883.— Trotting stake of 320 each, for untrained horses, all to first horse. Owner's blk g Salem 1 1 Owner's blk g Hector 2 dis Owner's r g Cfesar (pacer) 3 dis Owner's s c Wasco 4 dx Time— 3:22, 3:10. Same day— Trotting ; three-minute class; purse $200. J. F. McXaught's b g Jerry 1 1 M. H. McManus' s h Sunset 2 2 P. D. Forbes' b h Mack 3 3 Time-2:58i 3:03$. Same day — Running; purse $100; half-mile dash. LeeEnott's ch g Jim Renwick, by Joe Hooker— Big Gnn...( Appleby) 1 Jones 4: Gilmore's ch m Blue Mountain Belle, by Xjpa— unknown (Fortune I 2 W. Heftner's b g Honest John, by Humboldt— by Rifleman. (Adams) 3 R. Jeff's ch m Alice McGhee, by Sapa— by Rifleman 4 Time— 0:53$. July 4.— Trotting; purse $800; second horse $200, third $100; free for all. Jas. Misner's b h Dexter, by Bellfounder, dam by Sampler 1 1 1 M. H. McManus' s g Long John - 2 2 V. B. De Lashmurt's r g J. C. Eelly dis Time— 2:45, 2:45$, 2:3y;. Same day— Running; purse $300, of which $50 to second; mile and repeat. Gilmore k Jones' b h Forest Eing, by Monday— Abbie w iFortune) 2 11 J. A. Porter's ch m Trade Dollar, by Norfolk— Lady Ashtou ...(Applebyl 1 2 2 R E Bybee's b f Neyella, by California— Laura Barnes. (Penleri 3 3 3 Time— 1:491, 1:51,1:51$. July 5.— Trotting; 2:35 class; purse $500; second horse $150, third $50. V. B. De Lashmurt's b g Johnny Blue, by Alexander 1 11 M. H. Manus' b g Melrose — 2 0 dr G. H. Foster's br g Lummox 3 0 dr Time— 2:51. 2:5C, 2:51$. Same day— Running; free for all; half-niile|beats; purse $200, $50 to second. R. E. Bybee's b f Nevella (Pender) 1 1 R. Jeff's ch m Alice McGhee 3 2 Gilmore & Jones' ch m Blue Mountain Belle (Fordt 2 4 W. Heffner'a b g Honest John (Appleby) 4 t Time— 0:53$, 0:54J. Pugh Beats Anderson Again. Over a thousand people gathered at the racetrack on Satur- day afternoon to witness the great fifty-mile race between Card Pugh of San Bernardino and G. M. Anderson, the cham- pion longdistance rider of California. The riders had at their disposal for the race ten horses each; nearly all the horses were from San Bernardino. Great care had been ex- ercised in their selection, and, as a result, the lot was noted for both swiftness and endurance. In the pools Pugh ■was the favorite, selling for $10 to $7 on Anderson, and even up to the fortieth mile, where Anderson had kept ahead of Pugh from a quarter to a half mile, Pugh still remained a fa- vorite in the pools. A little after 4 o'clock the riders made the start, Anderson taking the lead. Pugh undoubtedly al- lowed him this privilege for the purpose of saving the - of his own horses. About the thirty-fifth mile 1 ahead but in the next heat lost his ground. In ab forty-second or fortv-third mile Pugh got ahead, ai the fiftieth gradually made the gap between the tw winning the race bv over half a mile. Pug" a L almost fresh at the last, and it is a remarkable tact 36 m%c 3vm\tv mid ,f psrtsnmtXo July 21 quickest heat was made by Pugh in the fiftieth mile, m ex- actly two minutes. Anderson's horses, which were yonng, were very much fatigued. Neither of the nders was af- fected by their long ride. Each displayed considerable skill in mounting and dismounting, but Pugh was best. The fifty milesweremade in one honr.fifty minutes, three seconds and a half. This beats the Los Angeles record by about eight min- utes. The applause of the crowd was simply immense when Pugh won the race. Several thousand dollars changed hands on the result. The usual number of dissatisfied^ losers charged the race as a fraud, but those on the judges' stand saw nothing to substantiate it. Below we give the time of each mile heat, as taken by our reporter from the judges Btai— 2-09J, 2-2:00, 3-2:11, 4—2:10, 5—2:15}, 6— 2:06i, " 2K)8J 8—2:17, 9—2:10, 10—2:10, 11—2:14, 12—2:14, 2-141' 14—2:19, 15—2:15, 16—2:09, 17—2:15, 18—2:16, 2:12j' 20—2-20 21—2:15, 22—2:12, 23—2:12, 24—2:06, 2;13 26— 2:07, 28—2:15, 29—2:10, 30—2:10, 31—2:12, 2-ll! 33—2:14, 34—2:05, 35—2:10, 36—2:03, "•07 39—2:09, 40—2:10, 41— 2:05, 42—2:03, 2:03] 45— 2:07, 46—2:04, 47—2:15, 4S— 2:05, 2:00.— San Bernardino Index, July 9. 13— 19— 25— 32— 37—2:10, 3S— 43—2:04, 44— 49—2:05, 50— Monitor Defeats Eole. At Monmouth Park on the 12th that great horse Monitor beat Eole for the Cup in the best race ever run at the dis- tance, considering the weights carried. The following de- scription is from the World of the 13th: Not since the defeat of Harry Bassett byLongfellowforthe Monmouth Cup in 1872 has such a favorite been beaten for that event as was Eole yesterday by Monitor. Nor was the ovation that Longfellow received on that occasion -warmer than that given to Monitor when Costello brought him back to the paddock. Perhaps some little of the honor paid to Mr. George Lorillflrd's horse -was intended a6 a public rebuke to Mr. Gebhard, who just before the horses went to the post walked up the stretch to the starting point, accompanied by his trainer and rider, Snedeker and Donohue, and, consider- ing that he was the owner of such a great favorite as Eole, the silence on the part of the crowd was not only conspic- uous but considerable feeling was displayed and there -was no end of remarks that his conduct of late has not been that of a gentleman, which were often coupled with regrets that he owned so good a horse as Eole. The race will be long remembered by those -who saw it. Both horses had in turn been previous winners of the same event Monitor, in 1SS1, when he carried 122 pounds, and Eole last year, when he carried 118 pounds: while as winners of the Westchester Cup and Coney Island Cup both were pen- alized three pounds, which brought Eole's weight up to 125 pounds and Monitor's to 123 pounds. Naturally Eole's recent performances made him the favorite, and as hewasthechoice of Walton and other heavy bettors the odds were gradually reduced until 4 to 1 was bet that he would win. Both horses looked to be in fine form, and though Costello (on Monitor) made the race a trifle slow at the beginning, it was simply terrific at the end, running as he did the last three-quarters in 1 :17i, of which the first half mile — from the quarter post to the three-quarter post — was run in 501 seconds, and which probably did more to kill Eole than anything else, for he re- sponded to Donohu e's call in the last hundred yards with great gameness. He was, however, unable to sustain the pressure in the last twenty-five yards and was beaten a scant length. Then followed a scene raTely witnessed, and as Mrs. Langtry was present she could realize the effect of the recent scandals. At Sheepshead Bay when Eole won the Coney Island Cup he was loudly cheered; yesterday there was scarcely a regret for his defeat. True, it may be said that Monitor is a popular horse, and owned by the President of the Monmouth Park Association, but neither fact could have caused the ovation paid. The race was a grand one for both horses, and the time made is the best since it was reduced from two miles and a half, while considering the weight car- ried and that the track was dead and heavy the time will rank with the best on record. The day will also be remembered as one in which sis out of seven favorites were beaten. In fact none of those selected to win on the flat proved winners. The betting was very heavy, and although Mr. Walton lost between $9,000 and $10, 000 by the defeat of Eole he more than made his book square through Keno, Harriet (for a plaoe), Navarro in the Gentlemen's Race, and Jim McGowan for the steeplechase. There was a large attendance, and although the weather was Bomewhat showery early in the afternoon it cleared be- fore the second race was run and the remainder of the after- noon was cool and delightful. The details of the race are as follows: With the flag Eole showed a trifle in front, but before they had run a hundred yards Monitor took the lead, and at the end of the quarter led alength. In the runup the hill to the quarter Monitor increased the length to a length and a half, which advantage he held at the end of the mile and at a mile and a quarter. In the first quarter of the last mile Eole gained a trifle, but as they made the turn Eole again dropped back, so that two lengths separated them at the turn into the backstretch, seeing which the crowd began to shout " Mon- itor wins, " which they kept up to the end of the race, al- though under the spur Eole gained some until as they made the railroad turn only a length separated them. There was no change until they were well up the stretch, when as they reached the betting inclosure Eole got up nearly even and they ran together until the last half dozen strides, when Eole quit badly and Monitor passed the post a winner by a scant length. Time 4:04, the best time the race has ever been run in since it was reduced to two miles and a quarter, Parole (1878) winning in 4:09}; Bramble (1879), 4:18}; Keport (1880), 4:07; Monitor (1881), 4:05}, and Eole (1882), 4:07.?, while as a proof of the killing pace that the last three-quar- ters of a mile was run in, one need but look at the following table of quarters: Thirteenth renewal of the Monmouth Cup, a eweepstakeB 'for all ages, at S50 each, play or pay, with 31,000 added, the second to receive 8300 out of the stakes; the winncrB of the Baltimore Cup (Crickmore), the ■Westchester Cup (Monitor), and Coney Island Cup (Eole) to carry 3 lbs. extra; 13 subscribers; two miles and a quarter. G. L. Lorillard's ch g Monitor, aged, by Glenelg, dam Mini, 123 lbs. including 3 lbs. penalty (Costello) 1 Y. Gebhard's b h liole, 5, by Eolus, dam War Song, 125 lbs., including 3 lbs. penalty (W. Donobue) 2 One-half mile o :58J Three-quarter mile 1:25 One mile 1:511 One and a quarter miles 2:18J One and a half miles 2:461 One and three-quarters miles. 3:12 Two miles 3 :37 Two and a quarter miles 4 :04 Summer Meeting at Portland. The summer meeting at the City View Driving Park, Port- land, Or., under the management of Messrs. Lindsey & Buchtel, will begin August 2. The purses closed with the fol- lowing entries: Trotting, three-minute class, Jerry, Katie Chetwood by Mike, Kittie Lynn by Crawford's Pathfinder, Billy Reed by Autocrat, Venita by Almont, Champion Knox by Champion Knox, Major by Autocrat, Queen Bess by Milkman's Bell- founder, Sunset by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. Two-forty class, Florence E by Pathfinder, Mount Yernon by Champion Knox, Katie Chetwood by Mike, Melrose by Sultan , Kittie Lynn by Crawford's Pathfinder, Billy Eeed by Autocrat, Jerrv.'Sunset by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. Two-thiTty-two class, Gen. Crook by Champion Knox, Walla Walla' Maid by Milliman's Bellfounder, Altamont by Almont, Florence E by Pathfinder, Johnny Blue by Alexan- der, J. C. Kelly, Mount Vernon by Champion Knox, Melrose by Sultan, Long John. . Three-year-olds, Venita by Almont, Au Eevoir by Alwood, Woodson by Hambletonian Mambrino, Cora H by Kisber, Orange Blossom by Orange County, Harry by Dead Shot, Chance by Eomero. Kunning, one-and-one-eighth mile dash, Trade Dollar, For- est King, Neyella. Half-mile-dash, Honest John, Leamington, Blue Moun- tain Belle, Jim Renwick. Mile and repeat, Trade Dollar, Forest King, Albute. Three-quarter-mile dash, Forest King, Jim Eenwick, Ney- ella. One-and-one-half mile dash, Trade Dollar, Forest King, Jim Eenwick, Neyella. ^^_^_ 'Twas Ever Thus. Mambrino in a letter to the New York Spirit describing the races at Washington, D. C, tells the following, from which it is plain that the side-wheelers have no idea of giving up their full-earned reputation for eternal crookedness: " The pacing race was too peculiar. Kichball was played for a winner for the race by all the ' boys. ' He was also played for first heat, on the sly, by his friends in the French mutuels. He grabbed his quarter, rounding first turn, and fell forty yards behind. Gossip, a quitter, looked so dangerous for three-quarters of a mile, that Kichball was sent for the heat. Gossip quit at the three-quarter pole, and Westmont won, outwitting the Eichballs, with Kichball on his wheel. Kichball paced from the quarter-pole home a 2:15 gait, exposing his speed. The next heat everybody wanted Kichball to win. Smith was so sure that he had won that he jogged out with Westmont nearly head and head. To the astonishment of everyone, outside the stand, Westmont was given the heat— 2:24, 'funny'time. Next heat Eichball won in 2:17 — 'funnier' time. Next heat Kichball won again, everybody in the race content with the pace, in 2 :28} — ' funniest ' time. The next heat was allowed to Kichball, in the remarkable time of 2:26}. A very peculiar sort of a race to a man at a distance, and the speculators said: 'Strange, passing strange. '" ♦ A dispatch from Cleveland on the 9th inst. says: " Owing to a cracked heel, which was developed after his engagement, Clingstone could not be properly exercised and conditioned to trot with St. Jnlien in Chicago this month. Mr. W. J. Gor- don, the owner, announces to-day that the race is off and that Clingstone will remain here." ROWING. First quarter 29J Fecond quarter 29 third quarter 26j Fourth quarter 26£ Fifth quarter 27 Sixth quarter 28i Seventh quarter 251 Eigoth quarter 26 Ninth quarter 27 Pools— Eole, 81,000; Monitor, S300. Betting against Monitor. Mutuels paid §19 30. BASE BALL. The Executive Committee has not, as yet,metto decide what shall be done with the funds remaining on hand. There be- ing no provision in the constitution to meet the present con- tingency, in all probability the three clubs will play a series of games, to determine who shall take the money. A game was played last Sunday at the grounds of the Olym- pic Athletic club in Oakland, by the Olympic nine and a club called the Pacifies, which was made, up of players of the University nine and other ball-tossers. The game was won by the Olympics by a score of 12 to 8. The California State Base Ball League is being organized. It comprises clubs from Sacramento, Napa, San Jose, Marys- ville, Santa Cruz and San Francisco. The Napa and San Francisco clubs are billed to play at the Eecreation Grounds to-morrow. The Woonsockets will present the following strong nine next Sunday: Lawton catcher, Finn pitcher, Egan first base, McDonald second base, Bigelow third base, Donahue short-stop, Lamb left field, Swanton center field, Sullivan right field. Arrangements have been completed by which the San Francisco Woonsockets will meet the Napa Twilights at Rec- reation Park nest Sunday. As the last named club has some of the best material in the State, a close game is expected. Fogarty and Carroll of the Eedingtons have gone to Fresno to play ball. MeElroy and. Creegan of the same club are making great records in Portland, Or. They have been en- gaged for the season by the Portland Club. There is some talk of having a series of five games take place between the Haverly and Eedington clubs for money prizes. The games will, if the arrangement can be made, be played at the Recreation Grounds. The Emerson Base Ball club has organized for the season with the following nine: D. Crowley, Captain; D. Anibus- ter, R. Nagle, F. Stein, G. Lewis, J. Crosthweight, J. Cole- man, H. Sloss, J. McConville. -11 to 2 on Eole, 9 to 2 There will be a game next Sunday at the Olympic grounds in Oakland, between the Olympic nine and the San Fran- cisco Base Ball club. The game will commence at eleven o'clock. Base ball is booming in the interior, and many of the local players are preparing to join the up-country clubs, which are soon to visit this city to try conclusions with the San Fran- cisco nines. The condition on which the clubs will return to Kecreation Park is the definite understanding that E. M. Piercy shall have no authority in any matters concerning base ball. An interesting game of base ball was played at Yallejo last Sunday, in which an Oakland club defeated a home nine by a score of 4 to 3. A game of base ball took place at the Presidio last Sunday between the Emersons and Acmes, the former winning by a core of 9 to 3. Pete Meegan has not gone East^ as reported. Hanlan's Latest Triumph. On Thursday morning the Associated Press furnished the following report of the Hanlan-Boss race. There seem to be no more fields for the great Canadian to conquer, unless Teemer, the phenomenal young sculler of Pittsburgh, should aspire to the championship, which is not improbable. As to Courtney, there is no doubt among professional oarsman that the burly blow-hard from New York is as weak in the heart as he is strong in the arms, and could no more be in- duced to row Hanlau a square race than fight him with can- nons at two paces. The result of the race with Boss, which is described fully enough in the appended dispatch,was never in doubt. Boss' only claim to the standing of a champion was that he had beaten Hanlan in a regatta. In a match race with Hanlan he had shown his great inferiority and in his race withTrickett had to work so hard that no one who knew the great capacity of the Canadian sculler doubted for a moment that Boss was an oarsman of inferior merit. It is evident from the following dispatch that Hanlan's old feel- ing of bitterness towards Courtney intensifies with age: The Hanlan-Boss race was started by the referee, John E. Eustis of Boston, at 6:59 p. m., after many had despaired of having the race come off on account of the high wind that prevailed all day. Boss won the choice and selected the out- side course, explaining that he was afraid the small boats would interfere with him. Hanlan led off easily and kept a length ahead through the first mile, rowing thirty-one strokes to Ross' thirty. At the one-and-three-quarter flag Hanlan stopped rowing, and then made twenty-nine strokes to Ross' twenty-eight, and soon was three lengths ahead. Hanlan made the turn in 7:00, twelve lengths ahead of Ross. On the third mile Hanlan slowed up and took a drink of water, and, in response to a cheer from the press boat, cried out, "It's lonesome out here." Ross appeared blown at this time, and George Lee pulled alongside and talked to him. Hanlan finished the four miles with an easy stroke just as Boss reached the three-and-three-quarters flag. The official time of the four miles is: Hanlan 27:57£, Ross 28:45. Hanlan was fully a quarter of a mile ahead, and made the fastest time on record for the distance with a turn. The previous best record of four miles and a turn was by Mike F. Davis of Portland, Maine, at Silver Lake, Massachusetts, October 8, 1878— 28:06|. John Davis of Toronto was judge for Hanlan, and Charles E. Courtney for Ross. Hanlan asked as a favor that Ross would choose some other judge, but he declined to do so. Hanlan came in so far ahead that the majority of the 15,000 people on the water and shore who saw the race sup- posed Ross and Lee, who were pulling together, were the contestants, and that Ross had won the race. This report was telegraphed all over the country, and an hour after the race the question was asked on the streets and at head- quarters, "Who won the race?" The official signals were wrongly given, for some reason. As Hanlan drew up to the referee's boat and heard the official announcement, he ex- claimed, pointing to Courtney, " Send out that big fellow and and I'll make an exhibition of him." Hanlan then rowed over to Ross and shook hands. The Associated Press time- keeper made Hanlan's four miles 27:07£, and Ross' 28:10. Courtney made Hanlan's time 27:02. Hanlan says the Asso- ciaeted Press tim is correct. It is said that Hanlan and Courtney met in headquarters this morning and a bad-tempered verbal row followed. Han- lan is said to have displayed unusual bitterness. He offered to put up $5,000 and row Courtney a race on any body of water in America. Courtney kept cool, and asked Hanlan how much he had to pay for cutting his boat, and, exhibiting $10,000, offered to bet that he would crowd Hanlan to faster time at Walker's than he ever made before. Courtney said if Hanlan did not cut his (Courtney's) boat at Chautauqua his (Hanlan's) money did it. Hanlan said Courtney "was a har and a thief." Wallace Ross having appointed Courtney as his judge in the race, Hanlan has made a formal protest to the committee against Cour tney acting in that capacity. Saving the Sinner. The Pittsburgh Leader addressed a column of advice to John Teemer, the phenomenal sculler. Among other wise and novel sayings the Leader directed the following to the aquatic sinner "The rumors and charges about you and your conduct as an oarsmen may be foully false, and we hope they are. But you must admit that such rumors are in existence, and that such charges have been and are still loudly made and widely believed. In plain words, Mr. Teemer, there are thousands of sporting men who .think that you are a splendid oarsmen, but a crooked one, and it has been your misfortune not to be able to dissipate the allegations against you, in such a way as to clear your character and remove the cloud that hangs about your name. Now, it is a pity, a pro- found pity, that a man of such splendid physical gifts and professional skill as yourself should at the early age of nine- teen have his character thus clouded and his chances for suc- cess in life thus handicapped. In his earlier rowing days Hanlan was tricky too; 'so tricky that [the city councils of Boston ruled him out of their regatta altogether. But Han- lan was still young enough and wise enough to reform. That rebuke was a* sufficient lesson for him. From that day on he resolved to act with absolute squareness towards his f atrons and the public. He has never sold a race nor failed to row his best from that time, and Hanlan now stands at the head of the aquatic profession, honored and trusted by all. The city regatta committee, which ruled-him out so sternly a few years ago, would now be glad enough to get him to grace their Fourth of July festivities. Go you, Mr. Teemer, and do likewise. " It is to be hoped that Mr. Teemer may be truly touched by such testimonials of the deep interest taken in him by his fellow residents of the smoky city. Teemer has already made a profession of repentance and says that he will row for all he is worth at the regattas at Saratoga and Manitoba. He neither drinks, smokes nor chews and thinks he will do well. Eph. Morris, who was charged with having directed the ten- der feet of young Mr. Teemer into the tortuous paths of pool- box rowing, is out in several cards in which he indignantly denies the truth of the accusation and piles columns of vitu- peration on one Flemming, who was Teemer's first backer. Morris says that Teemer was actually thrown out of hi6 boat by the swell from a passing steamer and that anyway it would have been a pity to have won "for such an old duffer as Flemming. " Morris says he himself lost money on the race and never had any closer business relations with Teemer than to teach him the art of sculling, for which he was promptly paid. 1883 Iptje grecto atttt j§>povtswati, 3? White and Sullivan. On Sunday last John Sullivan and Louis White of the Pio- neer Club rowed a friendly race over the Long Bridge two- mile course. Sullivan used the wooden boat which Mclner- ney brought to this coast, and White took a practice boat for- merly owned by T. Flynn. It was conceded that White was handicapped, but, as it was expected that the water would be rough, the difference in the boats was not considered very great. Neither of the men was in proper condition for a race. M. Price acted as referee and starter, and at 10 a. m. sent the men off on equal terms. White had been given choice of position, and took the in-shore station. Sullivan, in his lighter boat, went to the front at once, and in the sec- ond hundred yards began to give White his wash. Passing the cattle wharf, the men got into the rough water and the strong cross wind, and the race became more evenly con- tested. Sullivan maintained his lead, however, and, under the lee of the rolling mills in the smooth water, drew out and rounded the stake-boat eight seconds in front of his oppo- nent. On the return trip both men worked to their full limit, Sullivan being troubled by his wrist, and White being done up generally. The finish was very close, White gradu- ally closing up, and, by a desperate spurt, crossing the line within a bare length of the winner, whose time was exactly 17:00. Owing to the crookedness of the course, which is over the alleged two miles, the time was not so bad for men out of condition. White states that he will row another race with Sullivan in the same boat three weeks from to-morrow The chances are considerably against his winning. reasons of his own, which he does not make public, never enteis his yacht for these regattas, although he is one of the most enthusiastic yachtsmen we have ever known. A Newcomer. M. F. Davis, the well-known patentee of various appliances for shell rowing, trained the Yale crew which was so dis- gracefully baaten by Harvard. Davis held a patent for every part of the boat in which the Yale crew rowed. The crew used his oars, locks, riggers, slides, footboards, his new model of boat in which they sat in pairs. They even used Davis' stroke, and with all the novelty got frightfully left. Harvard, pulling an old-fashioned, long, sweeping stroke, went by them without an effort. The result is a deluge of abuse on Davis, whose days as an oracle on rowing are num- bered. The defeat of Kennedy and the disarrangement of that sculler's slide in his race with Hanlan was the first blow to the Portland inventor. The awful licking received by such a powerful crew as that of Yale finished the work and the " scientific school of Portland " is now a shattered idol of the rowing world. There is to be another boat club organized in Stockton, with the avowed object of making things lively for the Unity Club, which, so far, it must be confessed, has not shown re- markable energy in aquatic affairs. On the 11th inst. the following named young men met at the office of District At- torney Booker of Stockton to organize a boat club : W. H. Knowles, Henry Hencemann, John McGinniss, C. P. Beck- hart, Fred Berryman, J. Sharp, Oscar Marshall, Charles Evans, John Mullen, H. Eshbach, Eollo Richardson, Ed Moore, Richard Butler, Frank Finkbohner, Wm. Walsh, C. Little, A. Leffier, R. M. Gross, C. Hencemann, Fred Hence- mann, Thomas B. O'Neill, Jefferson Hearst. W. H. Knowles was elected temporary president and Henry Hencemann tem- porary secretary. It was decided to organize a boat club, and call it the Stockton Boat Club, and a committee of John McGinnis, W. H. Knowles and Chas. Beckhartwas appointed to draft and submit at the next meeting a constitution and by-laws. A committee, consisting of Wm. Walsh, Oscar Mar- shall and T. B. O'Neill, was appointed to engage a hqll for the meetings of the club. Under date of July 10 Hanlan wrote to the Turf, Field and Farm from Ogdensburg: "At Pullmann I had a talk with Mr. Spellman of the Halifax Rowing Association about the double-scull race. We both thought it better to let the race go until late in the fall. I have as much rowing as I want now, and prefer not to pull double with Hamm and Conley until after the summer." As both parties seem to be of the same opinion, it is likely the much-agitated double-scull race will yet be rowed. Hanlan alsoVrote: "I think Ross will give me a good race." President Growney has at last bought a paper shell and to- morrow his ISo pounds of manly symmetry will be gliding over Mission bay, the terror of all wherry rowers and the cy- nosure of every fair one's eye on Long Bridge. If thePresi- dent should prove to be only half as great a sculler as he is a masher there will be wailing among the champions be- fore the season closes, and Peterson's boat will be for sale. Dobbins of the Golden Gate Club is after Pat Brennan and says he will show the veteran of the Pioneers that he can row him down in two miles when he does not stop for a bath as on the Fourth of July. The veteran can get backed for a hundred or two and it is possible that a race may be the re- sult. John Sullivan, having beaten Louis White of the Pioneers, is anxious to show that he is beyond question the cham- pion oarsman of his club. Flynn has expressed confidence in his ability to lower his clubmate's victorious colors, and a friendly race for a dinner will decide the matter in a few weeks. Dennis Griffin expresses a desire to row Sam Watkins a two or three-mile race for §500. Sammy says he is only too willing to accommodate the Spear-street light-weight, so the match ought to be one of the certainties of the season. YACHTING. The Stockton Race. In the yacht race at Stockton on the Fourth, the boys had quite a gale, from a Stocktonian point of view. The race was won by the Topsy, a little flat-bottomed, plunger-rigged boat, with a jib put on for the occasion, with the Mosquito a good second. The Flora Temple, a boat built in 1S53 by Steers, the builder of the famous yacht America, and brought round the Horn on a sailing vessel, has heretofore always been the victor in these contests, but, owing to the heavy day they had, she leaked from the start and kept all hands busy bailing. Still old Bob Dykeman kept gamely on. The climax was reached, however, when a squall struck her, and, instead of turning her over or breaking her stays or chain- plate, it forced the heel of the mast right through the keelson and keeL causing her to fill rapidly and sink. The Lady Hamilton, who has been the principal boat to dispute the houors with Bob, would then probably have won had the crew not displayed such poor seamanship in setting their spinnaker, which they first of all hauled up with a complete turn in it, and then, in trying to rectify it, allowed it to tow overboard, permitting the other boats to pass her. The largest and best boat in Stockton is the Hattie, owned by Mr. H. Baldwin, and built by Stone in this city. Her owner, for We have to report the adveut of a new schooner-yacht, the Dawn, owned, and to a great extent built, by Mr. William Moody of Oakland. This boat was started about eighteen months ago by Farmer, but on his removal to Benicia, Mr. Moody took hold himself and with the assistance of Purvis, another Oakland shipbuilder, got her finished and took the initial trip on Sunday, July 8. The most noticeable feature is the tremendous length of her bowsprit and jibboom (all in one piece), it being 25 feet outboard, the lengthy appear- ance being increased by the fact that the boat has no figure- head at all, the cutwater making almost a right angle with the line of the bowsprit. She is 40 feet over ail and draws 45 inches aft, which is 6 inches deeper than she was drafted for. She carries a Bermudian mainsail gaff, fore- sail, jib and flying jib, all as working sails; although she can dispense with the latter and still carry her tiller about amid- ships if it breezes up too much. The door to her companion way slides out of sight when open, which is a very good idea, as it prevents the doors getting kicked and roughly handled when there is a crowd in the cockpit. She carries seven tons of ballast, two of lead and five of slag, and in spite of her spread of canvas is very stiff and dry. We wish her and her owner success. -» To Ignoble Uses. The sloop yacht Lillie, modeled about three years ago by Jack Stofen, the builder of the famous sloop Gazelle, who, in the days of the master mariners' regattas, used to "clean out " all the big boats until she was presented with the cham- pion flag, and then barred from future contests, has been sold for the ridiculously small sum of $1,000. This boat was built for a Mr. Scheriwn, who soon tired of her. Last year she was chartered to a party of young gen- tlemen, and on the Antioch cruise of the Fourth of July, 1882, she developed remarkable speed, beating all the other boats from Martinez to Antioch; from Antioch to Benecia and from there down; in fact, showing the fleet the way dur- ing the whole cruise. Her purchaser is the owner of the freighter Angel Dolly, and she will be used as circumstances warrant, as a potato boat, will carry salmon from the fishing boats to the canneries, and will take out Sunday parties. It is to be regretted that some gentleman with a taste for yacht- ing did not buy her, ballast her properly and re-rig her, when she could be made to do good work. Her only drawback is her lack of beauty, for she is fast, roomy, comfortable, stiff and remarkably well built. The Aggie returned from Santa Cruz last Saturday, making the ' "run, " or more properly speaking in this case, ' 'beat, " in nineteen hours twenty-five minutes. She was sailed by Stewart Menzies, who seems to have wanted to strike an average on the trip, as it took him three days to go down be- fore the wind and less than one day beating up against it. On her down trip she ran into the breakers off" Pigeon Point, where she dropped her only anchor and lay there, we under- stand, thirty-six hours, with the sea making a clean breach over her. Luckily she rode it out until relieved by apassing steamer. Had she gone ashore all hands undoubtedly would have been lost and that would have been a death blow to all outside cruising. Gentlemen, in the future, give the shore a wide berth and look well to your ground tackle before leav- ing port. The Aggie has come out this year in white paint and has struck her foretopmast, which combination makes her look more like a "droger " than a yacht. In a large yacht like this the weight aloft of a foretopmast is not appreciable and it sets a boat off to a wonderful extent. The Rambler left last Saturday for a two-weeks cruise up the river. Her party consists of William A. Wilson and H. L. Searie, two of the owners of the boat, who have taken along "Dave" as pilot, cook, steward, crew, and maid of all work. With any luck at all, they ought to make Stockton about 3 p. m. on Sunday, as the river has fallen considerably, and the speed of the current has, of course, decreased in propor- tion. The programme is to remain at Stockton for four or five days, and then get under way for Napa, where they will spend the balance of their time. If, however, they are as hospitably treated as the crew of the Spray were at Stockton on their visit to that town last month, we surmise that they will "lay to " there until the last moment. On Sunday, the 29th, William Fitzgerald, the owner of the WTiitehall boat Captain Sennett, and the owner of the Chief Crowley, will race from a point opposite the north end of the seawall to and around a stake off Fort point and back to the starting point. The race will be for 3100 a side. The Cap- tain Sennett won the prize at the Fourth of July regatta, and the Chief Crowley's owner fancies his is the better boat. Hence the race. It was extensively reported in the dailies that'the Spray had met with a collision in Stockton which had caused her to leak. The fact of the matter is that the warm fresh water of Stockton slough rotted out the cotton, with which she was caulked, and she required pumping every six hours to pre- vent her from filling. The local yachts at Stockton suffer to some extent from the same cause. The remedy seems to be to caulk with No. 1 oakum instead of cotton. The Spray is now afloat O. K. The Halcyon and the Lurline beat out to the heads last Sunday and then went to Sancelito, but as they both got temporarily becalmed under the bluffs from Point Cavallo to Old Saucehto, it was not a fair test of speed, although the latter made her anchorage off the San Francisco Club house first. Mr. Tevis, the owner of the fine yacht Halcyon, thought considerably before he built her of building a regular English cutter, but abandoned the idea. It is a pity he did not carry it out, as a yacht of that rig would do well in the heavy tum- ble we have in the channel on our summer afternoons. The gentlemen who have the usual August regatta in hand would do well to let the yachtsmen know what the pro- gramme is so that they may make arrangements accordingly or else the whole thing will be a fizzle, as yacht owners want time to clean their boats, etc., without being rushed. The yacht with the Milesian name, viz., the Con O'Connor, was reported by the dailies to have been sold for a freighter, but as she still lies at her anchorage in Richardson's Bay and takes out a party pretty regularly, we expect it was a "ca- nard." The Nellie has not returned from "outside" and there seems to be no prospect of it yet, as the boys are enjoying themselves fully. Their steam launch Mamie lies off the Pacific Club House all capped up. She is not used much. The Ariel lies at Saucelito close inshore, and we very rarely see her under canvas. We understand Mr. Floyd de- sires to sell her, as he is very rarely here to take her out. Now, you capitalists, here is a chance for yon. The yacht at present is in the charge of Mr. Denny, the artist. The Thetis has come out in a new suit of sails which set admirably. Bob McDowell of the Clara says that he has $100 of his own which he will stake that he can take the Thetis and beat the new yacht Dawn over the course. Here's a chance for you, William. The Mist has been rechristened the Josephine, and the Lotus is now called the Baven. The Conclave Committee propose to offer prizesj for a re- gatta on August 22. The Casco will stay around the bay this year. Answers to Correspondents. Questions answered only through these columns, No replies by mail or telegraph. W. E. M., Stockton: Gilroy Belle, gray mare, foaled 1S67: bred by Mr. Sar* gent. By Lodi. First dam by Grey Eagle. Second dam Mary Morris, by Medoc. Third dam Miss Obstinate, by Sumpter. Fourth dam Jenny Slamerkin, by Tiger. Fifth dam Paragon, by imported Buzzard. Sixth dam Indiana, by Columbus. Seventh dam Jane Hunt, by Hampton's Paragon. Eighth dam MolL by imported Figure. Ninth dam Old Slamerkin, by imported Wildair. Tenth dam imported Cub mare, by Cub. Eleventh dam Amaranthus' dam, by Second. Twelfth dam by Starling. Thirteenth dam sister to Tane's Little Partner, by Croft's Partner. Fourteenth dam sister to Guy, by Greyhound. Fifteenth dam Brown Farewell, by Makeless. Sixteenth dam by Brimmer. Seventeenth dam by Place's White Turk. Eighteenth dam by Dodsworth. Nineteenth dam Layton Barb Mare. E. F. S., Oakland: Gen. Dana is resistered in the stud book as being by Whipple's Hanibletonian; dam's pedigree not traced. He was the sire of Volunteer, record 2:27, and several other good ones, and it is probable that the breeding of his dam can be made clearer by investigation. If we can obtain any facts bearing on the quesMon we will publish them. On Sulphur Creek. Editor Breeder a2s~d Sportsman: I believe it is custom- ary when a person or a party have been off on a camping or fishing expedition for one of the party to sit down and write a long communication to some newspaper for publication, that the public may know where the campers have been and what was done. With this idea in my head, I will give you the outlines of a fishing and camping party made by several members of the Walton Fishing Club to the Geysers. There were nine of us, J. Muller, Wm. Carnes, Geo. Hagen, P. H. McElhinney, C. W. Dimond, J. Baylie, J. Hopkins, Dr. R. C. Hughes and yours truly. There are two routes to the place where we camped, but ourparty preferred to go on Charlie Foss1 stage, and went from Calistoga. The stage road leads around a high mountain and presents some of the most grand and beautiful mountain scenery I have ever viewed. On the one side the mountain raises its head far up among the clouds, and on the other one gazes away down into the little valley below, so far down, in fact, that large trees look like small shrubs, and the stream, which is full of fine mountain trout, like a silver thread, as it winds in and out among the rocks and bowlders. Many places on this road are so narrow that only ane team can occupy the highway, and a false move on the driver'spart or the shying of the horses would throw the oc- cupants of the wagon down a precipice over one thousand feet into the creek below. We pitched camp between the Big and Little Geysers on what is called Sulphur creek, on Joe Duchase's ranch. The creekaffords all a lover of hook and line could wish in the shape of trout, shining beauties which are not afraid to bite, either. Mr. Baylie's very first attempt at trouting met with the satisfactory result of eighty-one trout in four hours. Mr. Duchase hooked eighty-seven on the following day, and the rest of the party had their share of luck. These fish will average seven and eight inches in length. Game though not in great variety is very plentiful. About a quarter of a mile from camp one evening Mr. Mc- Elhinney counted eleven deer at a deer lick. Mountain quail are numerous, but common quail and doves are quite scarce. Three black bears were killed only a few days before we arrived and even during our stay, which by the way was of twelve days' length, a black bear was seen by Foss, the stage driver, about one hundred yards from camp. Several of the boys gave chase, but having no dogs, a good "bear story " was lost. One of the pleasantest features of our stay, aside from liquid refreshments, of which we had a store, was the opportunity we had for bathing, as we could have either a hot sulphur bath, a cold water bath or a mixture of both by turning the hot sulphur water into the dam thrown across the creek. Most of us took it "mixed. " Just below us was an- other lot of jolly campers composed of Judge J. Hunt, Mr. Hardy, Stackpool and others. On the whole I doubt if there ever was a pleasanter party camping out than was ours on Sulphur creek and we all look back to the time with pleas- ure. Camper. San Francisco, July 10, 1SS3. In spite of careful proof reading a serious error crept into the advertisement of the Santa Bosa Fair Associa- tion by which the 2:20 class was changed to 2:30. The race occurs on the fourth day of the meeting, P August 25. The purse is $1,000 for the 2 Horsemen will please take notice and mat.. accordingly. 38 w™ \vcct\ex and j$p&ds\xmm July 12 HEED AKDSWINE. Concerning' Garget. Garget, or more properly niammitis, is a chronic inflamma- tion and hard swelling of the mammary glands- The term is often applied to temporary acnte swellings, but it is hard- ly applicable to such cases. It originates from two principal causes, one of which is a too free use just before and just after parturition of food which tends to stimulate the production of gland cells, such as corn meal, oil cake, cotton-seed meal or rich and succulent pasturage, all of which fed liberally at such a time cause an extraordinary enlargement of the glands, accompanied -with hardness and inflammation, and if long continued induce suppuration. The heightened activity of the glands at such a time makes the stimulating and rich food take extraordinary effect. The undue enlargement of the gland thus produced by obstructing the passage of blood and milk gives rise to a garget not only, but is a prolific cause of milk fever. High feeding at such a period, often indulged in with a view to crowd an abnormal production of butter in a given time, has sacrificed many a valuable Jersey cow by carrying her off with puerperal fever. Excessive feeding at any time during an active flow of milk is, liable to produce garget, but less liable than before the flow is established. A second cause of gargetcomes from bad health occasioned by a variety of causes, such as weakness, exposure to heat or cold, bad or deficient feed, worrying, a too long retention of milk in the udder, lack of water, and anything that tends to prevent a proper fluidity and perfect circulation of the blood. An active udder is the first place that an impeded circulation of blood shows itself . The pressure upon the blood vessels in a full udder tends to repress the circulation when the con- ditions are most favorable, and is very sure to block the way ■when conditions are unfavorable. Congestion, inflammation, increased temperature and the curdling of milk follow to ag- gravate the difficulty. The milk coagulates, not because it is sour, as is often supposed, but from the effects of inflam- mation and increased heat. Swellings of greater or less dura- tion and severity are of ten occasioned by external injuries. I have several times had cows' bags materially injured by boys and hired men throwing stones at the cows •while driv- ing them to the yard for milking. They are sometimes quite seriously injured by lying on them when full, and by the horns of other cattle, etc. The best remedy for garget is prevention by avoiding the causes which produce it. Watchfulness and care in this di- rection would avoid most of the cases. There is one cause of garget to which stockmen and dairymen sometimes con- tribute by reasoning erroneously in the treatment of their cows. They understand full well that the bringing forth of young is a severe task for the cows, and they endeavor to prepare them for the occasion by giving them extra rations to carry them through the event; just as some men when they have a heavy job to perform take an extra meal for the occa- sion. The effect of this philosophy is exactly the reverse of what is intended. If a physician was going to prepare a patient for a course of smallpox or measels, he certainly would not do so by increasing the diet just as the case was coming on. He would rather reduce the diet for purifying the blood and getting the system in the best working order. So, in preparing cows for labor it is better to free the system from all extraneous matters, "which might operate to clog orinflame at the critical time, by a moderate diet for a while in advance of the event. It is not advisable to starve animals to pre- pare them for such an occasion, but it is advisable to use a light diet long enough beforehand to have the system as free from waste as possible and the stomach not heavily loaded •with food which cannot be digested because the vital forces are so largely drawn to other parts. It is both detrimental and dangerous to load the blood with nutritive matter that cannot be assimilated, and the stomach ■with food which cannot be digested, while the excited state of the mammary glands and other reproductive organs is ab- sorbing the vital energy and reducing for the time the supply for digesting and assimilating. High feeding just as labor approaches tends also to unduly increase the excitement of the already highly excited organs, and the extraordinary ac- tivity leads to other derangements as well as garget and milk fever. Full vigor and full flesh are not only unobjectionable in cows at the period of labor, they are very desirable; but the high feeding to develop them should be given so long in advance of labor that its desired effect will be accomplished before the local activity connected with labor is developed. Cows which are to come in in spring should begin to accu- mulate flesh and strength in the fall, if they are reduced so as to need recruiting, instead of waiting till just as the try- ing event is approaching before recruiting commences. A cow may safely be kept on the gain till she begins to make bag. After that she should have only a maintenance ration till la- bor and its effects have been passed and an active flow of milk has beeome established, and then it will be in order to in- crease it again. The foundation for a great many cases of garget is laid in the fall or winter, when cows are being dried off, by going too long without thoroughly milking out the bag. The long detention of milk produces swelling and inflammation, which linger till the bag begins to enlarge preparatory to another birth, and the consequence is an extraordinary hardness and swelling, accompanied with inflammation and soreness that keep up for a long while, and often prove the ruin of a part or the whole of the udder. Garget is generally curable, but not always. In mild cases the treatment may be fre- quent bathing in tepid water with friction after each bathing. In severe cases the water used had better be as hot as the an- imal can endure. "When very severe, fomenting with hot water has proved efficacious. Cathartics should always be given when the swelling is obdurate, and frequent and thor- ough milking in all cases and a spare diet allowed. Eubbing the bag frequently with some penetrating oil, like oil of tur- pentine diluted with linseed oil to a strength that will not be injurious, or ointing with iodine salve, are valuable aids, and are often all that need be done. The daily use of a little saltpeter administered in the water drank or in the feed is recommended by some high authorities and has proved use- ful.— New York Tribune. Jersey Records. M. L. Fink, Hudson, Mich., reports that his cow Uinta (5,743) made 14 pounds 10 oz. recently, and J. H. Ear 11, Skaneateles, N. x., reported a yield of 14 pounds 5i oz. for Lady Clarendon 3d (17,578). Mspr Campbell Brown, Spring Hill, Tenn., reports that Su Lu (4,705) made 71 pounds 2A oz. in the thirty-one days endedMay 11, and for the seven days ended June i2 she made 17 pounds 15 oz. of superior butter. LulyBidwell (10,303), a Jersey owned by George S. j- 'helps, Warehouse Point, Conn., made 15 pounds 12 oz. of buttsr in the seven days ending March 19, 1883, kerfeed hav- ing been three quarts of bran and three quarts of meal per day, with ten quarts of potatoes and all the hay she would "W. A. Eeburn, Ste. Amesde Bellevu, Que., reports that his Jersey cow Jolie of St. Lambert (5,126) made 15 pounds 13£ oz. in the seven days ending May S. In addition to oats, straw and hay at noon, and corn fodder at night, she received from three to four gallons of ground oats and shorts, and one pint of boiled linseed per day. Rarity 2d (7, 724), a Jersey cow ownedby Louis Strackle, War- saw, HI., made 11 pounds 4 oz. in seven days ending May 2, 1SS3, six and one-half months after calving and three and one-half months prior to the time she is due to calve again, her feed having been, during the time mentioned, three quarts of corn-meal and six quarts of bran per day, with hay and grass. "What Eleven Jerseys Did. Many of Vermont's progressive and intelligent dairymen, those who take the most interest in their business and who are actuated by a spirit of emulation, have either provided themselves with Jersey dairy stock or are con- templating such a provision. The fact cannot be concealed that, other things being equal, Jersey cows are far supe- rior to those of any other breed, as butter producers. It is possible that the Dutch cows, now being introduced so freely into this country, may equal or excel the Jerseys. Some three years ago .the Cultivator published a statement from Charles W. Gardner of Fairhaven, Vt., who has one of the finest herds of Jerseys to be found in Vermont. At that time Mr. Gardner kept but eight cows, while now he keeps fifteen head, all of high-bred registered stock. Mr. Gardner makes the following interesting statement of. his experience with his Jerseys last year: "From Jan. 1, 1SS2, to Jan. 1, 1SS3, I kept eleven cows in number, two of which were but two years old, and one farrow. From the herd I made3,S85 pounds during the time above specified." Mr, Gardner readily sells all the calves he can spare at $25 each. From my observation in this section of Vermont I am satisfied Jerseys will pay the average farm- er, and that instead of being simply the amateur farmer's cow, they are well adapted to the business farmer's dairy. Mr. Gardner's Jerseys are as hardy as any herd of cattle in Vermont, and paid him well financially. He says if he should have a chance to sell his entire herd at a good price, with a herd of common cattle thrown in as a gift, it would be no object to him whatever. — Cor. Am. Cultivator. The Jersey Cow. Editor Breeder ant> Sportsman: It is more of a task than you know of for me to write a letter suitable for your paper on the subject of Jersey cattle, but as you have requested it and the subject is worthy, I will make such compliance as limited time and an extreme dislike of pen manipulation will admit of. Until within a very few years the Jersey cow has been re- garded as an animal to be kept by the rich rather for her beauty and as an attractive ornament to a fine lawn than for any merit she possessed. Very few believed she was or could be of any value as compared with other breeds of cows for general purposes. They were supposed to be small milkers and the claim of superior richness of their milk was thought to rest mainly in the imagination of their rich and fashion- able owners. Lately, however, a few cows of this breed have attained such notoriety as remarkable butter producers as to attract more general attention to an investigation of the quality of the Jerseys as a breed, and the result has been a demonstration that they are vastly superior to other breeds as butter producers, both as to quality and quantity, and to the general recognition of this fact may be attributed the increased demand for Jerseys and the large prices they have brought at recent public sales. An entertaining and instructive article on "American Jer- sey Cattle, " first published in the New York Herald and re- published in Wallace's Monthly, says: "The best authori- ties agree that the average dairies of the country produce yearly far less than 200 pounds of butter per cow. Selected herds of Jerseys have been claimed to average the year round, dry and milking, seven pounds of butter per cow per week, or 365 pounds each cow per year." I purchased Jersey cows originally because my place was small and I wanted only cows enough to provide the milk and butter required on the place. For such a place and such a purpose I believed the Jersey the most suitable. I have been more than satisfied with the result. For about six years I have had from three to fifteen Jersey cows and heifers all the time. My herd has been remarkable for vigorous health and entire exemption from disease. My largest milkers give, when fresh, about four gallons of milk per day, which yields from 19 to 21 per cent cream. What amount of butter they will produce separately I do not know. My poorest cow, which I think a very poor milk and butter producer, gives about two gallons of milk per day, and less than seven quarts of her milk will yield a pound of butter. If allowed to she will yield about this quantity and quality of milk every day in the year. A heifer which recently came in at about two years of a°e gives over ten quarts of milk when fed only on hay and her milk yields about 15 per cent cream. A four-year-old cow gives over ten quarts, which is so rich in cream that I dare not risk a statement of the facts. I find the yield of cream from the milk of my Jerseys ranges from 13 to 24 per cent, while that from the milk of common breed cows ranges from 6 to 13 per cent. Jersey heifers will, if allowed to, come in at about fifteen months of age. I have had two come in at this age and both did well and made good cows, but I prefer not to have them become cows until about two years old. It appears to be character- istic of the Jersey cow to milk continuously; it seems nearly impossible to dry them. It is, of course, only as a dairy cow that the Jersey most excels. They are not in competition with the beef-producing breeds, yet they are by no manner of means so insignificant in size as generally supposed. The non-milkers take on flesh and fat very readily, and some of the cows in my herd are quite a fair size for almost any » Devon Cows for Butter. breed. quicker step and greater endurance than any other breed, and are the most powerful of all for their size. When fat- tened, they turn out a choice quality of beef. Thus we see that they are a most excellent general purpose breed — good in the dairy, for work and for the shambles. The only other cattle that can be compared to them in uniting so many supe- rior qualities are the Bed Polled Norfolk and Suffolk, which, in fact, are hornless Devons. The Devons have been much neglected by the public for twenty years or so past, both in England and America; but attention is now awakening to their gTeat merits, and we have no doubt they will soon come into as high favor as formerly; for, aside from their Polled congeners, no cattle are so profit- ably bred and raised on light pastures, and hilly, rocky dis- tricts. At a public sale of eighty-six lots of Devons the past year in England, they averaged S1S0 each. One cowof these sold for $625, and a bull for $S75, while a cab! brough 50 guineas ($250). These are about 25 per cent higher prices than the average of any herd of either Guernsey, Jersey or Ayrshire cattle sold for in England in the year 1SS2. We can learn from this the appreciation of Devons in their own native land. — American Agriculturist. The A. J. C. C. H. B. In response to a general demand for some mitigation of the red tape evil, the American Jersey Cattle Club has at last recommended some alteration in its over-stringent code of rules governing entries, but the work done is at best a poor half-way compromise and will hardly fill the require- ments of outside Jersey cattle breeders and importers. It was resolved that in the future the board of directors shall consist of a president and twelve directors. The rule which limited the entry of animals exported from Jersey to those entered in the island herd book was abolished and all animals on the island will be elegible to entry in the A. J. C. C. H. B. A negative vote of ten per cent of members voting will be requiied to defeat a candidate for election. Also nine votes of the Board of Directors will secure election. The entry fee for animals owned by non-members was re- duced from §3 to $2 and the transfer fee of 25 cents abolished. It is also proposed to make the consent of three-quarters of all members voting sufficient to secure the passage of an amendment. It was recommended that all interest of a member in the club cease at his death and the committee states that the club was never intended as a money-making institution. This is a strange disclaimer in view of the fact that the club has over $34,000 in its treasury. We have been looking over reports of what Devon cows have just been doing in the butter line among us, and find that nineteen of the cows have been producing from fifteen to twenty pounds five ounces each of the best quality of but- ter per week. ■ Considering their medium size and economy of keeping, these are great yields; but in years gone by there are records of still larger yields, nearly equaling those of the most famous Jerseys of the present day. The Devons however, not only excel in the dairy, but in Beveral other re- pects. They are very superior as working oxen, have a Stock Raising in Tulare County. No county in the State of California affords better facilities for stock raising than does Tulare county. True, there are no more large herds of cattle feeding upon the plains, as there were a few years ago, but a better period is at hand — a pe- riod when the stock is no longer monopolized by a#few, but an equitable and healthy division is made between all the farmers of the county. Until the year 1S74, the large stock owners did everything in their power to retard the growth of the county, in order that they might have the wild feed up- on the plains for their cattle. These men, however, see their mistake, and they are going into the business on a smaller scale, but with no less profit. At least one-half of the land in Tulare county is unsettled. This land can be obtained at a very low rate— from §5 to $15 per acre. There are large tracts of land situated within three miles of Yisalia, some of which is partly fenced, and some of which has attached to it a good water right, that can be purchased for $12 50 per acre. If this land were sown in alfalfa and well irrigated, it will produce three good crops — there are many instances of four crops, but we say three, nou to be extravagant. Each acre will produce at least fopr tons, making twelve tons per acre annually. At this rate 40 acres will produce 4S0 tons per year. It has teen practically estimated that three cows or twenty-one sheep can be easily kept on one acre of alfalfa. Then, on forty acres of land, 120 head of cattle can be kept, or, if desired, 840 sheep. The market is excellent and the farmers find ready sale for their cattle at high prices. There is less variation in the market here than in the Eastern States. Good live stock, well prepared for the mar- ket, will average $40 per head. This gives an income on forty acres of $4,S00. It costs little to raise stock in this county, because the grass grows the yearround and there is no feeding to be done. This will be considered an immense income when it is re- membered that the land only costs $12 50 per acre, and^that $50 will buy a water right, making a .total cost of £550. When the alfalfa is once thoroughly set, two or three flood- ings a year will keep it in excellent condition. A gentleman residing in the suburbs of the town of Yisalia has ten acres of alfalfa. On this he keeps a large number of chickens and turkeys, from twelve to fifteen fine stock horses and a num- ber of cows. He fives well and is making money out of his ten acres of land. Mr. Hocket of Porterville cleared $3,000 off of thirty acres of alfalfa by selling the seed. Eggs will average twenty five cents per dozen the year round, butter thirty cents, chickens $6 per dozen, turkeys S15 per dozen. So that it can readily be seen that there is a fortune in rais- ing poultry alone. Those who wish to go into the business of dairying cannot find a better place than Tulare county. Butter and cheese are a ready sale. Two acres of alfalfa and six cows will bring an income of not less than $400 per anum. Twenty acres, at the same rate, will bring an income of $4,000. Allowing $1,000 for expenses, this would give a net income of $3,000 per anum on twenty acres of land. This county cannot be excelled in the world for grass. Al- falfa, in some parts of the county, has been known to grow for years without a djop of water from irrigation. The cli- mate is mild and is so admirably adapted to stock that dis- ease is rarely known. To the poor man or the rich man, Tulare county has great inducements just now — Vlmtia Journal. «•> Exercise for Cows. The amount of exercise which an adult cow requires is but veTV little, and all she gets beyond what is necessary for her health occasions a draft upon hersystem which must be made up by extra feed or a loss in her milk product, or perhaps both effects may be apparent. Every expenditure of force, whether in locomotion or labor, is made at the expense of the food consumed by the animal exerting the force. There is no evasion of this rule, and he who causes his animals, whether milch cows or beasts of burden, to make exertions that could be avoided, is wasting his means of profit. The man who, having a given load to move twenty miles, takes a path that will require twenty-five miles to reach his destina- tion, is no more unwise than the dairyman who causes his 1883 Site ISto&eK and J* pottstmm 39 cows to do 25 per cent more traveling and exertion than is necessary to supply them with. food. This may seem like spinning a fine thread, but it is the sum of such threads that determine the question of profit with the dairyman. The loss in milk production by more travel in grazing than is necessary for maintaining the health and vigor of a herd of cows is of ten very considerable. Very few herds 'are free from some loss in this direction. In woodland pastures and rough and hilly ones, and in ranges necessarilylarge because the land is poor and feed scanty, the yield of milk is always inferior, being cut short by the long distances necessary to travel for gathering a supply of food. The loss in milk from feeding in pastures of such a character as to require cows to be all day in filling themselves may be plainly seen by any observing farmer. A difference of 25 or 30 per cent, and even of 50 per cent, will be easily made between such fare and a full supply supply of feed easy of access either by grazing or by soiling. Large ranges of pasture are not advisable for cows in milk. It is better to supply only pasture enough to furnish graz- ing till grass begins to fail from dry weather, and to supply the herd with soiling crops through the middle of the summer at least. The saving of land where land has much value is enough by this course to pay for all the extra labor it occa- sions, and the increase of milk which will begained becomes a source of increased profit. One would hardly imagine, un- til he tries it, how much the yield of milk for the season will be augmented, by such a course. In the first place it saves the cows an immense deal of travel, if they can have their feed presented to them in the stable, or other convenient place, instead of their having to run after it. Then it often saves them a great deal of depressing exposure to sun, and storms, and flies. They are enabled also to make better use of the food they consume by reason of having more leisure for ruminating than they can have if they have to pick their living by constant travel. The sum of all these advantages has a telling effect upon the resources of the farmer, and he cannot afford to ignore them. If he has rough places, wood- land or thin pastures, which will afford only scanty feed, it is better to put young stock upon it to pick the scanty feed. They can use it without loss. They require considerable ex- ercise to work off their surplus energies and to promote growth, of frame and assimilation, and they won't mind the travel necessary to gather the grass from such places. But the milch, cow which has her energies taxed to their utmost to elaborate a jhountiful flow of milk, has no vital force to spare. She needs to husband to the best advantage all she has, to enable her to do her full work, and the farmer who intelligently plans his operations will spare her all the exer- tions he possibly can. — Southern Industries. Profit in Pig Feeding1. A profit in pork is only made under favorable* circumstan- ces. Most farmers think they always get a profit of the fat pigs sold, but they are mistaken. If they bought the feed given to the pigs, or accounted for it at market prices, the balance would in many cases, if not in the majority, be on the side of loss. Of course, these exceptions will not occur where house slops and the sour milk are made the chief food for the greater portion of the time. "When the dairyman charges the best of the milk to the cow, then the margin of profit on the pig is increased in proportion to the valne of the milk in making growth in the pig. Farmers often gauge their profits by regarding whatever they feed out of their own rais- ing as costing nothing. I have known them to feed out a crib of corn to pig3, and the pigs did not bring any more when seld than the corn was worth. The milk from the dairy and the house slops were also consumed, and a great deal of time. A plain observer who knew the facts would say: " Hogs thus managed will not enrich a half acre. " They might do it if they were managed right, and in fact enrich several acres. To do this there should be a yard for pigs to runin, and this should be covered with muck, sods, or loose earth, litter, etc., so that all the juices would be absorbed, and the excre- ment thoroughly intermingled with the muck or other mate- rial so that the volatile gases would be absorbed. • These materials for absorption should be replenished from time to time. I never made any money out of pigs always shut up in a pen, and do not believe other people can. I have real- ized a profit when the pigs ran in a clover or orchard grass field, and made a considerable portion of their growth on grass or other cheap feed. Now, if my neighbor who feeds out his "old corn" in the pen to his pigs would calculate ahead and have a nice range for his hogs, where they could get a good share of their living, and then give them a part of the corn, he would increase his profits. "Well, " he says, " they will not grow as fast, nor weigh so much. " I am not sure out they will grow as fast. A pig likes a variety of food. He will thrive on grass alone when no otherfood is provided. A pig wintered over will get fat on green clover or fresh growing orchard grass. A little grain will make proportion- ally more growth when a pig runs in a field than when it is confined in a pen. Suppose a pig will not weigh more than half as much when it runs out, and helps itself, as it would if shut up in a pen, and fed all of the corn it would eat; it does not cost half as much, and the flesh is a hundred times better food. I do not wish to eat pigs shut up all summer in a foul pen and stuffed with corn. It is an unnatural and sickly condition for a pig which loves pure air and the food incident to a free life. He may not weigh as much. It is not a question of weight but of health and profit. If two hundred pounds cost all it will bring, and one hundred costs only one half, which is the most profitable?— Col. F. D. Curtis in Agriculturist- The United States Fish Commissioner's steamer Albatross is now at the Brooklyn navy-yard for the purpose of receiving a thorough overhauling and being put in complete order, preparatory to a trip to England, where she will be exhibited as a model in every respect for the purpose for which she was built. The Albatross is in length 234 feet over all, with a beam of 27i feet, and a depth of hold 16 feet 9 inches. She is brigantine rigged, and is propelled by compound engines and twin screws. A good paper for all lovers of fine stock, the breeder and the sportsman, to take is the Breeder and Sportsman, pub- lished in San Francisco by -J. C. Simpson. It has just en- tered upon its third volume, and promises to be even more interesting in the future than in the past. — Ulciah Dispatch- Democrat. The Breeder and Sportsman, published at San Francisco, entered upon its third volume last Saturday. As a live stock paper, it is undoubtedly the best in the State. We commend it to our stock men as a paper worthy of support. — Modesto News. C3 There will be a tournament among local billiard players next month. McCleary, Charles Saylor, B. Saylor, Lowery, Roach, and others, will compete. About $300 are offered in prizes. ATHLETICS. Muldoon Meets His Match. Nearly everyone has the capacity to endure severe pain for a short space of time, but the quality of bottom that enables a man to sustain for a lengthened period frightful agony is rare indeed. The quick clean slash with a knife, the bullet wound or the skull- crushing blow, make no such draft upon One's vitality as the constant, ever-present pain of rheu- matism. The man who can see his leg amputated and smile will groan and rack with the pain of an aching tooth. "When men near death, the only boon they ask is to die quickly. All human nature can bear pain, and but few can endure it for any length of time. It was just the exhibition of this quality of endurance that showed Muldoon to be an athletic hero in his match with Bibby at the Metropolitan Temple last Tuesday night. Three days before the match he found that the thumb on his right hand, which he had dislocated at San •Jose, was still so inflamed and sore that he could not use it in any way, and the slightest touch was acute agony. On the advice of doctors, he blistered the joint, and on the night of the match had not only an inflamed joint but a raw place on his hand from the thumb joint to the wrist. Before the match his friends begged of him to demand a postponement, but he refused, saying that the people of San Francisco had been very kind to him and he did not propose to disappoint them. It was vain to urge that were he to lose the match his friends would suffer pecuniary loss. He grit his teeth and vowed that if he could not throw Bibby he would never be thrown himself. He kept his word, and for two hours bat- tled against such adverse circumstances as none but himself would have permitted to environ them. Every time it be- came necessary for him to use his right hand a spasm of pain would contract his face, and his teeth would grind together like a pair of millstones. Under these circumstances it is not to be wondered at that, when he found Bibby so agile that all his locks were easily evaded, he calmly settled down to defensive tactics. It has become so common to see Muldoon always the at- tacking party that on several occasions last Tuesday night, when he avoided the issue, Ihisses long and loud were heard in all parts of the hall, but if the hissers had stayed to consider the misfortunes under which Muldoon labored, their anser- like tones would have been changed to cheers of admiration. Bibby is a much smaller and much lighter man than his op- ponent, but a marvel of quickness and agility. For his weight he is beyond all doubt the best all-round wrestler of this century. Lithe and active as an eeL he squirmed and wiggled out of every lock Muldoon took, while when Muldoon was down his ineffectual efforts to turn him over were so plainly the best he could do that every man of judgment in the crowd was forced to the conclusion that Bibby could not turn Muldoon in a year and Muldoon weuld need as much time to get a lock on Bibby that the little Englishmen would not slip. The Metropolitan Temple was packed jam full on the occasion of the match. It was so full that it is no exasgera- tion to say that even the fleas which occasionally hopped up from the floor found themselves severely incommoded for lack of room. The match began at S:50. Hiram Cook was chosen referee, Patsy Hogan Bibby's judge, and Jack Halli- man judge for Muldoon. Billy Jourdan was master of ceremonies and Dave Eiseman and Fulda timekeepers. Bibby won the toss and Grseco-Boman was the style chosen for the first hour. After the usual hand play for a hold Bibby'evinced a desire to bore his head through Muldoon's shoulder and breast, which the latter avoided by dropping! his shoulder to the level of Bibby's. Muldoon played for a head grip, which Bib- by avoided and with lightning rapidity got a belt hold on Muldoon, who slipped down to his hands and knees. Then by every art and lock known to wrestlers Bibby tried to turn Muldoon over on to his shoulders. Muldoon appeared to be a passive spectator with no more interest in the affair than a man in New York. After several other schemes had failed Bibby got his arm under Muldoon s and then back of his neck, the hold that Muldoon found so effectual against Din- nie. Then Bibby exerted all his strength^ to put Muldoon over, but all his efforts were futile. As soon as Muldoon found the strain on his neck annoying, he used his head as a pivot and shifting from one shoulder to the other slipped the lock and regained his feet. This sort of thing continued for an hour with but little variation. It was not tedious to cee but would be uninteresting to describe in detail. The men were everlastingly in earnest and strained and tugged in a fearful manner. Bibby doing the greater share of the work but artfully refusing to give Muldoon the least chance for a body hold. When time was called no fall had been made, and Bibby's friends, confident that'he could throw Muldoon catch-as-catch-can style, offered odds that he would win the match. After twenty minutes' rest the work recommenced. Bibby went for Muldoon's wrist and ankle and soon had him down on all fours. Then seizing him by his middle and right an- kle he tried to put his shoulders down. To the suprise of every one Muldoon avoided the leg hold with ease and after eight minutes wrestling on the floor regained his feet. This was repeated, but the second time Muldoon reached back and caught Bibby by the thigh, turning him over his shoulder, but no fall was made, Bibby wriggling out of the lock. Mul- doon then caught Bibby by" the leg and threw him face down, allowing him to get up at once. This did not meet with the approval of the crowd, who hissed heartily untilMnldoon ex- plained that he only had the use of one hand. For the re- mainder of the time Muldoon was generally on the floorwith Bibby squirming over him trying hard to throw him. Bibby did all he knew but could not make a fall, and at the close of the second hour the match was declared a draw. It was pro- posed to try conclusions again at the end of four weeks for SI, 000 a side, two hours wrestling each style. The Golden Gate Athletic Club has elected the following officers: President, T. J. Petitt; Vice-President, Joseph Pe- terson; Financial Secretary, J. Williams; Recording Secre- tary, A. S. Loeber; Treasurer, James McGovern; Leader, F. Kruger; SeTgeant-at-Arms, D. I. Mahoney Jr. Board of Directors— William Welch, H. Smith, D. I. Mahoney St., John Lynch, J. S. Cole. James Pascoe, the well-known Cornish wrestler, has for- warded from Tombstone, Arizona, a challenge to Bibby to wrestle a match of five falls for from $500 to $1,000, the style of falls to be Gneco-Roman, catch-as-catch-can, Cornish, col- lar-and-elbow and side-hold; the winner of three falls to win the match and money. After a three days competition in which were engaged all the best wrestlers in Nevada, James Bucket won the cham- pionship. Cornish style. Robert Harvey took second, Thom- as Williams third and William Giles fourth. Donald Dinnie is back from Kansas city, where in a wrest- ling match he dislocated Clarence Whistler's leg. Local papers report the match a draw, though how that could be is hard to see. The match was for $200 a side, with the conditions that Dinnie was to throw Whistler twelve times in less time than was required for Whistler to throw Dinnie six times, Dinnie to wrestle Scotch back-hold style and Whist- ler catch-as-catch-can. If Whistler could not come to time Dinnie certainly won the match. Dinnie accepted a proposi- tion to wrestle again in six weeks, Whistler proposing to throw him ten times in half an hour, catch-as-catch-can. A. B. Wright, Wm. Denig, Charles Alders, P. Lesher, Wm. Humphreys, Ike Chidester, Miles Ruiter, John Finnin, Wm. Bauer, Frank S. Hatch, Policemen Tye, Bass and Buckley and five others went fishing by the tug Elaine yesterday, down the San Joaquin river a distance of thirty miles, and caught 325 pounds of catfish. — Stockton Herald. Theodore George of Louisiana challenges the world to wrestle Grjeco-Roman style for $500 a side. Theodore for- gets to name the party with whom he has put up a forfeit. Prince and Riley, two noted Eastern swimmers, propose to visit San Francisco this summer. They can be accommo- dated with a match but probably prefer to give exhibitions. Hints to Campers. If the party consists of over six, they should club to- gether and hire a cook, probably a son of Shem. This will en- able all hands to be on their feet from morning till night, and that is the reason why camping out is so healthful — you take fifteen times as much exercise in camp as you take in your city life. Xou get up at half past four or five and are out on the deer trail or casting the fly before six. There are no lights in the camp, for when nine o'clock comes all hands are sound asleep on their mattresses of pine boughs. By the dawn of the day all hands are thoroughly rested and ready for another hard trot over bill and dale, with rifle or rod in hand. But if the party is less than six, one of the crowd should do the cocking, with the understanding that theothers should take turns in washing his dishes for him. The labor of a camp can be divided up very evenly in this way and no* body be the worse of it. The question with most campers is, what to do with their large fish. Small trout are always nice when fried, but big hunks of fried trout are not so ac- ceptable. To overcome this difiiculty, let me suggest that you fry your small fish and boil your large ones or "shingle" them. And as there is many a camper who has never eaten " shingled trout, " let me give the mode of operation. Take a shingle and bore a hole about half an inch thick at the thin end. Into this insert the end of astick about sixteen inches long. Take a trout from fourteen to sixteen inches long, split him down the back and tack him to the shingle so as to spread him well apart. Wait till the fire burns down so that it ceases to smoke and then set your shingle up before it so that as you butter the head of the trout it will run down all through the meat. Put on salt and pepper when you take the fish off your shingle, and you will agree with me that it is a very toothsome morsel. For a boiled fish you merely re- quire a sauce of milk and butter thickened with bread crumbs. Venison should be another standard articleof food in the camp; and the man who cannot eat it at least twice a day has no relish for outdoor life. Not an ounce of a deer's flesh should be allowed to go to waste. The bones will furnish you a delicious soup; the head can be baked under the ashes till you ask if the deer had two heads, so palatable does it seem. You can fry the liver and heart with rashers of bacon, and the ribs — well they should be roasted over the coals. Jim Pray, the best camp cook I ever saw, used to hack all the meat off the bones into the soup kettle. As for grouse, snipe, pheasants and ducks, there is but one way to cook them be- sides broiling, and that is the camp-stew, in which ducks should never be mixed with grouse or pheasant. If you stew one, broil the other. The woods along the coast are full of gray squirrels, which are an immense help to a camp-stew, but I have never seen one of these fellows either in the Blue mountains or the Cascade range. And there is the little cot- ton-tail rabbit, another well-known contributor to the hunter's kettle. Don't think of going out without a tent if you calculate to stay longer than three days; and don't take white blankets, for gray are preferable and the chocolate color still better. Pitch your tent a short distance from the creek or river, and about twenty yards farther down fix your camp table and kitchen, so that the flies will not come about the place where you sleep. Lop off fir boughs and lay them on the ground at least a foot deep before you spread your blankets on them. In starting for camp, get a box at least 5x3 feet and divide it off into three compartments, into one of which pack your ironware and nail down securely. This box you can hang up endwise when you reach camp, and it will serve you as a cupboard. Remember, too, that each man should take his day as camp-keeper. No well-regulated camp is ever to be left wholly alone. Some neighboring campers may be in need of something you can spare as well as not; and yet, on arriving at your camp, and, finding no one there, be deterred from touching anything, no matter how trifling its value; and remember, also, that you are at all times liable to be in need of similar accommodations. Nor must you forget to take along a little box of needles and thread, for the cat-briars will tear your clothes, and you should mend them thoroughly be- fore starting oat again. A word as to clothing may not be amiss at this time. Wear what you like on your journey to and from camp, for there is no need of your coming back to town looking like a raga- muffin. But take all your old clothes to camp and wear them out. H you will show me a man who has to have a suit made expressly for fishing, I will show you a fellow who is an indifferent companion in the woods. Your thoroughbred woodsman is a man who goes out for rest and repose of mind, which is so easily gained by a moderate fatigue of the body. Such a man aims at the greatest amount of comfort with the least possible expense. He shows his qualifications for wood- land life by the way he keeps his canip cleanly, by the white- ness of his dishes and the tidy appearance of his tent inside. He will show it also in his dignity of behavior, remembering that a tent on the seashore is just as fitting a place for the display of good breeding as the ball room or the counting- house. The man who thinks he can behave unseemly be- cause he iB in camp and there is nobody but his camp fellows to see him is a very good man to leave behind on the next trip. My word for it, there is noplace to judge of men like a woodland camp for hunting and fishing. If a man has a mean streak in him it will surely come out there. — T. B. Merry. It is said that Messrs. Harvey & Cope have c Sexton, Yignaux, Wallace and Sohaeffer to y month. 40 3£ke gmtfe* mxd gpaxfemim. July 21 vuAtt[ and J^psjrfsmmt* PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN PUBLISHING CO. THE TUKF AND SPORTING AUTHORITY OP THE PACIFIC COAST. OFFICE, 508 MONTGOMERY STREET P. O. Box 2603 Five dollars a year ; three dollars for six months ; one dollar and a half for three months. Strictly in advance. Make all Checks, Monet Orders, Etc, payable to order or Breeder and Sportsman Publishing Co. 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A discount of 10 per cent will be allowed on 3 mouths, 20 per cent on 6 months and 30 per cent on 12 mouths contracts. No extra rate charged for cuts or cutting of col- umn rules. No reading notice taken for less than 60 cents each insertion. San Francisco, Saturday, July 21, 1883. Meetings to Come. Santa Cruz, July 31, August 1, 2, 3,4 Closes July 25. Sacramento, August 1, 2, 3, 4 Closed July 15. Santa Rosa, August 20, 21, 22, 23,24, 25 Closes August 1. Petaluina, August 27, 28, 29,30,31, September 1 Closes August L, Bay District, San Francisco, August 11, 15, 18, 22, 24, Sep- tember 1 Closes August 1. P. C. B. H. A., Oakland, August 11, 13, 16, 18 Closes August 1. Marvsville, September 4, 5, 6, 7.8 Closed July 20. Chico, August 28, 29, 30, 31, September 1 Closed Jnlv 20. Golden Gate. Oakland, September 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Closes August 1. State Fair, Sacramento, September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, I5...CloseB Aguust 1. Stockton, September 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Closes August 1. San Jose, September 24, 2o, 26, 27, 28 29 Closes August 1. Community of Interest. There is an absolute necessity that there should be harmonious action on the part of managers of fairs, race and trotting meetings and owners of horses. It is scarcely necessary to state that associations and owners of horses should be in perfect accord. There is a com- munity of interest which cannot be disrupted without disaster to both, and there should be a joint endeavor to arrange matters so that there will be no clashings. It is next to impossible to arrange a speed programme that will meet with general approbation, as unfortunately there are those who are bound to grumble, with or with- out cause. This class is so large that it works injury to all, and men who are not crotchetal have to suffer for the errors of others. "When fault is found without cause it weakens objections that are based upon good grounds. The chronic fault-finder is only looking for something to condemn and we have oftentimes heard the most friv- olous objections given with an air of importance that befitted grave wrongs. Comparisons are instituted be- tween places where there is such a disparity that there is nothing to gauge comparisons upon. A meeting is held near a city which contains nearly as many inhabitants as the whole of California, and with a population in a circle of a hundred miles' radius that swells the number to millions. Looking at that programme, which is warranted by the positive promise of support, it is demanded that there should be a corre- sponding liberality where there can be no hope for a tithe of the attendance. The fairs of California, as a general rule, are liberal in the amounts given of the speed department, and the managers have sense enough to see that in encouraging this part of the exhibition they are raising a fund to award premiums in other departments which are merito- rious but not attractive enough to pay without the assist- ance of the racehorse and trotter. The chief objection that can be urged is that the usual rate which is charged for an entrance fee is an onerous burden which many owners have not the means to enable them to sustain. Should there be a run of bad luck and the horse out- classed so that he does not get any portion of the purses, the tax is onerous, as in addition to the entrance fee there are'expenses which swell the expenditure to a large sum. From the opening of the trotting on the Bay District Course, August 11, until the close of the San Jose Fair there are seven weeks of active work. Many horses will be named in more than one purse of a meeting, and it is safe to calculate that a horse which is promising in its C'.\sses will make ten engagemeuts. This will make an ■ndebtedness equal to an average of the purses, and this vill amount to $800. Two purses must be won in order to make good the entry fee, and four times second to make good the same showing. But the puzzling question is : How shall the associa- tions manage to give the amounts now offered without a charge for the usual percentage ? "With many of them it is difficult to balance the debtor side even at the pre- vailing rates, and should the entrance money fail to make good the amounts the purses will have to be cur- tailed. This would certainly be inimical to the interests of breeders and owners , as there is none too much now to remunerate for the expenses of training, etc. Smaller purses would make the load lighter for those who have to carry the loss, while at the same time the ratio is equal. Should a man feel that he is not justified in tak- ing the risk he can limit the number of entries, and in lieu of entering in two purses a week be contented with one. But then again this would curtail the resources of the associations, and until a remedy for that is devised this has to be guarded against. Breeders, owners of horses, trainers, jockeys, and all who are employed in taking care of turf and track horses, are deeply inter- ested in the success of the meetings and fairs. Fully as much so as the managers, as in a large majority of in- stances those who take an active part in attending to the business give their time, and, in not a few cases, their money, without the slightest expectancy of remu- neration. It behooves every one then to aid these laudable ef- forts, and this assistance will eventually lead to a lessen- ing of the burden imposed by high entrance fees. Ear- nest work will materially assist in placing the California associations on a basis that will warrant a reduction of the charges against horsemen. By "taking hold," if even there are faulty conditions and onerous require- ments, making entries and encouraging others to do so. By a determination to make the races as satisfactory as possible to the public, and especially guarding against the appearance of wrong-doing. There are many ways of rendering aid that will be effective in increasing the attendance, and then the demand can come with a good grace to lower the charges. It is not the time to hold back on the eve of closing the entries. Let every one connected with horses feel that he is an agent for every association in the State ; let him be active and indefati- gable in encouraging others to take part, and then after the close of the campaign of 1883 take steps that will lead to beneficial changes. Should the fairs arrange their classes so as to advertise the programmes by the 1st of January, closing the entries not later than the 1st of March, and adopt the installment plan, there are the soundest reasons to believe that it will prove satisfactory all around. "We are firmly impressed that, if such a course is adopted, after one year's trial, the entrance fee can be made five per cent, one-half payable at the time of entry, the other the first of July and then have a larger sum than the present plan shows. Men will feel justified in tak- ing risks when only 1\ per cent has to be paid, and the chances are good that if the animal engaged was not doing as well as was anticipated the moiety will be posted. There is scarcely a doubt that, if owners of horses, trainers and drivers unite with the directors of the fairs in doing all they possibly can to forward the interests of the exhibition, satisfactory arrangements will fol- low. By proving that a reduced entrance fee will not materially diminish the resources of the society, and eventually increase the fund, there will be hearty co- operation on the part of officials. The first step is to ex- tend an active support as the programmes stand regard- less of objectionable features, and discarding all feelings save those which will lead to the advancement of the cause, work earnestly and effectively. "With a good financial exhibit there mil be less difficulty in inaugu- rating reform. It can then be said that notwithstanding onerous conditions we have done our best to aid, and in response will expect concessions that are just and which it is proper to make. There are classes that necessarily restrict entries, though, fortunately, only'a few. Free- for-all, and a time elegibility of less than 2:25, are the only ones that will not secure a large number when the percentage to start with is only $2 50 in a hundred. One great point in favor of the plan is that it puts the business on a cash basis, and there will be an end to sus- pensions for non-payment. There i3 not an association in the State that has not lost a good deal of money in this way, and the better method will be a radical cure. Then it disqualifies horses that would come in were the penalty absolved. The only argument against the adoption of a reduced entrance fee is the prospect of loss to associations, and this should be smaller than is esti- mated, and the slight falling off far more than counter- balanced by advantages gained. "Our Colts" at Chicago. Very welcome was the intelligence that the Chicago ! Stakes were won by a California four-year-old, brud and reared here, and her sire also to the " manor (or manner) born." "We prefer the former word, if even the knowing commentators have decided otherwise, as it was on the fair fields of Sunny Slope Manor, that Eva gamboled, a blithesome foal, and on Mr. Bose's track where she received the rudiments of her trotting education. She was an apt pupil, and the rudimentary stage was soon passed, so that on the first trip, and when only two years old, she trotted in 2:26. This was a grand beginning. So very good that the nearest ap- proach to it by an Eastern-bred colt of the same age is five seconds slower, and it is not neoessary to hark very far back in the annals of trotting to find it occupying the " top notch " in the calendar. "While this perform- ance was not awarded the honor so richly won, owing to still more extraordinary exhibits, it foreshadowed an excellence that has culminated in the great victory in Chicago last Saturday. At the time of writing there ia only the meager telegraphic account, though we hope to publish the full history in this number. There is no ques- tion that the conquest was due to merit, and on that day Eva was the queen of the youngsters. A second heat in 2:21^ is an indication that she is progressing, and a token that, as the season and the years advance, there will be still higher honor in store for her. The victory is bright- ened by the fact that the pick of the Kentucky colts was met and vanquished. Algath, with the garland secured by winning the three-year-old race of last year, trotting over a slow track in 2:2b\, and, after that, showing a flight of speed that proved a still higher degree of excel- lence, being the favorite in the pools demonstrated that she was "at herself," and was a guarantee that the astute Kentuckians had seen enough to back her against the flyers from the Occident, notwithstanding their brilliant achievements. "We do not offer excuses for Bonita, to abate one jot of the praise to which Eva is so justly enti- tled. Neither are the statements made to convey the impression that, under other circumstances, Bonita would have beaten her ; but it is a fair inference that, had there been no drawbacks in the way of the Palo Alto filly, California would have been first and second in the race. Bonita was so helpless for months that she had to be as- sisted to rise when she lay down, and more than one critic harped upon it as evidence of the ill effects of training colts. Recovering from that, though not in time to resume work until there had been a serious break, and then located where rain was sure to put an effective stop to exercise,it could scarcely be otherwise than that she was so short of work as to preclude her being in condi- tion. A fraction of a second faster would probably have given her the first heat, and to be that close a sec- ond when the heat was trotted in 2:23 is not so bad, after the delays in work which the rain and mud necessitated. "We have a personal interest in the Electioneers, though that is a secondary consideration to a candid acknowl- edgment of superiority. All the excuses that can be offered, all the statements, no matter how strongly sup- ported by facts, do not count against the record which tells that Eva was the winner. A gallant winner, as judging from the telegraphic synopsis it was " handily " done, and within what could have been accomplished in the concluding heats. Marvin must have had other reasons than the smart of defeat to promulgate a challenge, which the wires bring intelligence of, though we hope that if a match results it will be between California and Kentucky. A match between "our colts," especially bo far away from home, might engender other feelings than emulation to excel, and it is far better that they should meet in stakes and purses, than in a single-handed contest for suprem- acy. It gives us unfeigned pleasure t« chronicle this important victory to the credit of California. "While it may be considered egotistical to claim fore-knowledge of the result, and give our good friends of the Turf, Field and Farm a chance to charge us with making a parade of " I told you so," we must brag, not of superior pen- etration, but of the advantages which are so apparent that any one conversant with the East and Calfornia must be a dullard not to see. But climate and soil are only adjuncts, and the credit of producing Eva is shared by the breeder. Had his part been neglected all the superlative advantages would not avail. There mubt be the same attention to blood, rearing and training as is oiven in the portions of the East that have been the most successful in producing fast trotters, and a devia- tion that shows minor intelligence will surely end in defeat and disaster. In the first place Mr. Hose selected the original stock with judgment. He coupled them with sagacity. He reared the progeny in the best man- ner, and took care that the education was begun in time and skillfully prosecuted. The pedigree of Eva combines four of the most noted strains in the "Trotting Stud Book." Through her sire Sultan she inherits Clay, Pilot Jr., Mambrino Chief and Rysdyk's Hambletonian. The dam of Sultan, Sultana, was by Delmonico, a double Hambletonian, as both his sire and dam were by the 1883 33*e Ikeduer. m& jlpmismutk 41 "Hero of Chester." The dam of Eva, Minnelia'ha, in- tensifies the breeding by bringing in another strain of Mambrino Chief, two more of Abdallah and one of En- gineer Second, the sire of Lady Saffolk. A farther analysis of the pedigree will show that, with the excep- tion of Pilot Jr., there is a direct descent from the thor- oughbred patriarchs of the trotting pedigrees, and these "reinforced" with many others of a high stamp. Fur- thermore, it will show an intensification of family characteristics by inbreeding, although a dissimilarity in the parents until several generations unite them again in kindred blood. It will not do to conclude this short sketch without giving proper credit to those who have been the practical instructors of the victorious filly. "William A. Donathan "handled " her until she finished her two-year-old campaign, and since then she has been in the hands of 0. A. Hickok. Both are masters of the art of reinsmanship, and are fully entitled to the praise for successful training. Speculation. Not the disastrous speculations on Pine and California street, which so many have good cause to denounce, is taken for the caption of this article, that representing the fine Hambletonian stallion, but the object being to call attention to the auction sale of his get which will be of- fered on Monday, the 26th instant. ' It is the first offer- ing from the Aptos Ranch, the intention being to hold yearly sales hereafter. Speculation is at the head of the stud , and there is not a doubt that his sons and daughters will yet take a more prominent place in the trotting records. There is scarce- ly a horse of the same claims to distinction that has had so little chance. The trouble has been that his colts have not been trained, for, as the advertisement shows, the dams are of such breeding as to justify high expecta- tions. Oakland Maid obtained a record of 2:22, with so little work that it could scarcely be denominated train- ing. Her breeder, Mr. Josiah Sessions, would drive her from his place on the further side of Lake Merritt to the Oakland track, give her a mile or two and take her back home. With this treatment we "timed" her once a half in 1:08, and a finer action no one ever saw. Crown Point was seriously troubled with his feet, or his record of 2:24 would have been greatly reduced. He " has a right " to produce ppeed. By Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Martha Washington (the dam of Whipple's Hambletonian), by Burr's Washington, and her dam by Abdallah, the lines are all right to insure success. Burr's Washington was the sire of Lady Woodruff and Hose of Washington, and he had two strains of Mam- brino, the sire of Abdallah and the grandsire of Ham- brino Chief. It would be difficult to find blood more likely to "nick " with that of the dams of those which are offered, and we have the fullest confidence that it only requires education to make it apparent. The trans- fer from a large breeding farm where there are so many to look after to a number of owners is likely to insure development. This gives an opportunity which has been denied, and if in the sixteen offered there are not some "raspers" we will be greviously disappointed. It is only necessary to call attention to the advertisement to show how richly bred are the dams. The thoroughbred crosses have shown an adaptability to acquire the fast- trotting step, as imported Lapidish is the sire of Clear Grit, and he is the sire of Flora, with a record of 2:24^ and of Amber, 2:25£. Joseph is the sire of the dam of Yanderlynn, and G-ilda is the grandam of one of the Palo Alto flyers. John Nelson, General Taylor and Alexander are so well known that it would be superer- ogatory to occupy space in recounting what members of those families have done. The horses are now at the stables of H. Brandenstein & Co., corner of New Mont- gomery and Missson "streets, so that there" is plenty of time for examination before the day of sale. That it is a good chance to obtain valuable animals is assured, as it is evident that in this "opening sale" an inferior lot would not be put on the market. Closing of Stakes. The " fixed .events" of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association, and the auxiliary stakes and purses for the coming meeting, close on the 1st of August. The racing interests of the Pacific coast demand that there should be liberal nominations in all ; it is of the greatest im- portance that the stakes for foals of 1SS2 should receive the attention of everyone who is the owner of a thor- oughbred yearling. There are the best of reasons why there should be a hearty support, not a shadow to base opposition upon. It will not do for some to hold aloof because of feelings of animosity to some of the members of the association. Personal likes and dislikes have nothing to do with it, and the person who is governed by prejudice has not the welfare of the turf at heart as much as the gratification of revengeful passion. We hope we have been wrongly informed, and that the whis- perings have no foundation which intimate that there is an intention of "working against the association." We cannot imagine that there is a single breeder of race- horses on the Pacific coast that is swayed by such un- worthy motives, and all we fear is that there may be supineness, a lethargy on the part of a few in place of active hostility. For this the association is, in a meas- ure, to blame. There has been no "push," as yet, no enthusiasm to keep the matter before the public. One appears to have been waiting for another to move, and this apathy has led to the belief that there was trouble. Ten days are all that intervene, and, though the time is short, much may be done to recover lost ground. Every member of the association should be active in the work, aiding the officials to the best of their ability. The stakes should show an increase of names over preceding years. There has been a constant growth, and the last year's list shows twenty -eight in the Winters Stake, thirty-two in the California Stake, thirty-one in the Spirit of the Times Stake, thirty-two in the Gano Stake. For the fall events there are twenty-two in the Ladies' Stake, fifteen in the Yestal Stake, thirty-three in the Finigan Stake, and twenty-seven in the Farm Stake. This good showing should be improved upon, and there is no question that it will if the right course is pursued. Should it prove that any member of the association is engaged in making war against the interests of the soci- ety, there is a power to remedy, and, though we can scarcely credit the statement that such is the case, there is a potent recourse when there is evidence to sustain the charge. Should the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association be disrupted, it would be a calamity from which the Cali- fornia turf would not recover in years. In the five years of its existence it has become established in the confi- dence of the general public, and the racing on this coast, which, in many instances, had been degraded into thiev- ing schemes, raised to a standard which pleases every honest man. Prompt punishment has followed every attempt to swindle, though, to the credit of the turf men of the Pacific coast, there has only been one case where fraud "was attempted. Standing as it does, it can only be injured by dissensions among the members and efforts to influence owners of horses to the prejudice of the sport. But we may be premature in these remarks, as only vague surmises have been heard. Even these justify warnings. If unnecessary, no harm is done. Should there be any truth in the rumors, prompt measures must be taken to correct the evil. Illness of A. C. Dietz. Hurrah for Overman. At Chicago last Wednesday Overman beat the hither- to invincible Joe Bunker in "straight heats," the time being 2:19*, 2:20, 2:19|. This cancels bis former defeat by the vanquished, and is another bright feather in the plume, abrilliant flower in the garland, which Califor- nians have won. The great son of George Wilkes has been doing a lot of work, and so has Overman. The latter has just the right action to stand continual trotting. Smooth and true as the beating of a pendulum, and yet so low and stealing that the toe of the hind foot brushes the dust on the track, it is a pleasure to see him move. This victory is as plea ring a3 that of Eva, and will be wel- come news to the many admirers of the handsome chest- LUt. We are very sorry to learn that A. C. Dietz is laid up with an injury to his hand at San Buenaventura. When he left home it was supposed to be trivial, but developed into a something that at one time threatened the loss of the arm. His physician says that at the best it will be the 1st of August before he can be removed, and this will entail an absence which is the more annoying, as it prevents him taking his usually active place in the Gol- den Grate Association. Mr. Dietz carries the same ener- getic management which characterizes his work in his individual affairs into the business of the association, and to be laid up at a critical period causes him no little worriment. He requested that the cause of his deten- tion be made public through this paper in order to ex- plain the situation, and why important inquires have not been answered. It will also inform his associate directors that they will have to make good his place, and do his work iratil his return. This is sure to be done when the situation is known, as each member of the board is a capital T worker, and individually and collectively take hold with a will. While the absence of Mr. Dietz will make their labors more arduous there will be no shirking of duty and no break in the gait. Dr. Walker, the secretary, has all the details at his command, and his efficient services in the past are a guarantee that the future will bo taken care of. We sincerely hope that the predictions of the doctors may be too gloomy, and that Mr. Dietz will be found at his usual post before the close of the entries. Meeting at Santa Cruz, Though delayed until very near the time for closing the entries, the publication of the speed programme of the Santa Cruz Fair Association in to-day's paper will bring it before those who are interested in making engagements. We have always entertained the opinion that at some future time Santa Cruz would figure prominently in the turf of this coast, and that before many years the posi- tion will be something the same as at Saratoga. There is not a better place in the whole world for training horses, and by inaugurating a series of racedays from the time of the closing of the spring races here and at Sacramento, and continuing until the opening of the fall campaign, the horses would be induced to stay dur- ing the summer, and in this way have a chance to pay expenses of training. But, in order to have such a scheme adopted, it is necessary to show the association that owners will participate, and no better plan can be hit upon than making entries for the coming meeting. As we have intimated in another article, there is no ar- gument that has the force of actual success, and when this occurs it is sure to be followed by increased liberal- ity. With plenty of horses engaged, and a gathering of owners, there is scarcely a question that arrangements can be made for the ensuing year which will be satis- factory. It is unfortunate that the dates fixed upon should be the same as at Sacramento, though we are fearful that the liberal purses offered by Mr. Allen did not fill. Writing this on Thursday morning it may be that it is too soon for the intelligence to reach here and that by to-morrow morning the entries will arrive. Even should there be races at both places, there are plenty of horses which are not named at Sacramento to make sport at Santa Cruz, and we earnestly hope that their owners will enter them. Preferring to the adver- tisement it will be seen that the open trotting races are 2:24, 2:30 and 2:40, and all the running is free-for-all. The officers are just the men to carry the races through in proper manner, and the experience of last year will insure that the decisions will be in accordance with the rules. A liberal response to the present invitation will doubtless result in making the popular summer resort one of the main racing points in the State. THE GOT. Pigeon Shooting". Last week several small money matches were shot at Oak- land. The first match was for §10, at six birds, eighty yards fall. Lambert was handicapped by several yards, the others shooting at twenty-eight yards rise, with the* following score: Lambert 1 0 111 1— 5|Coffin 1 0 0 1 1 1—4 Slade 1 llll 0— o.GaHndo l 1 l l l 1—6 The second match was for $10 as first money, So as second, at six birds, same distance as in previous match, Lambert again handicapped, but won the first place just the same, with the following score: Lambert l llll 1— 6|Galindo 1 0 0 0 w -1 Slade 0 llll 1— ojBeacb 1 i o 1 0 0—3 Coffin 1 00w — l[Jobnson 0 1 0 w —1 The third match was for prizes of $10, §5 and §2 50, at six birds, thirty yards rise, eighty yards fall: Galindo I 0 10 11-4 Coffin 1 0 0 11 1—1 Fisher 0 1 1 0 0 1—3 Beach 1 110 0 1—4 Johnson 0 10 11 C— 3 Lambert 1 llll 1—6 Slade 1 1 1 1 1 1—6 Lambert and Slade divided first and second money. The third money was shot for at five birds, as follows: Coffin Galindo .. .110 0 1—3, Beach Hw —1 .110 0 0—2 The fourth match was for a prize of §10, at six birds, thirty yards rise: Lambert 1 llll 0— SFGalindo 1 llll 1—6 Slade 1 1110 1— 5|Johnson l llll 1—6 The ties were shot off at three birds, Galindo killing them all, while Johnson took one. Messrs. Havens, Burbanfc and Williams have arranged a match, to take place to-day at the Oakland track, for $25 a side, at twenty-five pigeons. * The Lincoln Gun Club. The Lincoln Gun Club held its monthly shoot at Colma Sunday. The shooting was at glass "balls, twenty, at eighteen yards rise. Following are the scores made: H. Venker 10101 01111 01111 01111—15 Cohen nm oilll 11111 01111— 1r Lohner lOllO 00111 00110 01101— Jl Schendel loool 11000 11011 01101—11 Lieker 10101 10000 11000 10010— 8 Hanck 00110 00110 00111 00110— 9 F. Venker noil 01101 11001 10111-14 Parks 11101 11101 11110 11111-17 Lee 11010 10111 01110 10111—14 Henco 10111 111U 11110 11111—18 Potter 10110 11101 11011 01111—15 Hawkins 11101 11111 01111 11111-18 Johnson mil 10110 11001 01101 — H Richter uno 01111 11110 llllO-lg Gilroy Gun Club. At the last club shoot the attendance was not very large, but the proceedings were spirited. The shooting was at twelve clays, and resulted as follows: Geo. Holloway, 24 vards 7|H. M. Briggs, 18 yards 9 J. R. Payne, 18 yards 12 H. Frotfg, 21 vards 8 P. w. Robinson, 24 yards 12'S. Short. 21 yard-, io H. Holloway, 21 yards 10 John Paine, 18 vards.. E. R. Wright, 21 yards 12| In shooting off the ties at four, Robinson f> first trial, but Payne and Wright tied with cli sixth trial, when "Wright missed one and Pi medal, having broken thirty-six straight. 42 kmltx ami J^jcristtrntK. July 21 CRICKET. The Merion Club Ahead. Last Saturday afternoon the first of a series of cricket matches for the Harrison Trophy was played at the Olympic Club's Oakland Athletic Grounds between the Merion and Occident Cricket clubs. The match was won by the Merions who beat the Occidents by 28 runs and one entire inning. The thrilling excitement of a game of cricket is so little ap- preciated by the people of San Francisco and Oakland that the spectators to the match consisted of half a dozen small boys, perched on the fence, and about twenty adults ranged along the front of the grand stand. These latter were all Englishmen and included Mr. Theobald Sr., Clem Dixon, and a few sea captains and a goodly sprinkling of gentlemen in the grain business. The Occident club won the toss and went first to the bat, Hill and Banner bowling for the Merions and G. Theobald keeping wicket. Banner is a rather late arrival and is one of the most effective bowlers seen here for many a day. He bowls a medium pace round- arm ball, his pitch is excellent and nearly all of his balls are dead on the wicket. He is very difficult to bat for the rea- son that there is no safety for the batsman except in back play. Too much praise cannot be given to the Merions for their fine discipline and fielding. Ben Benjamin at mid- wicket and Barney Benjamin as square leg were especially good, stopping all balls that came into their territory and re- turning quickly to the wicket. Kev. Mr. Miel at cover point and Hill at slip also did well, but the palm for fine throwing to wicket must be awarded to Burnett, "long off." So ex- cellent was the fielding of the Merions that only four balls were hit for two by the Occident club and not a single one for a bigger figure. As it was, three men were caught out and two runs made. Cross, from whom much was expected, fell to a well-pitched ball by Banner for 1, Waddington met with the same fate for 0 and Carr also distinguished him- self by a big round 0 before Banner drove his middle stump out of the ground. Bristonand Waterman were the only two who batted at all freely and made anything like a decent stand, Hill bowled one and Banner the other, each for 6, the top scores of the side. The Occidents were all out for 29, including 3 extra. One wicket fell for 2 runs, 2 for 11, 3 for 12, 4 for 12, 5 for 13, 6 for IS, 7 for IS, 8 for 27, 9 for 29, 10 for 29. The Merions went to bat with a good deal of confidence. Purdy and Waterman were put on to bowl with McGavirt wicket-keeping. Ben Benjamin and Barney Benjamin went in to bat. Both proved free, clever hitters and the way they knocked Waterman's balls about for singles and doubles' put Mr. Sanderson in a fever of perspiration. "Back up, back up," shouted this gentleman every time a good hit was made, and really there was some reason for yelling, for the Occi- dents fielded very loosely, but it is also true that Sanderson himself needed more yelling at than anybody,for he fumbled nearly all the balls that came in his hands, and as for those that came near him he would gaze wildly at them until they had gone past and then with a whoop would commence to chase them, running in a style strongly reminiscent of, and probably copied from, the festive kangaroos of his native country. Pretty soon Ben Benjamin got into the idea that Sanderson's corner was a safe place and the way in which he batted balls over to that great cricket captain was a joy to see. The few spectators soon caught on to the joke and whenever Sanderson muffed a ball roars of "well fielded Sanderson, back up there, sir," came from the grand stand. Purdy tried hot balls but was so unmercifully batted that he gave up and Bead went on to bowi |in his place. His first was hit for 1 and his second Barney Benjamin carefully guided into his own wicket, going out for 4. Banner was next to bat. He hit up an easy catch to Cross, which that gentleman muffed. Sanderson took this error so much to heart that he com* mitted suicide for his team by going over to bowl. "With much care he arranged the fielders to suit him and his look of agony when Banner cut his first ball to by for 2 reminded one of a condemned criminal receiving sentence of death. Banner cut the second ball to Briston, who returned quickly, and the bowler with great style knocked Benjamin's bails off about thirty seconds after that worthy had got inside the crease. All the same Sanderson threw the ball up in token of an "out," but the umpire failed to see it in that light. Shortly afterwards the ball just scraped Banner's bat and took his bails. G. Theobald then went to bat. He blocked, slipped and drew "Waterman's balls in good style, while both he and Ben Benjamin amused themselves hitting Sander- son's ball all over the field. At last Purdy was put on to bowl again in place of Waterman and soon Ben Benjamin fell to an off stump shooter by Sanderson, when the game stood 3 wickets for 38. J. Theobald, the next batter, was in hard luck. He hit Sanderson for 2 and was then caught by McGavin, the ball glancing off his wrist into McGavin's hands. The umpire gave him out, a clear errorin judgment, but an error easy to make. Theobald held his wicket in fine shape, putting in singles and doubles. Almost every ball Burnett had his career cut short by being run out, making 5 wickets down for 55. After Can- and Aiken had vainly tried to down Theobald, Read was put on and he soon put that gentleman out with a slow shooter. The Bev. Mr. Miel, who is a most enthusiastic cricketer, only scored 0, one of Read's shooters takiug his by stump. Purdy made a fine one-hand catch off Jones and repeated the feat on Jaffa. The score was, 13 for 1 wicket, 2 for 22, 3 for 38, 4 for 40, 5 for 55, 6 for 67, 7 for 68, S for 69, 9 for 70, 10 for 71. The Occidents went in for another inning and just played it out before time was called. Their batting was worse than before and if anything the Merions fielded better. Banner and Barney Benjamin put out 8 between them, Carr was stumped by Theobald and Cross did not go in. One wicket fell for 2, 5 for 8, 7 for 11, 8 for 13, 9 for 14. Below are the full scores: oct-mEia1 club, first inning. Sanderson c B. I. Benjamin b Hill 6 Croas b Banner 1 BrlBtowb Hill 6 Waddington b Banner 0 Piirdy c Burnett b Hill 4 McGavin run out 0 Waterman b Banner 6 Altken run out 0 Read c Theobald b Banner 4 Carr b Banner 0 Knocker not out 0 Yv idea 3 Total 29 MEIUON CLUD, FIRST INNING. JV;n Benjamin b Sanderson 20 ji&rney Benjamin b Bead 4 Manner b Sanderson : 4 : ieo. Theobald b Bead.. 20 i.J. TheDbald c Mcgavin b Sanderson 2 r in tt run out... 6 ilillb Waterman fi Miel b Bead 0 Junes c Purdy b Bead 2 Jaffa c Purdy b Read o Davidson not out 1 Wides 4 Total 71 OCCIDENT CLUB, SECOND INNING. Altken c Barney Benjamin b Banner l Knocker b Barney Benjamin 2 Carr run out 4 Purdy b Banner. o Bristow b Barney Benjamin 0 Waterman b Barney Benjami n 1 Read b Banner l Cross absent Sanderson b Barney Benjamin 2 McGavin not out 0 Waddington b Banner l Byes 2 Total., .14 BAWLING AVERAGES Overs Maidens Buns I 13 1 9 0 i 9 18 0 11 0 4 '2 15 0 5 0 5 New Regulations for the Importation of Sheep in New South Wales. A supplement of the New South Wales Government Ga- zette, to hand by las't steamer, contains a proclamation by His Excellency the Governor, withdrawing the proclamation made January 11, 1882, so far as regards the introduction of sheep from the United States of America, and declaring that the same may be imported or introduced into the colony sub- ject to the following conditions: 1. No introduction of sheep shall take place from any of the said States in which any infectitous or contagious dis- ease not known in Australia exists. 2. All such sheep intended to be introduced into this colo- ny shall be taken direct from the place from which they start to the port of shipment, and if they do not travel on foot they shall be conveyed in a goods-wagon or horse-box, and shall not be put into any conveyance, stable or other place where cattle, sheep, goats or pigs have been within the next pre- ceding sixty days; and the shipper of such sheep shall, if called upon, make a statutory declaration that the require- ments of this regulation have been duly complied with. 3. All such sheep, prior to their being shipped to this col- ony, as well as all cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, or other animals put or to be put on board the same vessel as the first-men- tioned sheep for the use of passengers or crew, shall be care- fully inspected by a duly qualified veterinary surgeon ap- pointed in that behalf for this colony. 4. The exporter of such sheep shall produce to the veter- inary surgeon inspecting the same a certificate from the seller or owner of such sheep, to the effect — 1st, that they had been in the State from which they came for a period of not less than sixty days; 2nd, that they are free from infection, and 3d, that they have not within the sixty days next pre- ceding been in contact 'with infection; and such certificate shall be indorsed as correct by the inspector of stock for the district in which such sheep were when sold for exportation, or from which they started for the port of shipment. 5. If the veterinary surgeon be satisfied that the sheep in- tended to be introduced into this colony, and the cattle, sheep, or other animals put on board or to be put on board for the ship's use, are free from infection, and that all the other requirements of the said act and of these regulations have up to that time been duly complied with, he shall grant a certificate to that effect in the form of Schedule A hereto, and shall deliver the same to the captain of the vessel, to- gether with the certificate required by No. 4 of these regula- tions. 6. The skins of all cattle, sheep, or other animals which may have died or been slaughtered on board any such vessel during the voyage, and not destroyed or thrown overboard, shall be salted and securely packed in cases or casks, and shall not be landed in this colony. 7. The captain of the vessel on which such sheep are and their attendants shall, during the voyage, make a daily entry, in books to be kept by them for that purpose, of the state of health of such sheep and of the stock put on board for the ship's use, and shall deliver over the same to the officer of customs first boarding such vessel on her arrival at the port in this colony at which it is intended to land such sheep, to- gether with a declaration in the form of Schedule B hereto, and the certificates and all other documents relating to such sheep hereinbefore mentioned. 8. On the arrival of a vessel from any of the said States at a port in this colony with sheep on board, the captain shall give the inspector of stock for such port immediate notice of their arrival. 9. All such sheep shall forthwith be examined by a veter- inary surgeon duly appointed in that behalf, and by the in- spector of stock, aud they shall determine whether or net such sheep are infected, and grant a certificate accordingly, and no such sheep shall be landed until such certificate be granted. 10. If any sheep be found to be infected, they shall be forthwith destroyed, whether the same were intended to be landed or not. 11. All such sheep found on inspection to be free from in- fection shall, before leaving the vessel, be washed and disin- fected as the Chief Inspector shall direct, and shall be con- veyed by water to the quarantine set apart for imported stock. 12. Imported sheep intended to be landed in this colony shall remain in quarantine for a period of not less than niDe- ty days, during which they shall be kept at their owner's ex- pense, and shall be washed, and disinfected as the Chief In- spector shall direct; and such sheep shall not leave the quar- antine until they shall have been examined by a veterinary surgeon and inspector, and declated by them to be freo from infection. 13. All cattle, sheep, or other animals put on board any such vessel, for the use of the passengers or crew, and re- moved to quarantine, shall remain there until the vessel is about to leave the port, wheu they may be reshipped, on the order of the Chief Inspecter of Stock. 14. No fodder put on board any vessel with or for the use of cattle, sheep, or other animals, shall be landed in this colony. 15. All fittings used for, with, or about such cattle, sheep, or other animals, and all effects belonging to their attendants, shall be disinfected as the Chief Inspector may direct. Iroquois, Parthenia and Aranza. The steamship Erin, of the National Line, arrived at New York on Wednesday, the 11th, with Iroquois, Parthenia and Aranza on board. The horses came over in charge of Mr. W. M. Bishorj, who reports that he had a pleasant voyage. The Derby winner and his two companions stood the trip well. Their appetites were excellent and they took on flesh. They are a little soft now, but will be ready to run in the course of a few days. The three horses were sent by express Wednesday night to Long Branch, where they will remain for a while. The following brief histories of the horses will be read with interest at this particular time: Iroquois is a brown horse, five years old, by imported Leamington, dam Maggie B B, by imported Australian; sec- ond dam Madeline, by Boston, out of Magnolia, the dam of Kentucky, Daniel Boone and other famous racehorses, by imported Glencoe. Iroquois was sent to England when a yearling by Mr. P. Lorillard, who purchased him from Mr. Aristides Welch, his breeder. Iroquois ran twelve times as a two-year-old. He won his maiden race, the Newmarket two-year-old plate, five furlongs, defeating a field of five. His second success was the winning of Two-year-old Stakes atEpsom, defeating Eliacin. At the New market' July meeting he ran Bal Gal to a head for the July Stakes, five furlongs 136 yards, having Neophyte, Thebais and seven others behind him. Same meeting he won the Chesterfield Stakes, five fur- longs, beating Panique, Voluptuary and seven others. At Goodwood he won the Levant Stakes, five furlongs* defeating Isola Madre, Canance and three others, and the same meeting ran second to Wandering Nun in the Findon Stakes, having Albion, Ishmael, and Worthing behind him. He ran un- placed in six other races. His three -year-old year was a brilliant one. He ran second to Pilgrim in the 2,000 Guineas; won the Newmarket Stakes, Ditch mile; walked over for the Burwell Stakes at Newmar- ket; won the 102nd renewal of the Derby Stakes at Epsom, beating Peregrine, winner of the 2,000 guineas, and thirteen others; won Prince of Wales Stakes at Ascot, one mile and five furlongs; won St. James Palace Stakes, old mile; won the Doncaster St. Leger Stakes, one mile, Bix furlongs, 132 yards, beating Geologist, Luco Glitters, Bal Gal and others. At the Newmarket second^ October meeting was third to Bend Or and Scobel in the Champion Stakes, one mile, two furlongs and 73 yards, and closed his three-year-old career by win- ning the Newmarket Derby, one and a half miles, starting nine times and winning seven races, running second to Per- egrine in the Two Thousand Guineas whom he afterward beat, and third in the Champion Stakes, winning the Derby and St. Leger both, being the ninth time it ever was done by one and the same horse in the 104 years in which they have been run. Iroquois being amiss did not start as a four-year- old. The present year he won the Stockbridge Cup, six fur- longs, beating Scobel and Magician. He should be retired to the harem, where he will doubtless make a name and fame commensurate with his great excellence on the turf. Parthenia is half -sister to Parole, by Alarm, dam Maiden, by Lexington. She did not start in England. Aranza, bay mare, five years old, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Arizona, by Lexington, out of imported Zone, by The Cure, won the Maxwell House Stakes, one mile and a furlong, in 1:59£; the Tennessee Stallion Stakes, one and a quarter miles, in 2:15, both at Nashville; the Tobacco Stakes, mile heats, at Louisville, Ky., in 1 :45, 1 :44f , and the Hotel Stakes, at St. Louis, one and a quarter miles, in 2:12i.rShe was then purchased by Mr. Lorillard and sent to England, where she has not been a success. As a four-year-old she ran four times, won the Great Eastern Kail way Handicap, at Newmar- ket first October meeting, three-quarters of a mile, and this year won the Johnstone Plate Handicap, at Stockbridge, three-quarters of a mile. She was bred by Capt. Jas. Frank- lin, Kennesaw Stud, Sfemner Co., Tenn. She is a very ner- vous mare, which materially affects her success on the turf. She will doubtless run in this country before being put in the stud. — Turf, Field and Farm. DIETZ' AXLE OIL. PATENT COMPOUND OIL. Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANT KNOWN AXLE OIL OK GREASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz' Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Oil WILL CURB CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES, CONTRAi'TED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE. A. C BIETZ A CO., Proprietors, 9 Front street, 8. F. 1883 xz gto&ecttK stud gpmA&wm. 43 THE RIFLE. ANCIENT AND MODERN ARMS. On the Proj ectile and its Traj ectory , its Momentum, Initial and Terminal Ve- locities and General Contour. BY DR. E. H. PARDEE — >"0. 16. Editor Breeder a:st> Sportsman: I apologize for my long delay in getting you this communication and will give yon my reason for my apparent silence for the past three months, as an indisposition and an increase in my profes- sional labors, which I assure you have taken all my strength and fortitude, much less the attempt to compile an article or two on the science of gunnery for your valuable and very popular paper. Believing, sir, that the principles laid down in my previous communications to your paper, on "The Turn of the Bine, " and on "The Manner in "Which a Difference in the Caliber Influences the Turn of the Bine, " and on "The Comparison of the Continuous and Increasing Twist of the Spiral, " are correct, it surely remains to determine as near as possible the conditions to be closely observed in construction and manufacture of the projectile. In doing this, I claim the attention of all who have given considerable attention to the subject now under consideration, as it is one that has gone under more actual changes than any other one branch pertaining to the laws of gunnery. Therefore, I say it must be a self-evident proposition to all who havejgiven the question any considerable thought, that it must be neces- sary in order to make the elongated projectile as perfect as possible, the following conditions will in part be indispens- able in forming a basis from which we cannot well de- part: 1. For solid shot, hardness and density; for shells, ca- pacity for containing great bursting charges. 2. The projectile should be of a form most productive in generating the least amount of friction in its passage through the caliber of the gun, and offering as little resist- ance in its passage through the atmosphere after leaving the muzzle of the gun. 3. Its center of gravity should be thrown forward of its center of figure, that it may have greater stability in its course of flight, consequently less inclination to change ends or turn over, and also to give a greater fixed security that the axis about which the shot turns should remain a tan- gent, as near as possible, to its line of flight. The forward position of the center of gravity will also allow of the use of a less turn in the rifle, which, it will readily be seen, is of vital importance in guns of large caliber. I will also show before I close on the subject of projectiles that there are many little reasons why the center of gravity should be in front of the center of figure. I doubt not that all long-range rifle-experts have marked the fact that in elongated bullets, when at work where the center of gravity is behind the center of figure, the point, being the lightest, consequently being more easily effected from atmospheric causes, has a tendency to rise, and the axis being disturbed ceases to coincide with the tangent to the trajectory. This, it will readily be seen, must seriously impair the harmony of the intended working of the shot in its flight, and also when percussion shells are used, prevents them, when fired at great elevations, from falling point foremost at the object aimed at, and as a natural re- sult the shot would be a. still birth; no explosion would take place. The law of attraction is universal and all objects are drawn toward the earth at a ratio of momentum in proportion to the density of matter of different sizes, therefore.it is a never-failiug principle in the laws of dynamics, that where a body is moving in a line as near the horizontal as possible, and one end being heavier than the other, the attraction of the earth will be greater on the heavier end, and the lighter will be a tangent upward to the true flight of the moving ob- ject. This can be readily illustrated by the movement of the arrow, where the center of gravity is forward of the center of figure, or, to be more plain, where the head of the arrow is sent from the bow at an elevation of forty-five degrees, the trajectory will be almost a parabola, the tail of the shaft being the lowest, until the head reaches the vortex of the trajectory, and much of the projectile velocity has been overcome by atmospheric resistance, the head of the shaft will begin to dip, and will be as much and even more below a horizontal line of the tail of the arrow in its descent than was the head above the hinder part of the shaft in its ascent. Now, let us reverse the shape of the trajectory and place the center of gravity behind the center of figure of the arrow, and a general accord of opinion will be given by all who bave be- come familiar with the manipulation of the bow and arrow. The butt of the shaft will travel on the point until the point begins to raise, and the shaft approaches a perpendicular line to the axis of the trajectory, and the butt being the heavier will travel faster than the point until a complete summersault of the arrow has taken place, and then the shaft will move through the air in accordance with philosophical laws that govern all moving bodies. The only difference between the bullet and the arrow when the center of gravity is behind the center of figure is that the bullet has imparted to it a compound motion, a projectile and a rotary velocity; and it makes no difference whether the ro- tary velocity be slow or active, as soon as the atmospheric resistance overcomes the rotation, and the bullet is left with only the projectile velocity, it will follow the same evolution that the arrow did by well-governed laws that forced it to change ends. For short range the pointed conoid Amer- ican ballet will be forced to retain its place, as the rapid rotary will not allow the point to partake toward a tangent to its course of flight. But as soon as the shot loses, or at a time when the via viva of trans- lation outlives the vis viva of rotation, then the never-failing laws of attraction and propulsion must act in accordance with philosophical deductions that relate to moving bodies, and the projectile will lose its steadiness of flight, and the heavier end will be forced to obey the law of projectile force and move forward of the lighter end. I find that Mr. Bobins, who, from his deductions more than a century ago, and author of a work on gunnery, holds the same idea as set forth above, only he does not carry his deductions as far as I have in this paper and hinted at in former communications. I will make a short extract from . Mr. Bobins, so that those who take an interest in this matter may see that my position is as old as the American nation it- self. Mr. Bobins says, that, " though the bullet is expelled from them (rifles),it keeps for a time to the regular track with sufficient nicety; yet, if its flight be so far extended that its track is much incurvated, it will then often undergo consid- erable deflection. This, according to my experiments, arises from the angle at last made by the axis upon which the bul- let turns, and the direction in which it flies; for that axis continuing nearly parallel to itself, it must necessarily di- verge from the line of flight of the bullet when that line is bent from its original direction, and when it once happens that the bullet whirls on an axis which no longer coincides with the line of its flight, then the unequal resistance de- scribed in former papers will take place, and the deflecting power hence arising will perpetually increase, as the track of the bullet, by having its range extended, becomes more and more incurvated." I am often surprised to find authors contending that, what- ever may be the position of the center of gravity of an elon- gated shot fired from a rifle, its axis will always be a tangent to the line of flight; but it is merely an assertion and cannot, in my opinion, be substantiated by any direct or abstruse course of reasoning. It is erroneous. If a shot were projected in a vacuum, its axis would always be parallel to itself, notwith- standing the rotation of the shot about its axis. To all of those gentlemen who advocate the above proposition I ask to philosophize before they write; I ask them to make their de- ductions before the assertion; and if the advocates of the gravity largely in front of the center of figure will be kind enough to follow me through on the subject of projectiles, I will endeavor to make them see that the resistance of the air has more effect on the heavier end, and, therefore, must tend, when the center of gravity is in the hinder part of the shot, to raise the point instead of to depress it; besides the resist- ance of the air, there is no cause that will operate to alter the position of the axis of the shot and prevent its remaining parallel to itself throughout the whole of its flight. I take the position, after a shot leaves the gun, the action of the air effects it in a three-fold manner: In the first place, it offers a resistance against the fore end, caused by its flight in a forward direction, this being in proportion to the surface of the transverse section of the shot, and as the square of the velocity of its flight nearly; secondly, there is a pressure upon the longitudinal surface of the shot; and thirdly, it ex- erts a pressure upon its under surface, produced by the fall- ing movement caused by gravitation, which is precisely alike on all bodies, whether moving or in a state of inertia. I now ask how can these different forces act otherwise than in an oblique pressure upon the fore and under part of the ■hot? and it must necessarily follow that a diminished pressure upon the upper part of the shot's surface and the direction of the pressure upon the under surface of the shot varies with the inclination of the longer axis to the vertical, and it can be only when the shot rises or falls vertically that this pressure is on the extreme end of the shot. This oblique pressure must have the effect to increase the deflection of long projectiles, and its •fleets can only be re- duced to a minimum by forcing the fore end of the shot con- tinually in the direction of the pressure, so that the smallest possible surface of the shot is opposed to it. I can conceive of only one way to overcome this deflection, and that by diminishing the weight of the hinder part of the projectile, so as to allow of its having more length behind its center of gravity, which will allow a pressure of the air consequent upon the falling movement, will thus be greater upon that part of the shot behind the center of gravity than its foTe part, and so the former will be gradually retarded in its descent, and con- tinually keep the longer axis of the shot coincident with the tangent of its line of flight. (To be continued.) The Inter-State Team. The final competition for place in the California team, which will compete against the Nevada team September next, was held at Shell Mound range on Sunday last, under the control of Major A. F. Klose, inspector of rifle practice of Second Brigade. The score stood: J. P. "Warren , F. Curamings Colonel H. J. Burns . . H. T. Sime Major A. F. Klose George Fredericks... H. J. Mangels .U .41 500 Yds. 47 The seven scores foot up 5S1 points, an average of 83 per cent of hits out of a possible 700. The aggregate scores of the thirteen competitors are: June 17. 91 89 June 24. 88 90 86 86 89 85 83 88 78 80 84 76 79 July 1. 88 86 81 79 77 68 JulT 8. 88 88 86 July IS. 88 87 84 si 82 70 Aggfe. 267 266 263 268 81 257 250 86 250 77 246 81 241 81 240 64 79 225 223 218 Of the best ten of these S. I. Kellogg, T. E. Carson, F. Cummings, Kelly, H. J. Bums, H. T. Sime, J. E. Klein, Geo. Fredericks, A. F. Klose, J. J. Waltham.niade a total of 2,538 out of a possible 3,000, or 84§ per cent. The absence of Nick Williams, Capt. Laufenburg, J. P. Warren and L. Bar- rere, who are reckoned about So per cent men, has induced a request to be made to Colonel Charles Sonntag to allow an extra day's competition. Fifth Battalion. COMPANY C, PETALU3IA. R. G. "Wallace 21 20 21-62 „ ,?-„Bnnk 17 17 19-53 £'9,-S,\elt 18 18 "-63 C. H. Pfau 19 18 17_51 J. Aschwanber 19 19 17—55 Total 277 COMPANY D, VALLEJO. P. W. Hall 19 20 20-58 P. J. Coffee 19 u 19—52 T- Doyle 13 j6 19 _48 A.J. Powers 19 20 19—58 P. H. Rhodes 21 21 20—62 Total ^2TO FIELD AND STAFF OF FIFTH BATTALION. T. J. Parson .' 21 22 21—64 F. JI. Haight 20 20 20—60 H. D. Ranlett 18 15 18—51 C. Becker 18 19 18—55 S. J. Kellogg Jr 21 21 24—66 Total 296 The nest match will be shot at Petaluma, on the 12th of August, and will be for six men from each company and staff instead of five. Teams of five men from the staff and the different compa- nies of the Fifth Infantry Battalion competed for a trophy at Shell Mound last Sunday. By the terms of the match the trophy will belong to the company (or staff) winning it twice, the winner to have the fixing of the place of the succeeding competition. The shooting was at the 200-yard target, each marksman having fifteen shots, allowing of a possible 75, or a possible 375 for a team. The team of Company A, Oakland Guard, was the victor in the first contest, as the annexed score shows : COMPANY A, OAKLAND. Robert McKibben 19 20 22-61 A.Daniels " \* »~« J. E. Logan " « 20-53 C. F. Waltham JO JO 21-61 J. A. McDonald M 21 22-60 Total a8 COMPANr B, SAN JOSE. M.Loryea « 20 20-68 A.W. Coombs J6 " *£« J. Hutton 12 J 6-2J F.-W. Thomson « J8 8~^ J.J. Folmer i5 " "— »° Total 227 The American Team. A cable dispatch, under date of July 8, states: The Ob- server says: "It is clearly evident that the coming rifle meeting at Wimbledon will be the most successful in many years. The Canadian team took up their quarters at the camp. The most interest centers in the American team. It is much regretted that Americans refused the offer of a camp similar to that taken by the Canadians. The committee to give a banquet to the American team includes the Duke of Teck, the Earl of Wemyss, Viscount Ranelagh, Sir Henry Wilmot, and other prominent volunteers. A number of marksmen competed at Hounslow, Saturday, for placesinthe British rifle team. The men were allowed seven shots each at 200, 300, 400, 600, 700, S00, 900, and 1,000 yards. The following made the highest aggregate: Dods of Berwick, 1S6; Hargreaves of Manchester, 183; McVittie of Dumfries, 181 ;.Mullineux: of Manchester, 178; Pearse of Devon, 177; Gibbs of Bristol, 176; Gouldsmith of Gloucester, 175; Grat- wick of Devon, 174; Wattleworth of Liverpool, 174; Parry of Cheshire, 173; Whitehead of Bury, 172; Oliver of Kent, 172. The total score is thus 145 more than that madeatCreedinoor last year by the British team. " Complimentary tickets have been issued to the American team, allowing them to shoot in all the competitions with military rifles at Wimbledon prior to the match, but if they compete for prizes they must pay the regular entrance fee. Under the date of July 9, we learn: The American team began practicing at Wimbledon to-day. Two series of prizes will be instituted, which will be open only to Americans. The Wimbledon committee has decided to allow the American team to use wind-gauges, considering that the complimentary tickets to the military rifle competi- tions will insure the Americans full practice. The Americans have entered themselves in all matches for which they are qualified. The American team practiced at the 1,000 yards range to-day. The wind was rather strong, unsteady, and tricky. Out of a possible 35 C. W. Hinman and F. J. Eab- beth scored 29; J. Bff. Pollard, 24: W. L. Cash, 22; and Bull 17. The Daily Neics commenting on the practice of the Americans says the visitors did poorly at first, but when they had once got the range of the bullseye they clung to it with, much tenacity. On the British side the following score may be noticed: Lowe, at 800 yards, made 34 and Gratwick 31. At 900 yards McKerrell made 32, and Bates, at 1,000 yards, made 31. -» Lieut. Fred Kuhnle, the crack rifle-shot of this county, is traveling in Switzerland, his native land. He writes back, as we learn, from the Echo, that in the shooting match at Zu- rich, lasting seven and one-half days, he made over 200 bulls- eyes more than any competitor, shooting at the ten-inch tar- get and at the two and one half inch target from the same distance he made fifty, the nest best being twenty-four. He has in his possession eight cash prizes, one silver cup and two fine oil paintings, and has won several other prizes that have not yet been tendered to him. After the shooting at Zurich Lieut. Kuhnle was marched before the President and crowned Shutzen King of Canton Zurich, being the first time the honor has ever been taken from the Canton. He is now in Lugano, and will take part in a match there for ten days. — Healdsburg Flag. The practice of the Carson team, selected to compete with the California team in the inter-State rifle match, has been of a very high standard. Recently the members made the following scores at 500 and to 200 yards, out of a possible 100: Thaxter, 92; Crawford, 92; Alley, 90; Little, 8S; Bor- ges, 88; Slocomb, 87; Cheney, ^Q>\ Laing, 84; Parker, S3; Starting, 83; a total of S73 out of a possible 1,000 points. This is seven points better than the score that won from the California team the bronze trophy at the inter-Stale match last fall. The coming match will take place on Monday, Sep- tember 17, at Carson City. The California team will leave this city on the Friday preceding the date of the match. Company C of the First Regiment held its monthly shoot at Shell Mound last Sunday, when F. Cunningham won the company medal for the first class for the third time and will now keep it. He scored 87 out of 100. F. Sher- man won the second class medal, scoring 87. T. Wharf the third class medal, scoring tO out of 50. Messrs. Colts have just got out a new pattern magazine rifle, solid breech block, with several improvements which they claim make it superior to any other pattern. The weapon has a fine finish and its mechanism seems to be constructed on first-class principles. There is talk of a match between ten men from the Fifth Infantry Battallion and ten men from the First Infantry Regiment. Ten shots at 200 yards are the suggested terms. A good bed of fresh straw is a great inducement for a tired horse to lie down. Clean grooming, with an occasional washing, will also give restfulness and improve the appetite and general health. Over-feeding is not the cure for loss of flesh by hard work and lack of rest. Wash all galling parts of the harness, and keep them Boft with castor-oil. A little powdered aloes, rubbed in with the oil, will keep vermin from attacking the harness. The amount of work to be obtained from a team depends largely upon the driver. Soi 11 worry and sweat a team when drawing only an i while others can drive the same team with a hi not wet a hair. Kindness goes far towards tn draw easily, while an inhuman jerking upon tin injudicious u*e of the whip, may be the leading poorness of flesh of horses. Provide protection ii 44 $t& Ipxtete atxil Jqm4tsmm%. July 21 The Function of Fallows, The fallow is one of the oldest methods of preparing land for growing crops. The ground is plowed and replowed through the season, thns exposing the bare soil to the at- mosphere, and destroying the weeds as they spring tip from seeds that find favorable con- ditions for germination. The fallow relieves the field from crop-bearing, and improves the soil. If the soil is a clay, its mechanical texture is made more suitable for the growth of plant roots, while the increased circulation of air induces chemical changes that result in available food compounds for the coming crop. In this way a soil containing an abundance of potash locked up in insoluble compounds may have this essential set free by the chemical processes that take place in "weathering." In like manner the organic matter in the soil will be changed, and solu- ble compounds of nitrogen result. The pro- duction of nitric acid is probably the leading good result of fallowing. Dr. Lawes has found, on the experimental farm at Eotham- sted, England, that the soil free from all crops contained at the end of summer from thirty-four to fifty-five pounds of nitrogen per acre in the form of nitric acid. At the cur- rent rates for this element, 25 cents per pound, it is seen that this accumulation is an impor- tant one. If the season is dry, the increase is sufficient to enable the soil to produce twice as much wheat as it would without the treat- ment. These nitrates are very soluble, and heavy rains wash them out, lessening the ben- efit of the fallow. The most active nitrifica- tion takes place in hot weather, and the late rains in autumn are sure to carry a part of the best results of the fallow out of reach. Nearly all the good of fallowing is obtained by a green crop that is either plowed under or fed to live stock, and the manure returned to the land. A soil gains in its stock of available plant food by growing crops, if none of the soil elements are removed. Pasturage is one of the best methods of recruiting land. Pot- ash and phosphoric acid are brought up from the lower soil by the roots, and finally depos- ited either on the surface or in the turf. In like manner the nitric acid that might have escaped in the drainage water is captured by the roots, and changed into a fixed form in organic compounds. A quicker method of renewing the strength of a feeble soil is to grow some scavenger plant, like buckwheat, and plow under the whole crop, thus adding organic matter rapidly to the surface soil. This may be followed by clover, a plant that has a special renovating power, and by grow- ing throughout the whole season is one of the best means of gathering and holding fertility. The fallow is valuable, but in most cases a growing crop does a larger and more lasting work of restoration. H. BRANDENSTEIN & CO. THURSDAY. THUESDAT, JULY 26TH, 18S3. AT 12 O'CLOCK, NOON, AT OUE Mammoth Sale Stables, COENEK OF New Montgomery and Mis- sion Streets. FIRST ANNUAL SALE OF Hambletonian Trotting G ELDINGS and FlLLIE§ liaised at Aptos ranch, Santa Cruz county, ET MB,] Claus Spreckels. To be sold without reserve or limit" The animals offered in this Gale were all sired by Speculation, the sire of Crown Point, record 2:24, Oakland Maid, '2 :22j£ and other noted horses. GELDINGS. Chestnut Gelding, Five yenrs old, Duke by Speculation, dam, Lady Ap* tos, by L,odi. grandam 'KeyBtone by imported Lapi- dist, great grandam Blue Kibbon by Revenue, great great grandam Parachute by imported Yorkshire. Bay Gelding-, Five years old, by Speculation, dam Eutchertown Kate oy Gen. Taylor. SPEED PROGRAMME Sonoma County A GBICULTUBAL PARK ASSOCIATIO Santa Rosa FOB THE SECOND ANNUAL, MEETING OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Agricultural Fail" Association Santa Cruz, COSIMENCING TEES DAT, JEETl 31, ENDING SATtKDAY, AEGEST 4, 1883. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST BAY, TUESDAY. JTtY 31. No. 1— Trotting rac e ; purse 6150; for horBes that nave never beaten 2:5u, owned in the district. No. &— Running race; puree 52-50; free for all; mile and repeat. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, ACG. 1. No. 3— Trotting race; puree $500; for horses thathave never beaten 1-SA. No, 4 — Pacing race; purse $300; forpacers that have never beaten 2 £4. No. 5— Running hurdle race : puree $200 ; mile and re- peat; free for all; over four hurdleB. THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUG. ft. No. 6— Trotting race; purse $400; for horses that have never beaten 2:40. No. 7— Running race; purse §150; free for all; dash of one mile and a quarter. No. S— Trotting race; purse $100; for horses thathave never beaten three minuteB, owned in Santa Cruz county. FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 3. No. 9— Trotting race; puree $400; for horseB that havenever beaten 2:30. No. 10— Running race; purse $200; freefor all; half mile and repeat. FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, AUG. 4. No. 11— Trotting race; purse $500; free for all. No. |12— Trotting race; purse $200; for horses that have never beaten2:40; owned in the district. CONDITIONS. All trotting races are best three in five. Entrance fee, ten per cent on all purses, to accompany nomina- tions. In all races five to enter and three to st;trt. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the board reserves the rights to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day'- racing, or to trot a race between heats. "No money will be paid for a walk-oves. Horses entered for nurses can only be drawn with the consent of the judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern running races. All entries to be made in writing, to give sex. color and marks of horses, also name and residence of owner, .- .3 in running races, colors to be worn by rider. All purses divided at the rate of sixty per cent to first horse, thirty per cent to second, and ten per cent i 'i third. A horse distancing the field shall be entitled ■ ■ -.nlv first and third money. Entries to all the above races will close with the i-.'-'cretary on Wednesday, Jul v 25. 18SM j R. C. KIK1IY. President, James O. Wanzer, Secretary, Bay Gelding Foht years old, by Speculation, dam bay mare for- merly "owned by D*. Broumer, by Gen. Taylor. Four-year-old Bay Gelding By Speculation, dam Gilda by Trovatore, grandam Filda by impoited Mango, great grandam. Juliet by imported Sovereign. Four-year-old Bay Gelding Bv Speculation, dam Henrietta by Alexander, 2:28, grahddani Nora by Glencoe; fine gaited and very prom- ising. Five-year-old Bay Gelding By Speculation, dam Lucy, pedigree unknown. Four-year-old Bay Gelding By Speculation, dam Lady Pool by Skagg's Rattler, Four -year-old Chestnut Gelding By Speculation, dam Ceta by Alexander, her dam Nora by Glencoe.very stylish and promising. Five-year-old Chestnut Gelding By Speculation, dam Josephine by Joseph, gran- dam \ oung Diana. Five-year-old Chestnut Gelding Annual Meeeting MONDAY, AEGEST 10, AND TO CLOSE ON SATURDAY, AEGEST 35. First Day, Tuesday, August 21. 1— Trotting; three-minute class; purse ?500. 2— Tiotting; Stockholders' Plate; value 32O0; condi- tions with the secretary of the association. 3— Running; free for all; three-fourths of a raUe and repeat; stake 9150, $25 to second horse, entrance $20, $10 forfeit. Second Day, Wednesday, Au- gust 21. 1— Trotting, ^ orthree-year-olds ; purse $400. 2— Pacing; ":25 class; purse $400. 3— Running; free for all; mile dash; stake $150, $40 to second horse, entrance S30, $15 forfeit. Third Day, Thursday, August 23. 1— Trotting; 2:2$ class; purse $600. 2— Trotting; 2:40 class; purse $500. 3— Running; two-year-olds; dash of three-fourths of a mile; stake $150, $30 to second horse, entrance $20, $10 forfeit. Fourth Day, Friday, August 24. 1— Trotting; 2i24elass: purse $600. 2 — Running; stake for three-vear-olds; \H miles and repeat; §30 each, $15 forfeit, $175 added; $50 to second horse. 3.~Running; free for all; dash of V-i miles; stake $150; $50 to secondhorse; entrance$30; $20 forfeit. Fifth Day, Saturday, August 25. 1— Trotting; 2:20 class; purse $1,000. 2— Running; freefor all; two miles and repeat; five to enter and three to start; purse $500. REMARKS AND CONDITION'S. All trotting and pacing races are the best three in five except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise specified; five to enter and three to start; entrance fee, 10 per cent on nurse, to accompany nomination; purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third and 10 per cent to fourth- National Association rules to govern trotting; but the board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any'day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowance for mares and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 118 pounds, with the usual allowance as above. Starters in all races must be named to the secretary or clerk of course at 6 p. m. the day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary notwithstanding. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con- sent of judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa tion to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. Non-starters in running purses will be held for entrance under rule 3. All entries to be made in writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses; also name and residence of owner. In running races full colors to be worn by rider, and drivers of trotting races are respectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated on programmes by colors "worn by drivers. This is nec- essary to enable spectators to distinguish the horses in the race. Entries to all the above races except No 25 to close with the secretary on "Wednesday, August 1, 1883. "Write " Entries to Races" on outside of envelope. In the three-minute purse and the 2:40, a horse dis- tancing the field takes only first money. WlMAJi JfTRPHY, President. JAMES O'MEARA Secretary. Sacramento, August 1. S, 3 and 4, 1883. Proprietors' Purses of $5,500, RVJOTSG, TROTTIXG AM) PACDTG. First Day, August 1. Running; one-half-mile dash; free for all; purse of $1,000. Second Day, August 2. Trotting; 2:40 class; purseS2,000. Third Day, August 3. Pacing; 2:27 class; purse $500. Fourth Day, August 4. Trotting; 2:30 class; purse $2,000. Entries close July 15 with proprietor at Agricnlt* ural Park; ten per cent entrance in all cases to ac- company the entry. Each purse to be divided in four moneys; in each race seven required to fill. Na- tional Association roles to govern the trotting and pacing; B. H. A. the running. Other racing will be given each day. ROBERT ALLEN, Proprietor, BUY DIRECT From the Manufacturer. Fillies. Four-year-old Gray Filly Bv Speculation, dam Butchertown Kate, by Gen, Tay- lor. Four-year-old Bay Filly Bv Speculation, dam Elizabeth by Alexander, grandam Nora by Glencoe. Five-year-old Bay Filly By Speculation, dam Lady Pool by Skagg's Rattler. Sis-year-old Bay Filly By Speculation, dam a thoroughbred mare. This filly was handled a littleasafour-vear-old. and showed won- derful speed, but has never been handled since. Six-year-old Brown Mare By Speculation, dam Lady Pool by Skagg's Rattler; One style and gait. Six-year-old Bay Filly By Speculation, dain Elizabeth by Alexander,grandam Nora by Glencoe. Horses can be pecn at our stables one week prior to sale, l-'or catalogues and particular's apply to H. BRANDENSTEIN & CO., Auctioneers, R. STONE, L. STOKE MANAGES. MA2JUFACTDEEB, IMFOHTEK AND "Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Harness & Saddlery WAKES AND ALI. KD.1I5 OF SADDLERY HARDWARE Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths. 4SS A 4S4 Battery St., Cor. Washington, SAH PBANCISCO. Carriages, BUGGIErt UGGIEP and WAGONS. ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDE Sulkies a Specialty. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Painting, varnishinQ Alterations and Repairs. OFFICE AND FACTORY, 13 17 AND 13 19 MARKET STREET, Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Franc Is c o. M. J. McCUE, Proprietor. s i escribe for a advertise itvt .Dreeder and JSportsmaAAI Centennial Chronograph A POSnTVEET BEUABtE "FEY-BACK" HORSE-TIMER And Accurate Time-piece Combined. STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTEE. In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55 In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27 In heavy Silver Hunting Cases 30 [From the Jewelers' Circular.] "The Centennialchronogi aph (fly-back) or horse-tinier, recently introduced bv Messrs. Cross A- Beguelin, Is, regardless of price. me of Hie most substantial and accurate pieces of timing mech. inism „ have Seen. This timer Is constructed on scientific me. •hanleal principles that must excite the admiration of every In. tchmaker.andit popular." ABk your J' Llgent ■ul:ir. ill doubtless become unlveisally ler fur theme CROSS & BEGUELIN, MANUFACTURERS, 21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. When you send an order mention tuerBBEEDKR axd Spobtshan 1883 2£fo* ISxxctlcr and J^xrristwatu 45 THE WHITMAN SADDtE. Saving been appointed SOLE AG EXT for the Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have m stock full lines of their celebrated goods, JADDIXS FOR ROAD, RAM II OR PARK ISL Willi or without tlie California horn. training" saddles.1 Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKExtRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, I AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, 230 and 232 Ellis street, sou: AGEVT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST. WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. Riders or those •who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, MO and S3S t?ih« St., Sole Agent for Paclfie coast. WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them will use any other. jQHN ^ McKERR0Ni S30 and 13- nils Street. Sole Agent for tlie Pacific Coas R RACETRACK TO LET. THE WELL-ZSOWS HALF-MILE ACETRAC KT ON THE CLIFF-HOUSE ROAD, TOGETHER with a handsome house, restaurant, saloon, stable accommodations for 100 teams, and all the appurte- nances of a First-Class Racetrack, Is to let on reasonable terms. The track a popular roadside resort and has a steady trade. For particulars apply to JIM EOFF At the Cottage near the Bay District Track. Berkshire Pigs for Sale. A few Thoroughbred Berkshire Pigs for sale. Apply to CAPT. FOSTER, At the CUff House. THOROUGHBRED English Setter Puppies FOR SALE. PEDIGEEE GCAKAXTEED ; PKICE— BITCHES 815. dogs *20. 26»1 E. EEAVESEEY, Gilioy. National Association 'rotting horsE BREEDERS. BT UNANOIOrS CONSENT OF THE ORIGI- nal subscribers, May, 1,13.53, the following stakes are reopened, to close for the nomination of sires Aug. 1, 18S3. and for the nomination of their get (foals of 1*33) October 1, 1883 : The Stallion Stakes, for foals of 1882, to be trotted when three and four- year-olds, by stallions only for whom the sum of $200 each is subscribed, of which $100 must accompany the nomination of sire, August 1,1883, whenthe subscription for sires will close, and the remainder ($100) one year thereafter ; the amount of the fii st payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for three-year-olds ; the amount of the second payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for four -year-olds ; 3100 en- trance for starters'inthe three-year-old stake; 9150 entrance for starters in the four-year-old stake, pay- able in the following forfeits ; §10 to accompany the nomination, October 1, 1553, for each race in which the colt or filly is entered ; ?15 additional 3Tay 1, 1884, in the three-year-old .stake ; *10 additional Mav 1, 18S4, in the four-year-old stake ; $25 additional May 1, 1885, in thethree-year-old stake ; $30 additional Mav 1, 1885, in the four-year-old stake, and a final payment of 950 each in each stake twenty days before the meetings of 1885 and 1886, respectively, when the stakes will be trotted for, A failure to pay the balance f?100) due on the sub- scription of any sire within the time seecified in the foregoing conditions will disqualify the nominations of all the get of such sire in the four-vear-old Btake, and forfeit all payments made on all the get of such sires in said stakes. Nominations to be addressed to J. 'W. Gray, Treas- urer, P. O. Box 516, New York City. Races to be gov- erned by the rules of this association, which, together with circulars containing detailed conditions of above stakes, can be had upon application to L. D. PACKER. Secretary, 111 Broadway, N. Y. H. W. Mali. President. KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, tl6 Montgomery Street. San rranclseo SPECIAL ATTESTIOK PAID TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. Will Sell In All Cities and Counties ol tlie State. REFERENCES. J. S. Caeet. Sacramento. 3. D. Caeb, Salinas. K P SAEGEXT.Gilroy. Johs Boogo, Colusa. P. A. Fisigax, San Francisco. HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST successful sales, notably those of Messrs /» hip- pie, Colgrove.Dietz. Courts, Dougherty, Bewiana .t Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured of ourabilitv to give satisfaction in all business in- trusted to our care. Sales will be made in allcities and counties in the State. We have in contemplation a series of combination or breeders' sales, BlmUU to those so successfully held at the East. We will he pleased to entei into correspondence with parties rte- sirinetopaiticipate in Buch sales. Private purchases and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions will be made on commission and stock shipped with utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale. Purchases and sales made of land of every descnp- ,1: tree for all pacers that have never beaten M:20; $300 to first horse, $15>i tii second, 550 to third. No. 7— Same dav; trotting; p = rse * 00; free for all big horses that weigh 1,400 pmindsor ver; $120 to first horse, $60 to second, $20 to third. WEDNESDAY, SEP ' 5. No. 8— Running; California Becordpurse; one-mile dash; purse $1,01(1"!, ?'j:.) '-to first horse, second to save entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and horses of any age; to be run in classes, the two- vear-oldB in one class, the three -year- olds in one class and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol- lowing conditions: The horse beating the record in California in his special class to take the first money; the horse making the nest best time, all the classes being considered, to save his entrance; should the record be beaten in more than one class, then the first monev to be divided equally among the winners, but should the record not be beaten in any of the classes, then the horse or horses coming nearest to it shall he entitled to first money. No, 9— Trotting; same day; purse $1,000; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:24; $600 to first horse, $300 to second, $100 to third. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6. No, 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:35; $150 to first horse, $225 to sec- one and $75 to third. No 11— Same dav; trotting; purse $500; free for all three-vear-olds; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and $50 to third. FREDA Y, SEPT. 7. No. 12— Running: Combination Purse; purse $500; free for all; one -quarter-mile dash, to be followed by one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen minutes between heats, the horse making the best av- erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec- ond horse to save entrance. No. 13— Same dav; trotting; purse 5S0O; free for all borseB that have never beaten 2:28; $480 to first horse, §240 to Becond and $80 to third. SATURDAY, SEPT. 8. No. 14— Same day; competitive military and cadet drills; purse and conditions will be named through the press after conference with the vaiious military companies. No. 15— Trotting; purse $400; free for all two-year- olds; $240 to first horse, $120 to second and §40 to third; heats of a mile. No. 16— Same day ; trotting; purse $1,200; free for all horseB that have never beaten 2;20; $720 to first horse, $360 to second and $120 to third. No, 17— Same day; bicvele race; dash of one mile; freeforall; purse $50, $35 to first and $15 to second; entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the latest, on the first dav of the fair, at 3 p m., with the secretary, at the track. No. 19— Same day; ladies' riding tournament; prizes and conditiore to be named hereafter. CONDITION'S. All trotting and pacing races are best three in five, except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci- fied. Entrance fee, ten per cent on all purseB, to ac- company nomination. _„ , In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the board reserves the right to trot heats with any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. ThoBe who have, entries in the running purses must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; thoBe on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money will be paid for a walk-over. HorBes entered in purses can only be drawn by con- sent of the judges. RuleB of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern running races, except as specially provided. All entries to be made in writing, to give Bex, color and martcs of horse, also name and residence of own- er, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider. Entries 1 3 all the above races to close with the sec. retarv on Wednesday, August 1, 1883. Write Entries to Races " on outside of envelope. A. C. DIETZ. President. L. Walker, Secretary, Lock Drawer 1528, Oakland, Cal. Sporting Goods. Leading Cutlers Boxlns Gloves, Foils, Com. bat Sword*, Indian Clubs, Hunting Knives, our own manufacture. DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS. Finest assortment in the city, WI II. A 1TNCK. 768 Market street. E CALIFORNIA'S XPOSITIO n THE 30TH ANNUAL State Fair WILL BE HELD AT Sacramento, Cal., in September, 1 883. THE NEW EXPOSITION BUILDING, THE largest and most Commodious in the State, em- bracing 120,800 square feet, of which 45,600 Feet is in the Main Hall, 12,000 Feet in Horticultural Hall, 12,000 Feet in Machinery Hall, 10,400 Feet in Industrial Hall, 10,400 Feet in the Art Gallery, 12,800 Peet in the Conservatories, and 17,600 Feet in the Promenade Galleries, Will be ready for occupancy Sept. 1. This structure is ONE OF TIIK MOST COMPLETE Exhibition Buildings IN THE UNITED STATES, containingevery available improve mentgf or the con- venience of exhibitors. Ample space can be given for the exhibition of all kinds of machinery in mo- tion, also to manufacturers to conduct the manufac- ture of articles while on exhibition. A 100-Horse-Power En- gine Will furnish motive power . Free of Charge. No charge/or space. Articles transported to and from the exhibition Jree by the C.P. R. R. Company. The premium [list embraces liberal awards for all kinds of LIVE STOCK, MAC HINER T, IMPLEMENTS, etc., TEXTILE FABRICS, MECHA NICAL, AGRICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL PROD UC TS and FINE ARTS. The Exhibition Building will be opened Sept. 3d, and Closed Sept. 15th. The livestock department at the park will be opened Sept. 10th, and Closed [Sept. 15th. Any further information may be had upon applica- tiontothe Secretary, from whom premium lists may be obtained. P. A. FINK JAN. Edwin F. Smith, Secretary, President. P. O. Drawer A, Sacramento. D. HICKS & COMPANY, Patentees Advertising Motel Registers. BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS. Importers of Bookbinders' Material !'= ae Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates. ".'. 503 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. JHE TURF A SPORT AVTHOTH OP THE COAST IB THE JU BREEDER ANB SPORTSMAN. r-y SAU JOAQUIN VALLEY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION (District No. 2 of California.) STOCKTON PAIR OP 1883. Sept. 18 to Sept. HI, Inclusive. IN THE LEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS! $16,000 Gold Coin Offered in Purses. Larger Amount than is offered by any other as- sociation on the Pacific Coast. SPEED PEOGRAMME. Tuesday, September 18. No. 1. District; running; for two-year-olds; purse 9400; mile dash; four moneys. No. 2, District; handicap'running; for all ageB; mile and repeat; purse MOO; four moneys. N. B.— When more than ten paid-up entries are re- ceived in races numbering 3, 4,7. 8,10,11, 14, IK, 17, 1«, 1200 -will be added by the Association and will be di- vided as follows: Extra $50 goes to each horse that wins a part of said purse. No. 3, Pacilic Coast; trotting; for four-vear-olds, purse $800, and $200 added if more than ten entiles: four moneys. No. 4. Pacific Const; trotting; 2.-10 c1:ibb: punc 81,100, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. Wednesday, September 19. No. 5. Pacific Coast; running; mile and repeat; purse S'lOO, and if 1:12', is beaten, the horse making the lowest record will receive $200 additional; four moneys. No. 6. Ten-mile running race ; free to Pacific Coast; puree 9800; four moneys; oarrj 125 pounds; no limit to the number of horses to each rider. No. 7. District; trotting; for throe-year-olds; purse 1800, and 3200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. I!&,&,P:?Si3cCoast: trotting; 2:21 class; purse $800 and 3200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys' Thursday, September 20. No. 9. Running; hurdle race; mile andrepeat, over four hurdles; purse 3500. No-1?- Pacific Coast; trotting; for tliree-year-olds; purse 5800, and 3200 added if more than ten entries four moneys. «J5°"i}' i^'estrict; trotting; 2:33 class; purse $S00, and ■T-"" ndded if more than ten entries; four moneys. Ladies Equestrianism; for residents of the district only ; four prizes in gold coin, 3/10, §30, $20, $10. Friday, September 21. No. 12. Pacific Coast; selling race; purse 3500; one mile and repeat ; $1,000 fixed valuation; four pounds = /L i each»ll'° below, and two pounds added for each $ioo above fixed value; four moneys. No. 13. State; trotting; two-year-old stake, closed with twenty-eight entries; $500 added. No. 11. Pacific Coast; trotting; 2:20 class: purse $1,000, and $200 added if over ten entries; four moneys Ladies' Equestrianism; open to the state; four prizes in gold coin, $40, $30, $20, $10. Saturday, September 22. No. 15. Pacific Coast; novelty running; ZK-roile dash- purse ?600; the first horse to each half mile to wiii fltMi.and the horse first to two and two-and-one- half -mile posts to win $50 each extra; $200 additional will be added to the purse, pro rata, if more than ten entries. -^■J^' Pacific Coast; trotting; 2:29 class; purse $800. and >liiii added if more than ten entries; four moneys ,°.n17' Pacific Coast; pacing; 2:25 class; purse *liifi, and >ioii added if more than ten entries; four moneys aoS0-18,' SiBtriV*.J trutting; for four-year-olds; purse $800, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. Races will close with the Secretary, August 1, 1883. L. U. siiiim»i;f. President. J. L. Phelps, Secretary, Stockton, Cal. Sonoma § Marin District Association AGRICUTURAL DISTRICT NO. 4. At Fetal num. from Anerusl 'i 7 to Scptein. her I, inclusive. 1883. The District Comprises the Counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano and Lake. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUG. 28, 1 883. No. 1— "Walking race for district stallions, -weighing less than 1.4UU pounds; one mile; purse 825. No. 2— Running race, free for all; half-mile heats, best three in five; purse $400. No. 3— Trotting race for district horses; three-min- ute class; purse 5500. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST £9. No. 4— Trotting race for district two-year-olds; purse S250. No. 5 — Running race for district two-year-olds, one- mile dash ; purse $25 0 . No. 6— Trotting race, free for all; 2:37 class; purse S500. No. 7— Trotting race for district three- year-olds; purse $300. THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 No. 8— Walking race for district draft stallions, weighing 1,400 pounds or over, one mile ; purse §25. No. 9— Running race, free for all; mile and repeat ; purse 8600. No. 10— Running stake race, free for all; dash mile and a half; $25 entrance and $200 added. No. 11— Trotting race, free for all two-year-olds; purse 8500. FOURTH DA Y.FRIDAY, AUGUST 31. No. 12— Running race for district three-year-olds; mile andrepeat; purse 8300. No. 13— Trotting race for district horses ; 2 :46 class ; purse S400. No. 14— Trotting race, free for all ; 2 ;27 class ; purse FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER t . No. 15— Trotting race, free for all; 2:20 class; purse 8800. No. 16— Running race, free for all; two miles and repeat; purse $500. CONDITIONS. All trotting races are best three in five, except the two-year-old races, which are two in three. Entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. Purses divided at the rate of 60 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent to the fourth horse. In the walking races all money goes to first horse. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a race between heats. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered for purees can only be drawn by con- sent of the judges Rules of the Pacifio Coast Blood Horse Association to govern runningraces. All entries to be made in 'writing, to give Bex, color and marks of horses, also name and residence of owner, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider. Marin barred in 2:45 class, and Blanche and Dawn will not start in District races. Entries to all the above races to cIobo with the Sec- retary on "Wednesday, August 1, 1883. "Write "Entries to Races" on outside of envelope. J. McM. SHAFTER, President. *W. E. COS, Secretary. A RARE CHANCE LARGE INVESTMENT. 106,000 Acres. The Well-Known and Valuable (Jlover YalleY RANCH, Located in Humboldt Co., Nev., For Sale. 4 , U O U HEAD *2; another with a rec- ord of 2:28!*, and a grandson with a tliree-vear-old rec- ord of 2:23.v-,the fastest ever made up to 1881. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:203-i to 2:30, a larger number than any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of his get with public records ranging from 2;l5y. to 2:27!^. No son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam bv Stock- holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:23^ to 2:2S,^, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20 Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a granddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:2b, bv Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:2, '..,', bv Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28^. by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twentv mares, at S300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at 8150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at ?100 the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JRl, limited to twenty mares, at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strctlv adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1, 1883. Purchas- ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE SAME PR >CE AS IF PRESENT TN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLT ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUB CHASERS SEEING TM EM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVES. Full writtendeBcriptions will be givenany applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank* rates of interest, For catalogues or fnrthei information address WILLIAM T. AVI TIIKKS. 2-I3yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky. -— ASHLAND PARK — . Trotting stuJ NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. B. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR. THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family : his aim is to secure and have at all times for sale choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hambletoninns, Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now' be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief. Regular, Bal- sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses, alongall the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or fnrthei particulars address 2-17yI B. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky. Jerseys and Guernseys. Registered in the A.J.G. C. and the A. O.C.C. THE YERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882. Since then have been added three young bulls and some fe- males and it now contains "Farmer's Glory, Jersey Belle of Scituate, Coomassie and Alnhea strains. These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer- sey and Guernsey from the best without re card to cost and imported directly, make this the best herd on the Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively that these are the ac ceptedbutterproducing animals of the country. Bulls have recently sold inNew York for ilO.ooo to 312,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at moderate price. HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco. H. H. "WILSON & SON Importers of and dealers In GUJiS. PISTOLS. ClITIJBRlf, 1 1MII M. TACKI.E. AM. HUXITIOS, ETC. DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY. 513 «ay Street. San Franclseo. SENDVOR CIRCULAROF-THE * OGOWSrr/ FLYING CLAYPIGEON PIERCE &C0.OAKL?CAL. AGENTS FOR THE PAC IFIGCOAST, IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, R fles.pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and Bporting goodsof all kinds. LINES OF TRAVEL. BROAD GAUGE. Summer Arrangement. COMSTEXCEfG "WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883, AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth Streets) as follows : DESTINATION. 8:30AM|1 -T9 :30 a it 10 ;40 A M •3:30 PM, 4 :25 P Ml V •5:15 p Ml 6 :30 P m {11:45 pu »V?a,>«l ISanta Clara, San Jose and I 435PM f Prmcipal Way Stations. 1 9:03 a m •10 :02 am •3:36 pm 6 :00 p m rS:15p>i 10:40 a Ml > Gilrov.Pajaro.Castroville, J i ' •3:30p m' J Salinas and Monterey. J I 10:40 a mi ( Hollister and Tres Pinos. -J | ■tn-tn . »,l } Watsonville, Camp Goodall, f i *.A.™ , 12 :£ i Si J-Aptos.New Bri-litnn.Soouel- iTm 2 10:40 a mi Soledadand Way Stations -H7.™ a vl 1 Monterey and Santa Cruz. J I «.., _„ f7:30AM| ^ (Sunday Excursion) \\ t8:43PM Stage connections are made with the 10:10 a.m. Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8:30 a. m. Train. Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to Pescadero, Monterev, Aptos, Rocniel and Santa Cruz; alsoto Gilrov. Paralso and Paso Robles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday mornings— good to return on Mondav— to Santa Clara or San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, S4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 35, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilrov Hot Springs, $6. Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San- ta Cruz, "and return, $3. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend street, and No. 2 New Montgomerv street , Palace Hotel. A. C.BASSETT, H.R.JUDAII, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. &. Tkt. Agt. S& SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. ^ For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule. TO Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. TH SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. respectfully calls attention to the SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Bathing:, Shooting and Fishing. TBALNS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CHARMTNG Summer and Winter Resort of the Pacific Coast, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can be obtained from the several streams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in Its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-mentioned attractions, In connection with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men. TEE B A THING FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MON TE, " ARE UNSURPASSED, having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE contains SPACIOUS swimming tanks (150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim- ming baths, with ELEGANT O o.i is connecting for individual baths, with douche and shower facilities. THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known "Watering PlaceB, APTOS, SOQUEL AND SANTA CRUZ, 18 VIA TH Southern Pacific (Broad Gauge). The S. P. R. R. rnns through the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon- terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety. Notably Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Knelt. Geese, Deer and Hear. Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daily :it San Mate., for those well-known Retreats, PURIS- SIM \, SAN GRW.JnHIO and PEsCAlJEKO. We would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex- tent of range at aiid shunt SAN BRUNO and McJIA- HON*8 for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a Bhort distance from San Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers of this manly sport. SPECIAL NOTICE. Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets will he entitled to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS when carried In Baggage Cars and put in charge of Train Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are instructed to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage tf®*In order to guard against nccidents to Dogs while in transit, it Is necessary that they W provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing Tackle will be carrledfreeof charge. Ounstaken apart and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be taken in Passenger Cars. TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend street , and No. 2 New Montgomery' street, Palace Hotel. A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JTJDAH, Superintendent Asst. FasB. and Tkt Agt. Railroad, LINES OF TRAVEL. v. Jr. It. Xv. TIME SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JULY 3RD, 1883. Trains leave, anil are due to arrive at, San Francisco as follows: (FORI DESTINATION. 9:30 A M •4 fiO P M 8 :00 a m 3:30 pm •4 :30 P M 8:00 a m •1 :00 p M 8:00 a m 3:30 p M 9:30 a M 4:30 p M 7 :30 a m •4 ;00 P U 7:30 am 4:30 pm 9:30 a m 7:30 a M •5:00 p M 9:30 A M •4:00 r M 8:0 I A •■ 7:30 A M 10:00 A M 3:00 P M •5:00 P M 3:30 p M 5:30 P M M S:C-0 , 3:00 i 8:00 a M 3:30 P M 4:30 P M *4 K» P M 7:30 A M 110 KM A M 3:00 p M 8:00 a M 9 :30 A M 3:30 p M •4:00 P u 3:30 p M 8.-00 A Si 4:30 p M .. Antioch and Martinez.. ..Benicia ....Calistoga and Napa !"'Colfax '.'.'.'.'.'. '."'.'.'.'.'.'. . i Deiniiiy, El Paso ( Express... , t and East > Emigrant , ) Gait and > via Livermore . n Stucktoii I via Martinez ....Knight's Landing ....Los Angeles and south ....Livermore and I'leasanton.... ....Madera and Fresno.. ..Marysville and Cbico.. ..Niles and Haywarda, ., , t Ogden and ( Express . i East ( Emigrant , ) Red Bluff l via Marysville. , i and Tehama > via Woodland.. ....Redding ....Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Benicia '• via Benicia " via Benicia ....Sacramento River Steamers. ....San Jose ..Vallejo.. A K R I V K ( KROM I 2:10 P M •12:10 p M 0:40 i' M •:l« M 10:10 A « •10:10 A H 6:40 P M 5:40 P M 8:40 P M 2:40 P M 7:10 A M 5:40 P M •12:10 V M" 5:40 P w 10:10 M 2:40 P it 5:40 P M •8:40 A M 2:40 P V nsrio P If 5:40 P w 5:40 P \l 3:10 P M 9:40 A M •8:40 A M 8:40 P W 9:40 A M 5:40 P M" 6:40 P M 5:40 P M" 5:40 P M 6:40 P M 8:40 P 'i 10:10 A M •6:00 A M •3:40 P M 13:40 P M 9:40 « 6:40 P M 2:10 p V 8:40 P M •12:10 P w 10:10 A V 8:40 P M 6:40 P V 10:10 A hi Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. st. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and tliat leaving at 9 :30 a, M. should meet Pacific ExpresB from El Paso at Antioch, LOCAL FERRY TRATJWS, VIA OAKLAND PIER. From San Francisco Daily. TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00— •6:30-7:00—7:30— 8:00— 8:30—0:00— 9:30— 10:00—10:30— 11:00— 11:30—12:00—12:80 —1:00— 1:30— 2fl0— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30—6:00 — 6:30—7:00—8:00—3:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— "6:00— *6:30 — *7:00— *7:30 — 'SiOO — •8:30-*3:30— •4^0—*4:30— •5:00— '5:30 — •6rf» — *6:30 — 9:00. TO ALAMEDA— •6:00-*6:30—7:00-*7:30— 8:00 — *8:30 — 9:00— 9:30— lo:oo-t 10:30— 11:00— 111:30— 12:00— 112 :30— 1:00— 11:30— 2:00— 3;00— 3:30-4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00— 5:30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11 :00-*12;00. TO BERKELEY— *6:00— "6:30— 7:00-*7:30 — 8:00— *8:30 -9:00— 19:30— 10:00— {10:30— 11 :00-tll:30 — 12:00— 1:00 —2:00— 3:00 — 4:0u — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7;00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11 :00— *12:00. TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00 — •6:30 — 7:00— *7:30 — 18:00— •3:30— 9:00— 10;00— 11:00— 11:00— 2:00— 3:00— 1;00 — •4:30—5:00— *5:30— 6:00— *6:30— 7:00. To San Francisco Daily. FROM FRUIT VALE— •6:20— *6:50— *7:20— •7:50— *BS0 •8 :50— *J :20— "10 : 21— "4 :20— *4 :50— "5 :20— '5 :50— "6 :20 — •6:50— 735— 9:50. FROM FRUIT VADE (via Alameda) — *5 -.15 — *5 ;45 — 16:45-9:15— •3:15. 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FROM PAN FRANCISCO— *7:15— 9:15— 11:15— 1:16— 3:15—5:15. •Daily, except Sundays. {Sundays only. "Standard Time" Furnished by i: ■ Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. - | A. I*. TOWSE. Oen. Manager. T. II. pQxismmx. July 28 CLOVER VALLEY RANCH. Description of a Splendid Property in Hum- boldt County. Mr. "William H. Mills, laud agent of the Central Pacific Railroad, offers for sale on stated terms the Clover Valley cattle and grain ranch, situated in Humboldt county, Neva- da, together with all the stock, hay, grain, houses and irnr>le- ments thereon. So profitable has the business of cattle rais- ing been for the past four years that a numbers of wide- awake English capitalists have through their agents been se- curing cattle ranges as fast as they could pick them up, arid to-day there is more English capital invested in cattle ranges in Nevada, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Montana thau the general public have any idea of. Thej7 have hardly had a chance to secure any land and stock in Nevada, or their in- vestments there would have been equally great. To explain clearly the reason for this it is necessary to go back a few years. About 1S56 the advantages of Nevada as a stock raising State had begun to be generally appreciated by those who came across the plains and had a knowledge of the cattle business. It was found that the apparently barren land that barely raised a crop of white or brown sage bush, grease wood and bunch grass, made the best possible winter range for cattle, while the well-watered mountain ranges, as soon as the snow melted, were covered with herbage so luxuriant and nutritious that cattle grazed upon them came to market in better condition than stall fed stock. The cattle men from the Southwestern States settled in Nevada, took up large range, and before 1SG0, not only did the State of Nevada supj>ly beef for all the mining camps within her borders but also raised the greater portion of that used in San Francisco. These two were the only markets available to Nevada cattle men, and, so great were the means of supply in excess of the demand that the they could hardly get more than $10 or §12 a head for beef steers. There was not a great amount of money in the business at those prices for expenses of all kinds were very high and transportation dear, be- sides, there was occasionally a scarcity7 of feed during win- ter, when a heavy snowfall covered the land. Among the very first cattle men to take up ranges in Ne- vada were the Evans brothers, Alvaro aud Newton Evans. Being almost the first to arrive, and having had great experi- ence in the business before they came the plains across, they selected the very best range in the whole State and received title to it by United States patent. For many years the Evans brothers raised thousands of cattle on their range, and for several years past Mr. H. J. Pratt has been in partner- ship with them. About five years ago, when cattle were very low, the Evans brothers engaged in other outside specula- tions, to find capital for which they sold off to Mr. William Dunphy more than 12,000 head of cattle at the low price of $12 per head. Since thattime they have neglected to restock the range aud to-day they find themselves with land enough to fatten from 25,000 to 30,000 head of large cattle and less than 4,000 head of stock on the range. They are very loth to part with the property and regret exceedingly that they sold their cattle, as well they may, for had they held on the past four years would have netted them a clear million. Shortly after they sold off their stock to Dunphy the transportation of live and frozen cattle to English markets began. The first lots shipped were drafts from the herds of the Eastern seaboard States and so heavy were they that soon the East had no cattle to export, so foreign and domestic buyers were forced to go farther afield for stock until gradually the herds of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Nebraska, Mexico and Nevada were called upon to feed our Eastern brothers and British cousins. As soon as this new market was opened to Nevada stockmen, cattle took a tremendous upward bound. The very stock that Evans & Pratt had sold for S12 a head netted the purchaser from §25 to S30 a head and the increase of the herds has steadily raised in value, and to-day is worth not less than $35 a head. Believing that a description of the range would be of in- terest to the general public, as well as of great value the cattle men, one of the staff of the Breeder and Sportsman vis- ited the place last week to report exactly what he saw, the quality of the cattle, the condition of the land, and the nat- ural advantages and disadvantages of the place. To reach the Clover Valley ranch one has to take the C. P. E. E. to Golconda or Iron Point in Humboldt county, Nevada, the line between those two stations forming the southern boundary of the ranch. At Eeno, Nev., the B. er acre. Several thousand acres of the land was so flooded with water that it was impossible to cut the hay, which was rather too rank to make first-class feed. The springs, which supply water to other parts of the ranch, seem to be almost unlimited in quantity, and were a reser- voir built which would raise them up so that some land now above the water level could be reached, fully 2,500 acres of land in this part of the ranch could be made to produce any kind of crop. There was no appearance of alkali in this part of the land, and in fact the white patches of the whole ranch do not exceed five acres in extent. Surrounding the meadow land is a vast tract of white sage, grease wood and ryegrass. This constitutes the winter range of the Clover Valley ranch. Of this rather more than 2S.00O acres isfeuced with a three-row barbed wire fence fastened to railroad ties and strong spruce poles, making a fence poilitively impregnable. This by no means includes all of the winter range, but only such portion as it is desirous to keep clear of stock at certain seasons. The ad- vantage of this tine sweep of meadow land, capable of rais- ing 7,000 tons of bay per annum, and the vast winter rauge of browse, will at once be apparent to men acquainted with the details and risks of the cattle business. It is this that makes the ranch of special value and stamps it as the best property in Nevada. The trouble in the cattle business has always been to secure winter feed for cattle when the hill ranges are snowed in. Hill ranges are plentiful all through the West and Northwest, aud all the losses in the cattle busi- ness have been made through lack of winter feed. There can be no fear of winter loss on the Clover ranch, so the business is here cleared of its most speculative element. After inspecting the meadow laud aud arriving at the con- clusion that the statements put forth by the owners were much below the truth, the party went north to look at a part of the upper laud. Leaving the farmhouse aud going on the road to Paradise valley, a splendid stream of water is seen on the right. This is known as Evans creek, taking its name from the locator, and tho entire stream, from the headwaters to the low land where it spreads and is lost, is owned by the Clover ranch. Along the sides of this stream, five miles above the farmhouse, potatoes and grain have been planted, aud both furnish enormous crops. The former Are of the kind that lias made Humboldt potatoes famous all over the coast. About this point tho stream runs between two ranges of hills. The range on the left hand goiug towards the head of the creek runs in a semicircle and meets the right-hand range, except where a gorge some twenty foot in width allows the water to flow to the low land. This gorge is evidently of recent formation, and it looks as if the junction of the two ranges once formed a vast lake about 300 feet above the level of the bare plain below. Were this gorge closed up, the win- ter rains and melting snow from the adjacent hills would fill to overflowing the vast natural reservoir, and restore the lake to its former condition. A flume from this immense body of water, which would be four miles long, one mile wide and sev- eral hundred feet deep, would enable the ownex-s of the Clover Valley ranch to irrigate fully 4, 000 acres of dryland, thus rais- ing the area of their meadow and agricultural land to 10,000 acres. At present much of the water goes to waste in the winter time, and is, in fact, a positive injury, forit floods the already well-watered low lands. The creek affords good trout fishing, and the laud around teems with grouse, quail, sage hens and other small game. With such a body of water and the vast extent of dry land of the best quality of soil belong- ing to the ranch, there is no limit to the possibilities of pro- duction, a fact which is evidenced by the great success that has attended all attempts at reclamation and cultivation. On the second day of their visit the party made an ex- tended inspection of the mountain or summer range owned and controlled by the ranch. The use of the word controlled in this sense needs some explanation. By a land law pecu- liar to Nevada and the unwisdom of which it is not now nec- essary to discuss, holders of State scrip could take up land wherever they chose. Under this law the owners of Clover Valley ranch selected every stream, slough and piece of meadow land and winter range available to an area of nearly 300,000 acres. Having secured these vantage points, they virtually owned and actually controlled tho 300,000 acres. No one can graze cattle on summer ranges alone. Winter range aud meadow laud are needed to support the cattle during the four or five months of the year when the mountains are covered with snow, and even during the summer no other par- ties can use the mountain range because the Clover Valley ranch has secured all the water. Furthermore, there is no pos- sible inlet to these unclaimed lands except by way of the Clover ranch. On the right-hand side is William Dunphy's Squaw Valley range running parallel with Clover Valley ranch. South,] the Clover Valley ranch extends nearly a three-days journey. On the left is an utterly impassable and barren range of hills and north-west is the great Owyhee desert, a sandy waste extending clear to Idaho. With no other outlet and no water except that owned by the Clover Valley ranch; all this vast, unclaimed, unowned and unsurveyed range of more than 200,000 acres must forever remain free to the use of Clover Valley ranch. None can dispute the right to use it, no law can be made to alter the conditions under which it is now controlled, and it is just as much a part of the Evans & Pratt property as though they owned a United States patent to every acre of it. Worthless to. all others, it is of immense value to the Clover Valley ranch. Last week, when visited by the party on their tour of inspection, it seemed a perfect paradise for cattle and horses. After a hard climb of two hours through a gorge inaccessible to every- thing except cattle and Nevada cattle horses, a series of ele- vated table lands are reached far up in the snow line. Be- tween every plateau trickled ice-cold mountain streams, large and small, easily reached by cattle, and all of which are owned by Evans & Co. Some of those streams are lost in subterranean watercourses and go to feed the springs on the low lands. Others, like the Little Humboldt and Evans creek, wind for miles around hills and gorges and either form meadow land or go to swell the volume of the Hum- boldt river. The hills and table lands furnish a luxuriant growth of fattening nutritious feed hard to imagine. Four kinds of bunch grass, milk weed and sunflowers grow girth high to a cattle horse, and towering above all, the height of a man on horseback, is the rye grass, the top of which fur- nishes good feed. So close and dense is the growth that an acre of it would support a steer for three months. On this range over 40,000 head of stock could fatten until the snow- fall drove them to the valley land below. The hills are all unnamed, so it is hard to describe them. On one great hill- side where rises the Little Humboldt is a forest of good-sized trees, cottonwood predominating. This forest is over 250 acres in extent. These trees grow quickly and furnish good material for fence posts, corrals, etc. Amid the hills several corrals have been built to assist the cattle men in rounding up, a job always done in sections on this vast range. In seasons when the snowfall is light, cattle need not leave these hills at all. They can graze on the tops of the herb- age that appear above the snow. When the snow melts and the cattle by instinct come up from the winter browse on the lowland the nutritious bunch grass is the first to appearand it is not until the summer is well advanced that all of the various kinds of grasses have done growing. The party found a good many cattle on the hills, all as fat and round as could be and with that sleek, contented look that comes of good breeding and the best of feed. They were not at all wild and as soon as headed off would stand still for inspection. On the way up to the summer range the party inspected what is known as the upper ranch. This includes a fine orchard, 400 acres of wheat, oats, barley and alfalfa under fence and some 2,000 acres of agricultural land which only needs water to produce unlimited crops. And the water is there too, all waiting for a little ditching to be ready for use. A big creek known as Clover creek springs from the side of the left hand range of hills at an elevation of about 400 feet^ and discharges an enormous body of water into the valley. The fall is very great, aud even last week, when all the snow had disappeared, there was two feet of water running 'in a channel from five to eight feet wide. Near the source of this creek there is a natural place for a big dam, a reservoir which can be built at small cost and will enable the owners of the land to add several hundred acres to the present extent of agricultural and meadow land. The alfalfa land on the up- per ranch shows some neglect but the 125 acres now growing ought to produce about GOO tons of alfalfa hay this season. Some water froze on the ground last winter, owing to neglect* and spoilt a good deal of the crop. The orchard on the ranch aud vegetable garden needs prompt attention, but no fault could be found with the wheat aud barley. A liner field of barley could not be found iu California, and for Ne- vada it is simply wonderful. It will thrash out fully fifty-five bushels to the acre and there is hardly a poor or thin spot in it'. The grain has headed finely, the kernel is plump and full and will weigh heavily. The wheat is in equally line condition aud will thrash out over forty-five bushels to the acre. The straw is long but not tough, the heads are large and full and the kernels white and plump. A lot of timothy grass also grows luxuriantly on this part of the ranch. Tho renreseutative of tho BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN cut some samples of wheat, barley and timothy aud shipped them to Mr. Mills at Fourth and Townsend streets, and ho will no doubt be pleased to show them to any one who feels ourious to see what Nevada can produce iu the way of grain. On the third day of their visit the party, accompanied Mr. N. K. Parsons of Salt Lake, a well-known cattle man, in- spected the cattle and horses. The horses came first and proved a genuine surprise to all hands. There were about 1883 "Jpte 'gjxnc&sx awcl j^nnrtsrwatk 51 100 head besides tlie saddle horses. First shown were two stallions whose produce stocked the ranch. One, a splendid big sorrel, was from a1 half-bred Clydesdale mare by a Morgan stallion, which Mr. Evans brought from Kentucky in early days, and the other a cross between a Norman horse and an American work mare, a fine, big, dark brown horse, full of bone and size. Next were shown four big work horses going out to mow hay. They were by the big sorrel Colum- bus from large work mares. One weighed on the scales 1,450, another 1,420 and the other two scaled 2,650 between them. They were fast walkers and could trot a good gait. Next came a big four-year-old bay, weighing 1,-420, and a five-year- old weighing 1,400, both tough, hardy work horses, quick, active and fairly well broken. A lot of road horses from mares by Ballot Box by Norfolk, dam Ada C by Revenue, were tough, hardy, medium-sized animals, capable of going seventy-five miles a day, and often asked to do it. Of the breeding mares it is safe to say that they are the finest lot of work mares in Nevada, and in fact, the announcement made by the owners of the place does not nearly do justice to the merits of this stock. They are all fine, large American mares, the smallest of them weighing over 1,150 pounds and ranging from 1,200 to 1,400 pounds. Many of the two-year- old colts would weigh 1,250 pounds, and the sucking colts show immense bone, and promise large size. About twenty head of saddle horses, ranging from 900 to 1,050 pounds and broken as cattle horses, will be invaluable to the purchasers on the ranch. An infusion of the blood of Ballot Box with native stock has produced a fast animal of remarkable endur- ance and the vaqueros on the place say that it is no task for them to travel seventy or eighty miles a day, and one was pointed out that had made a trip of ninety miles over hills and desert in one day. Many of the horses on the ranch would fetch £250 each in San Francisco, and taking the band all round, with the sucking colts thrown in, §125 a head on the ranch would be a fine investment. A short time ago there were 500 head of horses on the ranch, but last week Evans & Pratt sold off 400 head, picking out about 100 for stock and work horses. Such of the cattle as the party saw were extra fine cattle, perhaps the best band of that size that could be found on any cattle range. The number announced in the advertisement of the ranch was 4,000 head, but probably an actual count would fall short. Mr. Pratt expects to brand about 800 calves at round-up, and that figure is doubtless correct. All the bulls are thoroughbred Durhams of good strains, and the old cows are fine American stock, so the produce is excellent. Similar stock at the Camron sale brought from $75 to $125 each, and were purchased by so good a judge of cattle as William Dunpby. Next year about 1,200 calves will be branded, according to Mr. Pratt, and he is not a man given to overestimating. One steer in the corral weighed on the scales 2, 160 pounds, and many others were of very large size, but this one was the giant of the herd. The band is princi- pally composed of cows and calves, just what is needed to restock the range. The remainder of the day was spent in a more extended survey of the winter range and what is called the river or lower ranch. Mr. Parsons pronounced the winter range by far the best he had ever seen. He pointed out four varieties of sage, besides the rye grass and grease wood, and gave it as his opinion that there was winter feed enough for 35, 000 head of cattle. There is no doubt that the advertisements have understated the value of this portion of the ranch. The river ranch is a big stretch of land lying on either side of the Humboldt river, from Stone House to Golconda, twenty-five miles, and below the fiat meadows watered by the smaller streams. On this ranch can be cut an enormous quantity of hay easily accessible to the railroad, which passes within five miles of its most remote extremity. The grasses on this ranch include vine leaf clover, red clover and blue joint, all remarkably fattening feed, which impart a good flavor to the beef. A good deal of the hay has been sold this season, but not nearly so much was raised as should have been, for the ditches were neglected and the river allowed to overflow and waste. Along the banks of the river Evans & Pratt have a lot of feed corrals arranged on convenient bends. To these places cattle can be driven and fed while awaiting cars for shipment at the railroad two or three miles distant. At Iron Point, the nearest railroad station, Evans & Pratt have erected a Iargo#hipping corral for the use of the ranch sufficient to hold thirty car-loads of cattle at one time. The sale is a combination between the railroad company, who own some of the land, and Evans & Pratt, who own the remainder and the improvements, stock, cattle, etc. Tech- nically speaking, the Clover Valley ranches include : Town- ship 36 north, ranges 41, 42, 43, 44 east; township 37 north, ranges 42, 43, 44 east; township 38 north, ranges 43, 44 east; township 39 north, range 43 east — Mount Diablo meridian. Title based upon patents from the United States will be given to 106,000 acres of land. As before explained this will give the holder the exclusive control of over 200,000 acres ad- ditional. There is about 800 tons of cut hay on the home ranch, good barns, stalls for thirty horses, grain headers, mowing machines, plows, harrows, harness, wagons and all the tools and implements needed to work the ranch. The opportunity offered for an investment by some capitalist or syndicate is large. The entire place is offered for $300,000, of which $175,000 can be paid in five years, bearing 7 per cent. Based on the lowest valuation of stock and rating the meadow land at $8 per acre, the place as it stands is worth, according to accepted figures, $472,000, and in addition to this the right to the large control of summer range goes free with the sale. No one appreciates the value of the ranch better than Evans & Pratt, and they would vastly prefer to find a partner with the money needed to stock the range and buy the necessary railroad land to selling. Properly stocked the place will pay for itself in three years and leave a margin more than suffi- cient to pay interest on the investment, as any man familiar with cattle business can see at a glance. Time and space will not permit an extended account of the Breeder a>~d Sportsman" man's trip to this cattle kingdom. He feels under obligations to Messrs. Evans & Pratt for their hospitality, and to Mr. B. L. Fulton of the Keno Gazette, who kindly threw aside his business to act as guide and companion in one of the jolliest trips ever made. The Breeder a>tj Sportsmax of San Francisco'recently en- tered upon a new volume. It is one of the best and most ably conducted sporting publications in America, and should be taken and read by every horseman, nimrod, fancier of blooded canines, and lover of fishing and athletic sports. It also devotes considerable attention to the stock raising bus- iness and is invaluable to such as are engaged that pursuit. — Willows Journal. The Breeder axd Sportsman of San Francisco has entered upon its third volume. It is now a permanent and necessa- ry journalistic fixture in the State and we are glad that it is succeeding. — Lodi Sentinel* TURF AND TRACK. The Four-year-olds at Chicago. The following is the Chicago Tribune's account of the race so handily won by Eva on the 14th inst.: The four-year-old race was looked forward to as the princi- pal event of the day, Jersey Lily, Algath, Eva, Billy Clinker and Bonita being the starters. Of these Bonita and Eva were from California, Algath from Kentucky, Jersey Lily from Indiana and Billy Clinker from Missouri. In the pool sell- ing Friday night Bonita was a hot favorite, but at the track yesterday opinion had changed, and Algath was made first choice, although Bonita sold well up with her all the time. In the draw for positions Billy Clinker got the pole, Eva sec- ond place, Algath third, Jersey Lily fourth, and Bonita the outside. On the fifth scoring the word was given to a very even send-off, but before the first turn was rounded Billy Clinker and Jersey Lily had broken, and Bonita was at the pole and two lengths ahead of Algath, Eva a like dis- tance behind the Kentucky filly. From this point the race was all between Bonita and Algath, the former leading until half way down the homestretch, when Algath came alongside and beat her out a neck, after a hard struggle, in 2:23. Before the start for the second heat there was a strong cur- rent in the pools in favor of Eva, the field selling for $50 and the filly for $25. At the start Bonita tookthe leadand stayed in front until after passing the half-mile pole, Algath being second and Eva^hird. A break on the lower turn by Algath enabled Eva to take second position. She soon had Bonita beaten, Jersey Lily also going by the Stanford filly and fin- ishing a length behind Eva, who won very handily in 2:25, the others as per summary. The third heat was a very easy one for Eva, who took the lead when the word was given, and was never headed in the mile, winning in a jog by two lengths from Jersey Lily. Al- gath was second at the half-mile pole, but quit coming home, both the Lily and Clinker beating her. Bonita was last and very tired. "When the word for the fourth heat was given, Fuller sent Algath along at a tremendous pace and succeeded in taking the pole before the first turn was reached, but soon after get- ting the inside position she broke, Bonita going into the lead, which she held for three-quarters of a mile, both Eva and Algath getting alongside of her on the lower turn. Billy Clinker, who had been trailing the others, now showed a great burst of speed, and half way down the homestretch had all but Eva beaten. He was not able to reach the filly, how- ever, she winning at her ease by two lengths in 2:26: SUMJIAEY. ■July 14, 1883.— The Chicago Trotting Stake; $100 entrance, with 51,000 added; for colts and fillies of 1879. O. A. Hickok, San Francisco, enters b f Eva, by Snltan, dam Minnehaha by Bald Chief 3 1 1 1 AIcFerran & Co., Louisville, Ky., enter b f Algath, by Cnyler, dam by Harold ! 1 4 4 4 Charles McCalla, Columbus, Ind., enters en f Jersey Lily, by Hambletonian Downing & 2 2 3 J. Longshore, Belton, Mo., enters gr c Billy Clinker, by Clinker 5 5 3 2 Palo Alto Farm, Mayfield, Cal., enters b f Bonita, by Elec- tioneer 2 3 5 5 TIME. Quarter. First heat 0:35i Second heat 0 :35i Third heat 0 :3?I Fourth heat 0:37 Halt. Three-qrs. iao* 1 :45i uoi 1:47} 1:14 1 :49i 1:122 1:48} Mile. 2:23 2:262 2:26 General Harding. It would be hard to find a two-year-old colt of any year the superior of the chestnut colt Gen. Harding by imported OJreat Tom, out of Liza Davis by Whirlwind (son of Tem- pest), her dam Fannie Barrow by imported Albion, out of Ann Chase by imported Leviathan, etc., etc., the property of Mr. Samuel Bryant of Louisville, Ky. In our experience of the turf we have seen nothing his equal or superior in the South or West except Hindoo, and it is doubtful if he was much better. Gen. Harding is very appropriately named after the veteran turfman and proprietor of Belle Meade Stock farm, Nash- ville., Tenn., who bred the colt. Gen. Harding is a light, pale chestnut colt, blaze face and right forefoot white above the pastern, and a little white on both hind heels, and a few gray hairs scattered about his flanks. He stands just a shade under sixteen hands, has a plain head, stout neck, well in- clined shoulders, great length, stout middle piece, ribs back welL stout back and loins, and seems up to any weight, fie has immense hips and quarters, sound feet and. legs, and the only objection to him is that he stands a little upright on his pasterns. He has a big, open stride, with an immense turn of speed, and has proven that he can run in any kind of ground, wet or dry. He has started in ten stakes and won nine, and should have won them all but for being cannoned against in his race at Nashville. Thus far his winnings amount to §16,395, and barring accidents he will credit his owner with a number more. His owner has refused $15,000 cash for him on more than one occasion, and, judging by the way he has beaten his fields, he is the best two-year-old of the year. We have al- ways felt that Great Tom woald prove a successful sire, and regret, as will Generals Harding and Jackson, that he was not allowed to make a full season this year, for we doubt if ever Belle Meade turned out a greater colt than Gen. Hard- ing.— Live Stock Record. ♦ The annexed description of Fanny Witherspoon, the mare that won the 2:19 purse at Chicago on the 14th, is from the Breeder's Gazette. When Mr. Hickok left here last spring for the East he prophesied that Fanny was one of the coming great trotters, and was of the opinion that she would dis- tinguish herself this season: Fanny Witherspoon, the bright and shinning light of the Midway stable, is a large chestnut mare, sixteen hands one inch, weighing likely about 1,050 poinds, in her present con- dition. She has a thin line of white down the face that is so fine as not to be continuous. Her near hind leg is white almost to the hock. She has rather a plain head, with a ten- dency to Roman nose, a long, slim ear and clever eye, a straight neck of medium length, deep shoulders, rather flat and angular in the middle piece, ragged hips, remarkably clean flat limbs and splendid feet. She is said to have trotted eleven races as a two-year-old, yet I doubt if there is a sounder trotter living. She wears shin boots, scalpers, rolls, and quarter boots, 13-ouuce shoe forward, S-ounce behind, a large snaffle covered with leather, and a curved check bit, worked by an overdraw resembling Carlton's. Everybody knows she is Almont's daughter, and since she can trot very fast and stay, Messrs. Busby, Simpson, et. ah, will never cease to remind us that her dam was of running blood, so far as known. She is a rough-gaited mare, except when at top speed, and reminds me of Proteine. Those in the eecrets of the stable say she ear* give any trotter a race. Director at Chicago. Director's debut at Chicago on the ICtii inst. is thus de- picted by the Breeder's Gazette: The crowd began to gather earlier than on Saturdav and in greater numbers. If the improvement holds good for each succeeding day the grounds will have to be enlaced. The programme included three events that excited great ijilereqt among the betting fraternity. In the 2:19 class Director nse a crushing favorite; but when Pete Johnson came out with Gladiator and won the first heat at his ease, it encouraged stubborn men with combative tendencies to bull the short end of the investment, much to their sorrow, however. Gladiator is the fool of a horse that Johnson made such a magical change in last year. At Cleveland I saw him pull, back, jump, swerve and endanger the whole party with his antics. So bad was he that the man in charge wired the owner that he was worthless and had better be sent home The owner wired Peter to take the horse, and whatever was done would be right. Johnson thought it was bad medicine, and took it very reluctantly. In his first race Turner and Johnson agreed that Topsywasthe best one, and backed her, Johnson putting in S ISO. Tojiis intense surprise this re- puted idiotic puller never did a wrong thing; went off smooth and handsome, winning the race. Gladiator has a half- brother, Onro, who looks like him for all the world, has lots of speed, and is just such an actor as Gladiator was. I would like to see if Johnson could mesmerize him ont of his idiocy. Johnson did not lose a race with Gladiator, and was now be- hind him for the first time this year. So much confidence did your representative from the wilds of Minnesota have in Johnson that, contrary to custom when reporting a race, I bet "Mambrino" S10 to $20 that Gladiator would beat Direct- or; and it must have been that paltry $10 that made me for a moment suspect the incorruptible Peter of not driving quite so fast as he might in the last heat. The starters were Gladiator, Jewett, Walnut, Kate McCall and Director, who drew positions in the order named. They soon got an even send-off, when Director, the favorite, broke and fell to the rear, only succeeding in beating McCall home. Gladiator trotted an easy heat, with Jewett and Walnut next to him in the order named. Time, 2:22 J. Second heat — Gladiator went off with an easy lead, broke on the bafkstretch and fell back to the rear-, but soon got agoing and trotted into second position. At the finish Wal- nut and Jewett were secure for third and fourth places, and their drivers were slowing them up to finish easy, when Knap McCarthy, with McCall, thought he saw a show for a place, and brought his whip down whack over the back of Blue Bull's daughter. She slid out from under it like a scared trout, and won third place. Maxwell and Jimmy Goldsmith must have felt cheap at this, while Enap deserves a long credit mark for his quick perception and skillful action in caking advantage of their blunder. Third heat — This was the most interesting contest of the meeting thus far. Gladiator went right off, and out-footed Director on the turn, taking the pole from him, Down the backstretch Director got to him. again, and the brush re- minded me of Thorne and Clingstone at Cleveland last year. Director gave it up first, however, broke and fell back a length; quickly recovered, seemed refreshed by the opera- tion, and dug for the big Blue BulL quickly making it a double team race again. Now one was ahead, then the other, just a trifle. Nearing home the cry was, " Gladiator has it," answered as loudly by " No, Director has it." Then it was so close that all held their breaths, and, twenty feet from the wire, Director, with a supreme effort, threw himself to the front in 2:20. Alas! for my $10. Why shonldl have risked it upon the offspring of that misbegotten, broken-legged, one-eyed old brute of a teaser to a Jack, Blue Bull. "Aha, Mr. M. T. G.," cried Mambrino, "you have lived in the woods too long. Ton don't suppose I intend to stay up here for nothing, do yon ?" Sorrowfully I disbursed my wealth, and resolved no more to indulge in the wicked practice of betting until the verdancy of the woods has sufficiently worn away to permit the discernment of a sure thing. Fourth heat — Gladiator again trotted around Director and took the lead; but the California stud got inhis work on the straight. Another horse-race ensued into the turn, where Director could stand the pressure no longer, and fell away to the rear in a hopeless break. Was it my $10 that make me think that Peter waited ? Did the harrowing effect upon my soul of this great loss inspire me with the suspicion that when Peter looked back and saw how far behind Director was he cruelly punished the back pad and shaft, instead of Glad- iator, while taking firm hold of the quitter to keep him from falling down? Did my sordid greed for paltry gain make me believe that the big horse's ears were lively, his eyes eager, his manner strong, and that he could have brushed away if permitted, like a quarter horse, and nearly distanced Di- rector, instead of yielding to the mesmeric influence of his long-nosed driver, and gracefully allowing Director to come up from away in the rear and win in 2:224 ? I am a friend to Peter. I believe he is the greatest of living drivers, and that nothing in his career so adorns his fame as Gladiator. I am sorry that for $10 I should suspect that he did not do his ut- most to win. It shows how much meanness a little sum of money will engender. But just the same, let me predict that when the sign comes right Gladiator will do such battle from wire to wire as will make Director and his followers sick. Kate McCall trotted a very good heat, finishing third, and Knap deserves credit for the manner in which he drove her. Jewett, by a scratch, got third money, but McCall could « ;isi- ly have beaten either him or Walnut, with the two leaders out. naouBT. Purse 52,500, 2:23class, with $500 to winner of fastest beat, if better than 2:19. Director, blk h, by Dictator, dam Dolly by Mambrino Chief. .4 1 1 1 Gladiator, b g, by Blue Bull, dam by Jim Monroe 1 2 2 2 ■Jewett, blk g, by AUio West, dam by John Enuis 2 5 4 1 Kate McCall, grm, by Blue Bull, dam Nellie Urey 5 3 3 3 Walnut, b g, by Florida, dam Relief 3 4 B 5 Quarter. 0:36i 0:36* 0:35 0:351 CJMessrs. McGinnis & Fawcett are now in charge of Agri- cultural Park, under lease of five years, and Mr. Fawcett will be the resident manager. At present the track is in good condition, and soon the stables will be ready for all appli- cants. Twenty more stalls will be immediately put up, and other needed improvements will be made. At Drescn are at the park Col. Slaughter's stable of Bve'trot runners, Charlie Thomas' stable, Joe Bridger's Btabli San Bernardino) of runners, John J. Beynold eleven trotters, Charlio Durfee's stable of si: part of them the H. M. Johnson stock, and a st Bakersfield. The stalls are nearly fiilL and there is demand for more room. — Los AnycUe Mirror. TIME. Half. Three-quarters. Mile. 1J0 1:45 2:22( iao i:ii; 2:24j 1:091 1:0C5 1 :<.". 2:20 l:4Gj 1-33 52 \vccAcv mtd ^pfortsmatx, July 28 New Racing Club at Chicago. After trying for serce years to make running and trotting jointly popular in Chicago, the admirers of both have at last come to the conclusion that it cannot be done, and the run- ning element'nas organized a club which is to have the same standing^n Chicago as the American Jockey Club has in New York and the Louisville Jockey Club in Louisville. The or- ganization will be known as the Washington Park Club, of ♦ ■which General P. H. Sheridan is President, N. K. Fairbanks, S. W. AUerton, J. W. Doane and Albert S. Gage, Vice-Presi- dents; John R. Walsh, Treasurer, and John E. Brewster, Secretary. The stock has all been subscribed for and a tract of land purchased half a mile long and a quarter of a mile wide, located some two hundred yards south of the South Park— the Central Park of Chicago. It is about five miles from the Palmer House, and can be reached by several excel- lent drives to and through the park. Also by the Cottage Grove avenue horse-cars, and by steam over the Illinois Cen- tral and Lake Shore railroads, the former running about three furlongs from the track on the east and the latter a quarter of a mile on the west. Having secured so admirably located a piece of property, the club is taking every possible advantage of the experience of all other racing associations in the matter of constructing a track, building stables, stands and clubhouse. The track, which is now being built, will be one of the widest and best graded in the country. The stand will be located somewhat similar to that at Sheepshead Bay, with a lawn 50 feet wide at the end nearest the winning post and 100 feet wide at the other end. It will be a two-story stand, 500 feet long and five feet above the level of the track. It will have open seats or chairs in the lower tier, with boxes and facilities for re- served seats in the upper tier. About 200 feet from the stand, and on the first turn a clubhouse will be built that ■will furnish all the facilities for members now enjoyed at Jerome Park, and will be open all the year round. Like the stand it will be five feet above the level of the track, and have two balconies, each 166 feet long and 16 feet wide, for the accommodation of members and their families. Every care is being taken to admit only gentlemen of known honor and worth, the initiation fee being fixed at $150 and the dues at $40 per year. The grounds surrounding the clubhouse will beJaid out in the highest style of ornamental gardening, with a*pecial en- trance for members, and ample stalls and boxes for carriages built in the corner of the property by the quarter-pole. The main entrance will be immediately in the rear of the grand stand, where ample space will be left for carriages and wag- ons and with shaded walks for the horses, as at Saratoga. The betting inclosure will be at the lower end of the stand, as at Jerome and Monmouth parks, with the saddling pad- dock, weighing rooms, telegraph offices in the immediate vi- cinity. The stables and kitchens will be located along the backstretch and on the three-quarter turn. The whole track is being tiled-drained into two large lakes in the middle of the track, around which will be constructed the steeplechase course, which will not only have a natural water-jump, but the other jumps required by the English National Hunt Club. The understanding is that only one meeting will be held each year; also that the inaugural meeting will be held late next June, when $50, 000 will be given in purses and added money. The meeting will continue eight days, with an aver- age of six races each day. A stake programme is now being drawn up for two and three -year-old events, which will close in October, with an additional one for handicaps and cups to close in January. In all stakes there will be small and frequent declarations, with a view to attracting large entries, and at the same time to enable owners to cur- tail expenses, as their horses may break down or show that they are not worthy of being trained for their engagements. With such, excellent prospects there is no reason why the Washington Park Club, with good management, should not become one of the most influential racing associations in the West, and complete the cordon of race meetings which be- gin at Menphis and follow in turn at Nashville, Lexington, Louisville, Cincinnati and St. Louis. — World. Entries close Wednesday, August 1. See advertisements. Ninth District Pair. The annual fair of the Ninth District will be held at Roh- nerville, Humboldt county, September IS, 19, 20 and 21. The speed programme is as follows: First Day — No. 1. Running; purse of $40; free for all saddle horses that have no record under 2:00; catch weights; one-mile dash; first $30, second $10. Second Day — No. 2. Running; at 11 a. m.; purseof $100; free for all; three-quarter-mile dash; first $75, second S25. No. 3. Trotting; at 1:30 p.m.; purse of $100; for all horses that have never beaten 3:00 (Bruno barred); mile heats, two in three; first $75, second $25. No. 4. Running; at 3 p. m.; purse of $40; for saddle horses with no record under 0:54; catch, weights; one-half mile and repeat; first $30, second $10. Third Day— No. 5. Trotting; purse of $100, entrance money added; for three-year-olds and under, entrance fees to be paid as follows: July 1, $10; August 1, $10; September 1, $10. If final entrance fee is paid on one colt only, the owner receives all the entrance money. Mile and repeat; first 75 per cent, second 25 per cent. No. 6. Trotting; at 1:30 p. m.; purse of $100; mile heats, two in three; Overland, Cadmus and Bonner to wagon; first $75, second $25. No. 7. Running; at 3 p. m.; purse of $100; free for all; one-half mile and repeat; first $75, second $25. Fourth Day — Ladies' equestrianship; at 11 a. m.; first $15, second $10, third $5. No. S. Trotting; at 1:30 p. m.; purse of $200; free for all; mile heats, three in five; first $150, second $50. No. 9. Running; at 3 p.m.; purseof $100; free for all; mile heats, two in three; first $75, second $25. These races are open to any horse owned in the Ninth Dis- trict (composed of the counties of Del Norte and Humboldt) by a bona fide resident of the district on the first day of June, 1SS3, provided that the free-for-all running races are open to horses owned in Mendocino county. Phallas Defeats Majolica. The fifth day of the Chicago Driving Park summer trotting meeting furnished rare sport. All the conditions were most favorable. The weather was warm, with very little wind blowing, and the track was unusually fast. The sensational event of the day was the meeting between Majolica and Phal- las, in which the latter was victorious, reversing the verdict at the Gentlemen's Driving Park, New York, a few weeks at»o. Majolica won the first heat without urging at any point. While scoring for the second heat the starting judge gave the word " Go, " and by mistake sounded the recall bell at the same time. All came back except Majolica, who was jogged around and given the heat under the rules, the others being allowed to start again. The third heat was trotted at once. Majolica went away first and was seven lengths ahead of Phallas at the half-mile post. Then Phallas began to trot very fast, overhauling the leader at the three-quarter post, trotting him to a break and winning the heat in 2:16}. The following is a SUMMAEt. J. I. Case, Racine, enters b h Phallas 2 0 111 Jolin Murphy, New York, enters ti g Majolica 1 12 3 2 J. D. Ogden.'Pittsbuxg, enters b g Felix 3 0 3 2 2 W H. Saunders, Clvde, N. Y., enters b g Index 4 0 4 4 4 Time -2:17, 3:41, 2:16A. 2:20, 2:21*. W7e understand that the English division of Mr. Eeene's rrcehorses, Foxhall, Golden Gate, Blue Grass, Bolero, Po- tosi, and the Cremorne filly, will probably return to this country in the Egypt, which sails on the 1st of August. Un- less Richard Marsh thinks that some of them can win profit- able subsisting engagements they will all come home. They, together with Mr. Keene's horses in this country, will be placed under the management of Mr. Blagrave, and will be at Sheepshead Bay to be prepared for the fall meetings. We sincerely wish to see Mr. Keene meet with such success as should follow, if not wholly reward his enterprise. — Sports- Frank McLaughlin, the light weight jockey, was expelled by the Saratoga Association last Wednesday for offering Spillman $50 to pull a horse. Spillman refused the offer and reported the matter to his principal, Green Morris, who called the attention of the judges to it with the result above stated. YACHTING. The Challenge to the Chispa. The Fleur de Lis is at last out in a challenge to the Chispa. There has been a great deal of talk about White wishing to make a match with some of the crack boats, but nothing definite has come out until now. Her success in the channel last Sunday with the Halycou may have helped to culminate matters. The terms of the challenge are: Only the three working sails to be used, the stakes to be $1,000 a side, and the race to take place between the 15th and 30th of August. The forfeit money has been deposited with Phil McGovern, and the challenge is open for ten days. This does not leave Mr. Gutte much time to get ready and let whoever he may select to sail his yacht (provided always that he accepts the defi), probably Turner, experiment with her. The Fleur de Lis does not labor under the same disadvan- tage, as White, who will doubtless sail her if the match is made, has had his boat out constantly since the opening of the season and must by this time know her every good point and her every failing, of which all boats are bound to have more or less. Apart from these considerations is the fact that Mr. G. may not desire to make his boat a gambling ma- chine. Yacht racing for money prizes is an unhealthy state of affairs at the best, as it presents too many opportunities for jobbery, and anything of that kind, should it come to the surface, would give the sport a serious set-back. A trophy, say a flag or some valuable plate, would give a stimu- lus to yacht racing that would last. Why cannot some of our prominent men take example from Mr. Ashbury, the English yachtsman who, when out here, presented a very handsome plate, which had to be won by the same boat twice before she could keep it, which was finally gained by theConsuelo? To such a trophy we would suggest that any and all yachts could compete for it, the race to be governed by the rules of the yacht clubs and over the old San Fran- cisco Club course, and the event ought to take place annu- ally on some holiday, say the Fourth of July, which, how- ever, is open to the objection that business to a certain ex- tent is at a standstill at that time and that yacht owners might prefer taking a cruise instead of staying here for a chance to win a trophy. To return to the boats under discussion: If the race is made and the weather is heavy the Chispa we expect will have a "walk-over, " but in the event of light winds the Fleur de Lis will be the favorite. There is a great deal more speed in the Chispa than most people imagine. The reason of this idea is because her owner after the ill-luck which be- fell him in the race with the Con O'Connor — viz., getting be- calmed off the Oakland stakeboat after being a good two miles ahead, and then having the Con O'Connor slip by about one hundred yards to windward with her lee deck sail flush with the water — seemed to lose interest in racing and never uses his boat for any other purpose than to take him over to Saucelito and home again on Sundays. This is a great pity, as in a good blow she would give the champion, Nellie, a hard rattle. Up to the hour of our going to press there has been no answer to the challenge. Perhaps if White extends his chal- lenge so as to let the Nellie or Aggie accept he may be ac- commodated. By the way, there is a deal of management displayed by White. He makes the race for the latter half of August, when the summer winds begin to lose their "vim, " and with three working sails he has an ample spread of can- vas, while the Chispa except in very heavy weather requires her kites. A mistake inadvertently crept into this column last week in reference to the yawl generally known to the yachting public as the Mist. On account of the multifarious names with which she has been christened, we imagined there must have been at least two boats. The facts are as follows: She was launched as a sloop under the name of the Lotus about ten or twelve years ago, when her owner painted her black, and, we suppose, wanting a^Jore appropriate name, rechristened her the Raven. She lay for a long time on the shores of Car- quinez straits, resembling the vessel that Wordsworth's "An- cient Mariner" saw with the man and woman shaking dice in, as her seams, under the effect of the weather, opened up so that one could see through her, giving one the idea that she would in future make a better chicken coop than yacht. However, she was fixed up, rigged as a yawl and called the Mist — a very pretty name — used on the bay as a pleasure boat during the season and as a " shooting box" at Antioch in win- ter. She has again changed hands, and was taken to Mon- terey, where she is now called the Josephine. We make this correction as we desire to make this column an authority ou all yachting events here, and in future we hope that we will not have to make any change from the original text. "The Bohemians keep very quiet. Their "Owl" flag is hoisted there on Sundays, but it is the exception rather than the rule to see anyone in or about the premises. It seems to us that the vice-commodores of both elubs%ave more energy than their superiors. When Messrs. Oliver and Caduc had command everything seemed to be brisk in yacht- ing circles, but when they relinquished their temporary authority things that previously interested everyone moved in a desultory manner, without any unity of action. Yacht- ing clubs, to be a success from a yachtsman's, not a society man's, point of view, should give more cruises, so as to get the boats together, and the racing that always comes out on these occasions adds zest to the sport which is not to be ob- tained from disconnected trips, where, if a scrub race is made, each vessel, not having any set course to steer, immediately wishes to lay the course most advantageous to her, which may be her opponent's worst point, thus leading to innumer- able "ifs." Last Sunday was overcast and rather gloomy, but a nice, fresh breeze blew pretty thoroughly all over the bay. The bay was not as full of pleasure craft as usual. The Halycon left Saucelito between ten and eleven o'clock and ran out into the channel, where she was met by the Fleur de Lis, and a very pretty race was had, the boats beating out toward the the Heads. The Fleur de Lis seemed to have a slight advan- tage over the larger vessel, but a centerboard boat — other things being equal — should always beat a keel boat in a race to windward on a flood tide and smooth sea. Coming home off the wind the vessels kept about the same relative posi- tions that they had when they squared away, the Halycon if anything getting the advantage. The addition that is being made to the Pacific Yacht Club house was to have been finished by the 1st of August, but it will require a full week more than the contract time to put it in condition for use. The dining room will be well lighted by windows on three sides of the room and it is calculated that one hundred and fifty persons can dine there without crowd- ing. This will obviate the necessity of setting the tables on the porch on opening and closing days, which was disagree- able from the fact of the wind, which always blows in Hurri- cane Gulch, and would invariably find its way through the canvas, which on these occasions surrounds the porch. Dr. Merritt quietly slipped away for a cruise in the Casco. The yacht will probably visit Humboldt bay, and then con- tinue on to Paget sound, which, from all accounts, must be a yachtsman's paradise. As the Doctor's time is all his own, no time has been definitely fixed for her return, so the party will stay and enjoy themselves as long as they please without being harassed with the distressing thought that each day as it passes is shortening their vacation. Dr. Merritt is the only person in this neighborhood who seems to thoroughly under- stand the true theory of getting all the pleasure possible out of deep-sea cruising. The young gentlemen who have chartered the Thetis for the season are highly elated because they beat the Dawn from the mouth of Oakland Creek to Point Cavallo notwith- standing the fact that Andrew Swansen — the helmsman of the Con O'Connor in all her victories — sailed the new schooner. Off Point Cavallo the Dawn squared away for the city; the Thetis, however, did not follow her but continued on to Saucelito, where she lay till next morning. The little scrub race does not show conclusively that the Thetis is the best vessel, as " close hauled " is her best sailing point. Off the wind the schooner would probably more than turn the tables. On Saturday last an amateur photographer obtained some very fine instantaneous photographs of 1 the [Annie as she sailed past the Saucelito water front. The only draw- back to the beauty of the photos is the reef in the mainsail of the yacht, which looks strange when the appearancej of the water indicates an ordinary breeze. The Lnrline at her an- chorage is seen to the leeward of the Annie, and Angel Island and Raccoon Straits form the background of the pic- ture, the whole making a very pretty marine view. The yawl Lolita had a party of ladies and gentlemen last Sunday. Charley Chittenden, her owner, seems to be very popular, as he keeps his boat going all through the season rarely missing a holiday or Sunday, and in the duck season, always manages to contract with some of the shooting clubs to keep his boat in some of the sloughs as a shooting box for them. The schooner that Stone started last year was to be about the size of the Rambler. From the neglect of the young gentleman who ordered her to "supply the needful," Stone has stopped work on her until he can find some one who de- sires a boat of that size and who will put up some money as a guarantee of good faith, when he will finish her. Her lines are very pretty. Mr. Hamilton, since he became a Benedict, seems to be more interested in sailing over the matrimonial sea than over the "briny," for he never does any cruising now. His pretty little yacht Clara lies at her moorings in Richardsons bay week in and week out, with the exception of two or three hours each Sunday, when her owner takes a little spin in her. The Rambler arrived at Stockton on the afternoon of Mon- day the 16th inst. being a day later than the average on ac- count of getting on the middle grounds in Suisun bay. She left Stockton the following Sunday morning and expected to arrive at Benecia the next day. She is due here ou the 29th inst. What has become of the big Jyacht that wasj going to be built by Mr. Bowie when he sold the Nellie? From his ac- count she was to be the largest, fastest, best finished and most comfortable boat San Francisco bay had ever seen. We have been looking for her for some time but have about given up all hope now. The Pacific Club contemplates giving its usual annual re- gatta in September. Would not August be a bettermonth, ou account of the presence of the Knights Templar, and of the certainty of steady winds, which certainly becomes a matter of speculation a mouth later? The sloop Nellie is on the ways at Hunters Point under- going a complete overhauling, which she needed, as she be- gan to look rather " seedy, " if we may use such an expres- sion in reference to a yacht. She will come off resplendent with new paint and rigging. The boat that Purvis, the Oakland boat builder, has been building for so long in his spare time, is at last afloat, al- though she still has to be rigged and finished inside. She looks much smaller in the water than one would expect who has seen her on the ways. The little yawl Enid— the Gist yacht of that rig in these waters — lies in a slough near Martinez dismantled. The yacht Fawn has been entirely renovated and looks con* siderably better. 1883 c jspcrrismatt. 53 BOWING. Why Hamm and Conley Lost. The Haligonians, Hamm and Conley, -with their trainer, William Spelman of Portland, returned to Halifax a fortnight ago, and in the Halifax Chronicle of Monday week, in an in- terview with a reporter of that paper, stated how they came to meet with defeat. Hamm's defeat at Pullman by Hos- mer was a great surprise. Their disaster at Lowell was caused by their failure to hear the word, and so on. Spel- man says Hosmer is rowing faster than he ever was in his life, and the lively manner in which the hoy propelled his boat was more than a surprise to him. They deny the statement that they had arranged a schedule race to beat Hosmer at Lowell, Concerning the Haligonians the Boston Globe published the following in a recent issue : ' ' Will they fizzle out ? Warren Smith of Halifax was considered in his infantile sculling days by the very best judges in the aquatic world to be the man of all men that was to pull down Hainan's flag, but after a few questionable snccesses upon the water, he fizzled out, and as a sculler he is rarely, if ever, spoken of. Conley and Hamm, under the same mentor, in receipt of the same pat- ronage and hailing also from Halifax, are pursuing much the same course as did their predecessor, Smith, excepting as to the questionable successes, for, with the exception of local successes and a victory over Hosmer on Bedford Basin last season, they have had no successes that can be at present writing brought to mind. They have had nothing but defeat, and in almost every instance their disaster was caused by too much earnestness in their work or by gross negligence on their part. Hamm might easily have won the first place in the single-scull race on the Charles River, July 4, 1882, and that Conley could have been well up with him at the finish was evidenced by the fact that though apparently rowing with vigor from the start, a mile and three-eighths from home, when calling upon his colleague to find the stake to turn, his loud voice gave evidence of very little previous ef- fort on his part. At Pullman, Hamm was interfered with by Elliot, and it is reported that, like Morris, when he rowed Warren Smith at Silver Lake, he had to stop to allow Gaudaur to finish ahead of him. At LowelL both Conley and Hamm are reported as being confused at the start, and did not re- cover from their confusion until both Hanlan and Hosmer had secured so strong a lead that it was impossible for the Haligonians to close the gap thus opened. These circum- stances are all singular, and although it may be unfair to say it, yet it is very evident, taking all things into consideration, that the Halifax scullers either lose their heads the minute they back up to the line for the word, or they are imposing upon the public. Probably when they settle down to busi- ness, they may, a la Warren Smith, fizzle out." ♦ A Clear Back-Down. The extraordinary form displayed by Hanlan and Lee in the double scull race at Pullman has had its effect on the Halifax Bowing Association, for in the last number of the Turf, Field and Farm the following appears: "Edward Hanlan wrote us last week, from Ogdensburg, that in a talk with Mr. Spellman about the double scull race both thought it better to let the race go until the fall. On Monday we were surprised to receive the following dispatch from the Halifax Bowing Association: 'If there is nothing definite from Hanlan and Lee regarding the double scull race, please r-eturn deposit. We are tired of waiting, and other business is proposed. ' As Mr. Spellman is the repre- sentative of the Halifax Association, it is but natural to sup- pose that its members were cognizant of the meeting and conversation mentioned in Hanlan's letter. When the k double scull race was proposed, the Haligonians were aware that Hanlan had arranged several races for the summer season, and the fact that he was on the eve of deciding his great race with Boss at Ogdensburg when the above dispatch was received prevented us from writing him at length upon the subject his ownl etter indicated had been settled with Mr. Spellman. As soon as the Hanlan-Boss event is a thing of the past, we will consult Hanlan in reference to the double scull race, and in the event of his not concluding, will return the Halifax Bowing Association its deposit. Some of the Long Bridge Bowing clubs ought to have a good reliable man to shoot the fellows who take out other people's boats and sculls. It is not exactly the thing for a man who has no boat to take out another oarsman's craft without saying "by your leave." When a man who has a tboat or boats and several pairs of sculls takes out another man's property so as to save hi3 own, he ought to be made do some of his rowing on a rail and given a tar and feather shirt to warm himself in. This is not allegorical but applicate. Supervisor Griffin came up town on the jump the other evening, to find Lew White, who was charged with having said that he was authorized to back Sam Watkins against Dennis Griffin for $250. Unfortunately, Mr. White had left town immediately after making the startling announcement, and so once more the interminable negotiations were broken off. Fred Smith of the Ariel Club is a convert to the theory that "to row it is necessary to have a boat." Smith says -that he had an old scow on the Fourth of July, and when he struck the rough water he was more anxious to elude the coroner than to win a prize ; hence his conspicuous position in the rear of the procession. By telegraph comes the following report of the death of Captain M. Webb, the noted English swimmer, who perished in an attempt to swim through the rapids and whirlpool be- low Niagara Falls. He was rowed in a skiff to a point in the river opposite the old "Maid of the Mist" landing by John McClay, the ferryman at the falls, and leaped from the boat at two minutes past four. The daring swimmer passed the big rapids all right, keeping in the middle of the stream. When he struck the whirlpool he was rushed to the Ameri- can side, where the waves, it is estimated, are from thirty to forty feet high. The last seen of him he was throwing up one arm. His intention had been to pass the whirlpool on the Canada side. His shoot of the rapids was extremely thrilling. The refusal of the railroad hotels to have any- thing to do with what they termed " his going to his death " rendered the affair a financial failure. The river has been searched for two miles below the; whirlpool, but no trace of Webb has been found. It is generally believed that he was engulfed in the whirlpool. Webb leaves a wife and two chil- dren in England. He was watched by some people in car- riages, but they could not get ahead of him. Fred Kyle, the manager for Captain Webb, has arrived from the falls and gives up all hope of his safety. The body has probably been ground to pieces against the rocks below the whirlpool. ATHLETICS. The Occident-Merion Match. The second match between the Occident and Merion Cricket Clubs for the Harrison Trophy was played at the Olympic Athletic Club grounds last Saturday. The play of the week before was entirely reversed. Then the Occidents were loose and careless, while last Saturday it was the Merion Club that ap- peared to lack patience and discipline. Sanderson's play was a surprise,for not only did he bat well but he bowled in good style and refrained from issuing unnecessary orders. The Occidents went first to the bat, putting in Aiken and Knocker. Barney Benjamin and Banner bowled for the Merions. Ben- jamin took Knocker's off stump at the third ball, while Aiken stood against Banner for two overs. Sanderson made a good free hitting innings, falling at last to Banner, who bowled fairly well, dead on to the wicket. Purdy made a good stand and so did Bristowe; in fact, to those gentlemen and Sander- son belongs the credit of winning the match. G. Theobald kept wicket very creditably. The Merions sent the two Ben- jamins to bat first. Ben Benjamin fell for 0, while his brother carried out his bat, but the bowling was so good that he could not make a very big score. Banner, G. Theobald and J. Theobald fell in rotation for 0. The score follows: OCCIDENT, Aitken, b Banner 4 Knocker, b Barney Benjamin 0 Sanderson, b Banner 12 Purdy, b Barney Benjamin 11 Bristowe, run oat 10 Carr, b Banner 1 Waterman, c George Theobald, b Benjamin 2 O'Connor, b Banner 7 Prosa, b G. Theobold 4 Fraser, not out 6 Sherrot, c Jones, b Banner 2 Extras 8 Total 65 MEBION. Ben. Benjamin, b Sanderson 0 Barney Benjamin, not out 8 Jones, b Sanderson 6 G. Theobald, b Sanderson 0 Banner, c Cross, b Sanderson 0 J. Theobald, c Sherrot, b Sanderson 0 Burnett, c Sherrot, b Sanderson 3 J . Mathieu, b Sanderson 0 -Mn-1. c Aitken, b "Waterman 4 Davidson, run out 1 Jaffa, run out 0 Extras 14 Total 35 The Olympic Club Benefit. The Olympic Club exhibition given in the Grand Opera House last Thursday evening was a very nice display of ath- letic ability, and was highly appreciated by the very large and fashionable crowd in attendance. In a pecuniary sense the affair was the most successful the club has ever given for it netted fully[j$2, 500. Promptly at atSp. m.a class of Turners and members of the O. C, comprising C. Schuster, A. Silver- stone, P. D. Buttelman, A Colby, F. Attinger, O. Freund, B.Huber, H. Kaufman, C. Schlicht, S. Kolti and led by John A. Hammersmith, gave an interesting exhibition on the hori- zontal bar. Hammersmith was particularly good but one or two of the others were rather faulty in execution and strained for effect in anything but a pleasing manner. After this George Bobinson, the heavy lifter of the Olympic Club, came out and toyed with a pair of dumb-bells weighing about 75 pounds each and one large one that weighed 150 pounds. The small ones he threw from hand to hand in the air, raised at arm's limit frequently and showed that he could handle them pretty much^as he pleased. Mr. Bobinson is in- deed a Hercules and it would be hard to find in any club a man who combines so great strength with skill at many di- verse games. A class of young ladies from the Turn Verein gave a pretty display of marching and club swinging. They were well drilled and the effect was very pretty when in club swinging they kept time to the voices of a chorus of German students concealed in the wings. The parallel bar act by John A. Hammersmith and the class of Turners named above was rather mixed, the execution of many being very faulty and marred by an attempt to do feats beyond their strength and skill. As a rule the class was chiefly lacking in ease and grace. Stoombsand Garbut gave a first-rate display of acrobatic work, tumbling, etc. Then came a class of turners on the jumping horse and Hiram B. Cook as the king of clubs. Mr. Cook was attired as a knight of old, in a shirt, or more properly a night-shirt, of mailjwhich glistened resplen- dently in the calcium light. On his head he wore a tin crown set with gems of undoubted character and altogether pre- sented a very splendid appearance. His club swinging was superb. All the changeswere made to music andthesmooth- ness of finish and ease of all his movements could not be im- proved upon. After a brief intermission Mr. Cook gave an exhibition with hisjnewly invented striking bag, which he calls a "biceptor." This is simply a leather bagstuffed with cork and suspended from a frame by an elastic band which is fastened to the floor. When hit the biceptor flies back in a most eccentric manner and is so illusive that it makes a capital substitute for a man, to the beginner at boxing, and splendid exercise for advanced pupils. It was not on the programme but all the same the spectators much enjoyed a display of club swinging by two little sons of Mr. W. Davis, who later on gave an exhibition of boxing. The remainder of the exhibition was made up of boxing and wrestling. In the latter sport Muldoon, all smiles and good nature, with Bijal, firm and determined, gave a nice bout end- ing in seven minutes, with Bijal down. Then Edwin Bibby and A. Fulda of the Olympic Club wrestled catch-as-catch- can. Fulda did very well, showing unexpected skill, but he could not keep his shoulders off the floor and before time was called was down four times. Jeff Martin and E. Van Court sparred together, neither do- ing remarkably well, with the advantage in favor of Van Court. Of course there was no rough work nor pretense of it. It was just a display of skill by two club members and in no way to be classed with objectionable and vulgar knocking about affairs. D. Eiseman and D. F. Dillon came together in the absence of T. E. Flynn, who was taken sick. Mr. Welch of the Golden Gate Club sparred with Frank Crockett, this concluding the performance. The management of the affair was excellent and everything passed off in the most pleasant manner. The thanks of the club are due to Mul- doon, Bijal, Bibby and Crockett, whose names on the bills largely aided in drawing the crowd. Keen and Waller, the two well-known English profession- als, met at the Crystal Palace recently to contest a twenty- mile bicycle race. The track was in splendid [condition and some 2,500 people were present. Waller dashed off with the j lead, which he held for nine miles, when Keen went to the | front at the tenth, Waller resuming the premiership at the eleventh, to give way to Keen at the thirteenth, from which point both alternately passed and repassed, and, amidst a scene of most intense excitement, by a desperate effort Keen landed himself the winner by three-quarters of a yard only, after one of the best contested races ever witnessed on the cinder path. Time — 67 :47 3-5. Challenges from the wrestlers have been flying thick and fast for the past week. Bibby challenged Donald Dinnie to a back hold match and thus Dinnie replied: "I have to say that I will wrestle him the best of five falls for any reasonable sum, 'and as he is some forty- n've'pounds less weight I will al- low him one fall start, or I will take on to throw him ten times within fifteen minutes, actual wrestling time, same style. By special request of Henge, his match with Muldoon has been postponed. Several challenges have been leveled at Muldoon, who replies that he has already got two matches on and will not accept any more offers until he gets good and ready. Pasco the champion Cornish wrestler, is in town, anxious to wrestle Bibby or any one else, Cornish style, or a mixed match of collar and elbow, Cornish and catch-as-catch-can. The Olympic Club has decided upon giving a 250*yard pro- fessional hadicap race, in ^addition to the extensive pro- gramme already announced, for their next out-door meeting. W. Cummings, the English champion runner, was beaten by John Howrihan of Cambridge, in a five-mile race at Springfield, Mass., July 4. Time — 27:44. Bibby says he is ready and anxious to wrestle Thomas George of Louisiana,for $500 or §1,000. Claus Spreckels' Sale. Last Thursday at noon Messrs. H. Branden6tein & Co. sold at public auction a lot of colts and fillies raised by Claus Spreckels at the Aptos breeding farm. The stock was mostly sired by Speculation. S. C. Bowley did the selling and worked hard to get good prices, but buyerB seemed to be backward and 16 head only brought §2,745, or an average of rather more than $171 50 each. The bidding was not at all spirited, S2 50 advances being the rule. The horses sold as follows: 1. Chestnut gelding, five years, Duke, by Speculation; dam Lady Aptos, by Lodi; g d Keystone, by imported Lapidist; gg d Blue Bibbon, by Revenue; g g g d Parachute, by im- ported Yorkshire; §225. McCracken. 2. Bay filly, five years old, by Speculation; dam Butcher- town Kate, by General Taylor; S110. Skiff. 3. Bay gelding, four years old, by Speculation; dam bay mare formerly ownedby D. Brouner, by General Taylor; S140. Hicks. 4. Four-year-old bay gelding, by Speculation; dam Gilda, by Trovotore; g d Gilda, by importad Mango; g g d Juliet, by imported Sovereign; $152 50. Hicks. 5. Four-year-old bay gelding, by Speculation;dam Henrietta, by Alexander (2:28); g d Nora, by Glencoe; §92 50. Mc« Nab. ■ 6. Five-year-old bay gelding, by Speculation; dam Lucy, pedigree unknown; §187 50. Philip Caduc. 7. Four-year-old bay gelding, by Speculation; dam Lady Pool, by Skaggs' Battler; §155. Dan McCarty. 8. Four-year-old chestnut gelding, by Speculation; dam Ceta, by Alexander; her dam Nora, by Glencoe; §230. Simon Clayburn. 9. Five-year-old chestnut gelding, by Speculation; dam Josephine, by Joseph; g d Young Diana; §167 50. Dan McCarty. 10. Five-year-old chestnut gelding by Speculation; dam Joseph Mare, by Joseph; [g d Young Diana; $142 50. W. Levy. 11. Four-year-old grev filly, by Speculation; dam Butcher* town Kate, by Gen. Taylor; $187 50. Foley. 12. Four-year-old bay filly, by Speculation; dam Eliza- beth, by Alexander; g d Nora, by Glencoe; $165. Simon Seymour, 13. Five-year-old bay filly, by Speculation; dam Lady Pool, by Skaggs' Battler; $175. Pierce. 14. Six-year-old bay filly, by Speculation; dam a thor- oughbred mare; $242 50. McNab. 15. Six-year-old brown mare, by Speculation; dam Lady Pool, by Skaggs Battler, fine style and gait; $190. J. Mur- phy* 16. Six-year-old bay filly, by Speculation; dam Elizabeth, by Alexander; g d Nora, by Glencoe; $1S2 50. McNab. Silence of the Wires. Since the trouble between the telegraph companies and operators there has has been a dearth of turf reports from the East. Yesterday morning was the first intelligence that has come for some time. The most inioortant item is that Jay Eye See beat Majolica at Pittsburg, the fastest heat being 2 : 17, and that George Kinney defeated Drake Car- ter at Saratoga If miles in 2 :50. Old Bootjack made a grand run of a mile in 1 :42|, and Miss Woodford defeat- ed Bessie and Vera 1$ miles in 1 :57! Letter From Ha-Ha. In another place will be found a communication from Ha-Ha, and we are pleased to learn that the trotters at Stockton are doing well. It is not surprising that there should be a feeling of pride at the success of the fair of the San Joaquin Association by those who have been instrumental in bringing it into the well-merited prominence. There is little doubt that the efforts of the association will elicit a liberal response from the owners of horses. We hope that our correspondent will favor us with a description of the improvements that have 1 made this season. We hear that the new grand a model, and one of the finest in the State. Untried close Wednesday, August 1. See advertise 54 ^ftc Ikmlcr and jlpmlsmmx, July 28 HERD AND SWINE. Best Pigs for Cross-Bred. I believe most of the the cattle •which have won the prizes at the fat-stock shows have either been grades or cross-bred. This would doubtless be true in regard to pigs, if the prizes were offered in the same way. The farmer wants the best pigs for profit. It is his interest to secure these, regardless of breed. The majority do not own thoroughbred hogs; nor have they the means to stock their farms with them. My personal experience and observation have taught me valua- ble lessons in the breeding of pigs. I have been aiming for more than a quarter of a century to obtain the best pigs for profit to feed and slaughter. I used to think that the small breeds of hogs were preferable to the larger. The reasons which led me to this conclusion were all good enough, and true enough, but they did not cover the whole ground. I was breeding the small kinds of pigs, and like everybody else thought my own must be the best. My arguments in their favor were conclusive to me, and ran thus: Two small hogs can be kept in the place of one large one, and while it may be true that they will not make as much side pork tney will make four hams and four shoulders, which are more desir- able than the pork, and they will also make more lard, which is a valuable part in the animal; and if well bred the two would probably not have more offal than the one and no more in weight of the inferior parts, heads and legs. This kind of argument controlled my pig breeding for years, coupled with the notion that short-nosed, chubby pigs were so much handsomer than the coarser ones. There was one mistake, however. It takes more food to sustain two lives than one — to run two sets of machinery. There was a kind of popular notion in those days that pigs must not have any noses, or if they have any they must be buried in fat cheeks; everybody forgetting that a snout was a natural appendage to a pig and made for a wise purpose — to enable it to get its living; and that there was also a law of nature that length of extremi- ties and length of body were also in natural proportion. The shorter a pig's body is the thicker it will be, and this thick- ness of body also involves another principle that this thick- ness must be made up of fat. A chubby pig is an inactive one, and on this account there must necessarily be less mus- cle (lean meat), for it takes exercise or physical action to develop the latter. The want of activity, which is a natural characteristic of the fine or chunked breeds of pigs.is the reason why they fatten so readily. While we were breeding these round and plump beauties to please the eye and gratify an esthetic taste, the stomachs of people began to revolt at so much fat, and butchers complained that they could not sell the meat. There was too much waste also in the hams and shoulders, as they contained too large a proportion of fat; such kinds of pigs were also unsuitable to make sausage, which is an important item in their consumption. These hogs are as a rule small breeders in the number of their progeny^ and what is equally important in the size of the young. When bora they are very small and grow slowly. It is true that they will fatten younger than the coarser breeds, having a natural characteristic which gives them their greatest value, and which the farmer should turn to good account. This may be done by crossing them with the coarser breeds so as to unite the characteristic of larger growth with that of earlier maturity. This is science. It is philosophy which may easily be applied. It has taken more than a century of careful breeding by painstaking men to establish these pecu- liar characteristics in the finer breeds of swine, which are exemplified in the form of their bodies and in their disposi- tion, and which give them special value for the purpose in- dicated. It is necessary that they be bred pure to maintain these characteristics, and the more thoroughbred they are the more they will be intensified in the blood. Hence, the more thoroughbred the stock the stronger these tendencies will be in the offspring. For these reasons mongrel or even crossbred sires should never be used, as such blood will not produce as complete results as with the pure bred. To pro- duce the most profitable offspring a thoroughbred sire should always be used. When the dam is of a coarser breed there will always be more young, and they will be larger at birth and begin to grow sooner and faster than with a dam of a small breed. Sows of the smaller breed will average about half as many pigs as the larger ones and they do not possess the capacity of giving milk equal to the latter, and, being more inclined to be fat, the young pigs at birth are generally weaker and less able to take care of themselves, hence there is a larger percentage of loss. This important fact should not be lost sight of in selecting a breeding sow. The sow should be long and deep in body, the opposite of chunki- ness, with good bone, inclined to coarseness rather than fine- ness, which will furnish the frame-work for a good body. This is what is wanted, a good, stron« frame upon which flesh may be formed. If the mother is properly selected she will pro- duce such a frame and furnish the milk to sustain it and a constitutional vigor and appetite for the consumption and assimilation of food. This is what the farmer wants in a pi" namely, an ability to change the products of the farm into°a more profitable condition; hence the more of it he can have consumed and made into pork the better it is for him A strong frame carries with it a strong appetite, and this is es- sential to make growth. These are the qualities which may be obtained from the dam, while from the sire there will be imparted a tendency to take on flesh rapidly, and a round- ness and plumpness to the body, with a greater fineness to the bone and extremities, and a lessening of the offal- in Bhort, such a cross will make a pig as nearly perfect as possi- ble in its combination of all good qualities. The term ' crossed-bred " refers to the uniting or crossing of distinct and established breeds, as, for instance, the crossing of a small Yorkshire or Victoria pig upon a Poland-China or Berk- shire, which would produce an offspring that would be cross- bred, and contain one-half of the blood of both sire and dam so that it would be half small Yorkshire or Victoria, and half loland-Ghina or Berkshire, as the cross may have been made. hires produced by such cross-breeding should not be used for the reason that they would not possess the ability to trans- mit any special qualities or fixed type to their progeny In other words, they could not impart any uniformity of char- acteristics to their young, because, their blood being mixed and inherited from sire and dam of dissimilar form and ua- ture, their offspring would be also mixed and liable to be large and small, reverting back to the peculiarities of the original blood. This is a law in breeding which every old breeder has observed; and it is also true that in the first cross or intermingling of blood of two different breeds there is generally a uniformity in the offspring, they combining in the one animal the characteristics of both. To illustrate in the cross of a Victoria sire (white) upon a Berkshire dam (black with white points), the pigs were all white, with no indications whatever that they were really half -blooded black. Iu form, they combined the peculiarities of both breed*. TheBe half-blooded pigs, perfectly white, bred together, pro- duced black and spotted pigs, quite dissimilar in other pecu- liarities, thus showing the natural law of reversion, and the folly of breeding cross-bred stock together to make any improvement. The more marked the difference between the original parents, the more marked and unsatisfactory the offspring will be when the second or sub- sequent crossing is attempted. The law of reversion will so far assert itself that extremes of difference, i. e., almost oppo- sites, will appear, so that no beneficial or profitable result can be secured by continuous cross-breeding. Breeding the half- breed female back to a male of the original blood will only re- sult in gradually bringing up the type and characteristics to such original blood. Nothing is, therefore, to be gained by such breeding, as it would save time and trouble to commence with the original stock, and have at once the benefit of all the natural qualities. To sum up the whole matter, so far as cross-breeding is concerned, to get the greatest profit there should be but one cross, the original sires and dams being kept for the purpose. These are the lessons of science. In regard to the other term, "mongrel," it is not used in any opprobrious sense, because if it were it would be a reflection on nine-tenths of the swine in the "United States which are "mongrel" or native bred, which, owing to the system and practice of American farmers, means no breed. If there had been more pride and interest American farm- ers, in breeding one of the largest staples of food (and it seems remarkable that such has not been the case) we might have had a number of valuable local breeds suited to the climate and wants of special localities. The use of a mongrel sire, to obtain the best pigs for profit, is much more objectionable than that of a cross-bred. In a mongrel sire there would be no fixed types or established characteristics desirable to transmit to his offspring. There would be a kind of indefiniteness and ability to root, an an- noying activity, and a lankness and meanness inform, which would be more likely to be developed in the offspring than any possible good traits which the animal might possess. The principle of original sin comes in here and will crop out, proving that superior qualities are acquired, and being somewhat artificial, i. e., not exactly in the course of nature, but added by extra food and extra care, they will be over- come and obliterated by the charactersitics which are more in harmony with a natural condition. In aU cases the sire should be thoroughbred, and most remarkable advancement or im- provement may be made by such upon mongrel dams. Any farmer who breeds several litters of pigs can well afford to own such a sire. lam fully persuaded that pigs bred as I have recommended can be grown and fattened with one- third less food than the ordinary mongrel stock, and further- more, when thus bred, combining the finer and coarser char- acteristics, the percentage of profit is at least one-fourth greater than otherwise. Farmers in my vicinity have become so convinced of these facts that it is almost a universal cus- tom with them to follow the system which I have recom- mended.— Col. F. D. Curtis. How Desirable Features in Farm Stock are Secured, and How Parted With. In conversation with a stock owner, recently, he, referring to a certain defect, asked if such a thing could be transmit- ted. The answer was: "Anything can be transmitted." There are, of course, exceptions to this rule; but it is better to err on the side of exceeding cautiousness as to breeding from defective animals. The natural tendency in a herd or flock is towards duplication of parental peculiarities, includ- ing all weaknesses, defects, and vices. The lower forms of animal life adhere closely to the rules of exact duplication, but in the higher domestic animals the very best breeding talent sometimes fails to cope with difficulties that arise. The lowest forms of worms are duplicated perfectly, by sec- tions. Fresh-water worms have been divided into two, and even into three dozen pieces, and each part produced a perfect worm, being added to by cell growth. In all low forms, the structure is very simple, hence there are few op- portunities for changes in form and characteristics; and the ailments to which they are subject are equally few and simple. But the plan of working upwards, from the simple forms and habits of the domestic animals of the earlier period; breeding in-and-in; not always using the strongest and best individuals; stabling in hot and close stables; sending stock out from such quarters to pasture, without reference to the outside conditions, as to the temperature, etc.; keeping the system in an inflammatory condition by high feeding — all these tend to produce complications, and it may be calculated, with agooddeal of certainty, that the good qualities, as well as the objectionable features, bred in, will be transmitted to the progeny. Individuals who go from the simple life of the peasant, much of the time in the open air, and subsisting upon the simplest descriptions of food, to the artificial life usually followed in a city, will be greatly changed in tissue and tendencies, and progeny begotten and reared under the influences of these conditions will have a tendency to in- herit the changes referred to. In proportion as great excellences in any article are de- manded, in that proportion will the price be increased, and, consequently, there will be greater depreciation if special ef- fort is not made to prevent deterioration, and retain the bet- ter qualities. Thus, in the mere matter of size, it is not dif- ficult to breed up, by making selections with that end in view; but this can only be retained by liberal feeding, the climate, too, being favorable. By relieving swine stock of the necessity of much travel from placo to place, iu search of food, and from all need of rooting for this, the length of the legs and the snout have gradually been shortened; yet, if the most highly improved swine such as are gTeatly shortened in both leg and snout, were turned into the forest, and forced to de- pend entirely upon their own exertions to secure sustenance, a few generations only would be required to bring back the long legs aud snout, to shorten which an extended period of very careful breeding has been required. Horses that are not descended, without admixture, from thoroughbred ancestry, can not, except for short distances, hold out alongside of such as are thus bred. Even the pres- ence of one-eighth or one-sixteenth of what is termed cold blood, will, all other things being equal, cause the mongrel contestant to be beaten. A prominent authority has stated that no unknown horse has ever won an important race where it has failed to be true that he was eventually proved to be descended from ancestry of the highest character. Priam is referred to as a notable instance. While merit, in the matter of speed and bottom, have been long since proved to be traceable to qualities fixed in the an- cestry, it is none the less well established that those defects that cause the horse to "let down" when subjected to the severe exactions of the track descend in the same manner. Youatt stated, long since, that it was his belief that "there is scarcely a malady to which the horse is subject which is not hereditary." A French authority of note stated that the doctrine "that there is scarcely a disease which does not run in the stock " is gaining new advocates every day. There- fore, if there was not a reasonable guarantee that soundness and vigor of constitution were at least equally liable with defects to descend to the progeny, there would be a very un- equal contest in the efforts to maintain supremacy over ten- dency to disease and glaring defects. There is no* reason to expect that improved farm animals, bred from good and bad specimens indiscriminately, will turn out any better than the seedlings from improved fruits. All fruit growers fully un- derstand that the trees from some seeds will produce fruit quite like the improved, while from others the product will be inferior, apparently reverting to the original foundation stock. — Lice Stock Journal. Poultry Keeping. It is not easy to fix an absolute scale of feeding, either as to quantity or quality, for almost every poultryinan has a formula and way of his own which he practices with more or less satisfaction and suceess, and say as we will, some will give that kind of food which comes handiest at the time, . whether it is adapted for the young fowls or not. The practice of feeding liberally once in a while and then again stinting the growth of chickens is much in vogue, not only by the farming class, but also a great manv others who think it economy to save a meal a day from fowls. If there is one error more apparent than another it is this foolish idea. Young or old fowls require just enough of nutritious food tO' keep them in good condition. The object of feeding well the growing birds is to increase the size as rapidly as possible - and to furnish the material for eggs. With young fowls their rapid growth of bone, flesh and' feathers is a great drain, and to supply these and push the' birds along as fast as is consistent with good growth and a. strong constitution, we must have recourse to a supply of food during certain periods of growth and the season we wish to produce the greatest number of eggs. The warm days and nights of summer demand of the poultry keeper greater watchfulness and diligence in attend- ing to the wants of the young and old birds. The henneries and coops should now have more ventilation, and the places where they roost should be frequently cleaned to insure health and thrift. Warmth in winter and the cold days and nights of early spring was needed for the time being, but ventilation in sum- mer is absolutely necessary for the well-being of the birds. Fowls warmly clad will swelter during the sultry nights un- less there are numerous avenues to admit fresh air, and would be better off if allowed to perch in an open shed or in the open air than within quarters constructed on injudicious principles. It is a wise practice to place the newly-hatched broods in the garden, orchard or where there is plenty of shrubbery that the old fowls do not have access to. Confine the mother in a coop under the shade of a tree and allow the younglings to pick up the insects and larva which infest the flowers, vegetables aud shrubs. As chicks require soft and delicate food when young, it is difficult to feed them when their coops are placed within range of the flock, for they are sure at times to be robbed of the mess prepared for them. There is no danger that the young chicks will do any harm in the garden, their little bodies and feet will not even crush a plant or tiny flower, nor leave an impression on the soil; they do not scratebnor injure roots or fibres, seem never dissatisfied in such places, but find pleasure only in the pur- suit of food or of basking in a warm corner in the sun's rays. While in this stage of infantile innocence the little creatures can, in the garden or orchard, perform a vast amount of good to every plant, shrub or flower, and do an inealcuable amount of good to them- selves at the same time. Their little eyes spy out, and little bills gather, myriads of insects that are not easily visible to the human eye and that are more or less destruct- ive to vegetation. — American Poultry Journal. Sleepy Cream. Sleepy cream is, says a writer to the North British Agri- culturist, cream in a state of fermentation, and it is respect- ing the nature and cause of this state of things that we must acquire information. On examination of the cream which, despite all our churnings, steadfastly refuses to become but- ter, it will be noticed that it has apparently increased in bulk much more than the ordinary small swelling of partially churned cream could account for; consequently it is evident that the fermentation which is, a# a matter of fact, going on, is creating a sort of effervescence, or producing gas in the cream, which causes the inordinate swelling referred to. This is brought about by presence of fermentive germs in the cream, acquired either from the imperfectly cleansed utensils employed, or existent therein from unpreventable natural causes. As far as the utensils are concerned the remedy is simple, as a free and thorough use of clean cold and hot water, accompanied by a sufficient amount of "el- bow" put into their application, is quite capable in every way of eradicating the decaying germs, which ineffectual washing would allow to remain on the sides of the dairy utensils. The natural causes are more difficult of being ascertained, and can naturally not be prevented, because the fermentive germs are immediately present in the milk when it leaves the cow. How these germs are acquired, or whence they come, is to a large extent purely speculative; but our scientists assert, and no doubt they have very good reasons for so doing, that there are certain plants consumed by the cows feeding on particular pastures which possess 4the fac- ulty of impregnating milk with the fermentive germs pro- ductive of this so-called sleepiness in the cream. Further- more, that cows out of condition, or which may be bent rather on the increase of their kind- than the bulk of their bodies and flow of lacteal fluid, produce milk wanting either in correct chemical composition, or fraught with abnormal constituents; either condition results in the sleepy cream aforesaid. The remedy is simple aud easily applied. In most cases a sudden dash of hot or cold water into the churn causes the desired transformation; but it is advisable always to have some good butter powder of established reputation handy, so that in the event of a case of sleepy cream it can be added, and the butter formed. It will generally be found that the first application of the powder results in very little butter forming, but a second will lead to the production of the right quantity. We do not know what these butter powders are, or that they may be obtainod in this country. Owing to tho black-leg three years ago, the Montana beef crop this year is rather light. Hay throughout eastern Oregon is good. 1883 %hc %xzztLs% anil j§>parisman. 56 The Jersey Boom. Tksre is much about the steady rise in Jersey cattle, for the last three or four years, worthy of consideration. One remarkable fact "will be noted, that the extraordinary prices have not, as heretofore, attached to the animals with fancy pedigrees, according to the amateur breeders, or according to the fancy points some insist upon. These apparently extrav- agant prices have been based upon the yield of solid butter from the cows, or their close relationship to the great butter yielders. The fanciful points do not count now in price. The first point made is the practical butter point. What has she done ? What is her butter figure ? What have her an- cestors done ? The answers to these questions fix her value. If they are satisfactory, it matters little about "solid color," or the points concerning the tail. The Jersey cow has near- ly passed the whimsical period, and is now being considered on her merits as the butter cow. On her capacity to produce the largest amount of the best butter depends her value; and the most remarkable thing about the Jersey boom is, that it could run so high, based simply upon her merit as a butter cow. Think of $5,000 based upon any possible yield of butter from a 900-pound cow ! She could not pay, clear, the simple interest on the amount, much less refund her cost price in her butter. But there is another and greater source of income, her breeding value. Perhaps her own yield of butter, as well as that of her dam, sire's dam, grandam and grandsire's dam, has been so remarkable that a bull calf from her is worth from §1,000 to $2,000 more than an ordinary Jersey, and a heifer calf would bring $1,500 to $2,000 at a year old. This breeding value is relied upon to put money in the purchas- er's pocket. The value of a bull sometimes runs into extrav- agant figures, for the same reason. Perhaps his reputation may be such that his calves would have a market value of $500 beyond that of very superior Jerseys. Now the pur- chaser, taking this high figure as the basis, says, "If this bull gets twenty meritorious calves, he will pay $10,000 in one year; " so he discounts these possible chances in his bids; and in one case it is said that a bull calf, five months old, brought $12,500 because he was sired by Pedro. This cannot be considered other than wild speculation. Not much damage, however, is likely to result so long as it con- tinues to be the amusement of rich men, as it mostly seems to be at present. These men buy of each other, and they may be considered equally smart with the old farmer's four sons, who traded jackets all round every rainy day, and made ten shillings apiece. But whatever extravagance there may be in the price, this is professed to be based upon real merit, and this will soon bring it within the bounds of rea- son. There is one aspect of these wild prices that works unfa- vorably to the adoption of the best Jerseys in the butter dairies of the country. Of course no such fictitious prices can be paid, based upon simple butter yield,, or for breeders of heifers or bulls to be used in the dairy, and, consequent- ly, these remarkable animals must remain in the herds of the rich men and millionaires. But in another aspect it may be beneficial. It will tend strongly to the adoption of moder- ate-priced Jerseys in butter dairies, and constant tests will be made of their butter-producing qualities, which will con- stantly be bringing out new cases of remarkable yields of butter, and thus strongly tend to develop the whole breed in this country. This rivalry has already produced butter yields here larger than have ever been produced in Jersey. Our generous feeding has developed her much beyond her per- formances on her native island, and the American Jersey is quite superior, to-day, to any of her race elsewhere. We also possess a much larger number of Jerseys than any other country, so that, with the best management of our resources, we might be quite independent of new importations of this blood. The Jersey boom is not likely to produce any such evil consequences as the boom in Shorthorns, a few years ago, because the sales are made for cash, paid by those who have it to spare, and the receding of the tide is not likely to pro- duce any serious inconveniences. The Jersey cow is a gen- erous gift to the dairy interests; let us develop her, and let prices take care of themselves. — Live Stock Journal. A Breeders' Association. The State of Nevada having become a large factor in the business of stock raising, and being the only State or Terri- tory of any magnitude in the stock business that has no breeders' association, the Battle Mountain Messenger calls the attention of breeders to the advisability of establishing such an association for the purpose of encouraging and fostering the raising of first-class animals. The Messenger thinks such an association would have a tendency to encourage the stock interests in the State to recognize the right of all interested to the use and benefits of the ranges now claimed by stock men; also an acknowledged system of marks, thereby pre- venting confusion and similarity of the marks and brands. It would also bring the stock men together at stated inter- vals for the purpose of interchange of ideas and experience connected with thejstock-raising interests of the State. And intending purchasers could obtain from the association reli- able information as to quantity and quality of any bands of animals, thereby saving much unnecessary expense in travel- ing over difficult portions of the State in search of what they might need. Nevada beef commands better prices in California and Eastern markets than that from any other section, and now that cattle men are getting stock graded up to a point where the exchange of one breeder's ideas with those of his neigh- bors would be of great benefit to all, any organization tending to give them more knowledge of the secrets of suc- cessful beef raising is good. — Reno Gazette. Vegetable Rennets. The discovery of a vegetable substitute for the use of rennet in cheese making has long been sought by scientific investi- gators. Such a substitute would be especially desirable. Sir Joseph Hooker, the noted English botanist, says the Dairy, suggests the use of a plant known a&punceria coagnlans, but this has been objected to on account of its suspected poison- ous qualities. Several other plants that are free from this objection have been suggested, as, for instance, the common garden artichoke (Cynara scolymus), and the cardoon (C. cardunculw*). Some species of thistle are also known to have this property of coagulating milk. The parts of the plants used are the florets, or the central portions of the whole flower, which are, in fact, single flowers massed into a com- pound flower (a general attribute of the large family of com- positor, in which are comprised about one-ninth of all of our flowering plants). These florets being bruised on the inside of a dish, and milk poured into it, the milk is coagulated without becoming acid. By previous flavoring and prepara- tion, a wholesome and palatable article of food may thus he made. Furthur experiments in this direction may be profit- ably undertaken. A Simple Subjugator. My familiarity with domesticated bovines for a period of over sixty years has given me ample opportunity to observe their characteristics. The frequency of the attacks by bulls on their keepers, killing or disabling them, led me to make the effort to invent an economical and practical means of sub- jugating and controlling these animals under all circum- stances. This is well accomplished thus: I made a head-gear, yet one that is strong, easily adjusted, and durable, and appended it to the ordinary nose-ring. It consists of capped knobs on the horns, with two eyes in each knob, through which a wire cord of nine strands plays. There are two pieces of cord, and on one end of each a suit- able ring is attached, by which it is secured to the nose-ring. The cords are then passed through the eyes in the knobs and attached to screw-eyes, which are tapped right and left, and each screwed into a swivel, tapped to correspond with the screw-eyes. Thus, a revolution of the swivel in one direc- tion will shorten the cords, and when turned in the opposite direction will lengthen them, and the gear may be adjusted to the growth or expansion of the horns. When the gear is adjusted, the nose-ring is held up, instead of hanging over the end of the nose. Stress on the cords, whether applied between the horns, or between a horn and the nose-ring, will pull upward on the nose-ring, in which direction the nose is more sensitive than in any other, and a slight blow on the cords with the hand, or a light stick, like a walking-cane, in- stinctively causes the animal to retreat. The use of the sub- jator soon makes the animal so timid that ho declines com- bat with other animals, and carefully avoids contact with fences and gates. Still another good advantage in the use of the subjugator is, that it enables the keeper to seize by the hand and control the animal from the front, or from either flank, as desired, without hazard. All familiar with the habits and proclivities of the average " Taurus," will welcome the simple means here described for the protection of human life from the attacks of the treach- erous animal. — Am Agriculturist. There is a greater general improvement in the breed of hogs than in any other farm stock. Partners find that the only profit in a hog is in having a good breed, and keeping them always growing. The race of pigs that, as the pioneer said, he had to tie knots in their tails to keep them in the pen, is much less common now than formerly. SHEEP. Wool Growing in Montana. The subject of the resources of the United States for sheep husbandry, the subject of all others, says the United States Economist, of the highest interest to manufactures is one, it would seem, which can never be exhausted. California, the trans-llissouri regions, and Texas have each in their turn attracted by the hopeful fields of enterprise in sheep hus- bandry which they open; and now a territory in the high latitudes of the Northwest, but yesterday a terra incognita, challenges competition with the most favored regions known ten years ago. Then the territory of Montana was known only as a promising gold-mining region. There were not 1,000 sheep in the Territory; now there are over 200,000, with a production of a million pounds of wool, and Califor- nia and Oregon pour into the Territory the surplus of their flocks. One-fifth of this vast Territory, or about 20,000,000 acres, is mountainou s, as its name implies; but it contains 38,000,- 000 acres of unexcelled grazing lands — a pasture-field alone larger than the great pasture state of Illinois, besides 16,000,- 000 acres of fertile farm lands. There are no monotonous prairies, as in the Mississippi Valley States, nor impenetra- ble or illimitable forests as in Canada and the East; but an alternation of wooded mountain and arable valley, of upland pasturage and well-drained meadow, characterizes the topog- raphy of the Territory. That the climate is no impediment to sheep husbandry is shown in the fact that half a million cattle, horses and sheep roam upon the hills of Montana, wholly unsheltered, winter and summer. Without injustice to any other part of the West, it may be truly said of Mon- tana that it is the best grazing sections of the Rocky Moun- tain region, not only on the open plains and prairies covered with rich and nutritious grasses, but on all the smooth hills and naked mountain-slopes, and the same rich carpet con- tinues even beyond these far up into the lumber. Wherever a fire has swept up the mountain side, destroying the pine trees, leaving the blackened stems and stumps to mark the place where the forest stood, there quickly springs up a tall green grass, covering every spot where it can gain a foothold. There, as in other parts of the West, as is well known, the grass cures on the ground, furnishing, in fact, a better food than if cut and cured. Tnere is seldom any difficulty experienced on ac- count of the cold or snows of winter, many who have stock running on the prairies making no preparation for winter feeding, which is seldom necessary. A large and increasing percentage of the sheep of Mon- tana, as well as of the cattle, is owned by persons who do not manage them themselves. Nearly all the leading men of capital in Helena own interests in bands of stock, either sheep or cattle. The persons desiring to invest in the busi- ness of sheep growing take as an associate some man of expe- rience and integrity, but destitute of capital, and give him entire charge of the flock. For his services he receives usually one-half of the increase flock. Sheep must be herded, summer and winter, in separate bands of not more than 2,000 each, corraled every night, guarded against the depredations of dogs and wild animals. Cattle and sheep cannot live to- gether on the same range. The latter not only eat down the grass so closely that nothing is left for the cattle, but they also leave an odor which is offensive to the cattle. Although the cost of managing sheep is greater than that of handling cattle, the returns are quicker and larger. While a herd of young cattle begins to yield an income only at the expiration of three years, the sheep yield a crop of wool the first sum- mer after they are driven upon a range, and the increase of the baud is much greater. Our informant considers sheep far more profitable than cattle, while the life of the sheep grower is much easier than that of the cattle herder. Iu his judgment the annual clip of wool in Montana Territory will reach as high as 50,000,000 pounds within ten years. diseases affecting this system. The brain and nervous sys tern of the sheep are smaller, in proportion to its size, than those of any other animal. On this account, they are not capable of great or loug-continued muscular exertion; the circulatory system is also small and comparatively feeble. On account of these peculiarities sheep are not very subject to active inflammatory diseases; but the power to resist dis- ease or to recover from it when attacked is diminished from these same causes. Indeed, a serious attack of disease in sheep too often proves fatal, and especially if it be a disease that makes a drain on the fluids or iu any way depletes the power of the system. This fact must be remembered in the treatment of their diseases. Bleeding or active purging should not be resorted to except in active inflammation, and then cantiously. In the treatment of diseased sheep, all medicine should be given in a liquid form through a drench- ing horn, or properly shaped fuunel. If given concealed in food it passes into the first stomach, or pouch, where it is lia- ble to be lost. The chief diseases of the breathing organs are catarrh or cold, and pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs. Catarrh is known by profuse running at the nose, often accompanied by a cough. It is a disease of the winter and spring months, and is generally the result of too close and too warm stabling. Sheep need dry bedding and protection from rain, but their health demands a free exposure to the open air. Catarrh is a troublesome but not a daugerous disease, unless the in- flammation extends to the lungs, when it becomes pneumonia, which is generally fatal. This transition is marked by a quick and labored breathing, a frequent hacking cough and a grinding of the teeth together. The discharge from the nostrils becomes yellow; a high fever, loss of appetite and thirst are present. Bleeding and purging with epsom salts is the treatment recommended, but usually death terminates the case in a day or two under any treatment. This disease is often the result of exposure to cold rains after shearing. The special diseases of the digestive system are diarrhea and costiveness. Diarrhoea, or scours, as it is commonly called, occurs generally in the spring when the diet is changed from dry winter food to the tender spring grass. This dis- ease is not generally accompanied with the loss of appetite, nor with fever, and thereforeis seldom fatal. The sheep af- fected with diarrhea should be separated from the flock and kept in a lot with but little grass on it, and fed with dry feed till the condition of the bowels is corrected. If the disease is stubborn, give an ounce or two of castor oil, and follow it by two tablespoonfuls of strong oak bark tea with half a tea* spoonful of prepared chalk or baking soda in it, morning and evening. Costiveness often occurs when sheep are changed from green pastures to dry food. The animal frequently stretches itself, and makes a groaning noise when voiding dung. A little linseed meal mixed with the food will gener- ally remove this difficulty. A mixture of sulphur and salt, placed where sheep can get at it, is a good precaution against disturbance of the bowels in this direction. In the early years of the settlement of Indiana, the sheep died in great numbers from an animal of the leech family, known by the common name of fluke, imbedding itself in the liver and multiplying till that organ is literally destroyed. The eggs, or larvae, of these parasites are taken in with im- pure pond water when the sheep drink. In a healthy sheep the covering of the eye-ball is a bright red, but when affected with flukes the eyes become pale, and finally a dirty yellow. The sheep is rapidly reduced in flesh, and in a few weeks dies, apparently from emaciation. A free use of sulphur is the only remedy proposed, and it only succeeds in the early stages of the disease. Since we have drained our swamps and given our sheep good water to drink the fluke is rapidly disappearing. — J. R. Tomlinson in Iowa Homestead. Shade and Change of Pasture for Sheep. The tenth census (1SS0) gives 42,192,074 as the number of sheep in the United States, exclusive of spring lambs, yield- ing an aggregate of 240,681,751 pounds of wool. Ohio leads with nearly five millions, and California stands second, hav- ing over four million sheep. Texas is third with about two and a half millions; Michigan ranks fourth, closely followed in their order by New Mexico, Pennsylvania, New York, Mis- souri, Wisconsin, Indiana, Oregon, Illinois and Kentucky; all of which have over a million head of sheep. The vastness and importance of the sheep industry is indicated by the above figures. A few spreading trees in a pasture add to the beauty of the field, and furnish a shade that is most acceptable to the flock on a hot summer day. After feeding through the long morn- ing, the sheep may gather in the cool shade to rest and ru- minate, until the scorching rays of noon-time are replaced by the less intense ones of early evening. The stream of pure water near by adds one of the most essential elements in a well-equipped pasture. Contrast the view of this shady brook with that of newly-sheared sheep huddled together in a bare field, trying in vain to shield each other from the scorching sun, and without a drop of water within their reach ! Sheep thrive best with a change of pasture. If there are two fields devoted to the flock, it is best to let the stock feed alternately upon them, thus giving fresh cropping all the time. Iu a few days the stock will be as willing to go in the opposite direction, to find the old pasture renewed, and the trees by the brook-side still yielding refreshing shade. All live stock like a change of diet, but none appreciate it more than the close-feeding sheep. If the work of the draftsman and engraver have the useful effect of encouraging a taste for shady pastures, and a change of feeding ground, their labor will be well speut. Aside from the question of humanity, in itself sufficiently important to induce us to provide change, shade and water for the flock, that of profit is concerned. Animals will not thrive under conditions which their owners find almost intolerable. It pays well to make the live stock of the farm comfortable. Diseases of Sheep. The sheep is a ruminating animal, and, in common with all cud-ohewers, has a very complex digestive system; and while its four stomachs do not hasten, but rather prolong the work of digestion, yet that work is more perfectly done iu the sheep than in any of our domestic animals. But on ac- count ot the complexity of its digestive organs, it is liable to At the Hermitage races near Copenhagen. Denmark, on July 13, the chestnut horse Idea (C>), by imported Gleuelg, dam Item, by Lexington, out of Katona, by Voucher, won a sweepstakes for gentlemen riders of the value of 1,000 crowns, about $1,200. Mr. Oehlsohlager was the jockeyand was given the King's Prize of Honor. Idea is a chestnut horse, foaled 1878, bred by Mr. M. H. Sanford, Late Preak- ness stud, Kentucky, by imported Glenelg, dam Item by Lexington, second dam Katona by Voucher, third dam Countess by imported Margrave, fourth dam by American Eclipse, etc. Idea ran in England as a two year- old, but was unsuccessful, and as a three-year-old lie start' d twice in Ireland without scoring a victory. The abov€ ra< winning that has been reported. American-bred destined to be known in all parts of the world wl is patronized, oud our young country may « her progress in breeding horses as well as iu other i *— Turf, Field and Farm. 56 2px* prettier mtd j&pttrtsmatt. July 28 rttitt[ and j^partemam PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN PUBLISHING CO. THE TURF AND SPOUTING AUTHORITY OF THE PACIFIC COAST. OFFICE, 508 MONTGOMERY STREET P. O. 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Displayed, ?1 50 per inch each insertion or pro rata for less pace. Read- ing Notices set in brevier type and having no foot marks, 30 cents per line each insertion. Lines "will average ten words. A discount of 10 per cent will be allowed on 3 months, 20 per cent on 6 months and 30 per cent on 12 months contracts. No extra rate charged for cuts or cutting of col- umn rules. No reading notice taken for less than 60 cents each insertion. San Francisco, Saturday, July 23, 1883. Meetings to Come. Santa Cruz, Julv 31, August 1, 2, 3,4 Closes July 25. Sacramento, August 1,1!, 3. i Closed July 15. Santa Rosa, August 20, 21, 22. 23, 24, 25 Closes August 1. Petaluma, August 27, 25. 29, oU, 31, September 1 Closes August 1. Bay District, San Francisco, August 11, 15, 18, 22, 2-1, Sep- tember I , Closes August 1. P. C. B. H. A., Oakland, August 11, 13, 16, 18 CloBes August 1. Marysville, September 1, 5, U, 7. 8 Closed July 20. Chico, August is. 29, »>. :(l, September l Closed Julv 20. Golden Gate, Oakland, September 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Closes August 1. State Fair, Sacramento, September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.. .Closes August 1. Stockton, September 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Closes August 1 , San Jose, September 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 29 „ Closes August |1, Closing" of Entries. Entries close Wednesday, August 1. See advertisements. Santa Cruz Meeting. It can scarcely be termed envy, or a grudging of the better fortune of those who can attend the meeting at Santa Cruz which commences on Tuesday next, if our af- fairs are such as to place an effectual embargo on getting away. Though too early to learn the entries in the purses, from what we know of the intentions there is no doubt that there had been enough horses engaged to in- sure good sport. The track is reported to be in first-rate condition, and in that case there is no better in the United States. There cannot be a more pleasant trip than the journey to Santa Cruz, and certainly a sojourn there during the week of the racing will delight any one who has a proper appreciation of the bright side of life. That there will be many visitors from here is already assured, and we have no hesitation in guaranteeing them a "grand time." Hinda Hose. As we have confidently predicted HindaTJR.ose, has won the three-year-old stake at Chicago, and won it so hand- ily that it is a foregone conclusion that she holds alL the Eastern colts of her size safe, and that mishaps or great lack of condition are all that can prevent her beating them in every stake. It is not only another grand tri- umph for California but it also dispels the national be_ lief that early training is prejudicial. Many were the predictions that a yearling which was trotted a mile in 2:36£ would be of no account thereafter. She wins in her two-year-old form, and in this, her first race of the season, demonstrates that there is progression. Much was expected from the union of the blood of Electioneer and The Moor, and these have now been realized. Aid in Making Entries. Those who desire assistance in making entries will find suitable blanks at this office, and aid to prepare the nominations. At any time until the entries close there will be some one in the office to do the clerical work and impart any information that is desired. The blanks are gotten up so that only a little writing is necessary, and what may be an onerous task to those who have not the facilities is a short job and done so that there cannot be a misunderstanding. Under the new rules an entry is valid that bears the postmark of the day when the en- tries close, but to have that done the postmasters insist that the letter be deposited before the mails close to Tiie place to which it is directed. Thus, for instance, if i j ie last mail has been made up for Sacramento, the i tor would be postmarked with the date of the day fol- lowing. To guard against this entries should bu made oarly. Practically it should be enough to call attention to the programmes that are published in this paper, and which are so perspicuous that any one can understand them, to insure a full list of entries in all the classes. The infor- mation is precise, complete as need be to enable a person to make engagements in accordance with the intentions of those who have horses to enter. It will also be a manifest waste of space to duplicate them on this page; we therefore, shall confine ourselves to a general re- view. The California associations are spirited in their offers to the speed department, and though there may be a few minor points to condemn, in the main there is not a chance for adverse criticism. If there were far more rep- rehensible features than the most captious can discover, there would still be a plain duty for owners of horses to perform. As has been stated in previous articles, there are joint interests at stake. These interests can only be subserved by hearty co-operation, and whoever fails to second the efforts of the managers virtually injures him- self. Should petty piques, foolish prejudices or personal grievances sway the actions, the result will be that," like the weapon of the native Australian, the most harm will come to the unskillful thrower. In alluding to the possibility of there being such a short-sighted course pursued as is implied by the pre- ceding sentence, we have not the slightest apprehensions that the advice is necessary, excepting in a few, very few cases. So far as we have learned, there is a general feeling that the associations have done well, and that the de- served support will be freely given. There is the small- est possible chance for invidious comparisons. Some may have acted more liberally than others, and at the same time not one that has not presented an attrac- tive bill. The classifications and arrangements have re- ceived more attention than usual, and never before has there been such a general concurrence in applauding what has been done. From all reports that have been received there is an appearance that the meetings and fairs of this year will be superior in every respect, and this assured superiority will attract an attendance com- mensurate with the merits. This prediction is made on the assumption that there will be no shirking of duty on the part of ownerB and trainers of horses. Those who are aware of the necessity of supporting the exhibitions must infuse a portion of their spirit into the hearts of the timid. If aware that some are inclined to withhold then- aid, hanging back in the hope of finding a "softer shot" this must be overcome by persistent efforts. Then there is a tendency to overloook the time when the entries close, and there is scarcely a class, especially in the slower, that horses are not left out owing to the forget- fulness of those who have the matter in hand. It is not sufficient to make entries the parties are individually in- terested in. There must be an endeavor to encourage others and a guard against a lapse of memory. It is no time now to offer objections. Bend every energy to the task of making a success of the meetings and fairs, and use every laudable means hereafter to eliminate what is objectionable. In this work the Breeder and Sportsman will do all it can, and there is no question that on proper representation the associations will expunge whatever is contrary to the joint interests. tourists who will make the trip when there is the prom- ise of attractions beside those of climate and scenery, and the crowds of people of the Coast enticed by display, the pageantry and the glorious panoply of the numerous commanderies. There are strong arguments to support the position that the attendance will be increased at both places by the counter attractions, and that in place of a drawback one will materially assist the other. At all events it is very gratifying to us to write that good feel- ing prevails all around, and that the only discord is on the part of those who are intent on creating dissensions. 'Inside History.1 Harmony. On account of two days of the race meeting of the Pacific Coast Blood-Horse Association, and the first and third days of that of the Bay District, being the same date, people may think that there is an antag- onism between these societies, which does not exist. The situation can be explained in a few words. "When the time was fixed upon for holding the race-meeting, the course on which it was to be held was not selected, but the dates were published so as to give notice of the time agreed upon. Previous to that a committee of Knight Templar had solicited the managers of the Bay District to aid them in entertaining the expected visitors by giving a trotting meeting, which was agreed to, and the committee given the choice of time when it should be held. The Bay District folks were thus put in a position to appear as interfering with the arrang3nients of the other society when such was not the intention, and hence there is a clashing of dates. There is not a par- ticle of animosity on the part of either. The officers of both are not hostile to each other, but are imbued with friendly feelings, and every one is anxious to do all that is possible to promote the interests of the turf and track. "While it is unfortunate that there is oven a chance for a misconception of motives, in our opinion there is no serious hindrance to the success of both meetings, and assuredly nothing will be gained by efforts to obstruct. If signs are not delusive, there will be an immense in- flux of people during the time the races are to be decided: , The Knights and thoso who uccompany them, Eastern C. A. Y. Putnam in the Call of last Sunday gives what he calls the " inside history " of the race between Lang- ford and Ashland. It is so far inside that we doubt if the facts could be more completely distorted by the most imaginative writer. Nonsensical as well, and worse than the perversions and foolish statements are the aspersions on the parties implicated. The misstatements in the order written are that George Wilkes wrote that Belmont was the " greatest sire of racers ever born on American soil." Tom Merry was not " attached to the stables of Colonel Lathrop," and at no period during the pendency of the match did he take the place of Robert "Wooding, who trained him. Colonel Gift never owned Miami, and that mare was only a two-year-old at the time. The only approach to a trial run at all similar to the fanciful story of Mr. Putnam was as follows : Bonnie Belle was the stable companion of Langford, and in the course of the "work" a two-mile run was fixed upon. It was not the inten- tion to fully extend Langford, though the trainer desired that the pace should be rather better than a " breeze." Buby,owned by Colonel Gift, was also trained by "Wood- ing, and with the owner's consent she was to run the second mile, Bonnie Belle the first. Euby led at the finish, though our informant, "W. M. "Williamson, who bred Langford and sold him to Colonel Lathrop, says it was on sufferance. "Leading" the feet is too absurd to impose on any one with the least knowledge of racehorses. A crazy man would never think of running a horse with seven pounds of lead molded into the foot., and it would be a trick that would trouble a blacksmith to hold it in place with a racing-plate. Had it been possible and Langford put through such a course he never would have won. The Norfolk and Lodi contest is on a par with the other. Norfolk was "headed" in the race at Ocean View owing to Dick Harvey taking a pull, and Gil Patrick on Lodi stealing a march on him. Lodi got his head in front for a few strides, and though the heat was called "dead," there is little question that Norfolk won it by a head at least. As to "5 ;35 and a fraction being the best second three- mile heat recorded at that time," 1S65, it is far outside of the truth. Ten years before Brown Dick won at New Orleans in 5 '.'60% 5 :2S. Vandal, the same year, 1855, ran a second in 5:34f. Mollie Jackson, in 1861, ran a third heat in 5:28$, and Sherrod won the second in the same race in 5:33. Mr. "Winters did not " hang up the purse," as claimed. To aid the society he gave $500 to the speed programme. The pretty romance about the dam of Dashaway is in keeping with the other parts of the story. We own a daughter of that mare, and, though the pedigree is well known, it is, unfortunately, on the ' ' short " order. Lady Davis, by Bed Bill, son of Medoc. First dam Maria Collier, by Collier. Second dam by Gallatin. Maria Collier, first called Arabella, ran quite success- fully when owned by Walker Thurston, and was well known in the South forty years ago. The slippery Walker may have shortened the pedigree to suit his pur- poses, as others of the family, beside Dashaway, have run well, the best probably being Fred Collier, who, when just right, is a " sure enough racehorse." We thought of copying the Call article as a specimen of the romantic style of racehorse literature, but cannot afford the space. The First Meeting", It will greatly facilitate the work of the secretaries if the entries arc sent in as soon after the determination to make the engagements as possible. There are only ten days between the closing of entries and the opening of the meeting of the Pacific Coast Blood Hcrse Associa- tion and that of the Bay District Association. This gives scant time for advertising, and every hour that can be gained is important. By mailing letters as early as possible on thd day designated, there may be valuable time saved in delivery, and this is also necessary to in- sure the postmark being the correct date. "Hurry up" your entries and you will receive the hearty thanks of the associations and especially those of the secretaries. 1883 2£foe 3*£M\£t mt& g&oxfewum. 57 Fairy Glade, Palo Alto. Twice in the last year we have spent the night away from home before Thursday of last week. One of these visits was to Eancho del Paso; the other to the new stud farm of Theodore "Winters near Secramento. The object in both instances was to accompany Mr. Wyttenbach, who made drawings of the equine notabilities domiciled in these places, and the result was the capital pictures that have appeared in the Breeder and Sportsman. At Eancho del Paso, Algona, Admirable and Black Prince were penciled. At Mr. "Winters' place, Norfolk, Joe Hooker and Marion. For the past six months we have endeavored to " find time " for a visit to Palo Alto, but every week appeared to add to the difficulty of " getting away. " Three weeks ago Major Eathbone came into the office with an invitation to accompany him, and the temptation was so strong that it was accepted. Then came reflection. There were no end to things to be looked after on the other side of the bay, and reconsider- ation showed that there would be a terrible tangle. The Major very kindly released us from the hastily-formed acceptance on the promise to arrange matters so as to make a flying visit at the time agreed, and the 4:25 p. m. train on the Southern Pacific carried us to Menlo Park. It is nearly ten years since we paid the first visit to Menlo Park. It was the verdant springtime and Chas. M. Peters was the cicerone. None more capable. Inti- mately acquainted with all the old-timers, there was a never-failing fund of irformation and anecdote. After stopping all night at the Eancho del San Francisquita, Mr. Seale drove us to Menlo Park, through the grounds of the Latham property, gazing at the big white house that appeared anomalous among the verdure and flowers, and then to Major Eathbone's. It may have been that the contrast between a genuine home and the illusion of a pile of painted boards heightened the appreciation, though at all events it struck us as being the best designed country house we had ever seen. That was destroyed by fire during the absence of the owner and his family in Europe, and out- side of those who must have been so warmly attached to the home and house treasurs, no one could lament the loss more poignantly than we did. Driving up the same avenue there came the well-re- membered perfume, and though the planted trees had made huge growth the old oaks were just as they were so many years ago. The roads over which we were driv- ing were dusty, the grass brown and sere, and the fields thickly studded with shocks of grain. The green lawn was like an "emerant " lakelet, bordered with shubbery and brilliantly colored flowers. A single magnolia, still full of blossoms, in front of the house, and in the back- ground oak trees with spreading branches, forming vis- tas through which the mountain tops could be seen. The house, entirely different from one we so ardently admired, is yet peculiarly appropriate for the situation. The for- mer was after the Spanish style, though the court was enclosed and lighted from above, forming a magnificent room of large dimensions, and surrounding it all the other rooms, excepting the dromitories for the servants. The present building is of the fashion of the days when Dean Swift wrote and Queen Anne reigned. The quaint architecture, with projections and recesses and wide va- randas, large windows, is just the thing for the climate of that favored portion of California. There has been a welcome deviation from the trimly-cut evergreens and close shorn hedges which were in vogue in these days, and we can imagine that if the grim satirist had wit- nessed how much more beauty there was in following nature, there would have been a brighter chapter in his journal to " Stella " and remorseless denunciation of the martinet practices. There were coveys of quail emerging from the cop- pices, strutting over the lawn and chirruping in glee, a huge mastiff welcoming the arrival with a quiet dignity, and couched on the sod was a deerhound, of the kind Sir "Walter Scott admired. There was not much time to admire. The sun was only a few degrees above the crest of the Coast Eange, when dinner was announced, and though expeditious the ravines were dark when the appetite was satisfied. A son of Fred Low and a thoroughbred mare stood at the door harnessed to a light cart, and he struck a lively gait as we rattled along the "county road" on the way to Palo Alto. The full moon rested on the tops of the mountains on the eastern side of the bay, a hugh pearl-colored disc, when the wavy outline of the western hills was re- fulgent with the glory of the setting sun, a bright line of light when there was somberness below. Merrily the horse spun along the serpentine drive on the banks of creek, and there was a rapid clatter of feet as he flew over the straight road. Some of the boys from the stables were busily engaged at the end of one of the irrigating ditches, and they held up strings of speckled trout as an evidence of their piscatorial success. Pound to the central office,where the order book was examined, and then for Matadero, where the thoroughbreds are kept. That is, the division of the blue bloods that are thought worthy of rank among the purple-robed, as there are numbers of them in the trotting paddocks. A few moments* conversation with Henry "Walsh, and the fast horse and the handy cart are bowling along over the smooth surface of an avenue a hundred feet in width, and with a double row of trees on each side. This is one of the late improvements made by Major Eathbone, and it reaches from the racecourse where the thoroughbreds are trained to the house which Governor Stanford occu- pies when at Palo Alto. But thj ground has been broken for a new residence near several groups of large trees, the embankments made, and other avenues radiat- ing in all directions. It is a beautiful situation, com- manding a fine view of the bay, the slope and the mountains and the house will be in keeping with the lo- cation. By that time the moon had taken a ruddier tint, and the floating, cloud-like circle was gleaming like a burnished shield of gold. A finer evening would be dif- ficult to imagine. The air as balmy as ever swept over the vale of Cashmere, the moonbeams falling in bright patches among the trees, and the wheels sounding crisp- ly on the smooth and graded roads. Towards the grand new house which has absorbed so many tons of the metal dug from the Comstock, the horse is turned. There are massive pillars on each side of the gateway, although there is a strange resemblance to boards painted white, and the porter's lodge is also as colorless as a snowdrift. But the roadway is shaded, and a party of equestrians merrily cantering past break into the moonlight, and there are cheery greetings from the Major, which evoke gleesome replies. "We scarcely can find a proper name for the huge mass which rises into turrets, and spires, and battlements. It is not a villa; it is more like a castle, or a palace, save that there is the same white glare from base to summit, with now and then a window, from which there is a subdued glow. It may be that the glare, the garishness, sepulchral withal, is due to the cold beams reflected from a dead world, and that in the sunshine there is warmth and attraction. But the sur- rounding grounds are beautiful in the wan rays, and, as we drive by the stable, there is a sign of life in the trampling of horses and the barking of the watchdogs. It is after nine o' clock when we return and step from the cart on the broad veran- dah, and the cigar has a better flavor in the luxurious repose of a big easy chair in the quaint room that projects over the porch. There are disquisi- tions on form and pedigree, but it has been a busy day with our host, and there is some weariness and a neces- sity for recuperation to prepare for the carrying out the plans of the morrow. For all that, and though the hour has come when thirty days in the month find us in bed, there is a temptation that cannot be resisted. There is an open window overlooking the lawn, or, rather, that portion of it that is in front of the house. The moon is nearly in the meridian, and, in place of the rays falling on a mass of white, there is the emerald carpet, the'' bright hues of the flowers and the stately trees beyond. Though the air was calm, it seemed as though there was a welcome waving from the pendant branches of an oak that had taken the form of a weeping willow, and the silence was broken by the chirping of crickets. "We noticed the circles in the grass, which, in our boyhood's days, we religiously believed were worn by fairies in their revels, and then came the fancy that, when the hawthorns were brought from the country in which we saw the tiny elves disporting a half century ago, they might have emigrated among the thick leaves, and were ready to greet their old admirer. The eye is not so easily deceived as it was those long fifty years ago, and the im- agination is not so vivid as it was when the nursery tales had an absorbing fascination, and the vigil was unre- warded by visions of a California Queen Mab and her ethereal attendants. The early mornings are as pleasant at Menlo Park as at Sacramento. There is sharper fra- grance from the opening buds, the notes of the thrush are clearer and the quail are brisker in their movements. The dewdrops glint like diamonds on the brown-sided leaves of the magnolia, and the hawthorns are strung with a myriad of jewels. A glance at the Herring which hangs at the head of the stairs, a bow to the naval officer whom Sir Joshua Eeynolds has put on the canvas, breakfast leisurely and heartily got through with, and we are ready for the business of the day. Lou "Whipple before the easy-riding cart stands de- murely by the porch, sleek and shining of coat, but when the Major picks up the reins there is the old dash and away we again go for Palo Alto. Daylight gave a better opportunity for noting the improvements that have been made in the eleven months that mark? the time since our last visit. These are so^arkedjhowever that only a passing allusion can be made in so short a sketch. "Within a short time there has been added to the Palo Alto estate that of Matadero rancho, containing 1,-iOO acres, and lands to the west and north so as to swell the acreage to over 0,000. Matadero was a great acquisition and, in addition to the land, the stock, horses and cattle were purchased. Among the horses was Monday, one of the great sires of the Coast, and there were some fine broodmares and colts. The purchase also gave the opportunity to separate the racehorses from the trotters, the track having been built by Mr. Coutts, and one of the large cattle barns was transformed into as fine a training stable as can be desired. The trotting stables are the first point in the programme, and while there we take a glance at some of the colts that are exer- cising on the track, and then to the racing stable. A lively brush between the Norfolk and Grlcndew filly and another, a look at the broodmares and foals, and then back to the trotters. The "working" day is Saturday and there is not much going on in the way of speed, though the filly by Electioneer, from Waxy, by Lexington, shows a fine rate, and it is only a question of a little more handling to place her in the front rank. A yearling brother of Manon carries the horse he is hitched by the side of to a lively pace. He is very much like his sire, Nutwood, and can scarcely fail to make a grand horse. Notwithstand- ing the ravages of the virulent distemper which played such havoc during the winter, there is the finest looking lot of yearlings we ever saw. This is claiming a good deal, but the youngsters justify it, and those in the pad- docks not yet transferred to the breaking stable are not a whit behind the others. Two of the latter were shown in the exercising paddock, and a filly by Electioneer from the dam of Lucy Cuyler, showed a stroke which would be a credit to an old trotter. There was little time to observe, though we managed to take a good look at Midnight, the dam of Jay Eye See, and a remarka bly fine mare she is. " As much quality as a thoroughbred," is oftentimes the remark when a very handsome trotter is the object, and this mare does not show the least indi- cation of other blood. She has a finer head than many of undisputed lineage, a long, tapering neck, deep through the heart, full, round quarters, and the best of legs. Now that her son leads the dance with a four- year-old record of 2:19 and 2:16^ as a five-year-old, and her daughter Noontide, 2:20-£ when six years old, she ranks with the best and is only excelled by the dam of Maud S, of nearly , similar breeding. Midnight was foaled in 1865, though her appearance is that of a mare ten years younger. "Were we to attempt a short description of those in- spected in the brief time of the late visit it would extend this article far beyond the limits possible. In fact , to do anything like justice to Palo Alto, a series of articles will be necessary; to give a full and complete description a good-sized volume will be required. "We cannot pass by, however, the admirable system which Major Eath- bone has inaugurated. Based, as nearly as may be, on military methods, there is a harmonious movement of the complex machinery, and every department is carried along with so little friction that there is not ajar in the working. Though the largest breeding farm on the con- tinent, with more colts in training than any other estab- lishment in the world, there are other matters of great magnitude to look after. There is continual improve- ment. Building, landscape, farming, horticulture, irri- gation. The properties purchased between the original farm and the mountains entail an immense increase of labor. One of the projects is to build an immense reser- voir with a capacity of a billion gallons, the surveys of which have been made. And after the short visit to the horse quarters, a mate was placed alongside of Lou "Whipple, and again we were on the move. Following the creek for a while, and then across the fields and over the hills, there were many grand views and many ro- mantic situations. Now in a wild ravine and then on an elevation with a wide prospect excepting where the moun- tains hid the view. Passing the catholic church the first built in this section of the valley, we were soon on the road that leads from Menlo Park to Pescadero, and once more the horses were turned homewards. A short tarry for lunch, another look at the grounds that were so fas- cinating in the moonlight, and which are beautiful in the brilliancy of a noonday sun, and for the th'rl time we are on the way to Palo Alto. It had been agreed upon that we should see some of the youngsters at work, with instructions from Mr. Walsh to be on hand at a quarter after one, which appointment was kept to a minute. In the thirty years we have been so intimate with racecourses, there was a sight we never witnessed before. The 22nd of July, and six year- lings, foals of 1882, owned by one man were saddled and mounted. As decorous as old horses,they walked up and down the stretch, not a shab- by-looking one amongst them. All were by Shannon, and each had a good lump of a boy in the saddle. One stately bay carried 125 pounds, and he walked with an air that implied a consciousness of superior- ity. The instructions were " walk to the head of the stretch; then turn together, be sure you gtt off even, and come along the last furlong as well as you can." A boy was sent to "flag" them as the start- ing point was passed. They came like fast racehorses, running true and with clean action. That they were racehorses the watch proved, as our record was 11 3-5 seconds, the big bay hi the lead, the others "lapping" him. The second envision, the leader of it at least, w:ls only a fifth of a second slower, the second on his quarter and just a trifle of daylight between second and third. Had it not been for the report of the watch so many running that closely together would be held as an aun-ury that the lot were inferior. That certified that th" Shannons are well entitled to the credit of possessing "lots of speed," and certainly we cannot see an; why they should not "go the route." There were twenty minutes to spare at the Mayfield before the 2 o'clock train came, and reached the office less than twenty-four hour time expended in the flying trip. 58 JPue ^ttz&tx mxtX ^jjrMsttxau. July 28 THE KENNEL. A correspondent asks if a pure-bred Irish setter may have a black nose. Youatt, the oldest authority on the dog says: "The Irish sportsmen are perhaps a little too much preju- diced with regard to particular colors. Their dogs are either very red, or red and white, or lemon- colored, or white, patched with deep chestnut, and it was necessary for them to have a black nose and a black roof to the mouth. This pe- culiar dye is supposed to be as necessary to a good and gen- nine Irish setter as is the palate of a Blenheim spaniel to the purity of his breed." Youatt alone, of all the writers, holds this opinion. Idstone condemns a black nose, and Stone- henge avers that a black nose is a mark of impure breeding. The modern type of Irish setter, as accepted at all bench shows, has a deep red or mahogany-colored nose. Black is a detriment. Just a week ago Mr. Dorainick Shannon purchased of William Ryan a pup by Can-oils Monarch from Old Jemima. Mr. Shannon paid a large price for the pup, which was a fine, handsome white dog about thirteen months old. Two days later, while walking on Howard near Second, the dog ran across the street suddenly, and was run over by a buggy driven by Dan McCarty. Though not killed, the pup is badly injured across the loins and will probably never be of much account. There seems to be some falality attending this fine litter. Two weeks ago another of the litter, Master Tarpey, winner of the first prize for puppies at the late bench show, was poi- soned at Livermore. Another one of the same litter was poisoned at the same time, but promptly-applied remedies saved his life. A coursing match will take place to-morrow (Sunday) be- tween eight puppies of a litter whelped by Pride of the Can- yon, sired by Ben Torney. The drawing was as follows: Bradv's Wee Nell vs. Egan's Tenbroeck, McCormack's Rosy Mack vs. Alpin's Lady Alice, Jacoby's Lord Dugan vs. Egan's Mulrow, Mark Devlin's Robert Bruce vs. Oswell's Lovely. The prizes are S25 and $15 to first and second, with a silver collar to third dog. The match will probably be run off at Dugan's grounds near Newark. The entries for the Eastern Field Trial Derby to be run at High Point, N. C, November 19, 1SS3, are out. They num- ber in ah 66, of which 44 are setters and 22 pointers. Cali- fornia will not be represented. As H. B. Saw It. Mr. Busby of the Turf, Field and Farm wrote to his paper from Chicago the following observations of the four-year old trot won by Eva. The Chicago Stakes for four-year-olds closed with twenty four entries, but only five made the final payment. These were Bonita, Algath, Jersey Lily, Eva and Billy Clinker. Code was expected to start, but his owner weakened at the last moment and withdrew. The horse had been amiss and his driver, Hayes, thought he was not strong enough for a bruising race. Had he stayed in the probabilities are that he would have won. The evening before the race Bonita was a hot favorite, but Fuller began to talk Algath and the betting changed. The shrewd ones put their money on the daughter of Cuyler until she overshadowed all others in the pools. Jersey Li]y was much fancied by some, and she is a really good young mare. She is speedy but is not steady, and she seems to be game. She carries sis-ounce toe-weights. In the first heat Bonita had the outside, and in order to get the pole she had to trot around the others. Eva went into the air just after getting the word, and Hickok settled her and made no move for the heat. Jersey Lily also Droke badly on the first turn. Bonita went away with true and rapid step; she was showing the way before the other drivers really knew what was going on. She held the lead to the three-quarter pole, with Algath in hot persuit, and down the homestretch it was nip and tuck between California andKentucky. Marvin drew his whip and Fuller did the same, and the two young mares felt the sting of the lash. The contest was grand and exciting. Just before they reached the wire Algath got her head in front, and then the Kentnckians raised an old-fash- ioned shout. The time was 2:23, which was very good in the teeth of the wind. Some of the enthusiasts wanted to send a spread-eagle dispatch to Mr. McFerran at Louisville, but Joe Davis shook his head and said : "Wait until after the next heat." He knew that Algath was not in firm flesh and it was plain to all that she badpulled up in distress. The Palo Alto attendants looked dazed, but they did not lose hope, for the reason that Bonita used her heels vigorously when they were cooling her out. She seemed to be morose rather than tired. Eva was driven an easy mile and she was as fresh as a daisy. The quick-witted crowd reasoned that Algath and Bonita would drop back to her speed and that she would outlast them, and so they backed her to advantage. Before the sec- ond heat was called there was a sprinkle of rain, but it did not dull the track to any perceptible degree. Fuller hurried Algath too much after " Go" was shouted in the second heat and one hundred yards from the wire she went into the air, and Bonita thus secured the lead, which she held at the half and the three-quarter pole. The Palo Alto filly now sulked rather than weakened, and Eva moved up into first place and won in 2:25^, with Jersey Lily a good second. Algath ap- peared to be in greater distress than before ; still she ate the wisp of hay which Fuller nervously handed her in the pres- ence of a funeral-like delegation. It was evident that Eva would capture the stake, and she became an immense favor- ite. Jersey Lily was the only one she had to fear. The striking incident of the third heat was the brush of Billy Clinker when it looked as if the distance flag would fall in his face. He closed the gap rapidly and earned a tribute of applause. He is a colt of substance and fine action, but was wretchedly handled. In the fourth heat, which was won by Eva in 2:26, a quarter of a second faster than her third heat, Billy Clinker had a new driver behind him, and he made the struggle warmer than the backers of the daughter of Sultan wished. He is a young horse that will improve, and it will not be safe to overlook him in future contests. As Evu, was beaten here last year, the news of her victory will be read with great pleasure by her owner, Mr. J. W, Mackey, who is now in Europe. Algath's failure was due to hurried preparation. She was not seasoned for a sharp race. She wears full shoes in the place of tips, and they weigh thirteen ounces each. She has a paddling cross action with her left fore foot, and to overcome it a two-ounce weight is worn ou thatfoot. Bonita's ;' is perfect, but she was soft. She does not like for a orse to take her by the head, as it were. She surrenders len such is done; not because she cannot keepupthe stride, ■it on account of a sullen rush of blood to the brain. The . ay to win with her is not to let a competitor get on even terms, She is a daisy when in the lead. Notes from Stockton. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Our trotters are all doing welL and all horsemen are looking forward for the coming fairs; all the heard-of fast trials of colts and aged horses, have not yet paralyzed any of our faint-hearted horse- men. The time for entering and trotting beiug so far apart, it' is an even bet that the pinkeye or poor judgment sends them to the repair shop before the race. The programme for Stockton this year is unusually full of inducements, and attractive. The amount placed in sight is $16,000. The owners of fast horses that have speed enough to enter for the grand games of the turf, can pick but few if any, flaws with^ our programme, it having been framed from the majority of their ideas. During the past ten years we have forged ahead each year, and taken chances second to no society in the State. Thus far our success has been perfectly satisfactory at home, and also in waking up other societies to hang up larger purses, and help all parties interested in running, pacing and trotting horses. Stockton cultivates its well-earned reputation by the square conduct of its races, and its management. The judges' stand is always fortified by impartial veterans, who see all that is going on and are quick to detect and suppress all wrongs. Every man feels sure he will have a square deal in the race and the pool box.4 The track will be soft and fast this year. Only one thing is necessary for the best meeting ever held on this Coast and that is liberal entries, and so long as the horsemen do as well as they have done in the past, we will do our part towards pressing other societies and ourselves to hang up larger purses each pear. Our entries close August 1, 1S83, and we we shall wait patiently for all horsemen to indorse our pro- gramme. The society is making great improvements at the track, building a grand stand (a regular cake basket), and enlarging our accommodations for visitors. We shall give quarter-stretch men better accommodations than any other society in the State. Our motto is: "hold out inducements." "Ha Ha." Stockton, July 23, 1SS3. Barcaldine. If any one particular horse was talked about more than another in the course of a single week, that self-same horse was Barcaldine. Early in the week he was considered a mys- tery by the majority of racegoers, and right up to the fall of the flag for the Northumberland Plate on Wednesday after- noon the mystery continued. Regular turfites, whose infor- mation is of the best, and who generally know when a horse is wrong, and when he is right, could not make out why Robert Peck's horse was so strongly fancied in some quarters, even after he had been stopped in his work, as we were so repeatedly told. Notwithstanding the veterinary certificates and trainers' telegrams that were floating about, there is no doubt that some people knew something about the merits and the chance of the horse, else he would not have been backed as he was in some directions. Had Barcaldine been an ani- mal that was leniently handicapped, or a horse that on the framed handicap had a lot the best of the weights, one might have befriended him, notwithstanding the alleged stoppage in his training; but when they knew that he was asked to perform a feat which had never been previously ac- complished in handicap history, it is more than ever won- derful thatpeople could have been found possessing sufficient confidence to befriend him. Barcaldine's performance last "Wednesday is a performance that sets that of Isonomy in the Manchester Cup, three years ago, completely in the shade. Although Mr. Gretton's champion had two pounds more in the saddle on that occasion, it must not be forgotten that his victory was achieved over a course three furlongs less, and, in addition, the caliber of the horses behind Barcaldine was, as a rule, far better than those who finished behind Isonomy. Take Victor Emanuel, for instance. He is a horse that him- self accomplished a great performance in winning the Ebor Handicap with nine stone up, and yet Barcaldine gives him thirteen pounds and beats him out of place. Then there is Hagioscope. This horse beat the great Chippendale at even weights at Newmarket last October over the Queen's Plate course, and yet Peck's champion conceded Hagioscope ten pounds, and whilst the one won, the other was nearer last than first. Then there is a sound handicap performer like Shrewsbury. He ran prominently in both the big autumn handicaps last year, in front of horses that had been kept weeks and months for their especial races, and yet, with seventeen pounds the best of the weights for the year between them, he had no possible chance with the Irish-bred son of Solon. Many unkind things have been said about this race, but Peck acted rightly in keeping Barcaldine in the race as long as he had a claim of success, and probably far worse things would have been said he had scratched the horse a week ago. What surprises many people is the fact that it is the exception rather than the rule for trainers and owners to publish vet- erinary certificates and private telegrams concerning the con- dition of a favorite just previous to the decision of a great race. We have had these things printed afterwards, but I do not recollect an instance in which there was so great a dis- play about the horse going wrong, and then for him ulti- mately coming back in the betting and winning easily. It has previously been the practice to hush these things up, but I am please to see Peck and Hopper are following different tactics, and desiring to furnish the public with every infor- mation in their power concerning the merits of the horses in their stable. After this we may fully expect to hear which is the best of this stable for the different autumn handicaps. A performance like that of Barcaldine is not seen every day, and it will be remembered and talked about when many other great turf events are forgotten and uncared for. After this show it looks as if the Goodwood Cup was a real good thingtfor Peck's horse. Good horse as Tristan undoubted- ly is, it looks like tempting fortune too much to expect M. Lefevre's horse to concede Barcaldine three pounds, which is the difference in the weight betweenthem. In fact, I think the boot is rather on the other leg. The only line we have between them is through Shrewsbury." In the Hardwioke Stakes at Ascot, Tristan conceded Mr. Jardine's horse twelve pounds and beat him some four or five lengths over a mile and a half. On Wednesday Barcaldine gave Shrewsbury seventeen pounds over two miles, and beat him by a couple of lengths. It is difficult to draw a collateral line, and it looks on this form as if Tristan and Barcaldine would be about the same animal, but in examining further, I think Barcaldine won more easily on Wednesday than did Tristan at Ascot, as at the distance on the royal heath Iroquois looked all over a winner, and Webb had to drive Tristan along to manage to beat the Yankee by a length and a half. If Tris- tan and Barcaldine meet in Sussex the race will be -most ex- citing; but in addition to the fact that there is nothing one champion dislikes so much as meeting another about his own caliber, it is, in my opinion, expecting a little too much. Both horses have made tremendous reputations; both are going to the stud sooner or later; and if they threw down the gauntlet one or other's escutcheon would be considered tar- nished; whereas now opinions will be divided as to which is the better performer. — Boris in the Referee, Spring and Pall Colts. The time of foaling has a positive influence upon the Bize of the colt. Occasionally may be found a breeder who pre- fers a fall colt, but all nature seems to decide in favor of the springtime, as the more auspicious period for size and power. Indepedently of the weather, the growth of the colt until weaning time depends almost solely upon the quantity and quality of the dam's flow of milk, and in both respects it is much superior in the warm, genial weather of spring and summer, when the abundance of grass and natural exercise stimulate its production, than when the severe cold of winttr requires much of her dry feed to sustain her own life. The fall colt is generally stunted. Not only is his coat rougher and harsher, but his form approaches more to the dwarf-like pro- portions of the tough Canadian pony. The breeders of the blood horse manage to have their foals dropped as soon after New Tear's Day as possible, because their age during that entire year dates, by arbitrary turf usage, from the first day of January, without reference to the exact day or month of their birth. To this one fact, as much, if not more, than to any other, must be attributed the great size of the American racehorse. Being foaled so early in the year gives him time for growth before the midsummer heat brings the swarm of flies that almost eat up alive the young and tender colt, only a few weeks old, that has not strength enough to fight suc- cessfully these persistent pests. Coming so early in the year, he receives strong nourishment from his dam, that is gener- ously fed. As his growth keeps pace with the advance of the season, her flow of milk is increased by the growth of the spring grass and the warmth of the returning sun, and his growing appetite is thus abundantly supplied. When wean- ing time comes, in the autumn, he has grown so large and strong that he can eat and digest strong dry feed, without suffering the least check in his growth, provided always he has abundant exercise, with a sheltered and warm bed. The proper time for weaning the colt, with reference to his future growth, has long been a mooted question. The universal practice has settled upon the age of six months, but the writer knows of a breeder who never weans his colts till the mare is within a month or six weeks of her succeeding parturition. He claims that, when the dams are well cared for, this practice is not too great a drain upon their physical capacities. Moreover, if it was, then nature or instinct would force them to wean the colt without the interference of man, which is never the fact. His broodmares, even to old age, are strong and healthy, and constant breeders. But the effect upon the size and stamina of the colts is remarkable. Nearly every one of them over- tops both sire and dam, while their depth of girth and full- ness of flank and breadth of quarters, with strong limbs and ample muscles, would indicate that his practice of weaning them in the eleventh hour is productive of great size and strength in the offspring. The beneficial result upon the colt, at least, is susceptible of scientific explanation. Noth- ing in the form of nourishment that man can devise for the colt is equal to his mother's milk. It produces more suste- nance for the bones and muscles and nerves and blood and the general system than anything else the colt can eat. That which produces size and power in the colt must all be taken in at the mouth before it can be assimilated to the upbuild- ing of his physique. H the dam, therefore, is generously fed on strong, wholesome, nutritious food, it follows that both in quality and quantity her milk is the most nutritious food the colt can receive. But the most approved practices in the blue-grass regions of Kentucky are not content with this gradual development of growth from natural sources. The colt is fed crushed oats, and, in some instances, corn meal, as soon as he is able to take artificial food. Within a few weeks after his birth he receives his daily feed at his mother's side, either in her manger or in one separate, and long before he is weaned he can eat and digest strong food like a well-matured horse. This early forcing process shows its results from the very beginning. The colt grows amaz- ingly fast, like early vegetables in a hot-bed. At two years of age he is almost developed, and, unless his teeth are ex- amined, no one would believe he was only in the second year of his babyhood; but climate and the grass have also much influence in this process of rapid development. — Live Stock Journal. «. , — Profitable Horse Farming. Horses suitable to match in pairs for the gentleman's car- riage, and also to go single in the coupe, are profitable to raise. To obtain these, select perfectly sound mares, fifteen to sixteen hands high, well formed, with good temper and spirit, fine action, and as much style as can be got combined with the above requisites. The horse to breed to these should also be as perfect in all things as the mares, special attention being paid to a kind disposition, good eyes, feet and legs. In one or more of these four points the carelessly chosen stallion is often most blamably deficient. As like be- gets like, it is out of the question to expect choice offspring from diseased or imperfect parents. The stallion ought to be \o\ to 16A hands high, and weigh, in proper working flesh, 1,150 to 1,350 pounds. His breeding must be good, either of the trotter or racehorse class. Objection may be made by some to the latter, but if of pony-build, kind temper, sound, with extra-broad, flat, sinewy legs, clear, tough hoofs, he is the most preferable, because his make-up is of a more endur- ing and superior order to all others, save the Arabian. The latter is too small to use for carriage and coupe horses, though answering as well as the smaller horse to get such as are suit- able for a lady's phaeton or her saddle*. This larger class of horses above can be broken to do light work on the farm at three years of age, kept there until six, and then sold. During these three years they will pay for their raising, and, if well matched, can be then Bold all the way from $000 to S3, 000 or more the pair, according as they prove. Single horses will bring half this amount, or more if extra fine. Some of these will prove as good under the sad- dle as others in harness, and may then be sold at a fancy price. The best of the above horses are always scarce in city markets., nnd sure to sell quickly when offered there, and at high prices. There is also an excellent steady demand for them abroad, the larger ones for noblemen and wealthy gen- tlemen's carriages, those of a size less, with good wind and fine action, for the mount of army officers and also for the hunting field. •* The San Francisco Breeder and Sportsman outered upon its third volume last Satarday. To those interested in breed' iug fine stock it is undoubtedly the best paper in the State, and to such wo cheerfully commend it. — Solaiio Rtpublican, 1883 iglte fgrmlev and J-pxrrtswatt. 59 BASE BALL. Woonsockets and Twilights. Looking at tlie Napa Twilight club practicing one would be inclined to think it would make a formidable showing in a match game. Fine healthy looking young fellows, neatly and tastefully dressed in a spick-span new uniform of white and blue, they presented a pleasing and attractive appearance and the ease and grace with which they batted and fielded, and lithely jumped over the ground, was inspiring enough to bet on. But when it came down to solid business in the game played last Sunday afternoon at the Kecreation Grounds with the Woonsockets, it became at once apparent to the critical that something was lacking, and that some- thing was evidently experience and more practice. In that game the Twilights first went to the bat and Norton led off for them by striking out, a pleasing performance which he twice repeated subsequently. Smith, who followed him, knocked a daisy cutter into Bigelow's hands, but Bigelow fumbled the ball so long that Smith made his first base. Then commenced a curious performance which Pinn, the pitcher, and Eagan, at first could not quite understand, but which later movements discovered to be the Napa style of playing between bases. The runner clutches his cap in one hand and by a few spasmodic jerks attracts the pitcher's at- tention, who is thereby warned that some rich developments in the 2,000-foot level of base-run ning may soon be expected. Having accomplished this praiseworthy object to the entire satisfaction of the first row of small boys who obsequiously yell "Hi! Hi!" the runner prances three or four feet from the bag, and then prances back. This has a tendency to distract the aim of the pitcher. Now come some more fran- tic motions with the cap, and a hilarious hopping away from the base. Meanwhile the pitcher, if he be new to this style of running, stands paralyzed, waiting for the shadow-like object which flits on and off the bag to reveal its design. After a while he throws the ball to first at a venture, not knowing but the runner will be at the second base before the ball reaches first. But no. There is a flash of something blue and white, and when the small boys have quite recovered from their as- tonishment they see that the Napa man is lying flat on his belly with the tips of his fingers barely touching the bag. This little experiment quite satisfied Finn that the Napa style is not dangerous, and after that he worried the run- ners by feinting to throw to first, and, by quickly turning, giving the striker a ball. By this method of checkmate he made it very difficult for the Napa runners to get two feet away from base before the ball was pitched, which conse- quently made it all the more difficult for the runner to reach the second base ere the ball came up from the catcher. Smith found this to be true, to his sorrow, for he was put out at second on that turn. On the other side, Curren, the catcher for the Twilights, could not throw to second at all, and very sensibly did not try, so that every Woonsocket man who reached first base was dead sure of second. The run be- tween the two bags degenerated to a calm trot. This amounted to giving every Woonsocket man the second base who earned first. Another charmingly rustic mannerism displayed by the Twilights was in roiling the ball gently overground from catcher to pitcher. It is evident that a ball can be thrown through the air much faster than it can be rolled on the ground, and when the Woonsockets had tested this experi- ment, and found found it was meaningless as the grand-stand running, they quietly stole bases whilst the ball was jogging along .across the diamond to the pitcher. For these, and one or two other reasons, it may truthfully be said that the Twilights need practice. This club amassed a row of three goose eggs before a run was made in the fourth inning. By that time the Woonsockets had five runs. In the first inning Coombs of Napa made with Miglivacca a neat double plav. Sulbvan sent him a hot grounder, which was well stopped by Coombs, who ran down Egau, then on his way to third, and sent the ball to Miglivacca, who put out Sullivan. As Egan was the third man out on the side, the double play was not credited. In the next inning Williams went out on a ball knocked to Donohue, who threw to Egan first. Throughout the game Donohue, short stop, and Bige- low, second base, played into Egan's hand in fine style. Curren, Welti and O'Brien, following Williams, gained their first on called balls, and when Miglivacca took the bat there were three on bases. Lawton muffed a hard ball to stop, at a critical moment, and Welti started on a dead run for home. But Lawton recovered the ball in time to put bim out at the plate. This was the third man out, Coombs and O'Brien being left on bases. The two runs of the Woonsockets in their second inning, made by Lamb and Piercy, were com- pleted on a wild throw from Smith to Coombs at third, the ball passing far over the latter's head. Coombs next caught a high fly from Lawton's bat, and Donohue went out at first. The third inning was a procession of outs for both sides. In the fourth Curren obtained his first base on balls, stole to second, got his third on a passed ball, and ran home on a wild pitch, being greeted by tremendous cheers for this, the first run of the Twilights. The Woonsockets went out next in one, two, three order, and the Twilights came in with Coombs at the bat. He gained his first on called balls and whilst he was stealing around the bags, O'Brien fouled out to Egan, who gained deserved applause for a hard catch. Coombs came home on a passed ball, and Miglivacca took his first on called balls. The latter made the circuit of the bags, and came home when Lawton, catcher, threw a ball to third, which flew over Piercy's head. Norton and Smith went out, and the Woonsockets came in to make three runs, which were accomplished by Lawton, Finn and Egan, the last-named making ajhome-run on a magnificent left fielder. The following three innings of the Twilights and two of the Woonsockets were fruitless, but in the eighth the latter scored three, and in the ninth the former added two to the list. Donohue, Piercy, Sullivan, Egan and Bigelow made some good fly catches, as did also Coombs, Norton, James, Smith and Williams. The only bad muffs of the day were made by Williams and Egan. The batting of the Twilights was much better than their fielding. In both these requisites of good playing their rivals exhibited superior skill. Smith is a characteristic pitcher and exhibited some methods in that line as novel as his base running. Curren is a careful and conscientious catcher, but he cannot, or did not yesterday, throw to bases. In the seventh inning he and Smith exchanged places with- out changing results. Miglivacca is an exceptionally good baseman, and Coombs did well at third. The Woonsocket nine are so well known thatj they need no criticism. Ap- pended is the score: Bigelow, 2b 5 1 Lawton, c 5 3 Swanton, c f 5 Donohue, s s 4 Finn, p 4 1 Egan, lb i 1 Sullivan, If 4 n Lamb, rf 4 1 Piercy, 3b 2 2 113 2 0 1 10 0 1 TWILIGHTS. TB R BH PO A E Norton, cf 4.0 0 111 Smith, p 4~ James, 2b 4 Williams, If 4 Curren, c 2 Welti, r f 3 Coombs, 3t) 3 O'Brien, a s 2 0 0 0 5 3 Miglivacca, lb 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 Totals 24 10 1127 12 4 Totals 27 6 0 24 12 15 INNINGS. 12345678 VToonsockets 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 — 10 Twilights 0 001200 2-5 Left on bases— Woonsockets, 3; Twilights, 2. Struck out— Woon- sockets, 2; Twilights, 7. Earned runs— Woonsockets, 1. Home run— Egau. Three-base hit— Lawton. Two-base bit— Egan. Balls called — Woonsockets, 3; Twilights, 6. Wild pitches— Smith, 2. Passed balls- Smith,!; Curren, 5; Lawton, 3. Time of game — Two and one-half hours. Umpire— Charles Gagus. Have Your Horse in Condition. The victory of the California filly Eva in the race for four- year-olds at Chicago last Saturday was the result of a care- fully laid and well-executed plan by Orrin Hickok, who drove her, and the lesson which the race has taught to the other people who had horses in it is one that should be taken to heart by every trainer and breeder in the country. It is a short one, and is: Have your horse in condition. Colt races are made for, and supported by, breeders. The owner of every stallion is naturally anxious to have the get of his horse obtain reputation as early in life as possible, and this can be accomplished only by trotting them in public races, and, more than that, winning. But the trouble with the men who make entries in races for youngsters is that, in a majority of cases, they do not give the animals in their charge anything like the preparation that a horse should have in order to trot a creditable race. They are, of course, afraid of overworking, and perhaps permanently injuring, the ani- mals; but, if reputation for sires is what they are after, it is far better to spoil several colts than to have one act like a quitter in public. In the race last Saturday, Algath and Bonita clearly had the speed of the otliers. The first named won the opening heat of the race in 2:23, beating Bonita hardly a length, but even in that mile Governor Stanford's filly quit badly. She was certainly faster than all the rest, because when the word was given in the first heat she was on the extreme outside, and yet before the first turn was reached she had trotted around all the others, and had taken the pole. She lost the heat because she quit. Here is a filly that, when two years old, trotted a public mile in 2.-24.V, and yet, as a four-year-old, she cannot last out a mile in 2:23 ! Nothing but lack of condition can explain such a performance, and, as she was only third in the second heat, and last in the third and fourth heats, not having made a break in all this time, the conclusion is irresistible that she was not keyed up for a race. Algath, after winning the first heat in 2:23, is never able in the succeeding three heats to get better than fourth place. The only one she heats all the time is Bonita. Jersey Lily and Billy Clinker trot their heats out gamely, and in the last three heats easily out-foot their superiors in speed, Algath and Bonita. They had both been trotting races, and hard ones, too, in Iowa, and were seasoned for the fray. Eva out- lasted them all, simply because she had received the most careful preparation that a young horse ever underwent. For several weeks Hickok had her at the Cleveland track, and once in every six or eight days she would get a regular horse- race. Bill McGuigan, "the wild manfrom Michigan, "would get behind old Lucy, the pacer, a boy would be put up on a runner, and Hickok would drive Eva. Then all the forms of a race would be gone through with. There would be from five to fifteen scorings before each heat, and, when a start was finally made, the race would be in earnest from wire to wire. From four to six heats would be trotted, and the result was that when Eva reached Chicago she was as whalebone and steel, and fit to trot all day. Hickok's policy was the correct one, and he won the race where many another man would have lost it. — Breeder's Gazette . A Call on Eva. The ancient Sir Knignt of the Bibbon, Orrin A. Hickok, was busy directing the hooking up of the big three-year-old Euby, Monday morning, when your granger pencil-sbover requested the privilege of examining Eva, the winner of the four-year-old race Saturday. "Certainly, " and the needful instructions were given a subordinate, but thinking again he sent the man with Buby to work her slowly, and went with me to see the California winner. I found her a mare of very peculiar formation, about loi hands high; a long, rakish, gamy-looking racehorse; a delicate, beautiful head; a timid, suspicious, willful eye; a long ear that turns and drops and quivers with every passing emotion, which, on the track, will turn as if trying to reach the sulky, in order to find out what is going on behind. The peculiar feature of this is that she almost invariably uses the left ear andturns her head a trifle with it. She is clean in the throttle, with a long shapely neck that widens to fit enormous shoulders, which slope away to almost meet a powerful roach back that is the perfection of anatomical speed formation. Drooping away from the coupling is a long, heavily-muscled hind part that, together with the back, makes a formation identical with that of the greyhound. No trotter that I ever saw of her inches has more room for heart and lungs than she, while a cleaner, handsomer set of legs and feet, no man ever saw. If this is the result of early training that process need never be feared. While looking her over Hickok kept an interesting run of comments and information, free quotations from which will, doubtless, give a better idea of the mare than my observations. Said he : "I think she is more like Goldsmith Maid than anything I ever saw, and Budd thinks so too. Mr. Mackey, when he got back from Europe, thought of tak- ing her away from me, she made such a ridiculous showing here at Chicago last year; but I told him she was the only one of his colts I really cared to keep, and that if he left her with me I would drive her in 2:20 this season. You see I knew all this talk about her not being a stayer was nonsense. She was timid and nervous; but I knew I would get her over that in time and that then she would trotfastand stay with the best. I believe she is going to make a great racemare; but let me tell you that big three-year-old we were hitching up when you came is the greatest youngster in the world. " "Do you think she can down all the three-year-olds?" "Yes, she can, as soon as prepared, beat any of them for any amount of money, at any time or place." "What is her breeding?" "She was got by Eva's sire, Sultan, and her dam was a very fast road-mare that Mr. Mackey gave $5,000 for, and she was by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Ruby has a record of 2 :32J." "How about Eva's preparation? it is reported to have been very thorough." "Yes, I think she was tit; I worked her between Lucy and a runner, and she don't like to leave a party of horses. That accounts for her bad break. I think I let go of her a little too quick. " " Has she other engagements?" "Yes, two at the Breeders' Meeting, to be held at Hartford. " Eva, in trotting condition, will weigh about 900 pounds, over rather than under. She is a clean bay, with black points, a very little white on the inside of near hind foot. She wears quarter boots, shin boots and scalpers, a twelve- ounce shoe forward and a six-ounce behind. She is driven with a large snaftie covered with leather and overdraw check with leather check bit. Eva is rich in Hambletonian, Mam- brino and Clay blood, built on an original Abdallah base. She was sired by Sultan, who had a Clay sire and a dam of Mambrino and Hambletonian blood. Eva's dam, Minneha- ha, had Mambrino, Clay and Abdallah blood as her promi- nent crosses. This is all orthodox trotting blood that trains on and on with age— F. M. T. G. in Breeder's Gazette. POULTRY. The Toulouse Goose. The Toulouse goose is one of the most popular on account of its size, early development, good laying quality, and ten- der and well-naTored flesh. Iu color, the breast and abdomen are light gray; the back dark gray; the neck darker gray than the back; wings and abdomen shading off to white; under part of the body white. The skin of the breast and abdo- men shows a tendency to hang down in folds, nearly touching the ground. This detracts much from the market value of the breed, as it gives the impression of greater age than the goose may actually possess. The bill of the Toulouse goose is pale flesh color, and the legs and feet deep orange, inclined to red. It is easily fattened, sometimes reaching the enor- mous weight of fifty to sixty pounds to the pair, while its cross with the common goose is thought to be even larger than the pure breed. For breeding, only two or three geese should go with one Toulouse gander. These geese produce thirteen to fifteen eggs each. After the goose has sat a day or two, thirteen- eggs should be given. The period of incu- bation is from twenty-eight to thirty days. — Prairie Farmer . FISH. The Fish Commissioners. At the Fish Commissioners' meeting, held in Sacramento last Saturday, Commissioner Dibble reported that at the State hatchery at Shabley there are 25,000 trout in good con- dition, and that 100,000 Lake Tahoe trout would soon be received there. President Buckingham was authorized to take action in regard to the reported violation of the fish laws by a paper mill at Soquel, Santa Cruz county, which is said to be killing fish in the stream below. Commissioner Bedding stated that Mr. Bradford and W.T.Coleman, both interested in the canning business, will contribute to the support of a detective force to prevent proposed violations of the law along the Sacramento river, where tanks have been built and barges are ready for catching salmon next month, when it is unlawful. Commissioners Buckingham and Bedding were appointed a committee to employ five detectives for the Sacramento river and its tributaries, along which the fish laws are to be posted. Money was appropri- ated to send a detective to Shasta county, where Chinamen are destroying fish by giant-powder cartridges. The Breeder and Sportsman has closed its first volume with an established reputation as one of the best papers ever published for the use of farmers, stock men and breeders of domestic animals. — Greenville Bulletin. DIETZ' AXLE OIL. A PATENT COMPOUND OIL. Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz' Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Oi^ WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, QAILS CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN J' A. C. DIETZ A CO.. Proprietors, 9 Froni Bl 60 Jglite %x£z&w a«£ jiptrtismmt. July 28 RIFLE. Good Practice. Nine members of the California Team had a practice shoot at Shell Mound last Sunday. They had a favorable day for shooting, and made excellent scores. J. E. Klein acted as captain of the day. The scores were ■*■ oral ™^» CHII.F, Cuinniings . Warren Klein Perkins Carson Kellogg Strong Sime Sherman . . . 200 yds 500 yds 45 is 47 46 47 44 45 44 43 44 13 41 40 41 41 39 The seven complete scores aggregate 30S out of a possible 350 at tlie 200-yard target, or S8 per cent of hits; and 307 out of 350 at the 500-yard mark, 87 5-7 per cent. The aggre- gate at both distances is 615 ou' of a possible 700, or 87 6-7 per cent. The average at the 200-yard target of all the scores is S6 4-9 per cent, or 389 out of a possible 450 points. The Nevada Team is making big scores in prac- tice shoots. The Team Selected. The team of the National Guard riflemen which is to meet Nevada's team in the second competition for the California Rifle Associa- tion trophy has been selected by Inspector- General of Rifle Practice Charles Sonntag and the names of the gentlemen composing it have been forwarded to Adjutant-General Cosby and approved by him. The team is composed of Lieutenant S. P. Kellogg of the First Infantry Batallion, Cor- poral T. E. Carson, First Infantry; Private F Cummings, First Infantry; Lieutenant-Colon- el H. J. Burns (retired); Private T. F. Kelly, First Infantry; Lieutenant J. E. Klien, First Infantry; Lieutenant H. T. Sime, Inspector of Rifle Practice, Second Artillery; Private L. G. Perkins, First Infantry; Lieutenant J. P. Warren, Second Artillery; Lieutenant Freder- ick A. Kuhnle, Inspector of Rifle Practice, Fifth Infantry. The alternates are Lieuten- ant George Fredericks, Fifth Infantry, and Private Frederick A. Kuhls, First Infantry. Several of those who stood high in the com- petitions knew that there was a grave proba- bility of their not being able to repeat their scores in a match and others regarded it as highly improbable that they would be able to go to Nevada. They desired the selection of the strongest team and wished the practice shoots and coaching to commence as soon as possible. So it was decided to take as eight of the team that number in the order of their percentages and the Inspector-General select- ed the others. The selections so far made gave satisfaction to the entire team and to all who participated in the competitions. The eight shot in three competitions. Private Perkins shot only once and Lieutenant War- ren twice. Lieutenant Kuhnle is in Europe, but will be here to participate. His appoint- ment has been telegraphed to him. About sixty members of the California Schuetzen Club contested last Sunday at Ala- mo la Schuetzen Park for money prizes for best center shots and for medals offered by the club. The following marksmen carried off the prizes; First prize. Philo Jacoby: 2d, C. C. Rholfs; 3d, James Stanton; 4th, 6. Burmeister; 5th, Muller; 6th, Boeckmann;7th, Berelsen; 8th, Fischer Jr.; 9th, McClauchlan; 10th, Rosehell; 11th, K. Wertheimer; 12th, Frees 3; 13th, Major HcELhinney, 14th, Zecher; 15th, Hoz; 16th, Zinkand ; 17th, Ehrenpfort; ISth, Strecker; 19th,Hauser; 20th, Sagehorn: 21st, Lingenfelser. The cham- pion goblet and medal of the first-class were won by K. Wertheimer, with 411 rings B twenty shots; the second-class medal by Rapp, with 389 rings; the third-class medal by L. Haake, with 355 rings; and the fourth-class medal by Major McElhinney, with 294 rings. Handicap Matches. There was a fair attendance at Oakland racetrack last Sunday to witness some handi- cap sweepstake shooting, sis .birds each, $2 50 entrance, Hurlinghani rales. The score stood: Lambert, 30 vards 1 1111 1—6 Sla-de, 28 yards 1 1111 1—6 Smith, 28 yards 0 1 0 w Koche, 26 yards 0 10 0 1 1—3 Johnson, 26 yards 1 1 1 0 0 1—4 Lambert and Slade divided. The nest match with Smith, at twenty-sis yards, stood: Lambert, 36 yards 1 1111 0—5 Slade, 28 yards 1 1111 1—6 Smith, 26* yards 0 0 0 w Koche, 26 yards 1 0 111 0—4 Johnson, 26 yards 1 1110 0—4 Then came a match at four birds as fol- lows: Lambert, 30 yards 1 1 1 1—4 Slade, 28 yards 1 1 1 0—3 Smith, 26 yards ,...0 widn Roche, 26 yards 1 1 1 0—3 Johnson, 26 yards 1 1 1 1 — 4 Beech, 26 yards 1 1 1 1—4 Fisher, 26 yards 1 1 1 1—4 Ties on a freeze-out : Lambert 1 1 1—3 Roche — 1 1 0—2 Beech 1 1 1—3 Fisher 1 0 Beeeh and Fisher shot a private match which was won by Beech with a clean score of four against three kills for Fisher. Common Wild Goose. The wild goose or Canada goose is about three feet long, with an estent of wings of sisty-five inches, and a weight of about seven pounds. The head, neck, bill, feet and tail are black; a large triangular patch of white on the cheeks behind the eyes, confluent be- low; upper parts grayish brown, with paler edges; lower lid white; below grayish white, passing into pure white near the anal region; upper tail coverts white; primaries and rumps dark brown. It is found throughout North America and occasionally in Europe. In migrating their flight is very high, their "honk" often being heard when the birds cannot be seen, and very regular unless inter- rupted by fogs, storms or unespected acci- dents. The food consists of the seeds of grasses and aquatic plants, slugs and snails, worms, insects, tender blades of corn, and on the seashore Crustacea, shell fish and marine plants. The senses of sight and hearing are very acute, and their stratagems for avoiding their enemies evince great cunning. The males are very pugnacious during their court- ship, and defend their sitting mates against all enemies. The nest is built on the ground in some retired spot near the water, of dried plants. The eggs of the wild bird are usually about sis, the period of incubation is twenty- eight days, and they have only one brood in a season. The young are able to follow their parents to the water in a day or two, but many axe destroyed, in spite of the watchfulness of the mothers, by snapping turtles, gar fish, pickerel, and birds and. beasts of prey. They are readily domesticated, and, when tame, are advantageously crossed with the common goose, the resulting brood being larger and more easily raised and fattened than the orig- inals. ^ The Shooting of the Gilroy Rod and Gun Club for the gold medal on the 25th resulted as follows: J. R. Payne 12, D. Dunham 12, S. Short S, H. Fruting 12, E. H. Murray, 9, Robinson 9, H. M. Briggs 9, G. Holla way 9, E. Leavesley 10, E. Wright 11, Jno. Paine 1, withdrawn, E. H. Farmer 9. Ties be- tween Payne, Dunham and Fruting. Dunham came out winner. GUN. A Triangular Match. Last Saturday, at the Oakland racetrack, a three-cornered pigeon match was shot be- tween Burbank, Harrison and Williams for a stake of $50 a corner. The match was at twenty-five birds each, thirty yards rise, one hundred yards boundary, use of both barrels. Harrison and Burbank tied on twenty-one kills each. Harrison ran out of cartridges, and it was thereupon agreed to shoot the match off to-day for an extra stake of $25 a side, allowing Williams to come in. The birds were a good lot and the scores creditable: Burbank....! 1 0 *1 1 1 *1 *1 10011 1 *1 1 0 *1 •! 1 *1 •! *1 *1 n— 21 Harrison 0 *linil»11101*ll 1*1 011011 *1 11 1—21 "Williams.... 0 •11110011*1 010 •111*11000111 1—17 A sweepstakes, $2 50 each, at sis birds, was won by Tom Pierson, who made sis straight lolls. The Alameda Sportsman's Club talks about challenging the Gun Club to a match, ten men on each side. This afternoon the Alameda Sportsman's Club will hold it regular monthly match at ^iay pigeons, shooting at the Oakland race- track. To-day Burbank, Harrison and Williams 11 shoot a match for $25 a corner, twenty- 1 - 3 birds each, thirty yards rise, Hurlinghani rules. A.JDB LABROUSSE, VETEBISART SIRGEOV for all; dash of two and a half miles; 100 pounds up; entrance free. Second Extra Day— Thursday, Au- gust 16. No. 9— Purse $200, of which 550 to second horse ; free for all; dash of seven- eighths of a mile; entrance free. No. 10— FiUv Stake; *25 entrance, $10 forfeit, £200 added; second to receive -*50, third to save stake; dash of one and one-sixteenth miles; for three-year-old hl- lies; entrance free. No. II— Palo Alto Stake ; $25 entrance. $10 forfeit, $200 added, of which $50 to second horse, third to save stake; for two-vear-old fillies; dasliof three -quarters of a mile. No. 12— Purse $250, of which $75 to second horse ; free for all; dash of one mile and five hundred yards; en- trance free. No. 13— Hurdle race ; purse $250, of which $50 to sec- ond horse. $25 to third; dash of one and a half miles over six hurdles. Second Regular Day— Saturday,, August 1 8. No. 14— Purse $200, of which S50 to second horse; free for all; dash of a mile; entrance free. No« 15 — Finigan Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of a mile; $-50 each, ~2"> forfeit, $250 added; second to save stake. Closed with thirty-three nominations. No. 16 — Fame Stake; forthree-vear-olds; dash of two miles; $100 each, $25 forfeit, ?5o0 added; second to have $150, third to save stake. Closed with twenty-six nom- inations. No. 17— Baldwin Stake; a post stake for all ages; *250 each, p. p., $1,000 added; second to receive §400, third to save stake; dash of four miles. No. 18— Consolation Purse ; $200, of which $50 to sec- ond horse ; one mile and repeat; horses beaten once al- lowed five pounds, twice ten pounds, and three times fifteen pounds. Conditions. Entries to stakes and purses, not marked closed, will close August 1, 1883. "Races to close will be run under weights adopted at annual meeting, 1881. Starters in all races must be named at 6 p. m. the day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary notwith- standing. Entrance free for starters. Non-starters can declare out at 6 p. m. the day preceding race, by paying five per cent. After that time can only be excused by Presid- ing Judge, and in such case, tea per cent on amount of purse must be paid. Non-members will be placed on the same footing as members of the association in regard to the payment of purses and stakes advertised; and should there be a deficiency, the winners will receive a pro rata division. Parties" making nominations will be required to re- cord colors at time of making entries, and after record will not be allowed to ride in other colors. This rule will be strictly enforced. All nominations in stakes and entries in purses must be made on or before the first day of August next. l>>:i, directed to C. M. Chase, Assistant -Secretary, Box 1961, P. O., San Francisco. To be valid, they must be plainly postmarked on that day— August 1. FIXED EVENTS. Spring and Fall Meetings, 1884 and 1885. SPRING MEETING. First Day. Winters' Stake— For three-year-olds, to be run the first day of the spring meeting; dash of one and a half miles; $100 each, $25 torfeit, $m» added; secomt to have $150. third to save stake. Nominations in above to be made for 1885. Same Day— California Stake; for two-year-olds; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added; to be run on the first day of the spring meeting; second to save stake; dash of half a mile. Nominations in above to be madefor 1881. Second Day. Pacific Cup— Handicap of $100 each, $50 forfeit, $20 declaration, 5600 added; second to receive $300, third to save stake; two and a quarter miles; to be run on the second dav of the spring meeting. "Will close the 1st of March, 1884. Third Day. " Spirit of the Times " Stake— Dash of one and three quarters miles for all three-v ear- olds ; $100 each, $25 for- feit, $300 added; $150 to second, third to save stake. Nominations in above to be made for 18S5. Same Dav— Gano Stake; dash of three-quarters of a mile for two year-oldB; $5J each, $25 forfeit, $250 added; second horse to save stake. When any California two- year-old beats the time of Gano, 1:15 for three-quarters of a mile, the stake to be named after the colt which beats it. Nominations to be made for 1884. FALL MEETING. First Day. Ladies' Stake— For two-year-old fillies; ?50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $2'Xt added; three-quarters of a mile; second to save entrance. Nominations to be made for 1884. Same Day— The Vestal Stake; for three-year-old fil- lies; one and a quarter miles; $25, p. p., $300" added; Bec- ond to receive $100, third to save stake. Nominations to be made for 1885. Second Day. Stallion Stake— Conditions: Only those three-year- olds are eligible which are the get of stallions owned in tins State. The stallions have to subscribe the amount charged for their services to the fund; private stallions at the price of their last season, and those whichhave not made a public season, to pay $50, that sum being the minimum price. The owner of the get of a stallion is competent to name. The stake for the colts shall be $100 each, $25 forfeit; plate or money added at the dis- cretion of the committee; distance one and three- quarters miles. To close for 1883 on the let of August next, at which time both stallions and colts ijirogeny) must be named. Third Day. Finigan Stake— For two-year-olds; dash of a mile ; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $2-50 added; second to save stake. Nominations to be made for 1884. Same Day— Fame Stake— for three-year-olds; dash of two miles; $100 each, $2-5 forfeit, $300 added; second to have $150, third to save stake. Nominations to be made for 1885. The Association reserves the right to change the day of running stakes. All of these stakes close on the first day of August next, the colts rating now as yearlings, foals of 1882. Nominations to be made to C. St. Chase, Assistant Sec- retary, P.O. Box 1961, S.F., P. C. B.H. A. To be valid, they must be plainlv postmarked on that day.lBtof August. THEO. WIXTERS, President. Jos. Caibn Siwpsox, Secretary. C. M. Chase, Assistant Secretary. Jerseys and Guernseys. Registered in the A.J.C. C. and the A. O.C. C. The above is a cut of the uneqnaled cow Jersey Belle of Scitaate that made 2 51t)s„ 3 ozs,, ol butter in one week. A GRANDSON OF JERSEY BELLE IS NOW IN useinthe YerbaEuenaherd. This herd of Jerseys andGuernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882. Since then have been added three young bulls and some fe- males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey P>eUe of Scituate, Coomassie and Alphea strains. These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer- sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost and imported directly, make this the best nerd on the Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively that these are the ae ceptedbutterproducing animals of the country. Bulls have recentlv sold inJ*ew York for$10,OOOto$i2,000. Animals of both sexes forsaleat moderate price. UEXRY PIERCE, San Francisco. R RACETRACK TO LET. THE WELL-KNOWN HALF-MILE ACETRAC E ON THE CLIFF-HOUSE ROAD, TOGETHER with a handsome house, restaurant, saloon, stable accommodations for 100 teams, and all the appurte- nances of a First-Class Racetrack, Is to let on reasonable terms. The frank a popular roadside resort and has a steady trade. For particulars apply to JIM EOFF At the Cottage near the Bay District Track. GRADUATE OF ALPORT'S College, Paris. Thirty years _ ..._ _ of practice. Office.and infirmary, 1125 Market street, San Francisco. PACIFIC COAST Blood Horse Association. Fall Race Meeting. OAKLAND TROTTING PARK. First Regular Day— Saturday, Au- gust 11. No. 1— Introductory scramble ; purse 8200, of which 950 to second horse; free for all; five-eighths of a mile; entrance free. No. 2— Ladies' stake; for two-year-old fillies; $50 en- trance, 825 forfeit, $200 added ; three-quarters of a mile ; second to save entrance. Closed with twentv-two nominations. No. 3— Vestal Stake; $25 each, p. p.. $300 added; sec- ond lo receive $l0o; third to save stake; for three- year-otd fillies; dash of one and a quarter miles. Closed with nineteen nominations. No. 1— Hurdle race ; purse $'250, of which $50 to sec- ond horse, *25 to third; one mile and repeat over four hurdles; entrance free. Extra Day— Monday, August 13. No. 5— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; free for all; rtash of three-quarters of a mile; entrance free. No. 6— Rancho del Paso Stake; $25 each,$l0 forfeit, K00 added, of which. 950 to second horse; third to save stake; for two-year-old flUieB; dashof three-quarters of a mile. No. 7— Selling race; purse $200, of which $50 to sec- ond horse; entrance free; dash of one and one-eighth miles; horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled weight: two pounds allowed for each 5100 under that valuation; liorses entered for over $1,000 to carry three pounds over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation. No. 8— Purse $300, of which $75 to second horse ; free Whitmans Combination HALTER-BRIDLE. THIS HALTER TAKES UP TO FIT ANY HORSE, AND IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT WITH AN ordinary pair ul ri-lns you have a complete bridle. ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING ARE MADE ON THIS PLAN. For sale l,y J A McKERRON, s„le .£BMKB£ Colk tTTHB TRADE SUPPLIED. 1883 |£foe ^vectlcv ititiX ^paxXsnmn, 61 THEWMTMAN SAOOtE. Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for tlw. Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their celebrated goods. BABBLES FOR ROAD, K AX II OR PARK FSF, "Willi or without the California horn. training" saddles. Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERRON. 230 and 2'32 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, / AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, 230 and 232 Ellis street, SOIJE AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST. WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED Eiders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and MS Ellis St., Sole Agent for Pacifle coast. THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them will use any other. JOHN A. McKERRON, 330 and 1532 Ellis Street. Sole Agent for tlie Pacific Coast W. H. Woodruff, VETERINARY DENTIST. References : Scott &. McCord, Fashion Stable ; TVm. Gerhart, Ne- vada Stable; J. M. Parker Telegraph Stable; O. Hink- ley, Baldwin Stable; Col. Dickey, Bay District Course; C. W. Smith, H. McConn, J. C. Simpson, J. P. Kerr, city; B. F. Simpson, A. Gates, Robt. Glover, G. Lap- ham, Oakland. Office at Fashion Stable, 221 Ellis street. PAUL FRIEDHOFER, t^~ PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SHOER 116 Washington Street. PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES, SUBSCRIBE FOR A ADVERTISE ITVT JJREEDER ANB^ fepORTSMA,lAI National Association Trottim horsE breeders. BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE ORIGI- nal subscribe rs. Ofay, 1, 1S-S3, the following stakes are reopened, to close for the nomination of sires Aug. 1, 1883, and for the nomination of their get (foals of 1*33) October 1, 18S3 : The Stallion Stakes, for foals of 1882, to be trotted when three and four- vear-olds, by stallions onlv for whom the sum of $200 each is snbscribed, of which $100 must accompany the nomination of sire, August 1,1883, when the subscription for sires will close, and the remainder (3100) one year thereafter ; the amount of the fii^t payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for three-year-olds ; the amount of the second payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for four-year-olds ; >\f(\ en- trance for starters in the three-year-old stake; §150 entrance for starters in the four-year-old stake, pay- able in the following forfeits ; $10 to accompany the nomination. October 1, 1*53, for each race in which the colt or filly is entered ; $15 additional May 1, 1S&J, inthe three-year-old stake ; ?in additional May 1, Y—-\, in the four-year-old stake : $i*i additional May 1, 1885, in thethree-year-oldstake ; $30 additional May l, i--.\ in the four-year-old stake, and a final payment of $-50 each in eacli stake twenty days before the meetings of 1885 and 1886, respectively, when the stakes will be trotted for. A failure to pay the balance ($100) due on the sub- scription of any sire within the time specified, in the foregoing conditions will disqualify the nominations of all the get of such sire in the four-year-old stake. and forfeit all payments made on all the get of such sires in said stakes. Nominationsto be addressed to J. W. Gray, Treas- urer, P. O. Eox 516, New Yorx City. Races to be gov- erned hy the rules of this association, which, together with circulars containing detailed conditions of above stakes, can be had upon application to L. I). PACKER. Secretary, 111 Broadway, N. Y. H. W. Mali. President. TRY AN ADVERTISEMENT THE TURF AND 8PORTr>_G AUTHORITY, ELE RREEDER AND SPORTS3IA :n KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, 116 Montgomery Street, San Franelseo SPECIAL ATTENTION PAED TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. Will Sell in All Cities and Counties oi the State. REFERENCES. J. S. Caret, Sacramento. J. D. Carr. Salinas. R.P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colusa. P. A. FisiGA2f, San Francisco. HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST successful sales, notably those of Messrs. "Whip- ple, Colgrove, Dietz. Coutts. Dougherty. Newland A Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured of ourabilitv V> R"'« satisfaction in all busine ss in- trusted to our care. Sales will be made in allcities and counties inthe State. We have In contemplation a series of combination or breeders" sales, similar to those so successfully held at the East. We will be pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de- siring to participate in such sales. Private purchases and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions will be made on commission and 6tock shipped with utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale. Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip- tion. KILLIP A. CO.. 116 Montgomery street. Berkshire Pigs for Sale. A few Thoroughbred Berkshire Pigs for sale. Apply to t'APT. FOSTER. At the Cliff House. Bay District Association TROTTING. RACEB.jflflg RACES. Aog. 11. 15, 18, tt and 11 and Sept. 1. fi^ NOTICE FOeTenTRIES. "« FIRST DAY, August 11— Three-minute class; purse $.=00, $-150 to first, $190 to second, $100 to third, $©j to fourth horse. SECOND DA If. August 15— Two-fortv class; purse MOO, ?t50 to first, $1U0 to second, $100 to third. $60 to fourth horse. THIRD DAY. August IP— Two-twentv-eight class; purse $**no. $-150 to first, $190 to second, 9100 to third..$G0 to fourth horse. FOURTH DAY. August 22— Two -twenty- four class; purse $snO, $150 to first, $190 to second, $100 to third, $00 to fourth horse. FIFTH DAY. August 24— Flee for all; purse $1,000, $000 to first, $250 to second, $150 to third horse. SIXTH DAY. September 1— Purse $«tni, for all four-year-olds and under; $300 to first. $15" to second, $iW to third, $00 to fourth horse. All Contests mile heats, three in five, five or more to enter, three- or more to £ National A.-si.ci.iti"n rules to goven percent of purses, to accompany entri OS- Entries close with the secreUr August 1,1653. T. W. HTNCHMAV N T. Smith President. 1435 t. 62 £fce Sptato ixml j^orlsmmx. July 28 THIRD Annual Exhibition OF THE San Mateo & Santa Clara Co. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION NO. 5, To He Held at San Jose, CaL, Sept.? 4 to S9. Iuclnsive, 1883. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST BAY, MONDAY, SEPT. *4. No. 1 — Running; three-quarter-mile dash; £25 en- trance, §10 forfeit, S20U added; second horse §50, third horse to receive his entrance. No. 2 — Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two- year-olds; 525 entrance, S10 forfeit, -5200 added; sec- ond horse $50, third horse to receive bis entrance. No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat; for all ages; purse $250; first horse $175, second $50, third S25. SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 35- No. 4— Trotting ; Three-year-old Colt Stake (foals of 1880); entrance $30, S250 added; first horse six- ninths, second two-ninths, third one-ninth; closed May 15, with the following entries; T. W. Barstow enters s g Benton, by General Ben- on, dam Queen. C. N. Corey enters gr filly Anna Belle, by King "William, dam Gill. Thomas Gault enters hr g Billy Martin, by Boyal George, darn unknown. J. H. Baney enters bl s Knox, by Nutwood, dam Belle. E. Topham enters b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood, dam Lady Mc. N. B. Edwards enters s h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood, dam Kitty. F. L. Duncan enters s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood, dam Sportsman. C. H. Maddox enters b m Lady Bismarck, by Bis- marck. No. 5— Same day; trotting; 2:22 class; purse $750; first horse $500, second §150, third $100. No. 6— Same day; trotting; three-minute class; purse S400; first horse S260, second $100, third $40. THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 36. No. 7 — Running; 2J-mile-dash ; forallages; $25 en- trance, $10 forfeit, $250 added; second horse £50, third to save entrance. No. 8— Same day; running; selling race; one mile and repeat; purse S200; first horse $150, second $50; horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry entitled weight.two pounds for each $100 over, and two pounds oft for each $100 under fixed valuation. No. 9 — Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two- year-olds; winner of No. 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 added; $50 to second horse. Same day; equestrianship, etc.; most skillful lady rider (entrance free); first premium $25; second pre- mium $15, third premium $10; most graceful lady rider (entrance free), first premium $25, second pre- mium $15, third premium $10. Bicycle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first premium gold medal, second premium, silvermedal. FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. f3. No. 10— Trotting; free for all; purse $750; first horse $500, Becond $150, third $100. No. 11 — Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds; purse S300; first horse $200, second $70, third $30. No. 12.— Same day; trotting ; 2:24 class ; purse $500; first horse $350, second $100, third $50. FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 28. No. 13 — Running ; four-mile dash post stake for all ages ; entrance $150, $500 added, $250 to second horse, third to save stoke; horses to be named Sep- tember 15th. No. 14— £ame day ; cart race ; for district horses without a record, to be driven by owners to driving carts ; entrance tflO; first horse, Adel's patent driving cart, valued at $85, second single buggy harness, valued at $50, third horse blanket valued at $10 ; entries will close September 24th. No. 15— Same day ; trotting ; mile and repeat for two-year-olds; purseand stake; $25 entrance; $200 added, second horse $50, third $25. SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 29. No. 16 — Trotting ; two miles and repeat, purse $500; first horBe $350, second $100, third $50. No. 17— Same day ; trotting ; buggy race for dis- trict horses without a record, to be driven by owners, best three in five; purse $100, first horse $60, second $30, third $10 ; entries will close September 24th. No. 18 — Same day ; walking ; mile and repeat, for stallions weighing over 1,200 pounds to saddle, purse $50, first horse $40, second $10. No. 19 — Trotting ; one hundred dollars in plate will be given to the California- bred horse beating Occident's time — 2:16J; entries will close Thursday, September 27th. No. 20— Running ; one mile dash for all ages ; $50 entrance, S15 forfeit, $125 added, second horse to receive bis entrance and one-third of added monay. CONDITIONS AND REMARKS. All trotting races are the best three in five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to Btart Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. National Association Rules to govern trotting ; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish 'any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry one hundred pounds, with the usual allowances for mares and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowances as above. Those who have nominations in stakes must name to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on Wed- nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the "Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday previous, by 12 o'clock m. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by consent of judges. Winners of all trotting races in their respective - es, at Oakland, Sacramento and Stockton, must g'j to wagon. In all district races horses must have been owned m the district prior to June 1, 1883. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood HorBe Association ''old weights) to govern running races, except when conditions named ore otherwise. All entrlea to be made Id writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses; also, name and resi- dence of owner. In running races, full colors to be worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re- spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated upon programmes by colors worn by drivers. Entries to all the above races, unless otherwise spec- ified, to close with the secretary on Wednesday, August 1,1883. Write "entries to races " on the outside of the en- velope. A. KING, President. T. S. Montgomery, Secretary. G G. OLDEN LrATE Agricultural & Mechanical Fair Association. DISTRICT JiO 1 -OAKLAND, ALAMEDA cousnr. SPEED PROGRAMME. MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883. No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse, $500, for all two -year- olds; three-quarter-mile dash; $^00 to first horse, $150 to second and §50 to third. No. 2 — Same day; running; Alameda purse, 9500, for all three-vear-olds; one-and-oue-quarter-mile dash; $300 to first horse, 5150 to second, 5o0 to third. No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse, 9500; free for all; one mile and repeat; 9300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third" No. 4— Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that have never beaten threeminutes; purse $600; $360 to first, $180 to second and $60 to third. TUESDAY, SEPT. 4. No. 5— Trotting; purse $800; free for all four-vear- 0lds;^$480to first horse, $240 to second and $80 to th rd. No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse 9500; free for all pacers that have never beaten [3:20; 9300 to first horse, $15i) to second, 850 to third. No. 7— Same day; trotting; pprse 3 00; free for all big horses that weigh 1,-100 poundsor ver; $120 to first horse, $60 to second, $20 to third. WEDNESDAY, SEP • 5. No. 8— Running; O 'lifornia Recordpurse; one-mile dash; purse 91,000, $»j 'to first horse, second to save entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and horses of any age; to he run in classes, the two- year-olds in one class, the three-year-olds in one class and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol- lowing conditions: Two starters required in each class; the horse beating the record in California in his special class to take first money; should the record be beaten in more than one class or in all the classes, first money will be divided equally among the win- ners ; second money will be given to the horse whose time in this race is nearest to the best record in his dam in California. Same weight to be carried by horses in thiB race as were carried by horses making the best records In above classes — as follows : Two-vear-old Atalanta, time 1:44, weight 97. Three-year-old Mark L, time 1:42^, weight 105. Fonr years and over, Joe Howell, time 1:42, weight 119. No. 9— Trotting; same day; purse $1,000; free for all horBes that have never beaten 2:24; $600 to first horse, $300 to second, $100 to third. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6. No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:35; §150 to first horse, $225 to sec- one and $75 to third. No. 11— Same (lav: trotting; purse 9500; free for all three-vear-olds; $300 to first norse, $150 to second and $50 to third. FRIDAY, SEPT. 7. No. 12— Running; Combination Purse; purse $500; free for all; one- quarter-mile dash, to be followed by one -half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen minutes between heats, the horse making the best av- erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec- ond horse to save entrance. No. 13— Same day; trotting; purse $800; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:2-3; $ -ISO to first horse, $240 to Becond and $80 to third. SATURDAY, SEPT. 8. No. 14— Same day; competitive military and cadet drills: purse and conditions will be named through the press after conference with the vaiiouB military companies. No. 15— Trotting; purse $400: free for all two-vear- olds; $240 to first horse, $120 to second and $-10 to third; heats of a mile. No. 16— Same day; trotting; purBe $1,200; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first horse, 9360 to second and $120 to third. No. 17— Same day; bicvele race; dash of one mile; free for all; purse $50, $35 to first aud 915 to second; entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the latest, on the first day of the fair, at 3 p m,, with the secretary ,at the track. No. 19— Same dav; ladies' riding tournament; prizes and conditions to be named hereafter. CONDITIONS. All trotting and pacing races are best three in five, except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci- fied. Entrance fee, ten per cent on all purses, to ac- company nomination. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the board reserves the right to trot heats with any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. Those who have entries in the running nurses must name to the secretary, in writing, the norses they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; those on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money will be paid for a walk-over. HorseB entered in purses can only be drawn by con- sent of the judgeB. Rules of the Pacific CoastBlood Horse Association to govern running races, except as specially provided. All entrieB to be made In writing, to give sex, color and nitiTKs of horBe, also name and residence of own- er, and, In running races, colors to be worn by rider. Entries t > it 11 the above races tn el.ise. with (he src- retary on Wednenday, August 1, 1883. Write Entries to Races " on outside of envelope. A. Cl DIET/., President. Ij. Wai.kkk, SiM-rt'tarv, Luck Drawer K>2s, Oakland, Cal. CALIFORNIA'S t XPOSITIO « THE 30TH ANNUAL State Fair WILL BE HELD AT Sacramento, Cal., in September, 1883. THE NEW EXPOSITION BUILDING, THE largest and most Commodious in the State, em- bracing 120,800 square feet, of which 45,600 Feet is in the Main Hall, 12,000 Feel in Horticultural Hall, 13,000 Feet in. Machinery Hall, 10,400 Feet in Industrial Hall, 10,400 Feet in the Art Gallery, 1 8,800 Feet in the Conservatories, and 17,600 Feet in the Promenade Galleries, Will be ready for occupancy Sept. 1. This structure is <»m: of » hi; most complete Exhibition Buildings IN THE UNITED STATES, containingeverv available iraproveraent^for the con- venience of exhibitors. Ample space can be given for the exhibition of all kinds of machinery in mo- tion, also to manufacturers to conduct the manufac- ture of articles while on exhibition. A 100-Horse-Power En- gine Will furnish motive power Free of Charge. 2To charge for space. Articles transported to and from the exhibition Jree by the C. P. Jt. R. Company. The premium [list embraces liberal awards for all kinds of LIVES TOOK, MACHINES T, IMPLEMENTS, etc., TEXTILE FABRICS, MECHA NIC AL, AGRICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS and FINE ARTS. The Exhibition Building will be opened Sept. 3d, and Closed Sept. 15th. The live stock department at the park will be opened Sept. 10th, and Closed Sept. 15th. Anv further information may be had upon applica- tion to the Secretary, from whom premium lists may be obtained. P. A. FINIGAN', Edwes- P. Smith, Secretary, President. P. O. Drawer A, Sacramento. Sporting Goods. No. S. Pacific Coast; trotting: 2:24 class; purse 9800, aud ?200 added if. more than ten entries; four moneys. Thursday, September 20. 0.9, Running; hurdle race; mile and repeat, over four hurdles ; purse $500. No. 10. Pacific Coast ; trotting; for three-year-olds; purse §800, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. No. 11. District; trotting; 2:33 class; purse $800, and 8200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. Ladies' Equestrianism; for residents of the district only; four prizes in gold coin, $10, $30, $20, $10. Friday, September 21. No. 12. Pacific Coast; selling race; purse $-500; one mile and repeat; $l,o00 fixed valuation; four pounds off for each $100 below, and two pounds added foreach 5100 above fixed value; (our moneys. No. 13. State; tridting; two-v>"ar-old stake, closed with twenty-eight entries; S500 added. No. 14. Pacific Coast; trotting; 2;20 class; purse $1,000, and $200 added if overmen entries; four moneys. Ladies' Equestrianism; open to the State; four prizes in gold coin, $ 10, $30, $2u, $10. Saturday, September 22. No. 15. Pacific Coast; novelty running; 2W-miie dash; purse$ii00; the first horse to each half mile to win $100, and the horse first to two and two-and-one- half-mile posts to win $50 each extra; $200 additional will be added to the purse, pro rata, if more than ten entries. No* 10. Pacific Coast; trotting; 2:20 class; purse $800, and $2oo added if more than ten entries; four moneys. No. 17. Pacific Coast; pacing; 2:25 class; purse $-100. and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. No. 18. District; trotting: for four-year-olds; purse $800, aud $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. Races will close with the Secretary. August 1, 1883. 1*. U- SIUPPEE, Prebident. J. Ij, Phiclps, Secretary, Stockton, Cal. Sonoma \ Marin Leading Cutlers. Boxing (iioves roils. Com- lint Swords. lii; per rent payable July 1 and 5 per cent August 1, 1883; to fill ten horses must pay first installment; parties not making payments when due forfeit their previous payments, and are de- barred from starting. Entiies for the following events for 1S84-5 were or- dered to be closed with the above races : No. 1. Running; California Derby Stake for foals of 1881, to he run at the State Fair of 1884; l'-j-mile dash, $50 entrance, p. p., $300 added, second horse $100, third $50. No. 2. Same stake, for foals of 1SS2, to he run at State Fair of 1885; same conditions. No. 3. Running: Maturity Stake; three-mile dash, for four-year-olds in 1SS4; $100 entrance, $25 forfeit, $300 added; second horse $100, third $50; to be run at the State Fair of 1884. No. 4. Running: California Annual stake for two- vear-olds, foals of 1882; dash of one mile; $100 en- trance, $25 forfeit, J250 ridded, second horse $100, third $50; to be run at the fair of 1884. REMARKS AND CONDITIONS. All trotting and pacing races are the best three in five except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise specified; five to enter and three to start; entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination; Sursea divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, _j per eent to second, 15 per cent to third and 10 per cent to fourth. National Association rules to govern trotting; but the board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carryllO pounds, with the usual allowance for mares ana geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 118 pounds, with the usual allowance as above. Starters in all races must be named to the secretary or clerk of course at 6 p. m. the day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary notwithstanding. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con- Bent of judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa tion to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. Non-starters in running purses will be held for entrance under rule 3. All entries to he made in writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses; also name and residence of owner. In running races full colors to he worn by rider, and drivers of trotting races are respectfullv requestedto wear crips of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated on programmes by colors worn by drivers. This is nec- essary to enable spectators to distinguish the horses in the race. Entries to all the above races except No 25 to close with the secretary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883. Write " Entries to Races" on outside of envelope. In the three-minute purse and the 2:40, ahorse dis- tancing the field takes only first money. P. A. FI>I«A?f, President. EDWIN F. SMITH Secretary. Russ House, 10U9, 101 1. 1013 and 1015 J Street, SACRAMENTO, CAL. M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING, newly furnished throughout, and with all modern improve ments. Table first class. Everything neat, clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully solicited. Streetcars pass the house every five minutes. A CARD. WH. DAILY, THE FIR ST SWIMMING . teacher on the Pacific Coast, is manager of the San Jose Swimming Eaths. A rare opportunity is thus offered the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have your children learn swimming from Prof. Daily. STOCK FARMS. My New Catalogue For 1883, OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- hles, with trotting statistics up to close of 18S2, with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred trot- ting stock, now at Fairlawn stork farm, adjoining the city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 1 38 Head of Promising Young Trotting Stock, consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters mostof them sired bv ALMOST, HAPPY MEDIUM ABERDEEN and CASSITJS M. CLAY JR., ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred HIGHLY.BRED BROODMARES, with the standard- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMOST, HAPPY* MEDIUM and ABERDEEN" at the head of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine, highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMOST already lias twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, made in ISM; another with a record of 2:23 !.-.-:; another with a record of 2:28, roadeinlS$2; another witharec- ordof 2:2$.'.., and a grandson with a three-year-old rec- ord of 2:23'.., the fastest ever made up to 1881. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPYT MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2 :20V4 to 2 :30, a larger number than any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of his get with public records ranging from l:\by. to 2:27J<. No son of Rvsdvk's Hambletonian has made as good a showing a"t same ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who lias twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam by Stock- holm s American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:23>6 to 2:28J£, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1SS2 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27;4', by Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:2Svy, hy Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at -5300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at 3150; AB- ERDEEN, Limited to forty mares, at ?10o the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR.. limited to twenty mares, at S50 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY' ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IS THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1,1883. Purchas- ers FROM A DISTANCE CAS BUT OK ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS "WITHOUT THE PUR CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BT THE PURCHASERS LP THEY DO NOT IN EVERT RESPECT COME FULLT UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full written descriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or furthei information address WIItlAJI T. WITHERS. 2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky. T ASHLAND PARK -~ ROTTING STUj NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. B. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR. THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at aU times tor sale choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hambletonians, Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal- sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady aimis to possess nothing that does not trace through the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses, alongall the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or further particulars address 2-17yl B. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ey. Jerseys and Guernseys. Registered in the A.J.C. C. and the A.G.G. C. THE YERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1SS2. Since then have been added three yonng bulls and some fe- males and it now contains "Farmer's Glory, Jersey Belle of Scituate, Coomassie and Alnhea" strains. These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer- sey and Guernsey from the best without re gardto cost and imported directly, make this the best herd on the Pacific Coast, and equal to anv at the East, where the extraordinarily high prlaes ruling show conclusively that these are'the up. cepted butter producing animals of the country. Bulls have recently sold inNew York for $10,000 to $12,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at moderate price. HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco. LINES OF TRAVEL. LINES OF TRAVEL. H. H. WILSON & SON Importers of and dealers in Gl'JiS. PISTOIS. crriEBY, FISHING TACKIJE. AM. Ml'SITIOJi, ETC. DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY. 513 tlay Street, San Francisco. UGOWSK/ . FLYING CLAYPIGEON P1ERCE&C0.0AKLTCAL. AGENTS FOR THE PACIFI&CO AST. BROAD GAUGE. Summer Arrangement. COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883, AND UNTIL FUETHEH NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Fr:mcisfo Passenger Depot iTownsend Street, between Third and Fourth Streets i as follows : DESTINATION. I ARRIVE S. F. 8:30 am t9 :30 a M 10 :40 a M •3:30 pm 4:15pm •5:15 pm 6:30 pm {11:45 PM 8:30 AMH ( 9:03 a M iVw™ Lsanta Clara. San Jose and! *10:02 4 -25 pm I Principal Way Stations. * V) ___ 6:40 a M •8:10 a m 9 :03 a M *10 :02 am •3 :36 p m t-J ;59 P M 6:00 pm 17:50 pm tS :15 p M U 6:00 pm tS:15PM 10:10 .i mi J Gilrov.Pajaro.Cagtroville, i i *10:02a m «3:30p M1 J Salinas and Monterey. > I 6:00 p m Hollister and Tres Pinos. m tn . ,,11 Watsonville, Camp Goodall, ( ■ ivw p mI C Aptos.New Brighton. S.M.uel , 1 10 :02 AM 1 KCampCapitolaiASanta(.Tuzf ,J 10:40 ash Soledadand Way Stations Stage connections are made with the 10:10 A.M. Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8 :30 a. m. Train. Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos, Soquel and Santa Cruz; also to Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, $4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 35, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs, $6. Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San ta Cruz, and return, 53. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel. A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH, Superintendent. Asst. PasB. & Tkt. Agt. (t^ SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. ^S For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule. IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, R nes,pistoIa, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting goodsof all kinds. TO Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. TH SOUTHERN' PACIFIC R R. CO. RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BT ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing. TBAES'S LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CSABMES'G Summer and Winter Resort of tlie Pacific Coast, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can be obtained from the several streams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish "Mackerel, and Flounder, The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men. THE B A THING FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MONTE, " ARE UNSURPASSED, haying a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE contains SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150x50 feet") for warm salt water plunge and swim- ming baths, with ELKGANT OOMS connecting for individual baths, shower facilities. THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known ■Watering Places, APTOS, SOQITIX AND SANTA CRUZ, IS VIA TH Southern Pacific Railroad, (Broad Gauge). The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon- terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety. Notably Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, Geese, Deer and Dear. Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are reaehedhv this line. Stages connect witb trains d:.ily at Sim Mateo for those well-known It et rents, PL III s- SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We would particularly call attentiim to the unlimited ex- tent of range :it and abmit SAN Bit! NO and McMA- HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a short distance from San Fratie.isco and offer special inducements to the lovers of this manly sport. SPECIAL NOTICE. Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets *U FREe'tKANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS when carried in Baggage Cars and put in charge of Train Baggageman. Tmin Baggagemen are instructed to issue CHECKS for all dogs received In Baggage Vaf-Tn order to guard against accidents to Dogs while in transit.it is necessary that they be provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing Tackle will be carriedfreeot charge, Qunstaken apart and securely packed in wood or leather cases may he taken in Passenger Cars. TICKET OFFrCEN.~-PaKHr.nger IVjmt, 1.,v.n .u.l street, and No. 2 New Montgomery s^.iv. i , Palace Hotel. A, C. BASSETT, H. It. JUDAH, Superintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt. with douche and VI. A . R.- XV. TIME SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JULYJ 3RD, 1883. Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San Francisco as follows: (FOB) DESTINATION. 9:30 a m •4:00 P M 8:00 A si 3:30 p M •4 :30 P si 8:00 a M •4:00 P Sf R;00 a SI 3:30 P M 9:30 a SI 4 ;30 P SI 7 ;30 A SI «4fl0 P M 7:30 A M 4:30 P si 9:30 A si 7 :30 A M *5 :00 p si 9:30 A M •4:00 P M 8:00 A Si 7:30 a si 10 :00 a si 3:00 P M •o^OPM 3:30 P Si 5:30 P M 8:00 a si 8:00 A St 8:00 A si 7:30 A si 8:00 ; 3:30 P si 4:30 p si *4 :00 P H 7:30 A si 110:00 i 3:00 PM 8:00 t :30 A si 3:30 PM *4:00 P si 3:30 P M 8:00 a si 4:30 p 31 .... Antioch and Martinez... ....Benicia ....Calistoga and Napa .."Colfax """""„!"! , } Deming, F.i Paso \ Express... .1 andEast t Emigrant . ) Gait and ( via Livcrmore , t StoCktonJ via Martinez. ....lone „ ....Knight's Landing ....Los Angeles and Smith ....Livermore and Pleasanton.... ....Madera and Fresno.. ..Marysville and Chico.. -Niles and Hay wards. . , ) Ogden and ( Express , i East t Emigrant . ) Red Bluff l via Marysville. . s and Tehama ( via Woodland.. ....Redding ....Sacramento, via Livermore. *' via Benicia " via IN-nicia " via Benicia ....Sacramento River Steamers. ....San Jose ..Vallejo.. 2:40 p si •12:10 p si ',: in i' m MO P M 10:10 a h 10:10 A H 6:10 p it 5:40 p si 8:40 p si 2:40 p m 7:10 a m •r>:40 p si •12:10 p si S;40 P st 10:10 A si 2:40 P M •*>:I0 P 31 •8:40 a u -' M F \f •12:10 p si •VtO P M 5:40 p m 3:40 p bi 0:40 a M •8:40 A M VIM V 3t 9:40 A M 5:40 p 31 6:40 P M 5:40 p 3t f>:40 p U 6:40 p M S;10 p 3£ 10:10 A M •6:00 A M •3:40 p M t3:40 P 31 9:40 A 31 6:40 P M 2:40 P M 8:40 P M •12:10 P it 10:10 A &i 8:40 P M 6:40 p 51 10:10 a M Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. sr. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9:30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch. LOCAL FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND FTBR. From San Francisco Dally. TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00— •6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00—11:30-12:00—12:30 —1:00— 1:30— 2.-00— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30 — 4:00— 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30—6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — *12;00. TO FRUIT VALE— •6:00-»6:30 — *7:00—*7:30 — "8:00 — *S:30-»3:30— *i:00— *4:30— *5:00— *o:30— *6:00— *6:30 — 9:00. TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)-*9:30— 6:30— J11:00 —•12:00. TO ALAMEDA— *6:00—*6:30— 7:00— •7:30—8:00 — *8:30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 110:30— 11:00— 111:30—12:00— 112 :30— 1:00—11:30—2:00—3:00—3:30-4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00—5:30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12;00. TO BERKELEY— •6:00— *6:30—7:00-*7:30 — 8:00— "8:30 —9:00— 19:30— 10:00— 110:30—11:00— tll:30 — 12:00— 1:00 —2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10;00— 11:00— *12;00. TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00 — *6:30 — 7:00 — "7:30 — i8:00— •8:30—9:00— 10:00— 11:00— Jl:00— 2:00— 3:00— 1:00 —•4:30-5:00— •5:30—6:00— •6:30— 7:00. To San Francisco Daily. FROM FRUIT VALE— »6:20— »6:50-»7:20-*7:50— "8:20 •8:50— "9:20— '10:21— *4:20— "4:50— *5:20— '5:50— "6:20 — *6:50— 7:25— 9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — "SilS-^^ — ±6:45— 9:15— *3;15. FROM EAST OAKLAND— «5:27 — •5:57 — 6:27— 6:57 — 7:27— 7:57— S:27— S:57-!l:27-9:57-10:27— 10:57— 11 :27— 11:57—12:27—12:57—1:27—1:57—2:27—2:57—3:27—3:57 — 4:27— 4:57-5:27— 5:57— 6:27— 6:57 — 7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 — 10:57. * FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5:36— *6:06-fi:36 7:06—7:36-8 :0i; — S::j0: — y:00 — *J:3*J — 10:0*1— ■ 10:36 — 11:06 —11:36—12:00— 12:36— 1:06—1 :;i 6—2 :n. 1—2:86-3:06— 3:86 —4:06—4:36—5:06—5:36—6:06—6:36—7:06 — 8:06 — 9:06— 10:06—11:06. FROM ALAMEDA— •5:22— *5:52 — "6:22— 6:52 — *7:22 — 7:52— •*:_!— s :.y.>-9 :22- n:52- 110:22 — 10:52— tll:22 — 11:52-112:22— 12:52— % 1:22— 1:52-2:52— 3:22-3:52— 4:22 —4:52—5:22—5:52—6:22—6:52—7:52—8:52—9:52—10:52. FROM BERKELEY— «5:15— •5:45— "6:15— 6:45— *7:15— 7:46— •8:15 — 8-15— 19:15— 9:15— tJl0:15— 10:45— $11:16 — 11:4-^—12:45— 1:45 — 2:45 — :!:l-r. — |:lfi — 1:15—5:15 — 5:45 —6:15—6:45—7:45—8:45—9:15—10:45. FROM WEST BERKELEY— •5H5—*6:15— 6:45— "7:15 — 7 rf5— 8:4.5—19:15-9:45 — 10:15— 112:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45— 4:45— •5;15— 5:15— -6:15— 6:45— *7:15. tRLTK ROUTE. FROM OAKLAND— "6:15— 8:15— 10:15 — 12:15 — 2:15- 4:15. •Daily, except Sundays. tSuodays only. "Standard Time" Fnrnished hy Banpi Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St B. i . A. N. TOWNE, Gen, Manager. T. H. GOOD Gen, Pom 64 3£lxc fPmfc ami ^pjcrisrosm. July 28 R(Self- Ad justing) AWSON'S U. S. ARM, Suspensory Bandages. A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise un Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free Sold by Druggists. S. E. G. RAWSON, Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga springs, N.Y. SPEED PROGRAMME Sonoma County Winchester Repeating" Rifles, Military and Sporting;. ■jB- A G EN TS 7m6 CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASS SHELLS, "WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS, GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY FOR THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS X. (TRBY A BK«S. 113 Sansome street, San Francisco. BUT DIRECT From the Manufacturer. A GRICULTURAL PARK ASSOCIATIO n Santa Rosa, FOB THE Annual Meeeting MONDAY. AIGIST ISO. AND TO CLOSE ON SA'nBBAl, Al'GlST S3. First Day, Tuesday, August 21. 1 — Trotting; three-minute class; purse -?500. 2— Ttorting; Stockholders' Plate; value ?200; condi. tions with the secretary of the association. 3 — Running; free for all; three-fourths of a mile andrepeat; stake 5150, $25 to second horse, entrance S20, $10 forfeit. Second Day, Wednesday, gust 21. Au- 1— Trotting, fES O'MEARA Secretary. HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DKSITIE TO CALL TOTJR attention b .-, m w patent hand- iade shoe,, i guarantee to cure iy linrv wii bad corns or con- tracted 1 this shoe. , Ialsn i *:.-■ ■ i" re anv bt.rse with fp . '■ , interfering, speedy rutting and hitchii .'. ;r i * :.arge. Horses sent f«rand returned. 1. ct'ARROY "The Horseshoer," SSI Th r_.eet, between Fol- som and Harrison. 25m3 G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. 253 Market Street. Repairs to order. Elevator, 12]Front e tree Carriages, UGGIE UGGIE an WAGONS ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDE Sulkies a Specialty. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Painting, yarnishinB Alterations and Repairs. OFFICE AND FACTORY, 13 17 AND 13 19 MARKET STREET, Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco. M. J. McCUE; Proprietor. n. a. jrnn. D. HICKS & COMPANY, Patentees Advertising Hotel Registers. BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS. Importers of Bookbinders' Material Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates. No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. GREYHOUND. IN THE STUD. PATH, JONES, WHITE AND brindle. Sire Gentleman Jones, dam Branch. Pee $25. Apply at this office HARNESS AND SADDLERY. H J. O'KANE, Manufacturer and Importer of ASSESS, SADDLES. BLANKET^! ARXESS. SADDUES. BEAXKET^^ AR>ESS, SADDLES, BLWKLlkJ WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC. ?6J Market Street, San Francisco. SPECIAL ATTEN- tion given to the manu- facture of "boots" of all kinds for horses. Can re- fer to all the principal trainers and horsemen on the Pacific Coast. N. B.-Mt acknowledged superiority In __ds branch of business is largely due to careful observation andthe valuable sng- festions of the most skillful turfmen of he "United States, the benefits of which re- vert to the public in the shape of a GENU- INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow ^ders and for Makinnev's patent" Eureka" and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat- ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as- sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles, bridles, whips, spurs, hits and 2>i-Ib race saddles. P. POTTER, MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN Harness, Saddles, WHIPS. SPURS, ETC. NEW work made to order and repairing done. Orders from the country will receive prompt attention. All goods Bold for cash at bottom prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d, "Wyl Sacramento. R. STONE, L. STONE MANAGER. MANUFACTURER. IMPORTER AND Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Harness & Saddlery WARES AND ALL KINDS OF >.\lrixr:itV HARDWARE Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths. 4«TB A 4«4 Battery St.. tor. Washington, SAN FRANCISCO. U". S. Cartridge Co.'s Paper SI tells ABSOLUTELY WATERPROf guaranteed superior 1o all othe Manufactured by new and improved n chinery. Also brass shells and loaning i pliments. FOR SALE BY ALE DEALERS. Centennial Chronograph A POSITIVELY KEUABIE •■ FLY-BACK " HORSE-TIMER And Accurate Time-piece Combined. STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER. In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55 In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27 In heavy Silver Hunting Cases 30 [From the Jewelers' Circular.] "The Centennial chronogi aph ( fly-back) or horse-timer, recently introduced by Messrs. Cross , Ammunition, ScIom, Act*, J ^FlstUoi TMkJe. iUwn.Ac hcdi 0. O. D.for exmUadi ion. O Address 22yl GREAT WESTERN BVH WORKS Pittsburg, Pa. O. C. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, OAKLAND, CAL. ALL CHRONIC DISEASES a specialty- Office and residence 1167 Washington street. References— A. C. Henry.F. K Shattuck, Oakland: E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L. J. Rose, Los Angeles. Vol. III. No. o. NO. 508 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FBANCISCO, SATURDAY. AUGUST4 !, 1883. The Santa Cruz Meeting. "Hotels full of visitors and rooms scarce " was the cry at Santa Cruz when the San Francisco contingent arrived on Tuesday morning to be on hand at the opening of the trot- ting circuit of 18S3. The fact is, Santa Cruz has been doing a rushing summer-resort business all the season, and the ar- rival of the trotting-horse men, as they are styled by the na- tives, crowded things, so to speak. Then, too, the San Francisco division made a pretty large crowd by themselves. Among the horsemen proper was W. Donathan, with Starr King, Scandinavian and Allan Roy, the latter being the gray horse recently purchased by McCord from Dan McCarty. Henry McConn was down with Colonel Fry's colt Arab, by Electioneer, Lee Shaner had Rowdy Boy in oharge ; Rodg- ers with Waldsfcein's Albert W ; Van Gorden, with Big Iiize ; Charles David, with Huntress ; George Baylis, with Frank Moscow, and Captain Pnmyea and Nelson Fumyea, with Poscora Hayward. Tim Kennedy was on hand ; but, as there was nothing on the card for pacers, Nolan's big gray was left behind. Jim Garland was horseless also, and, for a wonder, Chancey Kane was invisible. Among those who came as spectators solely were Mr. Hicks, W. Emerson, dressed in a plain diamond cluster, and without his big soli- taire, M. Wilson, Killip, Whitehead, TV. Ware, Davis, famil- iarly known as "Butch," S. Smith, and, in fact, so many of the old-timers that a stranger from the city dropping in sud- denly on Swift's hotel might readily imagine he had fallen into the Arion by mistake. The accommodations at the track for horses were all that could be desired, but candor compels the statement that the needs of spectators were not so well attended to. The Santa Cruz track is excellent in every respect except in grand stand and seat room. The stand is small, poky, ill-placed and none of the 'cleanest; but there one's discomforts end. The track is built on a nat- ural bed of sandy loam, with two tine stretches and curves well thrown up. Though not fast, it is by no means a very slow track, is safe, roomy, and is, without doubt, one of the best tracks in the State for winter training. The trouble is that the Santa Cruz people are not very enthusiastic about horses, and the Association is not so well supported locally as it deserves. Mr. R. C. Kirby, the President ; Vice-Presi- dent, J. D. Chace ; Secretary, J. O. Wanzer ; and Treasurer, E. J. Swift, are hard-working, persevering officers. They have given freely of their time and money, but their efforts have not been properly backed up; and what should be one of the strongest associations in the State is in rather a weakly condition. But, as President Kirby remarked, they started out to hold a successful race meeting, and proposed to carry out their intentions. One little mistake they did make, which resulted in the elimination from the card of running races. The running events did not fill, and, in- stead of fixing up fresh races, as could have been done, the Association notified horse owners that the races had not filled, and consequently, in place of at least three stables, there was scarcely a runner on the track, much to the regret of those who see no sport unless in galloping. On Tuesday, the first day of the meeting, the attendance on the track can only be classed as small. This was due to the absence of local folks and the regular summer visitors, for the San Francisco contigent was out to a man. There was also a noticable absence of ladies; in fact the fair sex was represented only by three ladies on horseback and about a dozen more in carriages, but as Mr. Swift explained, the la- dies never did turn out well on the opening day. Perhaps the small attendance was accounted for by the fact that it was known that the running race did not fill and a world of sport was hardly to be expected from a trot between district horses. It was nearly 3 o'clock when the judge called up the first race, a trot for a purse of $150, open to all horses owned in the district, who had never beaten 2:50 mile heats, 3 in 5. Entrance 10 per cent, winner to receive 60 per cent, second horse 30 per cent, third horse 10 per cent. There were four entries, viz. J. D. Herd's g m Ella T, W. D. Evans' br g Pajaro Chief, C. Ford's b g Bay Dan and A. J. Gillett's s gSorrel Ben. Sorrel Ben was the hottest kind of a favorite selling first choice for $20, Ella T bringing S6, $7, SS, and §9 and the other two in the field for $2 50 or S3. A few supported Ella T because Donathan was to drive her, but the money they had was soon picked up and the last pool before the heat sold Sorrel Ben §35, Ella T S20, field $9. " Mr. Gillet drove Sorrel Ben and Dr. Evans Pajaro Chief. The doctor claims to be one of the oldest drivers on the track, in fact a contemporary of Hiram Woodruff, and is no doubt a most astute and finished operator with the leathers, but the doctor has one fault — he lacks heft, so to speak. Though a tall man it took a lead pad weighing 50 pounds to bring him near rule weight, and even then the doctor would not scale enough. After exhausting the local supply of blankets and filling his pockets with the spare iron weights from the machine, the doctor at last man- aged to scale 150 pounds and get under weigh. The judges, Captain Pumyea, B. C. Kirby and Mr. Hickok, had a good deal of trouble to get a start. Bay Dan and Sorrel Ben went away well together, Ella T broke the instant she passed the wire, and Pajaro Chief swung all over the track, like an ill-tem- pered steer trying to escape a band of mosquitoes. At the quarter pole Bay Dan and Sorrel Ben were going like a double team, while the other pair were having a little private race of their own some ten lengths in the rear. Down the back stretch the leaders were yoked together and no change took place in the marshaling of the procession until they turned into the straight. Bay Dan was a girth ahead, when suddenly he was seen to leave his feet, pull into the fence and out again toward Sorrel Ben. Then the two sul- kies mingled together for an instant. Dan's driver screamed out that he was being cut down, and truly there was a rattling of spokes but the horses got clear, and Sorrel Ben trotted squarely home an easy winner by a length, Bay Dan second. Donathan galloped Ella T just inside the distance flag and Pajaro Chief was distanced. Time 2.49£. Claims of foul were not allowed, it being clear that the driver of Dan was as much to blame for the accident as the other man. The success of the favorite made the timid ones so anx- ious to get in that it took a long ladder to reach the big end and pool selling was virtually over. The start for the second heat was dead even but the gray broke as before soon after passing the wire and at the quarter was five lengths behind Bay Dan, who was length in the rear of Sorrel Ben. At the half in 1:21 Bay Dan was three lengths behind Ben and Ella was coming fast for second place. Sorrel Ben showed up around the turn, and there the three were strung out just a length apart, keeping their order to the distance, where Bay Dan broke and Ella T took second place, Sorrel Ben winning by a couple of lengths. Time 2:57. The third and last was the most exciting heat of the race, which all through was by no means deficient in sport. Bay Dan broke badly at the top turn and at the quarter was in the rear, while Sorrel Ben led Ella T by two lengths. Near the half mile Sorrel Ben broke and Ella T took the pole. At the bottom of the track Ella T was leading two lengths, Sor- rel Ben the same distance in advance of Bay Dan, but the pace was too hot for the grey, and the Sorrel forced her off her feet in the straight. The race home was fast. Sorrel Ben won by a clear length, Ella T a length in advance of Bay Dan. Time 2:46i. Ella T took second money and the race was very satisfactory to everyone. SUMMARY. Santa Cruz County Agricultural Association, Tuesday, July 21.— Trotting: 2:50 class, for horses owned in the district: purse of §150, ?9o to first, §45 to second, §15 to third; mile heats, best three "in five, to harness. A.J. Gillett's s g Sorrel Ben 1 1 1 J. D. Herd's g m Ella T 3 2 2 C. Ford's bg Bay Dan 2 3 3 D, W. Evans' brg Pajaro Chief Dist Time— 2;l'Ji, 2:47, 2:15*. The second race of the day was a purse of §50 for pacers. Three entered, viz., J. Berry's w g Snowball, Dr. Swan's br g Bismarck and A. C. Woods' s g John S, all owned in the dis- trict. This race was looked upon as a soft thing for Snow- ball; in fact the boys claimed that all Snowball had to do to win was to keep from falling down. Twenty to seven was freely offered on Snowball with no takers, and so great was the fear of the white horse that only three pools were sold, two going to Billy Emerson at $20 to $5 and the other to one of the stable boys at $20 to $6. Like many another sure thing this race was quite a surprise party to the smart division who, later on, had good reason to congratulate themselves that no one would take their bets. The driver and owner of John S was a plain, farmer-like man with never a look of guile in his face. So innocent was he that when he was told that he just scaled three-fourths of a pound over-weight he proceeded to remove a portion of his dress; thinking that it was against the rule to weigh over. He made a good deal of fun for the boys when he drove on to the track, and the judges so sympathized with his apparent greenness that they put up with a good deal of annoyance at his peculiar ideas of starting. At length patience ceased to be a virtue, and the horses were ordered to score by Bis- marck, who was behaving beautifully. Then John S came up in the rear. " Go to the distance and score, " ordered the judges, add- ing that if John S came up behind again he would be aent off. In fact, they made up their minds to send the horses off at anything near a decent start. The old innocent from the backwoods caught on to this idea, and when the bell tapped he was a length ahead and going like a racer. Bismarck looked surprised and broke, and Snowball, to get the pole, tried alternately trotting and pacing. At the quarter the in- nocent granger with John S was twenty lengths ahead, and more than that at the half. Here John S broke and the ancient ruralist pulled him clear down to a walk before start- ing off again. He went fast, and at the bottom of the track was 150 yards ahead. Holding his own coming home he eas- ily distanced the favorite Snowball while Bismarck was a double distance in the rear. Time, 2:54£. As no one lost any money worth speaking about, all could join in the laugh at the downfall of the favorite, and everyone was well pleased to see the old granger win. That worthy, as he donned his discarded vest, remarked, sagely, that he guessed the old horse could pace some, sncuABr. Pacing for district horses. Purse §50. Mile heats, 3 in 5, to har- ness. A. C. Woods' s g JohnS 1 J. Berry's w g Snowball d Dr. Evans' br g Bismarcfc d Time-2:54i. The Second nay. On Thursday, the second day of the meeting, the attend- ance was far better than on the day previous. The delega- tion from the city received a large accession and the country folks turned out in goodly numbers. Swift of the Ocean House had all he could do to find beds for the visitors, who, for some reason, ignored the stately hospitality of Pope's, the regions of Wilkins and the retirement of Riverside, and in a body camped at the Ocean House. Late on Tuesday night William Higgins Esq. could have been seen humbly pleading for a quarter section of a card table while the haughty Fulda of the Olympic Club retired to roost on the floor, his head pillowed on the identical boxing-glove with which he did not knock out Jem Mace, and half a tablecloth spread over him for a covering. But such trifling discom- forts as these no one seemed to mind. The boys bad down for sport, and were prepared to pay the peu;-." Tuesday night the chief topic of conversation w race, for which Poscora Hayward and Frank Moscov. (.CONTCCKD OK PAGE GO.) 66 Jglxe fPmfor mt& J^tsmati. Aug 4 NEW YORK LETTER. Racing, Trotting, Etc. East of the Rockies. On Saturday next the Saratoga Earing Association in its pine-embowered racecourse at far-famed Saratoga Springs commences a five-weeks' meeting, rather later than usual this year. Over two hundred horses are now at the "horse- haven, " as the piny grove in which the stables are charm- ingly located is called, in spite of the rival attractions at Monmouth Park, Brighton Beach, etc. Though, of course, the raring stables at Saratoga do not include the strings of the Lorillards, Withers', Appleby's, etc., who have given the "springs" the " go-by, " since the yearly " clashing " of the interests of the two courses, many well-known turfmen and some celebrated horses are there. The Dwyers have sent up their formidable stable of fifteen horses, having such a strong lien as they have on the rich Travers, Excelsior, Ken- ner, Alabama and other stakes, which look to be at the mercy of their three-year-old division. The Western stables of K. C. Pate, Morris & Patton, Churchill, Darden, Corrigan, Cas- sidy, Loud, Fox, W. D. Scott, C. Bell-, Crouse, etc., are on hand, and thePreakness and Yonkers Stables from here. Canada is represented by Charley Boyle, while the South has Birch's, Medinger's, Ex-Governor Bowie's, Chas. Reed's, Noah Armstrong's and other strings of high-rnettled racers eager for the equine fray. And in spite of this fine array Monmouth Park and Brighton Beach are (between them) giving five and six races a day, with large fields of horses, fifty and sixty starters a day at the former place, with every prospect of plenty of material for the continuance of such attractions un- til September 1. Indeed, the return from England of the great colt Iroquois with his compagnons flu voyage, Aranza and Parthenia, and their being quartered at once at Mon- mouth Park has given Long Branch the strongest attractions at present on the racing boards, and the Derby winners' first appearance (some time inAugust) will be the signal for a furore that will culminate in probably the largest crowd ever on an American racecourse. With this "strong card together with the presence there of the Western colts, Leonatus and Gen. Harding, the Monmouth Jockey Club has offered special sweepstakes of §500 each, $5,000 added, one mile and a half. Weights, seven pounds above the scale. This will probbably be contested for by Eole, 130 pounds; Monitor, 127, Iroquois, 130, Checkmate, 127, Leonatus, 119 pounds; Barnes orKenney, 119 pounds; Pizarro, 119 pounds; Miss Woodford, 107 pounds, and will be the greatest event of the year. Iroquois looks to be in good order and sound, and as he was galloped up the stretch last Saturday at Monmouth, many an observer took cognizance, as did the writer, of the wonderful propelling power behind as shown by the horse, the same which so successfully carried him up the Derby hill at far-away Epsom downs. The great son of Leamington is a magnificently proportioned horse, with a dash of white on his fore foot and a small star in the forehead, and will go to the stud next year with a reputation second to no animal that ever- stood in America, for he is the first American Derby winner, and that is glory enough to last him the rest of his equine exsistence. Since my last letter five more days of the first summer meeting have been run at this porjular track to large crowds and with very heavy betting, etc., the ubiquitous " plunger " being, of course, the moving spirit of the speculative arena. He is now, however, on the briny deep en route for Albion's Isle, where our pet mare Girofle is to meet England's best runners in the Goodwood Cup, August 20, her weight being 116 pounds. The features of the Monmouth racing thus far have been the great success of Mr. D. D. Withers' stable, the continued victories of the Dwyers, the return to form of Monitor, Pi- zarro, etc., and the defeat of Eole in the great race for the Cup last week. The " all black" of Mr. Withers, than whom no more in- telligent and popular turfman and breeder exists, has at last broken, apparently, the long spell of ill-luck that has shadowed his somber colors. The ice was broken last Thursday, when he won three out of the first four races of the day by ihe aid of his three horses, Kinglike, three years, Nonage, two years, and Duplex, four- years, running a close third in the fourth with Renegade, all four animals being the get of his celebrated stallion King Ernest (by King Tom). He has also won other races at this meeting with Renegade, three years, Eccola, two years, and Buckham, three years, also home-bred, by King Ernest, and this sire has jumped the last week into the very front rank of public estimation, if not yet there as regards money won, etc. No man in this country has done more for the American turf than Mr. Withers, and his success, though long delayed, is none the less deserved. Kinglike, the magnificent colt out of Mimi, grandam Hennie Farrow (Mollie McCarty's dam)|won a handsome race of a mile and a quarter from famous old Parole, Fair Count, etc. He ran very game and true, Parole having him settled apparently a furlong from home, but the youngster came again under severe punishment and outlasted the older horse home by a head, in 2:12. Nonage, known formerly as the Minority filly, ran the fastest two-year-old race of the year thus far in this vicinity — three-quarters of a mileinl:16| — a very large, strong field being behind her at the finish. Eccola, out of Echo, won a creditable stake, also from another large field of youngsters. This last is a full sister to Report, Duplex, etc. Duplex ran his winning race in the fast time of 1 :43Jj a mile, beating twelve others in great style. After Pizarro defeated Geo. Kinney in the Ocean Stakes, nine furlongs, expectation ran rife as to the result of the rich Lorillard Stakes, run three days later, and worth over $9,000. The Dwyers had Barnes and Kinney in, and Mr. Lorillard had Pizarro, who found many backers, though the distance was rather farther than he Beems to like, viz., a mile and a half. The result proved that this imported colt is no match at this distance for either of the Brooklyn pair who ran first and second, Kinney winning on sufferance from Barnes, the Rancocas colt closo up, in the fast time for 118 pounds, of 2:39!]. Miss Woodford won the Monmouth Oaks in the mud, in hollow fashion, and a few days after the whole stable departed for the piny groves of Saratoga. Monitor's defeat of Boot- jack on the Fourth had, in a measure, prepared the public, or at least that portion of it who invariably follow the "short cud," for a great race from the big chestnut gelding in the Monmouth Cup when he had Eole pitted against him. The day of the race came, and when the two fine animals faced the starter for their long struggle of two miles and a quarter, the interest and excitement was very great. Both fit and well, however, as they were undoubtedly on this occasion, Eole was considered to be quite ten pounds the better of the pair, especially at the weights, 125 pounds on the stallion and 123 pounds on the gelding. It was long odds also on Eole in the pools, $1000 to $300 being the current rates, and In many instances as much as 5 to 1 was laid. The track was slow and heavy from the previous day's rain, and, as Monitor took the lead, running the first quarter at a "two-minute" gait, fast time was not looked for. The next mile was run in 1:4S, Eole loping along under a pull two lengths in the rear, but as the pair started on the last lap, the brown began his spurt for the front, pushing Monitor at a terrific gait all the way down the backstretch, which the two ran in 0:50.1, half a mile. This naturally took considerable out of both horses, for, as said before, the track was heavy, and they wheeled around the lower turn for home, Monitor still half a length in the lead, Eole under the whip. "Could he head the big chest- nut? " queried the anxious backers of the favorite. " When he does Monitor'll throw up the sponge." But Eole could not get his head in front, though he struggled gamely all the way up the straight, and they dashed under the wire in 4:04, Monitor a length to the good. Such excitement as ensued at the finish baffles all description. Costello and his horse were fairly mobbed by the enthusiastic backers, who behaved like mad men over Eole's defeat and Monitor's victory. In the midst of the tumult a carriage with the blinds closely drawn drove swiftlyaway from the grounds. It contained a solitary inmate with a very long face, "Freddy Gebhard," fleeing to solace his disappointment amid the more congenial surround- ings of the " Langtry " and her palace car, the " Jerome Ma- bie." He (Freddy) is said to have declared, since the race, that he was going to sell his horses and give up the turf, but this is probably but the premature youthful ebullition of a boyish mind, for the young knight-errant is but twenty-four years old. Overman's great victory in straight heats at Chicago to-day from Joe Bunker and others was no surprise to those in this city who saw him outtrot Helene at Fleetwood last October. The chestnut son of Elmo will no doubt win many more races for Hickok, and cut down much lower' the record he got to-day, viz., 2:19.j. Yours, Pacific. New York, July 18, 1SS3. TURF AND TRACK. Director and Monroe Chief — Another Ac- count. We print elsewhere a description and summary of Direct- or's victory over Monroe Chief. The following is Dr. G rat- tan's pleasantly written report to the Breeder's Gazette: In the stallion race Santa Glaus, Black Cloud, Director, Monroe Chief and Alexander drew positions in the order named. Monroe Chief was a big favorite in the betting, selling for more than all the rest combined, at the last selling for more than double what anyone valued the balance. A sample pool was, Monroe Chief, $250; Director, $85; Santa Claus, Alexander and Black Cloud, $55. On the fourteenth trial the word was given to a fine start. Black Cloud made a mis- take, and Monroe Chief took his place behind Director, Alex- ander and Santa Claus following. No change occurred in positions from now on to the finish, except that Santa Claus managed to beat Alexander for fourth place. Up the stretch Doble sent Chief to beat the Californian. Great finisher that he is, the task was hopeless. He had met his master in a bull-dog finish. No trotter that ever took his word from a starter can beat this black son of Dictator from the distance home. He finishes like a race horse, and trots no part of the mile so fast as the last three hundred feet. Hewonin 2:19J, which proves him about the peer of Jay Eye See, and a little better than Phallas. This conclusion is irresistible to my mind, although I wrote the latter down a few days since as the greatest stallion now in training; but Director has got a little more speed. In game and finishing qualities they are much alike. Their drivers are about a stand-off as to ability — a sort of a toss-up — so the hordes would meet upon very equal terms. Whichever is best, Dictator sired them both. This is a great achievement. It begins to dawn upon my mind that Dictator is the champion trotting- speed producer. Second heat — At the word Monroe Chief was pinched out of place, and Black Cloud went on into second position. Monroe recovered and set sail for the leaders, Director and Black Cloud. Down the back stretch he caught them, beat Black Cloud, who broke and fell back a prey to Santa Claus. Around the turn the Chief's head showed ahead of Director into the home stretch, when he lost a little. The struggle was determined; at the distance the whip began to play in Dohle's hand, and the Chief answered every stroke. He had the hardest and best footing on the outside, and a driver who does not weaken in a tight place, or go to shaking like a palsied dotard. Director labored under many disadvantages, and lost the heat to the Chief in just 2:20. Applying the same measure to this heat that governed the estimate of others, it stands out the best one that the Chief ever trotted. The effort told on him; from nodding a little he began to be lame, and any show he had to win was now gone. Third heat — The judges insisted that Monroe Chief should have a fair start, and he at last got off a little the best of it, but could not maintain his lead. Director went on ahead, with Alexander second. Black Cloud made a break going into the turn, and fell back out of the battle. Monroe Chief could not get so close to Director this heat. Alexander showed his old-time form around the turn, but it was only a momentary flash. Santa Claus and Black Cloud in turn did him up for position. Director was not permitted to fall back where there was any danger, but rattled along in the lead, picking out the good path. Goldsmith learned easy; one lesson sufficed. Chief took his medicine down the stretch like a hero; whip and line and voice united in an effort to force him to perform an impossibility, the whip at last biting so savage that its pain, united with the rapidly increasing lameness, threw the big horse off his stride, and the game was up. Director won in 2:22$, while Chief pulled up a very lame horse. The judges thought at first to go on with the race, and waited until nearly time to call the horses, but clouds had gathered rapidly, the darkness increasing so fast that further trotting would have been a violation of Rule 19; so the race was postponed until Monday, to be completed in connection with the special for St. Julien, Edwin Thorne and Fanny Wiatherspoon. The closing day was announced as "a great oxtra day," to be memorable as the first occasion in two years or more when the King would condescend to meet his subjects in earnest rivalry, and learn whether he was indeed yet kiug. St. Ju- lien, Edwin Thome and Fanny Wiatherspoon, driven by Orrin E. Hickok, John Turner and John Splau. A pleasant day would have brought an immense crowd to witness this race, biit the fates were adverse. A lowering, threatening day, which had culminated in a steady down-pour ere the stallions had started on their journey. In spite of all this, there was a good crowd in attendance, including many ladies, which ie but an additional proof of the popularity of trot- ting in Chicago. Starter "Smith of Earlville" consumed a tedious interval in an effort to get the five stallions off for the fourth heat. When, at last, the word was given, they were throwing a stream of soft mud and water high in air behind each sulky, while the rain was coming good and solid. They all liked tho condition of affairs butter than Santa Claus, who seemed no manner of account in the mud, although before the rain began he was acting so unusually well that there were strong hopes among his friends of a good performance. The mud cooked him, however, and he fell behind the flag. Turner had found his horse unable go get up with the others, and nodded for the word when some distance behind. Director and Monroe Chief broke on the turn, while Black Cloud and Alexander went off with the lead. Black Cloud seemed to like the mud, and went away easily from the party. Chief and Director both seemed un- able to stay a-trotting, but bobbed up and down from time to time through the back stretch, the whole four keeping in a bunch from end to end. At the three-quarter pole Director moved up on Black Cloud, and they had a serious collision, out of which the Californian emerged in the best order, as is usually the case with the rear horse, and won in 2:26£ ; Black Cloud, with a broken wheel and a dangling shaft, sec- ond. Much to my surprise, no complaint was made, and not one word said by the judges, drivers or owners. This struck me all of a heap. Out in the woods we would have made Rome howl for half as much. The kickers from Kickerville could never have done this subject justice. It would have taken Kevan, "the lad from Tipperary," and myself a whole after- noon to argue this case, while here, over the best track in the world, with "Smith of Earlville" in the stand, a §3,000 purse, and ten times as much in the box, not a word was said. Determined to get at the secret of this wonderful per- formance, I slipped away to Pete Johnson's stable. The man really looked ill, but he kindly answered my questions. " Where did you have your collision with Director? " "At the three-quarter pole." " Was it your fault or Goldsmith's? " "Goldsmith's. He struck me quartering, and we went locked together for quite a ways ; then my wheel and shaft gave out." " Did you complain? " "No." "Did you think the judges saw the foul? " "No." " Could you have won the race? Cloud was in the mud. Why didn't you kick?" "Well, I am just dead sick, and I don't want to drive any more. I think myself Cloud could have won it." Johnson's off shaft was broken clean off at the stirrup, and how he ever got home is beyond comprehension. The wheel was also badly damaged. Goldsmith admitted the foul to Johnson, and offered to make the sulky good. Mt. E. B. Smith of Milwaukee, half-owner of Johnson, the pacer, said, in answer to my inquiry of why he thought Peter had made no conrplaint, that he "believed the true reason was that the stable must be shipped to Pittsburg at 4 o'clock." With all this variety of reasons, very good ones, too, let me confess that the case is not clear to me yet. The circle of the Ga- zette readers have the facts, and possibly they can determine better than their muddled scribe. But the subject will not down in my mind. Why should one of the most dogged and determined drivers that ever sat a sulky give up to any illness that did not absolutely prostrate him? Black Cloud clearly had the foot of the party in the mud, and his advan- tage increased every minute the rain fell. The judges must have given the heat to him on complaint, and the sure thou- sands here were certainly better than problematical ones at Pittsburg. It makes my head ache, and I give it up. An Easy Win for Hinda Rose. "We take the annexed notes of Hinda Rose's walkover for the Ashland Stakes for three-year-olds at Chicago on the 21st from the Times: The third race of the day was the Ashland Stakes for three- year-olds, and of the original nominations but three came to the posts— viz., Hinda Rose, the famous California filly; Fugue, upon whom the hopes of Kentucky centered, and Elvira. In the pools Hinda Rose brought $50 againgt §11 for the field. Drawing for position Fugue obtained the pole, with Elvira second, and the damsel from California on the outside. The word was given at the fifth attempt with Fugue and Hinda Rose on even terms, Elvira a quarter of a length in the rear. Hinda Rose drew rapidly to the front and passing the quarter in 39 seconds she was six lengths in front of Fugue, all three hurried a little down the back stretch, and at the half, in 1 :15, the California filly was but a length and a half ahead of Fu^ue, and she four lengths ahead of Elvira. Marvin now had the race well in hand, and knowing it, he did not hurry the girl from the golden State, who trotted by the three- quarter pole in 1:51, and came home as he pleased in 2:31}, a length ahead of Fugue, who was ten lengths of Elvira. Second Heat — It was a dollar to a cent on Hinda Rose, with no takers. Receiving the word at the first attempt, she went right to the front, and at the quarterpole, in 39 seconds, she was a length ahead of Fugue. Going down to the back- stretch Elvira crept up closer to the leader on sufferance, and at the half, in 1:14}, she was only half a length ahead. Go- ing around the lower turn she drew away again, and at the three-quarter pole, in 1 :47, a length separated the leaders, while Fugue was only four lengths away. This was the or- der entering the home-stretch, but the Kentucky damsel went up in the air and was pulled almost to a standstill before she would consent to trot again, and when she did it was too late, as the flag fell in front of her, Hinda Rose winning by a length in 2:29, Elvira breaking just before reaching the wire and running under it. Third Heat — Hinda Rose went away in the lead when the word was given, and trotting the first quarter in 39J seconds she was four lengths to the good. At the half, in 1:16}, she was only two lengths ahead, Marvin being evidently deter- mined to give it tho appearance of rrrace if he had to hold tho mare in to do so. This advantage she retained at the threo- quarter pole, the time to that point being 1:52 J, and coming up the stretch it was too much of a farce to deserve attention, the girl from the Golden State having it all her own way, and she finished in a jog a length and a half on tho lead in 2:31}. The following is the BUMMAHY. Chicago, July 21, 1883.— Tho Ashland trotting stake, for thrco-year- olcla ; 8100 entrance, with Slnoo added, and §600 to the winner of tho fastest beat, if better than fl :31. Pnlo Alto Stock farm, h f Hindu Itose, by Elec- tioneer, dam Beautiful Bella (CharlOB Marvin) 111 j C. McFarreu& Co., Mk f FIvira, by Cuyler, "dam Mary Mambrino (G. J. Fullor) 8 2 3 H. C. McDowell, b i Fugue, by King Rene, darn frUga (A • Thompson) 2 die TIME. Flint heat.... * cond heat.. bird hettt. . . Quarter. U»lf. 30 1:15 30 1:M| 1:1CJ 301 Tliree-quarters. 1:51 1:47 1:634 Mile. 3:811 2:29 2:311 1883 Jpte IfceefeK anil jlpovtswati. 67 Best Performances of the Season. The racing season of 1883 being now well advanced, it will be interesting to take a retrospective glance at what has been accomplished by the prominent performers on the turf, and in reviewing the calendar since the commencement of the year, we find the record a very gratifying one to the lovers of the sport, and by comparison with other years fully up to the standard. There have come to the front in the two and three-year-old classes several colts and fillies which have placed to their credit races of sufficient excellence to rate them among the turf phenomena. Thus far the record has been beaten in only one instance, but in other races there have been close approximations to the top figures. At Louis- ville, Pearl Jennings (4), the handsome daughter of Lelaps and Mary Howard, carried 112 pounds, passed under the wire in a three-quarter dash in 1 :13.}, thus eclipsing the 1 :14 of Barrett, which has been the fastest until this season. Pearl Jennings also ran one mile and a furlong at Louisville in 1:54, carrying 76 pounds. This, as to time, equals the best on rec- ord, though, taking into consideration weight and age, the race of Bob Woolley (3), with 90 pounds, in the same time is a better performance. The fastest half-mile of the year was run at Louisville by Tally Ho (2), the son of the imported Great Tom and Benecia, carrying 102 pounds and winning in 0:48}. Reveller (2), by Pat Malloy, won the Juvenile Stakes at Jerome Park, half a mile, in 0:50, with 110 pounds. Toln (2), by Ten Broeck, with 107 pounds, won the Clabaugh Memorial, half mile, in 0:50.}, at Baltimore, and the King Ernest-Cyclone colt (2), 110 pounds, ran the same distance at Jereme Park in 0:50}. Rosary (2), by King Ban, at Louis- ville, ran five furlongs in 1:01£. Though she carried only 6S pounds, the time gives her the second place on the scroll of honor at five furlongs. The sensational two-year-old of the year is General Harding, by Great Tom, dam Liza Davis, who has started in ten races, won nine, was third in one, and placed to the credit of his owner the handsome sum of $15,- 850. He made his debut in the Jackson Stables at Nashville, one-half mile, in 0:532, and at the same place was third in the Mixed Stakes, won by Granite, with Mona second. In this race Harding carried 110 pounds, which included a pen- alty of 5 pounds, and Mona had 105 pounds, which also in- cluded the same penalty. At Louisville. Ky., he won the Alexander Stakes, five furlongs,in 1:03|, carrying 106 pounds, and at the same place on a heavy track and carrying 1 10 pounds, which included a penalty of 5 pounds, he won the Kunny- mede Stakes, three-quarters, in 1:1S}. Again on a heavy track at Covington, he was victorious in the Harold Stakes, five furlongs, in 1:08}, and the Sensation Stakes, three-quarters of a mile, in 1:24, being again saddled with a penalty of 5 pounds, which made his impost 11 li pounds in the latter event. At Chicago he was successful in all of his starts, winning on a slow track the Criterion Stakes, three-quarters oi a mile, in 1:18}. In the Flash Stakes, one-half mile, he was again pen- alized to the extent of five pounds, but carried his HOpounds to the front in 0:51|. The Nursery Stakes, one mile, he won in 1 :50, and in the Calumet Stakes, seven furlongs, a heavy track and an impost of HOpounds, including a penalty of five pounds, were not sufficient obstacles to prevent his scor- ing a victory in 1:40}. It will be observed that in five of his races Harding carried a penalty and performed the remark- able and unusual feat of winning four times with j the addi- tional weight. The great three-year-olds of the year are Leonatus, Barnes, Geo. Kinney, Pizarro and Miss Woodford, and among others worthy of mention we find the most conspicuous to be Bond- holder, Little Minch, George L and King Fan, the latter hav- ing recently been added to the stable of the Dwyer Bros. Leonatus is now at Monmouth Park, and on his arrival we gave his performances, which renders it at this writing only necessary to state that he has started ten times, and has never yet been beaten in his three-year-old form. Barnes has started four times and been beaten only once, by his stable companion, George Kinney. His first start of the sea- son was in the Tidal Stakes, at Sheepshead, one mile in 1:46|, after having taken jfizarro the first half in 0:49. The valuable Coney Island Derby, one mile and a half in 2:40|, was the second brilliant victory for the son of Billet, and in the Seaboard Stakes, one mile and three furlongs, he went to the front in 2:27, finishing full of run, with such horses as Empress and Renegade behind him. To the credit of Geo. Kinney there are five starts, of which he has won four and yielded in the Ocean Stakes to none but Pizarro. At Jerome Park he made his first appearance as a three-year-old in a dash of one mile and a furlong and won as he liked in 2:00i- At the same place he scored a brilliant victory in the Withers, one mile, in 1:45, the fastest time ever made in that event, beating Pizarro, Trombone and Renegade, and captured the Belmont Stakes, one mile and a half, in 2:42J. At Monmouth Park won the rich Loriilard States, one mile and a half, in 2:39o, beating Barnes and Pizarro, and making the fastest time in "which the Loriilard was ever run. Pizar- ro has started in five races, of which he won two — a purse for three-year-olds, one mile in 1:44, at Sheepshead Bay, and the Ocean Stakes at Monmouth Park, one mile and a furlong, in the fast time of 1:56}, Geo. Kinney second. He was second to Geo. Kinney in Withers, was second to Barnes in the Tidal and was third in the Loriilard. Pizarro, though beaten on several occasions, when the company he ran in is taken into consideration, has shown himself a good colt, and deserved- ly ranks with the best three-year-olds of the year. On Saturday, August IS, the Omnibus Stakes will be run at Monmouth Park, and Pizarro, Geo. Kinney, Barnes and Leonatus are among the nominations. The only other en- gagement of Leonatus in the East being the Jerome Stakes at Jerome Park fall meeting, in which he will not likely start, he may be put down a certain starter in the Omnibus if fit and well, and as the Dwyer Bros, are ever mindful of a good thing, Barnes or Kinney, or possibly both, will face the starter. Mr. Loriilard has good grounds for a high opinion of Pizarro's chances for the rich stake, and he may also be expected to appear. It is therefore more than likely that Barnes, Geo. Kinney, Leonatus and Pizarro will constitute the formidable field of competitors. Leonatus will be sad- dled with an extra 7 pounds, which will make his impost 125 pounds. Barnes will carry 125 pounds, as also will Geo. Kin- ney, while Pizarro will be in at 1 IS pounds. Maidens at the time of starting will be taxed with 113 pounds only, and this advantage may bring to the post some of the well-bred en- tries which may be dangerous. For Leonatus it is claimed by some that he has never met horses to force him to run, while with Barnes, Kinney and Pizarro, their metal has been tested and not found wanting. Their like it is fair to state Leonatus has not met, yet his mile and a half in the Blue Ribbon at Lexington, Ky., in 2:38 J, is a sufficient indication that he possesses wonderful speed, having won the race under a strong pull by ten lengths. Should this noble quartet face the starter in first-class con- dition, the uncertainty of picking the winner is enshrouded in such a mist that we quail before the undertaking, but are safe in predicting the Omnibus one of the phenomenal races not only of this season but of the present age. Miss Wood- ford is a grand filly, has won all her races and never yet ex- tended herself. Bondholder won the Distillers' Stakes at Lexington, one mile and a quarter, in 2:0S£. Little Minch and King Fan have both won three-quarter-mile dashes in 1:15, and the former has to his credit one mile in 1:42. Among the four-year-olds and upward, the most creditable performers are Rica, with a mile to her credit in 1:43} at Baltimore; Checkmate (aged), carrying 118 pounds, with the Dixiana Stakes, one mile and a sixteenth, to his credit in 1:50; Fellowplay, the same distance in 1 :49J ; Navarro (5), 120 pounds, ran at Sheepshead Bay five furlongs in 1:02}; and Compensation, at the same place, won a handicap sweep- stakes, two miles, in 3:32, the fastest race at the distance ever won on the Sheepshead Bay track. Eole (5), with 126 nounds, won the Stirrup Cup, two miles and a furlong, in 3:50, which, weight and age considered, ranks with the best races on rec- ord at the distance. Boz Sedam (4), with SO pounds, at St. Louis, ran seven fur- longs in 1:29, one quarter of a second slower than the best time previously made. Jack of Hearts (5), with 115 pounds, won at Monmouth Park a dash of one mile in 1:43, a fast race for the weight and condition of track. The above out- line of the season up to date will compare favorably with the most brilliant that has been seen in this country for years, and, with what has gone before as a landmark to judge by, the fall campaign will in all probability be quite as satisfactory as the spring has been. — Turf, Field and Farm. The Cup at Monmouth. The race for the Monmouth Cup, on the 12th inst., aroused more enthusiasm than we have seen this season. The cheering was terrific when Monitor led past the stand, and when "OldBaldy" came back to scale it broke out afresh. As to the causes of Eole's defeat, opinions differ. That, all things even, he can defeat Monitor, there is no dis- pute. Many think Donahue cannot ride the horse, others that he was not fit. He certainly looked big before the start, and Donahue began riding him seven furlongs from home. The horse responded slowly, but in the stretch he closed, and it looked as though he might win at the moment he swerved. The swerve lost him fully forty feet of ground. But even then Monitor only beat him a scant length. Eole was not a distressed horse when he pulled up. After the race we met Donahue in the restaurant. He was very crest- fallen. " Why, Billy, " we asked, " how in the world did you come to be beaten?" "Old Monitor had too much left, " he answered with a shake of his head. " But that swerve — didn't that lose you the race ? " "No; I lost ground, but not enough to have won. " Some say Snedeker is not suited to train Eole — that he is too indulgent a trainer and the light, easily-fit ones are more to his liking. There is some truth in this, but we consider Eph one of the best men in the world about a horse, and would as soon have him train Eole as any one we know. But he is sadly in want of trying tackle. When Eph took Eole it was not until he found he would lose Girofla. At first he de- murred. He explained to Mr. Gebhard that he had nothing with which to try Eole. " Why, " he exclaimed, " the big horse takes so much work to get him fit that he'd break down the rest of the stable. " Eph was in a peculiar position. His was a public stable; the horses belonged to four different par- ties, who could not be expected to sacrifice their horses for Mr. Gebhard 's benefit. Mr. Gebhaid should have pur- chased a couple of good trial horses. Had he done so it would have proved a profitable investment. Another large party insist that Donahuewas too weakfrom reducing, and could not manage Eole. We think there is something in this. Donahue is one of the best jockeys we ever had, and on a free-running, willing horse, he has no su- perior. But Billy has been obliged to reduce a great deal, and reducing weakens his strength. We have seen Eole run a great many races, andknow that it takes constant riding to make him run. His very appearance indicates his tempei'ament; a gross, sluggish, cold-blooded fellow, whom no excitement can warm. He lost many three-year-old races he should have won, owing to his being ridden by light-weights. We can well recall his Dixie Stakes, at Baltimore, in which Barbee's whip was in motion throughout the two miles. " Why, " remarked Barbee afterward, "I was so dead beat that for a couple of minutes I couldn't walk. " Now, if Eole could pump out a man of Barbee's magnificent physique, he assuredly can Donahue, and keeping at the big horse had Billy exhausted when the final struggle came. Again, we we have a notion that when a horse swerves the rider is at fault. We often hear of horses who are termed " swervers " and " bolters, " but why is it that we never hear of a horse swerving under Archer, Cannon, or the greatest English masters of the whip? McLaughlin's horses swerve, and so do many of those ridden by our jockeys who reduce greatly. Donahue says Eole will swerve, and we have great faith in Billy's word, but to us it looked as though he was so ex- hausted that he was unable to keep hold of Eole's head, just as VIcLaughlin's resort to a hard finish is the signal for Geo. Kinney to swerve all over. — Vigilant in New York Spirit. Scalping a Swindler. The Jacksonville, Oregon, Times rises up in wrath and makes these remarks: It seems as if no race can be run in this section of late days but what proves a deep-laid game to rob somebody. As a rule the fastest horse does not win and the persons making up the race divide the proceeds of their swindling scheme in some dark place. A more disgraceful affair never took place here than was the so-called match between "Jim Lick" and the "Percheron Filly" last Saturday afternoon. Suckers were not as numerous as expected, but that was no fault of the managers of the game, who had several strikers out drumming up victims. It is the duty of a newspaper to ex- pose such frauds and we shall do so more effectually when we have occasion to refer to one again. Harry Stover, owner of "Jim Lick," after robbing everybody who bet on his horse, undertook to beat his landlord out of his board bill, as also some others who had trusted him. But "the best laid plans of men and mice gang aft aglee," for he was that day arrested near Barron's by constable Taylor, upon a telegram sent by Deputy Sheriff Jacobs, to whom he paid his indebtedness here as well as the costs, amounting to as much more. People should look out for this fellow, as he "won't do." Director's Victory over Monroe Chief. On the 21st, at Chicago, Director nietBuddDoble's redoubt- able stallion on a track made heavy by rain, and "downed him " in good style. The following description of the affair is from the Chicago Times : The fourth race, the free for all stallions, was the greatest event of the day, and upon this the chief interest of the mul- titude centered. The horses were five in number; Santa Claus, Monroe Chief, Black Cloud, Director and Alexander. The betting before the start was decidedly brisk, Monroe Chief selling for $250 in the pools against $S5 for Director and $55 for the field. First heat — There were at least five times that the word could not have been given, and twice that number when fines imposed on the drivers would have had a soothing effect on the crowd, which grew weary of the endless scoring and expressed its disapprobation by hisses and cat-calls. At the eighteenth attempt they were sent away, Santa Claus having the pole, with Black Cloud second, Director third, Monroe Chief fourth, and Alexander on tne outside. Going around the turn the black stallion from California showed to the jfront, and at the half, in 34J seconds, he was two lengths ahead of Monroe Chief, who led Black Cloud by the same distance, with Alexander two lengths away, and Santa Claus bringing up the rear. Going along the back-stretch the position of the leaders remained unchanged, while Alex- ander, moving up to Santa Claus, gave him the go-by. Di- rector was going like a locomotive, end at the half, in 1:00, ho still retained his position, the others as before. Swinging around the lower turn Santa Claus crept inch by inch past Alexander, and when the three-quarter pole was reached he was in the fourth position, Director passing that point two lengths and a half ahead of Monroe Chief, who was on a break and four lengths aheadjof Black Cloud. It was plainly Direc- tor's heat as they entered the stretch, and coming on easily he won by two lengths and a half, in 2:191, with the favorite second, six lengths ahead of Black Cloud, who had Santa Claus by the same distance the others, as per summary. Second heat — Director now brought $325 in the pools against $155 for the field, and there was any amount of bit- ting. They were sent away at the fourth attempt, Director as before showing the way around the turn. At the quarter pole, in 36 seconds, he had opened up a lead of a length and a half over Monroe Chief, who was lapped by Black Cloud, _ Alexander being fourth, and Santa Claus eight lengths away. Going down the back stretch they were all well strung out, and at the half, in l:01f, Director had been cut down by the Chief to half a length. Going around the turn the two lead- ers trotted like a double team, contesting each inch of the ground and passing the three-quarter pole, in 1:44£, they were still head and head and two lengths ahead of Black Cloud, he leading Alexander six lengths, with Santa Claus four lengths away. Entering the stretch Monroe Chief fell back for a moment, and the cry went up "Director wins." Coming steadily it looked a certainty to him, but passing the distance stand the Chief again moved up, and carrying the black stallion to a break he won under the whip by half a length in the gamest possible manner in 2:20, Santa Claus finishing third, ten lengths away, and the rest as per sum- mary. Third heat— The pools now went : Monroe Chief $100, field $S5. Again they were sent away at the fourth attempt, and Director, as before, set out to show the way. Trotting as steadily as an eight-day clock, he passed the quarter in 36£ seconds, three lengths ahead of the Chief, who led Alex- ander by two lengths, Black Cloud being fourth, and Santa Claus fifth. Monroe Chief cut down Director's lead a trifle as they moved along the back stretch, and at the half, in 1:12, the black stallion was only a length to the good, while Santa Claus, trotting fast, had assumed the third position. Director drew away again as they swept around the turn and at the three-quarter pole, in 1:46^, he increased his lead to two lengths, while Black Cloud, who had passed Santa Claus on the turn, was third, four lengths away, ^Santa Claus fourth and Alexander fifth. Coming up the stretch Monroe Chief made a desperate effort to overtake the leader and, gaining on him inch by inch, he was lapped to the girths at the distance stand. The crowd held its breath for an instant, and no sound save the cracking of the whips broke the si- lence. Director was game to the last, however, and finishing like a veteran under the whip he won the heat by half a length in 2:22£, Santa Claus third, and the rest as per sum- mary. No announcement to the contrary being made from the stand, the bettors rushed to the pool-box, where they paid $50 for Director against $10 for the field, as Monroe Chief had pulled up lame after his driving finish. The time cam© for the horses to be again started and then it was ascertained that the race would be posponed to Monday, when the great free-for-all would be decided. Monday was the last day of the summer trotting meeting, and despite the threatening appearance of the weather fully twenty-five hundred people assembled at the Driving Park for the purpose of witnessing the unfinished stallion trot and the great free-for-all race, in which the contestants were to be St. Julien, Edwin Thorne and Fanny Witherspoon. Shortly after 1 o'clock a sudden change in the temperature occurred, and just after the stallions had been rung up the rain began to come down. At first it fell slowly and softly, and puttered upon the roof of the grand stand in "Dead March" time. Then it changed its tune and danced a slow, sweet waltz upon the shingles, until finally the waltz became a wild, mad gal- lop, and the water came down in a manner that led one to believe that the bottom had been knocked out of the cistern in the sky. The track, which prior to the rain had boon faster than any previous day of the meeting, soon became ex- ceedingly heavy, and the flying stallions made the mud fly at a great rate as they swept up the home stretch. It took but a single heat to decide the stallion race, as Director, who^had placed two to his credit on Saturday, won the race Monday, but the result might have been different had the sulky to which Black Cloud was attached not met with an accident just after passing the half-mile pole, which destroyed ail chances that he might have had for winning the heat. The betting prior to the start was $50 to $20 on Director, and even at the odds speculation was very slow. In the fourth and decisive heat Director had the pole, with Monroe Chief, Santa Claus, Black Cloud and Alexander following in the order named. The word was given at the ninth attempt, Turner nodding for the word when Santa Claus waB a length and a half in the rear. Rounding the first turn Monroe Chief, whom the condition of the track did not suit at all, left his feet, Black Cloud going to the front, with the Chief second and hanging on his wheel, while Director was third, Santa Claus fourth, and Alexander, who does not seem to have any of his old-timo speed left, ' iugup the rear. Passing the quarter pole in Black Cloud was still showing the way for the party, with Monroe Chief a length and away, and a length ahead of Director, who wai 68 2£ftje %xtz&zz mxd gpoxtsmwu Aug 4 Santa Clans on a break. Keeping np abont the same rate f speed, the horses sped along the back stretch and at the half, in 1:13^, Black Cloud had opened up a gap of two lengths over the Chief, who was again breaking badly, while Director was at his wheel, and half a length ahead of Santa Claus, Alexander being still farther in the rear. Going around the turn Director passed Monroe Chief, and was lapped on Black Cloud, who broke and swerved a little as Jobnson looked back, the result being that he collided with the California stallion, breaking one of the thills of the sulky short off. * The California stallion now drew to the front, and at the three- quarter pole, in 1:50, he was leading Black Cloud two lengths, while he was the same distance ahead of Monroe Chief and Alexander, with Santa Claus away in the rear and up in the air. Coming up the stretch, Monroe Chief rapidly headed both Alexander and Black Cloud, but failed to catch Director, who finished an easy winner by two open lengths in the slow time of 2:26}, with the others as below. BUMMABY. Chicago, July 21 and 23, 1883.— Open to all stallions, purse $3,000 divided as follows: 50 per cent to first, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and ten per cent to fourth, with 51,000 extra to the win- ner of tbe fastest heat if better than 2 : l 5 !■ : John A. Goldsmith, San Francisco, Cal., blk h Director, by Dictator— Dolly (J. A. Goldsmith) 12 11 Budd Doble, Chicago, 111, br. b. Monroe Chief, by Jim Monroe-Mme. Powell (Doble) 2 12 3 P. V. JohnBon, Chicago, 111., blk b Black Cloud, by Ashland Chief, dam by Captain Walker { JohnBon) 3 4 4 2 Frank Van Ness, Lexington, Ky, blk h Alex- ander, by Ben Patchen, dam by Canada Jack (F. Van Ness) 5 5 5 4 J. E. Turner, Philadelphia, Pa., b h Santa Claus, by Strathmore, dam by "Williams' Mambrino (John E. Turner) 4 3 3d First heat Second heat. Third heat.... Fourth |h eat., Quarter. Half 34} 1:09 36 1:10} 36} 1:12 361 1:13* Three-quarters. 1 :4«i 1:44.1 1:46* 1:60 Mile. 2:191 2:20 2:224 2:26i ''Capturing the Pool-Bos" in Reality. P. C. BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION. Nominations for the Pall Meeting, mencing August 11, 1883. Com- J. W. Conley sued out a writ of attachment against the pool-bos of Armstrong & Bride, pool sellers at the Chicago Driving Park, for $5000. He alleged that two years since he made a contract with Armstrong & Bride that he should receive a certain percentage of the profits of pool selling on the grounds of tbe Chicago Driving Park, and that this per- centage now amounted to $5,000. The writ was issued and directed against the pool-box. It was placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Burke, who associated with himself Deputies Graves and Nickerson. MeCollum, the clerk of Armstrong & Bride, brought his pool-boxes from the track to the Palmer House, blissful in ignorance that three officers were lying in wait for him. He took the three boxes up to the hotel coun- ter, and while waiting for his key kept his arm over them, so that no one could get away with them. Up to his room he carried them. He made his toilet, and with the box contain- ing the money went down to supper. He put the box under the table and ordered supper. The Sheriffs came in and com- menced conversation. Finally one of them gave the box a kick, which sent it spinning from under the table, and an- other one grabbed it. MeCollum thought it was in fun, and remarked that there was too much money in that box to fool with. Deputy Burke pulled out his writ and read it, and said they would take care of the box. MeCollum lost his ap- petite for his supper, turned deadly pale, and said that he was only the custodian of the box, and it was no fair shake. His pleadings were in vain. The officers held the box. Fi- nally they went up to Mr. Bride's room and made the proposi- tion that if Mr. Bride would open the box and count off §5,000 to them they would hand it back to him, upon re- ceiving a bond of Bride's with Mr. Gore, of Chapin & Gore, as security for the $5,000. This wascarried out. Meanwhile the crowd who had won were waiting in the bar-room of the Palmer for the pool-box to make its appearance so that they could cash their tickets. The long delay was just beginning to excite remarks, when Bride, MeCollum and the pool-box made their appearance. As they entered the bar-room Bride remarked to Sheriff Burke: "If this crowd had known that you had captured the pool-box you never would have got out of this house alive." Burke replied, "We knew that, and we came prepared for hot work. — St. Louis Globe-Democrat. First Regular War— Saturday Augnst 11. No. 1 — Introductory Scramble. Purse, $200, of which $50 to second horse. Free for all. Five-eighths of a mile. En- trance free. 1. Levi Knott's s g Jim Renwick, five years, by Joe Hooker — Big Gun. 2. Geo. Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five years, by Wild- idle — by Norfolk. 3. W. Billups' ch g Jubilee, six years, by Norfolk — by Lodi. 4. John Mackay's ch m Premium, aged, by Castor — by St. Louis. 5. T. H. Williams Jr.'s bl c Bryant W, three years, by Monday — Bebe. 6. J. W. Adams' b f Aunt Betsey, three years, by Hard- wood— Peggy liinggold. 7. J. Green's b h Joe G, five years, by Joe Daniels — by Woodburn. 8. L. M. Tewksbury's b g Patchy, five years, by Burn- ham Patcheu — by Belmont. 9. W. Boots' b g Bob, 4 years, by Bob Wooding — Glad- iola. 10. Palo Alto's, b g Jou Jou, two years, by Monday — Play- thing. 11. Hill & Gries' b f Dotty Dimple, three years, by Ben Wade — unknown. No. 2 — Ladies' Stake; for two-year-old fillies; $50 entrance, §25 forfeit, §200 added; three-quarters of a mile; second to save entrance. Closed with the following nominations: 1. J. K. Gries' b f, Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels — Mary Wade. 2. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford — Glenita. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead — Sister to Clara D. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead — Josie C. E. J. Baldwin's br f, by Grinstead— Mollie McCarthy. Theo. Winters' chf, Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mattie A. Palo Alto's br f, by Monday— Riglin. Palo Alto's s f, by 'Norfolk — Giendew. Palo Alto's bl f, by Wildidle— Frolic. Palo Alto's br f, by Norfolk — Lizzie Whipps. Palo Alto's- s f, by Norfolk — Frou-Frou. C. Van Buren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday — Abbie W. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Bazaar — Tibbie Dunbar. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Bazaar or Leinster — Mi- 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. nerva. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22 J. B. Haggin's b f, by King Alphonso — Miranda. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Pat Malloy — Glenuine. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Monarchist — Heliotrope. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Monarchist — Alert. J. B. Haggin's b f, by imp Glenelg — Edna. J. B. Haggin's chf, by imp Glenelg — Susie Linwood. J. B. Haggin's br f My Love, by Virgil — Lightfoot. J. B. Haggin's b f, by King Alphonso — Titania The uncertainty of " pre-arrangement " in races is illus- trated by the following story told in the Chicago Gazette: The Bpecial was indefinitely postponed; and the Chicago trotting meeting of 1SS3 came to an end in a storm. Up till Friday morning it had been the most successful one ever held in point of attendance and average time. In spite of three rainy days it must have been a great financial success. Many a comical incident remains to be chronicled in connection with it, one of which, as a sample, I will give now. It was communicated to me five times in strict confidence, and once without such injunction; upon the strength of the latter communication I venture to make it public. In the pacing race that Johnson finished in two heats the owners and his driver, Peter, had arranged to drop the first heat. The latter knew that his employers had invested some money upon this understanding, and intended they should win it; but he got away so fast and so easy that it seemed best to win the extra $500 when he could, and also the smaller divisions of the purse, by shutting out the party. He supposed this would many times repay their own loss, and drove along, to the holy horror of the owners, and his own speechless as- tonishment when told that they had invested $1,500 on his dropping that one heat. One of the gentlemen is now pushed away in fear and trembling whenever he attempts to give a friend the sure tip. "Go off! Go ofiT' they cry. "Give it to some one you hate; don't try to ruin your friends." No. 3 — Vestal Stake. $25 each, p. p., $300 added; second to receive $100; third to save stake. For three-year-old fillies. Dash of one and a quarter miles. Closed with the following nominations: 1. J. C. Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three Cheers — Lady Amanda. 2. P. Robson's ch f May B., by Shannon — Jessie R. 3. P. Coutt's bl f FIou-Flou, by Monday— Jennie C. 4. Thos. Atcheson's b f by California — Bosetland. 5. Theo. Winters' b f by Norfolk — Ballerina. 6. Theo. Winters' b f by Norfolk— Ballinette. 7. Theo. Winters' ch f by Norfolk— Mattie A. 8. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard — Eleetra. 9. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon — Folly. 10. W. A. J. Gift's br f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate Gift. 11. Caleb Dorsey's ch f by imp Partizan — Pet. 12. Caleb Dorsey's ch f by imp Partizan — Lexingtona. 13. Palo Alto's ch f by Leveller — Frou-Frou. 14. Palo Alto's ch f, by Hubbard — Tehama. Palo Alto's br f, by Shannon — Camilla Urso. J. B. Haggin's b f Nubia, by Leinster — Ada A J. B. Haggin's chf Irene, by Leinster — Irene Harding. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar — Sophia Jenni- 15. 16. 17. 18. son. 19. The entire breeding stud of Mr. William Blenkiron, Middle Park, Eltham, Kent, Eng., is announced for sale, in conse- quence of a company having obtained, by act of Parliament, power to construct a new railway which will branch out of the North Kent line, between Lee and Eltham stations, cut- ting through the middle of the stud farm. There are twenty- one mares covered by Scottish Chief, four covered by Ison- omy, three covered by Sefton, three covered by Kisber, ten covered by Coltness, and nine covered by Exminster. Also thirty foals, many of them by Scottish Chief. Tin latter stallicn himself will be included in the sale, and some young horses by Blair Athol, Adventurer, Scottish Chief, Favonius, etc. The date of the sale will be Tuesday, September 18. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster — Flush. No. 4 — Hurdle Kace; purse $250, of which $50 to second horse; $25 to third. One mile and repeat over four hurdles. Entrance free. 1. Theo. Winters' ch f Hattie B, four years, by Norfolk — Maggie Dale. 2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H, six years, by Wildidle — Mamie Hall. Extra Day —Monday, August 1 3. No 5. — Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse. Free for all. Dash of three-quarters of a mile. Entrance free. 1. Levi Knott's s g Jim Benwick, five years, by Joe Hooker — Big Gun. 2. P. J. Shafter's b m Nighthawk, six years, by imported Haddington — Napa Queen. 3. Geo. Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five years, by Wild- idle — by Norfolk. 4. W. Billups' ch g Jubilee, six years, by Norfolk — by Lodi. 5. T. H. Williams' Jr. bl c Bryant W, three years, by Mon day — Bebe. 6. J. W. Adams' b f Aunt Betsey, three years, by Hard- wood— Peggy Einggold. 7. J. Green's b h Joe G, five years, by Joe Daniels — by Wooodburn. 8. L. M. Tewksbury's b g Patchy, by Burnham Patcheu — by Belmont. 9. Palo Alto's b g Jou Jou, 3 years, by Monday — Play- thing. No. 6— Bancho Del Paso Stake; $25 each, $10forfeit, $200 added, of which $50 to second horse; third to save stake. For two-year-old fillies. Dash of three-quarters of a mile. 1. John Mackay's b f Mileta, by Lever — Malta. 2. John Mackay's b f Sweetbriar, by Virgil — Impu- dence H. Williams Jr.'s gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels — by 3. T. Norfolk 4. E 5. E J. Baldwin's b f by Rutherford — Glenita. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead — Josie C. 6. Palo Alto's bl f by Monday — Florence Anderson. No. 7. — Selling Knee; purse, $200, of which $50 to second horse. Entrance free. Dash of 1J miles. Horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled weight; two pounds allowed for each $100 under that valuation. Horses entered for over $1,000 to carry tbree pounds over entitled weight for each $100 above tbat valuation. 1. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three years, by Shannon — Folly. To be sold for $800. 2. George Howson's b g Kondo, six years, by Norfolk — by Belmont. To be sold for $300. 3. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, three years, by Grin- stead—Jennie D. To be sold for $1,000. 4. P. Bobson's ch m May B, by Shannon — Jessie B. To be sold for $500. No. S— Purse, $300, of which $75 to second horse. Free for all. Dash of two and half miles; 100 pounds up. En- trance free. 1. Lee Shaner's b h Judge McKinstry, four years, by Grinstead — Katy Pease. 2. M. M. Allen's b c Jocko, fouryears, by Cariboo — Reply. 3. Stemler & Ayres' ch g Fred Collier, five years, by Joe Hooker — Puss. 4. Frank Depoister's g m Viola B., five years, by Water- ford — Little Sophie. 5. Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler, six years, by Wildidle — Eva Coombs. Second Extra Day— Thursday, August 1 6. No. 9. — Puree $200, of which $50 to second horse. Free for all. Dash of seven-eighths of a mile. Entrance free. 1. Theo. Winters' ch m Atalanta, four years, by Norfolk — Lady Jane. 2. Levi Knott's s g Jim Renwick, five years, by Joe Hooker — Big Gun. 3. George Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five years, by Wild- idle — by Norfolk. 4. W. Billups' ch g Jubilee, six years, by Norfolk — by Lodi. 5. H. 0. Judson'sbmEllaDoane, six years, by Wildidle — Nettie Brown. No. 10— Filly Stake— $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 add- ed; second to receive $50; third to save stake. Dash of one and one-sixteenth miles. For three-year-old fillies. En- trance free; 1. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, three years, by Nor- folk— Ballerina. 2. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three years, by Shannon — Folly. 3. Geo. Howson's b f Augusta E, three years, by Monday — by Norfolk. 4. J. W. Adams' b f Aunt Betsey, three years, by Hard- wood—Peggy Ringgold. 5. Paio Alto's br ni Miss Gift, three years, by Wildidle— Kate Gift. No. 11. Palo Alto Stake; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 added, of which $50 to second horse; third to save stake. For two-year-old fillies. Dash of three-quarters of a mile. 1. Theo. Winters' ch f CallieSmart, by Norfolk— Mattie A. 2. John Mackay's b f Mileta, by Lever — Malta. 3. John Mackay's b f Sweetbriar, by Virgil — Impudence. 4. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford — Glenita. 5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead — Sister to Clara D. 6. Palo Alto's bl f, by Monday — Florence Anderson. 7. Palo Alto br f, by Monday — Riglin. No. 12 Puree, $250, of which $75 to second horse. Free for all. Dash of one mile and five hundred yards. Entrance free. 1. Theo. Winter's s m Atalanta, four years, by Norfolk — Lady Jane. 2. Geo. Howson b g Rondo, six years, by Norfolk — by Belmont. 3. John Mackay b g Duke^of Monday, four years, by Mon- day— Demirep- 4. H. C. Judson s m MayD, five years, by Wildidle — Net- tie Brown. 5. J. Green b h Joe G, five years, by Joe Daniels — by Woodburn. 6. E. J. Baldwin ch g Grismer, three years, by Grinstead — Jennie D. No. 13 — Hurdle Race ; purse $250, of which $50 to second horse ; $25 to third. Dash of H miles, over six hurdles. 1 . Theo. Winter's ch m Hattie B, four years, by Norfolk — Maggie Dale. 2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H, six years, by Wildidle— Ma- mie Hall. Second Regular Day, Saturday, August 18. No. 14 — Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse. Free for all. Dash of a mile. Entrance free. 1. Theo. Winters' b m Lou Spencer, three years, by Nor- folk— Ballerina. 2. Levi Knott's s g Jim Renwick, five years, by Joe Hooker — Big Gun. 3. George Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five years, by Wild- idle — by Norfolk. 4. H. C. Judson's b m Ella Doane, six years, by Wildidle — Nettie Brown. 5. J. Green's b h Joe G, five years, by Joe Daniels — by Woodburn. No. 15 — Finigan Stake — For two-year-olds. Dash of a mile. $50 each; $25 forfeit, $250 added; second to save stake. Closed with the following nominations: 1. J. K. Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels— Mary Wade. 2. E. J. Baldwin's b c, by Rutherford — Maggie Emerson. 3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford— Glenita. 4. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead — Sister to Clara D. 5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— Josie C. 6. E. J. Baldwin's br f, by Grinstead — Mollie McCarthy. 7. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk — Marion. 8. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mattie A. 9. Jos. Cairn Simpson's b c Sir Thad, by Norfolk or Thad Stevens — Lady Amanda. 10. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk — Boydana. 11. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk— Nova Zernbla. 12. Palo Alto's b c, by Shannon — Demirep. 13. Palo Alto's br f, by Monday— Rislin. 14. Palo Alto's s f, by Norfolk— Giendew. 15. Palo Alto's bl f, by Wildidle— Frolic. 16. Palo Alto's br f, by Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps. 17. Palo Alto's s f, by Norfolk— Frou Frou. IS. C. Van Buren's b g Jon Jou, by Monday— Plaything. 19. C. Van Buren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Abbio W. 20. W. L. Pritchard's br c, by Leinster— AddiG A. 21. W. L. Pritchard's b c. by Leinster — Lilly Simpson. 22. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Bazaur — Tibbie Dunbar. W. L. Prichard's ch f, by Lienster or Bazaar — Mi- 23. nerva. 24. 25. 26. 29. wood. 30 J. B. Haggin's b f. by King Alfonso— Miranda. J. B. Hug^in's b f, by Put Molloy— Glenuine. J. B. Haggin's bf, by Monarchist — Heliotrope. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Monarchist— Alert. J. B. Haggin's b f by imported Glenelg — Edna. J. B. Haggin's ch f, by imported Glenelg— Susie Lin- J. B. Haggin's br f My Love, by. Virgil— Lightfoot. 31. M J. B. Haggin's b f, by King Alfonso— Titania. 1883 3£Ite grotto and J^oi'tsnmw. 69 32. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemucca, by imported Billet- Lottie. 33. John A. Cardinell's bl c John A, by Monday — Lady Clare. No. 16.— Fame Stake; For three-year-olds; dash of two miles. §100 each; $25 forfeit; §50 added; second to have $150, third to save stake. 1. J. C. Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three Cheers— Lady Amanda. 2. P. Robson's ch f May B, by Shannon — Jessie R, 3. P. Coutts' br c Auriol, by Monday — Bellina. 4. P. Coutts' b c Panama, by Shannon— Abbie W. 5. P. Coutts' bl f Flou FIou, by Monday— Jennie C. 6. T. Atcheson's b f, by California — Rosetland. 7. Theo. Winters' b c, by Norfolk— Addie C.J 8. Theo. Winter's ch c, by Norfolk— Maggie Dale. 9. Theo. "Winters' ch c, by California— Puss. 10. Theo. Wintersb f, by Norfolk— Ballinette. 11. Theo. Winters' b f by Norfolk— Ballerina. 12. Theo. (Winters' ch f, by Norfolk— Ma ttie A. 13. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard — Electra. 14. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, bv Shannon — Folly. 15. W. A. J. Gift's br f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate Gift. 16. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead — Jen- nie D. 17. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford — Maggie Emerson. IS. Palo Alto's ch f, by Leveller — Frou Frou. 19. Palo Alto's ch f, by Hubbard— Tehrma. 20. Palo Alto's br f, by Shannon— Camila Urso. 21. W. Boots' ch c, by Thad Stevens— Gipsey. 22. J. B. Haggin's b f Nubia, by Leinster — Ada A. 23. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster — Flush. 24. J. B. Haggin's ch f Irene, by Leinster— Irene Hard- ing. 25. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar — Sophia Jenni- son. 26. J. B. Haggin's b g Del Paso, by Shannon — Maggie O'Neil. No. 17. Baldwin Stake; a post stake for all ages; $250 each, p. p.; $1,000 added. Second to receive $400; third to save stake. Dash of four miles. 1. M. M. Allen. 2. E. J. Baldwin. 3. Stemler & Ayres. 4. Hill & Gries. -*. Overman Beats Joe Bunker. M. T. G., who is doing the grand circuit for the Breeder's Gazette, thus describes the race for the 2:21 class on the ISth: The 2:21 class proved a great surprise to all, except the most astute horsemen. Bunker's reputation made him a hot favorite, but he seems destined to invariable defeat at Chi- cago, and is also unlucky at Clevelaud, while over all other tracks he is invincible. It does not seem to me, however, that he can beat Overman until Hickok wills it. The starters were Overman, ClemmieG, Joe Bunker, Buzz Medium and Wilson. They drew positions in the order named. Considerable time was consumed in an effort to get the horses all on the track at one time and ready for the starter. -When this was accomplished and the scoring began one thing became evident, that if Bunker could win over Ciemmie G and Overman, his actions strongly belied his condition. The pool-box devotees still clung to him through to the half-mile pole in the last heat. Overman fell back on the start, but quickly rallied and shot in front of Ciemmie G who had the lead, with Bunker following her. Wilson labored along in the rear and seemed unable to extend him- self in the style of last year. Buzz Medium was outclassed by the leaders and was a trifle wild besides. Bunker was thought a sure winner, but in Mr. Gordon's mare and the great Californian he had met his masters. The three were bunched from the entrance to the lower turn home. Over- man trotted wide aud Ciemmie G shot to the inside and drove Overman home in 2:19j, with Bunker a very close third on the outside. Second heat — Overman went away with the lead, Ciemmie G and" Joe Bunker following in the order named. Wilson and Buzz Medium made a double-team race some distance in the rear. No change occurred in these positions until the lower turn was reached, when Wilson thought better of the leaders and moved along to get acquainted with them. Along the home stretch he gradually improved his position until at the distance he took hold of the bit with a resolute shake of the head and went through as small a hole as ever a sulky could and not touch, beating Bunker and lapping out Over- man, who had Ciemmie G on his throat latch. The judges, after a long consultation, decided that Ciemmie G and Wil- son were even for second place. That they were wrong is just as absolutely certain as anything in this world can ever be. Ciemmie G was on the inside of Overman's throat-latch and Wilson at his flank on the outside the instant of passing un- der the wire; just beyond it he improved his position. While the decision did not in the least affect the final distribution of the money, it might have done so. To avoid the possibil- ity of such errors another Minnesota plan, upon which there is no patent, might be adopted by Grand Circuit judges with benefit to themselves, the interests of justice and to the satis- faction of lookers-on, whose appreciation of sport is spoiled by such blunders. Divide the placing of horses at the finish and then let each judge be responsible for the placing of his quota accurately without regard to other positions. For in- stance, the starter yesterday should have named the winner and second horse at the wire, an associate the third and fourth horse, and the other associate the fifth. With larger fields the number can be parceled out in equal por- tions to each judge, or for that matter the clerk may assist for this purpose. It is utterly impossible for the human eye to accurately determine the relative positions of a number of moving Jbodies at the same instant if separated by ever Be- little. For this reason the dropping of a flag at the finish is a vicious custom. The clear, distinct tap of a bell by the starter is notice to all that at that instant the winner has reached the wire. Watches are stopped and horses are placed without a movement of the eye to a flag in the starter's hand. The starter's associates are notified by sound that at that in- stant the winner has been placed ; just before or just after that the positions may change. The associate's eyes should be glued to the horses contending for the position he has- been selected to decide. If he glances to see the winners1, nose reach the wire and then glances back thousands of dol- lars may go wrong. When his horse or horses reach the wire= he can place them accurately because his attention has not been diverted to objects ahead of them nor to the dropping of a flag. The decision of a distance judge is much more reliable by this method. If his eye is on the starter's flag, when hey glances back to see what horse is behind the dropping of hi* , arm, the nose of a distanced horse will have got beyond him.. With his eyes closely on his horses and the ear alert for the* ( bell tap he knows what horses are back of the distance line- and can report intelligently. More horses would have been distanced at this meeting had such a plan prevailed. Third heat — Overman, Wilson and Joe Bunker got away on nearly even terms, with Ciemmie G and Buzz Medium trailingjin the order named. Bunker now moved for the heat and tackled Overman is dead earnest. Down the backs tretch it looked like Bunker's heat. His backers were much en- couraged and refused more than par for their pools; but in the turn their hopes were dashed to the ground. Overman showed himself master, and tired Bunker so with the long brush that he fell back, and allowed Wilson and Ciemmie G to beat, in the order named. Time, 2:19f. 8U5IMAES-. Purse 52,500; 2:21 classes, with 6500 to winner of fastest heat, if bet- ter than 2:17* : Overman, ch g, by Elmo, dam by Billy McCracken ,. 1 Ciemmie G, br m, by Magic, dam by Berkley's Edwin Forrest 2 Wilson, b g, by Geo . Wilkes, dam by Clark Chief 6 Joe Bunker, gr g, by Geo. Wilkes, dam by American Star 3 Buzz Medium, b m,by Happy Medium, dam ,by Nonpareil. TIME. 1 1 4 4 Quarter 0 :34 •} 0:35| 0:34 A Half. 1:09! 1:10 1:09 Three-quarters. 1:45} l:45r 1:44} Mile. 2:19} 2:20 2:191 (Continued frosi page 65) start. It was generally admitted that Poscora had the most speed, but there was quite a large class ready to take chances of his breaking down, and who, accordingly, put their money on Frank Moscow, pools going freely at odds of $20 to §8 on Poscora, and this, too, in face of a statement solemnly made by George Tuttle, that he had seen the grey stallion trot a mile in 2:23* at the Oakland track, not five days before. On the Uack, just before the race, Poscora still held the lead in the pools, Moscow bringing all the way from §7 to $10, against $20. At this figure about $1,500 went into the bos, and the first to stop betting were the friends of Moscow. It was whispered around that Poscora was a clever breaker, and might win by running, and some anxiety was felt as to who would be the judges on that account, but the association gave the best guarantee of fair treatment to all by selecting Messrs. B. B. Acker, P. F. Dean and R. C. Kirby. If there was any difference at all in the drivers, it was in favor of George Baylis, who drove Frank Moscow, and who has had more actual experience in driving races thanN. Pumyea, who drove Poscora Hayward very much to the satisfaction of every one who] had an interest in that horse's success. After two false starts the pair got an even send-off. Poseora Hay- ward broke just as he passed the wire, and Moscow had a lead of two lengths at the turn. Along the top of the track both horses trotted very fast, Poscora closing up slowly. At the quarter (37) Poscora went off his feet, and fell back a couple of lengths again, but catching handily with a fine show of speed, he was on even terms before 200 yards were passed, and at the half mile (1:15) was a clear two lengths in the lead. From the half to the lower turn the pace was slow, and Poscora rested by making a couple of skips, which, however, did not do much to increase his lead. At the bot- tom of the track he went into the air, and lost a length of his advantage, but was again two lengths ahead when they passed the three-quarter pole (1:54). As the pair straightened out for the trot home, the heat looked like an easy thing for Poscora, but Baylis pushed Frank Moscow along at a desper- ate gait, and worked hard to win. At the distance pole he lapped Poscora; and the last 100 yards was a fine race. Try as he would, Moscow could not gain another inch, and the grey could not shake him off. Poscora won by half a length, in 2:30, making the last quarter in thirty-sis seconds, and finishing strong. The manner in which Moscow pushed Poscora for the heat strengthened the confidence of his backers. They argued that the grey had a weak leg, and could not possibly stand pushing another heat- at such a pace. - The track was a good deal cut up in places, and was rated by good judges as being fully three seconds slower than Oakland. Its condition was especially hard on Moscow. The top soil cupped out under his feet, and he seemed to be unable to keep up his speed. Pools sold after the heat: Poscora Hayward, $20 ; Frank Moscow, $5. Betting was very brisk, and only concluded when the horses got the word for the second heal. The start was even, as before. Moscow made a bad break just after passing the wire, and Poscora Hayward followed suit. Poscora proved the handiest breaker, and was two lengths ahead before Moscow could get down to work, open- ing the gap to three lengths at the first furlong, and four lengths at the quarter pole (3S). This advantage he kept to the half (1:15), coming up with a skip by the way. The third quarter (1:54) saw no {change in the conditions, but from there Moscow began rapidly to close up the gap. At the distance he was nearly abreast, but the pace was too fast, and, leaving his feet, he fell back. Poscora Hayward won easily in 2:31, going the last quarter in thirty-seven seconds. Still, the friends of the sorrel did not lose all hope, and put their money up at the rate of $3 and $4 for $20. The scoring for the third heat was very tedious. Eight times they essayed to get off, and failed. First one would break, and then the other. At length they got away, Poscora mak- ing a nasty break directly the bell sounded. Moscow had three lengths to the good at the turn, but Poscora cut down that advantage one-half before they made the quarter (37}). From there to the half the race was fast and very exciting. Poscora drew up slowly, and midway yoked Moscow. They went double for nearly a furlong, when Moscow was driven off his feet, and Poscora got two lengths to the good, in- creasing the advantage to forty feet at the three-quarter pole {1:533), Moscow came up the stretch jvery fast, and had some show for the head, but broke again at the distance, and was beaten forty-live feet; time, 2:29}. SUMMARY. Trotting race to baruess; mile heats, three in five; purse 5G00, for horses tbat have never beaten 2:24. ewland & Pumyea enter g h Posoora Hayward 1 I Crigbton enters s g Frank Moscow 2 2 3 Time— 2:30, 2:31, 2:29$. The hurdle race on the programme did not fill, and in its place was substituted a race for local horses. Sorrel Ben, Ella T and Bay Dan went to wagon, while Pajaro Chief pulled a sulky. From a track standpoint this was only a scrub race, but it afforded a great deal of sport, considerable jockeying and was the biggest betting race of the day. Sorrel Ben sold for $20 against $ 10 for the field and $1,500 was bet before the heat began. Tim Kennedy drove Bay Dan, W. Dona- than Ella T, Lee Shaner Sorrel Ben, while .Pajaro Chief was steered to defeat by his redoubtable owner, Dr. Evans, " theold friend and opponent of Hiram Woodruff." On the fith trial the quartet got off on even terms, Bay Dan break- ing wildly opposite the grand stand. EllaT showed in front, leading Sorrel Ben ten feet at the turn, with Bay Dan and Pajaro Chief struggling along 30 feet in the rear. This order was kept to the quarter (42*) where Sorrel Ben closed up and yoked Ella T all along the straight, Bay Dan breaking again and Pajaro Chief apparently unable to trot. At the half mile (1:26) Ella T made a long break and Son-el Ben was forty feet ahead at the bottom of the track, with Pajaro Chief thirty feet behind Ella and Bay Dan nowhere. This order was kept to the three-quarter pole (2:9) and there Ella began to close up. Going well up the home stretch she looked like a winner, but one hundred yards from home went into the air and Sorrel Ben won easily, Ella T second, Pajaro Chief third, and Bay Dan just inside the distance. Time 2:51. After the heat $20 to $6 on Sorrel Ben was the ruling price, money being bet briskly. Ella led two lengths at the quarter (43) and Sorrel Ben that distance in advance of Pa- jaro Chief, Kennedy as usual in the rear with Bay Dan. The way Lee Shaner drove Sorrel Ben along the back stretch raised the suspicion that he did not want to win, aud as Pajaro Chief hobbled along it was also plain that Dr. Evans either could or would not drive him as fast as he could go. Ella Twon the beat by default, Pajaro Chief second, Bay Dan third, and Sorrel Ben just under the flag. Time 2:54. Nothing was said to Lee Shaner for laying up the beat, but when the horses came back Dr. Evans was ordered to let George Baylis drive Pajaro Chief, and the horse was put in charge of an officer. It was very amusing to hear the doctor kick. He swore he was a heavy bettor on his horse and that no other man could drive nearly so well as himself, but the judges heeded not his speech. Seeing Sorrel Ben so nearly distanced the verdant ones made haste to bet against him, and the field went up to $16 against $20 and then to even money only to fallback again to $10, $S and $6, when the green ones got their money in and the bet- ting got down to hard business. The advantage of changing Pajaro's driver was manifest, for Baylis drove in good style and won the heat by hard driving up the home stretch, Sorrel Ben second, Ella T third, Bay Dan fourth. Time 2:50. Sorrel Ben's stock went down again, he selling $20 against $20 for the field and lots of hedging. Tim Kennedy gave up the care of Bay Dan and got up behind Sorrel Ben, it be- ing understood that he was to win if possible, while all the other horses appeared to have only one mission in the race, and that was to beat Sorrel Ben the best way they could. The heat was a hodge-podge of galloping and foul driving. Donathan began the work by galloping Ella T at the upper turn, pinching Sorrel Ben into the fence and taking a couple of spokes out his wagon. Pajaro Chief got the lead and Sor- rel Ben being in the rear, the grey mare was run all over the track to prevent him passing. At the lower turn Kennedy lost his temper and galloping his horse up to second, he and Donathan indulged in a running race all along the bot- tom of the track, describing all sorts of curves en route. As they ran past Pajaro Chief he broke and fell back to the rear, and not until the second distance did the leader begin to trot. Sorrel Ben got in first, Ella T second, Bay Dan third and Pajaro Chief fourth. Time of heat, 2:49*. The judges gave the heat to Bay Dan, Pajaro Chief second, and Ella T and Sorrel Ben were put back for running. They ought, perhaps, have been distanced, but the judges decided upon the other course, knowing that to distance Sorrel Ben would be to play into the hands of those who were trying to beat him anyhow. There was but little speculation before the fifth heat. The horses got an even start; Sorrel Ben opened a wide gap, led from end, aud won easily in 2:47*, the fastest heat so far. Ella T oame in second, Bay Dan third, and Pajaro Chief fourth. It being dark by this time, the race was postponed until next day, at 1 p. m. On Thursday the postponed race was finished in favor of Bay Dan, wno won the sixth and seventh heats. SUMMARY. August 2 and 3, special trotting. Purse SCO. T. Kennedy's b g Bay Dan, wagon 4 3 4 13 11 Lee Shaner's s g Sorrel Ben, wagon 1 4 2 3 1 3 dla. J. W. Donatban's g m Ella T, wagon 2 1 3 4 2 2 dls. Dr. Evans' br g Pajaro Chief, barness 8 2 1 2 4 4 dia. Time-2:51, 2:54, 2:50, 2:49*. 2:47$, 2:54, 2:5C. The event of the day was the race for the 2:40 class, for, which John Gordon's Big Lize, J. W. Donathan'sgg Allen Roy by Patchen Vernon, andE. M. Fry's b c Arab, by Electioneer, started. The betting before the start was Big Lize, $20, Al- lan Roy $7, Arab S3. The first heat was won by Arab; Allan Roy second, Big Lize third. Time 2:26*. The second heat was a repetition of the first, both as to position ami f;' The third was taken by Allan Roy, Arab second, Big L Time 2:24*. For the 'fourth Allan Roy and Big Li dead heatiu2:27], Arab third. The fifth was won I > Big Lize second, Arab third. Time 2:27.}. The race v postponed, aud up to the time of going to press u the finish has bueu received. 70 jppe ^xttUtt muX Mhpartsxtmu, Aug 4 HEED AND SWINE. Twenty Tears in Swine Husbandry. A dozen or twenty years ago the prevailing American hog ■was a coarse, ill-bred animal. I had just such hogs on my own farm — hogs that would race about all day and squeal all night — hogs that would catch a hen, eat a lamb, kill a sheep, and even maim a horse. I wanted to improve them. I wanted to stop their squealing. I wanted to give them less bone, less hair, and more flesh and fat. I have accomplished this object; I keep pigs by the hundred, but I rarely hear a squeal, and they are so quiet that a very slight fence will keep them in the pasture lots. With such pigs constantly in view, things which I thought very important twenty years ago are now of little moment. The change which has taken place in the character of the hogs on my own farm has taken place also on tens of thousands of farms in all the great hog- producing sections of the country. The improvement which has taken place in the breeding and management of pigs in the United States is something wonderful. Our cattle, sheep and poultry are far superior to those of twenty years ago, but the improvement, as a whole, is by no means so marked as the improvement which has taken place in the character of our pigs. To-day there are no finer hogs in the world than can be found in the United States, and certainly in no other country can so many really good hogs be found. It may be equally true that there are, perhaps, not over two or three countries in the world in which so many poor hogs can be found. Our good hogs are very good, and our bad hogs are very bad indeed. I may say without vanity that farmers who still raise bad hogs should select out the best formed, largest, quietest, healthiest, and most thrifty sows they can find on their[own farms, or on the farms of their neighbors, and cross them with the best, quietest, most highly refined thoroughbred boar they can purchase. The breed they select from is of comparatively little importance . The real point, I think, is to get a boar that is pure-bred, and which is distinguished for his quietness of disposition, either in himself or his ancestors, and also for his fineness of bone, fine hair, and little offal of all kinds. It may well be that the boar it is best to select is not by any means a model. He might not take a prize at any fair. He may be a small, in- significant pig, but if he is a pure-bred, and comes from a race of well-formed, pure-bred ancestors, you can use him with the greatest advantage. There is no doubt on this point. I have seen it tried again and again, and have never known a failure. Of course it is necessary to feed well. The best locomotive cannot be run at a high rate of speed without an abundant supply of fuel, and you cannot obtain rapid growth in a pig without liberal and constant supply of food. Breed- ing and feeding must go together. Breeding without feeding will result in disappointment; feeding without breeding is a mere waste of food. The improvement which has taken place in the char- acter of an immense number of American hogs is something wonderful. There may be some difference of opinion as to how this remarkable improvement has been brought about. Some will say it is caused by the substitution of new breeds for the old ones. Others will say that, while this is true in some degree, the general improvement which has taken place in millions of American hogs is owing to an infusion of thoroughbred blood. Whatever the cause, the fact of the improvement cannot be doubted. The character of our hogs on many farms and in many sections has essentially changed. How to improve these improved hogs is an important question. We shall make a great mistake if we assume that there is nothing more to be done. We can never stand still. Our hogs will get bet- ter or worse. And, unfortunately, we have very little ex- perience to guide us. The experience we have to fall back upon is not always of an encouraging character. Going back to England, we find "improved" breeds in almost every country. They come and go without number. They are, and have been, essentially grades and cross-breeds. I do not know of an English breed that was not originally of a cross. Shall we cross our improved breeds ? Every American breeder will say no, and I believe the American breeders are right. They will say improve the breed by careful and judi- cious selection, and whatever yon do, keep the breed scrupu- lously pure. No cross can be entertained for a moment. It is necessary, however, to have clear and definite ideas on the subject. We must know what we are talking about. We must know what we want, and why we want it. If we want pigs to take prizes at the agricultural fairs, that is one thing; if we want piers that are healthy, hardy, vigorous, and that are to some extent capable of taking care of themselves, and which at the same time will grow rapidly, fatten easily, and produce a large amount of ham, pork, breakfast bacon and lard, in proportion to the food consumed, that is another thing ; but if we want pigs principally for breeders, if our ob- ject is to raise boars to be used in improving the general swine stock of the country, that is another and very different object. It may be thought that we can keep pigs for each one and all of these different objects combined, and such is undoubtedly the case, but it remains to be shown whether this combined pig is now, or ever can be, as good a pig for these different purposes, as pigs would be which are carefully bred for each special object alone. I have for many years kept a large herd of pure-bred Essex pigs. I keep them mainly for breeding purposes, fattening and selling to the butcher only those that are not good enough, or are not re- quired, for breeders. lam veiy certain that it would notpay me to keep pure-bred Essex solely to fatten and sell to the butcher. It may be said that the breed is at fault, and that if I kept Yorkshires, or Berkshires, or Poland-Chinas, I should come to a different conclusion. Perhaps so, perhaps not. I am a little radical on this subject. I keep pure-bred Cotswold sheep, but I am sure, if I kept sheep solely for their mutton and wool, and not for the purpose of selling them for breeders, I would not keep pure-bred Cotswold. I know that the grades-are hardier, healthier, more vigorous, fatten eas- ier, and are more profitable for wool and mutton than the pure-breds. How many farmers are there in England or America that keep pure-bred Shorthorns, or Herefords, or Devons, solely for milk and beef? How many keep pure- bred Jerseysor Ayrshires solely for butter and milk? It may be said that the animals cost too much to permit their being used for ordinary purposes. I doubt very much whether this is the true explanation. If a high-bred DucheBS Short- horn can be produced and raised as easily as a sorub, these choice animals would not be so scarce and high. The great value of the pure-bred male animal consists in the fact that, faring his life, he may become the father of hundreds of ani- mals which are vastly superior for man's use to the offspring of a common or cross-bred sire. — Joseph Harris. The average period of gestation in cows is 285 days and as a rule bull calves are carried longer than heifers. Pure Water for Hogs. The swine plague was alarmingly frequent a quarter of a century ago, though fifty years ago it was unknown. At present it prevails among unimproved swine, and is a great drawback to profitable swine raising. Foul water is the most potent cause in the development of the disease, which may be largely prevented by providing pure water. The hog is the only farm animal which will readily drink impure water; before doing this, cattle, sheep, and especially horses, will suffer great thirst. A hog is frequently indifferent to the quality of his drink, and this is largely, if not altogether, a matter of bad education. Supply a hog with pure water, and it will soon despise that which is foul. Swine are subject to the same laws that govern the health of other animals. Vegetable and animal matters in a decay- ing state, when introduced into the system, are detrimental to health. Such matters are readily introduced with water, being taken directly into the stomach, soon pass to the intes- tines, etc., and become a source of disease. Experience and observation have convinced us that a large per cent of swine disease is produced by the disease germs being carried into the stomach in foul water. It is now believed that this, and many other diseases, are due to minute organisms, so low in the scale of organic life that it is difficult to say whether they are vegetable or animal; they are known by the general name of " disease germs." The vitality of these germs is not great, except when preserved, as it is in water containing or- ganic substances. In the water of pools, ditches and ponds, their vitality is preserved for some time. If hogs are forced to drink such water, they take into their bodies the seeds of disease. In many parts of the Eastern States, the brooks and creeks are fed by springs, and consequently their water is pure, cold and wholesome. They will afford good water for hogs or any other animal. But over a large area, particularly in the West, the creeks are not fed by springs, bnt formed of surface wa- ter. After rains, the waters rush along, laden with a sedi- ment, consisting in part of decaying vegetable and animal matters. They soon recede into slimy, stagnant pools, rich in malaria and pregnant with disease. In such localities, the swine raiser must wholly depend upon wells. In some cases, well water may be as unwholesome as that from ponds and sluggish creeks. To be reasonably pure, the well must be fed by a spring or subterranean stream, and should be banked up well with clay around the curb, so that no surface water can enter. In August hogs suffer the most from unwholesome water. During this month they require much water, and it is more essential that it be pure than during any other time of the year. The sun is hot, the air dry, the earth parched. The hog has a compact body, formed largely of fat, small lungs imbedded in masses of flesh and fat, and with its nostrils near the ground. It inhales dust, which, in part, consists of decaying vegetables. Everything conspires to produce a fe- verish state of the body, and a great thirst, to be allayed only by large quantities of cold water; but water from creeks, ponds, and the like, are, at this season, the most heated. The greatest fatality among swine is in September and October. As the period from the inception of the disease to its fatal termination is from thirty to forty days, it would appear that the disease germs are most often taken into the body of the animal in August. — American Agriculturist. Large Swine, Ancient and Modern. When to Skim Milk. The question as to whether to skim milk while it is sweet is difficult to answer in a few words, partly because there are so many other conditions connected with butter -making, all of which may' have an important bearing on the subject. Under certain conditions we would prefer to have cream sour when taken from the milk, or certainly very soon afterward. There is prohably no month in the year when dairymen are so much annoyed by bad behavior in cream as in November, and at a time, too, when milk may be kept an indefinite length of time without souring. We might answer that when milk inclines to keep sweet for a long time, we would prefer to have the conditions changed so that it should sour, and when it sours too readily we should endeavor to keep it sweet. In July and August, milk set in pans without ice, and in a warm room, inclines to sour too soon, before the cream has time to rise completely. At this time we should change the conditions so that it should keep sweet longer. In cold weather the cream rises so slowly that it often becomes bitter in the pans. Here more heat is wanted even though it tends to sour the milk. So, we would say, in cold weather keep the milk where it will tend to grow sour in forty-eight hours, and in hot weather keep it from souring in less than twenty-four hours. We prefer to have milk that is set in open pans ready to skim in from twenty-four to thirty-six hours the year round, and just ready to sour when the cream is removed, but not really sour, nor thick like curdled milk. We prefer to have the cream slightly acid when it goes into the churn, summer and winter, because it usually comes to butter more rapidly, while the quality is equally as good as from perfectly sweet cream. Milk that has become so sour as to curdle and re- main in insoluble flakes will be caught in the butter in the form of white specks, much to its injury, both in flavor and keeping qualities. Simple souring, in its early stages, is not injurious to cream for making good butter. — Journal of Agriculture. The idea of improving the quality of range cattle by breed- ing thoroughbred and grade bulls is spreading rapidly. In many sections nearly every stock-raiser is grading up his herds in this way. The introduction of States cattle, too, is largely on the increase, and it is claimed that the Milwaukee and St. Paul has shipped 23,000 head from one point in Iowa this season. The great drawback to importing these cattle heretofore has been the difficulty of pulling them through the winter, as they will not at first "hustle" for themselves like range cattle. It seems protty well established now, however, that a little extTa attention, and the feeding of some hay during tne severest storms, will prevent any se- rious loss. This opposing fact being or eliminated, their im- portation cannot but prove r>rofitable. From the Noiwelle Chroniync o o p. o e o 2" 29 29 29 29 so 31 31 28 29 30 29 28 352 30 35 32 27 29 29 30 30 33 31 34 20 366 31 32 29 32 31 30 23 32 34 26 32 28 360 33 27 30 32 25 31 28 32 28 29 27 24 31(1 28 26 24 20 19 23 26 20 20 18 17 22 263 22 19 20 22 27 17 19 15 10 19 10 19 213 173 168 164 162 101 161 157 157 154 153 149 147 1900 The British team was a strong one, all prize winners and men of still, nerve and superb pluck. Of the twelve, seven — Pearse, MeVittie, Parry, Dods, Bates, Godsal and Hum- phrey— fired at Creedmoor last year, the first three named making the highest scores on that occasion. Major Pearse, a Devon man, won the Queen's prize in 1875, and has taken his countyj medal twice. He has also tied for the silver medal and has fired in the English twenty on six occasions. Major Young, Twenty-first Middlesex Bines, is by birth an Irishman, and in his volunteer career of twelve years has fired often for the Elcho shield; has been in the Queen's six- ty twice; won the Albert twice, the Cambridge Cup for long range twice, the Snyder Association Cup, and many hun- dreds of other prizes. Quartermaster Gouldsmith, of Bristol, a volunteer of old standing, and member of the present English twenty, is a steady shot, but he has never won any remarkable events at Wimbledon. Private Gibbs, of the same corps, is only twenty-three years of age and the youngest of the team, is a son of the maker of the Metford rifle, and has only been a volunteer two years. In 1882 he was in the Queen's sixty, and also won the Date of Cambridge's prize and the Albert Jewel, won in the three previous years by Farrow, Scott and Hyde, of America. This year he was selected both for the American match and for the English eight. MeVittie, of Dumfries, is the only Scotchman and the vet- eran of the team. He has absolutely won thousands of prizes in all quarters. He is the only iman who has ever taken seven Queen's badges. He is a winner of the St. George's Challenge Vase, the Grand Aggregate of Wimbledon twice, and has enough decorations to nearly cover him. Captain Godsal has won most of the great small-bore con- tests at Wimbledon, and three times made the highest score in the Elcho match with an American gun. Private Lowe, of the Queen's Westminster, is an old vol- unteer, and was silver medalist inl87S, and highest scorer in the national trophy match fired at the beginning of the week. Corporal Parry, Second Cheshire Volunteers, has for years been noted as one of the most reliable military shots in En- gland. Wattleworth, of the fifth Lancashire, has only shot within the past two years, during which time he has taken his county medal and otherwise made his mark. Major Humphrey, of Cambridge University, has taken nearly all the distinctions that rifle shooting can give. In 1871 he won the Queen's prize, and since then has taken the Duke of Cambridge's prize, Grand Aggregate of Wimbledon, Any Rifle, Cup, and has fired in the English eight and En- glish twenty for years. The Americans were treated with the highest courtesy throughout their visit, and the most complete cordiality ex- isted all round. The California Team. The following scores were made by members of the Cali- fornia Team at Shell Mound Park last Sunday: ( 200 yds-5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5-471 « a- L- hime \rm vda-fi 5-1455555 5-48 j J& T v Tf,AlT, 1 200 ydn-5 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4-451 „„ J.E.Klein j fi00 ydB_fi B d 5 r> 4 5 5 4 5-47 ( ~92 ..-„„„,„„„ (200 yds-4 55445644 5-451 nn F.Cumming8 \m ydB_r, fi 4 6 5 r, J 4 3 5-45 J-90 w it a ir™i,io J 200 yds-6 6 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 6—47) on Fred. A. Kuhls { r,no Jfla_fi 4 8 4 5 3 6 4 6 6-43 -°0 r> i- i .i„i„, ( 200 yds— 5 44 4 44545 4-43 i Qr l . In regard to the last race the Rural Spirit remarks: Just before the gallopers got around to the starting post, a gentle- man came into the stand and said Buchanan, the controller of Mayday, was not going to ran the mare to win; that he was going to save her for the five-eights handicap, to come off the first week in August, saying at the same time that if she won this race she would be so handicapped in that that her chances to win would be slim. Two years ago, it will be remembered, Mr. Buchanan admit- ted that he pulled Trade Dollar in a race at La Grande, and in conversation with the writer said that if he was ever known to do anything of the kind again he hoped God would kill him. He assured us that the circumstances at La Grande were peculiar; that he was ashamed of what he had done, and made us believe that he was sincere. The horses were given the word by Mr. Bybee. And the smoke that afternoon, as every one knows, was so thick that parties in the stand could scarcely discern one horse from an- other that distance. However, John, ' by the time he reached the signal flag, was at least 80 feet in the lead. From that point on there was nothing noticeably wrong. Coming down the stretch Mayday gained several lengths on the horse, who was running under a strong pull. The timer gave the judges 0:51 as the run. This was regarded as good. The race was announced. We had not been out of the stand a minute before we discovered that it was generally understood to be a throw. Indeed, up to the present writing, we have not been fortunate enough to hear any one say to the contrary. The only amende honorable that has ever reached us is what Mr. Adamson, controller of Honest John, said in answer to the charge that Mayday had been pulled: " Well, " said he. "my horse ran, didn't he? That's enough to prove that I had nothing to do with the dirty work!" It was through the influence of Capt. Flavell and ourself that Mr. Buchanan got charge of Mayday, Dr. Tuttle, of Astoria, being the owner, and now that she has fallen among robbers, let him pursue them. She is a fine young mare, sired by the noble stallion Woodbury, owned by E. W. Wells, of Marion county, out of a mare by the great dead Rifleman. We are tired, disgusted, ashamed. All along we have been telling our friends that the racing this season would be on the square. We were mistaken. This last race was a perfect throw. As the season progresses we shall en- deavor to ventilate the shortcomings of the brethren of the turf. _ Judge Walter I. Hayes, of Clinton, Iowa, has lately bought the stallion Star of the West, by Jackson's Flying Cloud, he by Vermont Black Hawk. The dam of Star of the West was by Eureka, by Long Island Black Hawk. The dam of Fly- ing Cloud was by Andrew Jackson, by Xoung Bashaw. Star of the West has a record of 2:20$, and is the sire of Lady Grosbeck, &25J; John J. Cook, 2:29£, and Jim Raven, 2:30. Judge Hayes says that "he is the" only stallion in Iowa standard by blood, by his own performance and by the per- formance of his progeny." BASE BALL. Woonsocket and Union. The crack country base ball club of the State came to this city last Sunday, met the Woonsockets at the Recreation Grounds that afternoon, suffered defeat, and returned to Sacramento on Monday. This club — the Union — placed a strong nine in the field. There was not a weak point in it. Their pitcher, Renfro, is a study. His styles are varied, but in all his rapidity of delivery is astonishing. He picks up the ball, and with an overhand twitch shoots it forth as a can- non ball is delivered, and before the striker realizes that it is in motion the umpire has called the ball. Then he has a slower twist, from which the striker makes foul after foul be- fore he can get a fair hit. He is as graceful as any man that ever stood in the box. Still, his swift balls are soon gauged by good players, and his twisters are nothing but twisters. While his deftness commands admiration, Finn's peculiar out- ward curve is far more effective in hard playing. Witness the score. Maher is an excellent catcher, and he can throw the ball to bases with accuracy. Leonard at the second base, Sullivan at first, and Johnson as short stop do their work well and conscientiously. The batting of this nine was their weakest play. The fielders muffed two or three high flies; their fielding was in other ways unexceptionable, and their base running could not have been improved upon. The Woonsockets played their usual careful and excellent game. Egan, who is sometimes over-confident, made one error, by which a ran was scored for the Unions, but an oc- casional break can be forgiven such agoodfirstbaseman. Finn caught four fly balls, which, added to the score of fourteen struck out, makes a commendable showing for him. In the ninth inning Leonard spooned a foul into Lawton's hands, and it was cleverly caught. All the good plays of the strangers were heartily applauded by the unusually large crowd of spectators, and when the game was over three hearty cheers were given them, the Woonsocket boys joining in the complimentary send-off. The game opened at 2:30 with the Unions at the bat. Their inning was short, Sullivan, McLaughlin and Crone fanning out while experimenting on Finn's curved balls. Then Lawton led off for the Woonsockets with a home ran on a left fielder, which rolled to the fence. Swan- ton sent a ball on the bounce to Leonard, who promptly shied it to Sullivan before the batter could make first. Don- ohue went out at first on his third strike, and Finn fanned out. In the second inning Hilbert made a run, gaining his first on called balls, stole his second and made his third on a ball muffed behind the bat. There were then two men out. Maher, the next batter, knocked a bouncer into Donohue's hands, who threw it to Egari, and the latter muffed, giving Hilbert home and Maher first base. He only got to the third, where he was put out by Carroll. Carroll started the sec- ond inning of the Woonsockets by a sky-scrap- er to the left field, and whilst it was going up and coming down, and McLaughlin was recovering from his surprise at muffing it, Carroll ran like a scared wolf to the third base, which he barely reached in time to save him- self. Fogarty and Sheridan, who followed him at the bat, obligingly struck out, but while they were doing so Carroll walked home on a passed ball. Egan went out at first. In the third inning both nines went out without creating any excitement. Leonard caught Swanton's fly and Johnson made a clever stop on a ball from Donohue's bat. The fourth of the Sacramentans was also unproductive, Crone being left on the third base. Of the Woonsockets, Finn gained the first bag on called balls, stole second and third while Car- roll was striking, Maher sending a ball to third which flew out of range of allowing Finn to come home. Carroll got to the first base on a ball to the pitcher, which came too suddenly to be stopped. Fogarty next took the bat and knocked a daisy-cutter to Johnson, who threw to second, where Carroll was put out, Fogarty gaining first. Sheridan followed at the bat and sent another ball jinto Johnson's hand, who threw it to second, where Leonard put out Fogarty, leaving Sheridan on first. Then Egan sent the ball to the same quarter, and this performance was repeated a third time, Sheridan going out. These plays were the neatest of the day, Johnson and Leonard working like automatons. In the fifth inning Hilbert made the second and last run for the Unions, gaining his first on the only base hit, a left fielder, stealing second and third, and coming home got in on a wild throw by Lawton to third. In the fifth of the San Franciscans Lawton and Lamb made a run each. Law- ton would have been put out at the plate had not Maher dropped the "ball in touching him. Lamb gained his first on a base hit. In the eighth inning Leonard and Renfrew tried a dodge on Fogarty, which failed in its desired effect. Fogarty made a base hit on a right fielder. Hilbert threw the ball to Leonard, who made feint of throwing it to Renfrew, but real- ly kept it in his hand. Renfrew pretended to have received it and made several feints as if to throw to first. Unfor- tunately for the success of the scheme. Sullivan, the first baseman, had not tumbled, so, therefore, when Fogarty edged off the base and Leonard threw the ball he let it pass, and Fogarty ran to third before it was recovered, coming home later on a passed. The remainder of the game re- quires no special mention. The ninth inning of the Woon- sockets was not played. Following is the score: WOONSOCKET. Lawton, Swanton, c f 4 Donohue, s a 4 Finn, p 3 Carroll, 3b 4 Fogarty, 2b 1 Sheridan, rf 4 Egan, lb 4 Lamb.l f 3 Totals. tb K 1b PO A 2 2 14 2 2 10 4 0 2 110 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 10 0 0 1 TB B IB PO A E Sullivan, lb 4 0 0 McLaughlin, 3b.. 4 Crone, c f 4 Leonard, 2b 4 PerxT, 1 f 4 Hilbert, r f 2 Meagher, c 3 Johnson, s s 3 Renfrew, p 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 16 1 0 0 U 0 2 ,.33 7 7 27 9 8 Totals 31 2 1 24 14 12 Innings 1 2345C789 Woonsocket 1 10 12 10 1 ..—7 Union 0 10 0 10 0 0 0—2 Earned runs— Woonsocket 1. Left on bases — Woonsocket 4, Union 1. Struck out— Woonsocket 8, Union 14. Bases on called balls — Woon- socket 2, Union 1. Wild pitches— Renfrew 1, Finn 2. Passed balls — Lawton 4, Meagher 1. First base on errors— Union 3, Woonsocket 3. Home run— Lawton. Time of game— 2 hours. Umpire — C. Bigelow. Scorer— J. I. Egan. Next Sunday the Stars of Oakland will try conclusions with the Haverleys and a good game is anticipated. A game of baseball was played at the new grounds, corner of Folsom and Twenty-fifth streets, yesterday between the printing and mercantile departments of Bancroft & Co. It resulted in favor of the printing department nine by a Bcore 13 to 3. The Olympic Club will select a baseball nine to play the Omahas when they visit San Francisco. The Omaha club has signified its intention of coming here during the conclave. A game was played at the Recreation Park last Sunday morning by a nine made up from employes of Held Bros., composed of T. Holm, P. Zemansky, C. Zemansky, F. Weil, M. O'Donnell, T. R. Curtis, B. Adler, R. L. Toplitz, and G. St. Dennis, and a nine made up of G. Doran, P. Jacobsen, R. Dora, J. O'Brien, Herman, Pentz, Hayward, Austin and Pless. Zemansky, the catcher for thb Held Bros.' nine, was severely hurt, being struck on the mouth by a foul ball. Holm's pitching and Zemansky's catching were worthy of note. Toplitz made a difficult catch in center field and Holm succeeded in tallying three home runs. Jacobsen pitched for the picked nine, and he was seconded behind the bat by O'Brien. The Held Bros.' nine won the game by a score of 31 to 10. The Redingtons are in doubt whether to remain intact or to disband. Some of the players are striving to join other clubs, presumably because their manager has fallen into dis- repute with the base ball fraternity on account of the unwar- ranted abuse of the Woonsockets and the fabrication of a false report, to the effect that the other clubs had combined against them to shut them out. The Portlands of Portland have refused to play the Stars of the same place again until they can secure the services of a "battery" from this city. McElroy and Kragen play with the latter club. Here is a show for some of our local players. Base ball is the fever in Portland just now. If a game could be arranged between the Intrepids of MarysviUe, the champions of the North, and a local club during the conclave, patrons of the game would get quite a treat, and the players would come out more than a little ahead. The Woonsockets visit San Francisco next Sunday to play the Unions of that city. The latter express themselves confident of victory on their own grounds. The Haverlys flatly refuse to participate in any games at Recreation Park until a favorable consideration of certain propositions to be made shall be had. The Napa club, recently defeated in this city, by the Woon- sockets, easily overcame the Olympics in Napa last Sunday. Crawling Out of a Knot Hole. On the west-bound overland train that arrived here last Monday was a rather mixed crowd in the sleeper. Mr. Cramp, the great shipbuilder, with his wife and son, three British globe trotters in check suits, and with two ladies, also in checks, three or four Knights Templar, half a dozen Cali- fornians returning from an Eastern trip, and a meek-looking, sad-eyed youth who wore a white hat and looked like any- thing but a clergyman. All the way over the male and fe- male British tourists had been making deprecatory remarks, anent everything American. They found the Missouri too dirty, the Mississippi commonplace, the sleeping cars incon- venient, the eating houses unbearable, the scenery stupid and common and the whole country and all in it a big fraud anyway. These remarks were made at all times and seasons and to any one who would listen, and at last the Britishers got to be voted a demnition nuisance. The Americans in the car stood the abuse of their country very amiably, but things reached a cliniax when Cape Horn in the Sierras was reached. "Why, it's nothing but a hole between two mountains," sneered one tourist. ' ' Not near as grand as the Derbyshire hills, " said another. "How very disappointing," sniffed one of the lady British- ers. "Vastly overrated," murmured the other. The Californians looked quite indignant at this uncalled for abuse of their^country and a dead silence fell over their party, none venturing to trust himself to answer. At last the youth in the white hat, looking at the biggest of the male tourists in a very humble way, remarked: "So you don't think much of California?" "Well, no," was the reply. "Idon't wondermuch atjthat," said the youth; "really, this place is overrated. 1'ou ought to form no opinion until you have seen the New City Hall, the gorgeous Napa Springs, Tosemite, Big Trees and some of the show places." "Are the trees very big ?" queried the big tourist. " Well, yes," replied the youth. " I'll give you an idea. Last year, in company with a party, I'was up at the Big Tree grove. Suddenly we missed a man named Hicks, a big Ken- tuckian, who was riding a large American horse. We searched everywhere, until at last one of the boys cried out: ' Hicks has ridden into that hollow tree,' pointing to a huge fallen monster of the grove that had been hollowed out by decay, and sure enough we could hear the hoofs of Hicks' horse clattering along inside. One of the boys suggested that it would be good fun to block up the entrance aud keep Hicks in there while we ate lunch, aud accordingly we felled a couple of small trees right across the hole. The joke came near beiug serious, for just as we were through making the barricade, along came a big bear and drove us away and we were so hurried that we forgot all about Hicks until next day, when, on going back to release him, we found the barricade intact, but no Hicks." " Why, bless me, how could he have got out ?" asked the big tourist. Looking the questioner squarely in the eye and withoutjmov- inga muscle of his face the graceless youth replied in solemn tones: " He rode out through a knot hole." This was too much for all hands. The delighted Ameri- cans literally shrieksd with laughter, while the Britisher after saying "bless me, how remarkable," moved off with his friends to the other end of the car in some confusion. The beauty of the joke is, that there is a fallen tree at Calaveras through which Hicks' feat could easily be performed, aud what the Britisher took for an awful lie was really a solemn truth, barring the bear part of the story. A Dubious Case. I hereby challenge P. Figueroa of San Jose to a fifty-mile race, from $250 to $500 a side, each rider to be allowed not more than ten horses, and each man to change horses at the end of each mile, horses to be on the grounds at leaai the day before the race; said race to come off at Recreation Park, San Francisco, between the 15th and 25th of August-. 1883. Oakland, July 2-4, 1883. L. Bai The above was handed to us for publication last W day and we have not had time to investigate it fully. ' face it looks like an attempt to get up a gate-money no men would ride for blood or stakes in such a pla< der such conditions. We defer further comment until ueroa shall have been heard from. 76 £fce grittier mtet gpaxtswvm. Aug 4 Blister. Blistering constitutes one of the most ef- fective appliances of the healing art, and is one of the chief remedies in a considerable number of diseases. The main principle on ■which it acts is that of counter-irritation, or of reducing inflammatory action in an inte- rior organ of the animal system by exciting a stronger local inflammation on the nearest exterior part of the system; and a subordinate principle is the accelerating of the action of the nearest blood vessels, or the rousing of the local absorbents to a temporary co ndition of unusual energy. Blisters are eminently efficacious in dis- persing such callous swellings as arise from strains, bruises and other similar causes. They are of great service in reducing- the in flammation of parts remote from the surface Thus inflammation of the internal parts of the foot may be reduced by blistering above the coronet; inflammation of the bowels, by blistering the abdomen; and inflammation of the lungs, by blistering the sides. Blisters are also the best remedies for curbs, wind- galls, spavins and various other disorders. When properly made and free from any such caustic ingredients as sulphuric acid and cor- rosive sublimate, they inflict no permanent damage on the skin, and do not prevent the hair from growing; and when they are not successful in the first application, they can, with all safety, he repeated. But a blister ought never to be applied to a part which is irritated or tender, for it might then produce extensive and virulent sloughing; nor ought it ever to be applied where there is a tenden- cy to grease or scratches, for it would be like- ly to aggravate such disorders; and whenever it requires to be applied during winter, thor- ough care ought to be used to protect the ani- mal from cold or from a current of air about the legs. "When a blister is to be applied, the part should previously be cleared as much as pos- sible from hair, a quantity of the blistering ointment should be well rubbed into it, and a thin coat of the ointment afterwards spread over the whole surface. A horse, on begin- ning to feel the action of the blister, is very apt to bite the part, and, in consequence, both to do serious mischief to the part and to blis- ter his mouth. To prevent this, he ought to either be tied short or to have what is called a cradle placed about his neck, during six to eight hours after the application of the blis- ter. When a blister is applied to any of the legs, the bedding should be removed during the same number of hours, and if the hinder limbs are to be blistered, the tail should be tied up during the first day. The most active ingredients in the great majority of suitable blisters is pulverized Spanish flies. One common blistering oint- ment for horses is composed of half an ounce of powdered Spanish flies, an ounce of oil of turpentine, and four ounces of hogs' lard; another is composed of one and a half or two ounces of Spanish flies, half an ounce of oil of origanum, one ounce of oil of turpentine, two ounces of hog's lard, and four ounces of common tar. Corrosive sublimate has fre- quently been reeommended as an ingredient of blister; yet, except when very severe blis- tering, as in a case of bone spavin, or ring- bone, is required, it ought in every instance to be omitted, for it is very apt to ulcerate the skin, and leave a permanent mark or blem- ish. Good mustard, made into a paste with hot water, and applied hot, often blisters as well as ointment or Spanish flies, and ought to be used instead of the latter, when a large surface is to be blistered, such as the sides, the abdomen, or the loins. Some of the prep- arations of iodine and mercury also make active blisters, and are sometimes used mixed with ointment and Spanish flies. Chicago Driving Park. Tlie \n r t Ii u i -.1 . in Stallion Stakes (i 884). For colts and fillies then three years old (foals of 1SS1); S100 entrance, S50 forfeit; $20 if declared out January 1, 1SS4; S35 if de- clared out May 1, 1SS4, with SI, 500 added, of which S200 to second, 8100 to third; one mile and a half. Tlio \orthwestern Stallion Stakes (1885). For colts and fillies then three years old (foals of 18S2); §100 entrance, S50 forfeit; §20 if declared out May 1, 1884; S35 if de- clared out May 1, 18S5, with §1,500 added, of which $200 to second, §100 to third; one mile and a half. Entries of colts and fillies for the ahoye stakes close August 15, 1883. For the stake of 1SS4 the get of the following California stal- lions are eligible: Norfolk, Grinstead, Flood and Shannon. For the stake of 1S85, the get of Norfolk, Grinstead, Flood, Shannon and Joe Hooker. For conditions under which the above sires were entered see Breeder and Sportsman of April 21, 18S3. D. L. HALL, Secretary. 116 Monroe street, Chicago, 111. W. H. Woodruff, VETERINARY DENTIST. References; Scott &. McCord, Fashion Stable ; Wm, Gerhart, Ne- vada stable;. 7. M. Parker, Telegraph Stable; O. H ink- lev, Baldwin Stable; Col. Dickey, Bay District. Course; C. W. Smith, H. MeConn, J. C. Simpson, J. P. Kerr, city; R. F. Simpson, A. Gates, Bout, Glover, G. Lap- ham, Oakland. Office lit Fashion Stable, 221 Ellis street. MONMOUTH FARE ASSOCIATION, LONG BRANCH, N.J. o The following Stakes are now open, to close and Name AUG. 15, 1883. FIRST SUMMER MEETING, t884. 1 fisher, The Ill-Tjsed, Voltunio, Stonehenge, King Er- The Hopeful Stakes, for two-year-olds, of $100 each, nest. King Ban, Fellowplay, LelapB, Springbok, b f..oronly*Uiif declared br Jan. l.lSftl; or $25 if de- Jj"°vkf!?, «. « i e* i * em «.™ <.« clBredby June2S.18.St, with"s|,f the value of $2,000, to carry 5 lbs.; twice, 7 lbs. ; thrice, 12 lbs. extra; maidens allow- ed 5 lbs. ; three-quarters of a mile. MIDSUMMER MEETING, 1884. The Tyro Stakes, for two-year-olds, of $100 each, h. f„ or only $10 if declared by Jan, 1, 1331, or $25 if declared by June 25, 1331, with $1,000 added; the sec- ond to receive $250 out of the stakes; maidens allowed 7 lbs.; three-quarters of a mile. The Sapling Stakes, for two-vear-olds, of $100 each, h, f., or onlv $10 if declared by Jan. 1, 18*1, or $25 if de- clared bv June 2-3, 188-1, with $1,000 added; the second to receive $250 out of the stakes. The winner of the Ty- ro Stakes to carry 7 lbs. extra; maidens alio wed 7 lbs.; three-quarters of a mile. SECOND SUMMER MEETING, 1884. The August Stakes for two-year-olds, of $100 each, h. f., or onlv $10 if declared bv January 1, 1884; or $25 if declared hy June 25, 1SSJ, with $1 ,000 added; the sec- ond to receive $250 out of the stakes; a winner of a stake (handicaps excepted i of the value of $2,000, to carry 5 lbs. ; twice, 7 lbs.; thrice, 12 lbB. extra; three- quarters of a mile. -The Criterion Stakes, for two-year-olds, of $100 each, h. f., or onlv $10 if declared by January 1, 1384; or $25 if declared by June 25, 13S4, with $1,000 added; the second to receive $250 out of the stakes; a winner of a stake (handicaps ex- cepted) o£ the value of $2,000, to carry 5 lbs.; twice, 71bs.; thrice, 12 lbs. extra; maidens allowed 7 lbs., three-quarters of a mile. FIRST SUMMER MEETING,1885. old, of $UA each, hf, or only $10 if declared by Jan. 1, 1384, or $20 if declared by Jan. 1,1885, or $30 if declared by June 25. 1835, with $1,000 added, the second to receive $300 out of the stakes; one mile and one-quarter. MIDSUMMER HEFTING. 1885. The Stockton Stakes, for three-year-olds, of $100 each, h. f.. or only $K) if declared bv Jan. 1, 188-1, or $20 if declared by Jan. 1, 1885; or $w if declared by June 25, 1865, with $1,500 added, of which $500 to the second; a winner of two or more three-year-old stakes of the value of $2,000 to carry 7 lbs. extra; maidens allowed 7 lbs.; one mile and a quarter The Stevens Stakes, for thiee-y ear-olds, of $100 each, h f, or only $10 if declared by Jan. 1, 1884; or $20 if declared by Jan. 1, 1885, or $30 if declared by June 25, 1885, with $1,500 added, of which $50ii to the second, a winner of two or more three-year-old stakes of the Lvalue of 32,000, to carry 5 lbs. extra, maidens allowed 7 lbs., one mile and five furlongs. SECOND SUMMER MEETING, 1885. The Omnibus Stakes for three-year-olds, of $100 each, for starters, with $5,nn;i added, of which $2,500 to the winner, $1,000 to the seeond,$l,00» to the nominatoi of the winner, and $500 to the nominator of the second, winners of any three-vear-old stnke (handicaps ex- cepted) of the value of $2,000. to carry 5 lbs., of two or more such stakes, 7 lbs extra, maidens allowed 5 lbB., entrance $25 (the only liability), to go to the race fund, if paid at the time of naming, the engagement to fol- low ownership of the horse without written transfer, unpaid foifeits or death of nominator not to disqualify a horse (if its owner at the time of starting be quali- ified), and horses may be entered by persons not their owners, one mile and a half. [N. E. — An owner need not pay at the time of nam- ing. If he does not, his entry is subject to the rules of racing without above exceptions]. The West End Hotel St ikes, for fillies three years old, of $100 each, h f, oi onlv $10 if declared bv Jan. 1, 1881, or $20 if declared by Jan, 1,1835, or $30 if declared bv June 25, 1885, with $I,(WHi added by the West End Hotel, the second to receive S300 out of the stakes, a winner of a three-year-old stake (handicaps excepted) of the value $2,000, to carry 5 lbs., twice, 7 lbs. extra, maidens allowed 5 lbs., one mile and a half. The Lorillard Stakes, for three-year-olds, of $500 each, h. f„ or only $10 if declared by Jan. 1. 1884, or $50 if declared by Jan. 1, 1885, or $100 if declared by June 25, 1885, with $500 given by Mr. Pierre Lorillard; the Association to add $1,000 for the second; the third to save his stake; horses bred in the United States are not eligible for this stake unless their sires are represented by sub- scription to the Champion Stallion Stakes for two- year-olds for 1*34; one mile and one-half, [The get of the following stallions can be entered in the Lorillard Stakes, viz., Ten Broeck, Longfellow, Falsetto, Duke of Magenta, Mortimer, Enquirer, (ireat Tom, Joe Hooker, Virgil, Glenelg, Monarchist, Alarm, Reform, Billet, Sensation, Grinstead, King- Nominations to be addressed to J. H. Coster, Secretary Monmouth Park Association, Madison Avenue and Twenty-seventh street. New York. For the Season of 1884, the Association, encouraged by public sup- port, will build additional stabling for 200 borsesfcand will dispense with the entrance money going to the race fund, hitherto required in some of the stakes closing in the spring. GEORGE L. LORILLARD, President. JOHN H. COSTER, Secretary. SECOND SUMMER MEETING. 1 886. The Home-Bred Produce Stakes, for the produce of mares covered in 1833, of $5n each, h f , m It li $5iH) added, the second to receive $100 out of the stakes, the mare to be exclusive property of the subscribers at the time of subscribing and foaling, and the produce to remain wholly their property until after the race or pay for- feit, those by untried stallions or out of untried niares, allowed 3 lbs., if both, albs., maidens allowed S lbs, allowances cumulative, three-quarters of a mile. LINES OF TRAVEL. Centennial Chronograph A POSITIVELY RELIABLE "FLY-BACK" HORSE-TIMER And Accurate Time-piece Combined. STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER. 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COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, APEIL 18, 1883, AND UNTIL FUBTHKB NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between Tliirdand Fourth Streets) as follows: DESTINATION. 8:30 am TC :30 a St 10:40 am •3:30 pm 1:25 pm *5:15pm 6:30 pm 111:45 pm; San Mateo, Redwood and Menlo Park. 6:40 a m ♦8:10am 9:03 a M *10:02a m *3:3flpu +4 :59 p m 6:00p M 17:50 PM t8;lSPM 8:30 A Ml*| *V™»*r ! Santa Clara, San Jose and 4-25 pm I Principal Way Stations. I I 6-00PM U t8:15pM 10:40 a Ml ) Gilrov,Pajaro,Castroville, ( i "10:02a * 3 :30 p m ' j Salinas and Monterey. > I 6fl0p Hollister andTres Plnos. I I *10:02 A M > I 6 :00 F M IfWO am1) Watsonville, Cam]) Goodall. ( | ,,«.«> . „ •3$ p mI ( AptOB.New Brighton, Soquel- °^^ 10:40 a mi Soledad and Way Stations i 6:O0pM +7-to * xrl I Monterey and Santa Cruz. ( | ^.^n., ti -JO AMI,- (Sunday Excursion) ( ' t™3 p M 'Sundays excepted. tSundays only. ITheater train, Saturdays only. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8:30 a. m. Train. Special Round-tbip Tickets, at reduced rates to Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos. Soquel and Santa Cruz; also to Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or San Jose, §2 50; to Gilroy, $4: to Monterey or Santa Cruz, $5, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs, 56, Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San- ta Cruz, and return, $3. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot, Townsend street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel. A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. 4Tkt. Agt. (&• SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. -^* For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule. Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. TH SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO. respectfully calls attention to the SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY ITS DINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Bathing, Shooting and FLsliing. TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, the most charming summer and Winter Resort of the Pacific Coast, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can be obtained from the several streams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shouting may be had in Eeason. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish wlilch abound in its waters, notably Salmon! Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men. THE B A THING FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MON TE, " ARE UNSURPASSED, having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE contains SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150x60 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim- ming bathB, with ELEGANT MS connecting for individual baths, with douche and shower facilities. THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known Watering Places, APTOS, SOQUEE AND SANTA (1U7, IS VTA TH Southern Pacific Railroad, (Broad Gauge). The S. P. R. R. rune through the comities of San Mateo, Santa Ql&ra, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon- terey, in each of which game abounds hi great variety. Notably Quail, Pigeon, snipe, itm-lt. Geese, Deer and Bear. Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are reached by this line. Stapes connect with trains daily at Sim Mate.. u,t tiu.se weu-knoti a Retreats, rimis- S1MA, S.\N <;ii!-X;niUO and PESCADERO. We would particularly mil attention to the unlimited ex- tent of range at arid about SAN BRUNO and Mt'MA- IION'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a short distance from San Francisco and oiler Bpecial Inducements to the lovers of this manly sport. SPECIAL NOTICE. Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets will be entitled to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS when carried in Baggage Cars and put in charge of Train Baggageman. Train Baggageman are Instrueti-d 1. 1 Issue CHECKS for all doge received in Baggage Cars. i ■■ 'in order to guard against accidents to Dogs while in transit, it is necessary that they be provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guild and Fishing Tackle will be carried freoof charge. Gunstaken apart and securely packed In wood or leather cases may ba taken In Passenger Cars. TICKET OFFICES.™ Passenger Depot, Townsend street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel. A. C, BASSETT, H. H.JVDAH, built ni.'-.U.ciit Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt 1883 JP« ^vcctXcv mxd ^ovtsutaw. 77 THIRD Annual Exhibition OF IHB San Mateo & Santa Clara Go. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION NO. 5, f o Be Held at San Jose, Cal., Sept. 34 to 29. Inclusive, 1883. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY, MONDAY, SEPT. S4. No. 1— Running: three-quarter-mile dash; §25 en- trance, $10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse 550, third horse to receive bis entrance. No. 2— Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two- year-olds; $25 entrance, §10 forfeit, $200 added; sec- ond horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance. No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat; for all ages; purse $250; first horse $175, second $50, third $25. SECOND DAV, TUESDAY, SEPT. »5. No. 4— Trotting ; Three-year-old Colt Stake (foals of 1880); entrance $30, $250 added; first horse six- ninths, second two-ninths, third one- ninth; closed May 15, with the following entries: T. TV. Barstow enters s g Benton, by General Ben- on, dam Queen. C. N. Corey enters gr filly Anna Belle, by King "William, dam Gill. Thomas Gault enters br g Billy Martin, by Royal George, dam unknown. J. H. Baney enters bl s Enox, by Nutwood, dam Belle. E. Topham enters h f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood, dam Lady Mc. N. B. Edwards enters s h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood, dam Kitty. F. L. Duncan enters s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood, dam Sportsman. C. H. Maddox enters b m Lady Bismarck, by Bis- marck. No. 5— Same day; trotting; 2:22 class; purse $750; first horae $500, second S150, third $100. No. 6— Same day; trotting; three-minute class; purse S400; first horse $260, second $100, third $40. THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 36. No, 7 — Running; 2-J-mile-dasb; for all ages; $25 en- trance, $10 forfeit, $250 added; second horse $50, third to Bave entrance. No. 8— Same day ; running; selling race; one mile and repeat; purse $200; first horse $150, second $50; horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry entitled weight.two pounds for each $100 over, and two pounds off for each $100 under fixed valuation. No. 9 — Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two- year-olds; winner of No. 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 added; $50 to second horse. Same day; equestrianship, etc.; most skillful lady rider (entrance free); first premium $25; second pre- mium $15, third premium $10; moBt graceful lady rider (entrance free), first premium $25, second pre- mium $15, third premium $10. Bicycle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first premium gold medal, second premium, silver medal. FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 37. No. 10— Trotting; free for all; pursje $750; first horse $500, second $150, third $100. No. 11— Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds; purse $300; first horse $200. second $70, third $30. No. 12.— Same day; trotting; 2:24 class; purse $500; first horse $350, second $100, third S50. FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. «8. No. 13 — Running ; four-mile dash post stake for all ages ; entrance $150, $500 added, $250 to second horse, third to save stake; horses to be named Sep- tember 15th. No. 14— Same day ; cart race ; for district horses without a record, to be driven by owners to driving carts ; entrance 510; first horse, Adel's patent driving cart, valued at $85, second single buggy harness, valued at $50, third horse blanket valued at $10 ; entries will close September 24th. No. 15— Same day ; trotting ; mile and repeat for two-year-olds; purse and stake; $25 entrance; $200 added, second horse $50, third $25. SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 39. No. 16 — Trotting ; two miles and repeat, purse $500; first horse $350, second $100, third S50. No. 17— Same day ; trotting ; buggy race for dis- trict horses without a record, to be driven by owners, best three in five; purse $100, first horse $60, second $30, third $10 ; entries will close September 24th. No. 18 — Same day ; walking ; mile and repeat, for stallions weighing over 1,-00 pounds to saddle, purse $50, first horse $40, second $10. No. 19 — Trotting j one hundred dollars in plate will be given to the California-bred horse beating Occident's time— 2:161; entries will close Thursday, September 27th. No. 20— Running ; one mile dash for all ages ; $50 entrance, $15 forfeit, $125 added, second horse to receive his entrance and one-third of added monay. CONDITIONS AM) REM Alt KS. All trotting races are the best three in five, nnles^ otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to star*- Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. National Association Rules to govern trotting ; but the Board reserves the right to trot beats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry one hundred pounds, with the usual allowances for mares and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowances as above. Those who have nominations in stakes must name to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on Wed- nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday previous, by 12 o'clock m. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by consent of judges. Winners of all trotting races in their respective classes, at Oakland, Sacramento and Stockton, must go to wagon. In all district races horses must have been owned in the district prior to June 1, 1883. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association (old weights) to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. All entries to be made in writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses; also, name and resi- dence of owner. In running races, full colors to be worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re- spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated upon programmes by colors worn by drivers. A. KING, President. T. S. Montgomeby, Secretary. $15,000 $15,000 IN PURSES AND STAKES. California State Fair. SPEED PROGRAMME FOR 1SS3. FIRST DAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 No. 1. Running; Introduction Stake, for all ages; three-quarters ufa mile dash; $25 entrance, ?10 forfeit, $200 added. $fyi to second, third to save stake. No. 2. Running; California Derby ; stake for foals of 18S0; l^'-mili' dash: >5-i entrance,!'. P-, =?3'X> added, sec- ond horse $100, third !?50; closed August 1, 1882, with 11 nominations. No. 3. Running; California Annual Stake, for two- year-olds, foals of 1881; dash of one mile; §100 en- trance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, second colt $100; third $50; closed August 1. 1882, with 22 nominations. No. 4. Running; hurdle race; purse §150. of which §25 to second horse; entrance free; dash of. 1% miles over five hurdles; three to start. No. 5. Trotting; 2:25 class; purse $1,200. SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. II. No. 6. Trotting stake, mile heats, fortwo-year-oldB; closed April 7 with II nominations. No. 7. Trotting; purse §1,000, for four- year-olds and under. No. 8. Trotting; 2:10 class; purse $1,000. THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19. No. 0. Running; Maturity Stake, for four-vear-olds; dash of three miles; $100 .ntranee, §25 forfeit, $500 added, second $150, third $100; closed Aug. 1, 1S82, with 7 nominations. No. 10. Running; Nighthawk Stake; dash of one mile for all ages; $50 entrance, $15 forfeit, $200 added, second horse §75, third §25; stake to be named after winner if Nighthawl^s time (1:12 '., "> is beaten. No. 11. Selling race; purse §250, of which $50 to sec- ond; entrance free; one mile and repeat; $1,000 fixed valuation; 2 pounds off for each $100 under and 2 pounds added for each $100 over fixed value. No. 12. Running; hurdle race; purse §200, of which $50 to second: entrance free; over six hurdles; \y> miles; three to start. No. 13. Trotting; 2:22 class; purse §1,200. FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. f 3. No. 14. Trotting; 2:30 class; purse 51,200. No. 15. Trotting: purse §1,000, for three -year-olds and under. No. 16. Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400. FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 14. No. 17. Free handicap stake; 2JY miles: $50 en- trance, §20 declaration, §300 added. $100 to second, third to save stake; weights announced Sept. S; declara- tion Sept 10, 8 p. m. No. 18. Running; colt and fillv stake for two-year, olds; one-mile dash; §25 entrance, §10 forfeit, §200 added, $50 to second, third to save stake; winner of two-year-old stake first day to carry 5 pounds extra. No. 13. Running: purse §250, of winch $50 to second; for three-year-olds; mile dash; entrance free. No. 20. Running; consolation purse, $250, one mile and repeat, for beaten horses; entrance free, $50 to second horse. No. 21. Running; hurdle race; $150, of which $50 to second; one mile and repeat over four hurdles; en- trance free; three to start. SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT, 1 5. No. 22. Trotting: free for all; purse $1,200. No. 23. Occident stake; closed Jan. 1, 1882, with fif- teen nominations. No. 24. Trotting; purse $300; for yearlings; mile dash. No. 25. Trotting; three-minute class; purse §1,000; entries close May 15, 18-83, at which time 2)4 per cent of entrance must be paid, 2U per cent payable July 1 and 5 per cent August 1, 1883; to fill ten horses must pay first installment; parties not making payments when due forfeit their previous payments, and are de- barred from starting. Entiies for the following events for 1884-5 were or- dered to be closed with the above races : No.l. Running: California Derbv Stake for foals of 1881, to be run at the State Fair of 1884; lV-mile dash, $50 entrance, p. p., $300 added, second horse §100, third $50. No. 2. Same stake, for foals of 1882, to be run at State Fair of 1885; same conditions. No. 3. Running; Maturitv Stake; three-mile dash, for four-vear-olds in 1884; $100 entrance, §25 forfeit, $300 added; second horse $100, third $50; to be run at the State Fair of 1S84. No, 4. Running; California Annual stake for two- year-olds, foals of 18S2; dash of one mile; $100 en- trance, §25 forfeit, $250 added, second horse $100, third $50; to be run at the fair of 1884. REMARKS AND CONDITIONS. All trotting and pacing raceB are the best three in five except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise specified; five to enter and three to start; entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompanv nomination; purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third and 10 per cent to fourth. National Association rules to govern trotting; but the board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowance for mares and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 118 pounds, with the usual allowance as above. Starters in all races must be named to the secretary or clerk of course at 6 p. m. the dav preceding race, any other rule to the contrary notwitlistanding. No added money paid for a walk-over. HorseB entered in purses can only be drawn by con- sent of judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa tion to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. Non-starters in running purses will he held for entrance under rule 3. All entrieB to be made in writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses; also name and residence of owner. In running races full colors to be worn by rider, and drivers of trotting races are respectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will he designated on programmes by colors worn by drivers. This is nec- essary to enable spectators to distinguish the horses in the race. P. A. FINIGAN, President. EDWIN F.SMITH Secretary. Sporting Goods. Leading Cutlers. Boxing Gloves, Folia. Com. bat Swords, Indian Clubs, Hunting Knives, oar own manufacture. DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS. FineBt assortment In the city, WIIX «fc FJTNCK, 769 Market street. CALIFORNIA'S XPOSITIO H THE 30TH ANNUAL State Fair WILL BE HELD AT Sacramento, CaL, in September, 1883. THE NEW EXPOSITION BUILDING, THE largest and most Commodious in the state, em- bracing 120,800 square feet, of which 45,600 Feet is in the Main Hall, 12,000 Feet in Horticultural Hall, 1-2,000 Feet in Machinery Hall, 10,.',00 Feet in Industrial Hall, 10,400 Feel in the Art Gallery, 12,800 Feet in the Conservatories, and 17,600 Feet in the Promenade Galleries, Will be ready for occupancy Sept. 1. This structure is ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE Exhibition Buildings IN THE UNITED STATES, containingevery available improvement .for the con- venience of exhibitors. Ample space can be given for the exhibition of all kinds of machinery in mo- tion, also to manufacturers to conduct the manufac- ture of articles while on exhibition. A 100-Horse-Power En- gine Will furnish motive power Free of Charge. No charge/or space. Articles transported to and from the exhibition Jree by the C. P. B. R. Company. The premium jlist embraces liberal awards for all kinds of LIVE STOCK, MA CHINES Y, IMPLEMENTS, etc., TEXTILE FABRICS, MECHANICAL, AGRICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS and FINE ARTS. The Exhibition Building will be opened Sept. 3d, and Closed Sept. 15th. The live stock department at the park will be opened Sept. 10th, and Closed .Sept. 15th. Any further information may be had upon applica- tion to the Secretary, from whom premium lists may be obtained. P. A. FINIGAN, Edwin* F. Smith, Secretary, President. P. O. Drawer A, Sacramento. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION (.District No. 2 of California.) STOCKTON FAIR OF 1883. Sept. 18 to Sept. Sfc, Inclusive. IN THE LEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS! 3 1 6, 000 Gold Coin Offered in Purses. Larger Amount than is offered by any other as- sociation on the Pacific Coast. SPEED PROGRAMME. Tuesday, September 18. No.l. District; running; for two-year-olds; purse $400; mile dash; four moneys. No. 2. District; handicap running; for all ages; mile and repeat; purse $100; four monevs. N. B.— When more than ten paid-up entries are re- ceived in races numbering 3, 1, 7, 8.10, 11, II, HI, 17, is, $200 will he added liv the Association and will be di- vided as follows; Extra S5G goes to each horse that wins a part of said purse. No. 3. Pacific Coast; trotting; for four-year-olds; nurse p, and 5200 added if more than tun entries; four moneys. No. 1. Pacific Coast; trotting; 2:10 class; purse $1,400, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. Wednesday, September 19, No. 5. Pacific Coast; running; mile and repeat; purse $500, and if 1:12', is l.i-alm, tin- horse making the lowest record will receive 8200 additional; four moneys. No.l!. Ten-mile running race ; free to Pacific Coast; nurse $800; four moneys; carrv 12-5 pounds; no limit to the number of horses to each rider. No. 7. District; trotting; for three .year-olds; purse 9900, and $200 added If more than ten entries; four moneys. ^■&,Pwifi,cCofl8t: t^'t'iS; 2:21 c'ass; purse $500, and 9200 added if more than ten entiies; four moneys. Thursday, September 20. No.!). Running; hurdle race; mile an 1 repeat, over four hurdles; pnrs<- -"m. No. in. PacificCoaHtj trotting; for three-year-olds: puree $800.and«300 added if more than ten entries four moneys. ' a^°-}}m Patriot; trotting; 2:33 class; purse $800, and Bajoartdedii mnr. than ten entries; four moneys. Ladies' Eiju.-strianisiii; for residents of the district only; four prizes in gold coin, $10, $30, $20, $10. Friday, September 21. No. 12. Pacific Coast; selling race; purse $500; one 101 <_■ and r.-iH-,n; >i,imk) fixed valuation ; four pounds otT for each > urn hi- low, and two pounds added tor each $100 above fixed value: lour moneys. No. 13. State; trotting; two-vear-old stake, closed with twenty-eight entries; $^>0 added. No. 14. Pacific Coast; trotting; 2:20 class; purse *1.ihh), and ?2m added if over ten entries; four moneys. Ladies* -Equestrianism; open to the State; four prizes in gold coin, 840, $"lu, 820, $io. Saturday, September 22. No. 15. Pacific Coast; novelty running; 2J4-inilo dash: purss^Ki; the first horse to each half mile to win 8100, and the horse first to two and two-and-one- balf-mile posts to Win $50 each extra; $100 additional will be added to the purse, pro rati, if more than ten entries. No. Hi. Pacific Coast; trotting; 2:29 class; pur.-.e $800, and 9200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. No. 17. Pacific Coast; pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400, and .*2fni addi-d if more than ten entries; lour moneys. No. IS. District; trotting; for lour-year-olds; purse $S00, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. ■ Races will close with the Secretary. August 1, 1883. 1^ V. SHIIM-UE President. J. L. Phelrs, Secretary, Stockton, Cal. Sonoma 1 Marin District Association AGRICUTURAL DISTRICT NO. 4. At Petalmiia, from August 2? to Septem. her 1, inclusive, 1883. The District Comprises the Counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano and Lake. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUG. TB8, f 883. No. 1— "Walking race for district stallions, weighing less than 1,400 pounds; one mile; purse $25. No. 2— Running race, free for all; half-mile heats, best three in five; purse $400. No. 3 — Trotting race for district horses; three-min- ute class; purse $500. SECOND DAY. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 29. No. 4 — Trotting race for district two-year-olds; purse S250. No. 5 — Running race for district two-year-olds, one- mile dash; purse $250. No. 6— Trotting race, free for all; 2;37 class; purse $500. No. 7— Trotting race for district three-year-olds; purse $300. THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 No. 8— "Walking race for district draft stallions, weighing 1,400 pounds or over, one mile; purse $25. No. 9— Running race, free for all; mile and repeat ; purse $600. No. 10— Running stake race, free for all; dash mile and a half; $25 entrance and $200 added. No. 11— Trotting race, free for all two-year-olds; purse $500. FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31. No. 12— Running race for district three-year-olds; mile and repeat; purse $300. No. 13 — Trotting race for district horses ; 2 :45 class ; purse $400. No. 14— Trotting race, free for all; 2:27 class; purse $000. FIFTH DAY. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 1 No. 15— Trotting race, free for all; 2:20 class; purse $800. No. 16— Running race, free for all; two miles and repeat; purse $500. CONDITIONS. All trotting races are best three in five, except the two-year-old races, which are two in three. Entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse. 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent lo third, and 10 per cent to the fourth horse. In the walking races all mouey goes to first horse. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the Board, reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a race between heats. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered for purses can only be drawn by con- sent Of the judges Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern rnnningraces. All entries to be made in writing, to give Bex, color and marks of horses, also name and resldi ni . of owner, and, in running races, colors to be won rider. Marin barred in 2:45 class, and Blanche an will not start in District races. J. Men. SHAFTER, Presi "W. E. COX, Secretary. 78 'Ixc ^xmUx muX gyvxtsmmx. Aug 4 STOCK FASMS. My New Catalogue For 1883, OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA. bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1*82, with descriptions :uu\ pedigrees of 276 liigh-lircd trot- ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the city of Lexington. Kv., will be sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares "bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 138 Head of Promising Youug Trotting Stock, consisting of voung stallions, fillies and roadsters nmstofthein sired hv ALMONT, MAPl'YMEDIUM, ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY Jit.. ABE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the heart of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in oreeding and raising fine, highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:9.1 or better, and two with records below 2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, made in 1881; another with a record of 2.-23';.; another with a record of 2:2(5, made in 1**2; another with a rec- ord of 2:2*'.., and a grandson with a three-year-old rec- ord of 2:23! ;, the fastest everinade up to 1881. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:20'., to 2:3(>, a larger number than any other stallion except Alinont ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of his get with public r. cords ranging from 2:15'-.. to 2:27)l>. No son of Rysdyk's Hanibletonian has made as good a showing at same ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fanny Cook, bv old Abdallah; second dam by .Stock- holm's American Stir; third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Hambletoniau. With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:23k to 2:2.S;,:, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1S82 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:2(J. Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a granddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27V,', by Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28.'.;, by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300: HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twentv-five mares, at §150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at ?10» the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares, at §S0 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLL All untilafter May 1, 1883. PurtCHAS- EBS FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUT ON ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IP PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLD OS ORDERS WITHODT THE PUR CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN RE RETURNED BY THE PURCHASERS IE THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full written descriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will he given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or furthei information address WILLIAM T. WITHERS, 2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky. _ ASHLAND PARK «_ [ROTTING STTJg NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. B. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR. THIS IS STRICTLY A BBEEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all times for sale choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hambletonians. Mainhrino Chiefs, Clays. Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens of the get Of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin ForreBt, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular. Bah sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through the best class of spi-ed-prodncing trotting crosses, along ail the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred- For catalogues or further particulars address 2-17yl B. J. TREACV, Lexington, Ky. Jerseys and Guernseys. Reyinlered in the A . J.C. C. and ike A. O.C.C ~l2ht The above is a cut of the uiieqiialetl cow Jersey itelle ol" Scltuatc that made 2 5 lbs., 3 <>s-:, ol butter in one week. A GRANDSON OF JERSEY BELLK IS NOW IN use in the Verba Buenaherd. This herd of Jerseys and Guernseys won all the herd prizi-n fur 1SH2. Sine,; then have been added three young IhiIIh and some fe- males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey Belle of Scituate, Cooinassio and Aljiheii' strains*. TheBe.with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer- sey and Guernsey from the best, without ■ regit rd to cost and imported directly, make ibis the Ih>nI herd <>n the Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the extraordinarily high prices ruling show i-ouelosiv.-ly that these are' the ac cepled butter producing anlmald of the country. Bulls have recently sold InNew York tor Mo.ono to 812,000. Animals of both sexes for Bale at moderate price. llEXK Y l'JLElUE, San Franciaw. PACIFIC COAST Blood Horse Association. Fall Race Meeting. OAKLAND TROTTING PARK. First Regular Day— Saturday, Au- gust 11. No. 1— Introductory scramble; purse 5200, of which $50 to second horse; free for all; five-eighths of a mile; entrance free. No. 2— Ladies* stake; for two-year-old fillies; 550 en- trance, 525 forfeit, 5"2"«i added; three-quarters of a mile; second to save entrance. Closed with twenty-two nominations. No. 3— Vestal Stake ; 525 each, p. p.. 5300 added; sec- ond to receive sflOo; third to save stake; for three- year-old fillies; dash of one and a quarter miles. Closed with nineteen nominations. No. *1— Hurdle race; purse 5250, of which 550 to sec- ond horse, 525 to third; one mile and repeat over four hurdles; entrance free. Extra Day— Monday, August 13. No. 5— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse ; free for all; dash of three-quarters of a mile; entrance free. No. 6— Rancho del Paso Stake; $25 each, 510 forfeit, 8200 added, of which $50 to second horse; third to save stake; for two-year-old fillies; dash of three-quarters of a mile. No. 7— Selling race; purse 5200, of which $50 to sec- ond horse; entrance free; dash oF one and one-eighth miles; horses entered to be sold for 51,000 to carry their entitled weight; two pounds allowed for each 5100 under that valuation; liorsee entered for over $1,000 to carry three pounds over entitled weight for each 5100 above that valuation. No. 8— Purse $300, of which 575 to second horse; free for all; dash of two and a half miles; 100 pounds up; entrance free. Second Extra Day— Thursday, Au- gust 16. No. 9— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse ; free for all; dash of seven-eighths of a mile; entrance free. No. 10— Filly Stake; 5*25 entrance, 510 forfeit, 5200 added; second to receive $50, third to save stake; dash of one and one-sixteenth miles; for three-year-old al- lies; entrance free. No. 11— Palo Alto Stake ; $25 entrance, 510 forfeit, 5200 added, of which $50 to second horse, third to save stake; for two-year-old fillies; dash of three-quarters of a mile. No. 12— Purse $2.50, of which $75 to second horse ; free for all; dash of one mile and five hundred yards; en- trance free. No. 13— Hurdle race; purse 52-50, of which 5-50 to sec- ond horse, $25 to third; dash of one and a half miles over six hurdles. Second Regular Day— Saturday, August 18. No. 11— Purse $200, of which 550 to second horse; free for all; dash of a mile; entrance free. No. 15— Finigan Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of a mile; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added; second to save stake. Closed with thirty-three nominations. No. 16— Fame Stake; for three-year-olds; dash of two miles ; $100 each, $25 forfeit. $.->om added; second to have $150, third to save stake. Closed with twenty-six nom- inations. No. 17— Baldwin Stake ; a post stake for all ages ; $250 each, p. p., $1 ,000 added ; second to receive 5100, third to save stake; dash of four miles. No. IS— Consolation Purse ; 5200, of which 550 to sec- ond horse; one mile and repeat; horses beaten once al- lowed five pounds, twice ten pounds, and three times fifteen pounds. Conditions. Entries to stakeB and purses, not marked closed.will close August 1, 1S83. Races to close will be run under weights adopted at annual meeting, 1881. Starters in all races must be named at 0 p. m. the day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary notwith- standing. Entrance free for starters. Non-starters can declare out at 6 p. m. the day preceding race, by paying five per cent. After that time can onlv be excused by Presid- ing Judge, and in such case, ten per cent on amount of purse must be paid. Non-members will be placed on the same footing as members of the association in regard to the payment of purses and stakes advertised; and should there be a deficiency, the winners will receive a pro rata division. Parties making nominations will be required to re- cord colors at time of making entries, aud after record will not be allowed to ride in other colors. This rule will be strictly enforced. All nominations in stakes and entries in purses must be made on or before the first day of August next, lsS3, directed to C. M. Chase, Assistant Secretary, Box 1961, P. 0., San Francisco. To be valid, they must be plainly postmarked on that day— August 1, FIXED "EVENTS. Spring and Fall Meetings, 1884 and 1885. spring Meeting. First Day. Winters' Stake— For three-vear-olds, to he run the first day of the spring meeting; dash of one and a half miles; $100 each, 525 forfeit, $'J00 added; second to have 515ii, third to save stake. Nominations in above to bo made for 1885. Same Day— California Stake; for two-year-olds; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added; to be run on the first day of the spring meeting; second to save stake; dash of half a mile. Nominations in above to be made for 1881. Second Day. Pacific Cup— Handicap of $100 each, $50 forfeit, $20 declaration, siiOO added; second to receive S300, third to save stake; two and a quarter miles; to be run on the Second day of the spring meeting. Will close the 1st of March, 1881. Third Day. "Spirit of the Times" Stake— Dash of one and three quarters miles for all three-vear-olds; $H Hi each, $25 for- feit, 8300 added; 3150 to second, third to save stake. Nominations in above to be made for 1885. Samo Day— <"ano Stake; dash of three-i|uarters of a mile for two year-olds; 550 each, $25 forfeit, 1260 added; second horse to sa\e stake. When any California two- year-old beats the time of Qano, 1:15 for three- quarters; of a mile, the stake to be named after the colt wliich beats it. Nominations to be made for 1884. FALL MEETING First Day. Ladies' stake— For two-year-old tiUles; $50 entrance. $25 forfeit. 1200 added; three-quarters of a mile; second to save entrance. Nominations to be made for 1881. Same Day— The Vestal Stake; for three-year-old 111- IIcb; one and a quarter miles; $25 p. p., $9iu added; sec- ond to receive Slim, third to save stake. Nominations to be made for 1885, Second Day. :-i Lilian si.ikr — CondlUone: Only those three-year- old*, azu eligible which are the get of . tta " i owned In tins State. The stallions have to subscribe the amount charged for their services to the fund; private stallions at the price of their last season, ami those which have not made a public season, to pay $50, that sum being the minimum price. The owner of the get of a stallion is competent to name. The stake for the colts shall be $100 each, $25 forfeit; plate or money added at the dis- cretion of the committee; distance one and three- quarters miles. To close for 1SS3 on the 1st of August next, at wliich time both stallions and colts tprogeny) must be named. Third Day. Finigan Stake— For two-vear-olds; dash of a mile; 550 each, 52-5 forfeit, $250 added; second to save stake. Nominations to lie made for 188-1. Same Day— Fame Stake— for three-vear-olds; dash of two miles; $100 each, $25 forfeit, $300 added; second to have $150, third to save stake. Nominations to be made for 1885. The Association reserves the right to change the day of running stakes. All of these stakes close on the first day of August next, the colts rating now as yearlings, foals of 1882. Nominations to be made to C. M. Chase, Assistant Sec- retary. P. O. Box 1961, S. F., P. C. B. H. A. To be valid, they must be plainly postmarked on that day, 1st of August. T1IFO. lVIOTERS, President. Jos. Cairn Simpson, Secretary. C. M. Chase, Assistant Secretary. LINES OF TRAVEL. V. A . XV. XV. TIME SCHEDULE, TUESDAY, JULY! 3RD, 1883. Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San Francisco as follows: Golden Gate Agricultural & Mechanical Fair Association. DISTRICT NO 1 -OAKLAND, ALAMEDA COUNTY. SPEED PROGRAMME. MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883. No. 1— "Running; Golden Gate Purse, 8500, for all two-year-olds; three-quarter-mile dash; ?*300 to first horse, $150 to second and $50 to third. No. 2 — Same day; running; Alameda purse, $500, for all three-year-olds; one-auil-one-quarter-mile dash; 8300 to first horse, 8150 to second, $5u to third. No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse, $500; free for all; one mile and repeat; 8300 to first horse, $150 to second, $30 to third" No. 4— Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that have never beaten threeminutes; purse $60U;$3GO to first, $180 to second and $60 to third. TUESDAY, SEPT. 4. No. 5— Trotting; purse $800; free for all four-year- olds ;'$!S0 to first horse, $240 to second and $S0to th rd. No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse $.500; free for all ?acers that have never beaten L=:2U; 8300 to first horse, 150 to second, $50 to third. No. 7— Same day; trotting; psrse $ 00; free for all big horses that weigh 1,-luOpoundsor ver; $120 to first horse, $60 to second, $2o to third. WEDNESDAY, SEP ' 5. No. 8 — Running; C 'lifornia Recordpurse; one-mile dash; purse $1,000. $90 ■ to first horse, second to save entrance: for two-vear-olds, three-vear-olds, and horses of any age; to he run in classes, the two- year-olds in one class, the three-vear-olds in one class and the horses of all ages in one "class, untie r the fol- lowing conditions: Two starters required in each class; the horse beating the record in California in his special class to take first money; should the record be beaten in more than one class or in all the classes, first money will be divided equally among the win- ners ; second money will be given to the horse whose time in this race is nearest to the best record in his dam in California, Same weight to be carried by horses in this race as were carried by horses making the best records in above classes— as follows: Two-year-old Atalanta, time 1:41, weight 97. Three-year-old Mark L, time 1:12^, weight 105. Fonr years and over, Joe Howell, time 1:12, weight 119. ■ No. 9— Trotting; same day; purse §1,000; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:24; $600 to first horse, $300 to second, $100 to third. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6. No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:35; $150 to first horse. $225 to sec- one and $75 to third. No. 11— Same day; trotting; purse $500; free for all three-year-olds; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and $50 to third. FRIDAY, SEPT. 3. No. 12— Running: Combination Purse; purse $500; free for all; one-quarter-mile dash, to be followed bv one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen minutes between heats, the horse making the best av- erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec- ond horse to save entrance. No. 13— Same day; trotting; purse ?-SO0; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:2*; $180 to first horse, §2-10 to second and $80 to third. SATURDAY, SEPT. 8. No. 14— Same day; competitive military and cadet drills; purse and conditions will be named through the press after conference with the vaiious military companies. No. 15— Trotting; purse $-100; free for all two-year- olds; $240 to first horse, $120 to second and $10 to third; heats of a mile. No. 10— Same day; trotting; purse $1,200; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $(20 to first horse, $300 to second ami $120 to third. No. 17— Same day ; bicycle race; dash of one mile; free for all; purse $5ii, 385 to first and $15 to second; entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the latest, on the first day of the fair, at 3 p in., with the secretary, at the track. No. 19— Same day; ladies' riding tournament; prizes and conditions to be named hereafter, CONDITIONS. All trotting and pacing races are best three In five, except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci- fied. Entrance fee, ten per cent on all purses, to ac- companv nomination. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the bnard reserves the right to trot heats with any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. * Those who have entries In the running purses must name In the secretary, in writing, the horses they will start on Monday, o'n the Saturday previous; those on Friday, the Wednesday previous. "No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con- to govern miming races, MCCOptaa specially provided. A. *'. ill i: I /., President, L. Walrsb, Secretary, Lock Drawer 1628, Uaklaml, CoL. DESTINATION. [ARRIVE I (FROM) 7 ;30 A •4:00 P 7:30 A 4 :30 P 9:30 a 7:30 a : •5:00 p : 10 :00 A : 3:00 p : *5 :00 P : ..Antioch and Martinez... ..Calistoga and Napa.. '.'. Colfax '..' . ( Deiuing, El Paso I Express... . J and East 1 Emigrant .(Gait and t via Livermore... . 1 Stockton ( via Martinez .... ....Knight's Landing ....Los Angeles and South ....Livermore and Pleasanton.... ..Madera and Fresno ..Marysville and Chico... ..Niles and Haywards. .. . ) Ogden and ( Express , J East I Emigrant . ( Red Bluff ( via Marysville,? , i and Tehama "( via Woodland... ....Redding ....Sacramento, via Livermore.. " via Benicia " via Benicia *' via Benieia ...Sacramento River Steamers. ....San Jose iio ;00 a : 3:00 p J 8:00 a J 9 :30 A : 3:30 p i •IflOPi 3:30 p m Virginia City , 8:00 a m Woodland 4:30 p m " 2:40 p m *12:10 p M 0:40 P M 8:40 p m 10:10 A M '10:10 A M fi:40 P M 5:40 p M 8:40 p M 2:40 p m 7:10 A m 5:40 p M *12;10 p m 5:40 p M 10:10 A M 2:40 p M 5:40 p m *8:4fl A M 2:10 p M •12:10 P M 5:40 P M 5:10 p m 3:40 p M 9:40 a u •8:40 A M 8:40 p M 9:40 a M 5:40 p m 6:40 p u 5:40 p M 5:40 p M 6:40 p M 8:40 p M 10:10 a m •6:00 a m •3:40 P M 13:40 P M 9:40 A M 11:40 p M 2:10 p m S: 40 p m •12:10 p M 10:10 A M 8:40 P M 6:40 r U 10:10 A M Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. m. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9:30 a. M. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch. LOCAL FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND PEER. From San Francisco Daily. TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00— *fi:30-7:Oo— 7:30— 8:00— 8:30-9:fi0— !':30— lr-MOti— 10:30— 11:00— 11 : 30— 12:00— 12;30 —1:00— 1:30— 2^10— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00— 4:30— 5:00 — 5:30— 6:00 — 6;30 — 7:00— S:00— 9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— •fi:00— "6:30 — •7:00— »7:30 — *8:00 — •3:30— *3:30— *4:00— *4:30— *5:00— *5:30 — *6.-00 — *6:30 — 9:00. TO ALAMEDA— •6:00— •6:30— 7:00— •7:30— 8:00 — •8:30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 1;10:30— 11:00— 111:30— 12:00— 1 12:30— 1:00— Jl:30— 2:00— 3:00— 3:30-4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00— 5:30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00. TO BERKELEY— *6:00— -6:30— 7:00— •7:30 — 8:00— *8:30 —9:00— ±9:30— 10:00— 110:30— 11:00— 111 :30 — 12:00— 1:00 —2:00—3:00 — 4 :00 — 4 :30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— "12:00. TO "WEST BERKELEY — *6:00 — *6:30 — 7:00— *7:30 — 18 :00— *8 :30— 9 :00— 10 :00 — 11 :00— ±1 :00— 2;00— 3 :00— 1 :00 —•4:30-5:00— •5:30—6:00— *6:30-7:00. To San Francisco Daily. (KEEK ROUTE. FROM SAN FRANCISCO-*7:15-9:15-H:15-l;15- 3:15—5:15. FROM OAKLAND-'6:15— 8:15— 10:15 — 12:15— 2:15- 4:15. •Dally, except Sundays. JSundaye only. Standard Time'* Fnmlshed by Randolph & Co TewelerB, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F. FROM FRUIT VALE— *6:20— *6:50— *7:20— *7:60— •8SQ •8:50— *9 :20— *10 : 21— *4 :20— »4 :50— *5 :20— •5:50— "6:20 — •6:50— 735— 9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — •5J5 — «S:45 — 16:45— 9:15— *3:16. FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:27— *5:57 — 6:27— 6:57 — 7:27— 7:57— 8:27— S:57-ll:27-9;57— 10:27— 10:57— 11 :27— 11:57— 12:27— 12:57— 1:27— 1:57— 2:27— 2:57— 3:27— 3 :57 — 4:27-4:57-5:27— 5:57-6:27-6:57 — 7:57— 8:57— 9:57 — 10:57. FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-'.i:3fi— •6:06— 6:36 7:06— 7:36— S:0f;—S:3r.:— 9:06— 9:36— 10:06— 10 :SH — H;06 —11:86— 12;06— 12:88— 1:06— 1:86— 2:06— 2:36— 3:0fl— 3:86 —1:06— 1:31*— 5:06-5:36— 6:06— 6:36— 7:06 — 8:06— 9:06— 10:06—11:06. FROM ALAMEDA— •5:22— •5:52 — "6:22 — 6:52 — *7:22 — 7:62— ♦8:22— s :52—S) :22- 13 19 M A It K 171 N Tit U; I , Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco. M. J. McCUB, Proprietor. KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, 116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco BPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. Will Sell In AU Cities and Counties of the State. REFERENCES. J. S. Cabey, Sacramento. J. D. Cark, Salinas. R. P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Boqgs, Colusa. P. A. Finigan, San Francisco. HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST successful sales, notablv those of Messrs. W hip- pie, Colgrove. Dietz, Coutts, Dougherty, Newlaud A Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured of ourability to give satisfaction in all business in- trusted to our care. Sales will be made In allcitiea and counties In the State, We have in contemplation a series of combination or breeders' .sates, similar to those Bo successfully held at the East. We will be pleased to entei into correspondence witli parties de- siring to paiticipate in such sales. Private purchases and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions will be made on commission and stock shipped with utmostcare. Several fine ranches at private sale. Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip- KIM.11> A CO., 116 Montgomery street. Russ House, IOO»l. lOll, 1013 ami 1015 J Street, SACRAMENTO, CAL. M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING, newly furnished throughout, and with all modern improvements. Table first class. Everything neat, clean and comfortahle. Public patronage respectfully solicited. Street cars pasB the house every five minutes. PAUL FKIBDHOFEB, jy PA TH0L0GIOAL H0RSE-SHOER 116 Washington Street. riiACTICAL IK ALL ITS VARIOUS EKAKCHES Bay District Association TROTTING. RACES.}QQ3 RACES. An?. llt 15, 18, 99 ami 94 and Sept. 1. FIRST MY. August 11— Three-minute class; purse 5*00, $450 to first, jliK) to second, $100 to third, $6u to fourth horBe. SECOND DAY. August 15— Two-fortv class; purse $S0n, $(ro to tirst, 3100 to second, |100 to third, 860 to fourth horse. THIRD WAY. August IS— Two-twenty-eight class; purse 1800, $150 to first, 31U0 to secoud, $HK) to third,.$ii0 to fourth horse . FOURTH DAY. August 22— Two-twenty-four class; purse 8800, $150 to first, §190 to second, WOO to third, ?iB to fourth horse. FIFTH DAY. August 2-1— Free for all; purse $1,000, $GO0 to first, $250 to second, 9150 to third horse. SIXTH DAY. September 1— Purse $G00, for all four- year- olds and under; 3*>0 to first, $150 to second, $90 to third, $60 to fourth horse. All contests mile heats, three in five, in har five or more to enter, three or more tostari National Association rules to govern. Em percent of purses, to accompany entries. T. W. IIIMIIM AN. s >' T. SiUXH President. 1435 CalilviL.- 80 'lie fgrjetto ami j^pjewiswatt. Aug 4 RBMINGTO N'S New Model Breech-Loading Double Gun. THE MOST COMPLETE GUN IN THE MARKET. Suspensory Bandages. A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free Sold by Druggists. S. K. ii. RAWSOX, Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. SPEED PROGRAMME Sonoma County A GRICULTURAL PARK ASSOCIATIQ N Santa Rosa, FOR THE Annual Meeeting- MOSDAY. AlOrST tO. ASiD TO tXOSE OS SATl'KDAV, AlGl'ST 35. First Day, Tuesday, August 21. 1 — Trotting; three-minute class; purse S500. 2— TlottiUR: Stockholders' Plate; value ?200; condi- tions with the secretary of the association. 3— Running; free for all ; three-fourths of a mile and repeat: stake -?15Ci , S'25 to second horse, entrance 6-20, ?10 forfeit. Second Day, Wednesday, gust 21. Au- 1— Trotting, ^o rthree- year-olds; purseS400. 5— Pacing; -:25 class; purse $400. 3 — Running; free for all; mile dash; stake $150, $40 to second horse, entrance ?30, $15 forfeit. Third Day, Thursday, August 23. 1— Trotting; 2;2S class; purse ?fiOO. 2— Trotting; 2:40 class; purse $500. 3 — Runnine; two-year-olds; dash of three-fourths of a mile; stake $150, $30 to second horse, entrance ?20. $10 forfeit. Fourth Day, Friday, August 24. 1— Trotting; 2:24 class; purse $600, 2— Running; stake for three-year-olds; Ik' miles and repeat; $30 each, $15 forfeit, $175 added; $50 to second horse. 3.— Running; free for all; dash of IV miles: stake §150; $50 to second horse; entrance $30; ?20 forfeit. Fifth Day, Saturday, Augnst 25. 1— Trotting; 2:20 class: purse $1,000. 2— Running; free for all; two miles and repeat; five to enter and three to start; purse $500. WVMAX JIIl'RPHY, President. JAMES O'SIEARA Secretary. SPORTING GOODS. H. H. WILSON & SON Importers of and dealers in GrSiS. PISTOfcS. tTTUERY, FISHISG TAt'KIJE, AM- Ml'XlTIOJi, ETC. DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY. 513 Clay Street. San Francisco. SENtfVOR ClfiCULAROFTHE ' '." OGOWSK; FLYING CLAYPIGEOM - PIERCE&CO.OAKtfCAl. AGENTS FOR THE PACIFIGCOAST. IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS. R fleB,pistols. ammunition, Dshing tackle unci sporting goodsof all kinds. G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. 252 Market Street. Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front stree Ask Your Dealer for it. Tliey all liave Rebounding Locks. Pistol Grip, End, Solid Iliad Strikers, and are Olioke-borecl. Extension Rib Patent Fore. The Cheapest and Best Gun Yet Produced. Plain Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Decarhonizcd steel Barrels $15 00 Selected \V;ilnut stuck. Checkered ";rip and Fore-end. Twist Barrels 65 m> Selected Walnut Stock, Checkered r lri|» and Fnre-ct d. Laminated Steel Uarrels, Engraver! ,;\ rjQ English Walnut stork. Checkered Crip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved _ ;s no English Walnut Stuck, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved, superior KuMier But and Tip 86 00 E. REMINGTON A SONS. 281 and 2S3 Broadway, New York. P. O. Box 9987. Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting. AGENTS 7m6 HORSEMEN CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASS;SHELLS, WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS, GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY FOR TEE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS N. tt'RBT A, BROS., 113 Sansome street, San Francisco. ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CALL TOUR attention to my new patent hand- made shoe. Ignarantee to cure any nore with bad corns or con- tracted heels by using this shoe. I also guarantee to cure any horse with grartar cracks, interfering, speedy cutting and hitching, or no charge. HoTses sent fur and returned. J. McCARRON. "The Horsesboer," 351 Th."?& street, between Fol- som and Hairison. 25m3 A CARD. WH.DAILT, THE FIRST SWIMMING ■ teacher on the Pacific Coast, is manager of the San Jose Swimming Baths. A rare opportunity is thus offered the ■ itizeus of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have our children learn swimming from Prof. Daily. D. HICKS. D. HICKS & COMPANY, Patentees Advertising Hotel Registers. BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS. Importers of Bookbinders* Material Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates. No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. GREYHOUND. IN THE STUD. PAUL JONES, "WHITE AND brindle. Sire Gentleman Jones, dam Branch. Fee 925. Apply at this office HARNESS AND SADDLERY. H J. O'KANE, Manofactubek AND T-UFOBTER op ARXESS. SADDLES, BUXKEIfi ASSESS, SADDLES. ELUEETV ARXESS. SADDLES, BI.A^KETfSj WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC. 767 Market Street, San Francisco. R EACETRACK TO LET. TIIK WELL-KNOWN HALF-MILE ACETRAC E On the: cliff-house road, together with a handsome house, restaurant, saloon, stable accommodations for 100 teams, and all the appurte- nances of a First-Class Racetrack, Is to leton reasonable terms. The frank a pnpnlir roadside resort and has a steady trade. For particulars apply to JIM EOFF At the Cottage near the Bay District Track. SPECIAL ATTEN- tion given to the manu- facture of "boots " of a'll kinds for horses. Can re- fer to all the principal trainers and horsemen on .the Pacific Coast. N N. B, — My acknowledged superiority in |lthis branch of business is largely due to leareful observation andthe valuable sug- gestions of the most skillful turfmen of the United States, the benefits of wliich re^ vert to the public in the shape of a GENU' IKE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow- ders and for Makinney's patent " Eureka " and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat- ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as- sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles, bridles, whipB. Bpurs, bits and 2J-;-Ib race saddles. P. POTTER, MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALEE IN Harness, Saddles, WHIPS, SPURS. ETC. NEW work made to order and repairing done. Orders from the country will receive prompt attention. All goods sold for cash at bottom prices. 202 K St.. bet. 2d and 3d, 20yl Sacramento. U. S. Cartridge Co.'s Paper Shells ABSOLUTELY guaranteed superior to Manufactured by new and improved chinery. Also brass shells and loading im- te pliraents. FOR SALE BY AIX BEAEEKS. FOR SALE. CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD LANDS IN COLUSA COUNTY. The following embraces all the land owned by the C. P. R. R. Co. in the Townships designated in Colusa county. The list will be found to include some excellent agricultural land, a part of which is now under lease, and upon which crops of grain were produced during the current season. Attention is called to the fact that the graded price is reduced about forty per cent. To a single purchaser, for cash, a further reduc- tion of ten per cent upon existing grading will be made. Description of Land. Acres. Old Gra- ded Price. Re-graded Price and Payments. Parts of Sections. No. of Sec- tions. No. of Town- ship North. No. of Range West. Price per Acre. Infnll and Expense of Deed. 1st Pay- ment of 20 p ct. and Int. on bal. at 7 Y'ct.per annum 1 13 3 11 15 23 25 35 3 1 3 25 1 5 7 9 11 17 23 }; 3 5 21 33 }* 3 7 23 31 3 6 13 19 23 25 33 }> 3 13 15 23 J25 27 35 11 15 20 21 22 2 4 5 6 2 4 5 6 80.00 40.00 264.12 300.00 160.00 320.00 240.00 1C0. 00 160.00 05.48 80.00 80.00 320.00 286.00 160.00 160.00 305.70 600.00 640.00 240.00 80.00 180.00 40.00 147.10 55.40 64.09 115.06 32C.O0 240.00 120.00 120.00 88.00 320.00 321.00 660.58 45.03 120.00 182.95 40.00 320.00 120.00 214.25 40.00 40.00 80.00 120.00 200.00 .10.00 360.00 6 25 7 50 7 50 10 00 10 00 10 00 6 25 5 0U 6 25 12 50 10 00 10 00 20 00 3 00 4 00 3 0C 3 00 3 50 4 0C 4 OC 4 0C 3 0C 3 5C 3 OC 3 5C 15 0C 2 5C 15 0C 3 5C 4 00 2 50 6 00 10 00 3 00 4 50 3 50 5 00 4 00 4 00 4 0C 3 50 4 00 3 50 4 00 5 50 4 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 10 00 6 00 6 00 15 00 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 5C 2 5C 2 5C 2 50 2 50 2 50 10 OC 2 5C 12 5C 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 6 00 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 323 00 203 00 1060 68 2163 00 963 00 1923 00 963 00 483 00 643 00 957 80 483 00 483 00 4803 00 718 00 403 00 403 00 767 25 1503 00 1603 00 603 00 203 00 453 00 103 00 370 75 141 50 643 90 290 65 4003 00 603 00 303 00 303 00 223 00 1923 00 805 50 1654 45 115 58 303 00 460 38 103 00 803 00 303 00 615 75 123 00 123 60 243 00 363 00 603 00 123 00 1083 00 Frac NW£- S* of NE$— NWJ of NEi Wi of NWJ-SEJ of XWi— SWi— WJ of SEJ. 270 77 552 96 N4 SWJ of NW£— W* of SW3-SE2 of SW£. . . . 122 88 Eh 195 65 384 00 Wi— SEJ-NJt of NEJ-SWi of NE£ Frac Ni of NE$— SEJ of NE£— Frac NJ oi 115 20 161 07 1024 00 153 00 W^ of NEi-SEJ of NE1-NEJ of SE^-Nl 3J* of XE4— XE& of NW£ W£ e& , Frac Ei of NEJ-Frac Nj of NWi-NEJ oi 153 60 SW^of swi m of NE$~ SE} of NW} NEV of NW$-NWi of NEi-SEl of NEi- EA of SE} -. . 161 51 SJ of NE|-NJ of SE^-SWi-SE^ of NW*. 276 18 0545.00 Apply to or adddress HTH. H. MI l.I.N. Land A Cor. Itb and To ;ent C. P. R. R„ Ysnend Sts., San Franc SCO. R. STONE, L. STONE MANAGER, MAXUFACTITREE, IMPORTER AND Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Harness & Saddlery WARES AND ALL KINDS OF SADDLERY HARDWARE Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths. 422 A 424 Battery St,, Cor. Washington, SAN FRANCISCO, .CHEAP SUNS for THE PEOPLE. § J Rilici, 8br>l Ouns. Ri'i-olr-r", Anirallnlrlna, Bclncn, KcU, % I'uJiicig Tackle, ltuors.±c. r-cui C. O. D. for examination. Q Address GREAT WESTERN GFTN WORKS 22yi Pittsburg, Pa. O. C. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, OAKLAND, CAX. ALL CHRONIC DISEASES a specialty. Office and residence U67 Washington street. References— A. C.Henrv.F.K Shattuck, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; l>. Rose, LosAnge\es. Vol. III. No. 6. NO. 508 MONTGOMERY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1883. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR The Santa Cruz Meeting. In the reports of the Santa Cruz races sent by telegraph to San Francisco many errors appeared due to the lack of horse knowledge on the part of the telegraphic reporters, it is there- fore necessary to ignore such reports altogether and at the risk of giving what might be called stale news publish a de- tailed account of every race. The report of our special re- porter only extended to Wednesday night, it being impossible to secure Thursday's mail in time for publication. On Thursday, the third day of the meeting, the first event was the conclusion of the postponed race. Before the start pools sold $20 for Sorrel "Ben against $5 for the field. There was rather more than $2,500 bet on the race, and from the buzzing of drivers and the peculiar way in which the betting changed, a sort of hazy suspicion was in everybody's mind that a big fraud was about to be perpetrated. Horse-men knew that Sorrel Ben could win the single heat required to secure victory with ease, yet they also knew that many persons who were on good terms with Kennedy had bet largely against the sorrel. It was also understood that Donathan had made up his mind to beat Sorrel Ben if he lost a wagon in doing it. After a lot of scoring the horses got away with Ella T in front and Pajaro Chief behind. Ella galloped round the turn and at the quarter Bay Dan was leading with the favorite and Pa- jaro Chief jogging along together lengths behind. Ella T made a gallop for the lead at the half mile, but Dan held his own in the straight, and Kennedy making no effort to bring up Sorrel Ben, Bay Dan won by a length, Ella T second, Sor- rel Ben a bad third, and Pajaro Chief fourth. Time 2:54. After this time it appeared to dawn upon the mind of Mr. Gillet, the owner of Sorrel Ben, that Kennedy was not trying to win, and he demanded and obtained permission to drive himself. Whether Kennedy was trying or not Gillet made a mistake for he had no fair chance against such a driver as Donathan, when that personage had come to the conclusion that foul driving would be passed over. The last heat was a disgrace to Donathan. He allowed Bay Dan to get the lead and galloping in front of Sorrel Ben he pulled all over to pre- vent Ben going to the front. .Finally Gillett got mad and be- gan to gallop his horse too. Both he and Donathan lashed their horses. Donathan driving from one side of the track to the other, interfering with Gillett in every possible way. Naturally enough Bay Dan took the heat with ease, Pajaro Chief being distanced. As Bay Dan had sold in the field along with EUa T, it suited Donathan just as well as if he had won himself, and taking this into consideration, the judges, while they awarded the heat to Bay Dan and declared the pools all off and ordered the pool sellers to deduct the usual percentage, so the smart fellows who put up the dirty work had their labor for their pains and paid for the knowledge by working all day for nothing. As soon as this nasty affair was disposed of the race for the 2:40 class was called. The en- tries were E. Fry's b c Arab, by Electioneer, dam Lady Ham- ilton. J. McCord's g g Allan Boy, by Patchen Vernon and J. W. Gordon's b m Big Lize, pedigree unknown. Along with Big Lize from San Jose came a strong body of admirers with plenty of money to back their favorite. The Hulvenu Brothers and W. Henderson were especially sweet on the big mare and seemed to have an inexhaustaole fund of cash wherewith to back their opinion. The night before the race the betting was very lively. Big Lize sold for $40, Arab $29, Allan Boy $25; and again they sold for $40, §30, $25— $18, S20, $16— $25, $18, $19 in the order first named. The San Jose division had seen their horse make a trial better than 2:22 a few days ago; Allan Boy had shown about 27 in his work and Arab had been worked 26i; so, taking this as the limit of speed, the San Jose folks thought they had a good thing. The judges chosen for the race were E. C. Kirby, B. B. Acker and P. Pumyea. After scoring six times the horses got an even start. Lize broke just as she passed the wire, and loosing six lengths was never after in the race for the heat ; Allan Roy and Arab trotted to the quarter pole like a double team. 35^ announ- ced several watch-holders, and the boys looked rather sur- prised, for Santa Cruz track is slow, and the first quarter is by no means the best part of it. From the quarter to the half Arab and Allan Boy trotted neck and neck in just 36 seconds, making the half in 1:11 j. Between the J pole and lower turn McConn pushed Arab a little and managed to gain a slight advantage over Allan Roy, which was in- creased to one length by the time they reached the straight. Just as the horses were passing the half mile pole, Allan Boy swerved and his sulky ran into McConn's sulky, cutting out two spokes, and as McConn states, making him afraid to drive fast over the rough places on the home stretch for fear of a break down. In the straight Allan Boy made a fine trot for the heat. The | pole was reached in 1 :48 and from there Arab seemed to let down. At the distance pole the pair were on even terms. From there Allan Boy outtrot- ed Arab and the latter breaking just as they passed the wire, Allan Boy was first by a length; Big Lize 7 lengths to the bad. Time 2:26| as announced by the official timers who for some unaccountable reason made it just a second slower than a dozen gentlemen outside the stand. He^ry McConn entered a complaintagaiust W. Donathan for fouling him on the back stretch, and the judges took the heat from Allan Boy, whom they placed second and gave Arab first po- sition. This they would not have done perhaps but for the foul way in which Donathan drove in the wagon race which had made the judges call him to the stand and warn him to drive his own horse and leave his opponent's alone. The result of this heat sent Big Lize's stock away below par. Allan Boy sold favorite at $20, Arab $12, and Big Lize $10. Other pools sold $25, $18, $12— $25, $17, $15 in the order named ; a good deal of hedging was done, some of Big Lize's backers taking Allan Roy for a scorer and others play- ing Arab and Lize against the gray. The scoring for the start was rather tiresome, but at last they got off very nicely. One hundred yards out they were all dead even and trotting fast. At the turn Allan Roy had gone back to Arab's wheel while the others were abreast. At the quarter {36}) Arab led Lize a length and she was two in advance of the gray. It looked as if Donathan was savingthe gray, for the work on the back stretch was rathe slow ; the half-mile going in 1:14, and along the bottom of the track he did not seem to push the grey very hard. Arab led two lengths in the straight. Big Lize came for the heat trotting fast, but breaking at the two mile distance, ran all the way in and was a bad third. Arab won by a length; Allan Roy second. Time, 2:26i. This time shows that the first heat was reported too slow, for it is not likely that the horses would come from the half mile in three seconds less time than the first heat. More hedging after the heat. The parties who had played both against Allan Boy got scared at Arab having two heats in and covered up so fast that Arab sold favorite for $25; Allan Roy $15 and $3 for the big mare. Other pools sold $25, $13, $4— $20, $9, $4 in the order named above. This heat was one of the finest contests ever seen on a trotting track, and by far the best ever recorded for 2:40 horses. They got the word quickly, and well together, Arab showed in front at the top of the track leading Allan Roy one-half a length with Big Lize evidently out classed. At the quarter {35£) Allan Roy came up and yoked the leader. Arab tried to shake him off, McConn being anxious to end the race in that heat for his colt has had no hard work before, and he could not afford to risk a long braising race. But Allan Roy was also in for blood and did not propose to be shaken off. Down the back stretch they went every inch of the way at a 22-gait with never a break or skip. At the half {1 :1 1) they were still dead even. Going round a soft place at the lower turn Allan Roy gained his length, but Arab made a spurt along the bottom of the track, and in the straight was one- half a length ahead. The race in the straight was worth the trouble and expense of a trip to Santa Crnz. Both drivers were urging their horses to their utmost speed, shouting and shaking them up at every stride. At the distance they were dead even and the crowd were hushed with expectancy. Seven thousand dollars depended on the re- sult of the heat which a few strides would decide, and men craned their necks and strained their eyes in the endeavor to find a speck of hope in the improving position of their favorite. Our correspondent was in the judge's stand, and had an excellent view of the race. Ninety yards from home he noticed Arab falter a trifle at a soft spot in the track, and there Allan Roy gained a neck in the lead. This decided the race, for, try as he would, McConn could not force Arab to the front, and Allan Roy won the heat by a head, Arab sec- ond, Big Lize seven lengths behind ; time, 2:24.1 . This is a wonderful performance for a pair of green horses, one of them only a five-year-old colt short of work. It is made es- pecially good when it is considered the best judges pronounce the track from two to three seconds slower than the Oakland track in ordinary condition. So good was it that some peo- ple suggested that the track was short. The judges meas- ured the track later ou, and found that, measured three feet from the pole, it was 1,772 yards long, or 36 feet over dis- tance, and, on referring to the report of the surveyor, it was found that he had reported the track over length. The success of Allan Roy made him a warm favorite, he being credited with more stamina than his younger rival. Pools sold: Allan Roy $20, Arab $16, Big Lize $4, in some few pools Arab bringing as high as $16. Big Lize, who had never been hard pushed, was in good co idition for a win as the other horses were bound to come back to her rate of speed. She was sent from the wire but Allan Boy led her a length at the quarter (36) Arab two lengths behind. Along the back stretch Lize drew up and at the half (1:13J) was on even terms with the gray. Arab made a brash along the bot- tom of the track, but finding the attempt hopeless gave up. The leaders made a hard race in the straight, Donathan car- rying the mare out rather wide. At the distance Allan Roy was a few feet behind, but he came up fast and under the wire was dead even and the judges gave the decision — a dead heat. Arab a poor third. Time 2:27- This decision aroused considerable comment. Both the friends of the gray and the mare claimed the race by a short head and plenty of men could be found to swear on either side with perhaps a pre- ponderance of public opinion in favor of the mare. This they could do honestly as in case of a close finish the nearest home to the observer who is not dead on the wire looks to be ahead. This was exemplified by the judges themselves. One of them who stood directly over the wire was unable to decide any advantage to either horse. The one to his right thought the inside horse a bit ahead, the judge to the left thought the outside horse had a few inches the best of it. After the heat there was little betting, the fact being that nearly all the coin those present had was locked up in the box. Just after the start, Arab, who was on the outside, a ength in advance, swerved and cut Big Lize off, taking the pole. Big Lize was scared and made a bad break, falling six or seven lengths behind Allan Roy. At the quar- ter (36) Arab had increased his lead a length and Lize had moved up about ten feet. Allan Roy trotted fast along the back stretch and at the half (1:14) was on even terms with the gallant little bay son of Electioneer. They trotted dead even all along the lower end and were so placed when they turned into the stretch. But there was still a third horse in the race. Big Lize came up bike a steam en- gine and challenged Allan Roy at the distance, Arab having fallen back a couple of lengths. Then ensued a fine brash between the gray and the mare. Gordon did his best to win the heat, but Allan Boy had just a bit the most speed left and won by a neck; Arab a poor third. Time, 2:27$. Again the pools took a turn. Some bettors thought that the mare must eventually win, having tired the other horses out, so they raised a riffle of excitement by offering $5 for Lize against $5 for Arab, and $20 for Allan Roy, and some few pools went for $8 on the mare against $5 for A-rab and $20 for the favorite. Seven times they came up before the word was given, and at last got off, AllanRoy showing quickly to the front; Big Lize well up and Arab feeling rather weary. At the quarter (37) Allan Roy had two lengths, but Lize drew up along the straight and at the half (1:14£) was at his wheel. In the stretch the positions were about the same, Arab about 85 feet behind, Allan Roy looked like a winner, but making a bad break. Lize passed him easily and won by a good 80 feet, Arab about 20 feet inside the distance. Time, 2:32. Darkness coming on, the race was post- poned until the next day. FRIDAY THE THIRD DAY. On Friday the attendance at the track showed some little improvement, as well it might after the splendid racing of the day before. A few pools were sold before the start of the concluding heat of the postponed race; Allan Roy $20, Arab $6, Big Lize $3. Allan Roy and Arab got off close together, Lize $ of a length behind after 12 scores, some of which were caused by Lize's failure to come up. Allan had a head of 25 feet at the turn but Arab cut the space down to J alength at the quarter (36J). Down the stretch Arab came fast and lapped at the hah! (1:12}). He was at Allan Roy's collar at the lower turn with Lize making a desperate effort get up. Allan Roy did better in the struggle and out-trotting the bay colt won by two lengths. Time 2:27. He could have made the mile two sec- onds faster if he had been pushed. 8U3I3IABY. August 2 and 3. Purse 3400. Trotting for horses that have never beaten 2 :40. J. McCord enters g g, Allan Roy by Patchen Vernon '. E. Fry enters b c, Arab by Electioneer— Lady Ham- ilton 1 J. W. Gordon enters b m.Big Lize, pedigree un- known 3 Time-2:26i, 2:261, 2:24*, 2:27, 2:271, 2:32,2:27. After the 2:40 race was disposed of the 2:30 race was called. Three started, P. Johnson's Scandinavian; F. Yeager's g g Rowdy Boy, and R. (Brighton's s g Frank Moscow. A.H. Se- cox's Huntress was entered but drawn on account of lamei The judges chosen were R. C. Kirby, J. H. Davis, an Dean. The pool sellers were kept very busy before tin- Rowdy Boy was a red hot favorite, $20, Scandinavi; and Frank Moscow $11. Scandinavian occasionally c 2 10 12 1 12 3 3 3 2 3 0 2 13 82 *ghe ^xmlcx mxil gpoxtsnmu. Aug 11 as high as $16 for similar pools, and later on Rowdy selling for S20, even up against the field. The start was a pretty one and the race for the heat poor. Frank Moscow took the lead, the others even half a length behind. At the half Mos- cow and Scandinavian were yoked, and Lee Shaner was pok- ing along with Rowdy Boy ten good lengths behind, with no evident intention of doing more than save his distance. Scandinavian had the best of the heat in the straight. Mos- cow made a brush, broke in the distance and got second by two lengths; Kowdy Boy third, five lengths in the rear. Time 2:33. It was made pretty plain that Eowdy Boy was not sent for the heat when pool-selling began. He still ruled favorite at $30; $29 for Scandinavian, and $10 for Moscow. The last pool sold Rowdy Boy $50, Scandinavian $42, Moscow $11. This time Kowdy Boy did go for the heat while Scandinavian did not. Rowdy Boy was first at the quarter, even up with Moscow at the lower turn and a good length ahead at the wire. Scandinavian made a bad break at the distance and was a poor third. Time 2:30^-. This made the tactics of Shaner apparent, and Rowdy Boy was in great demand. He sold for $20, Scandinavian $10, Moscow $3. After three attempts they got off together. Row- dy Boy trotted fast and was three lengths ahead at the quarter. But Scandinavian had more speed than the boys knew of, and surprised them by coming up to the leader ou the back stretch and evening him at the last turn. Up the home stretch they went like a double team, Rowdy Boy tired from the distance and Scandinavian won by a length, Moscow SO feet behind. Time 2:29. "We shall have them trotting in 27 or beaten before the race is over,7' re- marked an astute observer, and it did look as if there was lots of reserve in both horses. Naturally Scandinavian's sec- ond heat made him favorite, selling at S20 against $7 for the field, the Rowdy Boy party still buying their horse and out- side bettors playingthe Scandinavian end to cover up. After eight scores they got off for the fourth heat, Moscow in the lead. Moscow and Scandinavian broke at the quarter and Rowdy Boy led them both four lengths at the half, but he broke at the last turn and Scandinavian got the pole. They were going at a 2:26 gait when suddenly Rowdy Boy changed from a trot to a pacing gait and swerved from side to side in a strange manner. Then occurred a sad event, which has been so erroneously reported in the daily press, and has caused so many conflicting statements that our representative thought it worth while to get the drivers own version. Lee Shaner gave his as follows: "My horse did not cool out well and acted strangely. He seemed to choke and gag and foamed at the mouth, puff- ing in a way unusual to him. When we entered the stretch I found him staggering. He changed his gait and swerved. He did not mind the bit and I felt him going. Suddenly he broke into a run and was wholly unmanagable. He dashed towards Kennedy who was driving Prank Moscow having taken George BayhV place. I called out "Look out, Tim, he's going," and got ready to save myself. The warning made Tim cut his horse and try to get the lead but he was too late and as Rowdy Boy fell down lie struck Kennedy's wheel and knocking the sulky over pitched Tim out heavily. Rowdy Boy died where he fell, of heart disease or lung con- gestion." Tim Kennedy gives a version of the accident ex- actly similar. After the upset Frank Moscow managed to right his sulky and trotted off alone, being caught without trouble at the wire. Scandinavian won the heat in 2:27 an,d could have got home 2 seconds faster. The judges gave Frank Moscow second money and distanced Rowdy Boy. Expressions of sorrow and regret at the death of Rowdy Boy were general and general sympathy was felt for Lee Shaner who loses his all and Frank Yager who has to bear half the loss. The horse had shown 2:23i at San Jose and was good for part of the purse every time he trotted. He was entered all around the circuit. The Association will return the en- trance to Mr. Yager who has now no chance to get even. BDMMABY. August 4.— Trotting: 2:30class; purse §580. P Johnson enters br g Scandinavian, six years, by Vermont Black Hawk Jr., dam unknown 1 3 1 1 H. H. Crigliton enters s g Frank Moscow 2 2 3 1 F. Mager enters g g Rowdy Boy 3 12 0 Time— 2 :33, 2,303, 2 :29, 2 :27. SATCBDAY THE FIFTH DAT. On Saturday, the last day of the meeting, the regular pro- gramme only had a free-for-all trot, but a match race between old Chicago and Sorrel Ben was made up. The starters in the free-for-all were Poscora Hayward and Star King, pools selling fast at $1 to $.60 on Poscora Hayward, who was a warm favorite with the driver, who usually like a sure thing. The judges were J. H. Davis of Oakland, R. C. Kirby and P. F. Dean of Santa Crnz. After four attempts the horses got off together, Star King making a bad tread just pass the wire. At the half mile he caught up but acted badly on the home stretch, breaking and running all over the track. Poscora Hayward won easily. Time, 2:34|. After the heat pools sold briskly as before. Poscora led from the start, broke at the quarter, and broke again at the half. Star King came up at the lower turn and pushed for the lead. Poscora broke again, losing a little but caught quickly and regained his lead. He broke again at the last turn and the pair turned the corner on even terms. Poscora broke and ran up the stretch and Star King won easilv in 2:30*. In spite of this Poscora Hayward was a warmer favorite than ever, selling for $20 to $8. Poscora Hayward broke five times in the third heat, losing a little at every break, but evidently gaining a rest, for every time he caught up after two or three jumps and trotted faster than when he left his feet. Poscora was ahead at the distance half a length. He broke there and fell back a few feet, gained again, broke, fell back, came up again and passed the wire half a horse's length ahead breaking. Time 2:30rJ. The friends of Star King claimed the heat on account of Hayward's frequent skips, but the judges decided the heat in favor of the horse first in. After the heat Poscora sold for $20 to $6. Star King lost five lengths by a break at the start. From the half-mile home Poscora made four breaks, and running from the distance was a bare first under the wire. Time 2:291. The judges gave the heat to Star King. There was little betting after this heat. The fifth heat was won handily by Poscora Hay ward in 2:34 J. Star King lost seven lengths by ;> bad break near the half and never caught up. Douathan used his whip fur the first time, after Posco- ra Hayward was at tlio wire, and four lengths nhead, and not a few people asked why he did not use it sooner. SOM.M WtY. August i.— Trotting; purse $500. Free-for-all. Newlaud k Ptunyea enter g h Poscora Hayward, by Billy Hayward 1 i \ % j Chan. Welby enters br gStar KiuR, by Geo. M. Patcben Jr. 2 12 12 Tlme-2:3-li, 2:301, 2::iui, 'J :-V , 'J:M;. Next came a match race for $250 a side, Johnson of Chico backing Gillett's Sorrel; Ben and Tim Kennedy backing old Chicago. Pool selling was brisk the horses selling even up. Donathan drove Chicago, and Tim Kennedy a victim of mis- placed confidence, steered the Sorrel to a defeat which cost his backer over $1000 more than the two old pelters were worth, with the sulkies and harness thrown in. Chicago was stiff at the start, acted badly and was beaten out about 90 feet. Tim Kennedy, the over-sanguine, drove the Sorrel for all he was worth, but failed to distance the ancient. $40 to $60 with Sorrel Ben for choice headed the second heat. Sorrel Ben made a couple of bad treads and Chicago won eas- ily in 2:42. In the third heat the veteran warmed up and after being led by the Sorrel three lengths overhauled him in the straight, made him break and won handily in 2:39}. The fourth heat Chicago was still improving. Son-el Ben broke as before and was 6 lengths behind at the last turn. He came up rapidly but Chicago had a bit in hand and trot- ting fast the Sorrel soon broke and lost badly. Chicago win- ning as he liked in 2:37. SUMMAEY. August 4.— Match race; $250 a side. Tim Kennedy eaters br g, Chicago 2 1 1 1 E. Johnson enters s g, Sorrel Ben 1 2 2 2 Time— 2:i0i, 2:42. 2:39$, 2:37. So ended the first trotting meeting of the season of 1883. It was well conducted and ended in splendid racing; the 2:40 perhaps being as good a race as will be seen on the circuit. The Fair directors showed a desire to please the people, and the judges to protect the public and put down fraud. If the decision auent Poscora Hayward's breaks was in error, at least it is only fair to the gentlemen from Santa Cruz who acted as judges, to say that they arrived at their decision hon- estly and with an undoubted desire to do exact justice by all. That Poscora never gained an inch and in fact lost by every break was patent to all ; but it is equally clear that such judges as gave the decision overlooked Section 4, Rule 30 which we published for their information. In case of any horse (in a trotting race) repeatedly breaking or running or pacing, the judges shall vjunish the horse so breaking, running or pacing, by placing him last in the heat. A Horse that Became Famous through a Law- suit. The trotting-horse Captain Jinks, owned by Richard Tag- gart, of New York, died recently of colic. Though a fast trotter, his fame arose from singular legal complications, with which speed had nothing to do. " I thought the world of that horse, "said Mr. Taggart to a reporter. "He was a beauty; but after I recovered him I found that his long con- finement in a stable-loft had ruined him as a trotter; so since then I have used him as a leader in a four-horse team. Per- haps there never was so singular a fight as that made for the recovery of that horse after he was stolen from me. I had him out at my place in East Orange. He was stolen in the fall of 1S79. After many efforts I traced him a to stable in Brooklyn, but the next day he had disappeared. I found him again in the sixth story of a big stable in Wooster street, near Spring, where Otis, the United States mail contractor, keeps his horses. An enormous elevator takes them up and down. Otis claimed he bought Captain Jinks in good faith, and refused to surrender him. I finally recovered the horse in law, and had a marshal serve a writ of replevin. 'There's your horse; take him,' said Mr. Otis. Then there was more trouble. The use of the elevator was refused, except for an enormous sum. We could walk him down. Mr. Otis was firm. He said, 'The law says the horse is yours, but the elevator is mine.' I thought of rigging a fall, but this was objected, on the ground that it would strain the building. Then we had more law, and I obtained a decision that I was entitled to the value of the horse unless means of delivering he horse from the place he was put into were furnished by he man who placed him there. I brought the horse down on the elevator myself. There was a regular procession through the Ninth ward that day, with Captain Jinks at its head, in honor of my victory. The litigation cost Otis over $1,000. "When poor Captain Jinks died we gave him a good funeral, and buried him on the old homestead in East Orange, beneath his favorate apple tree. Norfolk Trotters. Norfolk men showed roadsters and hunters in good num- bers, and have since agreed to help on the founding of a Roadster Stud Book Society. The old sort — which Americans know as Belief ounder's blood, that being the name of one family of a strain all the families of which were, early in the century, nearly related — is yet to be found in the county in goodly numbers, though with the progress of railroad com- munication they have been trained rather for action than for speed. Speed and endurance were the requirements in a Norfolk trotter from the year 1770 to 1830; since then there has not been the demand for these qualities. Professor Brewer, of Yale College, is reported to have asserted, as a matter of fact, that the trotter, as a horse of use, was unpop- ular in Western Europe until well developed in America. Facts recorded on this side of the water are opposed to this theory; and, moreover, timing animals was practiced here long before the year 1S06, which he names as the first on your side of the water. Americans have beaten ns, undoubt- edly, in the development of great speed over short distances, and in the practical training of latent qualities in the old general-purpose horse. — H. F. Euken in Breeders' Gazette. Cruising1 in the Tule. The Rambler has returned from a cruise "up river." She left here, as already mentioned in this column, on the 14th of July. She reached Suisnn Ba}r that samenight, but at about " two bells, " or, speaking from a landsman's point of view, 9 p. m., she came to grief by running ou the Middle Grounds, where she was compelled to he until 12 o'clock the following day. At nightfall on Sunday, the 15th, she was a couple of miles this side of Black Slough and about twenty miles from Stockton, where she "came to" for the night. All hands turned in, but not, as they fondly imagined, to sleep, for the terror of the tule lands, the mosquitos, came in swarms to pay them a social visit, and in sheer desperation they were compelled to got under way, but only managed to make three or four miles when tho wind left them. The mosquitoes, however, did not have enough consideration to do likewise, but remained all night. The next day a tug came by bound for Stockton and towed the rest of the way. They were very hospitably received and remained till Wednesday, the 25th, anil towed right through to Benieia, where they were met, on Saturday night, by some friends from hero. They got under way the following day, and when off Port Costa met .the Donald with a tow, so they ran a line and towed nil the way to Raccoon Straits, so all the Bailing they did on the down trip was about a mile in Carquinez Straits and about three miles through Raccoon Straits "to Saucelito. HERD AND SWINE. Sheep In Colonial Times. The early history of the wool industry of the country is in- teresting. Its growth was exceedingly slow. The first sheep were introduced at Jamestown," Virginia, by the London Company in 1609, about 117 years after the discov- ery by Columbus. In forty years the increase in Virginia was but about 3,000 head. The Massachusetts colonists brought over their first sheep in 1633, and kept them on an island in Boston Harbor for protection against wolves and Indians. In 1652 there were about 400 sheep at Charlestown. Hutchinson gives the number of sheep in Massachusetts in 1640 as 3,000. The Dutch West India Company in 1655 first introduced sheep into the New Netherlands, and others were imported in 1630. But in 1643 there were not more than 16 sheep in that colony, and ewes were worth from eight dollars to ten dollars each. These were marvelous prices at that date. About this time the general court of Massachu- setts issued a proclamation to the people of the colony set- ting forth the desirability of "all towns in general, and every one in particular, 'seriously to weigh the premises, and ac- cordingly, that you will endeavour the preservation and in- crease of such sheepe as they have already, as also to pro- cure more with all convenient speed into the several towns by all such lawful ways and means as God shall put into their hands.' It is also desired 'to know who will buy sheepe at the rate of 40s a-piece, under three years oulds.' " In 164S, the colony began offering bounties to the Indians for the killing of wolves. In 17S3, Massachusetts o ffered $20 for every wolf's head, and $5 for every whelp. No less than $1,250 were levied in the little Swedish colony on the Deleware in 1677, as bounties on wolves' heads. In 1654, the Assembly prohibited the exportation of sheep, and even the killing of any for food under two years of age, save for the use of the owner's family. In 1640, Connecticut made some useful orders respecting the cultivation of hemp and flax and the improvement of sheep. The government of the Swedish colony on the Delaware was instructed to encourage t!ie propagation of sheep, with a view to a large export of wool to the parent State. The As- sembly of Virginia, in 1657, prohibited the exportation of sheep, and in 1652 ordered that no wool should be exported under a penalty of fifty pounds of tobacco for every pound exported. The general Congress of the colonies met in Sep- tember, 1774, and the resolutions passed on the 20th of Octo- ber, requested the people to use their utmost endeavors to improve the breed, and increase the number of sheep, killing as few as possible, and not exporting any, but selling on moderate terms to the neighbors who might need them. In 1775, the first Act of the Assembly of Pennsylvania was to recommend the people to abstain from eating, and the butch- ers to abstain from killing sheep, and the Association of Butchers signed an agreement to that effect in December. It was ascertained in the following year that the number of sheep killed was 20,000 less than in 1774. The Congress of Deputies, which met at Annapolis in December, 1774, resolv- ed to encourage the breeding of sheep and to promote wool- en manufactures. The Provincial Congress of Massachu- setts, the samejmonth, recommended the people to improve their breed of sheep, and also, as much as possible, increase their numbers ; to use their own woolen manufactures and to sort their wool very carefully, so that in might be manu- factured as much as possible into the best goods. A commit- tee of the Convention of Virginia reported on the 27th of March, 1775, a series of resolutions in favor of domestic man- ufactures, and urged that after the 1st of May next, no per- son should use in families, unless in case of nesessity, and in no case sell to butchers, or kill for market, any sheep un- der five years old. ♦ Silo Experiments in California. In various parts of the State dairy-men, and others, are conducting experiments to test the value of the ensilage sys- tem, a means of preserving feed for stock, not as in the east for the season of snow, but for the fall months when the ranges are dry and barren. As far as we have heard, these experiments have been uniformly successful, and the useful- ness of the Silo is pretty well established as a means of pre- serving forage crops in a green and succulent condition through the dry season. Dr. J. B. Shaw of Los Alamos, San Louis Obispo County, built an experimental Silo last Spring. It is a pit ten by fifteen, but is twelve feet deep, lined with surfaced lumber. It was filled in May with a mixture of rye, bald barley, corn, clover, barley, wheat, alfil- eria, fiixtart and other grasses, and in July 6th it was opened for examination. The cows hesitated at first, but nf er hav- ing tasted the ensilage they ate it with avidity. The Silo was again closed and will be opened at different times during the season for further tests. Tobacco Culture. Mr. R. B. Davis, in his Manual of Tobacco Culture, gives the following general hints: The cultivation of the tobacco crop, though thorough, should be superficial; that is to say, only the surface soil should be stirred, the subsoil being left intact. As soon as the plant has taken root, which is shown by its changing color, it should be worked with the horse only, by removing the crust of the hill and drawing loose earth around the plant. This destroys the first crop of grass and helps to destroy the cutworm. But if the laud between the rows has become foul it should be plowed with a bull- tongue or shovel at this first working. When the plants have covered the hills, say a breadth of twelve inches, they should be worked thoroughly with both plow and hoe. This plow- ing should be with bull- tongue or shovel, using short single- tree, running it close to the plants and throwing out the row with four or five furrows. If the laud has become very foul a turning plow is preferable. With the hoe all the surface soil should be drawn into hills around the plants at first. This working is a lay-by with the plow, which should never bo used after the plants have come into top. But later than this should the land again become foul it should bo scraped with tho hoe only. Any vegetation which springs up after the plant has attained its growth does no harm, but is benefi- cial, rather, iu keeping the lower leaves from being sanded. But to the genuine farmer it is unsightly, and is disadvan- tageous if a wheat crop is to follow. It "had better be kept down to the last. 4- Tom Casey and John Stued and some friends wero down shooting near Newark, last Sunday. The party bagged about six dozen, of which Casey got twenty-four. Casey's dog was taken sick before the sport ended and had to be carried home. 1883 JPe Stee&es mxtl Jinortsrwim 83 THE KENNEL. Novel Points in the Greyhound. ♦ Years ago we swore on a stack of red chips that we would never own another dog. Sis promising pups that had been presented to us, blooded setters and pointers, had gone the way of all dog flesh, with the distemper and dog buttons, and by falling in the cistern, and we had been bereaved by dog misfortunes as often as John K. Bennet, of Janesville, has been bereaved on the nomination for Attorney-General. We could not look a pup in the face but it would get sick, so we concluded never to own a dog. The vow has been religiously kept since. Men have prom- ised us thousands of pups, but we have never taken them. One conductor has promised us at least seventy-five pups, but he has always failed to get us to take one. Dog lovers have set up nights to devise a way to induce us to accept a dog. We held out firmly until last week. One day we met Pierce, the Watertown Junction hotel man, and he told us he had a greyhound pup that was the fiuest bread dog — we think he said bread dog, though it might have been a sau- sage dog he said — anyway, he told us it was blooded, and that when it grew up to be a man — that is, figuratively speak- ing— when it grew up to be a dog, full size, it would be the handsomest canine in the Northwest. We kicked on it entirely at first, but when he told us hundreds of men who had seen the pup had offered him thousands of dollars for it, but that he had rather give it to a friend than sell it to a stranger, we weakened and told him to send it in. Well — (excuse us while we go into a corner and utter a silent remark) — it came in on the train Monday and was taken to the barn. It was the confoundedest looking dog that a white man ever set eyes on. It was the color of putty, and about seven feet long, though it is only sis months old. The tail is longer than a whip-lash, and when you speak sassy to that dog, the tail will begin to curl around under ham, among his legs, double around over his neck and back over where the tail originally was hitched to the dog, and then there is tail enough left for four ordinary dogs. It is the longest tail we have ever seen in one number. If that tail was cut up into ordinary tails, such as common dogs wear, there would be enough for all the dogs in the Seventh Ward, with enough left for a white wire clothes line. When he lays down his tail curls up like a coil of tel- ephone wire, and if you take hold of it and wring, you can hear the dog at the central office. His head is about the size of a graham gem and runs down to a point not bigger than a cambric needle, while his ears are about as big as a thumb to a glove, and they hang down as though the dog didn't want to hear anything. How a head of that kind can contain brains enough to cause a dog to know enough to go in when it rains is a mystery. But he seems to be intelligent. If a man comes along on the sidewalk the dog will follow him off, follow him until he meets another man, and then follow bin) till he meets another, and so on until he has fol- lowed the entire population. He is not an aristocratic dog, but willfollow one person just as soon as another; and to see him going along the street with his tail coiled up, apparently oblivious to every human sentiment is touching. His legs are about the size of pipe stems, and his feet are as big as a base-ball base. He wanders around, following boy, then a middle-aged man, then an old man, and finally, about meal time, the last person he follows seems to go by the barn, and the dog wanders in and looks for a buffalo robe or har- ness tug to chew. It does not cost anything to keep him, as he has only eaten one trotting harness and one fox-skin robe since Monday, though it may not be right to judge of his ap- petite, as he may be a little off his feed. • Pierce said he would be a nice dog to run with a horse or under a carriage. Why, bless you, he wont go within twen- ty feet of a horse, and a horse would run away to look at him; besides, he gets right under a carriage wheel, and when the wheel runs over him he complains and sings Pinafore. What under the sun that dog is ever going to be good for is more than we know. He is too lean and bony for sausage. He looks as though he might point game if the game was brought to his attention, but he would be just as liable to point a'cow. He might do to stuff and place in a front yard to frighten bnrglars. If a burglar wouldn't be frightened at that dog nothing would scare him. Anyway, now we have got him we will bring him up, though it seems as thougo he would resemble a truss bridge or a ie- frigerator car as much as a dog, when he gets his growth. For fear he will follow off a wagon track we tie a knot in his tail. Parties who have never seen a very long dog can call at the barn about merl time and see him. — Oeorqe\Peck in Peck: Sun. Deaths at Dog Shows. Not alone at the San Francisco Bench Show have dogs died from the effect of diseases contracted while on exhibition J. D. S. writes to the Forest and Stream as follows: "As one of the unfortunates who have suffered by the loss of valuable dogs from distemper, contracted at tbe recent bench show in New York, I think it would be desirable that you invite communications on the proper treatment of this disease, and the means to be used by exhibitors to prevent it. For a disease so common as dog distemper, one would sup- pose some rational plan of treatment would be thoroughly understood and scientifically followed. One writer says, "Every man of forty years of age should know how to treat himself, and that dogs require nearly the same treatment as man." I undertook to follow the instructions given in "The Dogs of Great Britian and America, " assisted by my family physician, who carefully examined the symptoms as indicat- ed by the lungs and heart. None of the remedies seemed to check the disease in the slightest, but the dogs grew gradual- ly worse, and all died in from three to four weeks from the time the simptoms were first observed. The physician was so interested in the case that he made a post-mortem exami- nation of the last one that died. He found the lungs full of tubercles, the heart badly clogged, and the liver as well as the entire alimentary canal in a horrible condition. It was an actual loss to me of over $250. I hear of similar cases all over the country, even experienced breeders like Mr. Terry being sufferers. If this thing is to continue, it will be the end of dog shows, for no person will subject valuable animals to so great a risk. Please give us light on the subject. Now we have no excuse to offer for the San Francisco managers, but the fact that such complaints are made about the New York show and also about the Chicago and Cana- dian shows, all managed by the experienced Charles Lincoln, would seem to indicate that bench shows, however well ar- ranged, are dangerous to the canine race. The Great Dane. After the lapse of more than a thousand years England is again threatened with a Danish invasion, but this time the enemy will come on four, not upon two legs. Very many of our New York readers will remember a large, slate -colored brute with black splotches, prick ears and ungainly gait which was owned by the late dog dealer Butler (who, by the way, died of tetaunsand not rabies, as was reported) and ex- hibited by him under the imposing name of Siberian blood hound. Credulous ignoramuses looked with awe upon the formidable monster with the formidable name, and with such people the canine Molossus became a favorite witnout one single quality to justify its popularity. Butler in a moment of expansion related to the writer what little he himself knew of the origin and history of the beast. He purchased him a half-grown pup from an emigrant at Ho- boken, forced him by profuse feeding to the monstrous ab- normal growth to which he attained and then announced him as a rare specimen of a rare or unknown breed called the Siberian bloodhound. This original dog of Butler's was, in fact, the great Dane, and very probably a well-bred specimen of the race, fine types of which are to be found in the pictures of boar hunting by the great painter Snyder. We have seen several of the decendants of the Butler dog, notably those owned by the late Dr. Slack, and that awful but really harmless watch dog of the Confederate Libby Pris- on, made so notorious in the "bloody shirt" harangues of political demagogues, and we can truly state that they were as remarkable for stupidity and general cussedness as they were for size and ugliness. We see by our last foreign exchanges that a club has been organized in England for breeding the great Dane and get up a great boom in his favor. Let us hope the boom will not reach our shores. — Turf, Field and Farm. The coming York (England) show of dogs has at present date an entry approaching a thousand, five of the number being from the kennels of H. K. H., the Prince of Wales, who will in person attend the show. Possibly he may exhibit his new addition to the royal kennels, the Thibet couple. On Sunday last T. Ford, J. Levy, and a few others took their neighbors up to Newark for a run. The best of the lot were Foxhall and Sierra. , Hares were hard to find, but a couple of good runs were had. The party report that the hares in Dugan's preserve are fine runners and plentiful. On Wednesday, August 1st, the members of the California Coursing Club met to make arrangements for the fall meeting. It was agreed to run at Merced, November 7th, 8th, and 9th. A puppy stake will be run as well as an old dog stake. The club $400 gold cup will be up for competition for the first time. The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society will hold their annual fair at Philadelphia. In connection therewith they will have a grand trial of sheep dogs. FISH. The Fish Commission. Last Saturday the State Board of Fish Commissioners held an adjourned meeting at the Union Hotel, Sacramento, all the members present. A written communication was received from Livingston Stone, United States Fish Commissioner, stating that he would hatch 6,000,000 salmon eggs for $2,500. He recommended that 1,000,000 of the fish be placed in Pit river and tribu- taries, 1,000,000 in the Little Sacramento and tributaries, and the remainder in McCloud river. Commissioners Buckingham and Kedding were appointed a committee to enter into a contract with Mr. Stone to hatch and distribute in the three rivers named as many salmon as the committee might deem advisable. Mr. Buckingham was authorizeu to give his personal attention to the matter. A telegram from Mr. Stone, who recently went up to the McCloud hatchery, stated that the blasting on the Califor- nia and Oregon Railroad was doing great damage to the fish, and the Chinese were killing fish with giant powder. G. P. Adams was deputized by the Board to go to the place and in- vestigate the matter. Commissioner Dibble reported that there are betwsen 10,- 000 and 20,000 young fish at the Shealey Hatchery in Nevada county, and that between SO, 000 and 90, 000 eggs has been brought from Lake Tahoe. Mr. Richardson, in change the Shealey Hatchery, fears that the temperature of the water is too warm for the trout to live. President Buckingham reported that five men had been deputized to look after the violaters of the close season on the lower Sacramento and vicinity. Five hundred dollars was appropriated to be used in enforcing the law during August. It was reported that various fish canneries had promised for a like purpose sums amounting in all to about $500. A communication from Lenhi Fish Propagating Company stated that the ;company will hatch and distribute trout at the rate of $1 per thousand if the Commission will furnish the eggs. No action was taken in the matter by the Board, but it will be considered at another meeting. The Commsstion adjourned to meet the first Saturday in September. A monster skate was brought in last Saturday from out- side the Heads by one of the Italian fishing boats. The fish was over four feet broad when laying flat, and the body was over two feet long with a monstrous tail. Wm. H. Walker, Secretary of the Produce Exchange, Cap- tain Sennett, and another gentleman, on a visit to several fishing grounds in the bay, last Sunday, made big catches of rock-cod. Bay fishing is reported good. The Modoc Independent of the 26th instant says: Cattle buyers are moving around through northern California and southern Oregon, but as yet, owing to the high prices asked by owners of cattle, the sales have not been very lively. Billy Nelson returned this week from the Stein Mountain country with about 1,000 head of stock cattle which he pnr- hased of Peter French. Messrs. Bass & Linclsey of Lassen county also passed through 'with 300 head of beef cattle. The West Bros, arrived on Suuday from their Oregon ranch, and report cattle in fine condition. They attempted to buy enough cattle to make a good drive, but holders held their cattle at such a high figure that they did not deem it advisa- ble to invest at present. Captain J. D. Young, of Sacramento, has gone to the Yosemite with a hunting and camping party. THE PJFLR The State Team. Eleven teams of the California Team practiced at Shell Mound Park, last Sunday. Mr Klein reports their scores as below: Ke„, j 200 yds— 5 45465544 4-45 ' 1500 yds-5 45655545 4-47—92 k,.i,i. | 200 yds-5 45544454 4—44 1500 yds-4 55455455 5-47—91 Barrera I 200 yds— 5 53435554 5—44 (500 yds-4 55554453 5-45- 89 S1 e (200 yds-5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4-43 •' 1500 yds— 5 55524554 5-45— 88 Klein j 200 yds— 5 45440554 5—45 (500 yds-4 45434565 3-42-88 Williams 1 2°0 yds-4 64444554 4-43 "11Uama 1590 yds-4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 5-44-87 w.^.n ) 200 yds-5 45444455 4-44 T (500 yds— 3 35454553 5—12-80 r„_„„ ) 200 yds— 4 54444454 5-43 1500 yds—! 45434555 3—42- 85 Kell.„„ j 2U0 yds-5 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 5-44 " 1500 yds-6 44444434 5—41- 85 MH., j 200 yds— 4 35444444 4-40 jr lie 1500 yds— 4 45555354 4—44— 84 „„„. I 200 yds-4 45544545 4-44 "° 1500 yds— 5 44553352 4—40- 84 Theaggregateof the eleven marksmen is 959 out of a possible 2,100 at the two distances, or 872-11 per cent of hits. The ag- gregates at the two distances were remarkably even, despiie the differences in the individual scores, the footings showing 4S0 points at the 200-yard target, and 479 at 500 yards. J. E. Klein acted as captain of the team. Nest Sunday they will shoot at Schuetzen Park, and the following Sunday will shoot under the conditions of interstate match, and under instructions of a coach. After the regular shooting Colonel Kellogg shot twice at the 500-yard target, the first ten shots making 45, and the second round coming out with fine score: 555554554 4 — a total of 47 out of 50. T. E. Carson made 45, and several others beat their team strings also. m The California Schuetzen Club will hold a prize shooting meeting at Schuetzen Park on Sunday, which will be open to all comers. The shooting will begin at 8 o'clock a. m. and close at 6:30 a. m., with the hour between twelve and one o'clock an intermission for lunch. All the shooting will be off-hand, rifles not over 45 caliber, with not exceeding sev- enty grains of powder; all sights, with the exception of tele- scope, and any pull of trigger will be allowed. Thirty cash prizes, ranging from forty dollars down to one dollar, will be given for the best scores at the six-inch bull's-eye target; sixteen prizes for the most bull's eyes during the day. There will also be special prizes for fhe first and last bull's-eyes in the forenoon, for the first shot in the dead centre of the target, and for anyone making thirty bull's-eyes during the day. There will also be a man target, representfng the upper part of a man, divided into twenty perpendicular lines — line shots to count. Thirty prizes will be distributed among the best shots at this target. The honorary targets will be the regular 25-ring Schuetzen targets, among the best scores made at which seventy prizes will be distributed. The Germania Fusilier Guard will hold its annual shooting festival at Shell Mound Park on the 19th instant, the pro- ceeds to go to the sick fund of the company. Besides the regular company medal competitions there will be public targets, with twenty-seven prizes for the best marksmen, the first three of which will be a gold watch, silver tea set and $100 in coin. The Fusiliers will use the Mauser rifles, which they have recently imported from Europe. The staff and Company A's team practiced last Sunday for the battalion match at Petaluma on Sunday next. Of the staff team there were only four present. Colonel Kanlett made 82 out of a possible 100; Lieutenant Parsons, 85; Lieu- tenant Kellogg, 88; Sergeant Hovey, 85— an average of S5 per cent. Company A's team consists of Sergeant B. B. Mc- Kibben, Sergeant Frank Mason, and Private Charles Wal- tham, E. Pierce and J. A. C. Macdonald. In the team prac- tice the six average slightly better than the staff, making S6 per cent. The shooting section of the Verein Eintracht was held un- der the supervision of Captain F. A. Kuhlo, last Sunday. The champion medal was won by Lieutenant L. W. Kauf- fung. The company medals were won as follows: First class medal, Private P. Klose; second class, Corporal G. Beckwith; third class, J. Hartmann. The best centre moas- ure was made by Lieutenant Kauffung. The company lost all their uniforms and equipments at the burning of their hall last Saturday morning. The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein will hold its fall meeting at Schuetzen Park, Alameda, on Sunday. The prizes offered are many and valuable. Marksmen from all over the coast will be present. The regular semi-annual target practice of the National Guard of California comes off on Admission Day. An Unsparing Criticism. The New York Spirit oflhe Times which seems to cherish a most uncharitable disposition towards professional oarsmen says of Boss: "In all the preliminaries of his race with Han- Ian, Boss displayed his usual stupidity. His boat was mis- erably rigged — seat too high, slide wrongly adjusted, wiud- sail too small. He won the toss for choice of positions, and then deliberately took the worst side. This latter proceeding was extraordinary and inexplicable. The St. Lawrence rivet has a current of about a mile and a half per hour, strongest in the center and gradually dying away toward either shore. This course was close to the New York shore, in a shallow bay between two jutting points, which cause an eddy closo along the bank. The first half of the race was rowed np stream, and evidedtly the inside station, in smoother water, with weaker current and a chance to strike the eddy, was many lengths better than the outside position. In the first mile of 6uch a race the scullers are so near that each must keep his own water, while on the return journey either could choose his own course. This is precisely what Haulan did. He hugged the shore going up, with all the advantago of smoother water, slack current and an occasonal eddy, and af- ter the turn, crossed over beyond Boss' course and beyond the line of buoys which nagged the limits of the course, so :is to find the full current. No doubt Haulan could have beaten Boss with a change of station, but his task would have been harder. Boss, by his idiotic choice, threw away many lengths advantage; and those persons who have doubted whether he was more knave or fool can hereafter rest assured th.:t altogether the latter. The "umbrella" hat is the latest novelty, ungraeeful and decidedly comfortable. It is 84 *ghc MxmXcx and £ pswlsmvLUo Aug 11 Entries at Sacramento. ■ No. 1. Running; Introduction Stake, for all ages three-quarters of a mile il:is)i; ■>•!'■ entrance, >10 forfeit, S"ihi milled. >.ryjtoeei!oii(l, third, to save stake. 1. Thomas Hazlett's ch s, Jubilee (6) by Nor- folk,bv Lodi. . 2. J. Greene's b h, Joe G (5), by Joe Daniels, by Woodburn. 3. James B.Chase's b f, Manan (3), by Hubbard, Electra. 4. F. Dupoister's b h, Major Whitesides (4) by Monday, Lizzie Martin. 5. F. Dupoister's b f. Aunt Betsy (3), by Hard- wood, Peffgy Kinggold. 6. Levi Knott's ch g, Jim Remvick (5), by Joe Hook- er, Big Gun. 7. George Howson's b h.Jim Douglas (5), by Wil- didle, by Norfolk. 8. P. J. Shafter's br m. Premium (aged), by Castor, by St. Louis. 9. E. J. Baldwin's ch g, Grismer (3), by Grinstead, Jennie D. 10. John Mackey's ch m, Premium (afiea), by Cas- tor, by St. Louis. 11. Palo Alto, S. F.,b g, Jou Jou (2), by Monday. Plaything. , „ 12. Hill & Gries' blk f, Dotty Dimple (3), by Ben No. 2. Running; California Derby; Btake for foals of IflsO; l'-.-uiilc. dash: *"«> entrance, p. p., Saw added, sec- ond ho'rse $100, third $50; closed August 1, I8S2, with 11 Dominations. ■Wade, unknown. 1. J. B. Haggin'e b f, Nubia, by Leinster, Ad- die A. 2. J. B. Haggin's ch f. Young Flush, by Leinster. Flush. 3. W. L. Pritchard's ch c, Ed. Smith, by Leinster, Tibbie Dunbar. 4. W. L. Pritchard's ch c, by Leinster, LottieLee. 6. W. L. Pritchard's ch c, by Bazaar, Avail. 6. W. L. Prilchard's cb c. by Bazaar, Minerva. 7. Tbeo. Winter's b f, Lou Spencer, by Norfolk, Ballerina. 8. Theo. Winter's ch f, Rosa B, by Norfolk, Mattie A. 10. Palo Alto's ch f, Satanella, by Leveller, Frou Frou. 10. Palo Alto's ch f, Satanette, by Wildidle, Bose. 11. George Howson's br f, Augusta E, by Monday, No. 3. Running; California Annual Stake, for two- vcar-olda, foals of 1SSI; dash of one mile; $100 en- trance, ?l*o forfeit, *i*in added, second colt flOO; third $50; closed Augnst 1, 1882, with 22 nominations, by Norfolk. 1. J. B. Haggin'e b c, Winnemucca, by imported Billet, Lottie. 2. J. B. Haggin's b f, by King Alphonso, Miranda. 3. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Pat Molloy, Glenuine. 4. J. B. Haaggin's b f, Mariposa, by 'Monarchist, Heliotrope. 6. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Monarchist, Alert. 6. J. B. Haggin's b f, by imported Glenelg, Edna. 7. J. B. Haggin's ch f, Hirondelle, .by imported Glenelg, Susie Linwood. 8. J. B. Haggin's br f, My Love, by Virgil, Light- foot. 9. J. B. Haggin's b f, by King Alphonso. Titania. 10. W. L, Pritchard's br c, by Leinster, Addie A. 11- W. L. Pritchard's b c, by Leinster, Lilly Simp- son. 12. W, L. Pritchard's ch f, by Bazaar, Tibbie Dun- bar. 13. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Leinster, or Bazaar, Mi nerva. 14. Theo, "Winter's ch c, Prince of Norfolk, by Nor- folk, Marian. 16. Theo. Winter's ch f, Callie Smart, by Norfolk, Mattie A. Palo Alto's cb f, by Norfolk, Frou Frou. Palo AHo'b b c, by Norfolk, Boydana. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk, Nova Zembla. Palo Alto's ch f, by Norfolk, Glendew. Palo Alto's br f, by Norfolk, Lizzie Whips. Palo Alto's blk f, by Wildidle, Frolic. Palo Allo's br f , by Monday, Riglin. 17. 18. 19. 22, No. 5. Trotting; 2:25clasa; purse $1,200. 1. H. H. Creiton's ch g, Frank Moscow, by Moscow, dam Lady Franklin. 2. G. W. "Woodward's b h, Alex. Button, by Alexan- der, dam Lady Button. 3. L.J. Rose's blk b, Del Sur, by The Moor, dam Gretchen. 4. P. Farrell's ch m, Magdallab, by Primus, dam Maud. 5. M. Cannavan's br m, Maggie C, by Whipple's Hambletonian. 6. Newland & Puroyea's gr h, Poscora Hayward, by Billy Hayward, dam Poscora mare. No. 6. Trotting stake, mile heats, fortwo-year-olds; closed April 7 with 11 nominations. The following have made second payments : 1. William Beach's ch c Dawn, by Nutwood, dam Countess. 2. Palo Alto's br f Carrie C, by Electioneer, dam Maid of Clay. 3. D. E. Knight's, ch f Nigbthawk, by Brigadier, dam Nelly. 4. J. E. Dunham's ch c Oscar Steinway, by Stein way, dam Frankie Eaton. 5. F. L. Smith's b f Cora, by Buccaneer, dam Pearl. G. G. W, Trahern's b g Voucher, by Nephew, dam by Vernon Patchen. No. 7. Trotting; purse 81, 000, for fovT-year-olds and under. 1. E. H. Miller, Jr's. b g Adair, by Electioneer, dam Addie Lee. 2. E. Downer's blk m Kitty Almont, by Tilton Almont, dam unknown. 3. J. B. McDonald's b f Hazel Kirke, by Brigadier, dame Fanny. 4. Palo Alto's b m Bonnie, by General Benton, dam America. 6. H, W. Meek's b or br f Bonnie Wood, by Nut- wood, dam Lady Belle. 6. J. M. Learned's b h Adrian, by Reliance, dam Adrians, 7. C. David's cf Sister, by Admiral, dam Black Flora. 8. A. C. Dietz's br m Olivette, by Whipple's Ham- bletonian, dam unknown. 9* L. 'J. Rose's blk g Le Grange, by Sultan, dam Georgiana. 10. L. P. Goff's br m Lncillie, by Nephew, dam Lu- anda. 11. J. T Mcintosh's b g Telegraph, by Tilton Al- mont, dam unknown. 12. J. C. Simpson's b c Anteeo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine. N Trotting; 2:40 class; purse $1,000. 1. Jobn Mclntyre'H ch g Edwin Forrest, by Black- bird, dam unknown. 2. P. Farrel's b h Barney B, by Budd Doble, dam unknown. 3. J- P. WilliamB" b g Bay Frank, by Tornado. 4. E. M. Fry's bh Arab, by Electioneer, dam Lady Hamilton. 6, J. McCord's g g Allen Roy, by Patchen Vernon, dam unknown. C. W. H. Henderson's b m Big LIze, pedigree un- known. No.O. Running; Maturity Stake, for fonr-year-olds; dash of three miles; 1100 entrance, 925 forfeit, $soit added, second 8150. tldrd $100; cloBed Aug. 1, 1882, With 7 nominations. 1. George Hearst's ch f Maria F, by Leinster, Flush 2. George Hearst's br c Duke of Monday, by Mon- day, Demirep. 8. W. L. Pritchard's b c Captain Kid, by Leinster, Tibbie Dunbar. ■1. W. L. Pritchard'B ch f Hattle Ball, by Leinster, Lottie Lee. !>. Theo. Winters' b f Duchess of Norfolk, by Nor- ■ .Ik, Marian. fi. Palo Alto'e b f Precious, by Lever, Frolic. 7. Palo Alto's ch f Fostress, by Foster, Planetla. No. 10. Running; Night-hawk Stake; dash of one mile for all agi-w; $50 entrance, sli> forfeit, ?200 added. second horse >75, third $25; stake to be named after winner K Nigbtliawk's time (.1: 12', i is beaten. 1. Tnos, Hazlett's ch g Jubilee (0), by Norfolk, by Lodi, ■ 2. Levi Knott's ch g Jim Remvick (5) by Joe Hook- er, Big Gun. 3. George Howson's b h Jim Douglass (5), by Wild- idle, by Norfolk. 4. George Howson's br f Agusta E (3), by Monday, by Norfolk. 5- P. J. Shafter's br m Night Hawk (6), by imported Haddington, by Norfolk. G. E.J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B (3), by Rutherford, Maggie Emerson. 7. C. Underbill's b s Emblem (3), by Wheatly, Black Maria. „ ,..,, 8. H. C. Judson's b m Ella Doane (3), by Wildidle, Nettie Brown. 9. Palo Alto's b g Jou Jou (2), by Monday, Play- hing. 10. Charles McLaughlin's b b Boots (5), by Hercu- les, Emma Barnes. 11. Cbarles McLaughlin's ch s Wildwood (6), by Wildidle, Emma Barnes. No. 11. Selling race; purse $250. of which $50 to sec- ond; entrance Free; one mile and repeat; $1,000 fixed valuation; 2 pounds oIT for each $100 under and 2 pounds added for each $100 over fixed value. 1. J.B. Chases ch f Laura (3) $800, by Shannon Folly. 2. W. M. Murray's ch g Lara (3), 5300, by Joe Dan- iels, Reveille. 3. G. W. Trahern's ch g Certiorari (3), S500, by Joe Daniels, bv Norfolk. 4. E. J. "Baldwin's ch g Grismer (3), 81,000, by Grin- stead, Jennie D. fl. John Mackay's. ch m Maria F (4), $500, by Lein- ster, Flush. No. 13. Trotting; 2:22 class; purse $1,200. 1 P Farrel's bh Vanderlynn, by George M, Patch- en, dam by Joseph. 2 J B McDonald's b h Brigadier, by HappyMedium, dam Lady Turner. 3 Palo Alto's b ra Manon, by Nutwood, dam Ad- die. 4 A Waldstein's b h Albert W, by Electioneer, dam by John Nelson. 5 C W Smith's br h Abbotsford, by Woodford Mamhrino, dam Columbia. No. 14. Trotting; 2:30 class; purse $1,200. 1 H H Creighton's ch g Frank Moscow, by Moscow, dam Lady Franklin. 2 J McCord's g g Allen Roy, by Patchen Vernon, dam unknown. 3 F Yager's g g Rowdy Roy, by Rustic, dam Louise. 4 MM Allen's c h Countryman. 6 W H Henderson's b m Big Lize, pedigree un- known. No. 16— Pacing. 2:25 clasB, purse S400. 1 C Schlutius' br g Prince, pedigree unknown. 2 ED Nolan's g g Gray Frank, by Hayward Chief, dam unknown. 3 P J Williams' b g Shaker, pedigree unknown. 4 J T Mcintosh's b g Fred Ackerman, by Washing- ton, pedigree unknown. 5 J C McMenomy's g g John Thomas, pedigree un- nown. No. 17. Free handicap stake; 2)4 miles: $50 en- trance, $20 declaration, $300 added, $100 to second, third to save stake; weights announced Sept. 8; declara- tion Sept 10, 8 p. ra. 1 Thos Hazlett's ch g Jubilee (6 years), by Norfolk, — by Lodi. 2 F Dupoister's g m Vila Randlett (5 years), by Waterford— Little Sophia. 3 Geo Howson's br m Agusta E (3 years), by Mon- day— by Norfolk. 4 Stemler & Ayres' ch g Fred Collier (5 years), by Joe Hooker— Puss. 5 C Dorsey's br c Birdcatcher (4 years), by Specter —Pet. 6 L Shaner's b h Judge McKinstry (4 years), by Grinstead — Katie Pease. 7 MM Allen's b g Jocko (4 years), by Cariboo— Re> ply. 8 H C Judson's ch m May D (5 years), by Wildidle — Nettie Brown. Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler (6 yoars), by Wildidle —Eva Coombs. 10 C McLaughlin's b s Boots (5 years), by Hercules Eva Coombs. No. 18. Running; colt and filly stake for two-year- olds; one-mile dash; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 added, $50 to second, third to save stake; winner of two-year-old stake first day to carry 5 pounds extra. 1, P Seibenthaler's b c, Philip S, by Leinster, Lilly Simpson 2. W M Murray's b f, Fannie, by Bayswater, Bessie Sedgwick. 3 WM Murray's ch c, William A, by Joe Daniels, Liberty. 4 W M Murray's Margarita, by Joe Daniels, Reville. E J Baldwin's h f, , by Rutherford, Gleni- No. 25. Trotting; three-minute class; purse $1,000: entries close iMnv 15, 1883, at which time2J.V per cent or entrance mind, be paid, 2.' ^ percent payable July 1 and 5 per cent August 1, 1883; to fill ten horses must pay first installment; parties not making payments when due forfeit their previous payments, and are de- barred from starting. The ^yllowing have made third payments. 1. L. J. Rose's blk g Le Grange, by Sultan, dam Georgiana. 2. H. McConu's h h Arab, by Electioneer, dam Lady Hamilton. 3. W. B. Todbunte's b h General, by General Reno — Marysville ljueen. 4. P. Farrell's b h Barney B, by Sargent's Patchen dam unknown. 6. C. F. Taylor's b g Blockade, by Blockade, by Rondo, dam by Selim. 6. J. B. McDonald's b f Hazel Kirke, by Brigadier, dam Fanny, by John Brown. 7. P. Johnson'a b g Scandinavian, pedigree un- known. 8. S. S, Drake's b f Sister, by Admiral, dam Black Flora. SlNos. 4, 12 and 21, hurdle races, failed to fill and were eclared off. No. 15, three-year-old trot, did not fill and was re- opened to close .Sept. 1. Entries at San Jose. No. 1— Running; three-quarter-inile dash; §25 entrance. $10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse $50, third horse to receive bis entrance. Palo Alto Stock Farm enter b g Jou Jou,! by Mon- day—Plaything. 2. J. W. Adams and F Depoiater enters b f Aunt Bet- sey, by Hardwood— Peggy Riogold. 3. Wni. Boots enters b g Bob, by Bob, by Bob Wooding — Gladiola. 4. W. L. Appleby (for H 0 .Judson) enters b m Ella Doane, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 5. P. J. Shatter enters b m Nigbthawk, by imp Had- dington—Napa Queen. 6. T. H. Williams enters b s Bryant W, by Monday— Bebe. 7. Levi Knott enters s g Jim Ken wick, by Joe Hooker- Big Gun. 8. George Howson enters b s Jim Douglas, by Wildidle —by Norfolk. 9. G. Pacheco enters b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 10. John Mackey (for J. B. Haggin) enters b f Sweet Briar, by Virgil— Impudence. 11. Jobn Mackey (for J. B. Haggin) enters ch in Pre- mium, by Castor— by St. Louis. No. 2— Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-year- olds; $25 entrance. $-10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance. 1. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters br f by Monday— Rig- lin. 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b c by Shannon— Dem- irep. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters bl f by Wildidle— Frolic. 4. Hill and Gries enter b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking — Maid of the Mist. ■5. E. J. Baldwin enters b f by Rutherford -Glenita. 6. E. J. Baldwin enters ch f by Grinstead— Josie C. 7. W. L. Appleby enters bl c by Monday— Lady Clare. 8. Theo. Winters enters ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mattie A. 9. T. H. Williams enters gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels— by Norfolk. 10. G. Pacheco enters ch F Blossom, by Thad Stevens. 11. G. Pacheco enters s f Coutty, by Hubbard, 12. John .Mackey enters b f School Girl, by Pat Molloy. 13. John Mackey enters b f Rosa Bella, by King Al- fonso—Mu-auda. No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat; for all ages; puree s250: first horse $175. second $50, third §25. 1. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKiustry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 2. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead— Jennie D. 3. Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 4. W. L. Appleby's s m May D. by Wildidle- Nettie Brown. 5. J. Green's b g Joe G, by Joe Daniels— by Woodhum. 6. George Howson's b m Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 7. J ohn Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday- Demirep. No. 4 — Trotting; three-year-old colt stakes (Foals of 1850); entrance $30. $250 added; first horse six-ninths, sec- ond two-ninths, third one-ninth; closed May 15th, with the following entries: 1. T. W. Barstow's s g Benton, by General Benton— Queen. 2. C. H. Coreysgrf Anna Belle, by King William-Gill. Thomas Gaul's br g Billy Martin, by Royal George. J. H. Rauey's hi s Knox, by Nutwood-*-Belle. E. Topham's b i Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood- Lady ta. 6. E J Baldwin's ch f, ■, by Grinstead, Josie , by Grinstead, Bister 7 E J Baldwin's ch f, to Clara D. 8 John Mackey's b f, Schoolgirl, by Pat Malloy, Glenuine. 0 John Mackey's b f, Rosa Belle, by King Alphon- so, Miranda, 10 HC Judson's bike, John A, by Monday, Lady Clare . 11 Palo Alto's blk f, by Wildidle, Frolic 12 Palo Alto's br f, by Monday— Riglin. 13 Palo Alto's b c, , by Shannon— Demirep. 14. Hill & Gries' b c, Bachelor, by Hock Hocking— Maid of the Mist. No, 19. Running; purse $250, of which $50 to second; for tniee-year-olds; mile dash; entrance free. 1 J. B. Chase's b f, Marian, by Hubbard— Electra. 2 Geo. Hewson's br m, Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 3 E.J.Baldwin's b c, Lucky B, by Rutherford- Maggie Emerson. 4. C. Dorsey's b c, Stanislaus, by imp. Partisan- Lady Melrose. 5 0. Underbill's b f, Emblem, Wheat-ley— Black Maria. No. 22. Trotting: free for all; purse $1,200. 1 P. Farrell's b h, Vanderlynn, by Geo. M. Patch- en, Jr. dam by Joseph. 2 J. B. McDonald'B b h, Brigadier, by Happy Medi- um, daiu Lady Turner. 3 Palo Alto's- b m, Manon, by Nutwood, dam Ad- die, 4 A. Waldstein's b b, Albert W, by Electioneer, dam by Jobn Nelson. 5 ('. W.Smith's br h, Abbotsford, by Woodford's Mambrino, dam Columbia. 6 J. & W. S. Frilch's cb ra, Nellie It, by Geu. Mc- Clelland, dam Susie Rose, No. 23. Occident stake; closed Jan. 1,1382, with fif- teen nominations. Third payments have been made nil the following ; 1 Palo Alto's b f, Wave, by Electioneer dam Waxey by Lexington.. 2 Palo Alto's g f, Sallie Benton, by General Ben- ton, dam Soutag Mohawk. 3. L. J. Rose's br f , Neluska, by Sultan, dam Gretchen, by Mambrino Pilot. No. 24. Trotting; purse $300; for yearlings; mile dasb. 1. J. W. Cox's ch o Cannon Ball, by Prompter, dam Gazelle, 2. 8- K. Tre fry's b c Apex, by Prompter, dam by Flax tail. 3. Jobn Mackey's b c Longbren-, by Echo, dam by Patchen. 4. John Mackey's b f Visalia, by Echo, dam by Langford. 6. L. J. Rose's blk f, by Sultan— Ella Lewis (In abeyance. J i!'J9™ gjKi trotting; for three-yoar-olds; puree »«m, hr»t tanetm, second W0. third S30. Nebhew-lnLS'da°Sell'e''iLPG0ff'S br m lnciUi». h» tio2ncePr-wtLeyS,OCk """" e°'erS bm WaTe' 1>y Elec" 1 wSrg'' ',','">">' ™'"s oh » Redwood, oy Nutwood. hoS S»SSn^0o"S Wli24 ClMS; lmr8e »"* «"' [Faded to fill; in abeyance.] No. 13-ttunuing; four-mile dash; post stake for a1 ages; entrance S150, $500 added; *250 to second horse, third t>>M\u stake; hrn-scs bi he named Sej.teiul.er lath 1. riill ,\: fines nomination. 2. L. J. Baldwin's Humiliation. 3. Charles McLanimlin's nomination. i- W, L. Appleby's nomination. 5. M. M. Allen's nomination. No. 15— Same day; trotting; mile and repeat for two- year-olds; purse and stake; $25 entrance. £200 added: sec- ond horse .s50, third $25. Another race will be substi- tuted. No. 16- Trotting: two miles and repeat; purse $500; first horse S3J.-U. second slljij, third s50. .-'ailed to fill. In abeyance. No. 20— Running; one-mile dash for all ages; $50 en- trance, sla forfeit, >12". added; second horse to receive his entrance and one-third of added money. 1. Lee Shaner's b s Judge -McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 2. J. W. Adams and F. Del'oistcr's b f Aunt Betsey, by Hardwood Peltry Uinggold, 3. Charles McLaughlin '5 ch s Wildwood. by Wildidle— Emma Karnes. 4. Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 5. James R, Chase's h f Marian, by Hubbard- Electra. 6. Levi Knott's s g Jim Kenwick. by Joe Hooker— Bic Gun. " L 7iT G„e(?rBe Howson's b s Jim Douglass, by Wildidle— by Norfolk. 8. G. Pacheco's b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 9. John Mackey's b f Rosa Bella, by KingtAlfouso. i h Eutcher Boy, by Nutwood- Duncan's s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood- Mc. 6. N. B. Edwards' Kitty. 7. F. L. Sportsmai 8. C. BL Maddox's b m Lady Bismarck, by Bismarck. No. 5— Same day; trotting; 2:22 class; purse $750; first horse $5C3, seconl $150. third $100. Failed to rill. In abeyance. No. 6— Same day; trottinjr: three-minute class; purse $400, first $2(10, second $100, third $40. 1. E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer— Lady Hamil- ton. 2. P. Johnson's bl c Scandinavian— pedigree unknown. 3. H W. Meek's b f Bonnie Word, by Nutwood. 4. M. Rollins' b m Laura M. 5. Charles David's br f Sister, by Admiral. No. 7— Same day; 2J-mile dash; for all ages; $25 en- trance, $10 forfeit, $250 added; second horse $50, third to save entrance. 1. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday- Demirep. 2. M. M. Allen's b g Jocko, by Cariboo— Reply. 3. George Howson s b m Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk 4 Hill and Gries" b s Wildidler, by Wildidle— Eva Combs. 5. F. Depoister's gr m Viola R. 6. Stemler and Ayres' s g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker- Puss. 7. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 8. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford- Maggie Emerson. 9. Charles McLau culm's b s Boots, by Hercules- Emma Barnes. 10. W. L. Appleby's b ni Ella Doane, by Wildidle- Nettie Browu. 11. James li. Chase's t> f Marian, by Hubbard- Electra, 12. P. J. Shatters b m Nigbthawk, by imp Haddington. No. 8— Same day; runuiug; selling race; one mile and repeat; purse 8200; riist horse $150, second $50; houses en- tered to be sold for $1,000 to carry entitled weight, two pounds for each slOO over, and two pounds off for each $100 under fixed valuation. 1. W.L.Appleby's b g Belshaw, by Wildidle; valua- tion, $400. 2. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, byGrinstead; valua- tion, $ . 3. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon; valuation, $800, 4. P. J. Shafter's bs Haddington, by imp Haddington; valuation, $600. 5. T. 11. Williams' bl b Bryant W, by Monday; valua tion, $400. li. John Mackey's ch m Maria F, by Lienster; Valua- tion, $500, No. 0 Same day; running; ono-milo dash; for two-year- olds: winner of No. 2 barred; .$25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 ad-led; >'50 to second hornc. 1. Theo. Winters' cb f Callie Smart, by Norfolk Mat- tie A. 2. Hill ,v. Gries' b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking— Maid of the Mist. 3. E, .1. Baldwin's bl, by Rutherford Glenita, 4. E.j. Baldwin's eb f, by Grinstead SiBtor to Clara D, 5 Wm Boots' bf Sister to Bob, by Bob Wooding- Gladinla. G. T. H. Williams, Jr.'B gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels. 7. G, Paobeoo's a I Ooutty, by Hubbard. 8. o Pacheco's chf Blossom, by Thad. Stevens. 9. John Mackey's bf Rosa Bella, l>y King AlfonBO— Miranda. In. Juhu Mackey's!) f Sweet briar, by Virgil- Impudence. 11. Palo Alto's bl t, by Wildidle— Frolic. 12 Palo Alto's br f, by Monday— Rijjlln. 13. Palo Alto's b c, by Shannon— Demirep. Why Do They Pace? Two of the best pacers in the country, John- son and Kichball, took part in races at the Chi- cago meeting last week, and gained for them- selves great reputations. Johnson paced the first heat of the 2:30 class in 2:13, distancing all but one of the horses that started against him, and in the second heat that one, the bay mare Gurgle, was behind the flag, the time being 2:15£. Three days later Johnson paced against the best time on record at his way of going, 2:llf, and succeeded iu making a dead heat with the watch, so that he now shares with Little Brown Jug the honors of the fast- est pacing record. Bicbball tackled the free- for-all pacers on Monday. Flora Belle was helping Buffalo Girl to win, but despite all the efforts of these speedy mares Kichball outpaced and outlasted the lot, winning the third, fourth and fifth heats in 2:1 5|, 2:183, 2:154- Two days later he started in the 2:20 pacing race, and this time won in straight heats, the figures being 2:13|, 2:16i, 2:13, and in the last heat he broke at the first turn, paced around all the others, and won by five lengths with plenty to spare. Johnson went the middle half of his trial mile in 1 :04 and Kichball went over the same ground in his 2:13 in 1:04J. When horses make such sensational perform- ances as did Johnson and Kichball last week, the interest in their breeding becomes at once very marked. Now it is a singular fact, but nevertheless true, that neither Johnson nor Kichball has any pacing blood in the nearer crosses of their pedigrees, and none that is known of in the more remote crosses. And, further than this, neither of them looks like a pacer. Johnson is a trotting-lmilt horse all over, and he is also a trotting bred one. His sire, Bashaw Golddtist, is a son of Green's Bashaw, out of a mare by Golddtist. Johnson's dam was by Ned Forrest. Why this young horse paces in 2:13 at six years of age, no one can tell. His full brother, now four years old, is a trotter, and can show a 2:45 gait. Johnson himself will trot when moving slowly, and can beat 3:00 any day. He is trotting bred, looks like a trotter and paces in 2:1 If. Richball looks more like a largish Canadian pony than anything else, and yet he is said to be by a thoroughbred horse, out of a mare that was certainly three-quarters pure bred. His sire, King Faro, was a first-class race-horse at all distances, and is now in the stud and doing a good business by reason of his very creditable turf career. Richball certainly inherits noth- ing of the form of his sire, but, on the con- trary, is, in conformation, as far removed as possible from him. He has a plain but intelli- gent head, an expressive, human eye; hut it is idle to talk of his being a shapely horse in any respect. His paciug inheritance certainly does not come from the thoroughbred King Faro, and no more doesit comefrom his dam. Where, then, does he get it? This is a question over which those who have theories on breeding may theorize, and, perhaps, to some purpose. —JSreeder's QaseUe. A Useful Article. — Rawson/s U. S, Army Suspensory Bandage is, as the cut connected with the advertisement elsewhere clearly shows, a complete relief and support, and should be iu general use. It is self-adjusting, and displacement is impossible. It counter- acts nervous tension and other ills that mankind is heir to. Sold by all drugejets. Can be sent by mail safotly. Address S. E. G. Rawson, Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. The $5,000 special purse for 2:20 horses, to be trotted at Providence, R. t., September 12, closed July 16, no less than nineteen nom- inations being made. The following are the horses named: Clemmie G, Wilson, Tony Newell, Overman, Joe Bunker, Gladiator, Happy Thought, Buzz Medium, Director, Mo- doc, Forest Patchen, Billy Button, Deck Wright, Captain Lewis, St. Cloud, H.B. Win- ship, JosephuB, Steve Maxwell and Phyllis. 1883 3£tte %xtt&xt mtet j&pjwtsnratt. 85 YACHTING. An Undetermined Question. The 29th and 30th of last month were ideal yachtingdaya. A bright, warm sun overhead, a steady, whole-sail breeze, and just sufficient sea to give motion and life to the boats. This fact, however, was seemingly not sufficiently appreciated by the large yachts, as by far the majority of the sails that flecked the bright green waters of the bay belonged to the mosquito fleet. The Halcyon and Lurline, however, being comparatively new to their owners, were out. Going across the channel the Lurline took the lead and in- creased it materially ai'ound Angel Island and through Rac- coon Straits, but after the yachts got well to windward of the Island, the Halcyon commenced to (icome to the fore," and was only two or three minutes behind her rival when they reached Saucelito. A great deal of interest is naturally mani- fested as to which of these two boats posesses the fastest "heels," as they are by far superior in size aud construction to any other yacht here (excepting, of course, the Casco, whose owner never indulges even in scratch races, and so in a point of speed cannot enter into comparison with these) and, more- over, were modeled by rival builders the acknowedged lead- ers on the coast of all yacht builders. Every day can be heard discussions on the respective mer- its of the Turner model and of the Hall model, but the only way to decide it is to have an outside race, and, if to be this year, the sooner the better, as the wind is beginning to light- en up already, and a yacht race in a calm is a most unsatis- factory thing for everybody excepting, of coursej the lucky ones who hold pool tickets on the winner. Of course it is very easy for an outsider, writing without prejudice, to arrange a race upon paper, as it costs nothing, but it is a different thing with the yacht owners, who have, first of all to make the stakes, then come to terms as regards the course, and whether to race on a flood or ebb tide, then pitch upon a man to do the sailing — as very few of the yacht owners here have enough of the sailor about them to manage their own j'aehts in a race — and lastly, but not least, to have the boats cleaned and ballasted to suit the sailing master. In spite of these objections we would like to air our views on the subject. We would suggest for such a race that the course be from an imaginary dine .from the foot of Front street to Blossom Rock buoy, out and around the Farralone Islands and back to the starting point; time, some Saturday afternoon, when all the people who would be interested in such a contest could have an opportunity of witnessing it; the tide, on account of both being keel boats, should be ebb- ing, and the stakes, of course, are for the owners to decide; but as they both are well-to-do, money would be no mate- rial object to them, and consequently such a race, should it come off, would probably be for glory or for a supper, or for some snch thing. "We would also suggest that no other boats desire to com- pete unless they wish to waive all question of time allowance, on which subject nearly everybody has his own idea, and, moreover, we have no precedent with which to regulate it over the proposed course. Mr. Tevis, when ordering the Halcyon, had this disputed question in his mind, and, animated by the desire that the "best boat might win" on her own merits, had her built the same length on the water line as was proposed for the Lur- line, which was by that time already in frame, viz.: 87 feet. The only other boat eligible to enter such a race on these terms would be the Casco (as we hardly suppose that the centerboard yachts would agree to sail on an ebb tide and do without time allowance), and Dr. Merritt, as we before inti- mated, has always persistently declined to race his boat, and so the amount of speed possessed by her must remain a mat- ter of speculation. This race to be fair for "all hands" should be an outside one, as the Lurline, with more sail and less ballast than the Halcyon, should, other things being equal, sail better in the bay, unless we have such a blow as we had on the 10th of June last. These, of course, are merely our ideas, and whether all or none of them are adopted we should like very much to see a race arranged between the two "big uns.': The Chispa, as was expected, has made no rex^ly to the chal- lenge of the Flenr de Lis. White is reported to have said that he thinks his boat the best on the bay and desires a chance to prove, and that he is willing to race for any prize ' 'from a penny to a $ 1,000." If he is in earnest we should think it would be the best plan for him to issue a challenge to "any yacht in San Francisco Bay," stating the rules, course, stakes and any exceptions he may desire. For reasons stated in our before last issue his limit to the (Aree working sails will seriously interfere with any prompt acceptance of his challenge, as some yachts carry a flying jib as a working sail, without which, on the wind, their tiller would be "hard up" all the time and any person, sailor or landsman, can see what a difference it would make in the speed of the boat whether the rudder is approxi- mately parallel with keel or whether it is almost square across her stern. The champion yacht Nellie returned from down the coast on Monday week, after a pleasant trip up in spite of an irritat- ing calm which lasted several hours. While at Santa Cruz the owners gave Frank Murphy, the pilot, whose name has been connected with the Nellie ever since she launched, a magnifi- cent gold watch and chain, the watch having an embossed picture of the Nellie under full sail on the front, and suitable inscription on the back, aud the chain being decorated with a gold anchor for a charm. That all hands enjoyed the month's cruise is witnessed by the fact of their long stay. The White wing has been eo aipletely overhauled aud repainted. Mr. Lee, however, took a trip outside last Satur- day, going out so far that the Cliff House was a mere speck in the eastern horizon. If all the yacht owners here were imbued with the same spirit that Mr. Lee has, there would not be so many complaints of dullness in yachting circles. The Elia, Fulton Berry's pretty little yawl, made her first appearance for the season of 'S3 on the last Sunday in July. Did his misfortune of last September, when he put her on the rocks under the Mare Island lighthouse, disgust him with yachting? or has he been too busy with other affairs that he has not had her out before? A cruise has been arranged by the San Francisco Yacht Club in which they have invited the Pacifies to participate, for Saturday the 18th iust, to go to Benecia and return the following day. Much as these cruises are needed to enliven yachting, we hope they will postpone it on account of the Conclave Regatta which has been set for that day, or at least not to start until the race is over. The Fleur de Lis, we understand, is to be painted black, which we think will improve her appearance. On last Sunday the channel, about noon, looked very pret- ty. The Ariel and Magic started from Front Street, and were followed later on by the sloop Nellie and the Fleur de Lis. Off Aleatraz the Whitewing met them and last but not least came the Halcyon from Saucelito. She ran down until abreast the Fleur de Lis and then hauled her wind on the starboard tack, being ahead and slightly to windward of the white boat. A very pretty beat was then had, the Halcyon soon going to the van of the fleet followed closely by the Fleur de Lis with the Whitewing and smaller boats tailing out astern, the Ariel hopelessly left. This, however, is not strange as the latter has not been cleaned for six months, and her sailing master kept her in the full strength of the flood tide, while the other boats beat out close to the shore. When last seen the boats were about off Point Bonita, the Halcyon still maintaining her lead. Coming home the Fleur de Lis went into Saucelito and the Halcyon continued on towards the city. It was quite refreshing to see the Ariel under canvas again as she has been laid up so long, and morevor, she is by far the prettiest boat above water that San Francisco owns. The party who were out in her, contemplate going to-night out as far as Point Reyes, '• laying too" tbere|till day break, and then going to Noonday Rock to fish. J. Mervin Douahue, one of the owners of the Nellie, re- turned last weak from New York where had an opportunity of seeing some Eastern yatching, principally on the champi- on sloop Gracie. The Falcon, formerly the Red Cloud, Gov. Pacheco's old yacht which for many years was owned in Stockton is freighting in the bay. The Casco returned from her cruise up north last Wednes- day going direct to her mooring at Oakland. Phil McGovern has joined the Pacific Yacht Club and has purchased a half interest in the Fleur de Lis. The Dawn and Spray were at Quarry Cove last Saturday night and returned home early. ROWING. The Conclave Race. The race inaugurated by the Knights Templars for nest Saturday seems to be the only one that we are to have this year, although there is some desultory talk among the niem- bersof both clubs which we are afraid will, from the indica- tions, come to nothing. The promoters of this regatta cannot be too highly praised or commended for the energy exhibited by them in stepping into afield outside of their province and setting the yacht clubs an example that should make them ashamed of them- selves, and it is to be hoped that all yacht owners will appre- ciate the Knight's efforts and enter aud have their vessels sail over the course, no matter if they know they cannot win, so as to make a pretty showing. Captains Cummings and Coolidge have been appointed judges and Charley Yale Referee of the race and from the standing of these gentlemen all can rest assured that no favor- itism will be shown in making the arrangements or in their decisions, although some of the smaller boats may complain of an insufficient amount of time allowance, in which we, to some extent, agree with them, although it must be borne in mind that the promoters of the regatta state that the trophy is for "the fastest yacht in California" putting no limit as re- gards size or rig, but the judges very wisely concluded that without time allowance none but the very few large yachts here would enter and deprive the race of a great deal of beauty and interest. Another pretty idea has beena proposed, viz., starting off the fourth class yachts first, then the third, second and first classes, allowing each class the time allowance they are en- titled to so that the first boat home will win the race, thus making it more interesting to the visitors, who, of course. cannot"be expected to fully understand our system of time allowance, which sometimes make the first boat home really the third or fourth in the race. This, however, we fear impracticable as then all the yachts would have to anchor on the starting line and then slip their moorings, which, of course, (as the tide will ebb throughout the race) will give the boat drawing the outside position a lar«e advantage over the inshore ones, as the wind will be steadier and the tide stronger out there, and moreover the inshore ones would, of course, want to get into the strength of the tide and, with such a large fleet as contemplate start- ing, would have to sail nearly a quarter of a mile before she could have the same advantage as the luckier outsiders, so we expect that the boats will have a flying start as usual and their time made up when the race is over. The rules so far laid down are as follows: The course to be from the imaginary line from the foot of Front St., out and around the 15 fathom or Whistling Buoy and back to the starting point, being dead to windward out and of course right before the wind coming back; this does away with any chance of having the wind abeam or over the quarter most yachts best point of speed as then all the forward sails can be made to draw which is very rarely the case with the wind over the stern. The yachts are classified as follows: 1st class, ;0 to 100 ft. Casco 94 ft., Halcyon S3 ft., Lurline 80 ft., Aggie 77 ft., Ariel 77 ft., 2nd class, 55 to 70 ft., Fleur de Lis 63 ft., Chispa 51 ft Nellie 60 ft., Con O'Connor 55 ft., Whitewing 56 ft. 3rd class, 40 to 55 ft., Annie 53 ft., Lolita 50 ft., Lillie 4S ft Frolic 48 ft., Esmerald 46 ft., Startled Fawn 45 ft., Sloop Nellie 44 ft., Maggie 44 ft., Mollie 43 ft., Clara 42 ft., and Earnbler 42 ft. „ „ , 4th class, Dawn 40 ft., Ella 40 ft., Thetis 35 ft., Spray 31 ft. The first class gives 10 minutes to the second class 15 min- utes to the third class aud if any start, 20 minutes in the ourth class. . . There is no allowance made in the classes except in the case of the Ariel, which gets three minutes over the other first class boats; this was probably thrown out as a sop to get her to enter as she has to give all other boats the same allowance that the other big ones do. This is a mistake which will probably be rectified before the day of the race, as it might possibly lead to complications. We will draw a case in point; suppose, for example, that the Halyon is the first boat home and the Ariel only two minu- tes behind. This, with the latters allowance, would give her the race, but suppose also that one of the second class boats, say the Nellie, should be only eight and a half minutes be- hind the Ariel then as the Ariel would have to give her ton minutes allowance, the Nellie would wiu, but then the Nellie would be 101 minutes behind the Halyon and so she would only be entitled to ten minutes allowance from the Halyon, the latter would then claim the race. Look to this, gentlemen, before it is too late, tnougn, ot course there is only a bare possibility of the result being as we have drawn. No stipulations have been made public as regards the sails than are to be carried, but we suppose that the Yacht Club rules will decide this, viz., any sails may be carried that will set on the wind. This bars only square sails and spankers. We feel some little pride at the making of this race as it follows out to a certain extent our ideas as given in this column in our issue of July 28th. The course by actual measurement on the chart is 31} miles, but as one half of it is dead to windward, even lands- men will understand that the yachts will have to sail a much greater distance. A Wild Scheme. The Pacific Rowing Association has decided to commence experimental course, by holding a regatta at Vallejo on Thanksgiving Day. This is a most extraordinary move, and would be wholly inexplicable were it not for a well-known fact, that he man who pulls the best jaw in the association is a native of Mare Island. There are about six hundred good reasons why the regatta should not be held at Vallejo, and not one argument in favor of edifying the salanoite by a free atheletic show. In the first place, November is the month of all others in which to have a regatta on San Francisco Bay. In the next place it will entail much expense and great trou- ble to transport racing boats to Vallejo where there has not been a vigorous rowingclub for years, and where there is no immmediate prospect of a revival of interest on aquatics. A regetfca on Lake Merritt would be a far more sensible affair, bad as it would be, and Saucelito might claim with jus- tice predecence of Valleyo, if it be necessary to run the races out of sight of San Francisco. We fail to see, however, why oarsmen should turn their backs on the city at the very time of the year when of all others, a regetta should be held either at North Beach or Long Bridge. There might be some ex- cuse for the Vallejo craze, if there were any dollars in the scheme, opened by some temptation company, but the fact is there isn't a cent in it, but even a pewtei challenge men pre- sented by the navy yard. John Sullivan and Louis White, of the Pioneer Rowing Club, are to have another two-mile race over the Long Bridge course on the 19th inst. White was handicapped in his boat when Sullivan beat him some weeks ago. Both men have now tine new shells and will meet on equal terms. The race is for "a dinner for the crowd." Leander Stevens, whose confidence in himself has been rapidly increasing during the last six months, has put up a forfeit of $25 on a stake of $100 to row Lonis White three miles with a turn over course. The race will probably be decided in October, though Stevens wants it to take place on the 20th day of November. Dennis Griffin and Sam Watkins met this week and judg- ing from the preliminary talk, a match for $500 a side is al- most a certainty, Bob Goble will back Watkins, and Super- visor Griffin will post the money for his athletic son. The race will be a good one and a heavy betting event. Young Mares in the Trotting Stud. A few weeks ago allusion was made to the propriety of putting young mares in the shad, and in a brief note a few were named, to show the wisdom of the course. Col. Sanders, in an appendix to the Trotting Stud Book, gives a list of "The Great Brood Mares," viz., those that are credited with two or more trotters with records of 2:30 or better. The first is Bay Fanny, the dam of Alex- ander, 2:28J, and Resolute 2:27J. Her first foal was dropped when she was five years old. Alexander when six, and Resolute when she was seven. Belle Brandon, the dam of Amy, 2:20}, and Governor Sprague, 2:20^, was eleven years old when the former was foaled, and eighteen when Governor Sprague came. Burch mare, dam of Rosolane 2:21j}, and Donald 2:27, was respectively eleven and thirteen when these were foaled. Clara, the dam of Dexter 2:17-}-, and Alma 2:28j}, was ten when her great son was foaled, fifteen when her still greater son Dictator came into the world, and twenty-four when Al- ma dropped. There are fourteen foals to her credit in the Stud Book. Diana, dam of Geo. A. Ayer, 2:30, and Lady Kelso 2:29, was five years when her first-born came, six when George Ayer, and ten when Lady Kelso was foaled. Dolly, by Iowa, dam of Envoy, 2:28, and Fleta 2:28, had the latter when five years old. The great Dolly had Thorndale when four years old, and he has a record of 2:22} and is the sire of Edwin Thorne, 2:16£, Daisydale 2:163, and MaT Tllonle 2:243- Onward 2:25}, is fourteen years younger than his dam, and Director, probably 2:16J, is sixteen years the junior of his mother. The dam of Aristos and Annie Page, 2:27 J and 2:27}, as- sumed the duties of maternity at five years old. Flora, the dam of St. Julian 2:11}, St. Reno 2:25$, and Unola 2:22}; was seven when Abelardcame, and thus the trio in list are the produce of the three succeeding years. Green Mountain Maid was five years old when Storm was foaled, six when she had Electioneer, Prospero 2:20 came the next year, Dame Trot the next, andElain 2:20, when her dam was twelve years old. Gretchen was four years old when Inca, 2:27, was foaled, ten when Del Sur 2:24 came, and a year older at the time Romero 2: 19 J, was dropped. Thus on sixteen of those dams, ranging alphabetically from a to g, seven of them had foals at four and five years old, three of them the age is not giv- en, and of some of the remainder the evidence is too in- definite for classification. This is only a trial opening in the mine, and there is little question that there will bo interesting data to aid the breeder in his work. The bill to prohibit pigeon shooting .has passed reading in the English parliament. 8~6 'glxc %mtht muX j^ristum*. Aug 11 BASE BALL. Recreation Grounds. The Oakland Base Ball Club came to grief last Sunday by pitting itself against a better nine. They met the Reddiug- tons, made a ran, watched their opponents make thirteen, sadly folded a bag of bats, exchanged their dingy brown uni- forms for the customary habiliments of mankind, and turned their faces toward the suburb on the other side of the bay. This is the third country club defeated on the Recreation Grounds this season, and one may naturally ask why it is that the country does not furnish better players. The clubs have more time for practice than those in the city, should have healthier and more robust players, and should r>roduce better men. It may be said in answer that as soon as a good player developes in the country, he joins a city club. That would do as an explanation in the East, where baseball play- ers are well paid, bnt not here. The true explanation may be that the incentives of competition and the rewards of glory do not exist in the country to urge the players to prac- tice. The game of Sunday last opened with the Kedingtons at the bat, and the inning closed with a run each by Bennett and Incell. Mitchell, the pitcher for the Oaklands, throws a ball whic is easily batted, and perhaps this is the only criti- ctsm needed. Mitchell himself, notwithstanding his fatness, is an active, energetic man, and in other ways, during the progress of the game, did good work. Osborn, as catcher, will hardly pass muster. His record of passed balls does not include as many more which he only partially stopped and certainly muffed. Clipper, at first, was up to the mark, and Kenney, at second, was unusually good; he caught several flies on the run, and acted well at his bag. Scott, in the left field, also distinguished himself as a fly-catcher. Mitch- ell made a running catch, capturing a foul, and gaining a round of applause. The fielding of the Oaklanders, up to the last three innings, was excellent. The Kedingtons played a poor game, and won only by the worse playing of their opponents. Incell pitched a swift ball, and he has acquired a curve. Kregan behind the bat, was also good. The batting of this nine was its best point. Base hits were very common, and two baggers not unusual. The single run of the Oaklands was made by Wallace in the first inning. Osborn went to the first base on called balls, and while he was stealing to second, Kenny went out on a fly, closely followed by Moran; then Wallace made a base hit, the ball landing in Bennett's hand. Bennett put ont Osborn, who was making a foolish ran to third. Wal- lace stole to the second, made his third on an error by Pope, and came home on abase hit by Ryan. Ryan went out at second and Shreeder put the wire out on strikes. After that a solemn array of goose eggs completed the score of runs. The playiug of the Redingtons was so negative as to call for no criticism. Following is the score: BEDTNGTONS. XBHFO A E Arnold, If 5 2 111 .Levy, c f 5 2 0 0 0 Bennett, rf 6 3 2 8 0 Incell, lb 5 2 013 0 Moran, 8S 6 0 2 0 Tope, 2 b 5 2 0 3 Keagan.c 5 1110 Quitzow, 1 b 5 0 15 0 1 Mooney, 3b 5 1 0 0 0 Osbord, c 4 Kenny, 2 b 4 Wallace, 3 b 4 Ryan, r f 4 Shreeder, c f 4 Scott, 1 f i Mitchell, p 3 Bassett, ss 3 Clipper, lb 3- 4 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 45 13 27 21 3 Totals 33 1 27 15 14 Two-base hits— Pope, Arnold, Bennett, Moran, Quitzow. Home run- Bennett. Wild pitches— Incell 2, Mitchell 1. Passed balls — Keagan 2, Osborn 9. Struck out— Bertington 4, Star 8. First base on called balls— Star 4, Eetlington 2. Left ou bases— Redington 5, Star 4. Double play— Clipper and Osborn. Time of game— 2 h. 15 m. Umpire— Chars, tragus. The Woonsockets Beaten. The Woonsockets visited were beaten by the Eurekas score: WOONSOCKET. TB n HH PO A Lawton, c 5 2 0 9 3 Swanton. c f 5 1 1 0 0 ■Ponohue.ss 5 0 10 0 Finn, p3b 4 0 0 1 12 Carroll, 3b p 4 0 0 3 4 Fogarty, 2b 4 0 0 2 3 Sheridan, r f 4 1 0 0 1 Egan, lb 5 0 1 12 0 Lamb, If 4 0 2 0 0 Sacramento last Sunday, and of that city, by the following BUBEKA. TB RDHFO A Sullivan, lb 4 2 3 16 1 McLaughlin, 3b... 4 1 1 0 G Crone, c f 4 Robertson, 2b, Maher, c 4 Johnson, s s 4 Hilbert, rf 3 Perry, If 3 Itenfro, p 3 4 0 13 0 16 10 0 0 111 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 2 1 1 Totals 37 4 5 27 22 8 Total9 22 7 7 27 20 Innings 1 23456789 Woonsocket 2 10 10 0 0 0 0—4 Eureka 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0—7 Earned runs-Eurelia 1. Two base hits— Renfro 1, Sullivan 1. First base on errors— Woonsocket 7, Eureka G. Left on base b— "Woonsocket fi, Eureka 2. Struck out— Woonsocket 4, Eureka 9. Double plays- Finn, Fogaity, Egan. Passed balls -Lawton 1, Maher 1. Time of game— 1 hour and 45 minutes. Olympics and Pacifies. One of the hardest and closest games of the season was played at Oakland last Sunday, between the Olympics and a local nine, called the Pacifies. At the close of the seventh inning the score stood Sand S, and the figures were not changed until the forteenth was played, when the Olympics stood the odd run and put an end to the straggle. The rec- ord is as follows : Buck.cf 7 McCord, ss C Haxdle, o o McVey, lb 5 Van Bergen, r f... 6 l 1 r. 2b 5 K. lly, If 4 Gilbert, p 5 Van Court, :ib G 0 110 1 0 112 2 1 10 1 14 0 0 2 4 0 2 1110 0 10 0 3 1 2 18 3 2 Smith, c... Harry, 2b 6 Summer, 3b 6 Jackson, as 6 Oeary, p 6 High, lb 4 Gate, r f 5 Jones, c f 5 Scott, If G PACIFIC8. TB dh n po An 1 2 12 13 0 112 3 112 6 0 10 4 2 0 1 1 18 3 1 0 0 2 10 0 2 2 10 0 10 2 3 Totals 60 12 9 43 16 18 Totals 60 8 8 40 19 15 Ono-boee bits— Olympics 13, Pacifies 11. Two-base hits— Olympics 1, Pacifies 1. Time of game— 3£ hours. At Mr. II. Chaplin's recent sale of yearlings at Newmarket, England, tho bay colt by Rosioruciau, dam Bonnie Kate by King of Trumps, was bought .by Mr. M. Dawson at $10,- 000; bay colt by EoBicrucian, dam Salamanca by Student, was purchased by Sir J. Willonghby at 57,500; Mr. R. Pock purchased a chestnut filly by Hermit, dam Adelaide by young Melbourne, at $8,000 J Mr. M. Duwsou also purchaaod a brown colt by Rosi crucian, dam Florenco by Vespasian, for >"';\2.">0 ; a ehoatnnt (illy by Macaroni, dam Duckling, was sold sii.UOO and purchased by Sir J. Willoughby. Iwin Bibby, the wrestler, paid a visit to Sacramento dur- ■ iig the week. ATHLETICS. The Merions Win The Cup. Last Saturday the concluding match of cricket for the Harrison trophy was played by the Occident and Merion ClubB at the Oakland grounds. The play, as in previous games, was a sandwich, a thin layer of good work between two huge chunks of errors. The Merions went to the bat first and were opposed by Sanderson and Waterman the Ac- cident bowlers. It was almost a case of two negatives. The Merions would not bat and the Occidents would not field. Double hits were scarcer than hen's teeth, and a well fielded ball as rare as a pure diamond. The inns went out for 44 and gave way to the Occidents. Then some cricket was played. The Merions fielded well, no less than five batsmen being run out. Carr, with ten, made the top score on either side. Below are the scores : MEIUONS' FIRST INNINGS. J. Martin, b Sanderson 1 Hill, b Waterman 5 Armitage, run out 0 G.Theobald, b Waterman 0 B. S. Benjamin, b Sanderson 4 J, Theobald, c Cross, b Waterman 5 Rev. C. Miei, b Sanderson 4 Barney Benjamin, b Sanderson.. ." 0 F, Mathieu, b Sanderson 3 Banner , b Waterman 1 Davidson, not out 0 Extras 12 Total 44 OCOIDENT. Carr, run out 10 Stewart, run out 1 Waterman, run out 6 Purdy, b J. Theobald 2 Bristowe, run out 3 Cross, b J. Theobald 0 Sanderson, b J. Theobald 4 Sherrott, b J. Theobald 0 O'Connor, b Banner 1 Frazer, run out 3 Knocker, not out 0 Extras 2 Total 31 merions' second innings. Armitage, b Stewart 4 Davidson, c CrosB, b Can 2 J. Theobald, b Stewart 3 B. S. Benjamin, c Carr, b Stewart 6 G. Theobald, c O'Connor, b Carr 6 Hill, b Stewart 1 Banner, b Stewart 0 Kev. C. Miel, b Stewart 1 Barney Benjamin, not out 0 F. Mathieu, b Stewart 2 J. Mathieu, absent — Extras 3 Total 28 The Merion and Occident Cricket ^Clubs will play at Oakland to-day to settle the ownership of the bats, etc., given for the best averages in the matches for the Harrison trophy. The Turners Champions. The prize winners of the Pacific Turn Bezirk festival and sports, held at Shell Mound Park last week, were as follows: Class prizes — First, Sacramento Turn-Verein; Second, Eintrachfc of San Erancisco. General prizes for best in all branches — First, W. H. Eckhardtof'Sacraniento; second, Aug. Weimann of Sacramento; third, E. A. Kolbof San Francisco Eintraeht; fourth, A. Campbell of Sacramento; fifth, W. Mc- Neeley of Sacramento. Honorably mentioned — Gus. Hagel- stein of Sacramento, H. Kaufmann of San Francisco Em- tracht. H. Schact, of the Sacramento Turn-Verein, who made the highest score in all branches, withdrew his claim for the first prize in favor of the others. He made 105J points against 105 by Eckhardt. Scholars from fourteen to eighteen years — First prize, F. Wilhelm of the Verein Eintraeht, San Francisco, who also secured a gold medal; second, A. Rouse of the Vorwaerts Turn-Verein, San Francisco, who also secured the silver medal; third, A. Cron of Verein Eintraeht, San Francisco: fifth, W. Dietricks of the Sacramento Turn-Verein; sixth, T. Krebs of Sacramento. Honorably mentioned — A. Kleinsorg of Sacramento; C. Weber of San Jose. Scholars under fonrteen years — First prize, H. Gerster, San Francisco Turn Verein; second, A. Hailer, Eintraeht Turn-Verein; third, H. Becker, Vorwaerts Turn-Verein. Fencing — Gus Hagelstein, Sacramento Turn-Verein. Indian Club-swinging — H. Mueller, Vorwaerts Turn-Verein, San Francisco. Throwing spear — E. Simon, Sacramento Turn- Verein. Shooting — A. Ackermann, Sacramento. The prize for singing — a silver goblet — Sacramento Turn-Verein. The prize for calisthentids — Oakland Turn-Verein. Muldoon's injured thumb having recovered sufficiently to enable him to dispense with bandages, he has announced hiB ability to meet any wrestlers who may desire to make a match. He has already engaged with Dinnie and the big French Hunge, and it only remains to fix preliminaries for a match with Bibby. Muldoon says that the management of his matches so far has not proven satisfactory, and in future he intends to erect a large tent and with his competitors run the affair. He says that in future he will not allow any persons to stand up. No one will be admitted for whom there is no seat. As an athletic proposition the match with Bibby prom- ises the most sport. Bibby is Muldoon's match at Grreco Roman and perhaps his master at catch-as-catch-can, but that remains to be proven by an actual contest. O'Leary and Edwards are working the six day fraud on the Australian public. They have had two matches together and now propose a third. A weekly paper published in this city has allowed itself to be made the medium of an unfair and uncalled for attack on the character of Mr. Clem Dixon and his relation to the late bench show. We have the inoBt positive proof that Mr. Dixon had no pecuniary connection with the Bhow and did not profit by it in any way. He gave his time freely and asked nothing but the good will of his fellow sportsmen. Mr. Dixon is an old resident of this city, honored and likod by all who have the pleanure of his acquaintance. He is a man of large means, and had his detractor taken the trouble to look over tho assessment roll he would have seen that all the money that could possibly be made out of the show would bo no temptation to Mr. Dixon. To accuse Mr. Dixon of deceit or conniving at fraud is unjust and the writer has not an atom of proof in support of the charge ho bo freely made. ROWING. Hanlan as a Hero. The New York World of July 23 furnishes the following item: Edward Hanlan, the oarsman, who arrived in this city on Saturday, was the hero of an exciting episode on the Harlem River yesterday. About noon a party of four young men were on the river in a Whitehall boat. They were somewhat under the influence of liquor, and when opposite the Metro- politan Boat Club house, about midway between the Third and Fourth avenue bridges, their antics caused the boat to capsize and they were precipitated into the water. Hanlan, who was the guest of the Metropolitan Club, had been swim- ming from the float outside the house and had jumped into a gig in order to dive from it when the cries of the men in the boat attracted his attention. Seating himself he grasped a pair of oars and a few of his long, powerful sweeps brought him along side the men, who at the time were nearly exhaust- ed and on the point of going under. They each clutched at the outriggers of the cranky craft and in their excitement en deavored to clamber into it. It required all Hanlan's exer- tions to keep them from capsizing the boat. Hanlan, however, warned them that if they did not keep cool their only chance of being saved would be lost, and he told them to hold quietly on to the bulwarks of the boat and he would tow them to the boat-house. They did so, and he had pulled them nearly to the boat-house when a number of other and larger boats put off from the shore, and the men, who were completely exhausted, were pulled into them. They soon recovered and made disappearance without thanking their rescuer or giving their names. Mr. Hanlan's prompt action probably saved the four lives, and was the topic of conversation among the rowing men on the river yesterday. He had been in swimming nearly an hour and was in his swimming suit when he went after the men. Later in tne day Hanlan and Jim Pilkington went up the river. Hanlan was in the club gig of the Metropolitan Club, but he kept pace with Pilkington, who rowed in n new shell built by Smith. Hanlan afterwards rowed in the shell and complained of its being heavy and soggy. He laughed heartily when spoken to in regard to his hero- ism and seemed to hardly regard it as such. He said he was in excellent health and was looking around for some one to row The reporter suggested Courtney as a likely competitor and. the champion smilingly replied that he could lose the Union Springs sculler and would row him for any amount of money up to $10,000 a side. ♦ ■ He Meant Fight. Most of the newspapers have commented freely upon the war of words which took place between Charles Hanlan and Charles E. Courtney, at the committee rooms here on Wed- nesday. It is well known that Hanlan, whatever may be the opinion of everybody else, holds Charles E. Courtney in utter contempt. And whatever may be the opinion of the latter in relation to his own merits as an oarsniau, all of his contests and attempted races with Hanlan have been sur- rounded with a great deal of crookedness. All writers have spoken of Hanlan as the little Canadian, and of Courtney as a large, well developed and powerful man. The late boat race and the presence here of both have given us an opportu- nity to study them thoroughly. Hanlan is not a little man, nor is Courtney large. There can be but little difference in their weight. Hanlan is the most compact and wiry. He is the most determined and most courageous, and the superior in every way. He can probably run the fastest, lift the most and in a "catch-as- catch-can" could floor Courtney. Our own opinion is that having failed to make a match with Courtney to row, and having been charged by the latter and his friends with having cut Courtney's boat at May vi lie, he meant to demonstrate to the world that he could whip him in a square fight, and when he said to him "If you say I cut your boat you are a liar," Hanlan certainly committed the overt act. Mr. Courtney certainly left the impression with those who studied him closest that he is lacking in beligereucy and those prize-fighting qualifications which seemed neces- sary to a professional oarsmam. — Ogdensbury Journal. President Growney, of the Ariel Rowing Club, is building up for himself quite an enviable reputation. The amiable President rarely goes out in his shell without taking a bath, and seems to regard it as derogatory to his dignity to come asliore without a couple of clams in his shoes. Two Sundays ago he threw a somersault out of his shell and scooped up half a ton of mud off the Pioneer boat-house before assistance in the shape of his club barge arrived. To insure himself a career as an aquatic gymnast, the auburn-haired President has provided himself with the trained boat formerly owned by Thomas Flynn of the Pioneer; she knows every rock and log in the bay, and whenever the athletic President gives her her bead for a few minutes she finds them with unerring nose, and dumps him like a load of cobblestones before ho knows what has happened. Griffin and Watkins are still sparring, and it becomes one of the miracles of the day how two men professedly so anx- ious to row one another, do not come to an understanding, and make a match. Griffin says Watkins knows where to find him. We would suggest that either of the men post $50 with some responsible party, as a guarantee of good faith, and if the other fails to cover it, the rowing men will know who is really taking water. At present is seems to be tho Watkins party. Corcoran, the famous Btroke of tho Ariel shell crew, is represented as having designs on the single skull champions and being about to build a shell of his own. Corcoran is a good oar, and if he can pull single as he can in a four he will make some of them think a tea-kettle is tied to them. The Amity Boat Club of Stockton is thinking of joining the new Rowing Association. It is time for tho Amity Club to do something that will impress rowing men with the belief that it is determined to become one of tho active organizations of the State. The new shell of the South-End Rowing Club will bo fin- ished by tho end of August and it is very likely that a match with the Ariel four will then be arranged. It would bo a good race. Tho intention is to row for tho Breeder ani> Sportsman's cup and a heavy money stako. The South-End men will certainly put up tho money. ■» — Louis White and John Sullivan, of the Pioneer Boating Club, received two fine paper boats from Water & Co., of New York, on Tuesday fast. White's boat is 30 feet 9 inches- long and 12 inches wide; Sullivan's is 30 feet Cinches by 11J inches. White's boat is undoubtedly the better model for our rough bay, but both aro splendid specimens of fine workmanship. 1883 Irejcttct mtd j^ptrrtstnati. 87 Ross' Bad Defeat. The course at Ogdensburg, N. J., on which Hanlan and Boss rowed is considered the best in the country. It has a good straightaway run on the St Lawrence River for twelve miles, and is usually as smooth as glass. It was in fair con- dition when the championship race was rowed on the ISth nit., although, the race degenerated into a procession. It looked in the firt stage as if a good struggle was to be decided. At the quarter flag Hanlan had gained nothing, rowing 30 strokes to Eoss' 38. At three quarters of a mile Eoss began to drop behind. The mile flag was passed by Hanlan in 7 min. 7 sec, with Eoss three lengths behind. The time is re- garded as very fast on account of the headwind, current, and rather lumpy water. After passing the mile flag, Hanlanlow- ered ten strokes to 32, and pulled ashore to get advantage of the smoother water. Eoss kept straight on to the stakeboat through the refreshing breeze, and the result was that when Hanlan again came out and got into line with his opponent the latter was a long distance astern; Hanlan reached his turning buoy in 14 min. 12J sec, and Eoss got to his in 14 min. 57 sec. It took Hanlan just 7 seconds to turn, while Eoss required 24 sec to get round. In the last quarter, to- wards the turning buoy, Hanlan had stopped for two or three strokes. He had been rowing in magnificent form, but al- most as much could be said of Eoss, and had he been rowing a less formidable antagonist his style of execution would have received unusual praise. On the return trip both men pulled 32 strokes a minute, but Hanlan was going away at every stroke. When Hanlan reached the three-mile flag in 20 min. 29 sec the race was over, but he was still going with the cur- rent at tremendous speed, and no apparent diminution of power. Eoss was working hard and showing some evidences of distress, but nevertheless pulling clear, long strokes of 26 to the minute, Hanlan having also fallen to that figure. Hanlan reached the finish in 27 min. 571 sec. Eoss in 2S min. 45 sec There were wonderful descrepancies in the time taken by the various officials. The official timekeepers, F. W. Mack, of Auburn. N. T., and A. S. McVey, of Boston, Mass., reported Hanlan 27 min. 57i sec; Eoss 2S min. 45 sec They were watched by a doz- enexperienced reporters, who unite in confirming the record as announced. Mr. W. J. Cuzner, the Associated Press time- keeper, made Hanlan's time for the four miles 27 min. S sec. and Eoss' 28 min. 10 sec. J. J. Flanagan of the Union Ob- server, a man of much experience in timing all sorts of races, and who was on the boat, reported Hanlan 27 min. S sec; Eoss 2S min. 10 sec, and Mr. N. Lytle, the representative of the New York Herald, agreed exactly with him. Chas. E. Courtney, one of the judges, and on the same boat with the official timekeeper, reported Hanlan 27 min. 2| sec, and many reporters on the official steamboats agreed with him. As to the distance which was beaten it has been stated that he lost by a quarter of a mile. The time however, shows this to have been impossible. Eoss' time for the full half mile was 3 min. 45 sec, which would give him 1 min. 52} sec. for the full quarter mile. The official time shows that he was beaten only 471 sec, so that he was only 19U yds., in the rear instead of 440. P. C. BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION. Nominations for the Fixed Events of 1884-5. Sprius Meeting. Winters' Stake — For three-year-olds, to be run the first day of the Spring Meeting; dash of one and a half miles; §100 each, $25 forfeit, §300 added; second to have $150, third to save stake. Nominations for 1885. 1. Theo. Winters' ch c, by Norfolk — Lady Jane. 2. Theo. Winters' be, by Norfolk — Ballinette. Theo. Winters' ch f, by Hooker — Puss. Theo. Winters' b f, by Hooker— Abbie W. Theo. Winters' b f, by Hooker — Countess Zeika. Theo. Winters' b f, by Hooker — Illusion. Theo Winters' br f, by Hooker — Kitten. J. B. Chase bl c Hidalgo, by Joe Daniels — Electra. J. W. Adams' br c Common Sense, by Hardwood — Cousin Peggy. 10. James Mee ch f Mischief, by Thad Stevens — Katie 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Pease. 11. take. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17- 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. James Mee ch f Mistletoe, by Thad Stevens — Mis- E. J. Baldwin br f, by Grinstead — Jennie D. E. J. Baldwin br f, by Grinstead — Blossom. E. J. Baldwin b c, by Lexingtor — Mollie McCarty. Palo Alto b c, by Shannon — Eobin Girl. Palo Alto b c, by Shannon — Sallie Gardner. Palo Alto b c, by Shannon — Miss Peyton. Palo Altob c, by Flood — Planetia. Palo Alto b c, by Shannon — Bettie Bishop. Palo Alto br c, by Shannon — Eiglin. Palo Alto b f, by Monday — Plaything. Hill and Gries b c, Arthur H, by Hock Hocking — Maid of the Mist. California Stake — For two-year-olds, $50 each, $25 for- feit, $250 added; to be run on the first day of the Spring Meeting; second to save stake; dash of half a mile. Nomina- tions for 1884. 1. Theo. Winters' ch c, by Norfolk — Lady Jane. 2. Theo. Winters' b c, by Norfolk — Ballinette. 3. Theo. Winters' chf, by Hooker — Puss. 4. Theo. Winters' b f, by Hooker— Abby W. 5. Theo. Winters' b f, by Hooker— Countess Zeika. 6. Th o. Winters' b f, by Hooker — Illusion. 7. T eo. Winters' br f, by Hooker — Kitten. 8. J.B. Chase bl c Hidalgo, by Joe Daniels— Electra, 9. G. Pacheco ch f, by Wheatley — by Lodi. 10. J. W. Adams' br c Common Sense, by Hardwood — Cousin Peggy. 11. James Mee ch f Mischief, by Thad Stevens — Katie Pease. r 12. James Mee ch f Mistletoe, by Thad Stevens — Mis- take. 13. E. J. Baldwin br f, by Grinstead — Blossom. 14. E. J. Baldwin br c, by Lexingtor — Mollie McCarthy. 15. E. J. Baldwin br f, by Eutherford— Glenita. 16. Palo Alto b c, by Shannon — Eobin Girl. 17. Palo Alto b c, by Shannon — Sallie Gardner. 18. Palo Alto be, by Shannon — Miss Peyton. 19. 'Palto Alto s c, by Flood— Planetia. 20. *Palo Alto b c, by Shannon — Bettie Bishop. 21. Palo Altobr c, by Shannon — Eiglin. 22. Palo Alto b f Monday— Plaything. 23. Hill Dale. George Baylis enters b s Abbottsford, by Woodfur. I brino; dam Columbia, by Young Columbus. 90 tmilci* imtX Mpt'xlsmmju Aug 11 Director's Great Race at Cleveland— He Beats the Combination. The following acecount of the great sis heat race at Cleveland, on the nrst inst.. is from the Leader: Those who did not see the race yesterday missed one of the grandest day's sport that ever toot place. Each event was exciting and fast. The weather conid not have been bet- ter, and the track was very fast. Iu the fourteen heats trot- ted to decide the three races, only three were as slow as 2:30, and almost every heat contained all the elements which go to make up exciting races. Eor such races the attendance was rather slim, there being only 3,000 people iu attendance when there should have been 10,000. The 2:22 race, the first one called, was an exciting one, though there were very grave suspicions of a combination. Director sold favorite at $50 fco$56 on the field, with an occasional pool at even money. The start was made at 1 :45 o'clock with Director and Gladiator a little to the fore. At the first turn Gladiator took a slight lead, followed closely by Director, passing the first quarter in this order, with K.ate McCall third and Wilson fourth. Through the half mile grounds Gladiator and Direc- tor made a pretty race, but before reaching the lower turn Gladiator opened quite a gap between "himself and Director. Up the back stretch Director gained slowly on Gladiator, and at the three-quarter pole was only a length behind. Down the home stretch Director came gallantly to the front, though Gladiator made him do some trotting to get the lead, coming under the wire an open length ahead, Gladiator sec- ond, Kate McCall third, Wilson fourth. Time, by quarters, 34* 1.0S}, 1:44£, 2:19J. For the second heat Gladiator again went off and set the pace at a terrible clip, with Director doing strong work to keep second place, until after passing the first turn, -when Wilson gallantly stepped along and passed the first quarter second, Gladiator taking them there in 34} seconds. Going to the half-mile pole, Wilson passed Gladiator and went to the front, while Director pushed close alongin third position, making as pretty a race as could be desired. . Passing the half-mile pole, Director went ahead of Gladiator to the sec- ond place. Going around the lower turns Wilson increased his lead up the backstretch, but Director, forging gamely ahead, lessened it considerably before reaching the three- quarter pole, and passing the pole, the game black went at Wilson, and was neck and neck with him when they swung into the homestretch, down which they came at a corking gait head and head, creating the most intense excitement. Just before reaching the pole Wilson broke, and Director did the same thing immediately afterwards, both coming under the wire on a gallop, and so near together that the judges de- cided it a dead heat. Time, 34V, 1:09), 1:43}, 2:17. Before the heat Director sold at §50 to §27 for the field. The third heat was another exciting one, and the time made was proof that whatever horse was the winner, he would have to do his best work in order to reach the wire first. Director still held up big favorite against the field, notwith- standing the manner in which Gladiator and Wilson were driving at him, pools selling at $50 to $1S for the field. Wil- son got a little the best of the start, with Director a good sec- ond, passing the first quarter in thirty-four seconds, Gladia- tor third, and Kate McCall fourth. Through the half mile grounds and around the lower turn Wilson kept a lead of about one length, with the others strung out in the same or- der that they passed the quarter post. Coming down the stretch Director made a desperate dive at Wilson, in an en- deavor to close the gap, but he left his feet at the draw gate, and Wilson came under the wire two lengths, ahead of him, Kate McCall third, Gladiator fourth. Time, 34, 1:0S|, 1:42*, 2:16J. It became slightly apparent to many, from the manner in which Gladiator was worked in favor of Wilson, that there was a combination somewhere, and several of the wise ones who had been calling Director the winner now weakened and came to the conclusion that he was not strong enough to beat the combination, so Wilson was run up favorite in the pools at $50 to $1S for the field. The horses received a very even start. At the first turn Wilson and Gladiator had Di- rector in the pocket, passing the quarter in that order with Kate McCall fourth. Going to the half mile pole Director showed his wonderful power by pulling back out of the pocket and going around both Kate McCall and Gladiator and taking place. Tne r>erforniauce was a wonderful one, and it made those who played Wilson to win feel very leary about the favorable outcome of their plans. Going up the back- stretch Wilson still kept a length ahead of Director, though the black was making a great effort to overhaul him. Down the stretch the race was beautiful, Wilson coming with a good lead to the draw-gate, when Director closed up at a great pace, and trotted nose and nose to within a few feet of the wire, when Wilson left his feet and came under the wire on a run, with Director slightly in the lead. It looked very much like another dead heat, but was justly given to Director. When the drivers came up for their weights Splan, who was driving Wilson, made a kick to the judges, claiming that Di- rector had run at least one hundred yards past the three- quarter i^ole. He was very angry about it, and claimed that he could not beat a runner. The judges quietly in- formed him that they were aware of how much running had been done, and for him to keep still. Time, 34}, 1 :09, 1 :43-V, 2:17.i- The outcome of the fourth heat made Director's friends rush back to him, and he was run up favorite at $200 to $30 for the field. The start for the fifth heat was fair, Gladiator again going to the front and putting Director in the pocket again, passing tho quarter with Wilson second and Di- rector third, Kate McCall away back fourth. Director was kept back in the pocket until past the half mile, when he gradualiypulled by Gladiator, and went to second with Wilson a good lead. Before reaching the three-quarter pole Director broke badly, giving Wilson three lengths the lead. Down the stretch Director made another drive at Wilson and closed a great gap, but broke again wheu near the band stand, Wil- son winning the heat by a length, Gludiator third, Kate Mc- Call fourth. Time, 35, 1:09, 1:43,1, 2:1S- Splan came up to the stand after this heat, and was very angry, telling the judges that Director had been running again, and that he was not inclined to drive ugainst a running horse. John was very hot, apparently, although he was the winner of the heat, and there were muny sly winks among the observing oues. Director was making it too hot for the combination. For the sixth heat only Director and Wilson started, Glad- iator and Kate McCall being ruled out, not having won a heat in five. This made Director's friends still stick to him, for they wisely reasoned that he would easily win the heat and race, not having Gludiator to buck against, and pools sold at £ 100 on Director to $30 for Wilson. In the start Wilson had t)ie best of it by nearly a clear length, but Director went at him iu great style, and at the first quarter trotting head and head. 'assing the quarter, Director's nose showed in front, and t the half-mile pole he was nearly an open length m the v-rtd. At the lower turn Wilson left his feet badly and dropped nearly ten lengths to tho rear. Director slightly slowed up and came down the stretch at an easy jog, evi- dently not wishing to distance Wilson, who, having come down to his pace, was driving to save it. Director stopped almost under the wire. He showed himself a wonderful game horse, and he won a very hard race, breaking what looked very much to be a slick scheme to beat him at all hazards. The time made was the slowest of the day, owing to Wilson's bad break— 36, 1:12, 1:48, 2:2S:}. The following in the sum- mary: Director, blk s, by Dictator 1 o 2 1 2 1 Wilson, b g, by Georye Wilkes 4 0 12 12 Gladiator, bg, by Blue Bull 2 3 4 4 3 ro Kate McCall. g ui, by Blue Bull 3 4 3 3 4 ro Tony Newell, b g, by Clark Chief dist. Tinie-2:19A, 2:17, 2:16!-, 2:173, 2:18. 2:28^ Fixed Events of the State Agricultural Society. The fixed events of the State Agricultural Society for 1834, closed on ths 1st inst. with the following nominations : No. 1. Breeders' Stake for foals of 18S1, to be run at the State Fair of 1884. One and one half miles dash ; $50 en- trance p. p.; $300 added; second horse $100, third $50. 1. Jas. B. Chase's ch f, Glorianne, by Joe Daniels — Rebecca. 2. Jas. B. Chase's ch f, Susan, by Warwick by Hubbard — Mayflower. 3. J. W. Adamsb g, Cyclone, by Hardwood — Peggy Bing- gold. 4. John Mackey ch m, Hirondelle, by imp Glenelg— Susie Liuwood. 5. John Mackey b f, School Girl, by Pat Molloy — Glen: nine. 6. John Mackey's b c, Winnemncca, imp. by Billets — Lottie. 7. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Kutherford— Glenita. S. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Griustead — Josie C. 9. E. J. Baldwin's b or br f, by Griustead — Molly Mc- Carty. J G. Paeheco's ch f, Coulta, by HubbaTd — by Lodi. G. Paeheco's ch f, Blossom, by Thad Stevens — by 10 11. Lodi. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. No. Palo Alto's blk f, by Wildi die— Frolic. Palo Alto's br f, by Monday — Riglin. Palo Alto's b f, by Shannon — Demirep. Wm. .Boots' b c, by Thad Stevens — Gypsy. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Bazaar — Tibbie Dunbar. W. L- Pitehard's ch f, by Leinster — Flush. 2. California Derby Stake— For foals of 1SS1 ; to be run at the State Fair of 1885 ; one and one-half mile dash; $50 entrance, pp; $300 added ; secomd horse, $100; thitd $50. 1. James B. Chase's blk c Hidalgo by Joe Daniels — Electra. 2. James Mee'schf Mistletoe by Thad Stevens— Mistake. 3. James Mee's ch f Mischief by Thad Stevens— Katie Pease. 4. J. W. Adams' br c Common Sense — Hardwood — Cousin Peggy. 5. E. J. Baldwin's b or br c by Lexingtor — Mollie Mc- Carty. * * 6. E. J. Baldwin's b or br f by Grinstead — Blossom. 7- E. J. Baldwin's ch g by Grinstead — Jennie D. 8. G. Paeheco's ch f by Wheatley — by Lodi. 9. Palo Alto's b c by Shannon — Robin Girl. 10. Palo Alto's ch f by Flood— Planetia. 11. Palo Alto's ch f by Shannon— Sallie Gardner. 12. Palo Alto's b c by Shannon — Miss Peyton. No. 3. Maturity Stake— Three-mile dash for four-year- olds, in 1SS4; $100 entrance ; $25 forfeit ; $300 added; sec- ond horse, $100; third, $50; to be run at State Fair of 1SS4. 1. George Howsoh's br m Augusta E, by Monday — by Norfolk. 2. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford — Maggie Emerson. 3. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grinstead — Santa Anita. 4. Wm. Boots' b c by Thad Stevens — Gypsy. No. 4. California Annual Stake — For two-year-olds; foals of 1882; dash of one mile; $100 entrance; $25 forfeit; $250 added; second horse, $100, third, $50; to be run at State Fair of 1SS4. 1. Jas. B. Chase's bl c Hidalgo, by Joe Daniels — Electra. 2. Jas. Mee's ch f Mistleto, by Thad Stevens — Mistake. 3. Jas. Mee's ch f, by Thad Stevens — Katie Pease. 4. J. W. Adams' br c Common Sense, by Hardwood — Cousin Peggy. 5. John Mackay's ch c, by Longfield — Belle Deuran. 6. E. J. Baldwin's b or br c, by Lexingtor — Mollie Mc- Carty. 7. " 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. J. Baldwin's b or br f, by Grinstead — Blossom. 3. J. Baldwin's b c, by Grinstead — Sister to Clara D. 5. J. Baldwin's ch g, by Grinstead — Jennie D. G. Paeheco's ch f, by Wheatley — by Lodi. Palo Alto's b c, by Shannon — Bobin Girl. Palo Alto's ch c, by Flood — Planetia. Palo Alto's b c, by Shaunon — Sallie Gardner. Palo Alto's b c, by Shannon — Miss Peyton. Palo Alto's b c, by Shannon — Betty Bishop. Palo Alto's br c, by Shannon — Riglin. Palo Alto's b f, by Monday— Plaything. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Bazaar — Little Sophia. W. L. Pritchard's b f, by Leinster. — Addie A. An exhibition of American trotters in their paces took place near Melbourne, in AlbertPark,asbort time ago,for the special benefit of their Excellencies, the Marquis of Normanby and Lord Augustus Loftus. The horses shown were Honesty, Len Rose, Boccaccio, Ajax, Contractor and Defiance, who were driven several times, and at different speeds, past the carriage containing the two Governors. Messrs. J. A. Roberts and J. J. Miller each did tbe honors of the occasion, and detailed the pedigrees and performances of the fast steppers, the worthy Marquis and his noble visitor expressing them- selves much gratified at the display made. Considerable interest has been shown relative to the tr i cycle, and many inquiries as to its practicability. A Victor Rotary tricycle, made by the Overman Wheel Co., of Hartford, Conn., was recently received here, and after being thorough- ly tested by ladies, gentlemen and children, was decided to be a practical machine, easily propelled and capable of muoh more speed than was at first supposed, with comparatively little exertion. It was successfully tested upon hills which no bicyclist would dare to attempt. With a few of those ma- chines iu use, the ladies conid accompany their gentleman friends and wonl 1 no longer complain of the selfishuesB of bicycling. ■ The nine milos of road from Oakland to San Leandro being kept watered this season is in fine condition for bicycling, and with the sixty-one milesof well-kept macadamized streets iu Oakland, gives the riders of that city good riding and plen- ty of it all summer. BICYCLING. Prince versus Higham. The third and deciding race for the bicycle championship, between Higman, the English champion, and John Prince, champion of America, was run at the Athletic Park, Wash- ington, July 23, and resulted in a well-won victory for Prince. The contest, consisting of a series of three races — one of five miles, one of twenty miles and one of ten miles — was for the championship of the world and $250 a side. Prince won the til's t race — five miles — at Washington, on June 29, and at Rochester, N. Y., July 9, Higham won the second race of twenty miles. Despite the intense hot weather, about five thousand people were in attendance. The track was in splendid condition, and although it is a quarter-of-a mile track, the third best time on record for ten miles was made. In the betting Prince was a slight favorite. At the word Higham went to the front, and, with Prince close on his wheel, stuck there for two miles, doing the first mile in 3:10J, and the two miles in 6:301. On the first quarter of the third mile, Prince passed the Englishman easily, and held that advantage for two miles and a half, his time for the third mile being 9:4S, and in 13:10:] for the fourth. On the nineteenth lap, Higham spurted ahead, finishing the fifth mile in 16:304, and the sixth in 19:56$. Higham's efforts to shake Prince off failed, and on the twenty-sixth, lap Prince twice passed him and finished the seventh mile in 23:2s. On the last quarter of the eighth mile, Higham put on a great burst of speed, and closed the mile in 26:55i, doing the ninth mile in 30:24;}. This advan- tage the Englishman held until on the thirty-eighth lap, when Prince, in answer to the excited crowd, made a grand spurt and quickly passed bis plucky opponent ; and, dispite Higham's exertions, passed the hue two seconds ahead. Princ's time for the ten miles was 33;36f, Higham's time, 33:3S|. Prince was caught np on the shoulders of his en- thusiastic admirers and carried to the judges' stand, where the champion blushingly bowed his acknowledgment. The following table will show the time and positions of the two- men during the entire race : Quarter. First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eigeth Ninth Tenth ■A8h H 4:01* H 7:18£ P 10:39 ~ M:1G| P 17:22£H 20:50^ H 24:16^ P 27:40V H 21 :16J H Half. Three- quarters 1 :34 mul gp&xtsxmxa. 91 Bots in Horses, Cattle and Sheep. As the bot fly is now in its glory and deposits its eggs by the hundred, a brief description of the peculiarities of those which affect the horse, the ox and the sheep, will be in sea- son. Bot, botflies, or gadflies, constitute a tribe of dipterous insects well known to farmers for the annoyance which sev- eral of their species give to sheep, cattle and horses. The perfect insects are short lived and not often seen; and the larvas spend most of their existence under tbe skin, within the stomach, or otherwise in the interior of ruminating ani- mals. Yet the whole tribe, in all the stages of existence, is remarkable for extraordinary habits, nice mechanical ad- justments, and a general character of wondrous instinct and beautiful organization. Two genera particularly come under our notice, namely, G aster op hilus and CEstrus. " The great spotted horse-bot, Gasterophilus equi, is one of the largest, and by far the most common, not only of the genius, but of the tribe. Its length is about seven lines; its general color is clear yellowish-brown; its head is broad and obtuse; its thorax has a somewhat grayish color; its abdo- men is rusty-brown with a tinge of yellow and a series of dor- sal spots; and its wings are whitish with a black undulated transverse fascia behind the middle. The female, in a series of sudden descents or dartings, deposits her eggs upon the hair of some part of the horse within reach of its mouth, making them instantly adhere, by means of a glutinous se- cretion which she gives out along with them, and sometimes depositing upon a single horse as many as four or five hun- dred eggs. Each egg is somewhat conical in shape, the at- tached end forming the apex; and when seen through a magnifying glass is shagreened onjthe surface with transverse and longitudinal stria?. The horse, in licking himself, takes up a considerable proportion of the eggs with his tongue, the eggs disclose their animated contents either while on the tongue, or very speedily after passing into the stomach, and the larvae immediately attach themselves to the stomach's inner tissue, and there remain in security from the end of summer or beginning of autumn till late in spring, enjoying a temperature of about 102 degrees of Fahrenheit, suffering no injury from the action of the gas- tric juices, feeding upon the mucous or the chyme, and grad- ually, though slowly, growing to maturity of size. Each larva is shaped somewhat like a flask or elongated bag; it has a pale yellowish color; it possesses at the side of his mouth two hooks, with which it anchors itself to the stomach's membrane; and it it engirdled with several belts or rings of spinelets and projecting points, by means of which it regains its position when, at any time, it accidentally loses its hold. When it attains maturity, it disengages itself from its anchor- age, is carried with the horse's food into the villous portion of the stomach, passes out with the same, and is evacuated with the dung. The ejected maggot seeks a place of shelter, buries itself in the ground, and changes into a chrysalis; the insect, in this latter form resembles the larva in shape, but is more rigid, and has a reddish-brown color. After lying for a few weeks inactive, it escapes by the narrow end of the pupa-case, and assumes its final form of an imago, or a fly. Many stern opinions have oeen entertained as to excessive in- juries done to the horse by the above described great common bot, and as to the desirableness of using strong medicinal means for destroying the insect; but all such opinions are very nearly without foundation. It is fortunate for the horse, or rather most beautifully ordained, that their num- bers are much reduced, and kept within due limits, by the hazards they are exposed to in the singular round of their propagation. Some of the eggs, in every act of their disposi- tion, are shaken off by the movements of the horse; some, though firmly deposited, are not taken up by the horse, or are externally hatched from the action of rain or other mois- ture, and in consequence perish; many are destroyed during the horse's process of mastication; many fail to make a lodg- ment in stomach, but pass on to the intestines; and not a few of the matured larvae are dropped in such situations as to be crushed by the horse's foot, picked up by birds, or unable to find a suitable retreat for their transmutation into chryalides. Altogether we may calculate that one hundred or upward perished in the state of either egg or larva, for every individ- ual which attains the perfect condition of the fly. The ox-bot, CEstrus bovis, is a very annoy- ing insect; and, as its name implies, it usually infests animals of the ox species. It is about the same size as the great spotted horse-bot, or rather larger ; its tho- rax is yellow in front, black in the middle, and ash-colored behind ; its abdomen has an apex with tawney-yellow hairs, and a black fascia in the middle, and is ash-colored at the base ; its wing-scales are white and very large, and its legs black. Its eggs are deposited either on the skin, or in ovi- posital perforations through it ; and its larvaB grow beneath the skin, principally along the sides of the ox's spine and loins, and cause tumors or abcesses analogous to the galls on the leaves of willows and other trees, but often as large as pigeons' eggs. When cattle are attacked by the fly, they frequently become furious, bellowing with violence, and run- ning off at their utmost speed, with extended tail and out- stretched neck. A herd of cattle, driven on the road, may become struck with such a terror by meeting these flies, that they instantly wheel about, run off in a brisk retreat, and defy language not found in the Bible, and all the sticks and stones of their drivers, till they find protection in a pond of water ; and in days of yore, when plowing was done by oxen, frequently a team, when attacked at their work in the field by this fly, and not instantly liberated by their driver, have fled with the plow at their he^ls, totally regardless of the driver's heroic language and the enormous incumbrance up- on their flight. The larva of the ox-bot has an oblong-oval shape ; it consists of eleven segments formed by tranverse bands which are crossed at the sides by longitudinal lines; and it has, on each side of every segment, a distinct spiracle or breathing-hole. A cyst or minute cell within the sub- stance of the skin of the ox is the abode of young larva, and the commencement of the abscess or tumor; this gradually enlarges with the growth of the larva ; a secretion of pus, oc- casioned by the local irrtiation, supplies the insect with food ; and a minute opening on the cr own of the tumor permits the insect to place the extremity of its principal air-tube in contact with the atmosphere, and afterwards, at the season of maturity, to withdraw its whole body from the tumor. The tumors occasioned in the skin of cattle by the oxbot have long been popularly re- garded as a disease under the name of warbles or wormals. Except in rare instances, however, warbles do not affect the healthy condition of cattle, but, on the contrary, are regarded by many butchers as indications of soundness and strength. Yet hides which have been affected with warbles are irretriev- ably damaged and when in that condition are readily and greatly depreciated by the tanner; the tortures, too, which cattle suffer at the deposition of the eggs are injurious to their welfare, and sometimes occasion considerable accidents. Either the insertion of a red-hot knitting kneedle, or squeez- ing it out and crushing it with the finger and thumb, will kill the iarva, The sheep-bot CEstrus ovis, is scarcely five lines long, its forehead has a dusky red color with a blackish depression; its thorax is ash-gray, with numerous small, black, hairy warts; its abdomen is variegated sirky-white and light-yel- low; its legs are pale red; its wiugs are clear and unspotted, and its wing scales are white and large. The eggs are de- posited on the margin of the nostrils of the sheep, and the deposition of them appears either to inflict or to occasion much pain; at all events it is greatly dreaded by sheep, and attempted to De awarded off by various methods of defense. Sheep, when attacked in dry, hot weather, run into the road, lie down upon the ruts, and hold their heads close to the ground, or they continue to stand and place their noses be- tween their fore legs, almost in contact with the ground; or in an open field they will rush together, into a dense assem- blage, and so push their noses together or hold them to the ground so that only those on the outskirts of the flock remain accessible to the fly. The larvae as soon as hatched by the heat and moisture of the nostrils; they speedily affect a lodg- ment in the frontal maxiliary, and other cavities of the face, where they feed upon the pus which their irritating presence occasions to be secreted; and when they become full-grown they drop through the nostrils and seek an asylum an trans- formation into a pupa state beneath some loose soil or in ad- hesion to a blade of grass. ♦ Overman's Failure at Pittsburg-. The following very particular account of the race for the 2:21 class at Pittsburg is from the Breeders' Gazette. The first race called will likely furnish fruitful cause for discussion when many other faster and more exciting events are forgotten. Brandy Boy and Buzz Medium, Phyllis and Overman came for the word in the 2:21 class, placed in the order named. "Overman cannot lose it, " was argued by those who had seen this great trotter's recent performances. He brought more than four times as much as the field, but at those rates there was always some one ready to back the field, principally the Phyllis party, who thought their^mare had a show, even against Overman. The latter did not act well in scoring, and at the word Brandy Boy went away in the lead. At the lower turn he made a mistake, and Buzz Medium went to the front, followed by Phyllis, who kept her close company to the wire in 2:20£. Second heat. — Phyllis at once took the pole from Buzz, Overman and Brandy Boy following in the order named. On the back stretch Buzz recovered the lead, only to lose it again on the lower turn. Rounding into the home stretch Buzz fell back, while Overman came up on the ontside and looked a winner; but the brown mare, Phyllis, with her ancient driver stuck to it that the heat should be theirs. Both horses were driven to the utmost. Whatever happened after this must be admitted, and the finish was so close that the heat was called dead. Eminent authorities maintain that there is al- ways a slight difference, and that dead heats are rarer than a roc's eggs; but standing immediately over the wires, in the reporters' stand, I will maintain that the eyes which could see Overman ahead or Phyllis ahead, are better than mine. Time. 2:20£. Third heat. — Hickok was now very anxious. He said to the judges: "I want to get off even with him," meaning the old man with Phyllis. Brandy Boy got the best of the send- off, but Phyllis hung to the pole. Bounding into the back stretch Overman broke and fell behind the party, while Me- dium beat Brandy Boy for position, and made hot play for the lead. She was a much better mare here than at Chicago, trotting faster and steadier, her old driver, Dod Irwin having taken her in hand. At the distance she swerved to the left, and Phyllis broke, but recovered instantly and did not lose her position. Whips now came into play and both mares re- sponded gamely. Phyllis reached home a trifle ahead, but Ir- win claimed the heat on account of handy breaks. The old man might have retorted that his break was caused by a foul, but he was a better driver than a kicker, and knowing when he had won a heat, went about his business; and the judges awarded it to him and his clever big mare, in 2:20£ Three heats in the same notch! Some people do say they were a "leetle" faster, and that there was a specific under- standing that Overman should not be put out of his class or the others out of theirs. Outside timers stopped their watch- es on an angle with the wire, probably. For my part, I think the judges were honorable men, and the time correct as near as they could get it. Fourth heat. — Overman got off behind and seemed to have no speed. Phyllis went away with Buzz Medium lapped on her, and traveled the route in that manner in 2:22;}. Phyllis is one of the best-natured trotters I ever saw; a shapely, nice- ly-turned, big, brown mare, willing to go anywhere at any sort of a clip desired. In scoring she would hardly leave the wire, unless the word was given, but coolly turn around and jog back, her big, intelligent eye beaming with kindness, and her ears playing back and forth with never a quiver or drop of auger or impatience, while her driver, a grizzled veteran, who is said to own her, took things just as easy as the mare, wearing a contented, placid smile that spread all over his face, just the same when beaten as when ahead. Good old man, fine, big mare, you have made many a lean pocket-book and many a heart ache this day. Hickok went into the stand before this heat to say to the judges that he saw no show to win the race save by laying his horseup that heat, in hope that he might round to and be able to win the next. The judges assented to this policy, and therefore Overman was not moved for the lead, which will account for his apparent lack of speed mentioned above. Fifth heat. — Dod Irwin, with Buzz Medium, was the one who now wanted a fair send-off with Phyllis, and he asked the judges to secure it for him; but he failed to connect, and Phyllis went off with Brandy Boy and Overman lapped. Bounding into the lower turn Brandy Boy fell back, and Hickok joined issue with the good-tempered pair. Turning into the home-stretch he set the big Californian a buzzing; but the mare always had a link to spare. With whip and line and voice Hickok tested the issue, until at the distance he gave it up and let Overman jog quietly home. The instant he slacked the big mare followed suit, creating the impres- sion that Overman was not driven to win. The thousands that were lost on him gave an immense emphasis to this be- lief, and the word was passed from mouth to mouth that it was an "infernal steal," "a rascally transaction," "robbery," "worse than picking pockets," "he's dumped us again," etc., etc. The judges were harshly censured for not declar- ing it no heat and changing drivers. In my opinion the shades of John and Hiram Woodruff combined could not have changed the result. In fact, it is a question whether Overman at his best can beat Phyllis. She is a great mare. Beturning home in the evening on the cars I found that the seat back of me was occupied by Dan Woodmansee and Hick- ok. The latter wore a most woe-begone look. He was tired, sour and disappointed, if the human face is any indication. After some common-place chat I remarked that "many peo- ple believe that Overman did not lose on his merits to-day." "Very likely. Men are apt to think so when they lose money." " Well, I lost no money, and I am sure you did not drive the last heat so fast as you might." "Certainly not. After I was beaten what could I gain by punishing a sick horse when he had done all he could and failed ? " " Was Overman sick ? " "Yes, sir; he scoured so badly yesterday that I could not work him, and is all out of shape to-day." On reaching town I gave this information to a speculating friend, who said: "That is good enough to tell, but I know Hickok had money against his horse." "If that is the case how do you account for his looking so disconsolate ? A winner does not look that way." " I know all about that. He always looks meaner than Sa- tan when he has succeeded wtth a big job. I should say it was his conscience if he had any." Meeting Woodmansee afterwards I said, "Do you think Hickok tried to win ? " "I know he did. I saw him in that last heat close. I stood at the gate, and he used the whip in earnest until it was of no use." " Yes; but I hear Hickok had money against his horse." "Well, I know that he backed him heavily, and only hedged enough to get out when the race looked bad. Auy man would do that. A mau would be a fool to run around and tell others before he had provided for himself. " "Then, at last, he could make more by losing than win- ning." "No, he only bought enough to save himself in case of de- feat. He would have made big money by winning, and I know that he tried to. I am down on a job as bad as any one, and I would like to see men hung up when caught in one; but I am sure there was no job in this race." This is the evidence, and readers can make their own es- timate. SUJDIAEY. Purse 41,500,2:21 class, with $500 added for fastest heat if in 2 :18- Phyllis, br m, by Phil. Sheridan 2 0 111 Buzz Medium, bm, by Happv Medium, d;iiu l>v N.mpariel.. 13 2 2 4 Overman, eh g. by Elmo, (Utin by Billy McCracken. 3 0 4 4 2 Brandy Boy, br g, by Admiral Patchen 4 4 3 3 3 TIME. Quarter. Half. Three-quarters. Mile. 0:3o l;09 i ji5 2^n, 0;35K i:09^ i;44H 2:2o£ 0;35K 1:10K 1:45V 2-20 0:35K 1:09 1:16 Z22W QWA 1:09 1:45 2:21^ *■ How Ten-Cent Butter la Made. J. A. Smith says in the Cedarburg, Wis., Hews; "If an architect and builder should say to a man who wanted a fine building put up that he never used line, level, plumb, square or rule, he probably wouldn't get the job, even of the most ignorant. But it is no more absurd to attempt to frame a fine building without the use of the proper tools than to at- tempt to make uniformly fine butter or cheese without the use of the thermometer. But that is the way the most of ten-cent and shilling butter is made. The mass of the butter sold goes for half price, year iu and year out, and at all sea- sons of the year, largely caused by being churned at the wrong temperature, by persons too stingy or too stupid to invest thirty cents for a good thermometer. A variation of five degrees from the standard spoils, or greatly iujures, either butter or cheese, while it is common to not guess within'ten or fifteen degrees when feeling the temperature with the hand. The uncouscious condition of the body and the state of the atmosphere and our exposure to great heat and cold lead even experts astray. Unlike most men, a good thermometer never lies." The great sport in Australia just now is rabbit coursing with fox terriers. The Victoria Fox Terrier Club is about to enclose ten acres of land for the sport, and dogs of good run- ning strains are in big demand. DIETZ' AXLE OIL. PATENT COMPOUND OIL Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz' Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Oil WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS. .« CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN D1SL. < A. C. DIETZ .1 «'«., Proprietors, 9 Front strf 92 gkc Ipreete mitt jlpwistmm. Aug 11 A Fine Litter of Irish Setters. On July ISth Mr. William Hearst's import- ed Irish setter bitch, Kate, whelped a litter af 16 pups, by A. B. Freeman's Irish setter, Bob- Kate II is registered on page 117 Kennel Club' stud book (No. 11552) bred by Mr. J. H1 O'Brien, 30 Palmeston Eoad, Katbmines, Dub- in. She is by Sandy, dam Champion Kate /5153). Kate II was exhibited five times in Great Britain before Mr. W. Hearst imported her. She took first prize in the open class for Irish setter bitches at Birmingham in 1881 (recorded p 2S, vol 9, K C SB). She took first prize in the open class for Irish setters at Belfast show and Portadown show in 1SS2. She was shown at the Crystal Palace, London dog show in the champion bitch class, 1SS2, 1SS3 and was only beaten by her .mother, Champion Kate, the best Irish setter bitch in Great Britain. Mr. A. B. Truman's Bob is by A. C. Titcomb's Dick, by Plunkett, imported by Dr. M. Goldsmith of Rutland. Vermont, dam Nellie Belmont by Belt— Belle both imported by August Belmont of New York, and bred by Father Callahan, from the celebrated Palmers- ton stock. The dam of Dick was Pierre Lor- rillard's Nora, bred by Lord Llewellyn. Bob is a full brother to Dr. C. J. Toland's Whiskey who took first piize at San Francisco bench shows, 1S77 and 1SS1. Mr. Hearst's Kate II is the only bitch to which Bob has ever been bred. Of the sixteen pups in Kate II litter six were destroyed, and ten are now alive. They are all stout, band- some, healthy pups, with not a white mark on one of tbem. Five have light noses, like their sire, and five dark noses, taking after the dam. In all probability, under the excellent care of T. Ityan, Mr. Hearst's trainer, all the pups will live and form a most valuable addition to the fine Irish setter stock of California; in fact, as far as breeding goes, they have no equals. Mr. Hearst has already been be- sieged with requests for "just one pup," but as he went to an expense of not less than §750 in buying and importing his bitch, it is not likely that he will care to part with tbem lightly ; in fact, it is understood that one would-be purchaser was told that $200 was no inducement to part with one of tbem. The pups are partly weaned, and feed readily from a saucer. It will be remembered that Kate II was so unfortunate as not to receive a prize at the San Franc;sco bench show, another instance of British ignorance. ■» A lacquer of great elasticity, perfectly sup- ple, and not liable to peel off, is made in the following manner: — About 120 lb. of oil varn- ish is heated in one vessel, and 331b. of quick- lime is put into 221b. of water in another. As soon as the lime causes an effervesence, 551b. of india-rubber are added. This mixture is stirred and then poured into the vessel of hot varnish. The .whole is then stirred so as to be thoroughly mixed, then strained and allow- ed to cool, when it has the appearance of lead. When required for use it is thinned with the necessary quantity of varnish and applied with a brush, hot or cold, preferable the form- er. This lacquer is useful for wood or iron and for walls ; it will also render waterproof, cloth, paper, &c. The Chicago Herald says that in a fight at the Driving Park a colored stable boy named Henry Scott fired several shots from a pistol, one of which lodged in the shoulder of Jas. Wright, known as "Piedmont Jim," a groom in the service of Budd Doble. Another shot lodged in the stall next to St. Julien, the ball passing within a few inches of the noted trot- ter's head. Under the rule compelling clerks of race- courses in England to make application to the stewards of the Jockey Club for dates and the number of days on which they can race, the Calendar of the 21st ult. announces no less than ninety- nine meetings, beginning with that at Lincoln on March 24, and ending with that at Manchester November 20. Sev- eral meetings which have lasted four days are cut down to three, and others to two days. With the publication of such a list, those in- terested can see that the 1,000 guineas will be run next year on May 1, the Derby on May 28, the Ascot four days will be June 10, 11, 12 and 13; Goodwood will begin July 29 ; the Doncaster St. Leger will be run on Septem- ber 10, and the Newmarket Autumn meeting will begin Sept. 23, Oct. 0 and Oct. 30. There have been several different versions of the breeding of the sire of the sensational pacer, Richball, and one of our friends in Col- umbia county takes the pains to send us one of his old bills, dated at Taghkanic, April ](j, 1856. The name is King Pharoah (not Faro), and he is represented to be by American Star (not Seely's, as we bad supposed), but a son of Mingo, he by Eclipse. King Pharoah'e dam was by Bay Duroc, he by Duroc. and his grandam was Reuben Lapham's black mare, by Bishop's Hambletonian, her dam by old Herod. We have no doubt of the correctness of this version. — N. Y. Spirit. The chestnut marc MagdaUau, by Primus, ib credited in the record with 2:24, made at -Stockton. An examination of the books of Stockton Association has shown that the- fig- ures should be 2:249, this leaving the mare eligible to the 2:25 class. Magdullah is now in Pat Parrel's stable, and will go the cir- cuit this season. Bay District Association TROTTINO. IaTes.]j)Q3 races. An?. 11, 15, 18, %3 and 34 and Sept. B3T" TaJce Geary street, Sutter street or California street cars, direct to the track. FIRST DAY, SATURDAY, All©. 11, 1883. Three-minute class ; six entries ; mile heats, three in five, in harness ; purse *?.Si)f)( $-150 to first. §190 to sec- ond, f ii. i to third, Sii'i to fourth horse. J. \V. Point, than names blk g Scandinavian, E. M. Fry games b g Arab. P. Parrel! names b h Rainev B. L. J. Rose names blkg Le Grange. P. J. Williams names or £ Colonel Hocking. J. W. Gordon names b m Big Lize. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15. Two-forty class; five entries; mile heats, three in five, inharncss; purse *?S0;i. stSOto first, $190 to second, $100 to third, $m to fourth horse. P. Farrell names b h Barney B. P J. Williams names b g Bav Frank. J. W". Douathan names g g Allan Boy. E. M, Fry names 1* g Arab. J. \V. Gordon names b m Big Lize. FRIDAY, AUG. 17. Pacing day ; entries close the 15th. THIRD DAY, SATURDAY, AUG. 18. Two-twentv- eight class; mile heats, best three in five, in harness: purse --si.it. .-■■looto first, §190 to second. 3100 to third, 6H0 to fourth horse. H. H. Creighton names cli "Frank Moscow, Frank Yeager names g g Rowdy Boy. L. J. Rose names blk g La Grange. J. W. Dona than names g g Allan Rov. With one or two others yet to be named, to make a great field :"n this class. FOURTH DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23. Two-twenty- four class; mile heats, three in five, in harness ; purse Ssfm, >- |5u to first, ijl'JO to second, $100 to third, 360 to fourth horse. L. J. Rose names blk s Del Sur. J. Sweeney names b m Maggie. Palo Alto Stock Farm names h m Manon. P. Farrell names s m Magdallah. Newland & Pumyea name g h Poscora Hayward. FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. «4. Free for all; five entries ; mile heats, three in five, in harness; purse §1,0 >0, -JG00 to first, §250 to second, §150 to trfird horse. A. Waldstein names b s Albert W. Geo. Baylis names br s Ahbotsford. P. Farrell names bh Vanderlvnn. S. Sperry names ch m Nellie it. J. w. Donathan names b.s. Gibraltar. SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1. For all fonr-y ear- olds and under; four entries; mile heats, three in five, in harness ; purse §ij*¥i, >:!ii;p to first, §L5u to second, §!iu to third, §ii(i to fourth horse. Palo Alto Stock farm names b m Bonnie. II. W. Meek names b m Bonnie Wood, L. J. Rose names blk g La Grange. "Wm. Johnson names h m Olivette. . National Association rules to govern all contests. C5T Notice particularly— The races each day will commence at 3 p. m. Prompt. The Club House bal- cony is rese.-ved for ladies and their escorts. Admission to Grounds and Grand Stands, $1. T. W. HINCHMAN, Secretary, N. T. Smith President, 1435 California St. HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CALL YOUR attention to my new patent hand- made shoe. I guarantee to cure any hore with bad corns or con- tracted heels by using this shoe. I also guarantee to cure any horse with quarter cracky, interfering, jpeedy cutting and hitching, or no charge. Horses sent fur and returned. J. McCARRON. "The Tforseshoer," 351 TlLid3ii*eet, between Fol- oni and Hairisou. 25m3 A CARD. WIT. DAILY, THE FIRST SWIMMING . teacher on the Pacific Coast, Is manager of the sau .lose swimming Laths. A rare opportunity is thus ottered the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have your children learn swimming from Prof. Daily. D. HICKS & COMPANY, B»ateiuecM Advertising Hotel Kes;Lsierg. BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS. Importers of Bookbinders' Material Fine Antique IlindliiKsal Eautern Rates. No. 508 Montijomcry St., San Francisco, Cat. .CHEAPENS for THE PEOPLE. S : GREAT WESTERN^awKJvOSUN WORKS, « ?«^. PitlabnrKh, 9* PICTORIAL CATALOGUES FflEE. ^^^tf 3 * Julie*. Shnl (Juim. lU-volv.-m, Aimmiuillnn, Bolncs, T7lt, •« FWiiiig Tuaklc. llMEE, President. J. L. Phelps, Secretary, Stockton, Cal. Bay District Ass'n. .^NOTICE FOE ENTRIES.^ PACERS' DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST I J. Pnrse$3O0; free for all 2:24 pacers; mile heats three in five to harness; $175 to first, $75 to second, and $50 to third horse. Five to enter, three or more to start. Entries close with the Secretary Monday, Aug. 15. T. W. IIINCHMAN, 1435 California St. San Francisco. Pure - Bred Jerseys For Sale. For sale, to close an Estate, Ten Head of Pure-Bred Jersey Cattle. Reg:tetereIOM»A V. SEPT. 3, 1883. No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse, $500, for all two-year-olds; three-quarter-mile dash; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and $50 to third. No. 2— Same day; running; Alameda purse, $500, for all thiee-vear-olds; one-and-one-quarter-iuile dash; $300 to first horse, ?15u to second, $50 to third. No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse, $500; free for all; one mile and repeat; $300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third" No. 4 — Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that have never beaten threeminutes; purse $000; $360 to first, $180 to second and $60 to third. TUESDAY, SEPT. 4. No. 5— Trotting; purse $600; free for all four-year- olds ;V|ni to first horse, S 2-10 to second and $wi to th rd. No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse $500; free fur all pacers that have never beaten t;:20; $300 to first horse, sjfloii to seeuiul, $50 to third. No. 7— Same day; trotting; psrse $ 00; flee for all big horses that weigh 1.-W0 poundsor ver; $120 to first horse, $G0 to second, $20 to third. WEDNESDAY, SEP • 5. No. 8— Running; O Oifornia Recordpurse; one-mile dash; purse $1,000. $i*.) "to first horse, second to save entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and horses of any age; "to be run in classes, the two- year-olds in one class, the three-year-olds in one class and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol- lowing conditions: Two starters required in each class; the horse beating the record in California in his special class to take first money; should the record he beaten in more than one class or in all the classes, first money will be divided equallv among the win- ners; second money will be given to the horse whose time in this race is nearest to the best record iu his dam in California. Same weight to be carried by horses in this race as were carried by horses making ihe best records Id above classes— as follows : Two-year-old Atalanta, time 1:11, weight D7. Three-year-old Mark L, time l: rj ■", , weigh! ir>5. Four vears and over, Joe Huwell, time 1:12, weight 119. No. 9— Trotting; same day; purse $1,000; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:21; $0U0 to first horse, $30u to second, $100 to third. THURSDAY, SFP1. 6. No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750: free for all horses that have never beaten 2:35; $150 to first horse, $225 to sec- one and $75 to third. No. 11— Same day; trotting: purse $5o0; free for all three-vear-olds; $300 to first horse, $15u to secouduud $50 to third. FRIDAY, SEPT. J. No. 12— Running: Combination Purse; purse $500; free for all; one-quarterinile dash, to be followed by one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen minutes between heats, the horse making the best av- erage time in the two heats to take first nionev: sec- ond horse to save entrance. No. 13— Same day ; trotting; purse $$00; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:28; $-lS0 to first horse, $240 to second and $80 to third. SATURDAY, SEPT. 8. No. 14— Same day; competitive military and cadet drills; purse and conditions will be named through tue press after conference with thevaiiuus military companies. No. 15— Trotting: purse $100; free for all two -year- olds; $240 to first horse, $120 to second and $10 to third; heats of a mile. No. hi— Same day ; trotting; purse $1,200; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:30; $72u to first horse, $3f'>0 to second ami $120 to third. No. 17— Same day; bicycle race; dash of one mile; free for all; purse $5o. .*:tn to first and $15 to second; entrance free; the nominations to he made, at the latest, on the first day of the fair, at 3 p in., with the secretary, at the track. No. IU— Same day; ladle b' riding tournament; prizes aud conditio!"* s to be named hereafter, CONDITIONS. All trotting and pacing races are best three in five, except the two-year-oln trot, unless otherwise speci- fied. Entrance fee. teu per cent on all purses, u» ac- company nomination. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the board reserves the right to trot heats with any two classes alternately, if lu-ci-ssarv to fimsu any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. Those who have entries In the running nurses must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; thoKi* ou Friday, Ihe Wednesday prevl.'iis. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn hy con- to govern running raees, except as specially pm\ Ided. A. C. nil I/. President. L. W'u.ker, Secretary, Lock Drawer [628, Oakland, Cal. Largest and Finest Stock On the Coast, at prices that defy competition. HILL A FINCK, Lending Cutlers. 7G9 Market street. A._DE LABROUSSE, VETERINARY SI'RUEON. RADTJATE OF ALPORT'S * College, Paris. Tbjrtj years i practice, Best ol references. Cures guaranteed In all (Ub eases of domestic animals. Office mill veterinary Infirmary, 1126 Market street, opposite New CHv Hall, San FranciBCo. 1883 *Txjc ^x&t&m atud j^porctsmau. 93 R (Self-Adjusting) AWSON'S U. S. ARM. Suspensory Bandages. A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Belief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free Sold by Druggists. S. E. «. KAWSON, Sent by mail s;ifely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. REMING-TO N'S New Model Breech-Loading Double Gun. THE MOST COMPLETE GUN IN THE MARKET. m«iiMw„, "\mwwm OMmum Si.'=.=.m»,1,.»»^ Ask Your Dealer for it. They all have KcIjouikUiic; Locks, 1'Istol <*rip, Eutl, Solid IIea5 t« B5 00 75 00 85 0U . O. Kox 2987. A GRICULTURAL PARK ASSOCIATIQ N Santa Rosa. FOB THE Annual Meeeting1 MONDAY, AUGUST 10, AND TO CLOSE ON SATURDAY, AUG 1ST S5. First Day, Tuesday, August 21. 1— Trotting; three-minute class; purse ?500. 2— Tiottirs: Stockholders' Plate; value 5200; condi. tioiis with the secretary of the association. 3— RunninR; free for all; three-fourths of a mile anrl repeat; stake 5150,325 to second horse, entrance $20, $10 forfeit. Second Day, 'Wednesday, gust 21. Au- 1— Trotting, "-• o rthree-vear-olds ; purse ?400. 2— Pacing; '-=25 class; purse $400. 3— Running: free for all; mile dash; stake $150, $-10 to second horse, entrance $30, §15 forfeit. Third Day, Thursday, Augnst 23. 1— Trotting; 2:28 class; purse 8(500. 2— Trotting; 2:10 class; purse 8500. 3— Runnim?; two-year-olds; dash of three-fonrths of a mile; stake $150, $30 to second horse, entrance $20, $io forfeit. Fourth Day, Friday, Augrust 24. 1— Trotting; 2;21 elass; purse $1)00. 2— Running; stake for three-year-olds; X% miles and repeat; $30 each, $15 forfeit, $175 added; $50 to second horse. 3.— Running; free for all; dash of \\i miles; stake $150; $50 to second horse; entrance?30; $20 forfeit. Fifth Day, Saturday, Augnst 25. 1— Trotting; 2:20 class; purse $1,000. 2— Running; free for all; two miles and repeat; five to enter and three to start; purse $500. WYMAN MURPHY, President. JAKES O'MEARA Secretary. Winchester Repeating Eifies, Military and Sporting. \^^ AGENTS FOR 7m6 CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASSISHELLS, WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS, GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS N. EALEItS. Whitman's Combination HALTER-BRIDLE. THIS HALTER TAKES UP TO FIT ANY HORSE, AND IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT WITH AN ordinary pair of reins you have a complete bridle. ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING AREMADEON THIS PLAN. 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Aug 11 The Washington Park Club CHICAGO, ILL., Announce the following stakes to close Oct. 15, lf&3, and to be run over their New Race Track, at the Inaug- ural Meeting of the Club, beginning the last Saturday in June, and ending Saturday, July 12, 1881 A programme for eight days' racing will be eo arranged that two stakes and nut less than three purse races will b>-- ruu each day, ami that $45,000 or more will be given by the Club for the meeting, and in no instance will less than $500 ' e given for a purse, In addition to the "stakes announced below, nine or more other stakes, Including the Washington Park Cup. Handicaps and stakes, two-and-three-v ear-old, and all ages, will be advertised in due time, to close on or about Januarv 15, 1881. It is the intention of the Management of the Washington Park Club to complete the track now in course of construction, and to make all the appointments the very best that money, experience and skill can pro- duce, it being the intention of the Washington Park Club to make its Inaugural Meeting the grandest racing event ever given in the Vuited Mates. THE LAKE SIDE STAKE. A Sweepstakes for fillies two years old i foals of 18S2) — $50 entrance p. p., or onlv $10 if declared out on or before February], IS*!, or $15 by April 1, 1884, or 320 if on or before Mav 15, ISM. All declarations void unless accompanied with the mouev; with *l,2o0 added, the second to receive $200, and the third $100, out of the stake. Winners of any stake race of the value of $750 to carry 3 lbs.: of 91,200, 5 lbs.; of 31,500,7 lbs.; of three or more such raves of any value, 10 lbs, extra. Five furlongs. THE KENWOOD STAKE. A Sweepstakes for colts two years (foals of 1882)— $50 entrance, p.' p., or only sin if declared out on or be- fore February 1, or $15 by April 1, 1881, or $20 if on May 15, ISSi. All" declarations void unless accompanied with the mouev; with $1,200 added, the second to re- ceive 3-00, and the third $loo,out of the stake. Win- ners of any stake race of the value of 3750 to carry 3 lbs.; of $1,3)0, 5 lbs.; of $1,500,7 lbs.; of three-or more stakes of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Five fuilongs. THE HYDE PARK STAKE. A Sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foalBof 1882)— $50 entrance, p. p., or onlv 310 if declared out on or before February L 1884, or $15 by Apiil 1, ISM, or 825 if on May 15, ISM. All declarations void unless accom- panied with the mouev; wit h $2 ,him i added, the second to receive 3300, and the third $2ni), out of the stake. Winners of anv stake race of the value of $1,000 to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs.; of $2,000. or three or more stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra.' Three-quar- ters of a mile. THE EMJI.EWOOD STAKE. A Sweepstakes for fillies three years old (foals of 18S1)— $Kio entrance, h. f., or onlv $10 if declared out on or before February 1, or $20 April 1, 1884, or $30 if on May 15, 1884. All declarations void unless accom- panied with the money; with $1,500 added, the second to receive $300. and tlie third $100, out of the stake. Winners of anv three-year-old stake race, of the value of $1,000, to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs.; of three or more three-year-old stake races of auy value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. One mile. THE DREXEL STAKE. A Sweepstakes for colts three years old (foals of 1881)— 8100 entrance, h. f,,or only $10 "if declared out on or before February 1, or $20 April 1, or $30 if on May Jo. ISM. All declarations void unless accompanied with the money; with 11,500 added, the second to re- ceive Sinn, and the tliird $100, out of the stake. Win- ners of any three-year-old stake race of the value of §1,000 to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs.; of three or more three-year-old stake races of anv value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. One mile. THE SHEK1DAK STAKE. A Sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of issil — 3100 entrance, h. f„ or only $10 if declared out on or be- fore February 1, or 520 April 1, or $30 if on May 15, 18S4. All declarations void unless accompanied with the money; with $2,5uu added, the second to receive $ti>0, and the third $5*i, out of the stake. Winners of any three-year-old stake race of the value of $1,000 to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs.; of any three or more such stakes of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens al- lowed 7 lbs. One mile and a quarter. TO CLOSE JANUARY 15, 1884. THE AMERICAN DERBY. A Sweepstakes for three-vear-olds (foals of ISM ),at $20n each,h.f..or onlv $20 if declared out on or before Mar. 15.1684, or $30 April 15, ISM, or $10 if on May 15, l^M, or $5u if on June 15 ISM. All declarations void unless ac- companied with the money; with $-5,000 added, the second to receive $75n, and the third $25n, out of the stake. Winners of any three-year-old stake race of the value of $1,000 to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500. 7 lbs.; of three or more three -year-old stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowedolbs. Foreign-bred entries allowed 7 lbs. One mile and a half. To be run on the first day of the meeting. WEIGHTS. The following are the weights for the above stakes: Two-year-olds, -_..-__.__ Three -year-olds, -___.____. With an allowance of 5 lbs. for mares and 3 lbs. for geldings. Full scale of weights and racing rules will be announced shortly. Entries and all communications to be addressed to the Secretary, Palmer House, Chicago, 111. P. H. SHERIDAN, J. E. BEEWSTEE, SECRETARY. LIEUT. GEN. U.S. A., PRESIDENT. MONMOUTH PARE ASSOCIATION, LONG BRANCH, N. J. 0 The following Stakes are now open, to close and Name AUG. 15, 1883. FIRST SfiiHIK MEETTA'G, 1884. I fisher, The Ill-Used, Volturno. Stonehenge, King Er" The Hopeful Stakes, for two-year-olds, of $100 each, \™st> .,King Ban' *"ellowplay, Lelaps, Springbok' h. f.. or only $10 if declared bv Jan. 1. 1 w ; or $25 if de- ^S.?1"1® „. rt , —.„. , G„- „, clareit by June 25. 1.HM, with $l,0m ;„ided; the second 1 The Monmouth Oak Stakes, for fillies three years n T.-.-i-i, .. tr>M> e;n.'h. h f, or onlv -In it declared bv Jan. 1, 1884, or $2n if declared by Jan. 1, 18*5, or $30 if "declared by June 25. 18So, with $1,'k.mi added, the second to receive $300 out of the stakes; one mile and one-quarter. miosimmkk meeting, 1885. The Stockton Stakes, for three-year-olds, of $100 each, h. f.,or only $10 if declared by Jan. 1, 1SS4, or $20 if declared by Jan. 1,1885; or $30 if declared by June 25, 1885, with $1,500 added, of which $500 to the second ; a winner of two or more three-year-old stakes of the value of $2,000 to carry 7 lbs. extra; maidens allowed 7 lbs. ; one mile and a quarter The Stevens Stakes, for thiee-year-olds, of $100 each, h f, or only $10 if declared by Jan. l, 1884: or $20 if declared bv Jan. 1, 1SS5, or $30 ir declared by June 25, 18S5, with $1,500 added, of which 9500 to the second, a winner of two or more three-year-old stakes of the lvalue of $2,000, to carry 5 lbs. extra, maidens allowed 7 lbs., one mile and five furlongs. SE< OM> SIMMER MEETrNG, 1885. The Omnibus Stakes for three-vear-olds, of $100 each, for starters, with $5,000 added, "of which $2,500 t the winner, $1,009 to the second,$l,00mo the nominator of the winner, and $500 to the nominator of the second, winners of any three-vear-old st.ike (handicaps ex- cepted) of the value of $2,000, to carry 5 lbs., of two o* more such stakes, 7 lbs extra, maidens allowed 5 lbs., entrance $25 (the only liability), to goto the race fund, if paid at the time of naming, the engagement to fol- low ownership of the horse without written transfer, unpaid foifeits or death of nominator not to disqualify a horse (if its owner at the time of starting be gnali- ified), and horses may be entered bv persons not their owners, one mile and a half. [N. B.— An owner need not pay at the time of nam- ing. If he does not, his entry is subject to the rules of racing without abovi- exceptions]. The West End Hotel Stakes, for fillies three years old, of $li*i each, h f, oi onlv $10 it declared by . I. in l i-M, or >2i*if declared bv Jan. l, 18-5, or >:■;.! if .Wlar.d by June 25, U385, with 91,000 added by the West End Hotel, the second to receive $300 out of the Stakes, a winner of a thrceyear-ohl st.ike (handicap* except. 'di of the value $2,imjt of the following stallions can he entered in the Lorillard stakes, viz., Ten Broeck, Longfellow, Falsetto, Duke of Magenta. Mortimer, Enquirer, Great Tom. Joe Hooker, Virgil. Glenelg, Monarchist, Alarm, He form, Billet, Sensation, Gnnstead, King- wit h LINES OF TRAVEL. 0. ir. xv. xv. TIME SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JULY 3RD, 1883, Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San Eranclsco as follows: 9:30 a m *4 :00 p v 8:00 a M 3:30 p M ~ P M 3:00 , »lfl)PM 8:00 A M 3:30 P M 9:30 a M 4:30 PM 7:30 am ♦1 :00 P M 7 :30 A M 4:30 P M 9:30 am 7:30 a u 5:00 p M 9:30 am MflOPM 8:00 A M 7:30 A ST 10:00 a si 3:00 P M •5 KB P M 3:30 P M 5:30 P M B:00 A ii 8:00 am 8:00 a si 7:30 a M 8:00 A SI 3:30 p SI 4 :30 P M •4:00 P Si 7:30 A si tlO :00 A si 8:00 p Si 8:00 A M 9 :30 a sr 3:30 P SI •4:00 P SI 3:30 p si 8:00 a m 4:30 p SI DESTINATION. ....Antiocti and Martinez ....Eenlcia _ ....Calistoga and Napa "^Colfax....'. ""!!""""" . JDeming, EI Paso i Express... , \ and East ( Emigrant . i Gait and i via Livermore . i Stockton (via Martinez ....Knight's Landing ....Los Angeles and South ....Livermore and Pleasanton.... ....Madera and Fresno ..Marysville and Chleo.... ..Niles and Hay wards. ... , ) Ogden and ( Express . J East ( Emigrant , * Red Bluff < via Marysville. . i and Tehama ( via Woodland.. ....Redding ....Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Eenlcia *■ via Benicia ** via Benicia ....Sacramento River Steamera. ....San Jose 2:40 P M 12:10 P M fi:40 p si 8:10 P U 10:10 A si *10:10 a SI 6:40 p M 5:40 p M 8:40 p M :40 p M r:10 i 5:40 p si •12:10 p si 5:40 p m 10:10 a' si 2:40 p si 5:40 P*SI *S:40 A SI 2:40 p si *12:10 p si 5:40 p si 5:40 p M 3:40 p SI 9:40 a si •8:40 A U 8:40 P M 9:40 a si 5:40 p Si 6:40 p si 5:40 p Si 5:40 p M G;40 p M 8:40 p M 10:10 A si •6:00 A si •3:40 P Si J3:40 p si 9:40 a M 6:40 P si 2:40 p SI 8:40 P SI *12;10 P SI 10:10 A M 8:40 P M 6:40 P M 10:10 a M Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. si. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9:30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch. LOCAL FERBT TRAIL'S, VIA OAKLAND PTJEK. From San Francisco Dally. TO EAST OAKLAND-*6:00— •6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8:30— 9:r«0— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12:30 —1:00— 1:30— 2*0—2:30— 3:00— 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30— 6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00— 8:00— 9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— *6:00— •a:80 — *7:00— »7:30 — *8:00 — •8:30-*3:30— *l*0—*4:30— •5:00— '5:30 — •6*0 — *6:30 — 9:00. TO ALAMEDA— *6:00— '6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — *8:30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00-J10:30— 11:00— $11:30—12:00— 112 :30— 1:00— tl:30— 2:00— 3:00— 3:30— 1:00 — 4:30 — 6:00— 5 :30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00. TO BERKELEY— *6:00— •6:30— 7:00— •7:30 — 8:00— *8:30 —9:00— J9:30— 10:00— 1:10:30—11:00— Jll :30 — 12:00— 1:00 —2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— »12:00. TO WEST BERKELEY — •6:00—*6:30 — 7:00— •7:30 — t8:00— •8:30—9:00— 10:00— 11:00— ±1:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00 —•4:30-5:00— •5:30— 6:00— *6:30— 7:00. LINES OF TRAVEL. To San Francisco Daily. FROM FRUIT YALE^*(1:23— *6:53— ■7:23— *7:53— "8:23 •8:53— *9:23— *10:2l— •4:23— «4:53— *5:23— »5:53— *6:23 — •6:53— 7^5—9:50. FROM FRUIT YALE (via Alameda) — •5:15 — *5 :45 — 16:45—9:15— *3:15. FROM EAST OAKLAND— •5:30 — "fi:00 — 6:30— 7:00 — 7:30-8:00— 8:30— 9:00-9:30— 10:00-10 :3n— 11:00 — 11 :30 12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30-2:00— 2:30— 3: ml— 3:30— 4 :00 — 4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00-6:30—7:00 — 7:57 — 8:57—9:57 — 10:57- FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-»5:37— »6:07— G:37 7:07— 7:37— 8:07— 8:37:— 9:07— 9:37— 10:07.— 10:37 — 11:07 —11:37— 12:07— 12:37— 1:07— 1:37— 2:07— 2:37— 3:07 — 3:37 —1:07—4:37—5:07—5:37—6:07—6:37—7:07 — 8:06—9:06— 10:06—11:06. FROM ALAMEDA— '5:22— "5:52 — «6-22 — 6-52 — *7-22 — 7:52— *.H:2-J— S :52— g :22- 9 :52 — 110:22 — 10 -52 — 111 :22 — 11 rfJ2-J12:22— 12:52— 11 :22-l :52-2:W-3;22-3^a— 4:22 —4:52—5:22—5:52—6:22—6:52—7:52—3:52—9:52—10:52. FROM BERKELEY- ^5:16—^:45— -6:15— 6:46— *7:15— 7:45— •S:15 — 8H5— 19:15-ttM5— 110:1.S-10:15— 111 :15 — 11:45— 12:45— 1:45— 2rf6— 3:45— 4:15— 4:45— S:15— 6:46 —6:15— 6:45— 7:45— S:15— 9:15— 10:15. FROM WEST BERKELEY— *5:15-»6:15—6:45-«7:15 — 7:15— s:15— 19:15— 9:45— 10:45— 112:45 — 1:45 — 2-45 — 3:45— 4:45— »5:15— 5 .-45— '6:15— 6:45— »7:15. 4 KII K ROl'TE. FROM s.\X FRANC1SL'0-»7:15-9:15-11:15— 1:15- 3:15—5:15. >:15— 6:15-10:15 — 12:15 — 2:15 — •Dally, except Sundays. J Sundays only. "Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph & Co Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. 8. F. A. >■. TOWNE. T. II. GOODMAN, 0«n. Manager. Gen. Pass Tkt a-- Summer Arrangement. COSISrENCIKG WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883, AND DNTTX FURTHER KOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth streets) as follows : DESTINATION. 8:30 a si 10 :30 a m 10 HO A M • 3 :30 p M 4 :25 p si j - •5:15 PM 6:30 psi til :45 PM San Mateo, Redwood and Menlo Park. 6:40 a m •8:10 a K 9Wa M •10:02 am •3 :36 P M T4£9PH 6:00 pm 17:50pm T8 :15 p m 8 :30 A M I "| ( lVw»w ! Santa Clara. San Jose and) • fflpS I Principal Way Stations. < V Ut8:15 P « 3am •10*2 A M •3 :36 p m 10 :40 a Mi } Gilrov.Pajaro.C'astroviUe, ( i *10A2a m £H p u \ Salinas and Monterey. > I 6*0 p m HollisterandTres Pinos. 10-10 aw1) Watsonville, Camp Goodall, ( | «,n.,« •^^30 p I C Aptos.New Brigl»ton,Soquel.; ^°^*; 6.W Psi. ttCampCapittihuASantaCruzf I g°° ' 10 HO a mi Soledadand Way Stations I )_ Monterey and Santa Cruz. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8 :30 a. m. Train. Special RntrxD-TRip Tickets, at reduced rates to Pescadero, Monterey, Aptns, Soquel and Santa Cruz; also to Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Rohles Springs. EXCURSION tickkts sold Saturdays and on Sunday mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or San Joae, ?2 50; to Gilroy, ?4: to Monterey or Santa Cruz, ?5, and to principal points between San Fran* Cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Sp rings, $C<. Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San- ta Cruz, and return, ?3. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel. A. C.EASSETT, H.RJl'DAII, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt. R£T SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. IE* For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule. Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. KESPECTFUXLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing. TRAIN'S LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CHARMING Summer and Winter Resort of the Pacific Coast, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Tront in abundance can be obtained from the several streams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in its waters, notably Salmon Rock Cod, Bar. acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the auperloi accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports* men. THE B A THING FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MONTE, " ARE UNSURPASSED, harinc a MAGNIFICENT REACH of pure white sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE contains SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim* ming baths, with IllliAV ! OOMS connecting for individual baths, with douche and shower facilities. THE FAVORITE ROUTE Watering PlaceB, APTOS, MMtl'lX AM* to those well-known SANTA t'RVZ, IS VIA THE Southern Pacific Railroad, (Rroad Gauge). The B. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San Mateo. Santa Clara, San Beidto, Santa Cruz and Mon- terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety, Notably high-bred trot- ting stuck, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others who sendfour cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 1 38 Head of Promising loun- Trotting Stock, consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters most of them sired by ALMUNT, HAPPY MEDIUM, ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR., ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard- bred and noted trotting .stallions ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine, highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, made in 18S1: another with a record of 2:2a V±\ another with a record of 2:26, made in 1**2; another with a rec- ord of 2:2v -,, and a grandson with a three-vear-old rec- ord of 2W±, the fastest ever made up to 18,51. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:20!4 to 2:30, a larger number than any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of his get with public records ranging from 2:lb',< to 2:27>2. No son of Rysdyk's Hanibietoman has made as good a showing at same age. ETHAN ALLEN JR.. full brother of Darnel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fanny Cook, by oldAbdallah: second dam by Stock- holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Hambletouian. With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:23^ to 2:28^, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairiawnstallions have in 1882 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a granddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27ll', by Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:2S1g, by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on nootherhreeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882, These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at §300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to fort; mares, at $100 the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares, at >?f>0 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1RS4 as fail to stand. A few approved mares wiU be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY' ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1, 1S83. PURCHAS- ERS FROM! A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE SASLE PRICE AS IP PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED EY THE PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT COME FULLY OP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full written descriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or furtbei information address WirXIAM X. WITHERS, 2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky Mares -—. ASHLAND PARK _~ Trotting stjjj NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. D. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR. THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all times for sale choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hambletonians, Mainbrino Cliiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Manibrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Star Mainbrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal- aora, Howard's Manibrino and Homer. The steady aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses. along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or furtber particulars address 2-17yl B. J. TKEAC1, Lexington, Ey. Jerseys and Guernseys. Registered in the A . J.C. C. and the A.G.C.C Tlie above is a eat of tlie unequaleil cow Jersey Belle nl Scituate that ma| t>s.. 3 ozs',. of butter in one week. A GRANDSON OF JERSEY BELLE TS Now IN use in the Verba Buena herd. This hen I of Jerseys andGuerusevswonall the herd prizes for 1862. Since then have been added three young hulls and some fe- males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey BeUe of Scituate, Coomassie and Alphea strains. These, with forty bead selected on the Islands of Jer- sey and Guernsey from the best wit bout regard to cost and imported directly, make this the best herd on. the FaciGc Coast, and equal to any at the East, where th» extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively that these are the acceptedbutter producing animals of the country. Bulls have recently sold in New York for $10,000 to ?i2.00Q. Animals of both Bexes for Bale at moderate price. 1ILNKY FIERCE, San Francisco. Sonoma and Marin District Association AGRICUTURAL DISTRICT NO. 4. At Petaluma, from Anirnsi^J t.. Septeui. ber 1, inclusive, 1883. The District Comprises the Counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano and Lake. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST MY, TUESDAY, AEG. 28, 1 883. No. 1— Walking race for district stallions, weighing less than l,4uu pounds; one mile; purse $25. No. 2 — Running race, free for all; half-mile heats, best three in live; purse $400. No. 3 — Trotting race for district horses ; three-min- ute class; purse $500. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AC«CST 39. No. 4 — Trotting race for district two-year-olds; purse $250. No. 5 — Running race for district two-year-olds, one- mile dash; purse $250. No. 6— Trotting race, free for all; 2:37 class; purse $500. No. 7— Trotting race for district three- year-olds ; purse $300. THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AEUEST 30 No. 8— "Walking race for district draft stallions, weighing 1,400 pounds or over, one mile; purse $25, No. 9 — Running race, free for all; mile and repeat ; purse S600. No. 10— Running stake race, free for all; dash mile and a half; $25 entrance and $200 added. No. 11— Trotting race, free for all two-year-olds; purse $500. FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AVUEST 31. No. 12— Running race for district three-year-olds; mile and repeat; Durse $300. No. 13 — Trotting lace for district horses; 2:45 class; purse $400. No. 14— Trotting race, free for all; 237 class; purs« $000. FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1' No. 15— Trotting race, free for all; 2:20 class; purse $800. No. 16— Running race.'free for all; two miles and repeat; purse $500. CONDITIONS. All trotting races are best three in five, except the two-year-old races, which are two in three. Entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. Purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent to the fourth horse. In the walking races all money goes to first horse. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trottine, but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a race between heats. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered for purses can only be drawn by con- sent of the judges Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern runningraces. All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, color and marks of horses, also name and residence of owner, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider. Marin barred in 2:45 class, and Blanche and Dawn will not start in District races. J. MeM. SIIAFTER, President. W. E. COX, Secretary. W. H. "Woodruff, VETERINARY DENTIST. References: Seott ,t MeCord, Fashion Stable; Win. G< rh vada Stable; J. M. Parker, Telegraph St ihl> ley, Baldwin Stable; Col. Dickey, Bay DJ (.'.' W. Smith, H. McCoun, J. C. Simpson, J. !' city; R. F. .Simpson, A. Gates, Robt. Oh.v bam, Oakland. Office at FashionStable,221 EUis street. 96 glte ^vmlcx and j^rcrcismaot. Aug 11 THE WHITMAN SAOOU. Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their celebrated goods. SADDLES FOB KOAD, ISAM II OK PAKK I Si;, With or without the California horn. training" saddles Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' MATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERRON. 2-6() aM 332 Ellis streeti San Francisco WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, / AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, 230 and 232 Ellis street, SOLE AGENT FOB THE PACIFIC COAST. WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. Riders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and S33 Ellis St.. Sole Agent for Facifie coast. WHITMAN'S RUBBER- FOOTED THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDES, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them will use any other. JOHN A. McKERRON, 730 and 23* Ellis Street, Sole Asrent for the Pacific i THE NEW IALIFORNIA flARRIAGE IAB AND UOMPANY IS NOW READY TO RECEIVE ORDERS AND to accommodate the citizens of San Francisco and sojourning visitors with the finest turnouts ever put into use in this city. Elegant satin-lined carriages and two-horse coupes, entirely new, to let at prices no greater than In charged for the worn and interior material of the older companies. Careful and com- petent drivers, specially selected for the service, at- tired in the company's regulation uniform. Carriages or coupeB for calling, shopping, etc., promptly fur- nished and satisfaction guaranteed. Tl ompany in under the general management of J. ('. Reardon, fur the past ten years well known to the riding public of San Francisco. Main office and stand at the Reception House, north side Sutter street, above Kearny, next tu Bridge's stable. All orders to the uhove ofllee, nr tn Wellington Club stable, corner Leavenworth and California streets, will be promptly attended to, as also orders by telephone, American District or Cali- fornia Telegraph Companies. Orders received as above for the California Baggage Transfer Company, John Barn-, Foreman, will be at the main ofllee at all times, and wilhtttend to all business with prompt- ness. GREYHOUND. IN THE STUD. PAUL JONES. WHITE AND brlndle.Slre Gentleman JoneB, dam B Branch. Fee 825. Apply at tola office BUY DIRECT From the Manufacturer. Carriages, BTJGGIEM UGGIEp WAGONS ANY STYLE MADE TOORDE Sulkies a Specialty. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Painting, varnishin(J Alterations and Repairs. OFFICE AND FACTORY, 13 17 AND I I ej MARKET STREET, Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco. M. J. McCUE, Proprietor. KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL A UCTIONEERS, 116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco SPECIAL ATTENTION PAED TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. Will Sell in All Cities and Counties ol i lie State. REFERENCES. J. S. Carey, Sacramento. J. D. Cakr, Salinas. R. P. Sargent, Gllroy. John Bogus, Colusa. P. A. Finigan, San Francisco. HAVING CONDUCTED S03IE OF THE HOST successful sales, notably those o£ Messrs -Whip- pie, Colgrove, Dietz, Contts, Dougherty, Newlanfl A Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured of ournbilitv to give satisfaction In ail busine ss in- trusted to our caro. Sales will be made in all cities and counties in the State, We have in contemplation a series of combination or breeders' Bales, Blnular to those 80 successfully held at the East. Wi' will In pleased toentei into correspondence with parties de siring to paitieipate in such sales. Private purchase! and sales of improved live stock of all descrlptioiu will be made on commission and stock Shipped will utmost care. Several fine ranches at private s.iti-. Purchases and sales made of land of every descrlp. tlon. KII1.II> A CO., 116 Montgomery street. HARNESS AND SADDLERY. P. POTTER, MANUFACTURES OF AND DEALER IN Harness, Saddles, WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW work made to order and repairing done. Orders from the country will receive prompt attention. All goods sold for cash at bottom prices. 202K St., bet. 2dand3d, ?0yL Sacramento. Russ House, IU09, ion. 1UI3 and 1U15 J Street, SACRAMENTO, CAL. M . J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING, newly furnished throughout and with ail modern Improve me nta. Table first class. Everything mat, clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully solicited. Street cars pass the houBe every five minutes. PAUL FRIBDHOPER, X3T PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SHOER 1 1 6 Washington street. PRACTICAL IN AIL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES. R. STONE, L. STONE MANAGER. KAHU7AOTUBKR, IMPORTER AND Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Harness & Saddlery WABKS AND ALL KINDS OF SADDLERY HARDWARE Ilarness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths. Atl A 4«4 Battery St,, (or. Washington, SAN FRANCISCO. J. O'KANE, J6J Market Street, - - - San Francisco. WHO LKS ALE AND RETAIL dealer in Harness, Snthllcs. Blankets. iniilisl. Rucc UomlM, And everything necessary for bore* "or carriage use. Horse Boots a Specialty. Agent for Dr. THxon's Condition Powders. Repair iig promptly attended to. TRY AN ADVERTISEMENT 1TVT THE TURF AND Sl'ORTISG AUTHORITY, I \1 HE BREEDER AND M'OKISMAll =34 ". -.£*- -•_-« Vol. III. No. 7. NO. 508 MONTGOMERY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY. AUGUST 18, 1883. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR Peculiarities of the Pacers. Editor Breeder axd Sportsman": — In a late number of your paper, I noticed a clipping taken from the New Yorh Spirit, written by Mambrino, regarding the pacing race at Washington, in which he criticises RiehbalTs driver. I am glad that some of the Eastern writers have opened upon these pacers, for like all other animals that affect the lateral meth- od of locomotion, the trio of pacers composed of Lone Jack, Kichball, and Westmont, have been implicated in aDy num- ber of jobs. " For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain," count several more on pacers and their managers, than on any other class of speed animals. The horses themselves are not responsible, but like poor old dog Tray, they have been so long in bad company, that to speak of a pacing race is to call to mind visions of defeated favorites, empty pocket-books, loss of confidence in the fra- ternity, and general disgust that such things exist and are allowed to overcome ns like a summer cloud. Lone Jack and Westmont, both belong to Mr. B. J. John- son of Creston, Iowa, yet, they have been in the same races during the past twelve months, alternating with the wish of the owner, iu the winning or loosing of any given event. Kichball, since the first of September, 18S2, has been the property of Fayette Smith, a grain dealer and successful horseman, residing at Marys ville, Mo. From the time of his first race, after becoming the property of Mr. Smith, until the great Chicago meeting, when Kichball secured a record of 2:13, this handsome son of King Faro, has contested the greater number of his races with the sorrel son of Al- mont and the brown gelding from the Texas trail. These ! three pacers went through the Missouri and Kansas circuit of 1882, and through the great independent circuit of Texas, i later in the season, and worked every race, to suit the best | interest of their managers. There was scarcely a horseman 1 in either series of meetings that did not know that Lone I Jack and Westmont belonged to the aame stable, and I i doubt very much if at any place there could be found an of- ! ficial connected with the meeting, or a judge, who pretended I to act impartially in the stand, who was not well aware of the fact, that the brown and sorrel geldings were the prop- erty of Mr. Johnson. These tracks were members of the National Association, and in allowing two horses, owned and controlled by one man, to compete in the same race, they were violating one of the principal rules of that body, of which they boasted as being one of the members. At St. Joseph, Mo., which was the first place at which Mr. Smith started Kichball, the subject was discussed very freely, whether or not Chas. M. Smith, the starting judge, would allow Lone Jack and Westmont to start in the free for ■ all race. I was rash enough to venture the assertion, that if Mr. Smith, (of Earlville, } would allow them to start, I was certain that Mr. Morse, of Paw Paw, HI. (who is a member of the Board of Keview,) would not listen to such a proceeding. It matters not how your correspondent thought regarding the action of the two principal judges, the fact remains, and well established is it, that Lone Jack and Westmont did start in the free-ior-alL and Jack won the race. Three weeks pre- vious to the race at St. Joe I saw the same two horses and Bald Hornet contest, or try to contest, the free-for-all race at La Salle, HI. Lone Jack was backed by Mr. Johnson to win the race, but he was very unsteady that afternoon, and ere the first heat was concluded it was evident that Jack could not defeat Bald Hornet, and Westmont was signaled to take the front, which effort proved no trouble for the sorrel, and the board at the decision showed Westmont first, Bald Hornet second, Lone Jack third, and a very poor third at that. The second heat, Westmont's driver was instructed to make the gait, and he proceeded to do so at such a great rate of speed that Hornet was carried to a blundering, miserable break, and caught the distance flag full in his white face, while Jack escaped by the skin of his teeth. Westmont had won two heats, and during both of them had shown himself possessed of sufficient speed to lose his companions. Did he go on and win the next heat? Not very much. He was kept well under control by his driver, who saw to it that he did not hurry the irritable Jack. Compared with the preced- ing heat the speed was so much slower that the most casual observer could detect the cause, and many shouted, "See him pull Westmont!" The judges, like justice, were blind, and in the course of time Jack was allowed to win a race that was simply a hollow mockery, while his owner pocketed his pool earnings and thanked the managers. Kichball, Westmont and Lone Jack have appeared in not less than thirty-five pacing races during the past eleven months, and it has been a skin game from beginning to end, and the great shame ever stares us in the face, what can be done to prevent other such frauds? Kichball was bred for a saddle horse, and first saw the light in Western Missouri, among the fertile valleys and wooded hills of Platte county, a section of country that is the only real rival Kentucky acknowledges in the production of superior saddle horses. At Marysville, Mo., during the last week in August, 1SS2, Kichball appeared in his first race, and prior to the moment when his honest-appearing white face stared the starting judge out of countenance, he had felt the confining straps of a single harness but a few times, and his experience between the shafts of a sulky had been gained by not more than a half dozen interview s, yet his ways were liked by the elderly farmer who owned him, Mr. Fayette Smith, and a score of other horsemen on the watch for some" thing fast and cheap. Before the race Fayette could have purchased Kichball for the modest sum of $400; after the first heat he was anxious to take the horse at that price, but the old gentleman now asked $S00 for his pet. Kichball did not win the race, but he made Westmont pace in 2.24 to beat him to the wire, and after the shades of evening began to come down thickand fast, and the horses had all been cooled out and bedded down for the night, Fayette counted out $1- 600, and placing them in the hands of the member from Platte county, received a bill of sale for the horse. Since that time the horse has earned many times the price paid, and after his race in Chicago, in which Bessie M and West- mont made him pace in 2:13, Kichball was sold to a party of stock men from Gainesville, Texas, they paying the sum of $10,000 in good, hard money. King Faro, his sire, was a son of American Star, while the dam of Kichball was by the thoroughbred stallion Little Arthur, a horse celebrated in the early days of horse rac- ing on the Missouri river. Westmont, as handsome an animal as ever went at his gait, is a son of the Great Almont, his dam being a member of the much de- spised, but ever prominent, Morgan family. At Topeka, Kansas, during the second week of September last, I saw this sorrel gelding exhibit such burst of speed as were never wit- nessed by your correspondent, save those shown by the run- ner. The universal opinion of a multitude of good horsemen that were present, was, that for three hundred yards, West- mont could outfoot any horse in the world, barring the race horse of course. At St Joe, the week previous, three of us caught him a quarter in 3U seconds. Only when he makes one of his rambling breaks and thus falls far in the rear, does the sor- rel son of Almont fly around a turn or up a stretch, with the speed of the wind. A game horse, a handsome fellow, tougher than whalebone and able to stand all sorts of usage, it is certainly a disgrace that his talents should be prostituted to such base purposes as they have been. Lone Jack, sprang from, no one knows where, save the knowledge that he was purchased for a cattle horse and taken from a large heard of ponies direct from Texas. Falling into the hands of Dr. Ross, of Shenandoah, Iowa, he was used in that gen- tleman's practice not a little, from the very reason, as the Dr. said, that "it did not take all day to go ten miles and back." With no other thought than that of making the number of entries equal to the number required by the fair association, Jack was entered in the pacing race at the an- nual fair held in Shenandoah. As a joke the horse was al- lowed to start, under the saddle, for at that time he knew nothing of a harness, and to the surprise of everyone dis- tanced the entire party during the second heat in the good time of 2:28. Mr. Johnson soon after purchased him for 5500, and has controlled him ever since. So much for the history of these three pacers, now what are we going to do with their their managers ? I leave this question with the editor. Columbus. May view, Kansas, Aug 11. At the Chico Driving Park. Editor Breeder axb Sportsman: As the time for our fair approaches the horses commence coming in, and already there is a goodly number at work on the track. There has been a fair crop, and most of our farmers have made money this season, and that helps in a great measure to make the exhibition a success. There has been great improvement made here since last year ; one of them, in my opinion, that makes the stables more comfortable than at any other track on this Coast. Mr. Sherman has built a shed over the space between the two rows of stables, making a shed two hundred feet long and over fifty feet in width — a magnificent place to cool out horses ; sulkies and wagons are never in the sun, which is nothing compared to the comfort of the horses, making a difference of at least ten degrees in the temperature of the stables at midday. The first stable on my list is that of Mr. J. T. Mcintosh He has brown stallion Singleton, by Willie Schepper, by Rys- dyk's Hambletonian, dam Lightfoot by Flaxtail ; bay horse La Harpe, by Fame, by Alexander'sAbdallah, dam Prairie Bird by Flaxtail ; bay fillie Sallie McKim, two years, by Prompter by Wilson's Blue Bull (she is entered here, Marysville and in the Stockton stake); bay gelding Fred Ackerman (pacer), by Washington, dam by John Nelson. He is entered through the circuit. He is a very smooth-gaited side wheeler, and is doing very well — saw him move a mile in 2:32, but do not think that figure anywhere near his mark. Bay gelding Telegraph, four years (owned by John Spurgeon), by Tilton Almont, by Almont, dam by John Nelson. He is a fine, big, rangy fellow, with lots of speed, but at times a little rank. There are some very fine yearling colts up here, and it will not be many years before the lower country breeders will find a very stiff rival in Butte county for the supremacy in colt races. I saw six colts, yearlings; not 'one of them was hitched until late in June, and anyone of them can pull a cart better than a four-minute clip. Mr. Mcintosh tells me his were hitched the first time on June 15. The string com- prises bay filly by Singleton, dam by Volscian, by imp Glen- coe ; black filly Solitaire, by Singleton, dam by Frank Toll- man, by Vermont, sire of Ella Lewis ; black filly Starlight, by Singleton, dam by Keavis' Blackbird, owned by C. L. Denman • bay colt by Singleton, dam by Volscian (a strap- ping big fellow — looks as if he would make another Karus), owned by Tim Barnard. Mr. J. A. Sullivan has three in his string. The first one led out was Merrill, a fine brown gelding, no white, entered in the thirty and forty classes here, and in three-minute and thirty classes at Marysville. He is a fine-gaited fellow, and as level-headed and handy a breaker as ever I saw. The next is bay gelding Alph, by John Nelson Jr., dam by Old St. Clair, bred by Anthony Greene of Sacramento city. He is not entered anywhere ; also a fine black colt by Tillton Al- mont, dam Cricket by Belmont. Mr. Francis Still has another chestnut gelding, Rob Roy, five years, by George Moore, by Tom Moore, dam Walnutbark, by Lumux, owned by Mr. John Coffee, Red Bluffs, en- tered in the quarter and half-mile races here, Marysville and Sacramento ; bay mare Lady Geeger, by Norfolk — unknown. Mr. Henry Gore has a string of colts, the property of Fred Schafer, Esq., of Biggs Station ; chestnut horse, three years, by Brigadier, dam by Norfolk ; grey filly by Nor- folk, dam the dam of Fred Arnold (she entered in Embryo for 18S4, and a very promising filly) ; bay filly yearling, by Singleton, dam by John Nelson, and, like all Singletons, nice-gaited and a trotter. Mr. Ch.is. Sherman, proprietor of the park, is working brown colt Chevalier, by Brigadier, dam by Billy McCrack- en, second dam Kitt, by Kimbal Jackson ; bay colt, two years, by California Star," by Ulster Chief : black filly by a son of Hiram Woodruff, dam the dam of Carrie T ; bay colt Ben T, by Singleton, dam Harkaway, by Billy Cheatem. The three-minute and twenty-two classes did not fill, soon as races have been made up in their place will send litat of entries and races substituted, Occasionally. 98 *|ttc Itete and jl purtsitxatu Aug 18 NEW YORK LETTER. Sporting Matters on the Atlantic Seaboard —Saratoga Springs— Monmouth Park —General Gossip. Saratoga's eighteenth racing season began on the 21st, ana, with a single exception on account of bad weather, they have hadfonr contests a day ever since. Not of very high class, however, have been the contestants at the "Springs" thus far, for if we except the Dwyers' horses and a few single performers from two or three other stables, the runners have shown very moderate caliber as compared with those at Monmouth Park and Brighton. The Brooklyn stable, named above, has captured, up to date, most of the stakes, and a great many of the purses, one day last week, with the aid of Bootjack, Miss "Woodford and George Kenney, securiug three out of the four events of the day. In the last race, also, their jockey rode the winner, the Canadian horse Disturb- ance. Wha't great success this party is having, to be sure! The highest on the list of winning stables for lSS3isnota very hard matter to forecast if the lucky vein continues. Their three-year-olds, Barnes, Miss Woodford and George Kenney, are practically unbeatable in their present high form, while that same little weight-carrier, Bootjack, is such a good one that a " welter weight " can stop him. Burton, the only two-year-old they have, started this year, has re- covered from the severe cold he had at the Branch, and last week won the Flash stakes from a large field, half a mile iu 49J seconds, 110 lbs. To-day, however, the famous stable had a double reverse, Burton being defeated by Com. Kitt- son's Panique, by Alarm, and Bootjack, with 124 lbs., suc- cumbing in the Cash Handicap to Brunswick, same age, twenty-four lbs. less. Both were fast-run races, the Sarato- ga Stakes, Pauique's win, in 1:17 j, three-quarters of a mile, and the nine furlongs of the handicap, in 1:57. Panique is out of the dam of Iroquois, and won a good race two weeks ago at Monmouth Park, from a fair field. Of the other horses that have run at the springs up to date, Loftin, Bridget and Richard Loud have shown the best of the two-year-old division, and of the three- year-olds Drake Center, Ascender, Slocum, Princess, etc., have shown fair form, but not up to the high mark of the Dwyers' famous trio. Of the older horses Gen. Monroe has recovered his second wind, the let-up given him since Sheepshead having shown good results. He galloped away with the Saratoga Cup, and is now a dangerous customer for any of the line-distance brigade to tackle. Wapakoneta, 4 yrs. by War Dance, a full brother to that famous old mare, L'Ar- gentine won a sensational race from a good field, running the mile in 1:43}. Navarro, 5 yrs, by Buckden, in the same stable with Gen. Monroe, ran two fast races with 120 lbs. up, three-quarters in 1:15}, andaniilein 1:43|. He is in rattling order for a short race and will trouble anybody's horse over the J. Y. C. Old Fellowplay, in Morris' stables, has also won both the races he has started for, though he beat nothing of much account. His last essay in which he beat Hartford and others was the occasion of an unfortunatescandal, which resulted in the expulsion of the well-known light weight, "Jock," Frank McLaughlin and a quasi owner ( ?) by the name of Doherty. The boy is to be pitied, for though easily influenced and of rather a weak mind, especially since the bad fall he got on Bliss last year, he was a capable rider, and as a brother of the famous "James" of the Dwyers' stable, had chances for preferment which not all in hiB profession enjoyed. Efforts have been made to unearth the head con- spirator, of whom these two were undoubtedly but the tools, bat so far, they have been attended with but poor success. Hugh Gaffuey, the well-known cross-county rider, is makiug strong efforts through influential parties for his reinstate- ment to turf privileges. He was ruled off at the track two years ago for striking Salt, a brother jockey after a race, and subsequent hot words to the judges of the day. The talk of the last week of the sale of the Saratoga track and grounds to the Coney Island Jockey Club seems to be rather premature. Certain it is, however, that several gen- tlemen of the C. I. J. C. have been negotiating for the course, as a speculation of their own, and not as emanating from their Association. Probably some such trade will be con- summated another season if not this one. Since my last let- ter Monmouth has been giving its three days a week racing with an ' average amount of 86,000 or $7,000 "hung up" each day in purses added money etc. Some new two and three-year old candidates for the turf honors have made their debut, and the other horses have had their share of success also. Eole has recov- ered some of his lost prestige by carrying 12S pounds in a mile and a half handicap, and getting away with a strong field in good time. He won easily, and " Freddie " was again made happy by his fine animal's success; amuch-needed con- solation, in view of the departure of his inamorata, the " Lily," for Albion and Mr. Langtry. She left on the Alaska early one rainy morning last week, and eye witnesses de- scribe the leave-taking of Langtry, Gebhardt, Boucicault &, Co., as touching in the extreme. Freddie's detractors, how- ever, say that it will but be a case of " off with the old love and on with the new," notwithstanding his vows of eternal constancy, etc. To turn from the sublime to the ridiculous, or rather per contra, an affair of a different sort took place at Long Branch beach last Sunday, which brought a prominent sporting man of this city before the public as a genuine hero of that am- phibious element, the sea. I refer to Wm. Lovell, who bravely attempted to save a drowning man at the risk of his own life, and though the poor victim of the waves was lost, Lovell's cool heroism made him more reputation than he ever gained as the owner of American Girl, Barney Kelly, etc., and in later years with the thoroughbreds. The success of Mr, Withers' Brookdale stable has been continued since I wrote last. With Duplex, Renegade, Buckstone, Nonage, etc., this popular and far-seeing breeder and turfman has captured a fair share of the honors. Duch- ess, by Kingfisher, two years, is probably the best two-year- old that lias run as yet at Monmouth. The style in which she won her race for the Sapling stakes in the mud, showed her to be a "clinker," and no mistake. True, Mr. Withers' Nonage beat her a neck in another stake race, but Duchess was giving the Brookdale lilly weight at tho time. The spe- cial race for the 25th, betweeu Duchess, Gen. Harding, Non- age.lPanique, and others.willbea fit companion event, for the great raee'hetween Iroquois, Eole, Monitor, Leonatus, Barnes, etc. Much trouble has been occasioned with tho unruly element which is sometimes very prominent among a certain class of race-goers at several " close finishes" at Monmouth where "heads " being between three and five horses, the de- cisions and placings of the Judges were received with maui- u-:it disapprobation in the shape of hissiug, etc. Now, such scenes should not be allowed, for the gentlemen who have lien in the stand on these occasions are known to be of unquestioned reputation and integrity. The whole trouble comes from the Judges stand reing on the opposite side of the track from the crowd, and consequently a close finish is seen at somewhat different alignments. Could the Judges stand be transferred and made rather lower in height no cause for complaint would arise in future. To-morrow, or rather on the 2nd, Girofle runs in England. May she run, and decisively is the wish here of course. Walton offered her old pilot Donahue, a handsome sum to go over with him to iide the mare, but "Billy " held out for more money and the affair fell through. As I wired you to-day (on the 15), the Monmouth Park Association closes their stakes for 1SS4 and 1S85, so let the breeders in your State consult the advertis- ing columns of the B. and S., and send us their nominations accordingly. Pacific. July 31, 1S83. HEED AND SWINE. Berkshire Noses. " My impression is that short snouts do not belong to Berkshires, and in the endeavor to obtain them, too much fineness, loss of size, and want of constitntion are the results. Am I right?" So asks a correspondent, and I answer him: "Yes, if by short snouts you mean the turued-up pug-noses characteris- tic of the Small White Yorkshires." By way of explanation, it may be said that such noseB will do for sty pigs that are expected to scoop their food from a trough, and then lay in the shade till the next feeding time. Pigs of this kind have their place and are profitable to rear in many places where the surroundings are suitable. Berkshires, however, are of a different class. Their glory is in their fitness for the produc- tion of the choicest of smoked bacon, and the best of hams and shoulders, such as can be made only from well marbled meats; and these, be it remembered, do not come from the slow, quiet, fat-accumulating breeds, but from those of a more active nature, prompting them to exercise, whereby muscle is developed, and at the same time a reasonable de- gree of fatness is acquired. It is this active nature in Berkshires which commend them to cattle feeders and farmers generally. When turned into stalk fields or feeding lots with cattle there is little danger of their being trampled or otherwise injured; or, if allowed a good clover pasture, they will thrive and get fat on it alone, while other breeds of less muscular power will lie in the shade and grow thin, unless corn or other good feed is car- ried to them. Morever, the best Berkshires grow to a larger size than is usual with the pug-nosed pigs. The wild hog of Europe is said to attain the wieght, when full grown, of from four to six hundred pounds, and the meat is said to be very fine and palatable, but the aptitude to fatten is inferior. The excellent meat of the wild hog is doubtless due to his habits of life, which induce great muscular development. He roams the forests, and subsists on beech and chestnuts, or acorns and roots of various kinds. In securing these he must needs use his snout, and this, as might be expected, is well enough developed to meet the requirements of the case. The modern Berkshires of the best-approved strains are of the large size, and possesses, with due allowance for domesti- cation, the high vitality and active habits of the wild hog, combined with the good digestive and assimilating powers which characterize all improved breeds. The only valuable improvements made in Berkshires during the last 100 years or more have been those obtained by judicious selections of breeding stock and improved methods of feeding and manage- ment. Wherever attempts have been made to improve by crossing with the Neapotitan or the Essex, the results have been a loss of constitutional vigor and hardiness, and that fine quality of flesh, tender, juicy, and nicely marbled with fat and lean, from which are manufactured the best hams and shoulders known in the markets of the world. In the pug-nosed pigs we see the tendency to excesive fat- ness, which is not desirable, unless they are intended for making into salt fat pork for barreling. If this be the object of their keeping, the extreme fattening propensity and the accompanying very quiet disposition are not objectionable. In speaking thus in favor of long snouts in Berkshires, it is not intended that one animal should be preferred before another, apparently equal in other respects, because of his snout being longer. As above suggested, improvements upon the original Berkshires of many years ago have been made by selection and feeding. In feeding, for example, we now find the best-managed herds well supplied with clover and rich grasses, as well as fed on various grains, roots, and mixed slops, as convenience may suggest. A long snout for rooting among forest leaves and grubbing roots is no longer needed. Hence other points being equal we select as breeders such as when ready for market will make less offal in this regard. But even in modifying the breed by selection, we may go to the extreme of unfitting it for that degree of active life found necessary for a proper muscular development, by the very feature for which the breed is so highly prized. We admire in a Berkshire a broad forehead and face, the latter somewhat dished, and the snout rather short; but we do not particularly object to one, good in other respects, that has a snout a trifle longer than is often seen in the pic- tures, particularly if the jowl and underline are good. We would much prefer such a pig to one with a short, turned-up nose that will catch rain like a pair of funnels unless tucked between the fore legs. Besides, the long-nosed pig is less apt to choke or wheeze itself to death than the other. Phil. Thrifion, in Breeder's Gazette. Some Jerseys for Sale. Mr. R. P. Clement, who for some years past has paid con- siberable attention to the breeding of Jersey cattle offers for sale at private terms, 12 thoroughbred Jersey cows and calves, one thoroughbred Jersey bull, and two graded heif- ers ; as well as some finely bred trotters and thoroughbred horses. Mr. Clement has a charming country house near Seminary Park Station, and anyone seeking a nice family cow, or desirous of obtaining some of the best butter strain of Jersey cattle ever brought to California, would not regret a visit to the place. The stock is nearly all registered either in the A. J. C. C. Herd Book or the A. G. Herd Book. The pick of the cows is Alfalfa (20216 A. J. C. C. H. B.), sire Ma- homet—Fautail. Alfalfa is a large fine cow, good bag, prom- inent milk veins, kind, gentle, and a splendid butter cow. Mahomet comes from a grand strain having inuck of the most fashionable butter producing stock iu his veins. Jessie Weeks, 2ud, $165 A. G. H. B.), by Monarch, 2nd (1542) dam Jessie Weeks (1017) is a rare butter cow. Old Jessie had a trial of 17 pounds a week, and Jessie 2nd has shown 12 pounds a week. Her milk has tested 1!) per cent, cream ou winter feed. There is a nice heifer from Jessie Weeks 2nd by Dare (2181 A. G. H. B,), Nancy by Monarch 2nd (1542), dam by 13th Emperor from Mr. Low's imported cow, is a nice animal, playful as a kitten and a very desirable family animal, and bo is Bunny by Pinafore (2181), dam Lulu, by Baron, Jr. (1344)— Clara W (4102). The bull of the herd is Manuel, by Pierce's imported Victor, dam Aukland Maid, a fine, big, dark colored fellow, with all the points of a Jersey bull, and not a single fault except that his horns are a bit spikey. The horse stock for sale includes a two-year-old black filly, by Thad Stevens — Kate Dudley, by St. Joe, from a mare by Kite. The filly stands sixteen hands one inch, is finely formed, not a bit coarse, and looks like a racer. She has never been trained, but ought to do well next fall in the three- year-old events. Bay colt from Kate Dudly, by Surprise, a son of Governor Stanford's Electioneer, dam by McCracken's Dave. This is as fine a young colt as one would wish to see. Strong quar- ters, solidly built, like his grandsire, and with natural trot- ting action he promises to do as all the Electioneers have done, viz., trot. Bay filly, by Thad Stevens— by Shiloh Brown filly, two years, by Kansas Central. Bay foal, by Surprise, by Electioneer, dam, a sister to Pad- dy Magee. Bay filly, by Kansas Central— Kate Dudly. Brown stallion Colonel Harney, by Sultan, dam a thorough- bred mare. Three-year-old filly, by Bullion— a Rattler mare. Chestnut colt, three years, by Bullion. All the horses are well broken and very gentle, having been driven by a lady. Unpromising- Young Cattle. One of the principal reasons why the average farmers have not more readily taken up the breeding of improved cattle, may 'be found in the fact that they have only seen the im- proved beast, as a rule, in its show form, in the ring; "a mere fancy show animal," most of them say. The offspring, in the shape of high grade steers are picked up by the buyers for shipment to the larger cities, and across the water, leaving the local butchers nothing to offer their customers except the scrubs and culls. If breeders had more generally practiced the plan of castrating the unpromising specimens among their purely bred calves, retaining these in their own neighbor- hoods to be fattened and sold to butchers there, they would in the end have been gainers thereby. Those who are slow to break in upon their old methods will only do so upon apparent and practical evidences, and these come home to farmers generally only in the forms in which they furnish articles to meet the demands of the near- est market. We call to mind an occasion where two high- bred cows, having become barren, were fattened and sold to a local butcher, and the meat was consumed in the city where it was dressed. This happened very opportunely, at the time or rather a couple of weeks iu advance of the time, appointed for the holding of a meeting of breeders in the city referred to, at which a discussion on the quality of the various grades of beef occupied a good deal of time. Portions of the two carcasses were kept by the butcher, upon special request that this be done, and the meat of these two cows was exhibited alongside the meat usually exposed for sale at that point, and the contrast was so marked in the general texture and marbling of the cuts as to attract special attention from business men who happened, from curiosity perhaps, to be at the meeting. Two of these men, neither of whom had been in any way associated with breeding improv- ed cattle, or for that matter any kind of farm stock, became owners of herds within a year, one of the two taking quite an advanced position among breeders. We cite this merely as an illustration of how thoroughly the attention may be rivet- ed by a single strictly practical lesson, where men have, year after year, thoughtlessly gazed upon highly fitted and high- priced animals in the show ring. Under such circumstances, there is, as the farmer sees it, a barrier erected between the position which he occupies and that occupied by breeders of improved farm stock. This barrier is removed when the av- erage looker-on can see the carcass of the improved steer or cow laid open before him, and can have the rare privilege of putting the meat from such a one upon his plate, alongside the meat from an unimproved beast. The eyes, the sense of smell, and, above all, the sense of taste, turn all doubts aside! Therefore, we say that those who have shown the most noteworthy enterprise in introducing the finer classes of cattle, have manifestly stood in their own light in not hav- ing more generally carried the practical tests to which all meat-producing animals must come, along with the evidenc- es of improvement, as shown every day in the herd, and once a year in the show ring. — Live Stock Journal. ♦■ The Guinea Cow. The recent announcement by the Atlanta Constitution of new breed of cows, known as the Guinea cow, near Valdosta, Lowndes Co., Ga., affords an indication of the readiness with which new breeds can spring into existence. The Constitu- tion speaks of it as being developed by the late Colonel Sta- pler of that place, and now being bred by his son, Richard Stapler, for market in the outside world, and describes it as a diminutive animal, with an average height of thirty-five inches, but a free milker, with a large bag, hardy and docile. The object in developing such a breed was to obtain a large milker of small bulk, and hardy enough to sustain itself on the scant feed of the pine barrens of that region. Possibly this little animal may develop into something to compete for the honors of the Jersey, if good feed should not have the effect of wiping out its novel peculiarities. Lake County Races. The fair of the Lake County Agricultural Society will be held at Lakeport on Oct. 10, 11 and 12. Seven races are on the card, three for the first day and two each for the second and third days. The programme is as follows: No i_Trotting race; purse £100; mile heats, three in five- five to enter, three to start. Free to all in the district. No o_ Trotting race; purse $50; mile heats, two in three; three to enter, two to to start. Free for all two-year-olds in the district. No 3— Trotting race; purse S.dt; mile heat, two in three; three'to enter, two to start. Free for all three-year-olds in the district. „ No 4— Trotting race; purse $100; mile heats, three in five; five to enter, two to start. Free for all four-y oar-olds m tho No. 5— Running race; purse $100; dash three-fourths of a mile- three to outer, two to start. Free for all. No ti— Running race; purse $100; Dash one-quarter mile. Free for all. Three to enter, two to start. Adams' mare barred. »„,..», - i.i No 7— Trotting race; purse $o0; mile heats, two in three; three'to enter, two to start. Free for all double teams in the ' 'Entries close with the Secretary, Andrew J. Clarke, Oot. 1. 1883 Ipte iPmdeK rwd gfaovtemm. 99 The Crops. The storms of the week have been less violent and less ex- tended than reported last week. There has been consider- able rain interfering, in localities, with harvest work, but in general the weather was fair for farm work, and the growing crops have pushed along rapidly. Corn and potatoes may be considered about secure for drouth, though a condition might raise that would cause potatoes to rot. Harvest news from wheat districts in Illinois and Indiana where threshing has been done is favorable, yet hardly more so than our columns have indicated. In Minnesota the Com- missioner of statistics corrects his former figures regarding the increase of acreage. He says returns from county audi- tors assure an increase of 146,904 acres. Calculating from the postulate that the yield of corn, oats, and barley for 1883 will equal that of 1SS2 per acre, the probable total yield of each is given for this year as 17, 146, S23 bushels of corn, 30,348,053 of oats, and 6,437,074 of barley. The exhibits of yield and acreage are as follows: Wheat, 32,461,006; corn, 16,673,142; oats, 25,600,068; barley, 6,096,750. Wheat, acres, 1882, 2,3S5,62S; acres, 1SS3, 2,532,532; increase, 146,904. Corn, acres, 1SS2, 625,392; acres, 1883, 640,705; increase, 16,313. Oats, acres, 1SS2, 769,167; acres, 1SS3, 914,098; in- crease, 144,931. Barley, acres, 1882, 257,425; acres, 18S3, 272,258; increase, 15,333. We believe this to be an over- estimate, especially of wheat. There is nothing particularly new in the guess work from Dakota. Wisconsin farmers are putting up an unusual heavy hay crop. Corn, hops, and tobacco look well, though the former is backward. Oats will be excellent where not damaged by the late severe storms. Michigan wheat is below an average in some of the best counties, and frequent rains have damaged it materially before it could be stacked. Ohio news does not improve former UDfavorable estimates. The August report of the State Board of Agriculture, based on returns from 864 townships, received from July 24 to 2S, gives the following totals and percentages: Wheat, 23,873, - 000, being 54 per cent of last year's crop; being an average of 8.7 bushels per acre. Percentages compared with 1842; Bye, 63; barley, 73; oats, 10S; corn, 92; potatoes, 113; timothy hay, 106; clover hay, 01; tobacco, 88; sorghum, SI; apples, 25; pears, 33; peaches, 31; grapes, 66; pastures, 103, farm ani- mals, 182. Results of thrashing will probably diminish the wheat to 50 percent of last year's crop. The apple crop is a virtual failure, being the third very short one in as many years. Kansas and Nebraska reports continue encouraging. Time- ly rainB have fallen, and corn is doing splendidly. We have, by mail, Manitoba crop bulletin No. 4, from Ac- ton Burrows, Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Manitoba. It bears date Winnipeg, July 26th. The reports are from 206 townships. The comparative wheat acreage shows an in- crease of 54 per cent over 1SS2. Early in the season the crop suffered from drouth, but now the outlook is favorable. The yield will be over an average. Oats acreage shows an in- crease of 5S per cent. Barley gains 36 percent in acreage. June frosts and worms hurt it some. Straw is short, but the yield will be fair, and the grain of a good color. Peas are not largely grown. There is a large increase in the area of potatoes. Bain is wanted to insure a good crop. Boot crops are quite largely planted, but were damaged by frost and grubs, the outlook is unfavorable. The hay crop suffered from drouth, but the yield will be fair. There is consider- able old hay on hand in some localities. A corresdondent of the London Times reports that in France, on the authority of Mr. Jules Loverriere, accredited by the French Government, the estimate is that not over two-thirds of the total wheat area has been planted. This year's deficiency of breadth will be about five per cent, and the yield per acre will barely reach an average half of the French crop beyond a line drawn through Paris. It has yet to be harvested on the other side. The number of agricul- turists who have expressed satisfaction with their crops is not inconsiderable. In Holland and Belgium expectation favors an average yield. Italy has had a moderate harvest, the other crops being better than that of wheat. In Southern Europe, including Boumania, Southern Bussia and Turkey, wheat and barley are expected to give fair results. Hungary is not satisfied at the prospects, and will fall below the good yield of last year. Central Europe, however, seems favored. On the whole, therefore, the cereal crops of Europe promise fairly well, and for another season cheap bread seems almost assured. The Mark Lane Express in its review of the British grain trade of last week says: " Continued wefc weather has further damaged crops. Wheat is less firm. Flour is firm at times and dearer. Foreign wheats have weakened, the supply be- ing large. Flour is in less demand. The market for both maize and barley is against the buyers, and there was little inquiry. Trade in cargoes off coast is brisker. There were twenty arrivals and fourteen sales. Thirteen cargoes are withdrawn, and six remain. About fifteen cargoes are due this week. Trade in forward months is stagnant." — Prairie Farmer. * ♦ Monitor Beats Parole. At Monmouth Park, on the 7th, in a handicap of one mile and five furlongs, Monitor made the best time on record for the weights, leanng old Parole behind him. Mr. George Lorillard started Monitor, at 127 pounds, and Aella, 110 pounds, against P. Lorillard's Parole, at 123 pounds. Moni- tor was the favorite, with Parole second choice. At the start Aella took the lead, and, running right out quickly, led by six lengths, which advantage she held at the end of the five furlongs, with Parole the same distance behind Monitor. In the run round the Eatontown tarn both Monitor and Pa- role began to close up, so that at the end of the mile Aella only led by two lengths, with Parole the same behind Moni- tor. At the railroad turn Monitor passed Aella and was almost instantly joined by Parole, who, at the head of the stretch, reached Monitor's saddle skirts, and for a time looked as though he would really win, but the distance and weight seemed to finally tell, and Monitor gradually drew away again, winning by a length, while Aella, closing up again in the last hundred yards, reached Parole, the two running out so even that they made it a dead heat for the place money. Time, 2:49J, or a quarter of a second slower than the best on record — Ben Or's race at Saratoga last year, when with 125 pounds he ran the distance in 2:49 — and as Monitor carried 127 pounds, the performance is the best on record at the weights. ■ ♦ The races to take place at the Olympic Athletic Club grounds, on admission day, promise to be of the most inters esting character, and it is confidently expected that the rec- ord upon this Coast will be broken by many seconds. The amateur one-mile bicycle championship of England was won this year by H. W. Gaskell in 2:55 2-5, and the ten- mile hioyele championship by C. S, Silos, in 33i45« TUBF AND TRACK. The Blood Horse Association. ♦ Shame on the clerk of the weather, and everlasting dis- grace to our glorious climate was Saturday, the opening day of the Blood Horse Association races. The wind howled down the bay and forced its way into the Oakland Bace Track, and raised such a cloud of dust and dirt, that the eager attendant at the pool stand was soon as grimy as a coal- heaver, and even the ladies in the sheltered grand stand looked ruefully at light kid gloves and bright toilettes ere the day was half over. But in spite of wind and dust the at- tendance was up to the average of an opening day, and the sport was so good that no one regretted the need of a bath or a change of linen. The first on the card was a dash of five-eighths of a mile, in which were Aunt Betsy, Bob, Premium, Jim Benwick, Dottie Dimple, Bryant W, Joe G, and Jim Douglas. Premi- um was the favorite in the pools, bringing §20 to $13 on Jim Benwick, $8 on Jim Douglas, and §5 on the field. The positions drawn were in the order their names are written, and the start was delayed for quite a time, owing to the stubbornness of Jim Benwick. It was rather a difficult field to start, and the trouble was heightened by five break-aways before the flag fell. The send-e-ff gave Premium a slight ad- vantage, which she bettered by going very fast from theout- set, Aunt Betsy being in close attendance, the others run- ning in a bunch in the rear, until about half-way around the turn; then Benwick closed up some of the gap and when they came into the stretch he was only a short distance be- hind, and from there to the seven furlong mark it was which and which between him and Premium, Aunt Betsy taking a hand in the controversy. After crossing the bridge Benwick had it all his own way, and galloped in Jan easy winner in the very fast time, taking into consideration the high wind, of 1:01$. Premium was second, with Aunt Betsy on her hip, Jim Douglas fourth, the others in straggling order in the rear. STTJIMABY, Firat day, regular fall meetins, Saturday, August II, 1883. Introduc- tory scramble— Purse 3200, of which $50 to second horse. Free for all. Five-eighths of a mile. Entrance free. Levi Knott enters s g Jim Benwick, five years, hy Joe Hooker— Big Gun, 115 potinds 1 John Msckey enters ch m Premium, aged, by Castor, by St. Louis, 115 pounds 2 J. W. Adams enters b f Aunt Betsey, three years, by Hardwood- Peggy Ringgold, 106 pounds 3 George Houston enters b h Jim Douglas, five years, Wildidle— by Nor- folk, 118 pounds 4 W. Boots enters b g Bob, four years, by Bob Wooding— Gladiola, 115 pounds 0 T. H. "Williams Jr. enters bl c Bryant W, three years, by Monday — Bebe,lll pounds 0 Hill & Gries enter b f Dotty Dimple, three years, by Ben Wade — unknown 0 J. Green enters b h Joe G, five years, by Joe Daniels— by Wood- burn 0 Time— 1 :01J. Next came the Ladies' Stake — a dash of three-quarters of a mile. The pool selling was very brisk. Callie Smart would be the choice at $50, then Palo Alto would bring §55, Bancho del Paso $50, and the field from $10 to $15. There was little variation in the pools, and the rates remained about the same until they were placed in the hands of the starter. There was only a short delay at the first, and the flag fell to a very fair start. The placing gave the Bazaar filly the pole, the Frolic filly second, the Grinstead Josie C third, the Biglin fourth, Bancho del Paso fifth, the Glenita sixth, and Calli- Smart on the outside. The Frolic gamboled away in the lead, one of the Santa Anita fillies second, with "daylight " between them and the others when fifty yards had been com- passed. There was a close bunch when the half-mile pole was reached, saving that Frolic still led, the Biglin and Callie Smart in the rear division, though they mended their paces before coming into the stretch. Soon after that there was a jostle between the Frolic and Callie Smart, at least that was claimed by the rider of Callie, and soon after it was evi- dent that the race was between the Monday from Biglin and the Norfolk. It was one of the closest and most exciting finishes ever witnessed. Callie had her nose in front at the trotting distance, and every effort of her jockey could not make the advantage greater. Both riders were plying whip and spur, and both using every effort to reach the winning score first. Callie had it thirty feet from home; under the wire it depended upon the observer's position which was thought to have the lead; thirty feet further the brown filly was clearly in the front. N o one who was not in a position immediately over the wire or exactly under it could say positively which was entitled to ,the race, and when the judges announced thatthey could not separate them. The decision was well received. Some thought that the brown was a few inches in advance, and if there was any difference it was probably in her favor. The time was 1 :16J, and the Butherford- Glenita filly third. The rule gives the managers the privilege of saying whether the purse will be divided or the race "run off," and the latter being the choice, the code fixes the time of running after the last race of the day. To preserve the continuity, the finish will be given here. Callie Smart was slightly the favorite in the pools, very little, however, and the prevailing feeling was to rest just as the money laid. There was no desire to hedge, al- though the backers of eaeh felt that it was rather too close a thing to be comfortable. "When the start was effected the head of Callie was on the hip of her competitor aud in this position they ran down the back stretch. Bounding the turn the brown filly drew slightly away, and after the stretch was made she increaseed her advantage. Three hun- dred yards from home Patsy Duffy on Callie was using the whip, and then it was conceded that the race was virtually over. The Palo Alto flyer came under the wire with her ears playing, the time l:15f. That the winner is one of the very best fillies ever bred in California, is beyond a doubt. She bears a strong resemblance to MoUie McCarthy, and is likely to develop into fully as good a mare. STJM3IAET. Ladies Stake; 550 entrance; £25 forfeit; 8200 added; second to save entrance; three-quarters of a mile. Palo Alto enters br f, 2 years, by Monday— Biglin 0 1 Theo. Winters enters ch f, 2 years, by Norfolk— Mattie 0 2 E. J. Baldwin enters b f , 2 years, by Butherford— Glenita 3 W. L. Pritchard enters ch f, 2 years, by Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar 0 Palo Alto enters bl f , 2 years, by Wildidle— Frolic 0 E. J. Baldwin enters ch f , 2 years, Grinstead — Jossi C 0 J B. Haggin enters bf, 2 years by Pat pialloy— Glenuine 0 Timel:lG&, 1:15J. The third race was for the Vestal stake, a fixed event for three-year-old fillies, one and a quarter miles. Five of the nineteen nominations came to the post, two of them, Marian and Laura, belonging to James B. Chase. Bancho del Paso sent a sister to Maria F, by Leinster from Flash. Theodore "Winters had Lou Spencer don his colors and P. Eobosn's ^were worn by May B. The stable of Mr. Chase wbb the favorite in th» pools at §30; May B ©21, and the others grouped as the field $13. Only onejfalse start was given, and at the drop of the flag Laura cut out the work with vim, running the first quarter in 25J seconds. The other were biding their time, though it was evident that the chest- nut did not intend that they shonld loiter without loosing more ground than was easy to make up. She was fir^t at the quarter pole, 52 seconds the time for the half mile, first at the nest station, 1:17| being the mark there, and first into the stretches. When fairly settled for the ran home the sis- ter to Maria F and Lou Spencer drew away from the others, and at the bridge the former was closing on the leader. Fifty feet from home it looked as though there might be another "dead heat," but in the last few strides Bancho del Paso came in with the most vigor, winning by a head in 2:12, Lju Spencer third. smnjABr. Vestal Stake— S25 each p p, $300 added; second to receive 5100; third to save stake. For three -year-old fillie3. Dash of 1^ miles. J. B. Haggin enters Belle ch f , 3 years. Leinster— Flush, 102 1 J. B. Chase enters ch f Laura, 3 years, by Shannon — Folly, 102 2 Theodore Winters enters Lou Spencer b f, 3 years, by Norfolk- Ballerina, 102 3 P. Robson enters May B, ch f, 3 years, by Shannon— Jessie R, 102 0 J. B. Chase enters b f Marian, 3 years, by Hubbard— Electro, 102 0 Time 2J.2 After the Vestal was a hurdle race easily won by Theodore Winters' Hattfe B. SUilMAHT. Purse $250; entrance free; second to receive 550, third $25. One mile and repeat over four hurdles. Theodore Winters enters Hatrie B ch f, i year3, Norfolk — Maggie Dale, 113 1 1 W. Boots enters Mollie H b m, C years, Wildidle — Mamie Hall, 145 2 2 Time 1:583, 2a0i- The First Extra Day. The second day of the Blood Horse Association meeting proved a pleasant surprise to both the managers and specta- tors, for not only was the attendance greatly in advance of the first day, the sport excellent, but the weather showed so gTeat an improvement that the trip across the bay and the luxury of Oakland's pleasant air added hugely to the delight of all present. The first event on the card was a three- quarters of a mile dash, free for all, for a purse of $200. The starters were Jim Benwick, Jim Douglas, Joe G, Jubilee and Bryant W. Ben wick's easy win on Saturday, at five-eighths of a mile, made him much fancied by the pool buyers, and $60 was freely risked on his chance of success against $20 for Douglas and $10 for the field. Benwick, who proved to be as poor a starter as ever, carried the public's money. He laid back, reversed, wheeled, reared, plunged and, in fact, performed every trick invented by horses to worry the souls of starters rather than go off in decent shape. At last, after much delay, the flag dropped, and away they went, with Jim Douglas a good two lengths in the rear. Benwick, when he did get started, ran like a quarter horse. He showed in front, and never being headed, won by three lengths, Jim Douglas second, Joe G third; time, 1:14]-, the best ever made on the Pacific Coast being one-quarter of a second better than Premium made in the first heat at the Bay District, Novem- ber 15th last. BCMA1ABY. Purse $200; 550 to second horse; free for all, dash of three-quarters of a mile . Levi Knott's 6 g Jim Benwick, five years, by Joe Hooker — Big Gun ; 115 pounds 1 George Howson's b h Jim Douglass, five years, by Wildidle — by Nor- folk; 118 pounds " 2 T. Green's bh Joe G, five years , by Joe Daniels — by Woodburn, 118 pounds 3 W. Billup'B ch "g Jubilee, five years, by Norfolk— by Lodi; 115 pounds 4 J. W. Adams' b f Bryant W, three years, by Monday — Bebe, 111 pounds 5 Time, 1:14£ The second race was a dash £ of a mile, for two-year-olds, $22 each, $10 forfeit, $200 added. Florence Anderson filly, Baldwin's Grinstead filly, Mileta, Lillian, Sweetbriar and b f by Butherford. The bettingwasheavyonJ.B.Haggins'pair, Mileta and Sweetbriar, they selling for $150 against $60, for Palo Alto's filly, by Monday — Florence Anderson, and $25 for .the field. When it became known that both Haggins' pair would start the stable sold for $40, $S, for Palo Alto aud $15 for the field. Baldwin's Glenita, filly, had the pole and made the running, Palo Alto well up, Josie C, filly was laid up till near the end when she was sent for a place, too late to have any chance of success. The Palo Alto filly won han- dily, Josie G filly, second, Mileta a poor third. Time, 1:16+. BUiniABT. Bancho Del Paso Stake— 525 each; 510 forfeit; 5200 added; 550 to sec- ond horse. For two-year-old fillies. Dash of three-quarters of a mile. Palo Alto's bl f, by Monday— Florence Anderson, 107 pounds 1 E. J. Baldwin's s ch f by Grinstead — Jo3ie C, 107 pounds 2 John Mackey's b f Mileta, by Lever— Malta, 107 pounds 3 T. H. Williams' gr f Lillian, Joe by Daniels— by Norfolk 4 John Mackev*s b f Sweetbriar, by Virgil— Impudence, 107 pounds 3 E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Butberfcrd -Glenita, 107 pounds G Time, ld6* The third race was a selling purse of $200, 13, miles. The entries were Laura, Bondo, Grismer, and May B. Laura was a favorite, at $50 against$25 for Bondo, and $15 for the field. Later on pools sold Laura and Bondo even up. Laura and Bondo had the race all to themselves. Bondo led for the first $ of a mile Laura on his flank. When the straight was reached Laura made her run and after a hard contest won by an open length in 1:158 J, Bondo second, May B to a good third, Grismer fourth. Laura was bid in for Stemler and Ayers at the sell iris price of $800. SU3Q1ABV. Selling purse. 5200; 550 to second horse ; dash of 15 miles; entrance free. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon -Folly; 3 years, 98 pounds 1 Geo. Hawson's b a Bondo, by Norfolk— by Belmont; 6 years, 103 pounds 2 E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead— Jennie D; 8 years, 104 pounds 3 P. Bobson's ch m May B, by Shannon— Jessie B ; 3 years, 02 pounds. . . 4 Time, 1:59J. The closing race of the day was a dash of two miles and a half, free for all, for a purse of $300, of which $75 was for the second horse. This race was looked upon as a good thing for Fred Collier whose appointments were Wildidler, Judge McKinstry, and Viola B. The favorite brought $300 againgt $100 for McKinstry, and $35 for the field. The start was easily made. Wildidler cut out the pace, Yiola E waiting closely on him, and Fred Collier laying up. At the close of the first mile Wildidler was a length ahead of McKinstry who had taken Viola B's place on the back stretch, and Collier a length behind. At the quarter McKinstry took the lead without protest. Thus they went to the last turn where Fred Collier made his run aud Wildidlerpushed for the lea race was splendid. Wildidler had the most bottom, shot to the front as Collier faded away just under ili The finish was close enough to be thought a dead b many, but Wildidler won by a nose, Judge McKinstry 100 Third heat :35 Fourth heat :34j Fifth heat :35§ Half. Milo. 1:071 2J7J 1:074 2:174 1.091 2:18J 1:10 2:I9i l:lli 2:23i Prince Charlie. Mr. D. Swigert has purchased, in England, Prince Charlie, by Blair Athol for use on his breeding farm, and Vigilant in the New York Spirit is greatly pleased. Hear him: The coming of Prince Charlie will cause a sensation in racing aud breeding circles, for it is generally believed that he was the fleetest horse ever saddled at Newmarket. We were aware that for some time Mr. Swigert has been on the look out for a new stallion. Virgil and Glenelg are both well ad- vanced, and Monarch's death was recent. Mr. Swigert was desirous of an outcross for his Lexington mares, and hence declined Mr. Ehler's offer of Frederick the Great to replace Monarchist. Prince Charlie was bred in 1860 by Mr. H. Jones, Asa matter of fact, he was foaled in France, his dam at the time being ou a visit to Mouarque. He made his first appearance as a two-year-old in tho Middle Park Plato, which he won, and followed up the success by winning the Criterion. During the winter the fact that he "made a noise," or was a con- firmed roarer, did not prevent his being backed for both the Guineas and the Derby. He won the former cleverly, rid- den by Johu Osborne, beating Creniorne, but had to lower his colors to the latter iu tbe Derby, for which he ran up- placed. He then won the Feinhill Stakes, at Ascot, beating Trombone aud Siluria, being ridden by Tom French, and followed it up by winning tbe All-aged Stakes at the same meeting, in which he carried 126 lbs., beating Wenlock, tho St. Leger winner, with 117 lbs., and Sterling, 4 years, 137 lbs. At Goodwood he won the Drawiug-Booni Stakes, carry- ing 127 lbs., beating Bethual Green, 122 lbs., and Bustard, 122 pounds. At the same meeting he ran second for the Chesterfield Cup, with 119 lbs., Neopolitan, the winner, car- rying !)4 lbs. He then ran second to Wenlock for the St. Leger, and at the same meeting won the Don Stakes, beating Chapette. At four years old Prince Charlie had an unbeaten record, winning ten races right off the reel, while as a five-year-old 1883 33xe Iprccto mxtl jipm'tsumtx. lux he won eight out of nine races. The finish of his career was the great match with the French horse Peut-Etre, over the Rowley Mile, in which he easily defeated the French crack. His races were nearly all over the T. Y. C, and yet for a roarer, he managed well in getting second place for the St. Leger. His spaed was extraordinary, and at the time of his withdrawal, it was almost impossible to find anything to start against him, one of the minstrel writers of the sporting press paying tribute to his prowess in the following style: Let hoary veterans past their prime Dilate on the steeds of a bygone time, And their genealogical tree. On our Charlie's form can they name a patch? What flyer of old could they bring to the scratch? What " modern Eclipse " would they dare to match With the Prince of the T. Y. C? Oh, sweet is the transient shout that rings In the years of the Derby and Leger kings, Who have humbly bent the knee To the prince who led them in lengthy file O'er his owu little course of the Eowley Mile. From start to finish in meteor style, The Prince of the T. T. 0. Prince Charlie is a rich chestnut, with a blaze face; stands 16:3^ in.; girths, 5 ft. 11$ in.; arms, 22 in.; legs, 8£ in.; gas- kins, 19^- in.; length of shoulder, 30f in.; and from hip to hock, 52 in. At the stud he has been fairly successful, the best of his get being Prestonpans and Reconciliation. At Mr. Gretton's sale, in January, he was sold to Mr. T. L. Reed for 6S0 guineas, and though offered at the Batthyany sale July 3 he received no bid over his reserve. In breeding Charlie is truly princely, being by Blair AthoL from Eastern Princess, by Surplice (son of Touchstone and Crucifix); sec- ond dam Tomyris. by Sesostris {son of Slane); third dam by Glaucus, from Jo, by Taurus. If the Prince bas not been as successful at the stud as on the turf, it is likely he will cross well on the Lexington, Australian and Glenelg mares at Mr. Swigert's. He is just in the prime of life, and will add greatly to the speed of our blood stock. Among the Equines of Los Angeles. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I returned a few days Bince from a trip to Los Angeles, and thought a few notes about the stock I saw there might be not out of place in the columns of the Breeder and Sportsman. At the Los Angeles Agricultural Park I visited the various Btables commencing with Charloy Durfee's, whose string contains the following fine ones: Capt. Floyd, by Max; first dam Barbara, by Bald Chief, son of Bay Chief; second dam, by Abdallah Pet, by Spald- ing's Abdallah. Capt. Floyd is a beautiful two-year-old stal- lion, bay with black points, has a small star, and is what any horseman may call a powerful pretty one. He is the prop- erty of Mr. Hancock Johnston. Mas, by Echo; dam by Lippineott, he by Belmont, is a bay stallion and all-day trotter, owned by C. A. Paige. Hoodlum, by Richmond; dam Grey Dale, by American Boy is a three-year-old light grey gelding, the property of Tom Moore of Santa Barbara. Draper, by Richmond; dam a Taylor mare, is a sis-year- old, owned by Dr. Cowper. Dashwood, mahogany bay pacing stallion, by Legal Ten- der; dam by Volunteer. He is owned by Hancock Johnston. Pinal, a three-year-old steel grey gelding, by Richmond; dam by Crichton, owned by N. Covarrubias. Keep your eye on this fellow; he has a smooth way of going. A three-year-old Sultan and an inbred Moor, owned by Capt Hutchinson, completes Mr. Durfee's list. In J. J. Reynold's stable are the following: Rosy, four years, by Richmond; dam by Lancet. Nugget, black gelding, by Richmond; dam by The Moor, owned by J. J. Reynold's. Barney, three-year-old stallion, by Exile; dam by Gold- dust. Empire, bay stallion, by Echo, dam by Belmont. Coffman's three-year-old brown stallion by Gibraltar, dam by Morgan. Bill Ryan's mare, by Mormon Chief, finished this string. Dave Bridges has the following runners: Klipspringer, by Wildidle, dame Pele, by Belmont. Owned by Frank Estudillo. Beaconsfield, two-year-old bay colt, by Hock Hocking, first dam Eileen Allanah, by Norfolk; second dam Eva Coombs, by Billy Cheatham. Woodbury, three years, by Hardwood, dam unknown. In Mr. Fisher's stables I saw Jennie G, by Wheat-ley, dam Black Maria; owned by H. L. Samuels. The balance of Mr. Fisher's string had not returned from the races at San Ber- nardino. Mr. Frank Moore's stables had: Pope Leo, two year old, by Joe Romero, and Mr. Ferguson's t wo-year old, by Rich- mond. The track was worked up and deep, so I did not see any fast work. Tbe next place visited was the Ella Hill Stock Farm, which is very prettily situated along the base of the bills, a mile to the east of Los Angeles. Mr. Hancock Johnson very kindly showed me tnrongh the stables and paddocks. Among the trotters I made note of the following two stallions. Salisbury, gray, two-year old, by Len Rose, by A. W. Rich- mond; first dam Pogonip, by Crichton, by Imp Glencoe; second dam by Argyle; third dam a California mare. Rosario, black, one-year old, by Del Sur, first dam Georgi- ana, (dam of La Grange), by Overland, by Bald Chief; second dam Maggie Mitchell, by Clay Pilot; third dam Mignonette, by Dr. Spalding's Abdallah. You may look these two over from top to bottom and before yon know it you are admiring them; because in looking for weak points you find only strong ones. The thoroughbred youngsters are composed of the follow- ing: Two year olds— Cora, sorrel filly, by Rutherford, by Imp, Australian; first dam Sespe, by Crichton, by Imp. " Glencoe; second dam Lulu Jackson, by Jack Malone, by Lexington; third dam Leda, by Epsilon; fourth dam Nanny Killam, by The Saddler, etc. Centinela, sorrel filly, by Rutherford; first dam Lulu Jack- son, by Jack Malone; second dam Leda, by Epsilon; third dam Nanny Killam, by The Saddler; fourth dam Bolus, by Comus: fifth dam Lisette, by Hambletonian, etc. May, bay filly, by Grinstead, by Gilroy; first dam NinaR, by Woodburn, by Lexington; second dam Lulu Jackson, by Jack Malone; third dam Leda, by Epsilon; fourth dam Nanny Killam, by The Saddler; fifth dam Bolus, by Comus, etc. Yearlings. — Monica, sorrel filly, by Grinstead; first dam Lulu Jackson, by Jack Malone; second dam Leda, by Epsi- lon as above. Caddo, sorrel colt, by Grinstead; first dam Sespe, by Crich- ton; second dam Lulu Jackson, by Jack Malone; third dam Leda, by Epsilon; as above. Galgo, sorrel colt, by Rutherford; first dam Nina R, by Woodburn; second dam Lulu Jackson, by Jack Malone; third dam Leda, by Epsilon; fonrth dam Nanny Killam, by The Saddler. Mr. Johnston's polled Aberdeen Angus cattle (I think the only ones in this state) are looking fine. The three-year-old heifer Miss Fife 3rd withoutany special care can tip the scales at 1S00 pounds easy enough. She was bred by Mr. Robert Anderson, Daugh, Coldstone Farland, Scotland, got by Prince Albert (1133). Dam Miss Fife (2582). Miss Fife wasone of a group of five heifers that took the prize at the Paris Exposi- sition. Black Commodore, two-year-old bull, bred by Miss Cruickshank, Mohr, Bleton, Scotland, got by Young Hero (1837) : a couple more'heif ers and a bull weanling comprise the jot. The Polled Angus cattle out show the Short Horn on he Short Horns strongest points and are very good milkers, t J. H. Tennent. Pinole, Aug. 15th, 1S83. Entries at Petaluma. First— Day Tuesday, August 28, 1883. No 1. — Walking race for District Stallions weighing less than 1,400 pounds; one mile. Purse §25. Entries to be made with Secretary on Monday, August 27, 1SS3. No. 2. — Running Race, free for all, half-mile heats, best three in five. Purse $400. 1. Hill & Gries name blk f Dotty Dimple by Ben Wade, dam unknown. 2. G. Pacheco names b f Dairy Maid by Shannon, dam by Lodi. .._ 3. P. J. Shatter names b h Haddington by imp Hadding- ton, dam by Norfolk. 4. F. Depoister names b f Aunt Betsy by Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringold. 5. P. Carroll names s f Alice by Wheatley, dam Fannie Gordon. N"o. 3. — Trotting Race for District horses, three-minute class. Purse $500. 1. S. Sperry names b g Uncle True by Inauguration, dam by Bucephalus. 2. J. H. White names b g Joe Dake by Gen. McClellan, dam Fairy Queen. 3. R. Miller names Robert Emmet by Admiral, dam pac- ing mare, pedigree unknown. 4. Geo. Gorham names b m Fanny by Young Ethan Al- len, dam a thoroughbred mare. 5. S. S. Drake names br f Sister by Admiral, dam Flora. Second Day— Wednesday, August 39- No. 4. — Trotting Race for District two-year-olds. Purse $250. Did not fill. No. 5. — Running Race for District two-year- olds; one-mile dash. Purse $250. Did not fill. No. 6.— Trotting Race; free for all; 2:37 class. Purse $500. Did not fill. Substitute special race No. 6. Trotting Purse $300, with following entries: 1. A. Morse names g g Sid Sperry, by Gen. McClellan, dam unknown. - 2. A. Wilson names b m Fanny Wilson, by Gen. McClel- lan, dam by Bell Alta. 3. Wm. Bihler names b s Buck Foster, by Gen. Dana, dam by John Nelson. 4. B. Edwards names s m Nettie Bennett, by Alexander, dam Jennie. 5. A. P. Whitney names ch c Dawn, two-year-old, by Nut- wood, dam Countess. No. 7- — Trotting Race for District three-year-olds. Purse $300. Did not fill. No. 15.— Substitute for No. 7. Trotting Race. Purse $400. 1. S. Sperry names ch m Nellie R, by Gen. McClellan Jr., dam Susie Rose. 2. A. Waldstein names b s Albert W, by Electioneer, dam by John Nelson. Third Day— Thursday, August 30. No. S. — Walking Race for District Draft Stallions weighing 1,400 pounds or over; one mile. Purse $25. Entries to be made with Secretary on Monday, August 27, 18S3. No. 9 — Running Race; free for all; mile and repeat. Purse $600. 1. Hill & Gries names b s Wildidler, by Wildidle, dam Eva Coombs. 2. G. Pacheco names br g Garfield, by Langford, dam by Lodi. 3. F. Depoister names b f Aunt Betsy, by Hardwood, dam Peggy Riggold. 4. Lee Shaner names b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead, dam Katie Pease. 5. H. C. Judson names b ni Ella Doane, by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown. 6. E. J. Baldwin names b cLucky B, by Rutherford, dam Maggie Emerson. 7. J. B. Chase names b f Marian, by Hubbard, dam Elec- tra. No. 10.— Running Stake Race, free for all, dash mile and a half; $25 entrance and $200 added. 1. F. Depoister names g m Viola R, by Waterford, dam Little Sophie. 2. P. J. Shafter names b m Nighthawk, by Imp. Hadding- ton, dam by Norfolk. 3. H. C. Judson names s m May D, by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown. 4. P. Carroll names s f Alice, by Wheatley, dam Fannie Gordon. 5. Cbas. Underbill names b f Emblem, by Wheatley, dam Black Maria. 6. E. J. Baldwin names b c Grismer, by -Grinstead, dam Jennie D. 7. J. Green names b h Joe G, by Joe Daniels, dam by Woodburn. No. 11.— Trotting race, free for all two-year-olds. Porse $500. Did not 611. Fourth Day-Friday, An«rust 31. No. 12. Running Race for District three-year-olds, mile and repeat. Purse $300. 1. G. Pacheco names b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon, dam by Lodi. 2. P. Carroll names s f Alice, by Wheatley, dam Fa^ie Gordon. 3. J. B. Chase names ch f Laura, by Shannon, dam Folly, by Planet. No. 13— The Race for District homes, two-forty-five class* Purse $400. 1. S. Sperry names b g Uncle-True, by Inauguration, dam by Bucephalus. 2. George Gorham names b m \ Fanny, by Young Ethan Allen, dam a thoroughbred mare. . - ^ 3. S. S.Drake names br f Sister, .bv Admiral, dam of Flora. 4. J. H. White names b g Joe Dake, by Gen. McClellan, dam Fairy Queen . % « No. 14 — Trotting Race, free for all, two-twenty-eeven. Purse $600. Did not fill. Substitute special race for No. 14 Trotting. Purse $300. With following entries. 1. A. Morse names g g Sid Sperry, by Gen. McClellan, dam unknown. 2. A. Wilson names b m Fanny Wilson, by Gen. McClell- an, dam by Bell Alta. 3. B. Edwards names s m Nettie Bennett, by Alexander, dam Jennie. 4. W. Fine names b g Johnnie. Pedigree unknown. 5. Wm. Bihler names b s Buck Foster, by Gen. Dana, dam by John Nelson. 6. — Fitten names Nancy, by Gen. McClellan, dam Old Nancy. Fii'ih Day— Saturday, September 1. No. 16. — Running Race, free for all, two miles and repeat. Purse $500. 1. Chas. McLaughlin names ch s Wildwood, by Wildidle dam Emma Barnes. 2. F. Depoister names gm Viola, by Waterford, dam Lit- tle Sophie. 3. E. J. Baldwin names Lucky B, by Rutherford, dam Maggie Emerson. 4. Hill & Gries namebs Wildidler, by Wildidle, dam Eva Coombs. THE KENNEL. Bob and Kate II. High praise always excites criticism and it is perhaps well that it should be. A correspondentwho owns some Irish set- ters has this to say about Kate's litter. Editor Breeder and Sportsman; — In your last issue, space is devoted to a notice of the whelping of Mr. Will Hearst's Irish Red setter "Kate II" bred to a dog variously known as "Milliard's Bob" and "Truman's Bob." The breeding of "Kate II" is unexceptionable and the slut is beyond question of superb quality, and not as too often happens when dogs are purchased abroad, a "weed" or in- ferior pup from a good litter. Mr. Hearst, I am informed, is a young and enthusiastic sportsman who is anxious to own and handle superior dogs, while yet his experience is limited. It is undoubtedly his design to improve if possible upon his beautiful "Kate II" by judicious crosses with the best available dogs, and since his first attempt has been made public in your pleasant paper, I conceive it to be the privi- lege of any one, with your consent, to criticize it. I credit Mr. Hearst with love enough for the dog to prompt him to follow the dictates of sound judgment in breeding, and with candor enough to enable him to receive in a friend- ly spirit any criticism not bearing upon its face the stamp of malignity. His"Kate II " is unmistakably an Irish Red. She has the lightness of bone, deepness of chest, neatness of coupling, exquisite fineness of head and beautifully deep red coat of strong hair which can only characterize the thorongh- bred. Now, experience teaches that in a strong blood strain upon both sides lies the only certainty in breeding, whether dogs, horses or other animals. If Mr. Hearst should expect good results from a cross of "Kate II " upon a terrier he would be clearly at fault. And to a degree he exhibits the same fault when he expects good whelps from such a dog as "Bob." Bob is a dog without a pedigree. The fanciful ancestry ascribed to him is without coherency. The pedigree as given has the same value, no more, as that given for most dogs, viz: "by John Doe's 'dog' out of Rich- ard Roe's 'slut'." But the lack of pedigree would not be fatal if the dog had quality, and assured thoroughbreds were not at hand. The fact is, however, in my opinion "Bob" is no more an Irish Bed than he is a spaniel, and no more a spaniel than he is a black and tan setter. He has no single point indicative of even a remote "Red" cross except his reddish color, and this color is not unfre- quently shown in what are called "Gordon" litters. He has a gross nose, heavy flews, short, broad muzzle, weak stop, wide, flat head, very leathery ears, shallow and thick brisket, shallow chest, short legs, short trunk, large bones, poor feather, wavy, bad flag, and fluffy fine coat, such as no well-bred Irish red setter ever yet had. Taken as a whole, he is a "stocky " spaniel-like dog. evidently unfit for hard, rapid field work, as much unlike the clean-cut, rangy, intelligent Kate II as can well be imagined. If Mr. Hearst's pups follow the dog, they will do for a duck marsh, and per- haps for snipe, but they will not serve for upland shooting, where staying power in the heat and without water is a sine qua non. If they follow Kate II I think they will make fine fielders, because she is to my mind the best Irish red I know, and ought, in good hands, to do good work, even under the trying conditions present in California. I cannot but con- sider it a misfortuue that Kate II was bred to Bob, even though it be true that Mr. Hearst was limited to one thor- oughbred, Race Jr., owned at Gilroy, for service. I am will- ing to stake the soundness of my judgment that Kate II, if bred to Race Jr., or any other thoroughbred, will produco progeny so unmistakably better than the Bob-Kate cross as to make Mr. Hearst mourn a lost opportunity. X. William Dugan, of Newark, after a good deal of trouble has secured a large number of hares to stock his coursing grounds, has laid out a regular Plnuiptou, and has issued in- vitations for a coursing match to take place early in Septem- ber. It has always been a drawback to coursing here that the distance to Merced was so great that it was almost impos- sible to popularize the sport. While it may still be necessa- ry to hold the largo matches at Merced, many pleasant meet- ings can be run off at Newark, and we look forward to be able to take our friends across the bay and show them a run with as small an outlay of time and money as a day's quail or duck shooting. Last week Mr. J. W. Harvey's greyhound bitch wa« oned. She had a litter of pups on the 7th, by Adam by King Cobb— Queen Emma, and the boss is The poisoning was evidently intentional, but no found to the perpetrator. 102 glte %xtt&tx and J&psrrtstmw. Aug 18 BASEBALL. Haverly Versus Redington. The new .Leagne'arrangenieut got a good send-off last Sun- day by the'' ^nee ting on the diamond at the Recreation Grounds'of t!le Haverlys and the Redingtons. The game wasHcVcna of the League series, but was in a way initia- tory-. -The Haverlys were victorious, after a hard-fought nrdtcli, the score standing four to one in their favor. The weather was fairly propitious, the crowd was of a decent size and enthusiastic, and the players were in good condi- tion. AU things promised an exciting game, and the prom- ise was fulfilled. The Haverlys went first to bat, and Barnes out on strikes before the ball was fairly started rolling. Hanley, the new man in the Haverly Club, culled from Bernal Heights, fol- lowed iu his footsteps, only Kregan muffled the third ball. It was recovered in time to be sent to first, where Hanley was headed off. Levy, the next batter, gained his first on called balls, stole to second, and went to third on a wild throw from Incell, and as Mooney'made a similar break in sending it home, Levy pu t his large foot on the home plate in safety, completing the first run. Megan sent Bennett a high and twisting foul which was cleverly caught, thus ending the inning. For the Redington's, Carroll and Bennett struck out as start- ers. Incell gave Fogarty a tantalizing grounder, which was so bunglingly handled that the striker gained first base. He stole to second and was there wiien Arnold gave Megan a high fly which was taken in all right. Fogarty gained his third base in the next inning, while McDonald and Gagus were fanning out and Sheridan futilely endeavored to reach the first bag on a ball which he sent to Carroll, who put it to first. Moran and Kregan of the Red- ington's went out at first, and Pope who had gained first on called balls made a reckless run to second where Gagus put him out, assisted by McDonald. The Haverly's third was fruitless, Knight, Barnes and Hawley fanning out on Incell's deceptive balls. The Red- ington's, iu the same inning, scored the one run credited to them. Quitzon made it. He took his first on a grounder to Gagus, who fumbled it a second too long. He stole his sec- ond, and made the third and home on two passed balls. Two bases and the plate on errors. Mooney following him, gave Fogarty a good fly catch; Carrol struck out and Ben- nett was stopped at the first base. Megan made one run in the fourth inning of the Haverlys. Levy had gained his first on a grounder that escaped Quit- zon's attention at it passed between his legs, and Megan knocked a center-fielder over the second baseman's head. Levy made his second all right, but in the run to third he was distanced by the ball which Mooney threw in from the field and Bennet caught in time to touch him on the ran. Meanwhile Megan took his second. Soon after a passed ball gave him the third, and he came home on a hot ball which McDonald knocked into Incell's hands, whence it bounced to Can-oil. While McDonald was making his way to the third base, Sheridan struck his side out. The Reding- ton's fourth inning was enlivened by an exciting run by In- cell. He knocked a weak grouuder to Gagus who threw it wide of the first base. Incell kept on running and would have reached the third had not Barnes made an exceedingly well directed throw to Fogarty, against whom Incell ran full tilt. Iu their next inning, the Redington's had Kregan and Quitzon on the third and second, respectively, with only one man out, and Mooney at the bat. The spectators felt sure that the Reds had the game in their hands. Mooney some- times does brilliant batting and even if he should go out, two of the best batters— Carrol and Bennett — were to follow. Ex- pectation was wrought up to a high pitch, and when Mooney had knocked several distant fouls it was whispered around that he was sure to make a base hit. The last foul was a most difficult one to catch, but McDonald caught it on the dead run, and Mooney retired. Carroll took his, and then the spectators felt sure of a base hit. It so happened that it was a foul, and McDonald took it in, leaving the men on their bases. Again, in the ninth inning when the score stood four to one, Bennett had gained the third base, Incell the second, no man was out, and Arnold had the bat. Again the thrill of expectancy was aroused and whispers of some of the mighty batting Jack Arnold used to do passed around. Arnold felt that the fortunes of the day depended upon him, and struck out viciously at several balls, resulting only in fouls. Finally he did give it a good one— a high fly — which dropped comfortably into Megan's hands. Moran followed Arnold and repeated his performance, being caught out by Megan. The men on the bases could not stir. Megan and McDonald, pitch and catch, played into each other's hands like automatons; no ball passed either. Pope began and end- ed his play at the bat with three fouls. The third was caught by McDonald. That ended the game. The fielding throughout was good remarkably few errors being committed. Bennett, Megan and McDonald specially distinguished themselves. Soper, who played under the name of Knight and Perrier, who assumes the name of Barnes in base balling, Incell, Kregan and Quitzon, also did well. The umpiring was excepted to loudly and emphati- cally, and probably the score would have been different un- der another umpire. The score stood: Barnes, 1st b 4 Hanley, rf 4 Levy, c f 3 Meeg&n, p 1 Fogarty, :id b 4 McDonald, c 4 Sheridan, »s 4 Qagus 2d b, 4 Bohr.ri.... HAVEHLY. TH It I1H PO A E 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 14 5 10 3 0 10 0 3 o 0 0 0 BEDINGTON. TB R BH I>0 A 1 Carroll, s s, Bennett, 3d b 4 0 13 Incell, p 4 0 1 0 17 2 Arnold, If 4 0 0 0 0 0 Moran, rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 Pope, 2d b 3 0 0 0 11 Creegan, c 3 0 1 13 3 2 (Jnitzow, lstb 3 10 9 0 1 Mooney, c f 3 0 0 0 10 Totals 31 4 4 27 10 9 Totals 32 1 3 27 25 8 liinlnys 1 23466789 f1™1? 1 0 0 10 0 110-4 Redington 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 TwO-ba i Orel n. Bases on called halls— Bedinpton 1 Hav erly I. Struck out- Haverly 13, Kedingtou G. Left on bases— Hav- erly 5, BedJngtorj 1. First base on errors— Haverly 3, Redington 1 B;iIIh called on Meagan 91, [ncell 04. Strikes called off Meegan 47 Incell 18, ' ■ Bed balls— Oregan 6, McDonald 3. Time of game—Two and a- half hours. Umpire— Ed. Taylor. Scorer— J. F. HonnesBy Olympics vs. Californians. The same at the Olympic Club grounds last Sunday be- tween the Olympics and Californians was witnessed by a largo audience. The gome was noticeable for the few errors made and the heavy batting of the Olympics. Geary, who pitched 0 well in the f on r teen-inning game last Sunday, pitched as well as usual, bnt the Olympics seemed to have no trouble iu batting him. Gilbert, the Olympic pitcher, surpassed himself by striking out fourteen men. He was ably supported be- laud the bat by Fitzgerald. Following is the score; Hardle, 3d b 5 McVey, 1st b 5 Van Bergen, 1 f 5 Ebner, 2d b 5 Buck.r f 4 McCord, e s 4 Kelly, cf 4 Fitzgerald, c 4 Gilbert, p 4 CAWFOENIA. E TB It BH PO A 2 13 3 1 Law ton, c 4 2 1 6 4 2 1 10 0 0 Start, 1 f 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 0 Jacksdn, c f 4 1 1 2 2 2 12 0 0 Harrison, r f 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 0Poyle,3db 4 0 12 6 2 2 0 1 1 Rice, s B 4 0 13 3 0 0 10 0 Coffin, lstb 4 0 0 11 1 0 18 1 0Howell.2db 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 15 0 Geary, p 0 0 0 Totals 40 12 12 27 23 2 Totals 36 3 4 24 10 7 Innings I 23466789 Olympics 0 8 2 0 C 2 0 0 0—12 California 1 000100 1—3 Struck out— Olympic 3, California 14. Wild pitches— Geary 1, Gilbert 1. Two-base bits— Hardy and McVey. ATHLETICS. The English Swimming1 Championship. The sixty-three -on nee silver cup first won by Wm. Beck- with in a mile championship swimming-race at the Welch Harp, London, Eng., July 30, 1881, and of which he re- signed possession towards the commencement of this year, was again contended for at Hollingworth Lake, Manchester, July 7. On the day previous to the race every precaution was taken to have the course accurate, and the rope which marked the distance measured on land. After it had been fixed with the aid of eight formidable tin-buoys it was again tested, and a ponderous anchor attached to the exteme fix- ture. A straight line was then formed by means of similar additions, and surmounting each buoy was a red flag, so that the men swam in a complete square, measuring exactly 220 yards. About two thousand persons, including many swim- mers of more or lees note, gathered to witness the race, the re- sult of which was as follows: James Finney, Oldham, the favorite, first, in 29m. 27£s.; J. J. Collier, Salford, second, 30m. 5jjs.; A. S. Robinson, Leeds, third. 31m. 17$s.; W. Beaumont, Stratford, fourth, 31 m. 23J a.; E. J. Reddish, Liverpool, fifth, 31m. 59J.; F. E. Sykes, Dewsbury, sixth 33m. 13s. Rising to the surface Finney immediately led, but after traversing fifty yards Collier swam up alongside the Cheshire man, Robinson occupying third place. At the fin- ish of about 100 yards the Salford lad led by scarcely a yard, but turning for the second stretch was two yards in front. The leader now went slightly out of his course, but soon straightening himself, gradually improved his position, Fin- ney being 13i sec. behind at the conclusion of a quarter, Robinson 25 yds. in the rear of the second man, with Beau- mont and Sykes almost level. The first and second men now left their opponents very far in the rear, and Collier was swimming in such grand form as to impress the spectators with the idea that success was an absolute certainty, more especially at the termination of half a mile, where he held Finney by 35J sec. Finney from this point commenced to swim slightly|better, while Collier for the first time manifested symptoms of exhaustion; sitll, he pluckily persevered. Meanwhile Robinson was gaining on Finney, but the latter's improvement soon placed the Leeds man's prospects of ob- taining second place entirely out of the question. Great ex- citement now prevailed and as Finney gradually gained upon Collier both were urged on with frantic cheers by their parti- sans. Starting for the last quarter, Collier only led by 17* sec, and here Finney went into rapid pursuit, and, with the aid of eome grand swimming and Collier's erratic steering, almost caught the latter at the turning-point for home. Fin- ney being quickest round soon led, and on the return jour- ney Collier again went out of his course, which availing Fin- ney he quickly left his opponent, and finally won by 3SJ sec, Robinson finishing in 1 min. 12 sec, in rear of the second man. The time of the leader for each length as taken by R. Watson, was as follows: Collier— 220 yards, 2m. 54£s.;440 yards, 6m. 29$s.; 660 yards, 10m. 2Js.; half-miles, 13m. 46Js.; 1,100 yards, 17m. 36is.; 1,320 yards, 21m. 38$s.; 1,540 yards, 25m. 35s.; Finney — One mile, 29m. 27£s. Thus ended a race which, so far as concerns the first two, must ever rank as one of the finest witnessed for a championship over a long journey. In com. paring the records it will be found that several are the best ever accomplished, and, although the time for the full dis- tance suffers by comparison with several mile races, it must be remembered that the men had to turn seven times with- out the assistance of a push-off; under such disadvantageous circumstances the performance is one which merits as much commendation as better records. Finney attained his major- ity on June 21, weighs about 2451b, and stands 5ft. 6in. His chief performances have been swimming 113yds. lft. under water, and his race against Beckwith last August, besides which he is generally considered one of the finest ornament- al swimmers in England. The Late Milton H. Sanford. Mr. Sanford was born at Milton, Mass., in 1813, and was engaged in business until after the war in running a woolen mill. To the public he was famous as the owner of racing stock, and his first recorded victory was with two-year-old filly La Polka, when she won the Nursery Stakes at Jerome Park in 1857. From that year until 1876 the " dark blue" jacket was familiar to race-goers at Jerome, Saratoga, Mon- mouth and Baltimore, and was occasionally seen at New Or- leans and elsewhere. Early in his racing career Mr. Sanford purchased a farm at Preakness, near Paterson, N. J., where he constructed a training track, and from it yearly sent out under the charge of Mr. Littlefield as trainer and Billy Hayward ("William" Mr. Sanford fondly called him) as jockey a stable most difficult to beat. As an admirer of staying qualities with speed combined Mr. Sanford had collected nearly a hundred of the best- bred mares in the country, a majority of them being by Lex- ington, and with Glenelg, Monarchist, Virgil and other sires at the head of the establishment, he bred some horses whose fame will always occupy a prominent position in the records of the American turf. But bad health finally compelled his retirement and in 1SS1 he sold the whole establishment to Mr. Swigert. Among the many prominent racer which Mr. Sanford won may be mentioned the Westchester Cup at Jerome Park iu 1867 with Loadstone and aaain in 1871 with Preakness, while the Fordham, Jockey Club, Manhattan and Grand Na- tional handicaps repeatedly foil to him. He won the Grand National three years iu succession— in 1869 with La Polka in 1870 with Niagara and in 1871 with Monarchist. In 1872 he boat the then great Harry Bassett for the Maturity Stakes, with Monarchist. At Saratoga, in 1868, ho won tho cup with Lancaster, and made the dead heat before referred to in 1875. As Monmouth he won tho Oakes in 1871 with Salina, and the Jersey St. Leger iu 1872 with Mate, but was beaten for the Cup in 1873 by Wanderer, to whom Preakness ran second Mr. Sanford also took groat intorost [in the Maryland Jockey Club. He won the Dinner Party Stakes (now the Dixie} with Preakness iu 1870, and later won the Chesapeake Stakes and Baltimore Cup. As a turfman — both as owner and breeder — Mr. Sanford stood in the highest estim ation with the publie, and no more popular colors were ever applauded after a well-earned vic- tory. Merion versus Occident. Last Saturday the fifth match was played between the Merion and Occident clubs, resulting in an easy win for the Merions. Very few people went to see the match, partly be- cause it did not make much difference to anyone which club won and partly because of the great attractions offered by a horse race on either side of the Bay. The Occidents were first to bat, and soon fell to the really fine bowling of Theobald. The best bowling for the Occi- dents was by Stuart, who, however, was badly batted at the start. The game was not especially interesting. The score stood: OCCIDENTS— FIKST INNING. Carr, rnn out 4 Aitken, run out " 4 Purdy, c Hill, b J. Theobald 2 Waterman, 1 b w, b J. Theobald fi Bristowe, b Banner g Knocker, b J. Theobald 0 Sanderson, c B. A. Benjamin, b Theobald .... 2 Stuart, b J. Theobald 6 JFrazer, run out ° 0 Sherrott, b Banner , "."......,".".".!,!!.". 0 Callingham, not out 0 Extras '.'....'.'.'. 7 Total. . . 38 OCCIDENTS — SECOND INNINGS. Callingham, c Banner 0 Sanderson, c Theobald 17 Purdy, c Jones, c Ben. Benjamin ,....12 Bristowe, st G. Theobald, c Ben. Benjamin 0 Aitken, not out 2 Knocker, not out 2 Extras 2 Total : 35 THE MEB.ION8. Burnett, b Stnart 7 J. Theobald, b Stuart 17 Armitage, Bt Callingham, b Stuart 0 (i. Theobald, b Stnart 2 Ben. Benjamin, o Stuart, b Waterman lo B. A. Benjamin, run out 0 Hill, b Stuart 1 J. Mathieu, b Stuart 1 Jones, b Stuart c Banner, b Waterman 4 Davidson, not out 0 Extras 9 Total B7 The Record Lowered. July 4th, at Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham; club match between Birchfield Harriers and Liverpool Harriers. 1-mile walk — H. Whyatt, Birchfield Harriers, won in 6 min. 34:415 sec, which ia now the fastest English amateur record. The Athlete says: "One of the best things was Whyatt's exhibition in the mile walking race, and I am very glad indeed to be able to give him a hearty word of praise for his meritorous performance. He was walking in very fair style all the way, doing 6 min. 34:4-5 sec, which beats the hitherto best English record, 6 min. 39 sec, made by E. E. Merrill, at Lewes, on July 13, 1SS1. However, Merrill Btill has a trifle the best of it, as, in America, he has a record to his credit for 6 min. 33:2-5 sec Whyatt's remarkable time is all the more creditable, and his style was unapproachable, and he must be congratulated on his wonderful improvement in his style of progression. At the time advertised for the commencement of the meeting, the attendance was miserably small, owing to the heavy rain of the morning, and the persistency with which it kept pep- pering down till nearly four o'clock. At that hour, however, matters underwent a change for the better, and as there had not been enough wet to swamp the meadow or track, the ground was in first-class condition. In the mile walking event another good thing was in Btore for the spectators by Whyatt's win, and the way he chopped Jervis down by |as honest a pedestrian performrnce as could be seen, was a real treat after the Liverpool man's style of 'mixing' it. Had the judges been a little less lenient it would have been almost a bad job for Whyatt, Jervis pushing him so hard as to give him the chance of record-smashing. Jervis, if his style can be accepted as fair, must also be allowed the honor of out- Merrilling Merrill, as he was barely a couple of yards behind the winner. 1-mile walking — H. Whyatt, B. H., 1; J. Jervis, L. H., 2; W. H. Barnes, L. H., 3. A close race all through between the two first-named. Whyatt w<*s particularly dis- tinguished by his scrupulous style, while Jervis on one or two occasions certainly 'lifted' especially in an effort he made to pass Whyatt. Muldoon versus Bibby. Muldoon and Bibby have agreed to wrestle under the an- nexed articles. First — That Messrs. William Muldoon and Edwin Bibby shall meet in a wrestling match under the following rules governing Grrcco-Roniau contests: Second — That the match Bhall be for tho sum of $500. Third — That the match shall take place at a suitable place on a day between the 19th and 25th of August, at an hour no later than 8:30 p. M. Fourth — That the sum of S50 each, toward said $500, be and is hereby deposited, which sum shall be forfeited by either man not fulfilling the subsequent conditions. Fifth — That a second final deposit of §450 for each shall be made on the morning of the match. Sixth — That the match shall bo-won according to the pro- visions of Rule 7 and shall not be decided by a draw. Seventh — That the rnau winning the match shall receive the stakes and two-thirds of the gate-money. [Rule 7.— All matches to be best out of three falls, each fall to consist of the two shoulders being upon the ground at the same time; if but one fall is gained after three hours' wrestling, the contestant winning that fall to be declared win- ner of tho match. If two falls were got, one by each, at that time, then the contest to go on until a second fall was won by either wrestler. If each contestant wins a fall the match must continue until decided.] Witnesses: Edwin Bibby, Haymonu Holmes, William Muldoon, John Downs. Principals. «*■ Several cricket matches have been arranged for future datea commencing from to-day. "Marriod versus single," "eleven players versus 22 beginners," and a match between the Occi- dent and Merion Clubs for two prize bats given by Mr. Greer Harrison for the highest individual scores, 1883 ^Ixe gjfceettct' and j^jorctettiatx. 103 THE RIFLE. The California team for the inter-state match will have a practice shoot at Shell Mound Park next Monday. The winners at the California Schuetzen Club tournament last Sunday were as follows: Best center shots — First prize of $10, James Stanton ; second, $30, Philo Jacoby ; third, $25, A. Strecker ; fourth, $20, Lieut. Kline; fifth, $17 50, K. Wertheimer. The prizes for the five marksmen making the largest num- ber of oullseyes during the day were: First prize of $30, Philo Jacoby, 136; second, $20,"Jauies Stanton, 123; third, A. Strecker, 77 ; fourth, $15, William Ehrenpfort, 70; fifth, $10, A. C. Smith, 48. At the honorary target: First, F. Buoeckmann, 71 rings; second, C. Adams, 70 rings ; third, Benjamin, 70 rings ; fourth, J. H. Browning Jr., 69 rings; fifth, H. Carr, 69 rings. At the "Man Target": First, prize of $25, WeTtheimer, 75 points; second, $20, Kuhls, 74 points; third, $15, Beaver, 73 points; fourth, $12 50, F. F. Buoeckmann, 73 points; fifth, $10, A. Strecker, 72. Prizes for the first and last bullseyes made both in the forenoon: First and last in forenoon and last in the afternoon, James Stanton; first in the afternoon, A. Browning. The first shot in the 25-ring honorary target was made by A. Strecker. ♦ Second Battalion Match. The second battalion match of Lhe Fifth Infantry, by teams of six men from Companies A of Oakland, C of Petaluma, D of Vallejo, and a team from the field and staff, took place at Petaluma last Sunday at the Agricultural Park, distance 200 yards. Owing to the high wind the scores were not as good as expected. STAFF AMD FIELD. Lieut, Col. Ranlett 34638454543444 3—58 Sergt. Major Haight 44442544553365 4—61 Ord. Sergt. Harvey 44643434644443 4—59 Lieut. Parsoua 4 4444443344464 5-60 Lieut. Kellogg 54455444543545 4—65 Capt. Gallager 5 5 4 5 5 44 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 5 -65 Total ^69 COMPANY A. Sergt. McKibbln 44334444444044 4—53 Sergt. Daniels 34453543434333 3—54 Private Waltbam 46446443343645 4— GO Sergt. Mason 32233344S45424 3—52 Private McDonald 43444544645644 4—63 Private Pierce 434445444445544 4—62 Total .1^ COMPANY D. Hall 33444434424444 4-54 R»ce 0 5464533333443 4-53 Doyle 2 5 4 3 4 3 0 4 0 5 3 3 0 2 2—40 Powers 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 5 2 3 3 4 3—50 Sweeny 3 3 344344444432 5—54 Rhode 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 4 3 5 3 5 4 4—61 Total 302 COMPANY C St. John 4 6444663504444 4—59 Zartman 43354443443344 4—60 Fairbanks 4 0 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4—51 Vestal 45553434445323 4-58 Smith 3 4434344445444 5—59 Wallace 3 4443444443433 4-55 Total 338 BICYCLING. Close Work. At the third competition for members of the Carson Guard, Carson City, Nev., for places in the Nevada team at the com- ing interstate match, held on the 5th inst., the following re- markable scores were made: *«■• <*"*- {3°. y.?3=l tiliiiii iz%}-°i a-*.™*, |S ." zj 1 11 1 11 i\ lzz\ -« '•"•«- iss "=i:!::;i:2i=2}-» .Ta—c-f-a tss " zSiisissiifcS}-^ Georce Hark I 20° " - 2:2fi. 2:29$. Phyllis and Overman had a hard fight for the 2:20. The mare won the first in 2: 18£, Overman tho second in 2: I9jj, and tho third was dead in 2:20. Evidently, Hickok's horses arc "rounding to," and it is reasonable to expect something startling from them before the circuit closes. The Petaluma meeting begins on the 28th. The list of entries came to hand yesterday morning just as we wero closing tho forms, too lata for examination and digestion this week. Thuy will bo found in another column. T/he Tare Question. Just now there is a controversy going on between the hop growers of the State and the dealers and commission men, as to the demand of the latter that a tare of seven pounds be deducted for the weight of bale cloth and rope on each bale of hops. There is also outlined some dis- pute about the need of a public weigher. For years tho growers have had their own way about the tare matter, and the present dispute would never have arisen but for the remarkably high price paid on last season's crop. "With hops at one dollar a pound purchasers objected strongly to paying for bale cloth and rope that did not cost the grower more than eight cents per pound, and consequently the dealers being compelled to make a re- duction to the buyer for this item, and being unable to obtain any concession from the growers, had to make an approximate discount in the purchase price; so the mat- ter really adjusted itself, but the dealers object to the trouble of scaling the price to allow for several pounds of cloth and rope. "We rather think that the growers will have to give way. Were the sale of the hops con- fined to the local market they could make their own terms, but in competition with the world's market their produce must be governed by the usual trade customs. The local dealers are in no way to blame. If the grow- ers elect to dispense with middle men, and put their crop on the great Borough hop market of London, or the New York market themselves they would be forced to make a tare allowance by the rules of those markets. The cost of bale cloth is properly an item of expense to the grow- er, just as much as the expense of picking, drying, and the labor of baling, and the proper way to collect the cost is by adding it to the price of the hops, and not by weighing bale cloth as hops, at least it is not customary to charge the weight of packages in other commodities. As to the need of a public weigher at the point of dis- tribution, that should be patent to all. It is to the ad- vantage of the grower. A bale of hops put up in the dry climate of Sacramento will increase several pounds in weight after a trip to the bay and short storage in this city. We have personal experience of that fact, and we recollect one instance where a local commission house now out of the businoss credited a producer with the the weight he had marked on his bales, and pocketed the price of several pounds they had gained in weight dur- ing their storage here. This is perhaps a case of excep- tional dishonesty, but it shows the need for all possible protection to the producer. ♦ Allan Roy has created a greater furore than any horse in this State the present season, except perhaps Bay Frank, the great Sacramento green horse. His 2:24^ at Santa Cruz over a slow track and after two bruising heats was alone enough to command attention and doubtless there will be spirited bidding for his two sisters and one trotter whicn are to be sold at auction to- day, on the corner of Jones street and Golden Gate Ave- nue, by S. C. Bowley, the auctioneer, under instructions from Dan McCarthy. At the same sale there will be several other trotters offered. Graves, with a record of 2:19, who was purchased at the Cook sale, by Henry "Washburn, for $1,510, Hancock 2:26, Sadie, Orlando, a young stallion by Abbottsford, that already can do bet- ter than a three minute gait, and about 280 trotters, roadsters, brood mares and stallions. These horses are the property of Dan McCarthy, who is compelled to real- ize on them at once. S. C. Bowley, the auctioneer, states that the sale is peremptory and pledges his reputation that there should be no bye bidding. Full particulars of the sale can be found in our advertising columns and catalogues describing the stock in detail will be distribu- ted at the sale ground. The magnificent trophies prepared for competition by the Knights Templar have attracted general attention for the uniqueness of their design and the beauty of their workmanship. They have been elaborately de- scribed by the local and Eastern press, but strange to say all the papers neglected to give any credit to or make any mention of the gentleman who designed them and who, therefore, above all others, deserved honorable mention. The designer of the^irincipal trophies is Mr. E. Wyttenbach, the gentleman who has drawn all tho noted horses of California, which have been published in the Binder and Sportsman. Mr. "Wyttenbach's equine drawings have won admiration all over America, and even conservative Englishmen and Colonists have pro- nounced them superior to any work issued by their own journal, and we are very proud that his designs for tho Knights Templar trophies aro so generally admired. The entries for the Stockton meeting will be found in the advertisement of that association iu another column. The entry list is very full and with the improved track and other recently added accessories the week at Stock- ton promises to bo more interesting this year than any previous season. 1883 Irccdcr mttt j^otfenratL 105 Obstinate. The Brawler's Gazette appears to have joined the regi- ment of the only man who has "shown that truth is held as of little account," when thoroughbred blood in the mother is the theme under discussion, and though, perhaps, not ready to go so far as the falsification of pedigrees in sustaining the position, yet special pleader enough to misrepresent. Thus in winding up an article in which the sons of Dictator are giving due prominence it is stated: "There are no near crosses of the thorough bred and none are needed." In speaking of Jay Eye See it only gives the pedigree so far as the dam, not hinting at the thoroughbred grandam. In extolling the Pilot Jr. mare, the pedigree of this horse is entirely over- looked, though a reference to the Stud Book compiled by the editor of the Gazette will show that his dam was en- tirely thoroughbred blood so far as known. Then Seeley's American Star was a grandson of Dionied, and his dam by Henry, the competitor of Eclipse. Kysdyk's Ham- bletonian was the grandson of the thoroughbred Mam- brino. So there are near crosses of thoroughbred on all sides- Mambrino Chief was also a grandson of Mam- brino, so that in whatever direction we go the bloodhorse is near. Then again we would like the Breeder's Gazette to point out a single Pilot Jr. mare that has proved a success in the trotting stud that is not near the thor- oughbred. The dams of Maud S. and Jay Eye See from mares " strictly " thoroughbred, and the dam of Mam- brino Pilot by "Webster, thoroughbred, and the grandam by Blackburn's whip. While the reasons for the attacks on the thoroughbred by the grand champion of the class are well known, the motives of the Breeder's Gazette in completely ignoring the blood lines are not so apparent. It shoul not be ignorance: what else can it be? The Forest and Stream has just closed the tenth year of its career. "We congratulate it on its well-spent life, and hope that not ten times ten will be the limit of its exist- ence. We have read the paper since the first number was issued, and can truthfully say that no paper ever published in America has been its superior in the special lines on which it treats. It is essentially a gentleman's paper, and the gentlemen of this country owe it much for the aid it has given to fish and game preservation and fishculture. Its yachting news and articles have been pre-eminent of late years, and its rifle notes most elabo- rate, its career has done much to disabuse the public mind of the old contempt for sportsmen's doings, and to it the whole guild of honorable sportsmen owe a debt which we hope they do their best to liquidate. The Breeders' Stallion purse of the Los Angeles Asso- ciation closes on September 1. The stallions named so far are Hardwood, Hock Hocking, Grinstead and Ruth- erford, and all of their get two-year-old are eligible to start, provided they are named before September 15 closes. The purse is open to all the world and is rich enough to attract the attention and deserve the patronage of every stallion owner who desires to have his stock rep- re rented here, or has any of his get eligible to start. The race will be run October 13, and Mr. E. A. De Camp, secretary, box 455, Los Angeles, will be pleased to furnish applicants with any information they wish. Up to the time we went to press no articles had been signed for the Griffin- Watkin's boat raca, though the stakes are in our hands. The parties met to sign on Wednesday last, but the hour was so late that they post- poned until Friday night. On His Muscle. Speaking of fighting reminds me of an altercation that Or- rin Hickok had with Johnny Goldsmith last week at Cleve- land, showing that Orrin can " hit out gallantly as in the ruddy days of yore," when men settled unavoidable quarrels and disputes, which will occur as long as the world lasts, by striking from the shoulder, instead of the too frequent prac- tice nowadays of using a whip, knife or pistol when the pas- sions are aroused. An eye witness tells me that Goldsmith entered into conversation with Hickok standing under the apple trees at the Park, the day after St. Julien was beaten, and ventured the inquiry : ' ' Why didn't you try to win with St. Julien yesterday? " "I did! " said Orrin, hotly and earnestly. " I'll bet you a hundred to ten you didn't," promptly re- joined Johnny. Orrin, still smarting under defeat and nettled with the ac- cusation, promptly responded with a heavy blow whicfc landed on Goldsmith's mouth. The latter rushed in to catch Hickok and stop him, but received two more blows, when W. H. Crawford separated them. Hickok regretted that he let his temper get the best of him, and said he would not if the insulting remark had been made to him by someone who knew no better, but to think that a horseman like Goldsmith, who ought to have seen the horse was off, and a man whom he had befriended him California, should talk to him in that way made him very angry. — New York Spirit. Gen. W. T. Withers, of Fairtown, shipped by the last steamer to J. A. Roberts, Melbourne, the black stallion Pio- neer, foaled May 16, 1880, sired by Cassius M. Clay Jr., dam Ellen M, by Ahnont; second dam, Dolly Spanker, by Hunt's Commodore; third dam by Hunt's Brown Highlander; fourth dam by Potomac, son of imported Dionied. YACHTING. S. F. Y. C. Cruise To-day. The following orders have been issued by the Sau Francis- co Yacht Club for their cruise for to-day to which they have invited the Pacifies: General Orders, No. 4. 1 San Francisco, Aug. 7th, 18S3. / Yachts will assemble off Front Street Wharf on August 18th, and be ready to start at 1:05 r. m., for Captain Mathew Turner's new ship yard, opposite Port Costa. Sails will not be hoisted until the preparatory gun is fired at 1 o'clock sharp. The starting gun will be fired at 1 :05 p. M. Yachts will enter Carquinez Strait in squadron. The lead- ing yacht will wait signal from flagship, before entering. The large yachts will find good anchorage off the Ship Yard Wharf, and the smaller ones can go alongside. A dauee will be given by the ladies of Benicia, at Captain Turner's Yard, at the arrival of the fleet. On Sunday at 1 o'clock p. m. the preparatory gun will be fired ; on the firing of the second gun from the flagship at 1 o'clock, the yachts will try rate of sailing to San Francisco, passing to the westward of Blossom rock buoy. Visiting yachts are requested to comply with above orders. By order of the Yice-Commodore, Chas. G. Yale, Secretary. The yachts will be under command of the Vice-Commodore Oliver. The Emerald carrying his flag. It is to be hoped that the visiting yachts, as is requested, will comply with the orders, not only as a matter of courtesy but so as to make the trip a success. The Conclave Race Off. It is with very great regret that we learn that the race ar- ranged for to-dsy has been given up. Owing to bickerings and questions of time allowance (a question that has never been satisfactorily arranged for all hands,) the committee could not get enough boats to promise to start and the sub- scribers for the trophy naturally withdrew in disgust. What can our yachtsmen be thinking about? The way they went about this is enough to put an end to all outside interest in this healthy and invigorating sport. When a lot of gentle- men come voluntarily forward and subscribe for a trophy to be competed for without, let or hindrance, by every yacht in the bay that choses to enter, they ought certainly be en- couraged, not only by the yacht clubs as clubs, but also per- sonally by every yacht owner, members of the clubs, and every one who is interested aquatically, instead of having ob- stacles thrown in their way as in this case. Everyone, and we could mention names in this connection, who threw cold water on this scheme ought to hang their heads in shame, but we fear those that have done so are in this respect shame- less. We have now given up all hopes of seeing any regatta at all this year, although there is some excesssvely mild talk regarding a joint race of the two clubs, but if the boats will not enter when all arrangements have been made and the prize put up by outsiders for them, we doubt very much if they can get up enough ambition and enthusiasm to do this for themselves. Plunger Races. One of the dailies had an article stating that a race had been arranged between the plungers Annie, Boss and Restless. The owners, however, say that so far there has been noth- ing more definite than talk about it, although they seem will- ing to make a race and to let in the Independence, a plunger with a jib put out, which is owned on Kershaws Island. These plunger races in early days used to be the yachting events. We can recall the time when four and five times a season there would be a race between the Mermaid, now at Saucelito, the Winder, built by Stofen, and the above men- tioned Annie, with varying results. Great interest used to be manifested and large amounts of money changed hands over the outcome. We should like to see such a race as it would be for blood and the boats, on account of the compe- tent management they would have, would be sailed for all they were worth. As they are all one size, viz: 36 feet, the first boat over the course would win. The Annie is a "mule boat," that is neither scow nor round bottomed, a similar boat to the Twilight, and the other two were built by Stone, and are as nicely modelled as any vessel of their class to be found on the bay, so that a race between them would be in- teresting and instructive in seeing whether our boasted im- provements in marine architecture is as good as we think. Wednesday's Program tne. The programme for the entertainment of the Knights Tem- plar, on the water nest Wednesday is as follows: All the larger yachts, whose owners have kindly loaned them for this purpose, will be towed in line out as far as the Heads (a somewhat similar idea as that carried out when Grant ar- rived) and then, if there is anywind they will eastoff and sail round the bay a little and "return to Front street, at 12m. As the start is to be made at 9 a. m., we doubt if there will be sufficient wind for the boats to get back at the appointed time, that is under sail. This towing business will not give our visitors much idea of yachting in San Francisco Bay. Would it not have been more advisable to start, say at 2 p. m. sail along the Front to Hunter's Point, thus giving the Knights an opportunity of seeing the city from several differ- ent points of view not otherwise obtainable, then returning go to windward of Angel Island, through Kaccoon Street and then home, which can all be done in three hours, and then the guests can get an idea of sailing, while under the pro- posed plan the probabilities are they might as well all be packed in a barge and towed round the Bay. Vice Commodore Caduc has thought of a plan to break the wind in Hurricane Gulch, the site of the Pacific l'aeht club. We hope that he may perfect it and set it up, as cahn weather in the club grounds is "a consumation devoutly to be wished," as the disagreeable weather is the only drawback that the Pacific club has to contend against, that is when com- paring the advantages possessed by the two clubs. We have it on what we call authentic information, that the Nellie sent to White with an offer to race the Fleur de LiB for any part of $5,000 which the latter declined to do. This does not show Mr. White to be very much in earnest in his racing talk. Riehardsons Bay has got to be the great place for yachts to lay. Last week there were to be seen there the Ariel, Aggie, Lurline, Halcyon, Rambler, Clara, Con O'Connor, White- wing, and Impossible (X Lillie) making in all quite a fleet. The Aggie and Fleur de Lis last Saturday started the beat around the Fifteen fathom buoy for a private test of speed at the request of the latter. The wind was very fresh making a heavy tumble in spite of the fact that the tide was flood- ing strong. Both yachts carried full working canvas but about off Fort Point the smaller boat had enough and squar- ed away for home. The Aggie, however, kept on until be- tween the Cliff House|and Mile Bock, when a heavy sea struck her forward and the spring of her bowsprit broke her bob- stay off close to the cutwater. The bobstay was made of composition and there was probably a flaw in the casting of it, which assisted in the above result; but we expect that the boat had too much sail and was "jammed too close to wind " for the weather and seaway in which she was. Fortun- ately the boat was got before the wind before any other dam- age was done and returned Saucelito. Captain McDonough was lucky that he did not lose his foremast and bowsprit both. Yacht-racing has kept pace with the general development of sport, and is this year, more active than ever in its history. The number of races sailed in 1875 was 144. In 1878 it was 237. In 1S79 the number was 261. In 1S81 the races sailed were 240, and in 1882 no less than 2S5, while for the current year the fixtures give promise of exceeding that number be- fore the season closes. The number of winning yachts in 1S7S was 467; in 1S79 it was 508; in 1SS0 it was 470. The growth of yacht clubs is illustrated by the following few ex- amples: In 1S76 the New York Y. C. had on its rolls 41 ves- sels, of which only one was a steamer, and 281 members. To-day the club burgee is flown from 119 vessels, of which 34 are steamers, and 548 members answer to the roll call. lu 1S70 the Atlantic Y. C. had a fleet of 37 yachts and 8G mem- bers. To-day the club's register exhibits 76 yachts, 3 of which are steamers, and 260 members. In 1875 the Eastern Y. C. was made up of 44 yachts and about 175 members. Now the club has 92 yachts and 585 members. The Hull Y. C. was not thought of in 1875. At this day it is one of the strongest in the country, with 152 yachts and over 590 mem- bers. The heavy weather in the channel on Saturday last seemed to cool the ardor of the most of the yachtsmen as very few boats were to be seen. The Aggie and Fleur de Lis as pre- viously stated were out, but returned early in which respect they were followed by the Annie which carried nothing more than a double reefed main sail. The Spray went along the front under her main sail single reefed but when out in the channel she " Jammed" on the wind and put up her jib reef- ed. The ebb tide began to make about this time, and a big sea was soon kicked up in which she made very heavy weath- er. She spent all Sunday drying out; even the cushions as well as every thing else that could get wet having to be ex- posed. There has been appointed a committee from both yacht clubs to fix the preliminaries for a race during the Conclave week. The Pacific Club sends as its representatives, Messrs. Floyd, Caduc, Donahue, Tevis and Berry; and the San Fran- cisco Club, Messi's. Macdonough, Lee, Harrison, Hamilton and Oliver. For such a gathering of aquatic talent and capi- tal we expect great things, that is, if they do not use all the time in seeing whose is going to be "boss," of the joint com- mittee. Quickness and dispatch in making their arrange- ments known is to be greatly desired in this connection, so as to give the yachts a time to get ready for Conclave week is very close at hand. Mr. Tevis next season is going to have his main boom lengthened six feet. This with the large hoist the Halcyon has will very materially increase the size of his main sail which he says the boat will stand without carrying too much of a windward helm. Tha Ariel has been on the beach cleaning up forthe cruise to-day. A Point Well Taken. The nomenclature of racing stakes by our jockey clubs is, as a rule, appropriate, with one or two exceptions, and those are the predilection for naming valuable three-year-old stakes the Derby, the Oaks and the St. Lege.. There is scarcely a new jockey club in the Union but thinks its programme in- complete unless a Derby forms its prominent feature. The result is that over a dozen Derbies are run in different parts of the country during a single season. We hardly consider it due to the craze of " Anglomania, " but rather from an idea that the word Derby carries with it a more than ordinary im- portance. We see the new Washington Park Club of Chica- go has got into the old rnt, and open* a stake called the American Derby. Now, the name is, with due respect to our Chicago friends, sadly inappropriate to an American stake. The great event decided at Epsom was named in honor of the Earl of Derby, the head of a family which, un- til recent years, have been identified with the greatest achievements of the time of Sir Peter Teazle to that of Cane- zou. But it has no significance here on American soil. Are we so poor in racing prestige that we have nothing to give name to our stakes, and, perforce, must borrow titles second-hand from England? People seem to forget that the turf is nearly as old here as in Eugland. Years prior to the Revolution the sport of kings flourished in the South Atlan- tic States. Both Washington and Jackson were distinguished as turfmen, as was John Randolph in the early days of the Republic. The names of Btakes should be chosen to com- memorate the fame of distinguished turfmen or with refer- ence to location. The Monmouth Park Association has wisely abandoned the meaningless Jersey Derby for the Lorillard Stakes, in ac- knowledgment of P. Lorillard's munificence toward sport, and pays a comphment to the late Commodore Stockton and to Mr. Stevens by naming stakes after them. It also pays a neat tribute to the people of the surrounding towns and vil- lages by naming its stakes after their homes. The Latonia Jockey Club started out by cutting loose from the hackneyed Derby and Oaks business, by tribute to the Hindoo, Sensation, and other matchless racers, which is certainly appropriate. By naming their " Derby " the Chicago Stakes, the Washington Park Club would not only display a pride in their own beautiful city, but a spirit so truly na- tional that future Disraelis would pause in ascertaining that we borrowed everything from England, and that our lan- guage, manners, literature and civilization were second- hand.— N. Y. Spirit. Frank Work is evidently bent on beating 2:15], and it is said that he will allow Murphy to exhibit the speed of Edwar ' and Dick Swiveller at some of the Grand Circuit me- There is also a report current that in such event 1> will have Wm, H. Vanderbilt's horse in readiness that none can compare with them. Maud S and A3 been ordered from White Plains to Saratoga, where derbilt wili keep them in private use for a brief season. 106 3£ttc Sxge&eK mtd jlptftismmt. Aug 18 The Bay District Association. Tlte Bay District Association had to contend against the evils of a cold wind and a heavy fog onftheir opening day, at the Bay District Track, last Saturday. It was dull, damp and cheerless, while at times the mist came down in heavy masses that obscured the track and made the trotters an in- distinguishable blur. But the fame of the trotters had gone abroad and the doings of Arab, Scandinavian, and Big Lize at Santa Cruz had made the public grow anxious to see these ear- ly comers in the 2:30 list. Then, too, it was bruited about that Mr. Rose's black colt, La Grange had shown a mile in 2:20 and would surely lower the colors of Arab. By the way the betting went, it was evident that the speculators were afraid of Arab and that the fielders only got in on the hope that all horses would play to beat the favorite. In fact, it was openly suggested that Barney B, who is known to have speed, go for the first heat, La Grange for the second, and when Arab was a bit weary, let the others fight it out among themselves. But all the parties necessary to work this scheme effectually did not fall in so to speak, they had other plans of their own. Mr. Rose was pretty certain that La Grange could win and he backed his horse, as did many of his friends, and naturally enough they did not propose to go in for any line of work that would result in their own downfall. The San Jose party were in heavily on Big Lize, and the friends of Scandinavian played him for a winner, knowing that he could outstay Arab if the heats were split. Before the race Arab sold for $50, Scandinavian §25, Big Lize $12 and the field $11. In some few pools Arab sold even up against the rest bunched in the field, but the friends of Scandinavian and Lize were so confident of their ability to win without help, that as a rule they demanded a chance to bet singly. Colonel Hocking and Barney B did not have many supporters. After a good deal of scoring the six horses got a fair send off, Arab and Barney B taking the lead and going along as though they were the only horses in the race. From the start to the half mile they went like a double team but from there out Barney B could not stay the pace, and falling back left Arab a clear field. Scandinavian and Colonel Hocking made a nice race for places in which the first named was successful, Barney B losing his place by a bad break on the home stretch. Arab won the heat easily, so easily that he was not in the least distressed. Scandinav- ian was a poor second, Colonel Hocking 3d, Big Lize 4th, La Grange 5th, Barney B 6th. Time 2:27£. Good judges of pace shook their heads, and declared that unless one or more of the fielders went for Arab, and made the race four seconds faster there was nothing to prevent his winning in three straight heats. Still there were a few who thought that one or more of those who had not tried for the heat could do so much better, that not a few pools were sold; Arab bringing $60, Scandinavian $15, and the field $6. There was a great deal of scoring before the second heat. At last they got away Arab in the lead and Big Lize holding her own in good style. At the quarter (36A) the leaders were even and so they went to the half (1-12). There Big Lize broke and Scandinavian took up the work forcing Arab to trot very fast to keep his lead. But Arab had so much in hand that Scandinavian could not everhaul him, and the lit- tle bay won easily, Scandinavian 2nd, Colonel Hocking 3rd, Big Lize 4th, La Grange 5th, and Barney B 6th. Time ~2:24£. This virtually put a stop to pool selling for the few who were in wrong and wanted to hedge, did not like to pay the big price demanded fcr the favorite. The start for the third heat was bad inasmuch as the pole horses had a good lead and La Grange was back a full length. Arab again took the lead and trotted so fast that he had a length the best of the field at the quarter (35f ), Scandinavian being his nearest competitor until a nasty break sent him back to the rear, and allowed Big Lize to come up in his place. The second quar- ter was fast, the half being trotted in 1:10A. Along the bot- tom of the track Arab and Big Lize were fully two lengths in advance of the field, Scauidnavian and La Grange strung out and fast closing the gap, La Grange particularly was trotting very fast and improving his pusition in relation to Scandina- vian. Suddenly both Scandinavian and La Grange stopped dead leaving the other horses to conclude the race. At the distance Big Lize trottiug a 2:22 gait drew up and passed Arab who seemed to tire and let down. But only for an in- stant did Lize have any advantage, MeConn shook Arab up and then the pair made a most exciting race. Ten yards from the wire Lize showed a bit in front but Arab out-trotted her the last few strides and the public opinion was divided as to which won the heat. The judges gave it a dead heat at which there was much grumbling, as there always is about dead heats. Nearly everyone except the judges who stood on the East side of the track thought that Arab won the heat by a head, while on the other hand those on the west side fancied that Big Lize was ahead. Both held the opinion in good faith. Mr. Morrow,whowasin thetimers'stand, said he could not tell which won. Mr. Ed. Fay and Captain Smith thought Big Lize won. Mr. Hinchman and Mr. P. Taylor were equally certain that Arab won, while the special reporter of the Breeder and Sportsman, who was just under the wire in the reporters' stand, was certain that Arab had the heat by a short head. Under the circumstances it was in bad taste for a few outside ruffians to call in question the honesty of the decision. Mr. Fry and Mr. Gordon made no talk, though the former felt sure he had won, and rather hurt at the an- nouncement, but he kept his opinion for himself and his most intimate friends. The time of the heat was announced as 2:24.1, Dut outside timers made it from a second to a sec- ond and a quarter faster. The excitement attending such a close finish drew attention from the trouble with Scandinavi- an and La Grange at the bottom of the track, but as soon as a decision was given the crowd rushed down to see what had happened. The story was thus told by Walter, the driver of La Grange: "La Grange was coming fast, and when abreast of Scandinavian's sulky, Donatkau, who was in trouble, slowed down and La Grunge caught his foot in Donathan's wheel, Donathan stopped at once and so did I. Donathan stooped down to pick out La Grange's foot, when his own horse, Scandinavian, got restive and kicked him in the face." The blow was a frightful one, for when a doctor was brought he said that Donathan's nose was broken in three places, and his life had only been saved by a hair's breadth. Dona- than was curried into the hotel and Mr. Dickey at once had the best medical attendance provided, but it will be some time before he will be able to drive again, even under the most favorable conditions. Colonel Hocking had third place in the heat, Barney B fourth, Scandinavian was placed fifth La Grange sixth. La Grange was badly hurt in the leg and did not sturt in the next heat. After the heat many heavy backers of Arab got frightened that he would not stay, hedged out, buying the field for $30 „;iinst $G0 for the favorite. When the horses started the lioat was never in doubt. Big Lize yoked him to the half. it lost ground from there out, and Arab won easily by two . -ligths, Lize second, Colonel Hocking third, Scandinavian fourth, Barney B fifth; time, 224J. Big Lize got second money, Scandinavian third, and Colonel fourth. SC5QIAEY. Bay District Track, August 11— Trotting; three-minute class. E. M. Fry enters b g, five years, Arab, by Electioneer— Lady Hamilton 110 1 J. W. Gordon enters b m Big Lize, pedigree unknown 4 4 0 2 W. Donatbau enters br g Scandinavian, by Vermont Black Hawk Jr 2 2 6 3 P. J. Williams enters br g Colonel Hocking 3 3 3 4 P. Farrell enters b c Barney B, by Budd Doble, by G. M. Patchen Jr.— dam unknown C 6 & 6 L. J. Rose enters b c La Grange, by Sultan— Georgiana, by Overland 6 5 6 0 Time-2:27i, 2:24*. 2:2ii, 2:24*. I lie Second Day's Races. On Wednesday last, the second day of the meeting, the glorious climate cf California did the handsome thing by Messrs. Smith and Hinchman and the other active members of the Bay District Association, and literally beamed smiles of welcome to the visitors on the track. The Eastern people must have felt that indeed San Francisco was a nice dwell- ing place as they stood on the Club House steps in an at- mosphere as balmy as that of an April day and a tempera- ture not exceeding seventy, but oh what contempt they must have had in their hearts for the San Francisco municipality after driving over the roads out to the track. Golden Gate Avenue in its normal condition is either a sea of mud or a cloud of dust, a snare and a disgrace; ruinous alike to one's clothes and one's peace of mind. But as if in contempt of the race goers, the Superintendents of Streets or his deputies had by dint of hard labor so added to the ill condition of the Avenue that the dirtiest, dustiest meanest spot in the Mohave desert is a well kept highway in comparison. For live years piles of dirt have been allowed to accumulate at the sides of the Avenue. These were dug up last Tuesday, and the light dirt composed of manure and sweepings spread, out in the middle of the road. Loose rock dumped in piles, mortar and lumber, the debris of new buildings, littered about every block, filled up the picture of desolation and made a buggy ride to the track as hazardous an expedition as a tour through the Rocky Mountains. The roads approaching the Park were if possible worse than the Avenue, ai d it really looked as one Sir Knight remarked, that Gud X mighty had given San Franciscans a nice place to live in, out they had taken d d good pains to spoii it. But the track and its surroundings made up for the beastly — rather too English, that word, but the only one expressive enough— ride. Nicely water- ed and rolled there was not a speck of dust, the seats were clean, accommodations ample and all the arrangements testi- fying to the personal care and attention of secretary Hinch- man. The densely packed crowd around the pool seller kept that functionary busy making out ticksts for their choice of Barney B, Big Lize, Allan Roy and Bay Frank, the starters for the 2:40 purse. E. Fry's Arab was entered, but had de- clared out the night before. All the speculative interest ra- diated around Bay Frank, better known as the " great Sac- ramento green horse." It was generally understood that Frank had trotted half miles in 1:8 or better, until the Sacra- mentans were tired of holding watches, and it was also known abroad that he had trotted a mile out in 2:17£. On Sunday last to amuse the boys Pete Williams drove him a mile in company with Yanderlynn in 2:24, thus showing that he would act well in company. All this information, widely disseminated, made Frank a hot favorite, and the question was not "who can win? " but "is there any way of beating Bay Frank?" Some speculators evidently thought that there was, and that Allan Roy was the horse to do the work, for McCord's gray was well supported in the pools at $16 against $40 for Bay Frank; Big Lize and Barney B selling in the field for $6. In other pools Bay Frank §50 to §24, and a fair way to average the betting would be to put it at two to one on the Sacramento horse all around. W. Donathan not having recovered from his accident with Scandinavian last Saturday, was unable to drive Allan Boy, and Hank McGreg- ory was put up in his place. Some thought that Hank could not drive the horse as well as Donathan, but before the race ended they changed their minds. In scoring for a start Bay Frank made some of his backers feel shaky by acting rather badly when pushed, but before the bell tapped he had settled down to work and was trotting as steadily as an old plug. The start was even enough; Allan Boy, who had the pole, showing in front. Before they had gone 100 yards Big Lize swerved and broke, Barney B was four lengths behind, and every one could see that there were only two horses really in the race, Bay Frank though driven wide by Pete Williams overhauled Allan Boy at the first turn and led him three lengths at the quarter (36J). Down the backstretch the "Sacramento "Wonder" showed 2:20, reaching the half in 1:1U and five lengths ahead of the gray. This was their order in the straight when McGregory began to send Allan Boy for all he was worth. He managed to close up two lengths but was evidently on sufferance. Bay Frank won by three lengths, Allan Roy second, Big Lize came in third, Barney B fourth. Big Lize galloped every inch of the way, from the first turn to the wire and Barney B also made a running race of it from the £ mile pole to the finish. Big Lize was distanced for running while Barney B with more luck, though no more merit, was placed third in the race. The time of the heat was 2:21, the second half being trotted in l:10i. Allan Roy's time taken separately was 2:23. Bay "Frank could easily have made the heat in 2:1S, had necessity occurred, and Allan Roy did not seem to have much in hand, yet there were plenty of men found ready to bet against |Bay Frank. He sold briskly for $50, Allan Roy and Barney B bringing about $10. The second was as easily won by Bay Frank as the first, though Allan Roy was close up all the time. Bay Frank took the lead from the start but did not trot very fast. At the quarter <3GA > he had a length in the lead. Then Allan Roy closed up a little and made the second quarter fast; 1:12 being the time to the half. Still Frank kept his lead and cries of admiration were heard from all sides at thejsquare, easy manner of his going. Barney B lagged along in the rear and there was no change in the lead- ers to the end. Neither made a break though Allan Roy hitched a couple of times. The bay won by a short length, Barney B not much inside his distance. Time, 2:22. This put a stop to all betting. When Bay Frank went to the stable a large crowd gathered around to Bee him cool out. He did not blow a bit, and showed no signs of distress ex- cept a slight quivering in his off for his knee which is a trifle sprung. He cooled out nicely and had he lost the next heat there would have been no betting, for it was evident that he could win as he liked. The start was fair as before but the bay did not find it so easy to get in the lead. Allan Roy struck whim like a gray ghost and at the quarter {35) was on his hip. In the straight Allan Roy closed up to his collar and a hardor race was never seen on the Bay Distract Track. Down the stretch they went almost like a double team, and at the half (1:19.1) neither had any advantage. Past the half the bay drew away a little and had a length at the lower turn; but the gray came to him and held him even along the bottom of the track. The excitement was intense as they I turned into the straight. Bay Frank was going well within himself while McGregory was shaking the gray up and by voice and bit urging him to the top of his speed. A break would have been fatal to enter, but no break was made and at the distance the race was still in doubt. The gray moved up a trifle and cries of "the gray wins" came from all sides. But it was his last game effort and he could not stay the pace. Gradually he fell back and Bay Frank without in- creasing his speed came under the wire' winner by nearly a length, Barney B away back. Time 2:20. The last half was made in 1:10? . So ended the .first public appearance of the "great green horse" who by this race showed a clear right to the title. There was little enthusaism at his success for the army of small bettors who do the shouting at horse races had not dared to buy the big end. During the morning Mr. Horace Eldred of Sacramento who owns Bay Frank was offered $S,000 for his horse, double the sum he paid for him two months ago. The offer was a tempting one but Mr. Eldred replied that he could not accept it as his friends had bet on his horse and if it lost under new management they waul d accuse him of treating them badly. Now thut Bay Frank has made such a fine record he is probrbly worth less money from a specula- tors standpoint, but Mr. Eldred has the satisfaction of know- ing that he owns the most promising trotter in the state to- day. SUMMARY. Wednesday, Aug. 15tb, Bay District Association; trotting; 2:40 class: pnrse $800. P. J. Williams enters b g Bay Frank, by Tornado— dam unknown 111 W. Donathan enterB g g Allan Koy, by Patchen Vernon— dam unknown 2 2 2 P. Farrell enters b h Barney B. by Budd Doble-^dam unknown 3 3 3 J. w. Gordon enters b m Big Lize, pedigree unknown distanced Time 2:21, 2:22,2:20. Entries at Marysville. The following are the entries at Marysville as far as re- ceived. Some of the purses failed to fill and other races will be substituted. Trotting; three-minuts class: C. F.Taylor's, b g Blockade; J. B. McDonald's.gg Brigade; C. H. MerriHs.b g Merrill; John Mackey's, b m Eudora; J. J. Shaffer's g g General Sherman. Trotting: three-year-old class: J. B. McDonald's b m Yuba Maid; Suel Harris's b mEsmeralda; Wllber F. Smith's b g Thapsin; Charles Sherman's b f Belle Kimball. Trotting; four-year-old class: W. Johnson's b s Fred Ar- nold; J. B. McDonald's b m Hazel Kirke; W. F. Smith's b g Adair; J. T. Mcintosh's b g Telegraph. Trotting; Two-year-old class: E. L. Smith's b fCora; J. T. Mcintosh's b f Sally McKim; John Mackey's colt Robert Lee; D. E. Knight's s f Night Hawk; Charles Sherman's b g Chevalier. Trotting; 2:30 class: W. P. Harkey's b m Sheriff; A. L. Hinds' g s Alonzo Hay ward; John Mackey's b m Woodbine; C. H. Merrill's b g Merrill. Unequalled Blood. Mr. C. N. Post, of Sacramento, in communication, says that as he has a pure bred Irish setter, he cannot see how the pups of Bob— Kate can have no equal in this State so far as breeding goes. In fact Mr. Post intimates, that the claim of superior blood is an absurdity. 11 Mr. Post had argued that the blood of Race Jr. — Dido pups was better than that of Bob — Kate it would have beeu a simple matter to show the correctness or error of his statement, but when he claims that all pure bred Irish setters are of equal breeding, he ad- vances an idea so strictly original and so utterly subversive of all known breeding experience, that one hardly knows whether to treat it seriously or not. In every class of domes- tic animals certain strains of blood are said to be superior to others, and if Mr. Hearst owns a litter having more of the ac- knowledged best strains of Irish setter blood than any other litter of pups in the state, then so far as breeding goes his pups have no equal in the state. To make this clear to Mr. Post's mind it may be well to cite an analogous case. Haiu- bletonian and Blue Bull are acknowledged to be the beet strains of trotting blood in America. A gentleman in Cali- fornia has a colt by Hambletonian or Blue Bull aud it is the only colt of that blood in the state, then so far as breeding goes the colt has no equal in the state. Judging by perform- ances, the stock from which Dido comes is not so good as that of Kate II, and further, Dido has not herself the public record that Kate II has made. Race Jr. is a fine, handsome, well-bred dog and deserving of all praise, but if Mr. Post hugs to himself the fond delusion that Dido is as fine a bitch as Kate II, he hugs a delusion in very truth. The three-ball billiard match between Benjamin Saylor aud J. F. McCleery, last Saturday eveuiug, at the Exchange Billiard Parlors, resulted in a victory for the former. The stake was $100a side, with §50 additional presented by the propri- etor of the billiard parlors. A large crowd of enthusiastic spectators were present. The betting was nearly even, with a slight inclination in favor of Saylor. In the early part of the game McCleery scored a run of 96. Saylor followed with some good playing and succeeded in bringing the score nearly even. Then McCleery led off with a run of 10S, which com- pletely demoralized Saylor, who for some time betrayed signs of extreme nervousness. The gap widened, until at one point in the game Saylor was 134 points in the rear. At the end of tne fifty-fifth inning the game stood: McCleery, 460; Saylor, 346. Saylor began his play, and succeeded by an excellent shot in getting the balls on the rail. Amid in- tense excitement he followed them around four corners and finally closed the game with an unfinish run of 156. The best runs of the game are as follows: McCleery — 32, 99, 10, 14, 109, 20, 10, 19, 19. Saylor— 39, 14, 42, 50, 10, 25, 32, 14, 19. The New York Shakers like the Holsteins. In a late inter- view a prominent member said the reason was because "they combine the good qualities of various breeds. Their milk is rich enough; they give ft good quantity; they are docile; pos- sess groat vitality; make good beef, and the oxen are strong, sturdy workers. We were fortunate in having good stock to cross upon, aud we now have as good a herd of cattle as any one could wish for. We have thirty-three cows from which we manufacture 130 pounds of butter per week, at present." The pigeon shooters want to show the Eastern visitors what they can do at the trap, and to that end have gotten up a pigeon shooting match to take place to-day aud to-morrow, August 18th and 19th, at San Bruno. Three or four matches have been arranged, entrance unlimited, the pools to be di- vided into purses of $40, $30, $20 CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN Dlsr. A. f. D1CTZ & CO., Proprietors, 9 Froot strc. : 108 ht&itex attd Swvtsmatt, 1883 Tiie Wool Tariff. The -wool tariff is in rather a dull condition in this state though prices have not fallen much. The condition of affairs is gshown in the following report which comes in the circu- lar of W. B. Houston Jr. & Co., Philadelphia. The market continues dull and prices still favor buyers. Just Eprior to sheering time there generally is a lull in the wool trade, so this of itself would be of little importance, but this year the stagnation extends to other branches of business, and has a far more impor- tant bearing than usual, owing to the causes that have brought it about, and the doubt ex- isting as to their ultimate effect. The two causes of most importance to those interested in the wool business are the new tariff, and an apparently overstocked goods market. What the reduction on wool will be has been very clearly established, and prices have in a measure already adjusted themselves, but the most serious part of the tariff bill, as far as the wool interest is concerned, is that particu- lar portion reducing the duty on manufactur- ed goods and yarns. It is insisted on by manufacturers that the competition for for- eign sources is already making itself felt, and that agents of foreign manufacturers are now soliciting orders for goods to be delivered after July 1st, at prices very much below those at which domestic manufacturers find it hard work to'sell their goods to-day, and this is one of the main reasons why buyers of dry goods restrict their purchases, and are inclined to wait and see what will be the actual workings of the new law. Consequently, there is an ac- cumulation of goods and a feeling of insecur- ity among consumers of wool. In addition to these depressing influences there is quite a large stock of foreign wool here in bond, ready to come on the market after July 1st, when the lower duty can be taken advantage of, and the domestic clip of 1882 (especially washed fleeces and Territory wool) has been held out beyond all anticipa- tion. It will therefore be seen that the pres- ent indifference on the part of manufacturers is not assumed for the purpose of depressing the market, and buying the new wool at low figures, but is caused by grave changes in the duties levied on foreign goods, the effect of which has still to be tested by actual experi- ence. In giving these facts concerning the situa- tion, we desire to say that our only object is to place the true state of affairs squarely be- fore shippers; we do not color our reports with the hopes of inducing shipments, or try to depress values with the intention of buy- ing. Our business is strictly commission. Every raiser of wool is entitled to receive its full market value, and if this value is not to- day what it was a year ago, it is owing to changes in the tartff, lowering the standard of duties. "We have had many letters asking if wool will sell readily this season. As well as we can judge, if manufacturers can buy at prices that will enable to manufacture goods to compete with foreign fabrics, as heretofore, then a good demand will develop itself as soon as the new wool reaches Eastern mar- kets in sufficient quantities to attract atten- tion; on the other -hand, its values are ex- pected that they cannot afford to pay, it is probable they will purchase only for immedi- ate requirements, and thus allow wool to ac- cumulate in such quantities as will force prices lower. Cassius M. Clay of Kentucky is well known as a successful farmer and writer. He says: Sheep that graze will feed at regular hours night and day: and only lie by when the weather or the fly hinders them. They go over the same grass nearly each time, take salt and water, and then lie down on the same ground. Hence the necessity of changing them to break up their place of rest. A new flock coming in will select a new place for ly- ing down. In grazing they form a line most advanced in the center, that space being held by the leaders, who direct the movements. This does very well when the space is wide enough for both flanks, but in defiles or other obstructions the weaker sheep follow behind the leaders, and get poor fare, and conse- quently are puny and often diseased for want of sufficient variety and choice of bite. Hence in close districts sheep must be kept in limit- ed numbers, or else the whole thing will fail ; and I have known many farmers who tried a " sheep farm " to quit it in disgust forever, and yet I say it "pays," when judiciously managed, better that any other. Colonel Clark says he expects to see the greatest meeting at Louisville this fall that was ever held in the West; that the Champion Stallion Stakes will be worth §20,000 to the winner, Inducements will be made for Iro- quois and Parole to be there, and an endeavor will be made for Leonatus and Barnes to be brought together again; and lastly, there will be a race which will bring together Gen- eral Harding and other two-year-olds The races for "gentlemen riders" at Mon mouth Park have proved so unsatisfactory in their results that the Association has in view their temporary abandonment. It is intended instead of reserving them exclusively to ama- teurs, to insert a clause permitting the riding of professionals at seven pounds difference in favor of the gentlemen. Jay Eye See has not only the best four, but the best five-year-old record. His 2:16} at Cleveland, eclipsed Santa Clans' time 2j| sec- onds, which has stood for the best at that age since 1879. Duquesne, the famous young trotting stal- lion, owned by P. H. Hacke, made a record of 2:17f in his race against time (2:21), for a purse of 51,000 at Pittsburg. The horse was named afer General Duquesne, a fiery and courageous Frenchman, who won fame in the Indian wars. Duquesne is a chestnut, eight years old, by Tippoo Bashaw (sou of Bashaw and a mare by Tippoo Saib), out of Wild Kose (daughter of Eysdyk's Hambletonian and a mare by a son of Abdallah). The pool selling at the recent Pittsburg trotting meeting was said to be greater than ever before in the history of trotting meetings. First day, 553,000, second day, $71,000, third day, $93, 000, fourth day, 565,000 total, $280,- 000. The s. s. Garonne arrived at the Albert Docks, London, June 7, with a cargo of froz- en mutton, cansisting of 5, 100 carcases, found to be in excellent condition. It was all sold in the Smithfield market at ten cents per pound. E. E. Simmons has purchased Gus Glid- den's half interest in the trotter, Wilson, by George Wilkes, for $4,000, and is now sole owner of that first-class gelding. Splan will drive him. The latest accounts from the hop-growing districts of England continue to be favourable, and a fair average crop is expected. The crop in the East is above the average. W. W. Comee, an old and well-known- turfman, died at Point of Pines, Mass., early last Sunday morning, aged 73 years. He was the owner of the celebrated horse Comee. During the past spring the Dwyer Bros, have purchased at public auction fourteen yearlings, eleven colts and three fillies, the lot costing them S23.S70. Blaylock, William Donahue, James Mc- Laughlin and Stoval have each ridden thirty winners this season. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION (District No. 2 of California.) STOCKTON FAIR OP 1883. Sept. 18 to Sept. 33, Inclusive. IN THE LEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS! $16,000 Gold Coin Offered in Purses. Larger Amount than is offered by any other as- sociation on the Pacific Coast. SPEED PROGRAMME. Following is the programme thns far determined upon, and the entries, with the exception, perhaps, of some district purses to be hung up later. Tuesday, September 18. No. 1— District Running; for two-year-olds; purse $-100; mile dash: fmir moneys. J. N. Randall's bf Alice T, by Joe Daniels, dam Su- gar Plum. D. S. Terry's b f , by Bayswater, dam by Joe Dan- ♦els. D. S. Terry's s f , by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. T. H. Williams Jr.'s General J. A. Shepherd's gf Lillian, by Joe Daniels, dam by Norfolk. J. B. Haggin's b f Maid of Stockdale.by Shannon, dam Belle JJeimian. No. 2. District; handicap running; for all ages; niile and repeat; purse $-M); four moneys. N. B.— When more than ten paid-up entries are re- ceived in races numbering 3, 4, 7, 8,10,11, M, 1G, 17,18, i'Jftn will be added bv the A.saociat on and will be di- vided as follows: Extra $50 goes to each horse that wins a part of said purse. Caleb Dorset's b c Stanislaus, by Imp Partisan, dam Ladv Melrose, by Young Melbourne. D. B. Terry's s g Lara, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. G. W. Trahern's ch g Certiorari, by Joe DanielB, dam by Norfolk. T. H. Williams Jr.'s blk s Brvaut W, by Monday, dam Be be. J. B. Haggin's ch g Ben Timmins, by California, dam Puss. Charles McLaughlin's ch s Wildwood, by Wildidle, dam Emma Barns. Charles McLaugl din's ch g , by Thad Stevens, dam sister to Mark S. No. 3, Pacific Coast; trotting; for four-year-olds; purse $800, and -*200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. J. B. Mc Donald's bf Hazel Kirke, by Brigadier, dam Fanny, by Jim Brown. H. W. Meek's br f Bonnie Wood, by Nutwood, dam Lady Belle, by Chieftain. L. J. Rose's blk g Le Grange, by Sultan, dam Georgi- an:., by i iverlanil. J. M, l.i annd's b Adrian, by Reliance, dam Adrian- uah, by Kentucky Hunter. Wm. Johnson A. C. Dietz'br m Olivette, by Whip- ple's llaiiilili'lutiian, dam unknown. J. Cairn Simpson's b c Anteeo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine, by A.w. Michmimd. W.F. Smith K. U.Miller Jr.'s b g Aflair, bv Elec- tioneer, dam Addie Lee, by Culver's Black Hawk. Wednesday, September 19. No. I— Pacific Coast Tiotting; 2:10 class; purse $1,200, four moneys. John Melntlre'sch g Edwin Forrest, by Blackbird, dam unknown. P.J. Williams' bg Bay Frank, by Tornado, dam by St le »f Maine. Pat Parrel! W. W. Stow's b h Barney B, by Budd Doble, dam unknown. J, w. Doiiatiiaii's gg Allen Roy, by Patclien Vernon, dam mil' n. .■•■ n John w. Gordon's b m Big Ltze. No. 5— Pacific Coast Running; mile and repeat; purse $500, and if 1 ;\V , is beaten the horse making the lowest record will receive f200 additional; fonr moneys, Ji.hn Maekev'e b g Duke of llonday, by Monday, dam Demirep, George Howson's b s Jim Douglas, by Wildidle, dam by Norfolk. !■'. Depoistcr and X. W. Adam's b f Aunt Betsy.by Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringgold. James B. Chasc'n h f Marian, bv Hubbard, dam Electro. Caleb Dorsey's br c Birdcatcher, by Specter, dam Pet, by Young Melbourne. E. J.Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford, dam Maggie Emerson. J. Green's b h Joe G, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. Charles Mc LaughUn'B b a Boots, by Hercules, dam Emma Barnes, H. C. Judson's s m May D, by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by GriiiBtead, dam Katie Pease. No. 6— District Trotting; for three-year-olds; purs SS01); four moneys. John Williams' br m Lucilla, by Nephew, dam Lu- cinda, by General MeClellan. J. W. Warren's b s Alpheus, by Mambrlno Wilkes, dam Rosaline, by Major Mono. W. H. Parker's br e Ha Ha, by Nephew, dam by McCracken Blackhawk. R. E. Stowe's 8 f Jenny Lind, by La Rock, dam Pin- afore, by Winthrop. L. M. Morse's b g John O'Brien, by Mambrino Wilkes, dam Phcebe Carey, by Chieftain. Thursday, September 20. No. 7— Running Hurdle Race; mile and repeat; over four hnrdles; purse $500. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Gr ie D. J. F. Courtney's ch m Hattie B, by Norfolk, dam Maggie Dale. P. J. Shafter's b h Haddington, by Imp Haddington, dam by Norfolk. No. 8— State Trotting; two-year-old stake. Best two in three, oiile heats. Whole of entrance money to be divided, Four monevB, and $500 added as follows: sinij each for the winners of moneys and $100 for the sire of the colt that wins first mouey. L. M. Morse's bf Ida.hv Abbottsfoid. dam IWin- throp Girl. J. Cairn Simpson's br e Antevolo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine, by A. W. Richmond. J. T. Mcintosh's b f Sallie M. G. W. Trahern's b c Voucher, by Nephew, dam by Vernon Patchen. G. W. Trahern's b f Bracelet, by Nephew, dam by Messenger Duroc. J. A. McCloud's b c Mt. Vernon, by Nutwood, dam Daisv, by Chieftain. J. E. Dunham's ch s c Oscar Steinway, by Steinwav, dam Frankie Eaton, by Whipple's Hambletonian. D. E. Knight's ch f Nighthawk, by Brigadier, dam Nellie. Charles Sherman's c Chevalier, by Biigadier, dam Kit, by Billy McCracken. J. B. Tennen's ch s Pinole Jr., by Pinole Patchen, damUola^by pilot J.-. E. Giddings1 b e Bay Rose, by Sultan, dam by The Moor. J. B. Burns' br s Alert, by Atbeiton, dam by Pinole Patchen. F. L. Smith's bf Cora, by Buccaneer, dam Pearl, by Blue Bull. Sargent Bros.' g c , by Priam, dam Gilrov Belle. L. U. Shippee'sch f Sister to Honesty, by'Priam, dam bv Chieftain. H. D. Beach's ch c Dawn, by Nutwood, dam Count- ess, by Whipple's Hambletonian. No. 9— Ladies' Equestrianism. For residenis of the district only; four prizes in gold coin— $-10, $30, $20 and $10. Friday, September 21. No. 10— Pacific Coast Selling Race; purse $500; one mile and repeat; $1,000 fixed valuation; four pounds oif for each $100 below, and two pounds added for each $100 above fixed value ; four moneyB. Thomas Hazlett's ch g Jubilee, by Norfolk, dam Lodi mare. John Mackev'B ch m Maria F, by Leinster, dam Flush. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon, dam Folly.by Planet. Caleb Dorsey's br c Birdcatcher.by Specter, dam Pet, by Young Melbonrue. P. J. Shafter's b h Haddington, by Imp Haddington, dam by Norfolk. D. S. Terry's s g Lara, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn G. W. Trahern's eh g Certiorari, by Joe Daniels, dam bv Norfolk. T. H. Williams Jr.'s blk s Bryant W, by Monday, dam Bebe. H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw. No. 11— Pacific Coast Trotting; 2:20 class; purse $1,000; fuurmoneys. J. B. McDonald's b s Brigadier, by Happy Medium; dam Lady Tuauei , by Frank Pierce. Pat Farrell's b h Vanderlynn, by George M. Patchen, dam Joseph mare. M. Salisbury's b & Gibraltar, by Echo, dam by Owen Dale. C. W. Smith's br s Abbotsford, by Woodford Mam- brino, dam Columbia, by Young Columbus. S. Sperry'B ch in Nellie R, hy General McClellan Jr., dam Susie Rose. A, Waldsteiu's b s Albert W, by Electioneer, dam by John Nelson. No. 12— Ladies' Equestrianism. Open to the State. Four prizes in gold coin— $10, $30, $20 and $10. Saturday, September 22. No. 13— Pacific Coast Novelty Running; 2^-mile dash; purse $600; the first horse to each half mile to win jlOO, and the first to two and two and one-half mile posts to win $50 each extra. Thomas Hazlett's ch g Jubilee, by Norfolk, dam Lodi mare. F. Depoister's b f Aunt Betsv, by Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringgold. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford, dam Maggie Emerson. Charles McLaughlin's b b Boots, by Hercules, dam Emma Barnes. Hill & Gries' b s Wildidler, by Wildidle, dam Eva Coombs. M. M. Allen's Jocko, by Cariboo, dam Reply, by En- quirer. Wm. Sweeney's g m Viola R. No. 11— Pacific Coast Pacing; 2:25 clasB; purse $100; fourraonevs. P.J. Williams' b g Shaker. Chaa. Scblutius' br g Prince. E. D. Nolan's gr g Gray Frank, by Hay ward Chief, dam unknown. ■ .1 . i g Fred Ackerman. Jerseys and Guernseys. Registered in the A.J.C. C. and the A. O.C. C Coursing" Match. -»- j= -- 'Hie above ii a cut oi" the uiicqualeri cow Jer-Mcy Belle of Scltuate Hi at made 35I1>n., 3 ozs., ol butter In one week. A GRANDSON OF JERSEY BELLE IS NOW IN use in the YerbaBucnaherd. Thin herd nf Jerseys and Guernseys won all the herd prizes tor 1883, Since then have been added three young bulls and some fe- males and It now contains 'Fanner's Glory, Jersey Uelle of Seituate, Coomassle and Alphas strains. These, with forty bead' selected on the islands of Jer- Bey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost and imported directly, make tills the best herd o Septem- ber 1, inclusive, 1883. The District Comprises the Counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano and Lake. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, VI U. 28, 1883. No. 1— Walking race for district stallions, weighing less than l,4uo pounds; one mile; purse $25. So. 2— Running race, free for all; half-mile heats, heat three in five; purse 9400. No. 3 — Trotting race for district horses; three-min- ute class; purse 5500. SECOND DAY. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29. No. 4 — Trotting race for district two-year-olds; purse 8250. Mo.. 5 — Running race for district two-year-olds, one- mile dash ; purse $250. No. 6— Trotting race, free for all ; 2 :37 class ; purse $500. No. 7— Trotting race for district three-year-olds; puree $300. THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 No. 8— "Walking race for district draft stallions, weighing 1,400 pounds or over, one mile; purse $25. No. 9— Running race, free for all ; mile and repeat ; purse $600. No. 10— Running stake race, free for all; dash mile and a half; $25 entrance and $200 added. No. 11— Trotting race, free for ail two-year-olds; purse $500. FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31. No. 12— Running race for district three-year-olds; mile and repeat; nurse $300. No. 13 — Trotting race for district horses; 2:45 class; purse $400. No. 14— Trotting race, free for all; 2:27 class; purse $600. FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY", SEPTEMBER 1 No. 15— Trotting race, free for all; 2:20 class; purse $800. No. 16— Running race, free for all ; two miles and repeat; purse $500. CONDITIONS. All trotting races are best three in five, except the two-year-old races, which are two in three. Entrance fee, 10 per cent on puree, to accompany nomination. Purees divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent to the fourth horse. In the walking races all money goes to first horse. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trot tine, but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a race between heats. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered for purses can only be drawn by con- sent of the judges Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern runningraces. All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, color and marks of horses, also name and residence of owner, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider. Marin barred in 2:45 class, and Blanche and Dawn will not start in District races. J. McM. SHAFTEB, President. W. E. COX, Secretary. Bay District Association TROTTING. RACES.]_gj|3 RACES, Ads- 11* 13* 1S< -- and 24 aiid Sept. 1. Take Geary street, Sutler street or California street cars, direct to the track. FIRST DAY, SATURDAY", AUG. 11. 1883. Three-minute class ; sis entries ; mile heats, three in five, in harness ; purse $S0Q, 4450 to first, $190 to sec- ond, $100 to third, $6t) to fourth horse. J. W. Donathan names blk g Scandinavian. E. M. Frv games b g Arab. P. Farrefl names b h Bainey B. L. J. Rose names bike Le Grange. P. J. Williams names br g Colonel Hocking. J. W. Gordon names b m Big LLze. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15. Two-forty class; five entries : mile heats, three in five, inharness; purse $800, * 150 to lirst, $IU0 to second, $100 to third. 360 to fourth horse. P. Farrell names b h Barney B. P J. Williams names b g Bay Frank, J. W. Donathan names g g Allan Roy. E. 31. Fry names b g Arab. J. W. Gordon names b m Big Lize. FRIDAY, AUG. 1 J. Pacing day ; entries close the 15th. THIRD DAY, SATURDAY. AUG. 18. Two-twenty-eight class; mile heats, best three in five, in harness;1 parse 8800, $450 to first, $190 to second, $100 to third, £60 to fourth horse. H.H. Creighton names ch g-Frank Moscow Frank Yeager names gg Rowdy Boy. L. J. Rose names blk g La Grange. J. W. Donathan names g g Allan Roy. With one or two others yet to be named, to make a great field in this class. FOURTH DAY, WEDNESDAY", AUG. 23. Two-twenty-four class; mile heats, three in five, in harness ; purse $800, $450 to first, $190 to second, $100 to third, $60 to fourth horse. L. J. Rose names blk s Del Sur. J. Sweeney names b m Maggie. Palo Alto Stock Farm names b m Manon. P. Farrell names s m Magdallah. Newland & Pumyea name g h Poscora Hayward. FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 24. Free for all ; five entries ; mile beats, three in five, in harness ; purse $1,000, $600 to first, $250 to second, $150 to third horse. A. Waldstein names b s Albert W". Geo. Baylis names br s Abbotsford. P. Farrell names b h Vanderlynn, S. Sperry names ch m Nellie R. J. W. Donathan names b. S. Gibraltar. SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1. For all four-year-olds and under; four entries; mile heats, three in five, in harness ; purse $600, $300 to first, $150 to second, $90 to third, $60 to fourth horse. Palo Alto Stock farm names b m Bonnie. H. W. Meek names b m Bonnie Wood. L. J. Rose names blk g La Grange. Wm. Johnson names b m Olivette. National Association rules to govern all contest . BSF* Notice particularly— The races each day will commence at 3 p. m. Pronpt. The Club House bal- cony is reserved for ladies and their escorts. Admission to Grounds and Grand Stands, $1. T. W. HIM II MAN. Secretary, N. T. Smith President. 1-135 California St. HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CAXL TOUR attention to my new patent hand- made shoe. I" guarantee to cure any hore with bad corns or con- tracted heels by using this shoe. I also guarante e to cure any horse with quarter cracks, interfering, speedy cutting and hitching, or no charge. Horses sent tor and returned. J. TCcCARRON. "The Horseshoer," 351 TbJrdstreet, between Fol- ■om and Hairison. 25m3 A CARD. WH. DAILY, THE FIRST SWIMMING ■ teacher on the Pacific Coast, is manager of the San Jose Swimming Baths. A rare opportunity is thus offered the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have yonr children learn swimming from Prof. Daily. N.A.JUDD. D. HICKS. D. HICKS & COMPANY, Patentees Advertising Hotel Registers. BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS. Importers of Bookbinders' Material Fine Antlqne Bindings at Eastern Bates. No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cat. CALIFORNIA'S XP0SITI0 H THE 30TH ANNUAL, State Fair WILL BE HELD AT Sacramento. CaL, in September, 1883. TN CONSEQUENCE OF THE ACCIDENT AND J. the inability to procure sufficient mechanical labor to complete the new Exposition building, the Board of Directors have resolved to hold the exhibi- tion for this year in the Pavilion now in use. As the space Is limited, parties desiring to exhibit should ap- ply for space at once. Motive power furnished Free of Charge. No charge for space. Articles transported to and from the exhibition J rec by the C. P. R. R. Company. The premium pist embraces liberal awards for all kinds of LIVE STOCK, MA CfflNER T, IMPLEMENTS, etc., TEXTILE FABRICS, M ECHANICA L, AGRICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS and FINE ARTS. The Fair will be open on Sept. 10th, and Closed Sept. 15th Any further information may he had upon applica- tion to the Secretary, from whom premium lists may be obtained. P. A. FINIGAN, Edwtn- F. Smtth, Secretary, President. P. O. Drawer A, Sacramento. Sprung Knees AND Cockled-Ankles Permanently cured by using Sparkhall's Specific. BEFORE USING. AFTER CSLN"«- Which does not blister or interfere with the horse's work. It strengthens the joints and tendons, restor- ing the limbs to their normal condition. Has cured many cases of chronic lameness and muscular rheu- matism after other treatment had failed. Testimo u lals: From O. A. Hickok. Esq., owner of St. Julien, "King of the Turf," San Francisco, CaL, June S. 1881. I can with confidence recommend Sparkhall's Spe- cific to any one owning a knee-sprung or cockled- ankled horse, being fully convinced tluit it will cure those deformities without injurv to the animal. 0. A. HICKOK. From Hon. C M. Pond, Breeder of the celebrated trotter "Clingstone." Hartford, Conn., March.29, 1882. This may certify that I have used Sparkhall's Spe- cific in my stables, and consider it an extraordinary remedy, accomplishing in most cases all that is claim- ed for it. C. M. POND. The Specific is sold in quart bottles— price, £2.00, by haki:ij;i: a co., Montgomery and Bnsh Sts., under Occidental Hotel, San Francisco. ___ ASHLAND PARK __ Trotting sttj| NEAB LEXINGTON, AT. H. J. TREAC1, PROPRIETOR THIS IS STBICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting familv ; has aim is to secure and have at all times for salechoice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hambletonians, Mambrino Chiefs, Clays. Pilots. Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clav, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular. Bal- sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steadv aimis to possess nothing that does not trace through the best class of speed-producine trotting crosses, alongall the bloodlines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or furtherparticulars address 2-17yl B- J. TREAClf, Lexington, Ky. For Sale. 1,200 Spanish .Merino Rams and Grades. —ALSO — Thoroughbred Berkshire Pigs. Inquire of W. A. Shtppee, near Nelson, Butte Co.. CaL, or L. U. Shippee, of Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CaL W. H. Woodruff, VETERINARY DENTIST. References: Scott A McCorrl, Fashion Stable; Win. Gerhart, Ne- vada Stable; J. M. Parker, Telegraph Stable; O. Hink- lev, Baldwin Stable; Col.Dickev, Biv District Course; '. W. Smith, H. McConn, J. C. Simpson, J. P. Kerr, city; R. F. Simpson, A. Gates, Robt. Glover, G. Lap- ham, Oakland. Office at FasbionStable, 221 Ellis street. Golden Gate Agricultural & Mechanical Fair Association. DISTRICT SO l-OAKI.ASD, ALAMEDA COUNTY. SPEED PROGRAMME. MONDAY, SEPT. 3, t883. No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse, $500, for all two-year-. .Ms; uiree-qnarter-mile dash; $300 to first horse, 9150 to second and $50 to third. No. 2— Same day; running; Alameda purse, $500, for all three-year-olds; oiie-and-une-quarter-niile dash; $300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third. No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse. $500; free for all: one mile and repeat; $300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third- No. 1— Same flay ; trotting; free for all horses that have never beaten tnreeinihutes; purse $600; #360 to first, $180 to second and $60 to third. TUESDAY, SEPT. 4. No. 5— Trotting; purse $600; free for all four-year- olds ;'$4$n to first horse, $240 to second and ?S0 to th rd No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse $500; fr.'e for all pacers that have never beaten t=:20; $3u0 to first horse $150 to second, $50 to third. No. 7— Same day: trotting; prrse $ 00; free for all big horses that weigh 1,400 poundsor ver; $120 to first horse, $60 to second, $20 to third. WED>XSDAY, SEP * 5. No. 8 — Running; California Recordpurse; one mile dash; purse $1,000,990' to first horse, second to save entrance; for two-year-olds, three-vear-olds, and horses of any age; to be run in classes, the two- year-olds in one class, the three-vear-olds iu one class and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol- lowing conditions: Two starters required in each class; the horse beating the record in California in lus special class to take first money; should the record be beaten in more thau one class or mall the classes, first money will he divided equally among the win- ners ; second money will be give n to the horse whose time in this race is nearest to the best record in his dam in California. Same weight to he carried by horses in this race as were carried by horses making the best records in above classes— as follows: Two-year-old Atalanta, time 1:41, weight 97. Three -year- old Mark L, time 1:42V, weight 105. Fonr years and over, Joe Howell, time 1:12, weight 119. No. 9— Trotting: same day; purse $1,000; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:21; -600 to first horse, $300 to second, $100 to third. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6. No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that liave never beaten 2:35; $150 to first horse, $225 to sec- one and $75 to tliird. No. 11— Same day; trotting: purse $500; free for all three-vear-olds; $300 to first horse. $150 to secondand $50 to third. FRIDAY, SEPT. 7. No. 12 — Running: Combination Purse; purse $500; free for all: one. quarter-mile dash, to he followed by one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen minutes between heats, the horse making the best av- erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec- ond horse to save entrance. No. 13 — Same day; trotting; purse $S00; free for all horses that have never beaten2:2S; ?liOto first horse, $210 to second and $60 to tliird. SATURDAY, SEPT. 8. No. 11 — Same day; competitive military and cadet drills; purse and conditions will be named through t .e press after conference with the vaiious military companies. No. 15— Trotting: purse $400; free for all two-year- olds; $240 to first horse, $120 to secondand $40 to third; heats of a mile. No. 16— Same clay; trotting; purse $1,200; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:3); $720 to first horse, $360 to second and $120 to third. No. 17— Same day; bicycle race; dash of one mile; free for all; purse $50, $35 to first and $15 to second; entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the latest, on the first day of the fair, at 3 p m., with the secretary ,at the track. No. 19— Same day: ladies' riding tournament; prizes and conditions to be named hereafter. COMHTIONS. All trotting and pacing races are best three in five, except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci- fied. Entrance "fee, ten per cent on all purses, to ac- company nomination. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association roles to govern trotting, but the board reserves the right to trot heats with any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any clay's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. Those who have entries in the running purses must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous: those on Friday, the Wednesday previous! Nomoney will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered iu purses can only be drawn by con. sent of the judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to governrunmng races, except as specially provided. A. C. HUM A President. L. Walker, Secretary, Lock Drawer 1528. Oakland, CaL Pure - Bred Jerseys For Sale. For sale, to close an Estate, Ten Head of Pnre-Bred Jersey Cattle. Registered in A. J. Herd Book and A.. I. C. C.H.R.— Cows. lltii.iv and Calves, All superior animals both in breeding and quality Also a numb- r of Two and Three- Year-Olds. <•< hlin-> arid Fillies, Thoroughbreds and by Thad Stevens Trotting Stoek ot the very best Families. For particulars inquire of or address, R.P. CLEMENT. 121 Montgomery St „ San 1 110 %\%t %xttfax mill gpoxtemm. 1883 THIRD Annual Exhibition ....OF THE San Mateo & Santa Clara Co. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION NO. 5, To Bo Hold at San Jose, Cal., Sept. 34 to 39. Inclusive, 1883. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST HAY. MONDAY, SEPT. 34. No. 1— Running; three-quarter-mile dash; s25 entrance, ?1U forfeit. £20(1 added; second horse 350, third horse to receive his entrance. 1. Palo Alto Stock Farm enter b g Jon Jou, Ijy Mon- day—Piny thing. , „ , . _ . 2. J. W. Adams and F Dopoister enters b f Aunt Bet- sey, by Hardwood -Pet'gj' Eingold. 3. Wm. Buota enters b g Bob. by Bob, by Bob Wooding — Uladiola. 4. W. L. Appleby (for H C Judson} enters b ni Ella Doane. by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 5. P. J. Shatter enters b m Nighthawk. by imp Had- dington-Napa (^iieen. 6. T. H. Williams enters b s Bryant W, by Monday— Bebe. „ , 7. Levi Knott enters s g Jim Reuwick, by Joe Hooker- Big Gun. 8. George Howson enters b s Jim Douglas, by Wildidle —by Norfolk. 9. G. Pachcco enters b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 10. John Mackey (for J. B. Haggin) enters b f Sweet Briar, by Virgil— Impudence. 11. John Mackey (for J. B. Haggin) enters ch m Pre- mium, by Castoi— by St. Louis. No. 2 — Same day; running: one-mile dash; for two-year- olds; 325 entrance. $10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance. " Palo Alto Stock Farm enters br f by Monday— Rig- lin. 2. Irep. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b c by Shannon— Dem- Palo Alto Stock Farm enters bl £ by Wildidle— Frolic. 4. Hill and Cries enter b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking —Maid of the Mist. 5. E. J. Baldwin enters b f by Rutherford-' Uenita. 6. E. J. Baldwin enters ch f by Grinstead— Josie C. 7. W. L. Appleby enters bl c by Monday— Lady Clare. 8. Theo. Winters enters ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mattie A 9. T. H. Williams'entersgr f LiUian, by Joe Daniels— by Norfolk. 10. G. Pacheco enters ch F Blossom, by Thad Stevens. 11. G. Pacheco enters a f Coutty, by Hubbard. 12. John Mackey enters b f School Girl, by Pat Molloy. 13. John Mackey enters b f Rosa Bella, by King Al- fonso—Miranda, No. 3 — Same day; running; one mile and repeat; for all ages; purse $250; first horse sl75. second -iSo, third $25. 1. Lee Shauer's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 2. E, J. Baldwin's ell g Grismer. by Grinstead— Jennie D. 3. Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 4. W. L. Appleby's s m May D, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 5. J. Green's b g Joe G, by Joe Daniels— by Woodburn. 6. George Howson b b m Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 7. John Mackey's bg Duke of Monday, by Monday- Demirep. SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 35. No. 4— Trotting; three-year-old colt stake* (foals of 1830); entrance $30, $250 added; first horse six-ninths, sec- ond two-ninths, third one-ninth; closed May 15th, with the following entries: 1. T. W. Barstow's b g Benton, by General Benton— Queen. 2. C. H. Corey's gr f Anna Belle, by King William-Gill. 3. Thomas Gaul's br g Billy Martin, bj Royal George. 4. J. H. Raney's bl s Knox, by Nutwood— Belle. 5. E. Topharn's b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood- Lady Mc. 6. N. B. Edwards' a h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood - Kitty. 7. F. L. Duncan's s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood— Sportsman. 8. C. H. Maddox's b m Lady Bismarck, by Bismarck. No, 5— Same day; trotting: 2:30 class; purse $500; first borse $350, seconl$100; third $50. Failed to nit In abeyance. No. 6— Same day; trotting; three-minute class; purso $400, first $260, second $100, third $40. 1. E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer— Lady Hamil- ton. 2. P. Johnson's bl g Scandinavian— pedigree unknown. 3. H. W. Meek'B h f Bonnie Word, by Nutwood. 4. M. Rollina' b m Laura M. 6. Charles David's br f Bister, by Admiral No. 7 — Same day; 2J-nule dash; for all ages; $25 en- trance, $10 forfeit. $250 added; second horse $50, third to save entrance. 1. John Mackey*s b g Duke of Monday, by Monday— Demirep, 2. M. M. Allen's b g Jocko, by Cariboo— Reply. 3. George Howson s b m Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 4. Hill and Gries' b b WUdidler, by Wildidle— Eva Combs. 5. F. Dcpoiater a gr in Viola R, 6. Stemler and Ayres' a g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker— Push. 7. Lee Shanor'a b b Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 8. K. J. Baldwin's b o Lucky B, by Rutherford- Maggie Emerson. 9. Charles McLaughlin's b s Boots, by Hercules— Emma Barnes. 10. W. L. Appleby's b m Ella Doane, by Wildidle— Nettle Brown. 11. James B. Chase'n b f Marian, by H ui ibard— Electra. 12. P. J. Shatter Hb m Nighthawk, by imp Haddington. TII1KD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 36. No. 8— Same day; running; selling raco; one mile, and repeat; purse $200; Hint horse $150, second $50; houses en- tered to be sold for $1,000 to carry entitled weight, two pounds lor each $100 over, and two pounds off for each ¥100 under (Ixed valuation. 1. W, L. Appleby's b g Bclshaw, by Wildidle; valua- tion, $400. 2. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead; valua- tion, $1,000. 3. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon; valuation, 9800. 4. P. J. Shafter'a ba Haddington, by imp Haddington; Valuation, $000. 5. T, II. WilUamn' bl s Bryant W, by Monday; valua Hon, $400. 6. John Mackey'e ch m Maria F, by Lienstur; valua. tinn, $500. No, 9— Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two y..-ar- olds; winner of No, 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, ■■ 'i nldi'il; 250 to second horeo. 1. Theo. Winters' ch f Oallio Smart, by Norfolk M.,i 2. Kill & GricB' b o Bachelor, by Hook Hooking— Maid of tho Mist. 3 E. J. Baldwin e b f, by Rutherford— OlonfU. i, E, J, Baldwin's oh t, by GrlnMead— Sister to Olara D. 5. Wm. Boots' bf Sister to Bob, by Bob Wooding— Gladiola. 6. T. H. Williams, Jr.'s gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels. 7. G. Pacbeco's s f Coutty, by Hubbard. S. G. Paeheo's eh 1" lilossom. by Thad. Stovens. 9. John Mackey 's b f Rosa Bella, by King Alfonso- Miranda. 10. John Mackey 's b f Sweetbriar, by Virgil— Impudence. 11. Palo Alto's bl I, by Wildidle-Frolic. 12. Palo Alto's br f, by Monday— Riglin. 13. Palo Alto's b c, by Shannon— Demirep. Same day; equestrianship, etc.; moBt skillful lady rider (entrance free); first premium *25; second prem- ium $15; third premium $10; most graceful lady rider (entrance free), first premium $25; second premium $15; third premium $10. Bicycle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first premium) gold medal; second premium, silver medal. FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. »S. No. 10— Trotting; free for all; purse $750; first horse s">ini. second $150, third $100. [Entries will close .Sept. 1.] No. 11— Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds; purse $300; first horse $200, second $70, third $30. 1. John Williams enters L. P. Gotf's br m Lucillia, by N eph e w— Lu ci n da. 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b m Wave, by Elec- tioneer—Waxey. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b ni Nellie Benton, by Geucral Benton— Norma. 4. George Cropsy enters ch s Redwood, ny Nutwood. 5. Willx-r F. Smith enters E. H. Miller's b g Thapsin, by Berlin— Lady Hubbard. No. 12 -Same day; trotting; 2:24 class; purse $500; first horse $350, second $100, third $50. [Entries will close Sept, 1.] FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. «8. No. 13 — Running: four-mile dash; post stake for a I ages; entrance $150, $500 added; $250 to second hors£, third to wave stake; horses to be named September 15th. 1. Hill a Gries' nomination. 2. E. J. Baldwin's nomination. 3. Charles McLaughlin's nomination. 4. W. L. Appleby's nomination. 5. M, M. Allen's nomination. No. 11— Same day; cart race; for district horses without a record, to be driven by owners to driving carts; entrance $10; first horse, Ariel's patent driving cart, valued at $.S5; second, single buggy harness, val- ued at $50; third, horse blanket valued at $10; entries to close September 21. JNo. 15— Same day; trotting; 2:40 class; purse $500; first horse $350, second $100, third $50. (Entries will close Sept. 1-] SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 39. No. 16— A special race for named horses will be sub- stituted, Horses to be named hereafter. Ka 17— Same day; trotting; buggy race for district horses without a record, to be driven bv owners; best three in five; purse $1(»0; first horse $00, second $30, third $10; entries will close September 24. No. IS— Same day; walking; mile and repeat; for stallions weighing over 1,200 pounds to saddle; purse $50; first horse $10, second horse $10. No. 10— Trotting; $100 in plate will be given to the California-bred horse b.-ating Occident's time— 2:16-^ ; entries will close Thursday, September 27. No. 20— Running; one-mile dash for all ages; $50 en- trance, $15 forfeit, $125 added: second horse to receive his eutrauce and one-third of added money, 1. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead — Katie Pease. 2. J. W. Adams and F. DeFoister's b f Aunt Betsey, by Hardwood— Peggy Ringgold, 3. Charles McLaughlin's ch s Wildwood, by Wildidle— Emma Barnes. 4. Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 5. James B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra. 6. Levi Knott's s g Jim Reuwick, by Joe Hooker— Big Gun. 7. George Howson's b s Jim Douglass, by Wildidle— by Norfolk. 8. G. Pacheco's b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 9. John Mackey s b f Rosa Bella, by KingjAlfonso. CONDITIONS AND REMARKS. All trotting races are the best three in live, unless otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to start Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany Domination, National Association Rules to govern trotting ; but the Board reserves the right to trot beats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry one hundred pounds, with the usual allowances for mares and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowances as above. Those who have nominations in stakes must name to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on Wed- nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday previous, by 12 o'clock m. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn hy consent of judges. Winners of all trotting races in their respective classes (except races Nos. 5, 10, 12, 15 and 16), at Oak- land, Sacramento and Stockton, must go to wagon. In all district races horses must have been owned in the district prior to June 1, 18B3. Rules of the pacific Coast Blood Horse Association (old weights) to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. All entries to be made in writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses; also, name and resi- dence of owner. In running races, full colors to be worn hy rider; and drivers in trotting races are re- spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated upon programmes by colors worn be drivers. A. KING, President. T. 8. Montgomery, Secretary. Bay District Ass'n. E^-NOTICE FOR ENTRIES. ^3 PACERS' BAY, FRIDAY. AUGUST 1 7. Puree $300: free for all 2:21 pacers; nillo heata three In five to harness ; $175 to first, ?75 to second, and 8S0 to third horse, Five to enter.three or more to start. Entries close with tho Secretary Llonday, Aug. 15. T. W. 1IINCIIMAN, 1435 California St. San FranciBco. .CHEAP GUNS for THE PEOPLE.^ g GREAT WEaTEjlN^giC> GUN WORKS, g JuiJlr", Bhnt Gun;. Bavolvei*, Ammunition, BeIijm, h»U,3 fWiioK Tackio, Ittiorf.&Q. «nt 0. O. D. for MMiiniUoo. V Addreai UAEAT WESTERN GIW WOKKN 2yl PUtfburg, Pa. LINES OF TRAVEL. Vi -t . H. xi. TIME SCHEDULE, MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1883. Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San Francisco as follows; DESTINATION. 3:30 a : *4fl0pi 8:00 a : 4:30 p ; 7:30 a : •4:00 p ; 10:00 a ; 3:00 P J *5 :00 p l 3:30 P : 7:30 a : 8 :00 a : 3 :30 p i 4:30 P : *4 :00 p ! 7:30 A ! 110 :00 A 1 3:00 P : ..Antioch and Martinez.... !]Benicia ..Calistoga and Napa.. " Colfax . , Doming, El Paso , EspresB... . ( andEast ( Emigrant . 1 Gait and) via Llvermore . \ Stockton ( via Martinez ....Knight's Landing ....Los Angeles and South ....Livermore and Pleasanton.... ....Madera and Fresno ..Marysville and Chico.. ..Niles and Haywards. .. . ) Ogden and j Express . 5 East ( Emigrant . ) Red Bluff t via -Marysville, . f and Tehama 1 via Woodland.. ....Redding ....Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Benicla '• via Benicla " via Benicla ....Sacramento Kiver Steamers. ....San Jose 3:30 p M Virginia City.. 8:00 a m Woodland 4:30 p M " 2:40 P M *12:10 P M (!:« p m 8;I0 p M 10:10 a m •10:10 a M (3:40 p M 5:40 P M 8:40 p m 2:40 p M 7:10 a M 5;40 p M *12:10 P M 5:40 p M 10:10 a M 2:40 p u 5:40 p M •8:40 a m 2:40 p M *12:10 P M 5:40 p m 5:40 p M 3:40 P M 9:40 A M *8:40 A m 8:40 p M 9:40 a m 5:40 P M 6:40 p M 5:40 P M 5:40 P M t>:40 P M 8:40 P M 10:10 A M •fi:00 A M •3:40 P M J3:40 P M 9:40 A M 6:40 P M 2:40 p M 8:40 P M •12: 10 P M 10:10 A M 8:40 P M 0:40 P M 10:10 A M Train leaving Ran FranciBco at 4:30 p. M. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Beuicia; and that leaving at 0:30 a.m. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch. I.OC'AX FEKRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLASI) PIER. From San Francisco Dally. TO EAST OAKLAND— •11:00— •6:30—7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12:30 —1:00— 1:30— 2fl0— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30 — 4:00— 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30—0:00-6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— *6:00— »6:30 — *7:00— *7:30 — *8:00 — *3:30— *3:30— *4;00— *4:30— '5:00— »5:30 — *6;00— *6:30 — TO ALAMEDA— *6:00— •6:30—7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — *8 :30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10 :00-J 10:30— 11:00— (11:30— 12:00— } 12 :30— 1:00—11 :30— 2:00-3 :00— 3:30— 4 :00 — 4 :30— 5:00— 5:30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00^-11:00— *12:00. TO BERKELEY— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— *8:30 —9:00— 19:30— 10:00— (10:30—11:00— (11:30 — 12:00— 1:00 —2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00. TO WEST BERKELEY— *6:00 — "6:30 — 7:00— *7:30 — (8 :00— *8 :30— 9 :00— 10 :00 — 11 :00— (1 :00— 2:00— 3:00—1 ;00 —•4:30-5:00— •5;30— 6:00—*6:30— 7:00. To San Francisco Dally. FROM FRUIT VALE— *G:23— *fi:53— «7:23— *7:53— •8:23 •8:53— •9:23— *10:21— •! :23-*4:&3-*5;23— *5:53-*6:23 — •6:53— 755— 9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — *5;16 — *5:45 — (6:46-9:16—^:15. FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:30 — •6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00 — 7:80— 8:00— 8:30— 9:00-9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00 — 11:30 12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30— 2:(Ki— 2:30— 3:o0—3:30— 4:00 — 4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00-6:30-7:00-7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 — 10:57- FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— "5:87— *6:07— 6:37 7:07— 7:37— 8:07— 8:37:— 9:07— 9:37— 10:07 — 10:37 — 11:07 —11:37—12:07—12:37—1:07—1:37—2:07—2:37—3:07 — 3:37 —4:07-4:37-5:07—5:37—6:07—6:37-7:07 — 8:06—9:06- 10:06—11:06. FROM ALAMEDA— *5:22— '5:52 — ♦6:22 — 6:52 — *7:22- 7:62— •8:22— 8:52— 9 :22— II :52 — 1 10:22 — 10 -52 — 111 -22 — 11:52— (12:22-12:52-11 ;22— 1:52-2:52— 3:22-3^2— 4:22 —4:52—5:22—5:52—6:22—6:52—7:52—8:52—9:52—10:52. FROM BERKELEY— •5:15— '5:45— •6:15— 6:15— *7 :15— 7:45— •8:15 — 8:45-(9: 15-9:45— (10:15— 10:15— (11 :15 — 11:45—12:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45 — 1:15-^:15—5:15 — 5:45 —6:15— 6:45— 7:45— 8:45— 9 ?15— 10:45. FROM WEST BERKELEY— •5-15— •6:15— 6:45— *7:16 — 7 .-45— 8:l.f>— (9:15-9:45— 10:45— 112:45— 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45— 4:45— *5;15— 6 .-45— •6:15—6:45— ^tf. CREEK ItOl IC. FROM OAKLAND— •6:15— 8:15— 10:15 — 12:15 — 2:15— 4:15. •Dally, excopt Sundays. (Sundaye only. "Standard Time" Fimiinhed by Randolth & Co Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F. LINES OF TRAVEL. lifiwfttFi K9- Ig-A-I LROAD.nck, Geese, Deer ami Hear. Lakes PILARCITQS and SAN ANDREAS are reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daily at Sim Mateo (or those wcU-knoWD Retreats. l'URJN- SIMA, SAN (JKKtiiHUO and PESCADKRO. Wo would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex- tent of range at and about SAN llltl'NO and McMA- HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a short distance from San Francisco and oflBT special inducements to thy lovers of this uiunly sport. SPECIAL NOTICE. Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets will be entitled to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF TnEIR DOGS when carried In Haggage Cars and put in charge ot Train Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are instructed to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage ClVln order to guard against accidents to Dogs while In transit, it is neeeHsarv that they be provided With COLLAR ANH CHAIN. Guns and Fishing Tackle will !»• carried frouof charge. Guns taken apart and securely packed lu wood or leather cases may be taken in PuSBenger Cars. TICKET (iFP H'Es— Passenger Depot, Tnw nsciitl street, and Nn. - New MmiteolniTV St., TulaO© Hotel A. C. BSSETT, H. R. JUDAH, -, • Suriuuadant, AlBti Pass, and Tkt Agt. 1883 %hc fJmte mtd J^ortsmati. Ill THE WHITMAN SAOOtE. Saving been appointed SOLE AGENT for the Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their celebrated goods. SADJDI£S FOR ROAD, It AM 11 OR PARK USE, Willi or without tlte California liorn. training" saddles. Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERXtON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, / AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, 230 and 232 Ellis stieet, SOLE AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST. WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. Eiders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN" COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, 330 ami S3S Ellis St., Sole Agent for Pacine toast. WHITMAN'S RUBBEK-FOOTED THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them will use anv other. JOHN A. McKERRON, S30 anil S3S Ellis Street. Sole Agent for the Pacific tons t THE NEW IALIFORNIA flARRIAGE IAB AND UOMPANY IS NOW READY TO RECEIVE ORDERS AND to accommodate the citizens of San Francisco and sojourning visitors with the finest turnouts ever put into use in this city. Elegant satin-lined carriages and two-horse coupes, entirely new, to let at prices no greater than is charged for the worn and inferior material of the older companies. Careful and com- petent drivers, specially selected for the service, at- tired in the company's regulation uniform. Carriages or coupes for calling, shopping, etc., promptly fur- nished and satisfaction guaranteed. The company is under the general management of J. C. Iteardon, for the past ten years well known to the riding public of San Francisco. Main office and stand at the Reception HoiiBe, north side Sutter street, above Kearny, next to Bridge's stable. All orders to the above ofllce, or to Wellington Club stable, corner Leavenworth and California streets, will be promptly attended to, as also orders by telephone, American District or Call- fornia Telegraph Companies. Orders received as above for the California Baggage Transfer Company. John Barry, Foreman, will be at the main office at all times, and will attend to all business with prompt- ness. A. DE LABROUSSE, •» i:n:ui.\Aii v surgeon. GRADUATE OF ALPORT'S College, Paris. Thirty years »o( practice. Best of references. CureB guaranteed in all diseases of domestic animals. Office and veterinary Infirmary, U2.5 Market street, opposite Hew City Hall, San Francisco. BUY DIRECT From the Manufacturer. Carriages, BUGGIErt uggieij an VWAGONS. ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDE Sulkies a Specialty. PEEBONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Painting, varnishinB Alterations and Repairs. OFFICE AND FACTORY, 13 1} AND 13 19 MARKET STREET, Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco. M. J. MoCUE, Proprietor. KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, 116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. Will Sell in All Cities and Counties ot tlie State. REFERENCES. J. S.CAHET, Sacramento. J. D. Carb, Salinas. R. P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Bogus, Colusa. P. A. Finigan, San FranciBCO. HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST successful sales, notably those of Messrs. Whip- ple, Colgrove, Dietz, Coutts. Dougherty, New land & Hammond, Daniel Oook and others, we feel assured of ourahility to Rive satisfaction in all businessin- fcrustedto out care. Wales will be made in allcltiea and counties in the State. We have inconU-inptahoii aBeries of combination or breeders' sales, similar to thoBC so successfully held at the East. We will be pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de- siring to paiticipate iusuchsalcs. Private purchases and sales of improved live Btock of all descriptions will be made on commission and stock shipped with utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale. Purchases and saleB made of land of every descrip- K 11,1,11" A CO., 11G Montgomery street. fcion Russ House, 1009, IOI I. 1013 and 1015 J Street, SACRAMENTO. CAL. M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING, newly furnished throughout, and with all modern improvements. Table first class. Everything neat, clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully solicited. Street cars pass the house every live minutes. PAUL FRIEDHOFER, \S~ PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SHOER 116 Washington Street. PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOCB BB ANCHES. HARNESS AND SADDLERY. P. POTTER, MANUFACTURES OF AND DEALER IN Harness, Saddles, WHIPS, SPURS, ETC NEW work made to order and repairing done. Orders from the country will receive prompt attention. All goods sold for cash at bottom prices. 202 K St., bet.2daud3d, lOyl Sacramento. J. O'KANE, 36? Market Street, San FrancLsco, WHOLESALE AND it ET A I L dealer in Harness. Saddles. llhiiikcts, Eiiglisli Itaee t-oodH, And everything necessary for horse or carriage use. Horse Boots a Specialty. Agent for Dr. Dixon's Conilition Powders. Repair- ing promptly attended to. Largest and Finest Stock On the Coast, at prices tliat defy competition. WilX A II.\tK, Leading Cutlers, 768 Marketeti. 112 %hc ihxcxlcr and J>pjortsmaw. Aug 18 R (Self- Adjusting;) lyl^ AWSON'S U. S. ARM. Suspensory Bandages. A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatt Sold by Druggists Sent by mail safely on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free S. E. «. RAWSOBf. ntee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. SPEED PROGRAMME Sonoma County A GRICULTURAL PARK ASSOCIATIO n Santa Rosa, FOB THE Annual Meeting1 MONDAY. ATUrST 20. A>'I> TO < LOSE OK SATURDAY, Al'Ul'ST 25. First Day, Tuesday, August 21. 1— Trotting; three-minute claps; purse $500. 2—Tiotthm: Stockholders' Plrtte; value 5200; condi- tions with the secretary of the association. 3— Running; free for all; three-fourths of a mile and repeat: stake ?lo0,?2o tu second horse, entrance $20, $10 forfeit. Second Day, Wednesday, Au- gust 21. ]— Trotting, for three-year-olds ; purse ?400. 1— Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400. 3 — Running; free for all; mile dash; stake $150, $10 to second horse, entrance 330, $15 forfeit. Third Day, Thursday, August 23. 1— Trotting; 2:28 class; purse $(500. 2— Trotting; 2:40 class; purse $500. 3 — Runninti: two-year-olds; dash of three-fourths of a mile ; stake $150, $30 to second horse, entrance $20. $10 forfeit. Fourth Day, Friday, August 24. 1— Trotting; 234 elass; purse $fi00. 2— Runnhnr; stake for three-vear-olds: l'< miles and repeat; $30 each, $15 forfeit, $175 added; $50 to second horse. 3.— Running; free for all; dash of Vi miles; stake $150; $50 to second horse; entrance$30; $20 forfeit. Fifth Day, Saturday, August 25. 1— Trotting; 2:20 class; purse $1,000. 2— Running; free for all; two miles and repeat;iive to enter and three to start; purse $500. WYMAK MURPHY, President. JAMES O'MEARA Secretary. SPORTING GOODS. H. H. WILSON & SON Importers of and dealers in guss, pist<>i.s. ittlery, USHIXi TACKLE, AM- III > J [ KIN. ETC. DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY. 513 Clay Street, San Francisco. SENtfFOR CIRCULAROFTHE ' OGOWSrf/ FLYINGCLAYPIGEQN PIERCE&C0.0AKL?CAL. AGENTS FORTHEPACIFIOCOAST. IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNSj R fiefl, pistols, ammunition, Bahlng tackle and sporting goods of all kinds. G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. B5» Market street. Repairs to order. 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Laminated steel I'.arrels, En craved 65 no English Walnut Stock, Checkered '-rip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved 75 no English Walnut Stock, Checkered Crip and Fore-end, Damascus .Steel Barrels, Engraved, Superior Rubber But and Tij S5 00 E. KEMlNtJTOJi A SONS, 281 and SH3 Krokdway, \ew York, 1»- O. Box 2987. Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting. A G EN TS 7mG CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASS SHELLS, WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS, GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY FOR THE CLASS BALLS MANUFACTU RED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS Si. U'BRY A BROS., 113 Sansome street, San Francisco. STOCK FARMS. My New Catalogue For 1883, OF ISO PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- bles, with trotting; statistics up to close of 1852. with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred trot- ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 138 Head of Promising Young Trotting Stock, consisting of vonng stallions, fillies and roadsters most of them sired by ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM, ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR., ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine, highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2;20, made in 1861; another with a record of 2:23!«:; another with a record of 2;2fi, made in 1882; another with a rec- ord of 2:2$;-.;, and a grandson with a tliree-vear-old rec- ord of 2:23!-;, the fastest eve r'made up to 18R1. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:20!V to 2:30, a larger number than any other stallion except Almout ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of his get with public records ranging from 2:lo>< to 2:27>j. No son of Rysdyk's Hanibletonian has made as good a showing at same ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah: second dam bv Stock- holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Hambletonian. "With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:23;* to 2:2S>£, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a granddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, bv Hamlin's Almont Jr.: Carrie Medium, 2:27;;, bv Happv Medium Jr.: and Carrie B.2:2S;;, by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm In Ameiica have made such a showing in 1862 These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twentv mares, at $300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twentff-five mares, at S1&0; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at ?100 the s.-asmi, and ETHAN ALLEN JB., limited to twenty mares, at |50 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1-vh] as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The (ink. PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE price of every animal FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1,1883. PCBCHAS- BBS i KOHA DISTANCE CAM BOY ON ORDERS AT EX- ACHY THE KAME TRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON and A I.I. 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Ask your Jeweler for them or write to CROSS & BEGUELIN, -V. I NUFA C TUR BBS, 21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. When you send an order mention the BbbKdkb and Spobtsuan. SAN FKANCISCO, SATURDAY. AUGUST 25, 1883. BOWING. Courtney's Queer Movements. A correspondent of the Boston Herald comments as follows on Courtney and other prominent oarsmen, before the Wat- kin's Regatta: "Courtney since his arrival here has kept very quiet. He is stopping at his sister's house, in an out of the way street, and callers who expected to find, him at the hotel where he is registered are uniformly disappointed. His boathouse is also in a retired spot, a storehouse on the west side of the lake, and the doors are carefully guarded against intruders. AU the other scullers occupy a boathouse in com- mon, half a mile or so away, and the contrast has been gener- ally remarked. It has even been rumored that Courtney would not row, but he declared to-night that he would, and, moreover, would do his best to win. He is in capital condi- tion. Before leaving home he pulled three miles in 19m. 35s., according to several stop watches that were held over him. Since his arrival here he has rowed over the course in 20m. 10s., several gentlemen by request timing him, in order, as he said, to show that he is not "the played out sculler" that some of the newspapers have called him. He has posi- tively declined to be interviewed on the boat-sawing business at Chatauqua, and has made no public reference to the charges Hanlan brought against him. He avoids newspaper men, and is very careful of what he says, when one of them corners him. Hanlan is more reticent on this matter than he was, but occasionally developes an emphatic word or two, which shows that his opinions have not undergone any change. Hanlan is in fine fettle, and confident, as usual, that he will win. When asked to-night if he intended to go to Australia to meet Laycock, he said it depended on whether he was the "first man" at the end of the season. He smiled as he spoke, and his manner indicated that he didn't have much doubt on that point. He receives a certainty of $400 from the regatta association for coming to row, and is sure of that amount, win or lose the race as he may." Wearing* Himself out with "Work. It is an accepted fact that Louis White and Leander Stev- enson are to row a three mile race for $100 a side over the Long Bridge course, but the date of the match is not yet set- tled as White's business is likely to take him out of town for a few weeks. It is more than likely, however, that the event will take place within a month. Stevenson in training hard, rowing twice a day. White is paying no attention to his preparation. His morning exercise consists of a walk to his office where he toys with a pen all day. He then takes a breather to the French liquor store in the next block and im- proves his wind with a bottle of Slitz beer or a glass of port wine and a box of sardines. If the weather is unusually warm, he takes a row up Mission Creek to Seventh street bridge, stop- ping on the way to ogle the beauties in the box factories or chaff some mariner whose boat has just arrived from the pic- turesque brick yards of California City. In the evening the industrious athlete saunters down to Mike Price's and tests his lungs for an hour or two, by fine imaginary descriptions of how he is going to daze the boxing world when he gets his new set of glovies from Hiram Cook. A sharp walk of three blocks to Grim's and the packing of a Sweitzer or ham sandwich and a glass of boca in his interior apparatus complete the tireless oarsman's work for the day, and he retires somewhere near midnight to his bed to dream of the easy victory that awaits him. If Stevenson doesn't wallop him after four weeks of this sort of training, the Ariel man had better follow the example of President Growney and try to drown himself whenever he gets near the water. Nev- ertheless there are not wanting good judges of rowing that predict that when the race is over Leander will be nearer Speckles' wharf than Louis. Laycock's Challenge. A recent issue of The Bulletin, published at Sydney, N. S. W., says: "Eliza Laycock is open to row any man in Aus- tralia over the champion course, and will stake £300 to £200; or any man in the world over the same course for £500 a side, and will allow £100 for expenses. At present we do not think there is any man in Australia fit to row Laycock, al- though it cannot be long before a man of his age shoots his bolt; and, as for the £500 match, it is intended to draw Han- lan, we do not think it will act, as the champion is making too much money in the States. As stated elsewhere, the Ogdensburg citizens have subscribed do less than £400 for the winner of the Hanlan-Roes match. We doubt if as many shillings could be raised in Sydney fov a similar objeot." Money Talks. The New York Clipper says: "As yet we have received nothing from Edward Hanlan direct in reference to the chal- lenge which was published in The Clipper, two weeks ago, and in which the champion was called upon to make good his alleged verbal offer to match six named scullers of high repute against Charles E. Courtney. The latter's backer de- posited with us fifteen hundred dollars, being a forfeit of two hundred and fifty dollars for each of six matches, for one thousand dollars a side each match, which amount remains in our hands uncovered. Haitian's silence, so far as. direct response to the deti. is concerned, has been explained by him in a reported conversation with a newspaper correspondent, the champion saying in reply to a question that he should not make any response to the challenge, for the reason that he had never stated that he would match six men against Courtney, adding: "What I did say tnat I knew six men who would row him. I didn't control anybody but myself. I shall pay no attention to the challenge, as I never made or authorized the statemen on which it was founded." Hanlan having declined to do any of the desired match-making, the way is now made clear for George Lee to secure a match with the Union Springs sculler, whose money is waiting for him to cover it. George Hosmer is represented as stating to the correspondent above alluded to that he was prepared to make a match for one thousand dollars a side with Courtney if the latter really desired it, and he thought that all the others named in the challenge are equally ready. There is an old sporting saying to the effect that "money talks;" and if these men will act upon it and cover Courtney's money we fancy that they will have no troubte in effecting matches. All in- terested are now at Watkins, and after the regatta there is rowed something may be done in the matter. Was It a Shark or a "Whale. Considerable excitement has been caused among the row- ing men at Long Bridge by Leander Stevenson's statement that he was chased by a shark, at Butchertown Bay the other morning. As most of the rowing men take a plunge in the Bay after their exercise, all yarns about sharks and other dangerous looking sea monsterB, seen disporting themselves near the shore, is eagerly devoured. According to Steven- son's account, he was spinning along Speckles' wharf at the clipping pace which he usually strikes on the third or fourth mile, when above the immense swell raised by his flying boat rose the great back of a sea monster. At first sight of the brute the sculler turned his boat sborewards but reflecting that nothing on fins or legs could catch him with fifty yards start, he turned back into the stream and put on his best licks. The yachtsmen who were out that morning in the vi- cinity of Angel Island will remember the great tidal wave that ran across the Bay and nearly swamped the fishing boats. The immense upheaval of water was simply the com- motion caused by Mr. Stevenson and the sea monster. For the three miles to Hunter's Point the race was any ones, but as the sculler turned into the long stretch of calmer wa- ter between the Potrero and San Jose, the finny pursuer gave a despairing snort and sank out of sight, dead beaten. Mr. Stevenson continued on to San Bruno, and then turning pad- dled home, but saw nothing more of his pursuer, who had evidently given up in disgust and gone off to Vallejo, or some other rural locality where they can's row three miles in fifteen minutes. The young man that boasts that he runs the Rowing Asso- ciation, and uses the columns of the Chronicle to uphold the ghostly aquatic glories of the Alert Club of sweet Vallejo, makes it appear in print that the Thanksgiving Day regatta will be held at Mare Island. Such a proceeding will hardly affect the stock market or even the progress of the Egyptian cholera. Oarsmen are not all so famous for their wisdom that future historians will ever attribute the authorship of the Proverbs of Solomon to some Long Bridge sculler. Nev- ertheless they ought to have as much sense as other mortals, and to guard their reputation for ordinary intelligence. They certainly risk it by going off bag and baggage to Vallejo to gratify the conceit of some callow youngsters, when Long Bridge or Richardson's Bay offer all the advantages and at- tractions that are required to make the regatta a success. Why should half a dozen San Francisco rowing clubs assess themselves heavily to pay the expense of a jaunt to Vallejo with all the discomforts of such a trip ? Of course it would be a different matter if Vallejo subscribe $1,000 or even $500,butis there any guarantee beyond the unauthorized assertion of Its unqualified representative thAt the naval headquarters will subscribe & cent? There is some trouble about the Griffin- Watkins race. Wat- kins' backers are White and Bob Goble. Goble runs Wat- kins, and it is said declares that White or any one else will not be allowed to row a trial with Sam. This may be all mere talk, or, what is equally likely, it may be the preliminary spar for time, with a view to drawing down the forfeit money of $200. Griffin was never half as good a man as he is now. He is much stronger than when he rowed White, is ten pounds heavier, has a boat that suits him admirably, and if he does not hurry Samuel from start to finish of the three miles, then Goble's protege has qualities which no one has heretofore suspected him of possessing. Watkins has sent East for a new paper shell, 30 feet 6 inches long and \\h inches wide. He would not row in White's new boat, because she is 12 inches wide and looks big. If Watkin's backers knew what was healthy fcr them they would throw their man into the roomiest boat they can get for him. He may think he may scull smoothly and does best in a small boat, but the spectators who know any- thing of rowing always think differently. The best races he has ever rowed have been in the boats of the largest pattern. The small boat hallucination is one that effects every sculler and they never seem to get over it. It is alleged that some sculler or backer of some sculler named Griffin, of Victoria, B. C, has written to some one in this city to know whether he can get a race here. No British Columbia oarsmen need go wasting good paper and postage stamps in such a reckless manner. If Cotsford is the best he can get all the racing he cares about in California, and his in- feriors certainly can be readily accommodated. Let our Victor- ian friends send down their best and the second best and they will be treated to a match. It is on the cards that if Watkins rows Griffin and beats the little lightweight, he will be matched against Austin Ste- venson, who beat Cotsford. This is just where Watkins1 trouble is likely to begin. Rowing men have not forgotten what a boom there was in Fred Smith's stock when he beat John Sullivan, and how he flopped out of sight when he rashly tackled the champion oarsman whom Dan Leahy de- feated so easily. It is said that Pat Brannan, Jim Brannan, R. Crowley and R. C. Lyne have formed a crew to represent the Pioneer Club on the Thanksgiving Day regatta. We have heard so often of the coming crew of the Pioneers, and seen so little of it, that until the representative four show up on the water, we shall believe that the old club is still asleep, Pat Brannan, of the Pioneers, thinks that Leander Steven- son's rowing is very fast because the Ariel man gave him the go-by in a brush ever the Long Bridge course last Sunday. Stevenson thinks he is rowing very slow, because Pat was in sight when they finished the "brush." Funny how differ- ently people see things. The Cleveland track has been the scene of many startling performances. Here American Girl beat the Maid and Lucy. Here Sweetser paced the greatest race of his life. Here Hopeful vanquished Proteine, and depleted the pockets of the German delegation. Here Turner showed the tactics of Von Moltke, by capturing Sheridan, the wily Mace, and his New York friends, with Hannis, giving them a foretaste of his quality. Here Smuggler proved that Goldsmith Maid was not invincible in the season 1876. Here Jerome Eddy won his spurs by showing speed enough to equal Smuggler's record, and here Clingstone trotted the fastest heat of last season. But never before has been witnessed on any track so many fast heats in an afternoon as were trotted by Direc- tor, Wilson, Phallas, and Duquesne, and the oldest of the quartette uuborn nine years ago. So far the laurel wreath belongs to Phallas, for he has trotted the second heat within a quarter of a second of Smuggler's best time, and finished fourth heat of same race in a jog, in 2:17A — N. Y. Spirit. Santa Clans' front legs are troubling him again, and he was drawn in the last heat of the 2:18 race at Buffalo, won by Monroe Chief. When Santa Clans strikes a soft track, a cool day, and feels just right, it is a question whether any stallion can beat him; but it is not often that all these conditions are secured. They were present, however, when he beat Pied- mont in the great $10,000 stallion race at Boston, two years ago, and on that day he could speed by Piedmont, who was a notoriously fast horse, in a brush, as if he was tied. Peter Johnson, who drove Piedmont, saw this in the first h- and after Piedmont had won the second heat by r> Santa Clans' break, he did not have much hopfl of th« rftoe, 114 3« ffrvtrilsx ivuil jt>p]ar;temmx. Aug 25 HEED AND SWINE. Polled Cattle and Short-Horns. In proportion as a breed is fixed in its characteristics, as though cast of metal in a mould, destined never to change, in that proportion are we shut out from readily getting the better of defects through skillful selection and crossing. Breeding through selection, as promising material was found, was the° most speedy and effectual mode of making such breeds as modern requirements demand. The foundation stock of the Short-Horn, so far as it is accredited to the Brit- ish Isles, was coarse and bony— the working form. I need not refer to the means used to shorten and reduce the size of the bone, soften the hide and widen the shoulders and hips. As it is now the purpose of certain cattle men to use the Poll as a cross for ranch purposes, it may not be out of place to refer briefly to this undertaking. In the early years of the present century it was counted a stigma for Polled blood to enter into a Short-Horn, but we have no evidence in that di- rection nor have we any reason to think that the use of a Short-Horn cross upon the Poll was" counted otherwise than reputable. As the size and symmetry of the Polled cattle of Buehan— their most noted center— grew apace, following [as stated by the best authorities) the use of Short-Horn bulls we are the better able to form an estimate how well the proposed cross of the Polled upon Short-Horn cows, and upon the native stock, will answer the end sought in the West Taking Short-Horn cows that have been somewhat neglected in their breeding and keep, indiscreet crosses hav- ing been used, I have no doubt, if lirst-class Polled sires are used, that for use upon Western grazing grounds the prog- eny will be all that their friends expect. There is no good reason for doubting that the Short-Horn blood of the present dav will affiliate with the Polled and with the Short-Horn blood that was thrown in afar back as kindly as the two seemed to flow together at the period to which history points. What difference does it make how changes are made, whether through spontaneous variations, or through our own efforts by selection, provided we are all the while taking steps forward, securing what advancing tastes require? It is very nearly correct to say that we require every useful thing to be modern, and of modern origin except our cattle, and is it not p ssible that we are denying ourselves of some good, almost within our grasp, through believing it a duty to keep the breeds distinct, even in their grade form, when bred for beef only. If the Polled beast, having received much of the good that is the Short-Horn, can now, for ranch use, be permitted to return to the compliment, shortening the bones, stiffening the tissues, thickening up the bodies of Short-Horns that have been over-refined, by all means let him do it. What can he more appropriate now, after having bred cat- tle apart from progenitors possessing simple characteristics, for two or three centuries, until we have more named breeds than one man can count upon his fingers and toes, multipli- ed by four, than to bring some of these opposites together, selecting neglected specimens of one sort, coupling them with the hardest specimens of a sort more simply bred, having certain very manifest and very practical ends in view? If by the talked-of departure, we can secure a class of cattle that will winter as far north, in the open air, as grass grows in summer— a thing not reasonable to expect, — then by all means let the animal be forthcoming, for we have need to occupy the uttermost extremeties of our territories now, and the settlements and fences are crowding the ranch so rapidly that it will soon be true that there will be no large herds ex- cept in the North. Therefore, if by mingling the blood of the hardier species of the beef races, we can the better meet the demands that are sure to press upon us, let there be a bold outstretching for stamina, for we may as well settle down to the belief that frost in the future will have the same unmerciful power to chill that it has shown in the past. There is a belief, altogether too common, that crossing dooms the offshoots to such irregularities as renders the prac- tice entirely inadmissable. This result follows a first cross, I admit, quite often. Upon this evidence most men beat a hasty retreat, and are ever ready thereafter to cry out against crossing. Many farmers and breeders become shy of in-and- in breeding through the generally expressed doubt as to its propriety, and even safety. They imbibe prejudices against crossing in the same way. Either of these practices may be compared to the use of a remedy upon a person. If the rem- edy be not accurately adapted to the system as well as to the needs of the case, it may do harm. The agency may be the very best, yet fail through fhe want of well directed use. It is well known to florists and garduers that the crossing of plants infuses new vigor, and that under the right system of cultivation, patiently followed up, new and improved varities quite fixed in their characteristics, are often established. Careful and competent observers have given it as their opinion that new varieties of animals have many times arisen from accidental crosses made in the wild state, some going so far as to declare their belief that all new breeds or varities have first appeared in this way. There is hardly any rule that has a more general application than that crossing gives added vigor at once. This being true, there can be no valid reason given why a continuance of this course upon a given set of animals will not perpetuate increased vigor. In-and-in breeding can only be practiced advantageously by breeders of judgment and experience. The same is true of crossing. The ill effects of too close breeding make their appearance geuerally, as it were, under cover, not at once giving unmis- takable outward signs, while the effects of judicious crossing show in the first progeny given off. One of the usual effects of a vigorous cross is to bring out prt^iiiy of greater bodily vigor than that possessed by the parents, and specimens are quite sure to put in an appear- ance which take on rapid growth aud promptly attain large size. One cross will not, in any case, establish anything like a type, but several crosses will; three or four in highly fa- vored instances, and more in others. If it be desired to fix upon the farm an enlarged typo of animals, nothing canmore surely do this than to select the offshoots of these growthy parents, from blood not akin, blending these together. Those specimens that have varied in the direction of size have a prepotent tendency, secured largely through the vigor received from the cross from which it is the issue. Virgil wrote: " I've seen tin? hirgont seeds, tho' viowed witli care, Degenerate, thougn the Industrious band Did yearly cull tin.' Lir^est. The aucieDts had crude views, based, to be sure, upon ob- servations made upon stock, but there is, hardly any doubt that these views were generally forced upon them. We have, furthermore, every reason fur tlie belief that only a few of the more intelligent made clu.se observations. The Bayiugs of these became, no doubt generally through accident, matters of record. Wo will, for the present, leave this subject, first railing attention to the breed of swine known as "Polands China, " a made breed in every sense of the word, yet ont which, after continuous effort in one direction, has pro- nounced characteristics, with a capability to transmit these with more than respectable uniformity to its progeny. — Country Gentleman. ■* Jersey Red Swine. I am glad that Mr. F.H.Curtis has so well defended the merits of the Jersey Beds. I have bred these pigs, and am well convinced that they have qualities which should place them on an equal footing with others of our best and most popular breeds. I am also well convinced that a prejudice has sprung up against them with many, as tho result of im- proper breeding and dissemination. A swine-breeder who sends out poor, culled animals, under the name of a really good breed, at large prices, deserves a worse fate than really awaits him; for he is not only injuring his business, but lowering the standard and reputation of the breed of animals he sells. I find the greatest drawbacks to Jersey Bed pigs to be their color and general coarse appearance. There is a prejudice against anything but swine among those to whom I sell pigs hereabouts, and often the reds are rejected on account of color, and for no other reason, but this is no detriment to those who do not breed pigs to sell. The admirable qualities of the Jersey Bed breed are their hardiness, prolificneps, and quiet, tame nature. Jersey Bed pigs from a good strain will thrive and grow rapidly on food that native pigs will not eat unless very hungry. These are especially adapted to feeding on grass and coarse foods. They are excellent breeders and the sows good mothers. The pigs appear coarser than the smaller breeds, but they attain large size, and produce more lean meat, which I consider a valuable quality. — Cor. Country Gentleman. better and larger than any I had heretofore seen. The peo- ple of Germany appear to be "taking to" the Southdowns, Shropshires, Harnpshires, and Oxfords largely. In the swine department of the show, I was pleased to Bee our American Poland-Chinas holding a prominent place; and in my judgment, the very best specimens of swine in the show were of this breed and imported from America. Mr. John C. Funch, of Oldenburg, was the enterprising gentle- man who made this exhibit, and his swine are certainly most creditable representatives of the breed. In point of numbers the white breeds, mostly of the various Yorkshire families, made up about sixty per cent, of the show, while the remain- der were about equally divided between the Berkshires and Poland-Chinas, with a few Essex. — Editorial Correspondence Breeders' Gazette. A German Stock Show. The Hamburg Exposition, or, "International Show," as it was called, was in many respects a disappointment. In some features it was equal to an ordinary Illinois or Iowa State Fair, but in many others it was far behind the usual annual exhibit in those States. In the Bingle feature of dairy stock it was great; and I never had so high an appreci- ation of the quality of the Dutch-Friesiau or Holstein cat- tle as since seeing them at this show. It is, however, so far as I can learn, the best exhibition of the kind ever held on the continent, the number of entries largely exceeding those of the Paris Exposition of 1878. "The "classes" were legion. There were 56 classes for horses and mules, with 424 entries; 141 classes for cattle with 902 entries; 88 classes for sheep, with 72S entries, and 50 classes for pigs, with 277 entries — certainly classes enough and entries enough to make a grand show. But, unfortu- nately, many of the entry numbers were blank, a condition of things which seem inseparable from the system of num- bering and cataloguing an exhibition of this nature in ad- vance of the opening. The various breeds of live-stock of Germany and of Nerfch- ern Europe generally are well represented, with the excep- tion of those of Russia, from which country I was not able to find anything. In this I was disappointed, as I had hoped to see a good repesentation of the famous Orloff trotting- horses. The show of draft-horses was scarcely worth mentioning. There were a few creditable specimens of the English cart- horse, and some draft-horses from Belgium, but none worthy of special notice. The Government breeding studs of Ger- many, were pretty well represented with horses of the thor- oughbred type; very fair specimens, but in no wise remark- able. In short, the horse exhibit generally impressed me as a heterogeneous mass of no special excellence in anyparticular. There were some dun ponies, from Norway, about 14J hands high, very heavily built, and blocky, enormous draft horses in minature, that were much admired. There were no French horses on exhibition. In fact no stock from France, so far as I could learn, exoept French Merino sheep. The feature of the cattle show was the dairy stock, and in this I never saw anything that could approach it. Hundreds of the Friesian or Holstein cows were there, with their grand udders and every indication of milk-producing capacity of the highest order. I could not help remarking to some American friends who were with me that I found our im- porters had not yet taken across the waters any of the best of the race, for I certainly never saw such dairy cows in any show yard in America as I saw at Hamburg. I am now more than ever convinced that, all things considered, the Dutch cow is the dairy cow par excellence of the world. I was also very much interested in the Oldenburg cattle, a race that in color closely resembles the Holstein or Friesian breed; rather darker in color, not quite so good, I should say, for the dairy, but very much better for beef. In fact the very best beef cattle on exhibition, in my opinion, were these same Oldenburgers. They are smooth, rather fine in bone, handle fairly well, and bear every indication of good feeding quality. If it were possible to combine the beef- making quality of the Oldenburg cattle with the great milk capacity of the Hutch cows, it would come very near making the model cow for the average farmer. Another class of cattle that interested me much was the Angeler, a race that seems to be peculiar to Schleswig- Hol- stein— little fellowB, rather smaller than the average Jersey; very dark red, bordering on brown, in color; very fine in bone, and evidently deep and very rich milkers. Mr. H. Chandos-Pole-Gell, one of the delegates from the Royal Agricultural Society of England, remarked to me that to him this class was the most interesting one in the show; but while I freely concede to them great milking and butter ca- pacity in proportion to size, I could not help thinking of "Uncle Billy Smith's " bon mot, anent the Jerseys, at the Illinois State Fair two years ago: "They will do for a man who is too poor to keep a cow, and who is ashamed to keep a goat." They are too little to he of much practical use, but they are evidently a very pure race, and good machines for making milk and cream, in proportion to their size. There were some Short-horns on exhibition, but they were, with the possible exception of one or two cows, miserable specimens of the breed. There were a few Ayrshires and one or two Angus, of very ordinary merit. The Swiss cattle wero out in considerable force, and from their uniform grey color aud .the immense bells that accompanied them, attracted a good deal of attention. They wero of fair size, pretty good on the back, many of them; but coarse and bad handlers — ev- idently greatly lacking in quality. As a matter of curiosity, I was interested in the little cows from Norway. They were little bits of things, much smaller than the Augeleu cows, remarkably thin, flat bodies, on very short legs, white on back aud belly, the sides a light yellow streaked with black, marking them much like a tiger. About a dozen of them were in the show. The show of sheep was not remarkable in any feature The Fruuch Merinos rather took the lead in numbers, closely followed by the English mutton breeds — the various classes of Downs, with a few Cotswolds and Lincolns. Of the French Merinos, there were many most excellent specimens, Opportunities Afforded at Fairs. Men who are young in the business of cattle breeding, and many of those not young as breeders, but who have been a little slack in their methods, and have not kept pace with advancing tastes, can utilize the fairs very greatly to their ad- vantage, if they will. This cannot be done by casual call, nor by a hurried run through the grounds, but only by a careful study of animals that have successfully passed under the hands of entirely competent committee men. To the man who is making the endeavor to breed any strain of cat- tle of the beef breeds, it is fair to presume that he knows the characteristics which alone can fit animals to pass under the eye of exderienced dealers and butchers, and bring the top prices of the market. Steers that can do this must necessar- ily have characteristics that are, to quite ta degree, like the cow of a beef breed that can win in the show-ring. Men who have had very excellent opportunities in the feeding yard, becoming good judges of the merits of steers, are quite likely to doubt their ability to judge of the higher classes of breeding 6tock. They do not consider that a well- modeled, fat ewe must necessarily be quite like a well-shap- ed, fat wether, and that to improve their.'|ideas upon cattle by examining the winning breeding oows at prominent fairs, they must view them from a practical standpoint. In other words, they must be guided by the same general rules that they would apply to a fat steer or a fat wether. The broad, well-rounded front, the thick, smooth shoulder, well-filled crops, full-spread loin, hips, and rump, longribs, well-sprung, flank and twist well down and full, united in one animal, whether cow, heifer, steer, or fat sheep, show the forms it is always safe for the beginner to study, aud follow as a model in breeding. If the cattle at home do not compare with those seen in the show-ring, making due allowances for certain stylish charac- teristics, deemed essential for show animals to possess, and for the excessive fitting also deemed necessary, then it may be safely said that the herd is not what a reasonable ambition should demand; and to go straightway and remodel it is the proper thing to do. Some men fritter away a lifetime gov- erned by the idea that all necessary improvements have been made before their time, and it remains only for them to re- ceive from other hands animals intended for coupling togeth- er, and that the process of breeding is as simple as the pro- cess of planting and cultivating a crop of corn; the usual expectation being that the crop reaped will be like the 6eed planted; neither better nor worse. It is not through this kind of reasoning that animals have been bred up to the requirements of the show-ring. Recent efforts— not the manipulation by breeders at a remote period — have accomplished this. Stockmen, taking the country over, have not used their wits as industriously as have the mechanics during the past decade or two, as appears to be shown in the rapid advance in mechanical appliances. A very apt explanation of this may he found in the fact that there is no demand for inferior tools and machinery, while ■there is ready sale for any meat- producing animal whose sin- ewy joints will make soup, and whosejflavorless and tendon- ous flesh can be boiled and put into a tin can. — Live Stock Journal. No Foot-and-Mouth Disease. The Treasury Cattle Commission has made a report to the Treasury Department in regard to the alleged existence of the foot-and-mouth disease among the cattle of the country. It says in part: "Charges having been recently made in the British Parliament that cattle are being shipped from our ports infected with the foot-and-mouth disease, and a majority of the House of Commons having voted for a resolution op- posing the importation into Great Britain of cattle from any country in which said disease exists, we deem it our duty to state the facts of the case as far as the country is concerned. After a most extended and almost exhaustive inquiry, your commission have been able to find no trace of the foot-and- mouth disease apart from herds just landed from Great Britain, and whole herds have been in every case segregated until the infection entirely disappeared. The nature and scope of our inquiry may be deduced from our report for 1881. Beginning with the great rendezvous of cattle at Kan- sas City, Council Bluffs and Omaha, we have made careful investigations along the lines of cattle traffio as far as the Eastern seaboard, In this investigation we have included all the great stock-yards were cattle are detained for feeding, watering, sale, etc.; all the great feeding stables connected with distilleries, and starch, glucose and other factories; all the city dairies where stock-yards exist and where herds are replenished from such stock-yards, and to a great extent the dairying districts into which cows are drawn from the above- named stock-yards and lines of travel. "Up to the present date we have made observation in the stock-yardB at the sea-board, the terminal end of our cattlo traffic, and that to which all infection must gravitate, but apart from the imported cases above referred to, we have been unable to find a single case jjf the foot-and-mouth dis- ease complained of." The steamship Messmoro in March, 1SS3, landed in Balti- more a herd of Channel Island cattle suffering from foot-and- mouth disease. These were secluded by the Pennsylvania authorities, and no evil consequences to our home herds can be traced. But the Messmore, after attempted disinfection by the agents, shipped a cargo of American fat cattle, and these on arrival in Englaud wero found to be suffering from the foot-and-mouth disease. This infection contracted on board ship appears to have been the main if not the sole oc- casion of the recent questions and resolutions in the British Parliament. That the infection was not derived from the American herds, but from the English, is beyond all dispute. The BREEDER and Sportsman haB concluded its first year of existence. It stands without an equal rn its class on this Coast, and ranks abreast of the beast Eastern publications. It should be subscribed for by every owner and lover of good horses and cattle. — Watsonvilk Pajaronian, 1883 *Q\\c ^xxctXcv and j^ortsmsra. 115 An Open Letter to California Farmers. Editor Bkeedee asd Spoktsman: As I am a young man, and young in the breeding of fine horses, I would like to write a few lines for the interest of the farmers of Contra Costa county and all counties in the State. I have talked to some of the farmers of California till my throat is sore, and no oil to grease it with, to breed for the fine horse, and to keep a man with a gun at their gates to shoot the man that attempts to drive a dunghill stallion onto their premises to breed to their mares. I, in common with most other men and farmers believe that the farm and draft horses of onr country are not what they should be; at least that is the case in this locality. A large number of stallions are standing all over the State, whose pedigrees run back perhaps three or four crosses to some horse with a high-sounding name, such as Major Duke, Salisbury Consul, etc., whose lineage would be as hard to trace as the history of the average local politician. Farmers will readily understand that stock made up of such elements will vary in size, style, bone, form, action and disposition, of course. I have been speaking of the present stock of this country. I do not wish to convey the idea that all the farmers of onr locality are satisfied to raise such stock on land that is worth from $50 to $100 per acre, although it must be confessed that many of the farmers still think that scrub stock is good enough because it is cheaper. I do not suppose any of that class will ever see this article in the Breeder and Sports- man, or any such live paper, which all farmers ought to take and read. I believe that what I am writing will apply all over the State, at least my travels over the State lead me to think so. Now, my dear farmers, be enterprising farmers, and don't breed to scrub stallions because you can get their services for fifteen or twenty dollars. Breed a well-bred mare to a fine Clyde or Percheron-Norman stallion. If you wish to raise a draft horse, breed to a horse that has the draft blood, and as pure as you can get it. With that you will get size, bone, feet, muscle and the instinct to work at heavy loads. If you want trotters and roadsters, select your stal- lions accordingly, but don't try to raise a general-purpose horse from some scrub that is perhaps himself about what you would like, but whose blood is made up of as many strains as Joseph's coat had colors. If you do you may get what you want, but in all probability you- will get what neither you nor anyone else wants at money enough to pay for raising. The farmers say that there is no money in breeding the trotting and road horse. Now I will say to you you are mistaken. Say that you have a four- year-old mare by Del Sur, dam by Norfolk, and you breed her to snch stallions as Echo, Anteeo, Albert W. Some of Mr. Cjrbett's stallions, or any good son or £.x ^ndson of Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Del Suit's blood I prize very highly for he has two crosses of Pilot Jr., which blood with the Hambletonian combined has produced Maud S, 2:10}, and Jay Eye See, five-year-old, record 2:14. He has alsoone cross of Mambrino Chief, the sire of Lady Thorne, 2:18£. He has also one cross of Clay: the Clay family has St. Jnlien, 2:11£. Tears ago R. A. Alexander, said the way to get a 2:10 trotter was to breed Pilot Jr. to a thoroughbred mare sired by Boston, sire of Lexington and grandsire of Norfolk, get a filly foal and breed her to some son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian and if that failed we might as well give it up. He was right. He bred Sally Russell by Boston, to Pilot Jr. and got Miss Russell; bred Miss Russell to Harold, a son of Rysdyk's Ham- bletonian, dam by Abdallah, and produced Maud S, 2:10}; Jay Eye See by Dictator, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian; first dam, Midnight, by Pilot Jr.; second dam, by Lexington, he by Boston. Lexington is the sire of Norfolk and Newry. Now you farmers may understand what a pedigree is, and when you commence right you can make money by raising trotters. Breed your thoroughbred and well bred mares to such stallions as Echo, Anteeo, Albert W, Dawn, Sultan, Ab- botsford, Mambrino Wilkes, Del Sur, Director, Admiral Buc- caneer, or one of the host of other good stallions all over the state. I will explain to yon what a pedigree means for many a farmer says: "I don't understand the pedigree. What good does that do me? Well, say you have a thoroughbred mare by Norfolk. Breed her to Del Sur. If that comes a filly breed her to some son or grandson of Rysdyk's Hamble- tonian, say Echo or Anteeo. If that ccmes a filly breed to Dawn. If that comes a filly breed to Albert W. If that comes a filly breed to Sultan. If that comes a filly breed to Arthurton. If that comes a filly breed to Corbett's Wilkes. That is what is called a pedigree. You see that a fanner will leave a family of horses on his farm that his sons can make more money on than all his grain crops. Ton get a crop once in five years here. You can raise twenty or thirty colts for draft or trotters and trotters that will sell at any time and in any country, If yon don't sell them as yearlings or at two or three years old you can work and drive them and they will do more work and go more miles than all your scrub st»ck. They will not eat any more hay or oats or grass than scrubs and will outsell them four to one. Now, my dear farmers, if yon want to raise the trotting or road horse, stick to the Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief, Clay, Pilot Jr., Black Hawk, and Morgan crosses. The Morgan cross is good in trotters and roadsters. The Morgan blood through sires has given usComee 2:19J, Lucille Goldust 2:16}, Lady Maud 2:18}, Messenger Knox 2:20, Nellie R 2:20, Albemarle 2:19-, CharlieEord2:16|. The same blood through dams has produced John H. 2:20, Proteine 2:18, So So 2:174, Hopeful 2:14f, Geo. Palmer 2:19$, Midnight 2:1S}, Adelaide 2:19J, Troubador 2:19|, Gloster 2:17, Kate Spragne 2:1S, Frank 2:20, Bell Brass- field 2:20. As I will retire from the breeding business, for no other reason than that of not having money enough to buy a farm or stock it as it should be stocked, I don't want farmers to watch my success and judge from me at the end of ten years, but watch some one that has started in the right way — breeding the horse and see his success. The last trip Itook East I bought seven head of mares which we kept for two years and sold with their produce for £12,000 more than the first cost. Some will laugh at this letter and say: "what does he know?" Well, I will say that in the last four years I have made the breeding of the trotting horse my study. I don't profess to be a first class driver, but when I get hold of a sound, level-headed, fast-trotting horse I can drive for my money. I have made a good living in the last ten years and am still ahead of the boys. As this farm is abont to close and I see no prospect in the future, I will retire. I have been heavily handicapped and am so high in flesh that a hard race so early in my life in this country wouldn't do me any good. Although I shall in all probability go out of the busi- ness, I love the trotting horse and have become more interest- ed in the breoding problem within, the past three or four years than I thought it possible for any man to be. Samuel Gamble. Cook Farm, Aug. 18. W. D. Daniels' slut " Sanquo, " shown in last "Bench- show," has littered fourteen pups to J. P. Tranor's "Ben," shown in 1881. The pups are a nicedooking lot, all red. BASE BALL. An Easy Victory. The crowd which gathered at the Olympic grounds in Oak- land, to witness the game between the Emersons and the Olpmpics, was somewhat disappointed in not seeing a closer game; the Olympics took the lead early and were never iu danger of losing. Following is the score: L. Hardie, c 6 2 McVey, 3d b 6 3 VanBergen, lstb..G 5 Kelly.cf 0 1 McCord, 8 8 9 2 Buckingham, r f . . . 5 2 Van Court, 2d b 5 1 Geary, p 5 0 F. Hardie, If 5 1 3 8 2 5 2 10 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 EIIEB6ON8. T£ E sn PO A ; Lewis, 3d b 5 Crosthwaite, lstb..6 Stein, c 5 2 Arabuster, p 5 1 Gowen, s 4 0 McConville, 2db...4 0 Coleman, c f 4 C Crowley. If 4 0 Sloss.rf i 0 2 4 7 0 2 0 0 Totals 50 17 91 27 19 G Totals 40 G 10 2G 20 19 Home run— L. Hardie 1. Two-bane hits— McVey 1, Van Bergen 1, L. Haxdle 1, Crowley 1. Struck out— Olympic 3, Emerson 4. Time of game— 2 hours 15 minutes. Umpire— H. G. Ross. Scorer— Fred W. Less. A New Series. The first of a series of twelve games for the State Cham- pionship of 1333 was played at the Recreation Grounds, Sun- day, by the Eureka club of Sacramento, and the Redington nine of this city. The day was not favorable to the visitors, the wind blowing clouds of dust across the diamond and causing the sheltered corners to be sought out and carefully held by those who had the good fortune to find them. The game was begun by the Redingtons going to the bat. Arnold retired on a hit to short and Carroll followed him with a hit to centre that was not fielded before he reached third; Bennett sent a high fly to Crone, who held it and Incell fanned out and left Carroll on third. The Eurekas had Sullivan up as first batsman, and Carroll, as if intent on displaying his superior curves, sent him an inner that took effect on his thigh; Sullivan went out to Ar- nold, McLaughlin struck out, and Arnold, by a beautiful one- handed running catch, retired Crone. Neither Moran, Quit- zow nor Creegan, the three boys in blue, who wera up for the second, secured first. Barry, the fourth striker of the Eurekas, got first on a hit to the right through an error of Incell, ran second and third. Arnold caught out Mack very neatly. Robertson hit an easy fly to Pope, who astonished all by making a muff. Pope's error permitted Barry to secure a run for the Eurekas, the first made during the game. The four men np for the Reding- tons' third each succeeded in batting Renfro, but the visit- ors' fielders were alert, and the city men were retired again without scoring a run. The Sacramentans went to the bat, but retired without being more successful than their compet- itors. Barry was up again after the three Redington bat- ters had retired without tallying, and got his first on a drive to left field. He made the round of the bases, and scored, on a passed ball by Creegan, the second run made to this stage of the game, both having been made by himself. The Redingtons gained another goose egg for their filth inning. Crone, in the latter part of the inning, took first on called balls, got sent to third by Quitzow, and counted the third run for his side on a passed ball of Creegan; the latter caught out Mack in good style.. The sixth inning resulted in ci- phers for both sides, but the one which followed it proved the most interesting of the game. Of the seven men who were up for the home nine not one failed to bat the Sacramento pitcher Renfro, and four runs were counted before they were sent to the field, Creegan, Pope, Mooney, and Arnold being the ones to turn what had up to this time looked as defeat into a likelihood of victory. Moran caught out Renfro and Carroll received a hit of Crone and had him out at first, end- ing the seventh inning without the up river men counting. Nothing was gained by either nine in the eight, the features of the inning were a heavy hit by Incell on which he went to third base and a neat double play by McLaughlin and Mack which put out Incell and Quitzow. The Redingtons had Creegan up for their ninth, he got to first on an easy hit, made the bases successfully, and was let in by Mack allow- ing the ball to pass him. Barry caught out Pope, McLaugh- lin retired Arnold, Carroll went out on a hit to first base, and Mooney who had made a hit and got his base was left on it. The Eurekas were retired without adding to their score. McLaughlin's daring style was pleasing to look at. Carroll pitched for the Redingtons in an erratic and effective manner throughout the game, and was ably seconded by Creegan who caught for him. The game was one of the best and most in- teresting that has ever been played since the beginning of the season. BEDINGTONS. Arnold, If 5 Carroll, p 5 Bennett, 3db... 4 Incell, e s 4 Moran, r f 4 Quitzow, 1st b.. 4 Creegan, c 4 Pope, 2d b 4 Mooney, c f 4 Total... 0 0 12 0 2 0 0 1 Sullivan, lb 5 McLaughUn, s s.. 4 Crone, c f 3 Robertson, 2b 4 Mack, c 4 Costello If 4 Hilbert.r f 4 Barry, 3b 4 Senfroe. p 4 0 0 5 2 0 2 12 2 1 0 0 16 0 . 3 5 11 27 18 7 Totals 36 3 3 27 19 6 ISNIXGS. 123456789 00000040 1-5 01011000 0—3 Redingtons v Eurekas Three-base hits— Incell 1, Sullivan 1. First base on errors— Reding- tons 3, Eurekas G. Left on base-Redingtons G, Eurekas 8. Base on balls— Redingtons 0, Eurekas 2. Struck out— Redingtons 4, Eurekas 11. Double plays— Mack 1, Creegan 4. Dmpire— C Gagus. Scorer— Waller Wallace, official League scorer. The games to be played for the State Championship of 1SS3, besides the one played last Sunday, are as follows: Ang_ 26 — Haverly vs. Woonsocket; Sept. 2 — Redington vs. Woonsocket; Sept. S— Redington vs. Haverly; Sept. 16— Eu- reka vs. Haverly; Sept. 23 — Woonsocket vs. Redington; Sept. 30— Haverly vs. Redington; Oct. 7— Haverly vs. Woonsocket; Oct. 14 — Eureka vs. Woonsocket; Oct. 21 — Haverly vs. Red- ington; Oct. 2S— Haverly vs. Woonsocket; Nov. 4 — Reding- ton vs. Woonsocket. The winning club of the series to play the Marysville club three games to decide the Championship of the State. In the Emerson and Olympic Clubs' game in Oakland, last Snnday, McVey, better known as McCord, was on third and his fine running catcheswere applauded. It is said he is the best third baseman at present on this coast. Little Brown Jug has been sent to St. Paul and wilt be turned out. Mr. Woodmansee had some hopes of him in the spring, but the old lameness has returned, and it is doabtful if he will ever be of any account. THERIFLE. A Friendly Match. A friendly rifle contest between nine active and the same number of exempt members of the San Francisco Fnsik-irs, Company C, Second Artillery Regiment, N. G.C., took place at Shell Mound Park range last Sunday. Lieut. H. J. Mini- gels acted as Captain of the Company team, and Chas. Thier- bach as Captain of the ex-member team. The following are the scores of both teams: COMPANY TEAM. Lieut. H. J. Mangels 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 1— }■> C.Scbeurer 4 43544444 4-40 H.Petri 2 43454244 4-M Capt. John Bruer 4 43444444 0-35 Sergeant Otto Lemckc 4 44543343 3-37 H. W. Frank 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4—38 Sergeant P. H. Will 4 4 3 5 3 3 3 4 4 3-:;« Sergeant D. Wulbern 3 2 3 4 3 44 3 :; 5— 34 Lieut. A. Huber 5 43443345 4— 3K Grand total 3^7 EXEMPT MEMBEES* TEAM. Chaa. Thierbacb 4 14435445 4—41 J.Kublke 4 34444342 4—40 C. F. Repenn 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3—89 Captain Siebe 5 34534434 4-:<*.i J. H. Winter 3444434 5 4 4-40 D. Dunke 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 3 4 -:sr J. H. Scbrcrtzcr 353344 4 44 J — ; s Fred Hagermanxi 0 4 4 4 4 5 2 4 4 4 —SB H. Wobber 23440 434 0— 21: Grand total yj.j The Company team won by eight points. Answers to Correspondents. Questions answered only tbrough these columns. No replies by mail or telegraph. J. R., Oakland, Cal.: 1. Inauguration, by Alexander, dam by Hoagland's Grey Messenger; Record 2:34i. 2. Alexander, by Geo, H: Patchen Jr., dam Lady Creim, by Young Bellfounder. Record 2:3U, also three-mile record of 7:54$. 3. Ben Franklin, by Easton's David Hill, dam by Ken- tucky Whip. Record 2:44}. 4. We uo not know any such horse as Nevada Chief. Perhaps you refer to Novato Chief? If so let us know. F. M. D. Yallejo: There was a race here over this track for a set of harness. There were no rules mentioned, neith- er was there any distance Judge. The drivers were not weighed. There was no gate money, nor was there any Clerk in the stand to record the time made. Now what I desire to know is: 1. IstheVallejo track's dues paid up and is it in good standing ? 2. Does a horse trotting under the above circumstances get a record? Answer.— 1. Not having access to the National Associa- tion's Blue Book we cannot give the present standing of the Yailejo track, but that point is not material as the race was of the class called by the Rule ' ' irregular " and provided for in the sections quoted below. The rules bearing on the case read as follows: Rule 42 — Any contest for purse, premium, stake or wager, or involving admission fees, on any course and in the pres- ence of a judge or judges, shall constitute a public race. Rule 43 — A record can be made only in a public race, the horse to trot or pace a full mile according to rule, and the time must be taken by at least two timers selected for this purpose, and a record of their names as well as of the time must be kept. Time otherwise taken, at fairs and on any track, whether short or not, shall be known as a bar, and shall constitute a bar the same as if regularly made on a track that was full measurement. As the race you describe was not to rule — that is, the for- malities in regard to weights, distance judge, etc., were not observed — we are of opinion that time made on that occasion is not a technical record, but would constitute a bar. R. L. D., Tehama, Cal.: We have frequently described a "Selling Race." It is a race where horses are entered with a fixed valuation upon them; a price at which they may be claimed by any other person who runs a horse in the race. In the late meeting of the Blood Horse Association at Oakland Park, a race of this kind was run, the conditions beiDg as follows: Selling Race — Purse, $200, of which $50 to Becond horse. Entrance free. Dash of one and one-eighth miles. Horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled weight; 2 lbs. allowed for each $1,000 under that valuation. Horses entered for over $1,000 to carry 3 lbs. over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation. In that event J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon — Folly was the winner, and as the price at which she was en- tered, $800 was offered by a duly authorized party, Mr. Chase was obliged under the rule to accept the mouey and deliver the filly. The law on the subject is as follows: Rule 63 — When it is made a condition of any race that the winner shall be sold for any given sum, the owner of the sec- ond horse being first entitled, etc., no other person than one who ran a horse in the race shall be entitled to claim. The claim must be made to the judges or clerkof the course with- in a quarter of an hour after the race. The horse claimed shall not be delivered unless the amount is paid by ton o'clock at night on the day of the race, otherwise the party claiming shall not be entitled tu demand the horse nt any fu- ture period, but, nevertheless, the owner of the horse may insist upon the claimant taking and paying for the horse claimed. Rule 64 — When it is a condition of a selliug race that the winner shall be put up at auction after the race, the half of any surplus which may thereby be obtained over and above the price for which the horse was entered to be sold, shull be paid to the owner of the second horse, and this shall not in- validate the privilege of the second horse as to the prior claim of any beaten horse, under rule (i."». Rule 65— Any horse running for a selling race is liable to be claimed by the owner of any other horse in the raco for the price for which he is entered to be sold and the amount of the stake; the owner of the second horse to be first enti- tled to the claim, and the others in the order in which their horses are placed, and the winner to have the last claim. Rule 66 — No person can claim more than one horse in tho same race, and if two or more persons equally entitled - to claim, they shall draw lots for the priority. Rule 67 — Any person who refuses to deliver or fail.- for a horse purchased or claimed in a selling race ruled off the course. 116 \xmlcx artel JSpxa'lsmmx. Aug 25 The Santa Rosa Fair. The Santa Rosa fair opened on Tuesday last under the most favorable conditions. By dint of hard labor on the part of the directors and other officers the grounds, which are situ- ated about one mile from the heart of the city, had been put in fine condition; a large addition to the grand stand had been built, a new judges' stand erected, and the new pavil- ion, which compares favorably with any similar building in the State, had been placed in fix to receive exhibits. Santa Kosa is a lovely spot— the garden and orchard of the State, and a visit to the fair grounds last Tuesday was enough to convince the most skeptical that the possibilities of old Sono- ma had never been exaggerated one iota. The place was a maze of fruits and flowers, a gigantic prototype of the Cali- fornia market, with the additional attraction of having all the bloom on Pomona's luscious offerings. Busily engaged were fair ladies and brown, stalwart men, in putting the house in order, but early as was the time there was enough on exhibition to delight those who tiiid pleasure in the boun- tiful gifts of nature. All down the center of the large build- ing stretched a white covered table, on which were tastefully arranged samples of all the finest fruits, flowers and cereals that Sonoma county can produce. The collection was made by the Sonoma Grange and its subordinate lodges, and was, in fact, the most representative display of the county's pro- ducts there could be gathered together. While all the exhibits were above the average of their kind, many were of such special merit as to deserve particular no- tice. At the end of the tables huge sheafs of cut grain made a graceful finish. The finestof these were Odessa wheat, grown by J. Ningworth; white Australian wheat, Fletcher Bros.; barley, E. H. Cheney; buckwheat, A. Bushnell, and white Australian wheat, John Adams. S. Buckmaster exhibited a lot of enormous field squash, any one of which was large enough to make a couple of fair-sized rowboats. The show of apples was immense, both in size and variety. The princi- pal exhibitors were S. F. Coulter, Dr. Fulkerson, Sweet & Crane, who showed thirty-six varieties; G. W. Huntley, W. Gauldiu, J. Davis, W. W. Gauldin, E. A. Rogers. J. D. Grant showed a fine lot of picked hops, and Otis Allen, the pioneer hop-grower of the State, exhibiteda flowering hop- vine which held at least nine pounds of green hops. The best exhibits of pears, plums and other fruit, on the Grangers' table, were by O. F. Coulter, A. J. Mills, Br. Fulkerson, J. B. Rue, Chinn & Wisemann, L. Chapman, P. J. Hawkins, M. Litchfield, John Adams, J. Davis, R. A. Rogers, Mrs. C. F. Julliord and L. J: Hawkins. In the centre of the Grangers' table were a lot of samples of cereals, raised by the following farmers of Sonoma: Corn — C. RemmaL, J. W. Davis, J. W. Cottle, N. Smith, J. T. Gerald, Mrs. J. M. Goddard, W. Smith, C. L. Lambert, John Smith, E. J. Buckland, C. R. Patterson, F. White, Fletcher Bros., A. L. Warner, C. J. Buckland, J. F. Elephick, H. Capel, E. P. Cutter, A. J. Mills, H. Keppel and E. M. Whittaker. Much of the corn was the equal of the finest raised in Illinois and Ohio. That shown by E. M. Whittaker was raised on poor upland, yet it went 45 bushels of shelled corn to the acre without irrigating; a pretty good card for Old Sonoma. The best samples of grain, other than corn, were shown by S. Buckmaster, Frank Boggs, JohnBaylis, John Sprigins, H. Holmes, A. J. Mills, Page Bros., W. Comstock, Bring worth Bros., Jas. Watson, C. Bashnell, R. Crane, W. C. Nelson, B. F. Hoar, J. W. Hall, F.Luttrell, J. M. Hudspeth, J. Strong, T.C.Putnam, W. Comstock (White Australian, 48 bushels to the acre), G. P. McNear & Denman, S. Vestal, D. Burris, H, C. Brooks, W. Barnes, R. Ferguson, F. G. Ellis, W. L.Berry, F.D. Bidwell, C. RemmelL, D. Bennett, L. Laughlin, Mrs. M. Goddard, F. Wateress, Decker & Jewit, T. G. Hutchinson, J. Austin, A. H. Pierault, C. Homes, W.L.Hoper, Mr. Hunt, E.fS. Church, R. P. McCleavy, R. Andrews, C. Nesson, J. R. Doss, Ira Proctor, A. F. Tombs, J. Tombs, W. S. Beason, Slusser Bros., John Smith and J. Baylor. Along the sides of the spacious Pavilion and up-stairs were several nice displays of agricultural implements and farm goods. Studebacker & Co. of San Francisco, showed a fine lot of carriages, buggies, and a new style spring fruit van of splendid workmanship. All these goods combined lightness with strength and fine finish, and made a most creditable display. Baker and Ross showed a large assortment of hand-made horse shoes, from the huge affair fit for a heavy dray horse to the fine plate of a thoroughbred racer. Fisher and Kinslow had a nice show of marble goods. Metcalf and Scbmidli road carts and wagons. Luther Burbank's show of cut and growing flowers was enough to tempt Flora herself to camp right down in Santa Rosa. Ferns, palms, geraniums, fnschias, lilies, dahlias, and roses in rare profusion graced his stand and made of it a ver- itable bower of loveliness. The wine display of J. De Turk, of Santa Rosa, was very fine and embraced every kind of California wines. J. Keser Jr. showed a nice lot of harness and saddlery, in- cluding a full line of Whitman's saddles, trees, stirrups. He also made a nice show of whips, robes, etc. L. H. Buskland showed a lot of well finished hand-made harness for work horses, some fancy harness and a lot of fine goods. One of the best individual displays of fruit was made by George W. Boggs, who from his little orchard of one acre showed superb samples of nearly every California fruit. Kentucky streak apples twelve inches in circumference, maiden's blush, Vicar of Wakefield, Bartlett pears, green- gages, snake cucumbers, Siberian crab apples, magnolia blos- soms, French prunes, egg plums, blackberries,, strawberries, Missouri black walnuts, English walnuts, peaches, toma- toes, hemp fifteen feet high, corn sixteen feet high, and alfalfa three feet high, after three weeks' growth, were all in his dis- play. T. Connolley made a nice display of peaches, plums, figs, pearB and apples. Many of the flower growers" held back their exhibits until late in the week, when the Sir Knights were expected to arrive. The Race*. The racing on the opening day included a trot and a run. The first event was a free for all :{ mile aud repeat. There was six starters, viz., Haddington, Ella Doane, Aunt Bet- sey, Dotty Dimple, Bryant W. and Garfield. Haddington and Ella Doane sold evon up to $70 each against $15 for the field. Garfield gave a good deal of trouble at the start, but at last the horses got away well together. Ella Doane made the pace, Aunt Betsey on her flank, all down the backstretch and into the straight. There Aunt Betsey faded away, and Ella Doane won easily, Aunt Betsey second, Haddington third Dotty Dimple fourth, Bryant W fifth. Time, 1:1(5. It was so plain to everyone that Shatter's horse Haddington laid up the first heat that he still kept his place in the bet- ting, selling for $18 or $20 against $20 for Ella Doane and $3 for the field. The second heat ended unpleasantly and decided the race. Ella Doane took the lead, but was collared and passed by Haddington at the last turn. At the distance she drew up, but Haddington had the most speed, and was first under the wire by a neck, after a hard finish. Bryant W came in third, Garfield fourth. Time, 1:15}. Appleby, the rider of Ella Doane, made a claim that Haddington had fouled him by taking the pole on the stretch before he was more than a length ahead. After fifteen minutes' discussion the judges allowed the claim of foul, and gave Ella Doane the heat and race, Bryant W seoond. The horses were fully thirty feet on the wrong side of the post when the time flag fell, an eccentricity that made the time about one-half a sec- ond too fast. The decision was not liked. Judge Shatter kicked hard and often, and wound up by paying forfeit on all the horses he had entered for the meeting, and taking the first train for home. SUMMAUy. Sonoma County Agricultural P ' Gilroy Gun Club. The Gilroy Rod and Gun Club held a shoot for their gold medal on the 22d, resulting as follows: Geo. Holloway 8 E. S. Harrison 6 C Jno. Holloway *J V H.M.Briggs 6 ~ Robin H. Holloway D. 1 'i n i Liu ii . . J. R. Payne.. II. Frntig.... Jno. Paine... E. Leavesley E. H. Farmer . The tie between Dunham, Frutig, and Leavesley was shot off at four birds and won by Leavesley. The Lincoln Gun Club held a shoot at clays for cla«- als at Colma on Sunday. The scores were: First Hawkins 15, Haine 11, Parker 10, Palmer 8. Secon.l Brown 15, Bruuor 7, Benker 7, Richter 10. 118 *$%£ Ikmlct' muX Bp^xismmL Aug 25 TUEF AND TRACK. Close of the Blood Horse Raoes. The Blood Horse races came to au end last Saturday, and once more the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association has to make a mark on the debit side of their accounts in spite of the largo crowd that the Conclave brought to San Francisco. On Saturday the attendance was good but not half of what was expected, and not nearly enough to make up for the fail- ure of the other days. That the Association gave away more in purses than it took in at the gate, must have been patent to all, and there was a general expression of regret that finan- cialiy the races were a failure. The quality of the sport was beyond all praise, two unequaled records being made. First on the card was a mile free for all with Jim Renwick and Ella Doane for starters. There was apparently some trouble about Eenwick, for the stable vowed they would not start him and it was only at the last moment that his name went up on the board and the judges declared all pools off, owing to many bets having been made with the idea that Eenwick was not to start. For the first half the race seemed slow. Ella Boane went away in the lead and opened a gap of five lengths at the quarter. Duffy on Beuwick appeared to have made np his mind that he was not in the race, and made no effort ii i send the big white-footed horse along. At the bottom of the track Ella Boane was thirty yards ahead. There Jim Ken- wick evinced a desire to go to the front, and Duffy humoring him he passed Ella Boane in the straight, headed her at the dis- tance and won by two lengths, hands down. Time 1:41 J. This performance is virtually the best on record. When Ten Broeck made a mile in 1 :39;J he was five years old and only carried 110 pounds. Eenwick is five years old, and on Saturday carried 117 pounds. The only horse that ever ran in 1 :41|, or so fast besides Ten Broeck and Jim Eenwick, is Searcher who made the time with only 90 pounds on his back. SUMM-UtT. Fall Meeting, Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association; Purse 5200, free for all: dash of a mile. Levi Knott enters s g Jim Renwick 5 years, by Joe Hooker— Big Gun 117 pounds 1 H. C. Judson enters b m Ella Doane C years, by "Wildidle— Nettie Brown, 115 pounds 2 Time— 1:41}. The next race was the Finigan Stake, a mile dash for two- year-olds. There were six starters: Winters' Callie Smart, Palo Alto's Monday, and Shannon fillies and a colt by Wildidle — Frolic, Pritchard's Bazaar filly and Haggin's Schoolgirl, who drew places in the order named. The fine performances of the Palo Alto stable, early iu the week, made it a big favor- ite, at odds of $40 to $ll"for Callie Smart, and §10 for Prit- ehard and Haggin fillies in the field. Patrol judges were put out, and after three attempts a start was made. Palo Alto's Monday — Eiglin filly, was sent off full fifty feet behind and never closed up the gap. The Shannon — Bemirep colt made tha running, with the Wildidle — Frolic, filly well up, and Callie Smart on even terms with the second horse. Callie Smart made her run at the three-quarter pole, but could not get the lead. The Shannon filly was out-run on the home- stretch by his stable companion, and Governor Stanford's colors were first and second, Haggin a poor third, and the Monday — Eiglin, filly still in the rear. Time, 1:42£. This is a marvelous performance for two-year-olds, and the best on record. The winner, by Wildidle — Frolic, carried 107 pounds and the best time ever recorded before for a two- year-old was Mistake's, 1 "43f, at Louisville, with only 100 pounds np. Though we class Palo Alto's performance as a best on record, the mile has been run faster by a two-year- old, but the performance had no merit. In a selling race at Sheepshead Bay, last September, P. Lorrillard's Breeze, two-year-old, ridden by Higgs, made a mile in 1 :42. Breeze was entered to sell for SI, 300, and only carried sixty-four pounds. With her weight np Breeze's best record was three-quarters of a mile in 1 :20, and carrying 107 pounds she was badly beaten on October 19, 18S2, by E. J. J3aldwin,s Gano and Bowie's Empress; the time of the mile being 1:45 J over the Baltimore Track. BUMMAXY. Finigan Stake, 350 entrance, $250 added; for two-year-olds; dash of a mile. Palo Alto enters blf, two years, by Wildidle -Frolic; 107 pounds 1 Palo Alto enters b c by Shannon- Demirep, two years, llu pounds. . . 2 J. B. llaggin enters b f Schoolgirl, by Fat Molloy— Glenuine, two years, 107 ■ o m ' ■ 3 Theodore Winters enters cb f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Marti e A^ two years, 107 pounds 0 W. L. Fritcbard enters ch f, by Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar, io7 pounds! 0 Palo Alto enters br f, by Monday— Itiglin, 107 pounds 0 Time— 1:423. The third race of the day was the Fame Stake, a two-mile dash for three-year-olds. Three started, viz., Chase's Laura and Marian and Baldwin's Lucky B. Lucky B sold for $50 against SI 1 for the two mares. Marian made the running for si mile and a half, when Lucky B moved up, and, easily passing both of Mr. Chase's entries, galloped home an easy winner, in 3:35, Laura second, Marian a good third. BTJHMJOIY. Fame Stake; 3100 each, £500 added; for three- year-olds ; dash of two miles. H. J. HaldwJn enters b c Lucky B, by Rutherford-Maggie Emerson, 106 pounds 1 ase enters ch f Laura, by Shannon— Folly, 102 pounds '.'. 2 J. B. Chaseent*rs b f Mirian, by Hubbard— Electa a Ti me-:i:35. In spite of this two-mile run Lucky B was a warm favorite for the four-mile race which came nest. He sold for $320 Jocko SKiO, Judge McKinstry $00, and Wildidler $70. The betting wiifi very heavy. Jocko made the pace from the start, and a quarter of a mile out was five lengths ahead of the field, which were all buuehed. Lucky B was hard held and sawed all over the track to keep him back. They -went this way for a mile, When McKinstry and Wildidler moved up a little, but still Jocko had a lead of several lengths, and galloped just to please himself, not being pushed at all.' On the second half of the third mile Lucky B and Wildidler mode a race for the lead, and lapped Jocko at the turn Mc- Kinstry falling hopelessly in the rear. In the stretch the three leaders were all abreast and at the stand Lucky B had a lengths lead of Jocko. Three and a quarter milea out Lucky B tried to again fall back but came again and made a fine nice down the back of the track head- ing Jocko iu the straight. The finish was very close for a four mile race. Lucky B was run out at the distance and Jacky won by on open length, McKinstry a good third, and \\ ildidle, who fell buck in the lust half, a poor fourth. Time BDUU4BY. A post Btikcforall ogee, 8250 each p p clOOO added- nil Oil Mien cniua b c Jocko, I yearn, by Cariboo- B*ply, 118 ponnda. 1 I. Baldwin en ton bo Lucky B,3 years, by Itutherford— Macole ■ r on; H" poondi Kb'" ,, uanic be Jnuge MoKlnsfry, J yean/by Grinateiid ■ I ■■ I Bti ■ i -I i- Lit Pense, lis pounds 4 H. Hill and Gries enters b b 'Wildidler, G years, by Wildidle— Eva Coombs, 125 pounds 0 Time, 7:313. The meeting closed with a consolation race for all beaten horses, one mile and a repeat. The entries were Rondo, Ju- bilee and Giismer. Rondo was the favorite at $25 to $7. He won the first heat easily in 1 :44) and then sold for S100 to §0. The second heat Grismer led from the start. Time 1:45:}, and repeated the third heat, winning handsomely in 1:45}. SUMMARY. Same Day Consolation Purse 6200, of which $50 to second horse. One mile and repeat. Horses beaten once allowed five pounds; twice, ten pounds, and three times, fifteen pounds. E. J. Baldwin's ch g (irisnier, by Grinstead— Jennie D, three years, i)y pounds 3 1 1 George Uowson's b g Rondo, by Norfolk— by Belmont, six years, 107 pounds 1 2 2 Wm. Billups' cb g Jubilee, by Norfolk— by Lodi, sis years, 107 pounds 2 3 3 Time— 1 :4H, 1 :45i, 1 :45j. Bay District Trotting. The two races arranged for the Bay District Track on Fri- day last did not draw a very large crowd, those present being regular attendants at horse races. By strange irony of acci- dent the first race was for " gentlemen's roadsters," and re- sulted in considerable unpleasantness, the general opinion being that a sell was contemplated, and that the parties who sold out went back on their contract and trotted the race out instead of letting the slower horse win as per contract. The entries for the first race, mile heats in harness, were Frank, Beauty, Terra Cotta, Brown Dick and Mary O. The night before the race Mary O sold favorite in the pools, but on the track the speculators' prices were §50 for Beauty, $25 Mary O, $16 Frank and $11 for the field. Frank and Mary O took the lead from the start, Beauty and Terra Cotta in the rear. At the quarter pole Beauty took the place of Mary O, and raced with Frank who won as he liked, Beauty second, Marv O third, Terra Cotta fourth. Time, 2:36. The trotting of the heat would seem to indicate that Frank was the best horse of the lot, but for some reason bettors did not seem to think so, and still kept Beauty favorite in the pool selling, Frank second choice, and the remainder in the field. Frank led from the start, Beauty well up, and the others nowhere. At the drawgate Frank came back to Beau- ty, and the latter won by a length, Frank second, Terra Cotta third, Brown Dick fourth, Mary O distanced. Time, 2-.m. This made Beauty a bigger favorite than ever, and loud were the howls at Mary O being distanced. Again Frank led, with Beauty close up, and again Frank went back to Beauty near the homestretch, allowing Beauty to win, and taking second place. Time, 2:33. It was now three to one on Beauty, and some pools sold for even bigger odds, and it was in the nest heat that the arrangement, if any existed, was upset. Beauty went for the heat, and so did Terra Cotta, both trotting faster than before, but Frank, who looked as if he could have won in three straight heats, was turned loose, and won after a hard race with Terra Cotta, Beauty third, Brown Dick dis- tanced. Time, 2:32. This time made the race look a trifle suspicions yet so con- fident were the division behind Beauty that they freely .wag- ered §25 against $8, $9, $10, §11 that the mare would beat the field. Now for the first time the friends of Frank backed him in the field and to all inquiries said that they were not backing Frank, only taking Terra Cotta in as a saver. Beauty made a nasty break at the first turn and was never in the race. Terra Cotta held the lead to within 3 lengths from home where Frank made a fine spurt and just got his nose ahead; Beauty a bad third. Time, 2:35£. BDHHABY. Bay District Association, Friday, Angus! 24th. Races for Gentlemen's Eoadsters— Mile heats, three in hve, in harness. Purse, $200; $125 to first: §50 to second, and $25 to third horse. T. Kennedy names owner's b g Frank 1 2 2 1 1 G. Balis names owner's b m Beauty 2 1 1 3 8 C. Clawson names owner's 9 g Terra Cotta 4 i 3 2 P. Brandow names owner's b g Brown Dick 6 3 4 d H. McConn names owner's g m Mary O 3 d Time, 2:3G. 2:33, 2:34A, 2:32, 2:35j. There came near being a smashup in this race. Mary O took a notion in the second heat to run away and before Mc- Conn could saw her down to subjection she had twice made the circuit of the track at a two-minute gallop. McConn was sore and stiff from holding her in and doubtless grateful that the ill-natured jade had not run into the fence or man- aged an upset in some other way. The second race of the day was between Nelly Burns, Buck and Bennett's bay gelding, which was really Mr. E. Fay's Captain Jack, by Flaxtail. There was a good deal of betting, Nellie Burns going favorite, though Captain Jack had many moneyed supporters. After the first heat pools sold $30 to $9 on the favorite. The race needs no description. Nelly Burns won in three straight heats; Buck generally well up, and Captain Jack unable to trot a little bit. SUMiLAEY. • Purse of 8200, for gentleman's road horses; mile heats to harness: best three in five. J. Burns' bm Nelly Burns 1 i l J. Rodgers'b g Buck 2 2 2 M. Bennett's bg 3 3 3 Time-2:35, 2:34, 2:34£. Racing in England. The Race for the Goodwood Cup at Goodwood, on the 22nd inst., was won by Mr. J. Johnstone's three-year-old chestnut colt Border Minstrel. Sir F. Johnstone's five-year-old bay mare Corrie Koy came in second, and Lord Falmouth's four- year-old brown mare Dutch Oven third. The other starters were Lord Ellesmere's sis-year-old chestnut horse Wallen- stein, and Mr. F. T. Walton's sis-year-old chestnut mare Girofle. The betting was 3 to 2 against Border Minstrel, 7 to 8 against Corrie Boy, and 3 to 1 against Dutch Oven. There was no betting theu against Wallenstein or Girofle. Just before the start 6 to 5 was offered against Border Minstrel, 6 to 4 against Corrie Roy, 6 to 1 against Dutch Oven, S to 1 against Wallenstein, and 20 to 1 against Girofle. Girofle, at a good pace, made play and led by sis clear lengths until she was a quarter of a milo from home, when she and Wallenstein fell away, beaten. The remaind- er took close order and a pretty race ensued, ending in favor of Border Minstrel, who crossed the line two lengths ahead of Corrie Roy, who was three-quarters of a length in advance of Dutch Oven. Girofle finished last. The winners time was 5:08 Summary: The Goodwood Cup, value 300 sovs., addod to a subscrip- tion of 20 sovs. each, hf three-year-olds to carry 103 lbs.; four, 122 lbs.; five, sis, aud aged, l:3Glbs; marcs and geld- ings allowed 3 lbs.; pure Barbs, Turkish, or Arabian horses allowed 32 lbs.; horses foaled in America or the British colo- nies allowed 7 lbs if they have not won in England; horses which have never won 200 sov. at auy one time Bhall be al- lowed weight iu these proportions — three-year-olds. 4 lbs.; four, 9 lbs.; five, 14 lbs.; sis, and aged, 21 lbs; the winner of he Derby or Oaks at Epsom, Doueaster St. Legor, Paris Grand Pris, French Derby, Ascot, Goodwood, Jockey Club? or Doueaster cups, Champion Stakes. Newmarket, or the Alexandra Plate or Orange Cup, Ascot, within an interval o two years, both Goodwood Cup days included, to carry 7 lbs.; or two or more of the above stakes or prizes, 10 lbs. ex- tra; 24 subscribers; two miles and a half. J. Johnstone's ch c Border Minstrel, 3 veare, by Tynedale— Glee, 103 poinds '. Fordham 1 Sir F. Johnstone's b m Corrie Itov, 5 years, by Galopin — Corrie, 130 pounds ." Wood Lord Falmouth's br m Dutch Oven,4 veaxs, by Dutch Skater— Can- tiniere, 126 pounds Archer 3 Lord Ellesmere's ch h Wallenstein, C years, by Waverley— Lady Wal- lenstein, 12G pounds Webb 0 F. T. Walton's ch m Girofle, G years, by Leamington— Ratan. 11C pounds s Loates 0 The same day the race for the Racing Stakes for three- year-olds was won by Mr. J. R. Keene's chestnut colt Blue Grass, with the Buke of Hamilton's bay colt Ossian second, and J. Gretton's brown colt, by Nuneham, dam by Kettle- drum out of Lifetime, third. The three horses mentioned were the only starters. The betting at the start was 7 to 4 against Blue Grass, 11 to S on Ossion, and S to 1 against the Nuneham colt. Blue Grass led throughout and won a good race by a head and a half. There was a length between the second and third horses. Summary: The Racing Stakes of 50 sovs. each subscription, 20 forfeit, with 200 added, for three-year-olds; colts to carry 122 lbs., and fillies 119 lbs.; the winner of a two-year-old stake of the value of 500 sovs. to carry three lbs. extra; the winner of a three-year-old stake of the value of 1,000 sovs. to carry 5 lbs. of 2,000 gs., the Oaks, Pris du Jockey Club or Grand Pris, 7 lbs., or the Derby, 12 lbs. estra: weights not accumulative; the owner of the second horse to receive 100 sovs. out of the stakes; old mile; 23 subscribers. J. K. Keene's ch c Blue Grass, by Pat Molloy— Amy Farley, 122 pounds 1 Duke of Hamilton's b c Ossian, by Salvator— Music, 122 pounds 2 J. Gretton's br c, by Nuneham, dam by Kettledrum out of Lifetime, 122 pounds 3 At Goodwood on the 3rd, the race for the Molecomb Stakes, for two -year- olds, was won by Lord Hastings' bay filly, La Trapps. Mr. C. J. Lefevre's brown filly Wild Thyme came in second, and the Duke of Westminster's chestnut colt Garb Or third. There were five starters, including Mr. P. Lorill- ard's black colt Pontiac. The last betting was 20 to 1 agst La Trappe, 5 to 4 agst Wild Thyme, 2 to 1 agst Garb Or, and 10 to 1 agst Pontiac. La Trappe won by half a length. There was only a neck between Wild Thyme ani Garb Or. Summary: The Malcomb Stakes of 50 sovs. each, half forfeit, with 300 added, for two-year-olds; colts to carry 122 lbs., and fillies 119 lbs; a winner of 300 sovs. before starting to carry 5 lbs.; of the Lavant or Richmond Stakes, or of any two stakes val- ue 300 sovs., 7 lbs. estra; the owner of the second horse to re- ceive 100 sovs. out of the stakes; T. Y. C; 32 subscribers. Lord Hastings' b f La Trappe, by Hermit — Ambuscade 1 Mr. C. J . Lefevre's br f Wild Thyme, by Lowlander— Fragrance 2 The Duke of Westminster's ch c Garb Or, by Doncaster— Rouge Rose . 3 Mr. P. Lorillard's blk c Pontiac, by Pero Gomez— Age norea 0 Jerome Eddy. The following interesting sketch of Jerome Eddy and his family is from the New York Spirit, being the statement of the firm who bred and raised the colt, and thereby added $20,000 to their bank account: This famous bay stallion is 15J hauds, and was foaled April 20, 1S75; bred by Dewey «fc Stewart, Owosso, Mich.; sired by Louis Napoleon, son of Volunteer, dam Fanny Mapes, by Alesander's Abdallah. While running with his dam he was given a liberal feed of wheat bran daily, and he grew finely. He was eshibited, with his dam, at the Michigan State Fair, at East Saginaw, in September, 1S75, and awarded second premium. We weaned him when he was about six months old, and then gave him oats and bran sufficient to keep him in fine growing order. He gave no special indica- tions of his trotting action until when about eight months old, when he would lead the several other colts, running in our paddock with him, handily on the trot, and seldom ever broke from the trotting gait. He grew well during the winter, and when a year old was 14. H hands, and weighed 760 pounds. When fifteen mouths old we broke him to trot to halter and bridle, aud to trot by side of a running mate, and in thirty days' time we led him a half in 1:32.1, aud the mile in 3:14. We continued the practice of trotting him occasionally during the summer, and we eshibited him, with a running mate, on the homestretch, that fall, at the Grand Rapids Fair; while so exhibiting him a strange gentleman in the grand stand rose and said: "1 don't know what you ask for that colt, but I'll give $2,000 for him, as he is the best oue of his age I ever saw." He was awarded first premium. We also exhibitod him at the Lansing Fair same fall with the same success. The nest season, 1S77, as a two-year-old, we did nothing with him until into July, and theu commenced trotting him again, and August 1 he was 15] hands, and weighed 1,030 pounds.'" We eshibited him at Michigan State Fair, at Jack- son, getting first premium, and pronounced by the judges the best they ever saw. Iu October, that fall, we drove him to drive double and single. He broke very nicely, and with no trouble. He seemed very intelligent, and almost antici- pated our wans- In the spring of 1S7S we gave him moderate road work to skeleton wagon, and on July 24 hooked him to sulky for the first time, aud drove him a half-mile in 1 :23A, aud on the 29th a half-mile iu 1:21, and in September a half-mile in 1:20], without a skip either time. We entered him in a three- year-old race at Michigan State Fair, half-mile heats, which he won handily. In 1879, as a four-year-old, we gave him moderate road work, and occasionally a slow repeat on the track, and at our County Fair, in September, at the request of the Society, we gave him an exhibition repeat, with running mate. First mile— First half, 1:17$ J second half; 1:UU; mile, 2:33}, Sec- ond mile— First half, "1:15; secomTnalf, 1:124; milo, 2:27$. In 1880 he was handled about same as in 1879. At a Bpecial trial he trottod first half in 1:14, second in 1:10$, and mile iu 2:24-;. In 1881 we commenced preparing him for four races in our Michigan Circuit, and gave him a trial in May — first half iu 1:15, second half in \:l\], and mile in 2:2GJ. We Started him iu Juue at Jackson, against the then famous Big John, in the 2:34 class; this being his first race, aud he won the third heat in 2:27 and second money in the race. At Sagin- aw ho won second money. At Grand Bopids he mot J. B. Thomas in the hauds of that veteran P. V.Johnson. Ho won first heat and second money, driving Thomas out in 2:23, losing by a throat-latch only. At Ionia he again won first heat aud secoud money, and drove Thomas out in 2:22}, los- ing by a head only. We trotted him at home, when ho show- ed us'u trial in 2:21}. We won the race with him at the Aug- ust meeting at Grand Rapids without lowering his record, aud this ended his work for the year. Up to this time ho was handled exclusively by amateurs. 1883 2?tx£ %xtz&zx mul jipotiswatt. 119 In 1882 we placed him in the hands of Mr. C. E. Abbot, of Detroit, a trainer of experience, for turf purposes during the season. The spring being cold, wet and backward, he had only three weeks in which to give him auy preparation before starting in his race at Detroit, in which he started outside and finished second in fifth heat, winninS fourth money. At Jackson he was beaten by Mattie Graham and winning sec- ond money. At East Saginaw much interest was felt in this race; Aldine, whom he hacLbeaten in the two previous races, was his strongest competitor, and she, having won a race in the mud, was backed as the winner. As it had rained hard the night before and the track was very soft and insuoh con- dition that those veterans. Turner aud Saunders, at the or- der cf the judges to start their ho 8 s, positively refused, and said they would take the coesequeuces. Eddy having never trotted in the mud, the Aldine party backed the mare to win in each heat. The trotting was confined entirely to the ex- treme outside of the track. The day was sultry, hot, and no air astir, and it was after 3 p. m. before they could start. Comments were fully made as to the time likely to be made; and such men as W. W. Bair, and others, remarked that 2:37 could not be beaten in this race. At about half-past three the horses were rung up and off for the first heat, in which Eddy won in 2:30.V, to the great surprise of all, and won the second heat in 2:27i, and third in 2:26$. The judges claim- ed the track and circumstances fully 10 seconds slow, and de- clared it the greatest race ever trotted over their track, and are inclined to think this equal to any race he ever trotted. At Grand Rapids and Ionia he won over Aldine easily, with- out beating his 2:26$. At Chicago he met such fast ones as Catchfly, Naiad Queen, Mattie Graham, etc. We used the first heat as a feel- er, not trying to win it. It was taken by Mattie Grabam in 2:21$, Catchfly distanced. He won the next three heats, mak- ing a record of 2:21, Naiad Queen distanced in second heat. This was apparently the easiest race he ever trotted, and no one could think an hour after it, by his appearance, that he had trotted a race that week, and Mr. Abbott said, after the second heat, he truly believed that he could have driven it in 2:15, as he did not urge him a rod in the heat. At Cleveland he met the reknowned and, supposed to be, invincible mare MinnieR.,whohad won her race handily the previous week in 2:19, and was bookedhere as the sure winner of the race. This was a strong betting race, Minnie R. selling at $50 to §70 against Eddy's $20, in pools of $125, and a very large amount in the box. So strong was the feeling in her favor that a considerable number of Eddy's friends, who had placed a hundred or two on him, hedged, and placed more on the mare. No one seemed to care to put much money on him, as it was openly and strongly talked that she would win in straight heats. We were repeatedly asked what we in- tended to do, and answered, win if we could, and that she must beat 2: IS to beat him. Result: he won in 2:19, 2:18, and 2:19, Minnie R. carrying him in third heat to the three- quarter pole in 1 :41, a 2:14£ gait, where he took her off, and, had not a gentleman called Mr. Abhott to slow him up, un- known to us, he would to-day have the fastest stallion record in the world. His race the following week, at Buffalo, is fresh in the memory of those witnessing it — he winning the first heat in 2:16A, and last quarter in 33 seconds, and we shall always claim that hehouorably won third and fourth heats and race. This track was not suited to him. Had this race been on Cleveland or Rochester tracks, we believe the records would read as they properly should. At Rochester he won third money, not being himself, caused mainly by improper shoe- ing. At Chicago we refused tc start him, in view of a pros- pective sale. He came home in September, safe, sound, and without a blemish, and was turned into his paddock, and there re- mained until February, 1883, when we placed him in Peter V. Johnson's hands, for turf purposes this season, reserving the right of sale at any time, aud in March sold him to Henry B. Jewett & Co. of Buffalo, for $25,000, Could he have remained on the turf this season, we believe, under fa- vorable circumstances, he would have closed it with a record of 2:12. It will be noticed that he finishes the last half or quarter the fastest, and we do not recollect an instance that he ever failed to do it in any special trials we ever gave him. His disposition is exceedingly kind, aud is very fond of being pet- ted. He possesses great intelligence, and seemed to know his business in a race as well as did his driver, and any at- tempt to hold him back would offend him, and he would ask for the bit by all the signs he was capable of, and would not be satisfied until he got to the front, and seemed to know when he was to finish, as well on the half-mile as on the mile track. His greatest weight was at five years old, l,164pounds, his trotting weight about 1,025 pounds. He wore front 14 oz., and back 8 oz. shoes in his races. His feed of bran and oats was continued from his colthood up, sufficient to keep him in thriving order. Was turned to grass a little while each year, after three years old. He got his growth in height at four years old, but boned and muscled up considerably af- terwards, and is to-day one of the strongest, if not the stron- gest boned and muscled trotting stallion known to ns. It is generally said that trotters are made, but he is a natural-born trotter, from a colt up, and when forced to a break caught quick and handy. His fulL square gait is pronounced by the general public the best they ever saw. His stud service was extremly limited previous to this year. He has ten living colts, from one to four years old, four of which we have seen. Sirocco, dam by Hambletonian Star, we sold to Slaughter & O'Connor, of Dallas, Texas, with oth- er stock, when about ten mouths old, for $300. He is now 16£ hands and four years old, and a newspaper report says he trotted, when two-and-a-half years old, in 2:34, aud $5,- 000 was refused for him. He was entered in the four-year- old stakes at Chicago this year. He is in charge of Reuben Armstrong, the veteran trainer of Molly Morris, and unfor- tunately for his owners, Mr. A. got severely kicked by anoth- er horse, and was unable to continue his prepaTatiou. Mr. A. says he is the fastest and most wonderful colt he ever handled, and talks with much confidence that he will beat his sire's best record with him. Another four-year-old of his is LottyfMapes, owned by us, dam Hatty Mapes, byAbdallah Star; 2d dam Fanny Mapes, and she is pronounced by all who have seen her the speediest field trotter they ever saw. She knows nothing but trot, and can run away on the trot in harness. We are only giving her slow work this summer, it being her first handling, she being growthy, and 10 hands high. We prefer to go slow with her, as she will, under fa- vorably circumstances in the future, beat her sire's record, we believe. Another four-year-old, owned by A. Pearsal, of Flint, we are assured is one of promise. Last week we saw a two-year-old stallion of his, owned by Joseph Seaver, of Ith- aca, Mich., and now in the hands of John Wimble, of St. Johns, Mich., who has broken him without fault, to drive nicely, and who says he can show a three-minute clip, and is the beat and most promising colt he ever handled, and a fast one, sure. He resembles his sire in his make-up very closely, is now over 15 hands, and we believe wiil be 16 hands, and about as strongly made as his sire when fully de- veloped. Another two-year-old stallion of his is owned by O. W. Robinson, of Maple Rapids, Mich., and v e are told 1 y good judges that in the field he can run away on the trot, a four-month-old filly of his was given three trials of a quarter mile each, led by the side of her dam; the first in 1 :10, second trial in one minute, and the third in 59 seconds. That he will prove a great sire we cannot doubt. His name was taken from Jerome Park, of New York, and from a place in this county called Eddy's Corners — hence his name of Jerome Eddy. He was not named after any gentle- man, as has been generally supposed. He never wore any toe-weights. His sire, Louis Napoleon, was bought in 1872, of George B. Alley, of New York, on the advice of George Wilkes, former editor of The Spirit, and have never had occasion to regret it. In 1873 we bought his dam of Joe Gavin, Orange Co., N. Y., in foal to Messenger Duroc, paying $600 for her. We bought her because she was a half-sister to Goldsmith Maid, and also because she was in foal to Messenger Duroc, hopiug to get a horse colt, which we did in Joe Gavin, and believing she would prove a good brood mare, which results have amply proven. Her nick with Louis Napoleon, we believe, time will prove has founded a wonderful family. Their produce is Jerome Eddy, 2:16^, and sold for S25,000. Lena Mapes sold to H. C. McDowell, Lexington, Ky., last April, for a brood-mare, at $3,000. Larry \V., bay stallion, sold at twen- ty months old to Slaughter & O'Connor, of Dallas, Texas, for $1,000, and he is showing a high rate of speed, and a sire of yearling colts that can trot under 3:00. Frank Noble, sold to J. W. Parkhurst, Augusta, Mich., at three months old for $300. George Milo, bay stallion, 3 years old, which we own, and is of much promise. Edmore, sold at five months old, for $500, to Dr. Golbroth, of Pontiac, Mich., at three mouths old, also of much promise, and Dolly Mapes, a yearling filly, that we also own. It will be seen that Fanny Mapes, at $600, was a profitable investment. The above sales of her produce put up $29,800, and we have left, also of her produce, Joe Gavin, by Messenger Duroc, and Hattie Mapes, by Abdallah Star. History, we believe, must write Fanny Mapes down as one of the greatest brood mares of the present time. In her daughter, Hattie Mapes, she is still showing her great quali- ties. At four years old, in two months' handling, she showed us $2:37, and at seven years old, in six weeks' time, 2:32i. and gaited like Jerome Eddy, and she has produced to Louis Napoleon Lizzie Mapes, 2 years old, and near 16 hands. That is one of the best lookers we know of her age, and of much promise; also Colonel Mapes, bay stallion, 1 year old, that has shown u^ more speed at same age than any colt we ever bred, and, we predict, is sure to beat 2:16.} in the future, aud also is the dam of a choice filly foal this season, and a close mate, we think in t-ie future to his sister Lizzie, and Hattie Mapes promises, as a brood mare, to equal her noted dam, Fanny Mapes. Louis Napoleon was efght years old when he sired Jerome Eddy, and Fanny Mapes was 16 years old when she foaled him, making her the oldest brood mare that has produced better than a 2:20 trotter. The English Derby — Reminiscences of the Marquis of Hastings. Speaking of the American turf is a misnomer. Nearly all the races run in this country are on flat, prepared ground. This is one reason why contests of speed are so frequentty postponed on account of the weather. Englishmen go fur- ther, and say that this is a reason why trials of speed and endurance among horses in America are not equal in effect to those of the old country. They say that the only safe test of the power of a horse is to send him at full tilt over the native turf, clearing away unusual obstructions, but making him take the natural rise aud fall of the ground, just as if engaged in war or the chase. The latter employment, in the mind of all the ancients, from Greece, through Rome, to Englan 1, was only looked upon as a preparation for the more serious occupation of war. The Romans very largely ignored the use of the horse in battle. Their close squadrons of foot soldiers with their short swords and very considerable ignorance of missile warfare rendered the necessity of the employment of horsemen very small. Indeed, it was not uutil the later days of Rome that the order of knights dis- played any prominence, and then they became principally known to history by the spoils that were collected from their slain corpses at the battle of Cannae. But when chivalry took its rise out of the dark ages, aud the knights -errant set about to redress the evils of the world, the quality of the horse as an agent of civilization became of paramount consequence. The knights of Charlemagne and his successors prided themselves as much on the speed and strength of their destriers as they did on their own per- sonal prowess, and all the songs of the romancists of the middle ages are as full of eulogium of the ckeval as of the chevalier. It is somewhat curious to note in this connection that the heroes of Western Europe, in their iron caps and body armor, about this time met warriors of the Orient who, comparatively unarmed, fought and conquered them mainly through the iieetness and dexterity of their steeds. Three hundred years later, when the soldiers of Saladin met the steel-clad followers of Richard, battles were often decided by the superior powers of the horse. The immense weight of the armor of the Western warriors rendered it necessary that they should ride enormous, heavy built horses, somewhat equivalent in their make to our heav- iest carriage or wagon horses. But they met on the plains of Egypt and Palestine soldiers who rode on light but strong animals, whose dexterity and fleetness made the onslaught of the heavy-armed Norman a mockery. Courage, combined with lightness and sinew, made these horses the wonder of the world of that day. Later in the centuries, when heavy armor and soldiers tre- mendous in stature and garb and girth began to be reckoned of less value than brains and dexterity, it began to dawu on the minds of the governing classes of Europe that a change might be made with advantage in the class of horses that they used in the war. The soldiers of the court of Elizabeth of England were the first to notice this in Europe. They had their traditions of crusading service and stories of their grand- sires had told them of the wonderful fleetness andeudurance of the horses of Barbary. Leicester and Essex impoverished themselves in buying horses from Spain aud Northern Africa. Their example was followed by other nobles. The courtiers of James I followed in the same line, but they went furth- er east for the stallions to breed to their native stock and to the big-boned Flanders mares that were then fashionable. The enormous horses of the time of the Reformation were admirable in their way. They, or such as they, would be good to-day for carriage or to drag the express wagon in our streets. But while they had bottom that they had acquired through ages of training, bottom that would carry them through any amount of fatigue, they had neither speed nor that class of endurance which means the triumphant submis- sion to hardship. They lack the aristocratic blood. The uke of Buckingham brought some fino barbs to England He had been in Spain aud knew a good horse. He also, brought information that was more valuable than his barbs. This information filtered through the next three reifras, in- cluding the Comnio .wealth. Oliver's and Rupert's soldiers fought on the back of studs that to-day would be condemned to a brewer's dray. It is odd to note that the real rise of the fleet aud quick- witted race-horse of to-day took its place under the auspices of the slow and phlegmatic Hanoverians and their dull-witted courtiers. Anne aud the first two Georges were the real pre- siders over the destines of the modern race-horse. The Der- by, that classic race of England, really took its rise under George III., but it would not have been possible except for the exertions of his immediate progenitors. Every one has taken or knows of Epsom salts, but few re- member that these salts take their name from springs that were as fashionable a century ago as Hot Springs are to-day or Saratoga. was thirty years ago. These springs were near the village of Epsom, or Bainstead Downs, in Surrey, Eng- land, and they possessed a peculiarly disagreeable medical quality. The effect of their discovery was the gathering of fashionable people around their source in the summer. A concourse of fashionable people in the immediate neighbor- hood of Downs, on which horses were constantly being train- ed, led naturally to racing. Horse races occurred annually in a sort of unofficial manner, till one of the Earls of Derby, a great lover of horse races, about the year 1777, established a race for three-year-olds, and gave his name to it. This is the historic Derby which has been run, with some slight intermission, every year since. At this race, which is annually run on Barnstead Downs, only about thirteen miles from London bridge, there annually congregates more than 500,000 people. But the race is always run, rain or shine, on the day and at the hour named. The precious minute may vary occasionally, on account of vicious horses or bad starts, but the populace of London know for a csrtainty that it will be run; hence there is an anormous amount of betting; small and large, and hence all other business has to give away, even Parliament adjourning until the great race is run and the winner of the "blue ribbon" is known. And as to this same phrase, "blue ribbon" something interesting may be said. The highest honor within the bestowal of the crown of England is the Knighthood of the Garter, and the insignia of the Garter is a blue ribbon. Noblemen and wealthy or influential commoners have striven their utmost to get this crowning honor, but none of them have used more energy, skill or daring than has been applied during the last thirty years to the winning of the greatest honors of the turf. Admiral Rous, who was President of the Jockey Club from 1840 to 1S6S, is credited with applying the name "blue rib- bon" to the winner of the Derby, and the name was accepted. A curious event in connection with this tremendous strug- gle happened in 1868. The Marquis of Hasting* had but re- cently, not three years before, succeeded to the possession of his estates. His rent-roll amounted to some $400,000 a year, besides he had come into a cash property of more than $600,- 000 that had been saved up for him by his guardian during minority. His first efforts were to spend his money foolish- ly, ridicuously; he spent it among a horde of wild hangers-on of both sexes. An attorney named Padwick was his ad- viser and money-lender. Padwick took his protege in hand and his protege wanted to win the "blue ribbon of the turf. ' Money was poured out like water to buy aud train the best horseflesh that was to be had. In the mean time Hastings fell in love with a Lady Elizabeth Paget, one of the Pagets whose repute rests only on the dare-devil bravery of the men of the family, but about whose feminine virtues the less said the better. This particular Lady Elizabeth was engaged at the time to be married to a Mr. Chaplin, and inheritor of a gen- eral carrying business that had been created by hisfatler, and which was as extensive as that of Wells Fargn is to-day in America. Lady Elizabeth had accepted her w« alt jv par- venu suitor, but her patrician instincts did not accord with the "shop." Moreover, she liked betting and all the excite- ment of the turf. The day before she was to have married Chaplin she ran off with Hastings to Paris and got married. He named the filly he had entered to run for the Derby Lady Elizabeth. Chaplin had also a horse entered for the Derby; it was named Hermit. Capt. Machell, a turf speculator, took charge of Hermit. The horse was trained thoroughly. It was of good stock, aud Machell, but he alone, knew of his powers. The mare Lad won the Champagne Stakes at Don- caster the year before. She stood prime favorite ou the day of the race, three to two being bet on her, while forty to oue was bet against Hermit. The horse came in first aud the marelost. The latter, it was suspected, had been "bucketed,'' and Chaplin was avenged. The Marquis of Hastings was or- dered out of the ring as a defaulter on the next settling day by Steel, bookmaster and carpenter. He had lost £120,000 ($600,000), and could not pay up. His estates were forelosed by Padwick, his mouey-lending attorney, and he died a couple of years latter a broken man, broken in purse aud person, at the age of 25. — American Sports. Many of the diseases of horses and cattle are caused by suppressed or checked perspiration; the various appearances they assume depending, perhaps, iu a great measure, upon the suddenness with which the discharge is stopped, aud the state of the animal at the time it takes place. Thus, if a horse, after being heated and made to sweat by exercise, and theu suffered to staud still, be exposed to a cold wind or min, a fever, or inflammation of some interual organ will probably be the consequence; and the disease thus produced will still be more serious, if the horse's exercise has beeu such as to produce considerable fatigue. If, ou the other hand, a cold current of air be admitted to a horse's body, as he stands in astable.it will often cause a catarrh or cold. Cattle often suffer from being kept in cold, bleak situations, particularly iu the early part of spring during the prevalence of a wind. In this case the suppression of the perspiration is more grad- ual, and the diseases which result from it are slower iu their progress, consequently more insidious iu their nature; and it often happens that the animal is left in the same cold cond- tion until the disease is incurable. It seem probable that, in these cases, the perspiring vessels gradually lose their power, and that at length a total and permanent suppression of that necessary discharge takes place; hence arises consumptions, decayed liver, mesenteric obstructions, and various other complaints. A plan in use in Australia for leading cattle, said to be very effective, is as follows: Tie the end of the rope around the base of the near horn; pass the line across the forehead, back behind the horns and under the back of the I thence up between the rope and animal's forehead. 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Bay District, San Francisco, August 11, 15, 18, 22, 24, Sep- tember 1 Closes August 1. P. C. B. H. a., Oakland, August 11, 13, 16, 18 Closes August 1. Marysville, September 4, 5, 6, 7. 8 Closed July 20. Chico, August 23, 29, 30, 31, September 1 Closed July 20. Goldeu Gate, Oakland, September 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Closes August 1. State Fair, Sacramento, September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15...Closes Augustl, Stockton, September 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Closes August 1. San Jose Septembers*, 25, 26, 27, 28 29 Closes August 1. The Coming Fairs. There cannot be a question as to the success of the coming California fairs. This does not only follow from the large number of entries; the brilliancy of the perform- ances at the late meeting of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association and that of the Bay District Association, be- ing an additional guarantee. It would be somewhat supererogatory to add much to the accounts in this num- ber and those already published, to show that there is a class of horses now in California superior to any that have heretofore made any appearance on this Coast, and which are of merit enough to wage a successful battle against the best of any region . "We doubt very much if the field of two-year-old fillies was ever equaled. There were some so good that their owners and trainers, well posted in racing affairs, thought that they could not be beaten, and yet when it came to this crucial test there were others in front of them. This class was so superior that it took away from others the reputation so well de- served and so honestly won. The fast time made was only one certificate, fine form, the highest breeding was supplemental proof of ability, thoroughly endorsing the estimate of the Breeder and Sj/ortvman, that henceforth it only requires Eastern engagements to place our racing colts with the young trotters that are carrying every thing before them. It is also unnecessary to do more than call attention to the trotters which have practically made their first ap- pearance this season. Bay Frank is not alone in the glory of making a great reputation. "While he is the most prominent feature in the group, Arab, Allan Roy, Big Lize, Scandinavian and others, have given evidence of the possession of high powers, and shown so much capa- city that a slight falling off in any one will give the vic- tory to the others. We never admired the practice of newspapers selecting the winners before the races take place. It may be a source of gratification for the scribes to point to successful prophecies as an evidence of pecu- liar smartness of judgment, but, as in a large majority of instances, there is a failure in the prognostications; when the balance is struck there is littlo left of the vaunted perspicuity. Nevertheless there is little risk in predicting that, as a rule, the contest will be as close and exciting as the most exacting can desire, and even in classes which look to be one-sided there will be startling developments. And this not confined to one place. At Petaluma, Oakland, Sacramento, Stockton, San Jose, there will be so much to attract that the lovers of sport cannot afford to be absent. Next week there will be a rush of people to the beautiful grounds of the Sonoma and Marin Agricultural Association. With one of the finest courses on the continent, easy of access, and under managers that have givon satisfaction, there is an assur- unco of *' a good time" absolute as can bo. The week following comes the fair of the Golden Gate, and there is no necessity of giving information in regard to that to those who have lived in California. There will be many of the present visitors from the East who will remain in this State until after the close of the exhibitions, and these we urge not to miss any of them. Besides the fine bill of sport there are other inducements, so many of them in fact that a rehearsal will be far beyond the lim- its of our article. The exhibitions of this State so far excel those of any other, that there is hardly room for comparison. Here the racing and trotting meetings are combined with the agricultural expositions, presenting all the main features of the first, and with each a display of the products of the soil, fine stock of all kinds, machinery, implements — the products of the forests and mines — that the show is full and varied. The numerous entries in the speed departments are a guarantee that the others will be equally as well filled, and the result up to the expectations of the most sanguine. Columbus on the Pacers. In the last number of this paper appeared an interest- ing letter from our correspondent under the title of "Pe- culiarities of the Pacers." For some cause there have always been strong suspicions that the owners of side- wheelers are more than ordinarily uncertain, and there has been strong corroborative evidence that the estimate was correct. Columbus finishes his letter with the query: "So much for the history of these three pacers; now what are we going to do with their managers ? I leave this question to the editor." As nearly as we ar- rive at a conclusion from the correspondents of the Eastern turf papers, there is a general rottenness now on the tracks of that country, and the managers of trot- ters as well as pacers are charged with the most nefarious practices. There has not been a meeting held without there being accusations, and many times the arraign- ment included some of the most prominent drivers. We have little confidence in the charges, taken as a whole, but the belief is firmly impressed that in some instances there is ground for the attacks. Now, the papers which make a "specialty" of track sports are in a measure to blame. During the winter months, when there is a good deal of space given to correspondence, there will be long stories regarding the "pulling of horses," and which the relater presents as something to boast. The acuteness which leads to "laying up" in one race and "giving the animal its head" in another is glorified into a place of merit in lieu of meeting with the opprobrium which such an infamous line of conduct deserves. The letters are given a place without a word of editorial condemnation, and thus people are educated into the belief that this is a laudable feature which the rising horsemen are to fol- low. It does not require long arguments to prove that a man who is guilty of this crime is the meanest kind of a thief, and that anyone who will participate in a robbery that does not require the courage of a highwayman to imbue it with glamourie should be denounced in vigorous Then, again, there is lack of caution, in fact an ab- sence of common sense, in promulgating charges of ras- cality without the fullest evidence to sustain. A reitera- tion of the charges, and without punishment having been awarded, is accepted by the public as correctness on the part of the reporter; ignorance or something worse in the judges' Btand. The inevitable conclusion is that all are guilty, and this standard is accepted by the roguish^ drivers as justification of their wrong-doing. "No matter how honest I am," is their plea, "you think that I am a thief, and I may as well secure the reward as to lie under the imputation and not make something out of it." Now Columbus' proposition of leaving the question to the editors requires an amendment so as to embody the plural. If the editors unanimously will make it a point to denounce the conduct of the pirates of the tracks, and at the same time insist that their correspondents have absolute proof before making accusations, the first step will be taken towards reform. Should owners also de- termine that those who drive their horses must "go to the front" every time that such a position is possible, there will be another step in the right direction and very little more will be necessary to inaugurate a better state of affairs. In this connection we take pleasure in stat- ing, that there are exceedingly few races in California that have suspicious features, and we are prone to the belief that there are not nearly so many in the East as the scribes of tho press are fain to charge. The New Pavilion. While there will be general regret that the new pa- vilion of tho California State Agricultural Society will not be in readiness for the coming fair, it will also Ixj ad- mitted that to hurry the construction would be a mistake. That, is to hasten beyond doing tho work properly, and after tho accident which so completely demolished the structure, as it then stood, to have finished it in time was out of the question. Still the old building is not en- tirely without merit, and such a hall at most of the East- ern State Fairs would be held ample in dimensions. Ex- hibitors can do a great deal towards aiding the officers in making their application for space as soon as they can. This gives a better opportunity for arrangement and proper classification, and will tend to a harmonious display. As there is no charge for space it will be man- ifestly in the interests of exhibitors to apply at an early date. Fast Racing Time Corrections. The fast records made at the late meeting of Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association have elicited controver- sies and comments without end. In the races on Satur- day Jim Eenwick, with 117 pounds up, ran the mile in 1:41$, and our representative who reported the races has fallen into errors in relation to it in his description of the race. There are six which have beaten that time, viz., Ten Broeck, five years, 110 pounds, 1:39$; Board- man, four years, 91 pounds, 1:40£; Warfield, aged, 87 pounds, 1:41; Marchioness, five years, 64 pounds, 1:41; Wedding Day, four years, 91 pounds, 1:41 i, and Girofle, five years, 105 pounds, 1:41}; Yictim, five years old, and with the same weight as Jim Renwick, ran in the same time. Blenheim and Searcher ran in the same notch, both being three years, with 97 pounds on the former and 90 pounds on the latter. The only two-year- old which has beaten the time of the Palo Alto filly, by Wildidle, from Frolic, is Breeze, who, with 64 pounds up, ran at Sheepshead Bay last year in 1:42. Our rep- resentative made the mistakes in the hurry of writing, and as the form had gone to press before we saw it, the only chance for correction is here. There is a tie, however, in the seven-eighths between Jim Douglas and Little Phil, so far as time goes, 1:28$, but as Douglas carried 118 pounds as a five-year-old, and Little Phil a year younger, 111 pounds, the merit must rest with the California horse. Altogether, the last meeting of this Association has been the best ever held here, judging by the records, and goes far to estab- lish the position we took a couple of weeks ago, that in the "near future" this Coast will lead in racing colts as well as young trotters. Echo. In the Breeder and Sportsman some time ago was published a capital picture of Echo. In black and white it could not be expected to show the colors. For some time there has hung in the office a very handsome chromo of the same horse. Now there is an oil painting, by Lus- sier, likewise a good representation of this famous sire, and in that he is depicted with faithfulness. No man could mistake that all three were of the same horse, as the points are accurately given in each, and the form is true to nature. In the painting the horse is delineated as occupying a box-stall, through the wide-open win- dow of which is a scene representing a part of Rancho del Paso. There are trees and green grass and a blue sky, the coloring being natural, while a large flock of sheep gives life and animation to the portrayal. Still, the box gives rather a stilty appearance, and we think the picture would be more pleasing had the horse been drawn into the background without the accompaniment of board walls and straw bedding. Still, it shows a tal- ent for horse portraiture that is not often met in tho ranks of artists — a talent more rare than the faculty of putting the human face and form on the canvass. Of course, elaborate pictures representing high art are some- thing which one supposes are outside the realms of com- parison, and we have seen some highly extolled which were beyond the comprehension of ordinary mortals, and even beyond the reach of the disciples to explain. The Entries at the Fairs. There are so many entries at the various fairs that to recapitulate them in editorials would be a use of spaco that we cannot afford. Neither is it necessary, as the publication gives all the information that is essential at present. Although some of the purses offered failed to fill, as a general rule tho Associations cannot complain of the Bupport awarded. The failure in classes that were expected to have a good number of entries is somowhat inexplicable, though in those cases others have been sub- stituted, and which will make amends for tho lapse. There arc plenty engaged ut all of the fairs to ensure capital sport, and there cannot be a reasonable doubt that such will bo the result. The Bay District Meeting. There has certainly been fine trotting at tho Bay Dis- trict, and the three days which have come off at the time of writing have l»on marked with good performances. The trio of winners, Arab, Hay Frank and Manon, are 1883 \vmltv mid j&pjortsmau. 121 worthy o£ their classes in any country, and the chances are that those that are to follow will be equally merito- rious. Owing to a shut-off of steam on Friday we are compelled to go to press early in the morning. Thus the free-for-all and four-year-old will be decided after the issue. Both are sure to be races of great interest, and certainly should attract large attendances. Pacific Coast Field Trial Club. The Pacific Coast Field Trial Club was organized in Sacra- mento last Saturday evening with a membership of twenty- eight sportsmen from different parts of the State. The fol- lowing officers were elected for one year: President, Joseph M. Bassford, Vacaville; First Vice-President, Ike N. Aldrich, Marysville; Second Vice-President, T. L. Robinson, Vallejo; Secretary, J. M. Hotz, Sacramento; Executive Committee, H. H. Briggs and J. B. Martin, San Francisco; N. E. White, C. N. Post and H. C. Chipman, Sacramento. Rules for the government of Field Trials were adopted, being somewhat similar to those of the National American Kennel Club. The time fixed for the holding of the trials is Monday, Nov. 26, 18S3, on quail, and on ground close to Folsom, which will be preserved for the occasion. There will be two stakes: a Puppy Stake, open to all set- ters and pointers whelped on or after April 12, 1SS2, owned on the Pacihc Slope; and an Aged Stake, open to all setters and pointers owned on the Pacihc Slope. Anent the Cleveland Meeting. There are two matters connected with the recent Cleveland meeting to which I desire to allude. McDonald's removal from behind Buffalo Girl when she stood as well in the race as any other horse, better than at Pittsburg before she began to win, seemed to me like a most extraordinary transaction, and the change reduced her price at the box to nearly nothing, for expert horsemen know that no one can drive her but McDonald. Curious to know how he felt about it, I sought him out, with the following result, from which I omit my occasional questions: "No one knows what trouble I have had to get Buffalo Girl to going right, and then to be taken out, that's what hurts. Now I'll just show you my pool tickets; here's what I had on her here, and here's what I had on her at Pittsburg. I al- ways back her in a race, and always try to win. Yes, I laid her up in the first heat; I always do, unless I happen to get away good. If she gets off smooth and easy, then I go on and win it. She paces a better and faster race with an easy first heat. I had $500 on her, as yon see by these tickets, and I am too poor to loose it. She began letting go of the bit down the home stretch in the third heat and 1 couldn't get her to take hold of it. She broke where the road crosses the track. I might have won it if she would have gone the mile without leaving her feet. That's the trouble with her, to get her to go a mile without a break. If I didn't think I could have won it, I wouldn't have put my money on. At Buffalo last year it was just the same way. I would have given ev- ery dollar I had in the world to have won, and people blame me yet for pulling her. It was the same at Chicago; and then yesterday they wouldn't let me give her gru el, as I al- ways do between heats. I drank it myself, to show them that it wasn't poison. It was only oat-meal. She always has it, and that is what I drink between heats. Then Murphy hit her, and that hurt me worst of all. I would have given $200 not to have had him do that. It had taken me years to get her confidence, and she has never been struck but once since I have had her. It took me three weeks to get her right after it. Hickok drove her last year, and he never struck her. If Murphy had won with her, I suppose they would have expelled me. If I had not been afraid of that, I would have told him all I could about driving her, but I was in a hard place. The judges were squaring themselves with the people for all the jobs of the week at my expense. If she won they would expel me; if she lost my money was gone. There is one little thing, when she gets hot, that must be done. I think Murphy would have won if I had told him, but you see how it was. Tes, I am sure I could have won if the judges had left me alone. Didn't I do it at Pittsburg, after Richball had beaten me a heat in2:12i? Suppose I had been taken out then, do you think she would have won? Mr. Pettibone, who owns her, bought my tickets for me." An official of the Association, who does not wish his name known, asserts that McDonald's pool tickets are bluff, and that the books show it. He claims that the investigation which is likely to be made of this race will show that no such tickets were sold previous to the removal of McDonald. On the other hand, Mr. Johnson, owner of Westmont, says, "There will never be any investigation, you can set that 'down. I saw Pettibone buy the tickets myself in the early part of the race, and I saw another thing that satisfied me there never would be any investigation. A coachman who drive soneof the gentlemen in the stand bought three or four hundred dollars worth of pools, and a friend of mine who knew him said there would be a change of drivers." "Do you mean to say that this gentleman in the stand was one of the judges?" " Yes, he was one of the judges, and I have told the Buffa- lo Girl party who it was. There won't be any investigation, you can bet on that. I think Cleveland is a good place to skip next year," H. M. McLeod and Wm. H. Potts were sent with the mare to watch her. McLeod told Potts that they were changing the harness. The latter rushed to the door, found it locked, and had trouble to get in. When inside he found that the harness had been moved and the nose-piece was gone from the bridle. McLeod and Potts says this was found under the straw beneath two valises. "When they discovered that it was gone and called for it, the robbers made a great fuss about the loss, feigning ignorance and cursing the man who had meddled with it. McLeod and Potts are sure the bit was changed. They heard a rattle and bustle inside which excited McLeod's suspicion, and he called Potts to go to the stall. The bit they found in the bridle was clean and dry, and they assert had not been in a horse's mouth. Mc- Donald came and ordered the boys to hitch her up just as they would for him. The readers of The Gazette now have the evidence taken down red hot from the months of the witnesses. If they can make up their minds, they can do more than I can. It is Bhnply a question of sifting truth from falsehood. McDon- ald's story impressed me strongly, and aroused my sympathy. He is in love with his mare; my sympathy goes out to a man who honestly loves his horse. There would have been mur- der in my heart if I had been in his place, and the man or men responsible for it would have got the blow before the word, if every hope and prospect in life had been wrecked thereby. The popularity of the Cleveland Association has been wan- ing with the people, and I believe their best friend is one who frankly and fearlessly tells the truth. What I have said in the way of criticism has not been in a captions spirit, and no one would be more pleased than the writer to have the estimable gentlemen of the Cleveland Club secure the confi- dence of race-going people again. Many radical improve- ments are promised in the grounds and buildings for 1SS4, and I hope no driver or set of drivers, for their inflvence and entries, will be permitted another year to set themselves above the law and the people. As a vague hint of whom I mean I will say that one of them is called the General some- times, and at others Mr. John Goldsmith, while Crawford held him, and his initials are Orrin A. Hickok. Better lose them and their horses than drive the crowd from our gates. I am no enemy to either, but the rule that is good enough for others is good enough for them, and when a man gets above the law it is time for the law to reduce him to his prop- er level. — M. T. G. in Breeder's Gazette. Trotting" at the Bay District. Despite all the efforts of the administrative officers of the Bay District Association to revive the popular interest in well arranged trots, it really appears as if it must be futile, unless these efforts are backed by rich and influential men of our city, willing to offer liberal inducements that shall bring our best horses into open competition. The trot for the 2:24 class that came off last Wednesday at the Bay District track, elicited but little interest because Manon was known, both by -public form and private trials, to possess finer qualities than any of her competitors, it being rumored that she had shown a mile in 2:20 in her training for the race. The con- sequence was that she sold freely at $50 to $25 against the field in which were Magdallah, Del Sur, Maggie C. and Pos- cora Hayward. These were large odds, but itmay at once be stated that the backers of the fleet, handsome Palo Alto mare never, for a moment, felt uneasy as to the solidity of their investment. The horses were called up promptly for the first heat; the attendance was light and that limited to the en- virons of the pool box. The weather was cold, raw and un- inviting, the hills around the track being covered with a heavy mist indicative of rain. The track was heavy, and there was a great deal of preliminary exercise and then of in- effectual scoring before the horses could be got into seemly shape. At the eighth attempt they were tapped off to a fair start, and at once Manon, from the third position, assumed the lead and was heading Maggie at the quarter, when the latter was off her feet, and thereafter behaved so badly that she was almost distanced in the first and flagged out fn the second heat. In the meanwhile Manon jogged along without an effort, and although Magdallah made a little spurt in the home-stretch she was beaten out easily by a length, with Del Sur far behind but heading Poseora Hayward, the time being 2:27. The betting was all over but there were a few private trans- actions at a rate of $50 to $12. For the second heat Pos- eora and Maggie were in the run, but Magdallah and Del Sur trotted very well to the half. The latter especially develop- ing a fine turn of speed, but Manon was trotting very easily, and she won again under a steady pull in 2:263, Magdallah being second with Del Sur on her wheel and Poseora a poor fourth. As a mere chance to retrieve the waning fortunes of the field, Tim Kenneday took the place of Nelse Pumyea and drove Poseora Hayward in such a determined manner as for a moment to revive the hopes of the fielders, but Pos- eora is as unsteady as he is fast. So although with half a dozen skips he made a good showing, and drove the Palo Alto mare to a 2:22^ record, she won apparently with something to spare, under Dick Havey's skillful manage- ment, with Magdallah and Del Sur far in the rear. The judges in announcing the decision gave third money to Del Sur, uut on a somewhat vociferous protest changed their ver- dict in favorof Poseora Hayward. STJMMABT. Bay District Course,San Francisco, Aug. 22. Purse 8800, for 2 :24 class ; $450 to first, S190 to second, S10y to third, and 560 to fourth horse. Palo Alto 's h m Manon 1 1 1 P. Parrel's s m Magdallah 2 2 3 Newland k Pumyea 's g s Poseora Hayward 4 4 2 L. J. Rose's blfe s Del Sur 3 3 4 J. Sweeny's hr m Maggie C. 5 dis Time— 2:27, 226i, 2:22*. must not be overlooked should they be named in the Stake, though the six will be a hard fluid to pick the ■winner from, notwithstanding the positions obtained in the Baldwin. The pacing and trotting races should also find liberal support. The pacing class is one that will bring togeth- er more than any other figures, and the provision in the 2:30 trotting, that eligibility is dependent on the date, August 22, is a good one. Altogether, one feels like con- gratulating the managers of the Golden Gate on the ad- ditions made to the programme, and if the future does not indorse the wisdom of the movement shall feel great surprise. ♦ M. C. N. Post and His Dogs. Editor Breeder axd Sportsman*: "Some men achieve greatness, an,d some have greatness thmst upon them." Mr. Post is fortunate in having greatness thrust upon him, by having been chosen as one of the judges of the late Bench Show, and he seems determined, also, to achieve greatness, even if it be like him of the Ephessan Dome — by enviously — we might say maliciously — crushing everything and every- body connected with sporting dogs. He possesses a decently good dogortwo himself, and like most young sportsmen, "his geese are all swans," and it mortifies him to think that there is another good dog in the State. A few weeks ago we read a communication from him, tindingmuch fault with the Ken- nel club, and calling upon the sportsmen of the State to favor another, but he failed to meet with any response. He nest tried his hand at getting np a State Field Trial Association and begged some of those whom he called "practical sports- men" to come to his assistance — and, as a matter of course, make him the great luminary around whom they were expected to revolve like humble satellites — but, the "practi- cal sportsmen," altho' called upon by name, have, so far, re- sisted Post's flattering application, that they have not thought it worthy of a public reply. We have already the Gilroy Field Trial open to the State and with the experience the GJlroy Club has had, added to the experience of many of its members relating to dogs and sporting, it is, we think, suffi- cient. Nevertheless we should like to see a State Field Trial Club formed and have no doubt that in time it will be, but it would have to be done by some one who is better posted and more influential in sporting matters than M. Post. No t meeting with much success in his first appeals to the "practi- cal sportsmen" he now comes out in the challenge business, a la Bibby and Muldoon, but he takes care to append to his challenge conditions that no gentleman could accept. He offers to match his Irish setter bitch "Dido" against Wm. Hearst's "Kate II," to run on quail from two to six days,, from sun up to sun down, with only 30 minutes for lunch. He does not say who is to handle the dogs — whether a-go-as you-please walker or the owners. If the owners, we hope Mr. Hearst will accept the challenge, as from what we have seen of the physical condition of M. Post we feel satisfied that one day's walking on rough, hilly ground would send him hors du combat and that Mr. Hearst would have a "walk over." But Mr. Post could not show his utter ignorance of dogs more than ever to propose to run one for six consecutive days. Let us pause for a moment; any gentleman who hunts merely for recreation and exercise, working for six days from sun to sun, merely to prove whether or not his dog was as good as Post's, a matter which can be decided in two hours by running them both in the Gilroy Field Trial. The challenge looks like a puff for Irish setter puppies, which Mr. Post has to sell — particularly as he states that he has dis- posed of seven already, but there are too many really good sportsmen in this State to be gulled by such clumsy rhodo- montade as that of Mr. Post. "Irish Setter." Change in Golden Gate Programme. Some of the purses on the regular programme not hav- ing filled, in place of them, the following are substituted. Pacing — Parse $500; free for all pacers that have never beaten 2:25; §300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third. Bcknixg — Free for all; three -quarters of a mile and repeat; purse $500; §300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third. Running — Free for all; four-mile dash; weights for age; purse SI, 000; $100 entrance; $500 to first horse, $250 to second, §150 to third, $100 to fourth. EffThe above is conditioned upon their being five entries, and should there be but three, two entrance moneys will be deducted, and if four entries, one entrance money. With these conditions three may enter and two start. Trotting — Purse SS00; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:30 up to date; $480 to first horse, $240 to second, $S0 to third. The entries in all the above to close with the Secretary on Wednesday, August 29. L. Walker, Secretary. Lock Drawer 1528, Oakland. It is certainly a bill which should give satisfaction all through, and the two running purses will add material- ly to this branch of the programme. The " short horses" are so closely together that the heats of three-quarters of a mile will be one of the most exciting imaginable, and the dash of four miles is sure to bring out such a field that it will be the grand attraction of the meeting. The Baldwin Stake is proof of this as to the quartet that took part in it: there are others which are sure to put in an appearance, and which are well worthy to cope with them. As the purse is divided into four prizes there is a good chance for all, and there is no question that horse-owners will avail themselves of the opportu- nity. In all probability the entries will be Lucky B, Jocko, Judge McKinstry, Wildidler, Yiola R, and, should he come around, Fred Collier. There are others which The Billiard Tourney. The billiard tournament has been in progress this week at Metropolitan Hall in the presence of interested though not crowded audiences. The play opened Monday evening with a game between Sexton and Wallace, 1,000 points, 3 ball car- om. In the twenty-second inning Sexton finished the game, Wallace's score reading 51S. Best runs, Sexton 377, Wallace 183. Average, Sexton 43 11-23, Widlace 29 9-10. Tuesday afternoon the play between lesser lights was inau- gurated by a game between Albert Gates and W. R. Lowery, which was won by Gates, Lowery having scored 327. Best runs, Gates 45, Lowery 39. Averages, Gates 8 12-61; Low- ery 5 2-5. J. F. B. McCleery and Adam Klesser came next. McCleery winning by a safe margin. Score, McCleery 500; Klesser 303- Best run, McCleery 57; Klesser 35. Average, McCleery S 1*2. 61; Klesser 5 1-20. Tuesday evening the professional play was between Schae- ffer and Sexton, 600, balk line rules. Score, Schieffer 600; Sexton 562. Best runs, Schreffer 143; Sexton 105. Averages Schieffer 23 4-13; Sexton 2"2 12-25. Wednesday afternoon Ben Saylor and Gates played 500 points, Gates having 463 to his credit when Saylor ran out. McCleery also played and won the same kind of a game over Saylor, the loser scoring 318. In the evening Scha-ffer and Sexton played 300 points, Sexton winning. Scores, Sexton 300; Scamffer 283. Best runs, Sexton 46; Sch-effer 24. Av- erage, Sexton 6 6-49; Schfeffer 5 43-48. If, as the English assert, in and out running denotes infe- riority, then the line as between the Eastern and Western two-year-olds is clearly defined. In the West General Hard- ing won a majority of the stakes — in fact, all he started for. Here in the East nearly all the large stables have one or more two-year-olds that have won stakes, each of which has in turn been beaten, some of them two or three times, perhaps when least expected. The list of two-year-olds that figure from such a standpoint is certainly a formidable one. There is Thackeray and Reveller, belonging to Mr. George Loril- lard; Issaquiua and Panique, to N. W. Kittson; Equipoise and Water Lily, to Mr. Kelso; Welcher and Toln, to Wynd- ham Walden; Eccola and Nonage, to D. D. Withers; Burton to the Dwyers: Duchess, to Snydeker k Co., aud Blossom, to P. Lorillard, with certainly some half dozen others which, while they have not won stakes, have on several occasions run well up for them. If the English idea is wrong, and such in and out running as the above named two-year-olds have done this year is a proof of equal superiority, then the signs for great racing for the three-year-old stakes for next year are certainly promising, and instead of one or two stables a hen on them, as has been the case for the last two or i years, the Withers, the Tidal, the Ladies', the LoriHsir practicably anybody's races, and the odds is 100 to I one can now uaiuu the winner of any one. 122 3£foe %Mt&tx attd jl povtemm. Aug 25 THE KENNEL. Kate II Challenged for Bench Points. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: In a recent issue of voar paper appeared art article announcing the birth of a lit- ter of pups to "Kate II," and after an enumeration of prizes which she is alleged to have won in Great Britian, the follow- ing language occurs: _ . ,.,-,. "Kate was so unfortunate as not to win a prize at the late Bench Show, another instance of British ignorance." This in my opinion is intended as a reflection on the opin- ion of the judges as expressed by their judgment at their show My Irish setter bitch, "Beatrice," was awarded first prize in the Irish setter bitch class, and I think properly so; at any rate I will wager from $1 50 to $2 50 that my bitch can heat Kate II for bench points under any Eastern judge. I would suggest that if this challenge is accepted that the bitches be shipoed to Dr. N. Rowe, Chicago, editor of American Field, and his judgment to decide the wager. H. C Chipman. 1018 Fourth street, Sacramento. Feeding Dogs. A correspondent, well versed on the subject, says: A dog Bhould be fed twice a day. I purposely italicize the word "twice "for although the breakfast should be but a light one, it is a necessity of healthful existence. IE it be not given the bowels become confined; the bile is ejected into the stomach; the dog seeks grass, aud relieves himself in a natural way of what nature designed as an aperient. A bit of dry dog-bis- cuit, or a drop of milk, or abasin of sheep's-head broth is all my own dogs ever have for breakfast. A dog should have his principal meal— with a run as follows— at 4 p. m. in win- ter and 5 in summer. Variety and change from day to day are most essential. Dog biscuits, dry or steeped, and mixed with the liquor that fresh meat or fish has been boiled in, with now and then oatmeal porridge, make a good staple of diet. Bread-crusts steeped may be substituted once a week. Meat should be given, but unless the dog has abundant exer- cise too much does harm. Boiled greens should be mixed with the food at least twice a week, but they should be well mashed, else our friend will edge them on one side with his nose and leave them. Paunches are good as a change; so are well-boiled lights and sheep's head and broth. The head Bhould be boiled to a jelly, and no kind of meat should be given raw, except now and then a morsel of bullock's liver or milt, to act as a laxative. Never give raw lights; they cany down air into the stomach, and may produce fatal re- sults. Potatoes, rice and most garden roots are good, and the scraps of the table generally. Much caution should be used in giving bones. Milk, when it can be afforded, is very good for dogs, and buttermilk is a most wholesome drink for them. Let everything you give to a dog be clean aud well cooked, and do not entertain the now exploded notion that anything is good enough for a dog. Whatever a dog leaves should be thrown to the fowls and not jtresented to him again, for the animal is naturally dainty. If you want a dog to remain healthy, great pains must be taken that his person and all his surroundings be kept clean. His food and his water should be pure and fresh; the kennel he lies in should always have clean bedding and be periodically scrubbed and disinfected. Even the inside of his leather collar should be kept sweet and clean. He ought to be brushed, iff not combed, every morning with an ordinary dandy brush. This not only keeps the coat clean and free from unsightly mat- ting, but encourages the growth of the "feather," as it is called. ■*- The St. Bernard. The color should be orange, tawny or red, though some breeders prefer a briudle either dark red or grey, particularly if tiger-marked. The muzzle should be white, with white hue running up poll to neck, which should be encircled by a white collar, white chest, feet and tip of tail. These mark- ings are very much valued by the monks as representing the scapula, chasuble and other vestments peculiar to the or- der. In temperament if carefully and properly reared they are mild and affectionate, more so than almost any other class of dogs; easily taught and obedient to the slightest command of their masters. The coat. In the rough haired the coat is shaggy, but flat in texture, in order to resist the snow; and in smooth, close and houndlike. Otters of the North Pacific. This noble breed of dogs which of late years has become so fashionable and highly prized, was till recently unknown beyond the regions of the Alps. The old original breed has been in the possession of the monks for a lengthy period and the faithful services they have rendered their masters, and the help they have borne to travelers lost on the mountains have become traditional. Yet there was a time when this race, one of the noblest of the canine species, threatened to become extinct, and the Newfoundland strain was introduced aud doubtless most of the St. Bernards of the present day have a strong mixture of the Newfoundland, as it is very questionable whether any systematic breeding has been car- ried on by the monks of the Hospice, and at the present time finer specimens of this class are to be found in the kennels of private gentlemen who have devoted time and attention to their improvement, than in the Alpine regions themselves. The difficulty of obtaining a really good specimen of this breed is very great, many so called St. Bernards being but spurious imitations of the real standard; pedigree alone will not guarantee perfection, and it is argued that on account of the original pure bred stuck being so reduced in number, too much in-breeding has been indulged in, and the result has been weak loins and legs. While from such progeny in- judicious breeders have gone on attempting to propogate the breed, so much that at important kennel shows it has been no exceptional thing for the prizes in the St. Bernard class to have been witheld on account of want uf merit. This seems especially to be regretted in connection with a species of dog, which seems intuitively trained by nature as the companion of man, and whose natural instinct leadB this devoted animal to wander over snow-clad mountains and amidst dangerous passes in search of benighted or lost travelers. Of all canine representatives a perfect specimen of a St. Bernard is one of the noblest, though that perfection is rarely obtained, and if he had no other virtues his grand head, in- telligent expression and massive proportions render him one of the noblest works of nature, aud properly proportioned, he is an ornament that excites the admiration of every lover of auimuls. There are two distinct species, the rough and smooth haired, and their points may be summarized as fol- lows: The head should be large, square and massive; the face not too long, but square at the muzzle, with flew approach- ing that of the blood-hound, but not so heavy. Ears of me- dium size carried close to the cheeks. Eyes dark, bold aud intelligent. The neck and shoulders. The neck shonld be lengthy, slightly arched on the top, shoulders sloping and wide The legs, feet and dew-claws. Legs straight with large feet and double dew-claws if possible, but at least single. The more fully developed the dew-claws the more inclined the dog is to turn his hind feet out, which circumstances is not ... rliuuable for use, as it gives great rcsistunco to the snow, but the feet are turned out without being cow hocked. The general appearance is showy aud gay, giving the ob- server au impression that the dog is possessed of intelligence, strength and activity in a marked degree. The Sea Otter is an inhabitant of the North Pacific Ocean, and is found nowhere else in the world. Formerly they were abundant along the coast from Lower California northward, as well as among the Aleutian Islands from Kamtschatka to the Kurile Islands. Their fur is of a most exquisite fineness aud richness both in color and texture. The best skins are of shining jet black, and their elegance of surface and of body is not, perhaps, surpassed by that of any other fur known. The majority of the skins show a very rich dark brown, those of a poorer quality, especially those from young animals, becoming lighter. It is somewhat re- markable that this fur has never become fashionable in our cities. The richest and most expensive sealskin sacque ever seen cannot sustain any comparison whatever in elegance with what the same garment would have been if made from prime skins of the sea otter. And yet this charming fur is allowed to go almost exclusively to the Chinese market. The skins of scarcely any other fur-bearing animal bring so high a price individually as do those of the sea otter. A cargo of them was brought into San Francisco, of which not one was worth less than $75, and they ranged from that to $120. Those, however, were of uncommon excellence; they usually bring from $40 to $70, and it would probably be fair to average th'em at $50. When the Pry bil.iv L-iiiiuds were first discovered two sailors alone, named LnLannon and Kalelov, killed in the first year 5,000 sea otters; the first party which reached Cook's Inlet obtained 3,000 skins; the first visit of the Russians to the Gulch at Gahftulat, in 1704, yielded 2,000. The skins were worth as much then as they are now, so that the season's work of those two sailors first mentioned on the Island of St. Paul {one of the Prybilovs), amounted to no less a sum certainly than $250,000. Such a wholesale slaughter could not long continue, and the following year they got lass than 1,000. A few years later the sea otters abandoned St. Paul's Island, and have not ap- peared there since. All along the coast a similar history is noticeable, and the sea otter bids fair to become so nearly ex- terminated that they will cease to afford a profit to the hunter. Singular as it may appear, the otter's skin is too large for him. Take hold of any part of his oody to lift him and the skin comes up loose as it does on the neck of a dog. The consequence is that, although the entire length of the animal, from the nose to the root of the tail, is commonly but little over three feet, yet when the skin is removed and stretched in drying it often measures five feet, and in some cases nearly six. The huntirg of the otter has greatly changed in the last twenty-five years. Boats were formerly used from which to shoot them, but it no longer pays. Now, men shoot them from the beach, using no boats. This is done on the coast of Washington Territory, between Port Granville and Gray's Harbor, and scare* ly anywh.-re el;e at present From morn- ing till night the hunter walks the beach, ready for a shot, but even when he sees his game, the chance that he will se- cure it is not particularly flattering. The first 'difficulty is that of putting a bullet through it at perhaps 300 to 600 yards, or even more. It is not a Creedmore target, but a little black spot in the midst of the dark, leaden-colored sea, and is not more than four inches across. Yet he often hits it, though generally after many failures. The very best marksmen av- erage at least twenty-five shots for every otter killed. Then he must wait for it to drift in, and there is another chaucj againBt him — the Indians may have been watching him — and if nightfall arrives before the dead otter drifts in, the man who owns it by right of conquest will scarcely hold his own, and the chances are the Indians will get it. The Aleuts of Alaska both spear and club the otter. They attack only at night. Several canoes, with three to paddle and one to spear in each, advance as quietly as may be to the spot where otters have been seen during the day. The first who discovers an otter darts his spear, and generally with suc- cessful aim. The animal dives, and all the boats at once form a circle sufficiently large to be sure that they have sur- rounded him, and that he must rise within, and then they wait patiently. The otter remains under water from fifteen to twenty minutes if he is not wounded. If he is dragging the spear-pole behind him he must come up much sooner. Even in the darkness the keen eye of some Indian detects his head the instant it is above water. If within reach an- other spear is thrown. If out of reach a great shouting and splashing of paddles is kept up, to compel the timid animal to dive again without delay. This is continued time after time, until, worn out aud exhausted, he rises where some one can give him a fatal blow. Rye as a Pasture Grass. Whisky and Meat. Whisky is in quiet a despondent state. Over-production has gone on until the distillers are loaded down, aud their bonded goods having run out the allowed term, they are forced to pay the tax or export the goods. Large lots are go- ing out to the Bermudasfor storage. When they return they can go in bond for another term. But the revenue depart- ment is charging to the shippers all the extras incurred by this new mode of procedure. Over one million gallons are now in bond, and the distillers are still producing more than the public consumes. They would stop if they could, but their barns are full of cattle which must be fod on the mash. On June 1st, they will throw these cattle on the market and reduce their output to less than one-quarter of their capacity. So at that date the meat market will receive an extra sup- ply of stock, and the manufacture of whisky will bo ro- duced. — Philadelphia Grocer, This hardy cereal is grown by thousands of farmers in many States and Territories to supply green food for cows, owes and lambs, and work horses, and in this climate there is no crop superior to it for this purpose. In England, New Zea- land aud Oregon, tares (commonly known as vetches) are su- perior to rye as a green food fur work horses during the heats of summer. Rye can be, and has been, mowed twice in the same season, when sown early in the previous autumu, and cut before the heads begin to form. Kye makes a good quality of hay when sowed thick, as the straw is flue. It is important to remember, however, that two mowings of rye caunot be taken the same season, if the heads have begun to form, as then the roots die. This seems to show that in this annual the seed growth appropriates certain material that is necessary to the life of the roots. Be that as it may, the seed heads must not be permitted to eveu commence their growth wheu two mowings are to be taken. Rye can, however, be grazed for years all the season as a permanent pasture grass. In a two or three days' visit near Adrian, Mich., the fact came to my knowledge, that rye had, in that county, been regularly grazed aB a pasture grass for three years in succession, affording good pasture to the end of the period. The fact was new to me at the time. Rye is a very hardy, deep rooting and vigorous grass, aud grows freely and vigorously on almost any soil; even when it is very difficult to grow the finer ordinary pasture grasses in dry seasons, and since it takes several years to establish a good compact grazing sod with the best grasses, why is it not preferable to plant the hardy rye, which can he grazed for live or six seasons as readily as for two or three, when it is not allowed to become au annual by forming seed heads? To me the fact that permanent pasturage can be obtained with ease, even in dry seasons, by using rye, seems of great pract- ical importance. Rye gives early spring feed, and late fall grazing, if the land be in a moderately good condition. For ewes and lambs no grass will supply earlier feed. Is there any other grass that will supply nearly as much fresh green feed in the fall as rye? If so, 1 have failed to see it, or hear anything about it. In fact, it would be very diffi- cult to find the equal to, much less the superior, of rye, for the abundant feed it furnishes in early spring and late full In the Western and Northwestern States the wild prairie grasses are killed by two or three sharp freezings, such as not unfrequently happen in September, aud by the 15th of Octo- ber grazing on the range terminates in a large majority of seasons. Blue grass affords pasture late in the fall, where it grows freely. But on thin soils, or those containing little vegetable mould or the compounds of lime, blue grass is a shy grower, and though red-top (Ayrostin vulijaria) affords good late grazing on low, moist soilsr it does not succeed on ordinarily dry soils. In rye we have a gi-ass that will grow on any soil which will produce a paying crop of any other grain; will bear considerable drought, and will bear much treading — a very important thing in a grass that is to be grazed. I shall reduce forty acres of new breaking to a tine tilth early in August, and seed it to rye late the same month. By October I expect to have — on a new farm — a fenced lot uf luxuriant green rye. I shall sow \\ bushels of seed per acre, to give a thick stand, and the treading it will be subjected to before winter sets in, will thoroughly pack the soil, so that early the next spring the roots of the crop will make a firm and compact sod that will be well shaded and moist, aud not be much further compressed by future grazing. The ground has good natural drainage; heuce I uppreheud uo damage to the rye by freezing out like winter wheats, which are congen- ers; and anticipate the formation of a pasture that will carry more stock to the acre thau auy other grass. The short pe- riod in which a rye pasture can be established gives it the preference in this respect over all ordinary grasses. On the whole, I think I see in rye the very thing needed to supply pasturage on thousands of farms that at present have none,, thus making it practicable for more stock to be kept with greater profit, aud addtng a link to the chain that renders- mixed farming profitable. — Country Ucntleman. Thoroughbred and Cross-bred Fowls. The Prairie Cattle Company whose stock-holders aro mostly foreigners (Scotch) has territory on the Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fo railroad, amounting to 3,500 square miles. It has 22,500 cows on the range and a total of 08,200 cows, bulls and calves, all high graded and valued at $1,705,000. It has other rauges and the total value of rauges aud cattle is $4,410,330. I have frequently been led to speak of the injudicious cross- ing of fowls, as I have had some experience in former years. Long since I arrived at the conclusion that there is nothing like a pure-bred fowl for all purposes. My business with poultry has been the production uf eggs, aud to obtain that breed that would give the greatest amount with the least ex- penditure of food, or numbers. I have found a breed that at present answers the purpose, after having been regardless of outlay. The breed is the Brown Leghorn, Some ten or fifteen years ago this variety was comparatively little known, consequently prices were high. I procured a trio, however, from a breeder of fancy fowls, at a price that would have bought three good sheep, aud to this day have never found cause to regret it. The fowls were very small, and the first season I was un- fortunate in not raising auy chicks from them. The trio consisted of an old hen that did not lay more than two set- tings of eggs, and a young, very immature enck and pullet, to all appearances full brother and sister. They were very finely plumed, and thoroughly pure, but poorly kept. In the autumn I purchased nine more equally as fine, aud poss- essing more size. The next season I raised as fine broods as to size and numbers as I have ever met with. Being the first to introduce the fowls into the couuty, a number of eggs were sold for hatching purposes at prices that might be termed fancy. The first winter the hens last bought laid eggs enough to pay their express chargeB, eveu at common market rates, and when tho hatching season opened they soon paid for themselves. At one time there were no Leghorns in the county of this variety, but those descended or directly procured from these fowls. I have never aban- doned this breed, and consider it oue of the very best for egg production. They are quiet, tractable aud easily managed. When I hear complaints about Brown Loghorns I know that the fowls are not managed rightly. My birds are of good size for tho breed, are constantly confined, and never kuow what it is to be hungry or thirsty. The consequence is I have eggs tho whole year round, of uniform color, quantity, quality, size. My eggs are now commanding six cents per dozen more than market price, sold side by side with other eggs. For the table the fowls are small, but of unexceptional quality. This is the reasou why I like thoroughbred fowls and object to crosses. I have, however, a few cross-bred fowls that have been raised from tho sitters which I have to keep. A Leghorn crossed on a Brahma may, aud may not, mako a good fowl. There might be obtained some good layers, but such would bo tho excep- tion, not the rule. For culinary purposes, while the amount of flesh is increased, the quality is reduced. Where azegvilax business of raising eggs is maintained, as with the writer, thoroughbred fowls, and non-sitters at that, are by far the beBt. I only raise sufficient chicks annually to keep the stock good, and dispose of tho old birds. — Am, Agriculturist. 1883 Jjjke grjecxkt; m\& j^pjorctsttratt. 123 Leonatus Broke Down. When the news came last Saturday from Monmouth Park, N. Y., that tiie great three-year-old colt Leonatus had hope- lessly broken down in his work, there was a feeling of genu- ine regret, even among those for whom the running turf has no special attractions, for Leonatus, aside from being confess- edly the champion of all the three-year-olds this season, was essentially a western horse, and as he had gone East to do battle, almost alone, against the cracks of all the other sta- bles, it was natural that he should be regarded with some- thing more than a friendly eye by the people of this part of the country. They remembered how, a decade ago, his sire, the great Longfellow, had gone from Kentucky to New York to meet Harry Bassett, and, after winning one glorious vic- tory, had broken down in his second race, and how, although crippled and maimed, he had bravely struggled on to the goal, finishing on three legs in the indomitable game-cock style that is characteristic of a well-bred horse in any contest. Leonatus was essentially a sensational horse. As a two- year-old he ran but once, finishing second to Cardinal Mc- Closkey, and beating a large field of youngsters who had shown themselves by previous performances to be good ones. He was then purchased by his present owners, Chinn & Mor- gan, who paid the round sum of $5,000 for the son of Long- fellow and Semper Felix. During the winter the bettiDg on the Kentucky Derby, to be decided at the Louisville May meeting, was even livelier than usual. Ascender was the favorite from the time the books opened in December until the flag fell in May. He had run a number of exceptionally good races as a two-year-old, and when sold with the balance of Milton Young's stable to Mr. R. C. Pate, he fell into the hands of a man who always wants his horses to win, and backs them every time they start. This fact naturally tended to make Ascender a greater favorite than even his perform- ances would warrant, and it was not long before the boo s on him were practically closed. But in the early spring months Drake Carter, another Derby candidate, began win- ning races at New Orleans and Memphis in the most hollow style, and he continued to go so well that, on public form, the Derby seemed almost a certainty for him. Leonatus had hardly been heard from all this time. But at the Nashville meeting, the third week in May, he started in the Blue Rib- bon Stakes, a dash of a mile and a half, and won. under a strong pull in 2:3Si, the rest being t^n lengths away. This showed him to be "a really first-class colt, fit to go in any company; but in spite of it Ascender sold first choice when the day for running the Derby arrived; but he was unplaced, Leonatus winning, in a big gallop over a heavy track, in 2:43. By this time it was seen that Leonatus was a giant among his fellows, and the remainder of his career was a succession of brilliant victories. He won the Tobacco Stakes, mile heats, at the Louisville meeting in 1:46}, 1:47}, absolutely cantering under the wire at the finish of each mile; and three days later captured the Woodbine Stakes, a mile and an eight, in 2:00}. From Louisville the colt was sent to Latonia, where, on the opening day, he won the Hindoo Stakes, a mile and a half, in 2:14}, giving Drake Carter and Lord Raglan, his principal opponents in the Kentucky Derby, a second beating. The Ripple Stakes, a mile and a quarter, he captured four days later in a canter from Maryland and two others, and two days later ran for and won the Himyar Stakes, one and three-eights miles. Chicago was the next point, and here Leonatus won three events — the Dearborn Stakes, a mile and three-quarters; the Green Stakes, a mile and an eight, and the Hlinois Derby, a mile and a half. He had but one engagement in the East, the Omnibus Stakes; to be run at Monmouth Park on Satur- day of the present week; but as announced in last week's Gazelle, a special race in which Iriquois, Leonatus, Fole, Monitor, Miss Woodford, Pizarro, George Kinney and Barnes were entered had been arranged by the Monmouth Park management for August 25th. About ten days ago Leonatus ran away with the exercising lad who had been giving him the customary gallop, and this fact so alarmed his owners that they at once sent for Isaac Murphy, the noted colored jockey who had ridden Leonatus in all his races, intending to have him give the colt all his preliminary work. After galloping a mile and a quarter at a good pace Saturday morn- ing Leonatus was taken to the stable, and upon reaching there it was discovered that a tendon of his left fore leg had been ruptured, so that his racing career is over. — Breeders' Gazelle. • ♦ ■ G-landered Cattle. A singular case was lately tried in an English coart. An officer of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, at Wolverhampton, had a couple of beeves, a cow and an ox, killed sa unfit for human consumption because of a peculiar disease with which they were both inflicted. At the trial to fix damages. Dr. J. Woodroffe Hill, F. R. C. V. S., testified that in his opinion, the disease was glanders. Mr. C. A. Newham, surgeon, and the magistrate who had condemned the animals, agreed with Mr. HilJ. Mr. J. H. Lowe, medical officer of health for the borough, also considered it glanders. Hill said he had been in practice seventeen years, and had never seen a glandered cow until this one, but the disease had been produced in other ruminants, also in poultry and rabbits. Dogs, until recently, were considered exempt, but thiB year there was overwhelming evidence to the contrary, and so it might be in cattle. He could not tell the period of incubation of glanders in cattle. The defense produced sev- eral veterinary surgeons who agree that a case of glanders in cattle had never been heard of, and that they did not believe it co ild be produced in them. Prof. Pritchardhad attempted to inoculate a cow with glanders but did not succeed. Prof. Simmons had also tried and failed. The finding was "there was a very strong presumption at present that glanders could not be found in a eow. Therefore, under these circumstan- ces, and finding a difference of opinion in the medical evi- dence he could not convict." The testimony for the prosecu- tion is exciting much discussion in veterinary circles in Great Britain. At this time, when glanders is so prevalent in this country, it is a matter of some importance for people to know if cattle are liable to its ravages. The Department of Agri- cultural hospital, at Washington, will do well to institute a Beries of experiments in order to demonstrate the truth one way or the other. Names Claimed. By Dr. C. L. French, San Luis, Obispo: Wokmword for bay colt, black points, few white hairs in forehead, foaled July 18, 1S83, by Nutwood Jr. (Josiah Belden's). First dam Flora by Chieftain; second dam by American Boy Jr. Ashwood for chestnut colt, white face, foaled June 12, 1883, by Nutwood Jr. (Belden's). First dam by Owen Dale; secon 1 d im by Easter's Dan! Hill . Bill Taylor for chestnut colt, star in forehead, foaled May 12, 1883, by Duke McClellan. First dam by San Fran- cisco Patchen, {John Conny's); second dam by Kentucky Hunter; third dam by Belmont. Freezing1 Meat in Australia. A Sydney (N. S. W.) paper says; At the head of Darling Harbor, the Orange Frozen Meat Company has a hulk fitted up with appliances for the freezing and storage of meat pre- paratory to its dispatch by the Orient steamers to London. The lower hold has been converted into a freezing chamber, and here can be stowed about 4,500 carcasses of mutton or 500 of beef. Arrangements are being made for the formation of a second chamber between decks, and it is estimated that the hulk will then ha^e accommodation for 10,000 sheep or 1000 bullocks. One of the first points which strikes the ob- server on looking over the works is the absence of ice or ice- making appliances. The system adopted being what is known as the dry-airprocess. A quantity of air is taken into a cylinder, and by means of a 20-horse power engine subject- ed to a pressure of fifty pounds to the square inch, which raises the temperature to about 300 deg. F. The compressed air passes through a set of coolers similar to those used as surface condensers on board steamships, and by means of a constant stream of water that is cooled down almost to its original temperature. It then enters another cylinder, where it is permitted to expand, and in doing so the temperature falls to about 40 deg. below zero, or 72 deg. below freezing point. The whole operation only occupies a few seconds. This intensely cold air is passed into the freezing room, where the carcasses to be treated are hung, and in the course of sev- eral hours the meat becomes rigid and hard as a block of stone. The time required to freeze a sheep completely through is about thirty-six hours; quarters of beef take from five to six days. A remarkable feature in connection with the refrigerating chamber is that notwithstanding the exces- sive degree of cold, little or no inconvenience is experienced by the visitor on entering, or even for some half hour after- wards, till the stock of heat contained in the body has been to some extent dissipated. The discomfort is not by any means so great as that occasioned by a cold windy day even in Sydney. The company has similar works erected at Orange. The animals are killed there and the carcasses froz- en, and sent down to Sydney in trucks specially construct- ed with double sides, packed with three inches of sawdust. Thence they are taken aboard the hulk and kept till the Ori- ent steamer is ready for its cargo, when the hulk is towed down the harbor and the meat transferred, in a perfectly froz- en condition, from the one freezing room to the other. In London, again, there is a store-house for its reception, fitted with precisely similar refrigerating apparatus; so that the meat, from the time of its first freezing at Orange till its de- livery at the London market has never been allowed to thaw once. The cold air in the various establishments, after hav- ing been used in the freezing chamber, passes into a second room, the temperature of which is by no means kept suffi- ciently low for the chilling of meat required for the Sydney market, and which does not need to be frozen. The expens- es connected with the freezing, the carriage from Orange and the storage, amount to about § pence a pound, and 2A pence is paid to the Orient Company for freight, so that about three pence a pound is added to the cost of the meat before it ar- rives in London. The Orient Company has entered into an agreement to carry sixty cargoes averaging about 5000 sheep each, the freezing company to increase the cargoes at will. Competition in Butter Making". On the afternoon of the last day of the recent Royal Irish Show at Limerick, say3 the Irish Farmer's Gazelle, perhaps the most interesting and instructive feature in it took place, viz.: the butter-making contest, in which seven entries were made. One of the competitt ors was the young lady from Ger many, whose skill and dexterity in the various details of the department over which she had charge excited the admiration of spectators. The other six were taken from the fair daughters of the Emerald Isle, and it was a real pleasure to see such a large number of elegant girls, many of them highly educated and accomplished, whose parents were large occupiers of land, thinking it not beneath themselves in the slightest degree to compete thus pubhely for the prizes offered for what has been, until lately, a much neglected part of Irish agriculture, viz., butter-making. Equal quantities of cream having been weighed to each competitor, on a signal from the steward (Mr. Robertson), whose arrangements for the competition were as perfect as possible, a capital start was made. No. 7 had her butter ready for working in thirty minutes, followed very shortly by the others. The butter of each competitor, as taken from the Holstein butter-worker, was carefully weighed in the lump, and again weighed when made up in one-pound rolls; but so carefully had the working been done that^it was found only the 120th part was lost in the opera- tion. The butter was found to be of very fine quality, the texture, flavor and color being excellent. These gratifying re- sults are doubtless due to the instruction the competitors had received in the Munster Dairy School, the manager of which (Mr. Smith) took a lively interest in the success of hispupils Only two prizes were offered in the catalogue; but so* keen was the competition that a number of gentlemen placed five other prizes at the disposal of the judge. To each of the competitors 17 pounds of cream was given, and the produce of butter averaged about seven pounds five or six ounces. The temperature of the cream when put into the churn was 58 deg. Some of the girls, it is stated, worked churns they had never tried before. The following is taken from the Live-Slock Journal, Eng.: "It would appear that a considerable amount of British capi- tal has been invested in American cattle. An English company has been organized to go into the ranch and cattle business on the line of the Northern Pacific Railway. Mr. Fewir, who has been in business in Wyoming and Southern Montana for five years, estimates that English cap- ital to the extent of eight millions is now invested in cattle in the American continent, most of which has gone to Texas. He also states the shipping of live stock is wasteful and ex- pensive, and cattle are unnecessarily bruised in transfer. The company, of which he is a partner, could ship dead meat to England much more economically than live stock, as the re- frigerating system is now nearly perfect. This opinion sup- ports our contention for a dead-meat trade." Butter must be worked the second time for several reasons; among these the most impoitant is that the salt cannot be- come diffused through the butter with but one working; an- other is that the color of the butter becomes developed by exposure to the air, and the second working effects this necessary exposure and oxidation; another is that there will be always more or less remaining buttermilk in the butter after the first working, even if it is washed in the fine granu- lar condition in which it appears in the churn before it is gathered into lumps. We have tried a single working several times, but have always come back to the old plan. — Ex. English Turf Notes. The time of the Goodwood Stakes, two miles and a half, won by Corrie Roy, was 5.00 3-5. Last year Fortissimo won in 5:15. The best time is 4:54, by Norwich in 1878. The Stewards' Cup at Goodwood had IS starters, and was won by Sir G. Chetwood's six-year-old horse Hornpipe, with 121 pounds up. The odds at the start were 11 to 1 to win and 5 to 2 for a place (one, two, three). Lord Alington's Geheimniss. ridden by Archer, was second and Lord Cado- gan's Goldfield third. Energy, the favorite, was fifth. The distance — three-quarters of a mile— was run in 1:20. The Sportsman says: "Goldfield looked like the winner until Geheimniss came out like a lion and settled him so easily that any odds were offered on her, and Archer, thinking that she had the race in hand, steadied the mare. It so happened, however, that Hornpipe, who had been to some extent hid- den by Goldfield and Lucerne, was not yet done with, and making a game response to Wood's call, he shot up on the inside and snatched the race out of the fire by a head amid the most intense excitement. In the absence of Gilliard the Sussex Stakes run at Good- wood was won by the Duke of Hamilton's Ossian at 117 pounds. There were six other starters. Later in the day Ossian won the Drawing-Room Stakes at 127 pounds. The Sussex was run over the New Mile and the Drawing-Room over the Craven Course — a mile and a quarter. The latest betting for the St. Leger is 3 to 2 against Gilli- ard, 4 to 1 against Highland Chief, 100 to 14 against Elzevir (after 8,000 to 1,000 had been taken), 100 to 8 against Royal Angus, 100 to 7 against Hamako, 25 to 1 against Ladilas, 25 to 1 against Brave and 1,000 to 5 against Sweet Auburn. »•■ Some good horses are addicted to stumbling while walking or moving in a slow trot. A well versed veterinarian states that there are two causes that would tend to produce this faulty action, one a general weakness in the muscular system, such as would be noticed in a tired horse; the other a weak- ness in the extensor muscles of the leg, brought about by carrying too much weight at the toe. To effect a cure, he adds, lighten the weight of each front shoe aboutfour ounces; have the toe of the shoe made of steel instead of iron; it will wear longer; have it rounded off about the same as it would be when one-third wore out, in order to prevent tripping; al- low one week's rest; have the legs showered for a few min- utes at a time with cold water through a hose, in order to create a spray, then rub dry briskly, from tha chest down to the foot. Give walking exercise daily during this week for about an hour twice a day. When you commence driving again omit the slow jog, either walk or send him along at a sharp trot for a mile or two, then walk away, but do not speed for at least several weeks. By this means the habit of stumbling from either of the above causes will be pretty well overcome. A milker should learn to milk quickly. Slow milking will ruin any cow, and there is little doubt that many cows are made unprofitable by bad milking. As soon as the flow of milk begins it should be drawn as rapidly as possible. Strip- ping with the finger and thumb is a bad practice, and shonld be unlearned at once, and the whole hand used to milk with. By persevering one will soon be able to milk very short teats if the hand is moderately small. The best iLilkers have small hands; strength of wrist will come in time. A warm admirer of Joe Banker has bet $S00 to $1,000 that the gray horse will beat Fanny Witherspoon the first time they meet in a race. The autumn sheep shearing has commenced in many por- tions of Southern California. DIETZ' AXLE OIL. A PATENT COMPOUND OIL. Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANT KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz' Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Oil WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISK A. »'. DIETZ A li>« Proprietors, 3 Froul 124 Jjjfaje |ktete and ji pmfetum. Aug 25 A "'Rattling" Story. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: A few days ago several gentlemen, resident in one of the suburbs of San Francisco, whether Sac- ramento or Stockton is immaterial, gathered their traps and set out for the wilds of Mendo- cino. The party was an ideal one. It combined about all the characteristics necessary to a full enjoyment of each moment of the trip. It perhaps would not be good form to tell you their names, so I will desig- nate them as: Huntoon, proud owner of a rifle, but ■whose control of his passions is so perfect that he was never known to shoot at anything un- less somebody had killed and propped it up beforehand. Johnson, the wildest mannered man that over scuttled dish-pan in a river or cut bait. Hoge, a nice, easy fellow, who couldn't do anything if he wanted to, and luckily didn't t to. And lastly, White, so called in this vera- crus chronicle because of all men, he is red. I eally think his skin is white, or would be if removed from his person, but the ruby tide that surges through his patulous veins is a flood so full that it rushes into each crystal hair even, and gives his whiskered face the roseate hue of the Indian Summer sun seen through the haze. These able men tied on their dirks, pocket- ed their Smith and Wesson's all pearl hand- led, shouldered their elegant, recherche re- peaters, and set forth to do the gentle moun- taineers and rid the country of chipmunks. They "rid" and "rid," and at last having left the last outpost far, far behind, a mile behind anyhow, they struck a halt and simul- taneously a rattlesnake. At once the fiery spirit of Huntoon began to boil. He dropped his rifle and pack and shouted, "Wait a minute ! Don't shoot ! I'll show you how to kill the thing ! Let me go back a little and get a stick." He started back on the trail, and after a few minutes, in answer to shouted inquiries, his too faint, bell-like tones came floating over the gulches and taking articulate form, his anxious friends learned that he was accus- tomed to killing snakes with a particular sort of stick known as "snakewood," which he had noted a couple of miles back, and which he would get as soon as he could. Full of admiration for the delicacy -which could regard propriety even in destroying a "rattler, " Hoge knocked the snake out with a pine knot in one round, and White took from it the rattles. Then they quickly scraped clean a place close by the purling river, and while Hoge kindly directed the job, Johnson and White made camp. A nice lean-to of brush, bedded deep with spruce twigs, stone fireplace, and handily ar- ranged pantry on the stunrp of an old red- wood around which had grown up number- less young reds. Just in the nick of time when seme one was needed to praise the deftness of the work- ers, along came Huntoon, and by carefully apportioned words appreciation he caused the gentle Johnson to become "suffused as to his shining eyes" with tears, while White, conscious of self-abnegation took on a deeper red, and Hoge falling on his face within reaching dis- tance uf the cracker box, moaned with a sense of his nnworthiness. Time passed. Huntoon was fed and put to bed and darkness brooded upon that camp. The nightbirds hooting and the coyote yelps combined with a conscious- ness of myriad sins aroused Huntoon to a state of wide-awakeness that can not be described. He canvassed his life, regretted each lost opportunity, reviled himself for weaknesses, and had just reached a genuinely penitent mood when White, who had attached the snake rattles to a twig stuck in the ground near the head of Huntoon's bunk, twitched a string leading from the rattles to the camp fire. The ominous sound came clear and sharp. Huntoon, not as quickly as a gray squirrel bobs his tail but pretty quickly, assumed a devotional attitude, and in a voice that wasn't a shriek, but was too loud for a whisper, be- cause it was heard away off, about a mile in the settlement, remarked "What's that? I heard something! I'm bit! Bring me a light." Hoge, very willing to advise, commenced a dissertation on, rattlesnakes. He proved that they traveled at night. That they wouldsurely bite any moving animal then. That by pref- erence they bit human beings, and concluded by advising Huntoon to remain absolutely quiet until he felt the snake move in the act of biting him, and then he would know where to jump to get away. Huntoon, in very few seconds gave expres- sion to several distinct emotions and ended with a series of pious invocations which led his friends to fear the dethronement of his reason. So they took torches and carefully looked about the banks without finding anything. This evidence of brotherly love soothed Hun- toon and he laid down in the fragment mass of boughs. Quiet reigned and soon his heavy eyelids were about to fall when another twitch made the rattles fairly sing. This time the victim had a bunch of match- es ready, and jnst as he was upon his knees in that temple, unlike anything evermade be- fore with hands, he lighted match after match und while each was burning, his stark, staring face, bedewed with icy terror-drops appeared to his sympathizing friends as though he had twenty or thirty eyes, so rapidly did he divert his burning gaze from point to point in his humble cot looking for his foe. At last he happened to see the string and twig and rattles, and such is the perversity of the human mind, that instead of being thankful for a lesson in dangers likely at any moment to assail him, he at once commenced preparations for an as- sault upon his dear friends. Forgetting their long suffering, and the years of blended life, he entered into detail as to their little person- al peculiarities, animadverted upon their acts, public and private, and so pictured them, while getting on his shoes, that involuntarily they cast suspicious looks one upon the oth- er, and each wondered whether he did not owe it to himself to pass beyond reach of con- tamination by going home in the morning. A historian should have no heart, but I can no more. Emotion overcomes me. I must leave this saddening scene just as Hun- toon, inpuris naturalibus, but shod, is rush- ing from his leafy hut, brandishing a handy flitch of bacon, and vowing by all manes to "go it whole Hog (e) or die." Dairy Hints. "It is natural for the calf to suckle its mo- ther; and I don't suppose you can improve on nature," says the old-fashioned farmer, when urged to bring his calf up, and raise it on skim- med milk. But the whole process of raising calves and keeping milch cows is an effort to improve on nature. In the state of nature, or when run- ning wild, the cow gives milk only for the purpose of raising its young. The amount given is proportionate to that end, and the supply ceases when the calf can get its living from the pastures. In the domesticated con- dition the cow is bred with the avowed ob- ject of increasing the milk production and prolonging its period, and is then grain-fed and supplied with hay and roots in winter and put in warm stables and otherwise so treated that she is no better adapted for the methods which were natural to the wild animal than her owner would be to go back to the manner of life of the primitive savages who dwelt in caves and dressed in skins of animals that they had caught in the chase, and killed with clubs, and eaten raw, because they knew not how to build a fire. The same argument will apply to those who say it is not natural to milk the cow or the heifer before she drops her calf, though her udder may be swollen almost to the point of bursting; or who insist upon the milch cow going dry two or three months. There would be as much reason in saying that a cow should not and could not give more than sixteen quarts of milk per day, "because that was all grandpa's cow gave," and refusing to draw more than that, to cease milking when a cow has given five or six quarts of milk per day, simply because "she has given milk as near to her time of calving as grandpa allowed his cows to be milked." Do not feed for the purpose of increasing the milk production at such times, and if pos- sible reduce it by reducing food in quantity or in nutritive quality, but if the milk is there draw it off, if you wish to avoid garget, milk fever, and such other diseases as may come from an overloaded udder and milk glands, or from a too sudden change in the whole sys- tem of the animal. Lawns form a prominent feature in "fancy farming," for they are an expensive luxury. Their great beauty consists in their rich color and in the thickness of the growth of the grass. To improve the latter have the lawn mower used once a fortnight, and then after carefully raking up all the clippings, use a cast-iron roller. Such a lawn is benefited by occasionally sowing a little Dutch clover mixed with some fertilizer, and if to be ob- tained, some Chamomile anthemis, which, when grown and trodden on, yields a delicious perfume, and is a rich dark green in color. It is better to wean the lambs by the middle of the present month than to wait until after the first of September,as is usually done. Take the ewes out of the old pasture, with the ex- ception of three or four old ones, allowing the lambs to remain in the old pasture for a short time, as they will be better contented and will not wonder about so much as they otherwise would. Veterinary Inspector McLean of the Health Department reports that eight per cent, of the milch cows of Brooklyn, N. Y., are affected with pleuro-pneumonia, and recommends in- oculation as the only means of stamping out the disease. Sacramento county has this year an acreage of 609 old, 738 new hop lands. Yolo has 76 of old and 324 of new. Sutter nearly 100 acres of new. Mendocino has 73S acres of old and 488 acres of new. And new fields are reported in Napa, Kern andother counties. Horses and Mules FOR SALE. SEVENTY-FIVE 1IEAH of Horses and Mi] ten, suitable fur farm and plow work. The rauloB urn nil young, California bred, mill win average 9M i>onuds weight. Apply to W.l,. ASHE, Merced j Merced County, (Jul. GOLDEN GATE FAIR. At Oakland Trotting Park, From Sept. 3d to Sept 8th. THE PACING RACE, NO. 6, ON THE ASSOCIA- ticm'B programme, having failed to fill, the follow- ing has been substituted: PACING— Purse, $500; free for all pacers that have never beaten 2:25; >;j(K) to the first horse; $150 to sec- ond; $50 to third. The Call for ni a Record Purse, No. 8, having failed to fill, has been declared off, and the following substi- tuted: RUNNING— Free for all; three-quarters of a mile and repeat; nurse, $500; 8300 to first horse; $150 to sec- ond; $50 to third. The Combination Purse, No. 12, not filling, the fol- lowing is substituted: RUNNING— Free for all; four-mile dash; weights forage; purse, $1,000; $100 entrance; $500 to first horse; $250 to Becond; $150 to third; $100 to fourth. The above is conditioned upon their being five entries ; and should there be but three, two entrance moneys will be de- ducted from the purse, and if four entries, one en- trance money, with these conditions: Three may enter and two start. The 2:28 Purse, No. 13, not having filled, the follow- ing will take its place : TROTTING— Purse, $800; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:30 up to date; $480 to first horse: $210 to second ; $30 to third. The entries in all the above to close with the Secre- tary on Wednesday, August 29th. E. Waguer, Sec'y. Lock drawer 1528. Oakland. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION DISTRICT No. 6, ..Will bold its.. FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR LOS ANGELES, October 8th to 13th; Inclusive. o VER $10,000 IK PURSES AND PRE. MUMS. Entries to Races cloBe September 15th. For Programme and Premium List, address E. A. PeCamp, Sec'y> Box 455 Los Angeles, Cat. Notice to Horsemen. The Breeders' Stallion Purse For Race No. 20— mile dash for two- year-olds; to be run SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS A NOEL ES Under the auspices of Agricultural Association No. 6, at their Fo tilth Annual Fair, is OPEN TO THE WORLD. Stallion Stake $100, payable at nomination. Entries for same cloBe September 1. D. Relchard A Co. name Har Iwood. A. J. Hutchinson names Hock Hocking, E. J. Baldwin names Grlnstead. E.J. Baldwin names Rutherford. Entries for the race close September IS. For par tlculars address Box 455 Los Angeles, Cal. K. A. Det'amp. Secretary. Jerseys and Guernseys. Registered in the A.J.C. C. and the A.O.C.C Tiie ubove Is a cut of" the uneqiialed cow Jersey lSelle of Scltuate that made 251I>m.. 3 ozs.. ol butter in one week. A GRANDSON OF JERSEY BELLE IS NOW IN use in the YerbaBuenaherd. This herd of Jerseys andGuernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882. Since then have been added three young bulls juul some fe- males and it now contains Fanner's Glory, Jersey Belle of Scituate, Cooinassie and Alphea strains. These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer- sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost and imported directly, make this the best herd on the Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively that these are the ac cepted butter producing animals of the country. Bulls have recently sold inNew York for $10,000 to 312,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at moderate price. HENRY PIERCE. San FranciBco. The Washington Park Club CHICAGO, ILL., Announce the following Stakes to cloBe Oct. 15, 1883, and to be run over their New Race Track at tfer f nanir ural Meeting of the Club, beginning the last Saturday in June, and ending Saturday Julyl" lsai A programme lor eight days' racing will be so arranged that two stakeB and not leas than three punse races, wiU be run each day, and that $45,000 or more will be given by the Club for the meeting, and in no instance will less than $500 1 e given for a purse In addition to the stakes announced below, nine or more other stakes, including the Washington Park" Cup, HandicapB and Stakes, two-and-three-year-old. and all ages, will be advertised in due time, to close on or about January 15, 1884. It is the Intention of the Management of the Washington Park Club to complete the track now in course of construction, and to make all the appointments the very best that money, experience and skill can nro- duce.it being the intention of the Washington Park Club to make its Inaugural Mcetine the grandest raeimr event ever given in the United States. * is THE LAKE SII>E STAKE. | A Sweepstakes for fillies two years old (foalB of 1882) —$50 entrance p. p., or only 510 if declared out on or before February], 168-1, or $15 by April 1. 1884, or ¥20 if on or before May 15, 1881. All declarations void unless accompanied with the money; with $1,3)0 added, the second to receive $200, and the third $100, out of the Btake. Winners of any stake race of the value of $750tocarry 3 lbs.; of $1,200, 5 lbs.; of $1,500,7 lbB.; of three or more such races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Five fur longB. THE KENWOOD STAKE. A Sweepstakes for colts two years (foals of 1882)— $50 entrance, p. p., or only $10 if declared out on or be- fore February 1, or $15 by April 1, 18*4, or $20 if on May 15, 1884. Ml declarations void unless accompanied with the money; with $1,200 added, the second to re- ceive $200, and "the third $100, out of the Htake. Win- ners of any stake race of the value of $750 to carry 3 lbs.; of $1,200, ,5 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lhsj of three'or more stakes of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Five fuilongs. THE HYDE PARK STAKE. A Sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 1882)— $50 entrance, p. p., or only $10 if declared out on or before February I.L&8-1, or $15 by Apiil 1.188-1, or $20 if on May 15, 1881. All declarations void unless accom- panied with the money ; with $2,000 added, the second to receive $300, and the third $200, out of the stake. Winners of any stake race of the value of $1,000 to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs.; of $2,000, <>r three or more stake races of any value, 10 lbs, extra. Three-uuur- ters of a mile. THE ENG1EWOOD STAKE, A Sweepstakes for fillies three years old (foals of 1881)— $100 entrance, h. f., or only $10 if declared out on or before February 1, or $20 April 1 1884, or $30 if on May 15, 1S84. All declarations void unless accom- panied with the money; with $1,500 added, the second to receive $300. and the third $100, out of the stake. Winners of any three-year-old stake race, of the value of $l,ooo, to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbB.; of three or more three -yen r- old stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. One mile. THE DREXEL STAKE, A SweepstakeB for colts three years old (foals of 1881)— $100 entrance, h. f.,or only $10 if declared out on or before February 1, or $20 April 1, or $30 if on May 15, 188-1. All declarations void unless accompanied with the money; with $1,600 added, the sec ond to re- ceive $300, and the third $100, out of the stake. Win- ners of any three-year-old stake race of the value of $1,000 to carry 5 lbs.; of $l,5flo, 7 lbs.; of three or more three-year-old stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. One mile. THE SHERIDAN STAKE. A Sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1881) — $10» entrance, h. f ., or only |10 If declared ont on or be. fore February 1, or $20 April 1, or $30 If on May 15, ISK-i. All declarations Void unless accompanied with the money; with 12,600 added, the seeoud to receive $100, and the third $2iK), Uut of the stake. Winners of any three-year-old Btake race of the value of $1,000 to- curry 5 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs.: of any three or more such stakes of any value. 10 lbs. extra. Maidens al- lowed 7 lbs. One mile and a quarter. TO CLOSE JANUARY 15, 1884 THE AMERICAN DERBY. A SweepBtakeB for three-year-olds (foals of 18Sl),at $200 each,h.f.,or only $20 if declared out on or before Mar; 15, 1884, or, $30 April 15, 1884, or 940 if 00 May 15, ls*J, or $50 if on June 15, 1K84. All declarations void unless ac- companied with the money ; with $.r>,iM)(i added, the second to receive $~5o, and the third $23o, out of the stake. Winners of any three-year-old stake race of the value of WJ0O0 to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs.; of three or more three-year-old stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Foreign-broil entries allowed 7 lbs. One mile and a half. To he run on the first day of the meeting. WEIGHTS. The following are the weights for the aboVe stakes ; Two-year-olds...... 105 lbs. Th re e -year-olds 116 lbs. With an allowance of 5 lbs. for iiiaresaud 3 lbs. for geldings. Full scale of weights and racing rules will be announced nhortlv. Entries and all communications to be addressed to the Secretary, Palmer House, Chicago, 111, J. E. BREWSTER, P. H. SHERIDAN, SECRETARY. LIEUT. GEN. U.S. A., PRESIDENT, 1883 ^h* footer miti ji^rtsnmtt. 125 Coursing- Match. GRAND OPENING Dugan's Coursing Park, AT NEWARK, Sunday, September 2, 1883. 32-Dog Stake— 10 Prizes. Fare forthe round trip $1 00, including admission to the Park. Special train leaves San Francisco at 8:30 A. M., returning at 5 p. m. Come One, Come All! BAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION (District No. 2 of California.) STOCKTON FAIR OP 1883. Sept. 18 to Sept. 2S, In tin site. IN THE LEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS! $16,000 Gold Coin Offered in Purses. Larger Amount than is offered by any other as- sociation on the Pacific Coast. SPEED PROGRAMME. Following Is the programme thns far determined upon, and the entries, with the exception, perhaps, of some district purses to be hung up later. Tuesday, September 18. No. 1— District Running; for two-year-olds; purse ?W0; mile dash; four moneys. J. N. Randall's b f Alice T, by Joe Daniels, dam Su- gar Plum. D. 8. Terry's b f , by Bayswater, dam by Joe Dan- iels. D. S. Terry's s f , by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. T. H. Williams Jr.'s General J. A. Shepherd's gf Lillian, by Joe Daniels, dam by Norfolk. J. B. Haggin's b f Maid of Stoekdale.by Shannon, dam Belle Denman. No. 2. District; handicap running; for all ages; mile and repeat; purse $100; four moneys. N. B. — When more than ten paid-up entries are re- ceived in races numbering 3,4,7,8,10,11,14,16,17,18, $200 will be added by the Association and will be di- vided as follows: Extra §50 goes to each horse that wins a part of said purse. Caleb Dorsey's b e Stanislaus, by Imp Partisan, dam Lady Melrose, by Young Melbourne. D. S. Terry's s g Lara, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- bnrn. Q. W. Trahern'B ch g Certiorari, by Joe Daniels, dam by Norfolk. T. H. Williams Jr.'s blk s Bryant W, by Monday, dam Be foe. J. B. Haggin's ch g Ben Timmins, by California, dam Puss. CharleB McLaughlin's chs Wlldwood.by WHdidle, dam Emma Barns. Charles McLaughlin's ch g , by Thad Stevens, dam sister to Mark S. No. 3. Pacinc Coast; trotting; for four-year-olds; purse $800, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. J. B. McDonald's b f Hazel Kirke, by Brigadier, dam Fanny, by Jim Brown. H. W. Meek's br f Bonnie Wood, by Nutwood, dam Ladv Belle, by Chieftain. L. J. Rose's blk g Le Grange, by Sultan, dam Georgi- ana, by Overland. J. M. Learned's s Adrian, by Reliance, dam Adrian- nah, by Kentucky Hunter. Win. Johnson A. C. Dietz' br m Olivette, by Whip- ple's Hambletonian. dam unknown. J. Cairn Simpson's b c Anteeo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine, by A. W. Richmond. W. F. Smith E.H.Miller Jr.'s b g Adair, by Elec- tioneer, dam Addie Lee, by Culver's Black Hawk. Wednesday, September 19. No. 4— Pacinc Coast Tiotting; 2:40 class; purse $1,200, four monevs. John Mclntire'schg Edwin ForTest, by Blackbird, dam unknown. P. J. Williams' b g Bay Frank, by Tornado, dam by St-tte of Maine. Pat Farrell W. W. Stow's b h Barney B, by Budd Doble, dam unknown. J. W. Donathan's g g Allen Roy, by Patchen Vernon, dam unknown. E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer, dam Lady Hamilton. John W. Gordon's b m Big Lize. No. 5 — Pacific Coast Running; mile and repeat; fiurse $500, and if 1 MM is beaten the horse making the oweBtTecord will receive $200 additional; four monevs. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday, dam Demirep. George Howson's b s Jim Douglas, by Wildidle, dam by Norfolk. F. Depoister and J. W. Adam's b f Aunt Betsy, hy Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringgold. James B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard, dam Electra. Caleb Dorsey's br c Birdcatcher, by Specter, dam Pet, by Yonng Melbourne. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford, dam Maggie Emerson. J. Green's b h Joe G, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. uharles Mc Langhlin's b s Boots, by Hercules, dam Emma Barnes. r Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by GrinBtead, dam Katie Pease. Hill & Giles' b s Wildidler, by Wildidle, dam Eva Coombs, No. 6— District Trotting; for three-year-olds; purs §800; four moneys. John Williams' br m Lucilla.by Nephew, dam Lu- cinda, by General McClellan. J. W. Warren's b s Alpheus, by Mambrino Wilkes, dam Rosaline, bv Major Mono. W. H. Parker's br b Ha Ha, by Nephew, dam by McCracken Blackhawk. R. E. Stowe's s f Jenny Lind, by La Rock, dam Pin- afore, by Winthrop. L. M. Morse's b g John O'Brien, by Mambrino Wilkes, dam Phcebe Carey, by Chieftain. Thursday, September 20. No. 7— Running Hurdle Race; mile and repeat; over fourhnrdles; purse $500. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead, dam Jen- nie D, J. F. Courtney's ch m Hattie B, by Norfolk, dam Maggie Dale. P. J. Shafter's b h Haddington, by Imp Haddington, dam by Norfolk. No. 8— State Trotting; two-year-old stake. Best two in three, mile heats. Whole of entrance money to be divided. Four moneys, and $500 added as follows: $100 each for the winners of moneys and $100 for the Bire of the colt that wins first money. L. M. Morse's bf Ida, by Abbottsfoid, dam |Win- tt-rop Girl. J. Cairn Simpson's br c Antevolo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine, bv A. W. Richmond. J. T. Mclntosh's'fo £ Sallie M. G. W. Trahern's b c Voucher, by Nephew, dam by Vernon Patchen. G. W. Trahern's b f Bracelet, by Nephew, dam by Messenger Duroc. J. A. McCloud's b c Mt. Vernon, by Nutwood, dam Daisy, hv Chieftain. J. E. Dunham's ch 8 c Oscar Steinway, by Steinway, dam Frankie E.iton, hv Wliipple's Hambletonian. D. E. Knight's ch f Nighthawk, by Brigadier, dam Nellie. Charles Sherman's c Chevalier, by Biigadier, dam Kit, by Billy McCracken. J. B. Tennen's ch s Pinole Jr., by Pinole Patchen, dam Lola, hv Pilot Jr. E. Giddings' b c Bay Rose, by Sultan, dam by The Moor. J. B. Burns' br s Alert, by Atheiton, dam by Pinole Patchen. F. L. Smith's b f Cora, by Buccaneer, dam Pearl, by Blue Bull. Sargent Bros.' g c , by Priam, dam Gilroy Belle. L. U. Shippee's chf Sister to Honesty, by'Pnara, dam bv Chieftain. H. D. Beach'B ch c Dawn, by Nutwo od, dam Count- ess, by Whipple's Hambletonian. No. 9 — Ladies' Equestrianism. For residenis of the district only; four prizes in gold coin— $40, $30, $20 and $10. Friday, September 21. No. 10— Pacific Coast Selling Race; purse $500; one mile and repeat; $1,000 fixed valuation; four pounds off for each $100 below, and two pounds added for each $100 above fixed value ; four moneys. Thomas Hazlett's ch g Jubilee, by Norfolk, dam Lodi mare. John Mackey's ch m Maria F, by Leinster, dam Flush. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon, dam Folly, by Planet. Caleb Dorsey's br c Birdcatcher.by Specter, dam Pet, by Young Melbonrue. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead, dara Jen- nie D. P. J. Shafter's bh Haddington, by Imp Haddington, dam by Norfolk. D. S. Terry's s g Lara, by Joe Daniels, clam by Wood- burn. G. W. Trahern's ch g Certiorari, by Joe Daniels, dam by Norfolk. "T. H. Williams Jr.'s blk s Bryant W, by Monday, damBebe. H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw. No. 11— Pacific Coast Trotting; 2:20 class; purse $1,000; four moneys. J. B. McDonald's b s Brigadier, by Happy Medium; dam Lady Tuanei , by Frank Pierce. Pat Farrell's b h Vanderlynn, by George M. Patchen, dam JoBeDh mare. M. Salisbury's b s Gibraltar, by Echo, dam by Owen Dale. C.W. Smith's br s Abbotsford, bv Woodford Mam- brino, dam Columbia, bv Young Columbus. S. Sperry's ch in Nellie R, Dy General McClellan Jr., dam Susie Rose. A. Waldstein's b s Albert W, by Electioneer, dam by John Nelson. No. 12 — Ladies' Equestrianism. Open to the State Four prizes in gold coin— $40, $30, §20 and $10. Saturday, September 22. No, 13— Pacific Coast Novelty Running; 2Jtf-mile dash; purse $600; the first horse to each half mile to win $100, and the first to two and two and one-half mile posts to win $50 each extra. Thomas Hazlett's ch g Jubilee, by Norfolk, dam Lodi mare. F. Depoister's b f Aunt Betsy, bv Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringgold. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford, dam Maggie Emerson. Charles McLaughlin's b s Boots, by Hercules, dam Emma Barnes. HU1 & Gries' b s Wildidler, by "Wildidle, dam Eva Coombs. M. M. Alien's Jocko, by Cariboo, dam Reply, by En- quirer. Wm. Sweeney's g m Viola R. No. 14— Pacific CoaBt Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $-100; four moneys. P.J. Williams' b g Shaker. Chas. Schlutius' br g Prince. E. D. Nolan's gr g Gray Frank, by Hayward Chief, dam unknown, M. Rollins' gr g John Tomas. J. T. Mcintosh's b g Fred Ackerinan. Bay District Association TROTTING. RACES.^Qgg RACES. Aug. 11, 15, 18, «£ and 34 and Sept. 1. £^" Take Geary street, Sutter street or California street cars, direct to the track. SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. I. For all four-year-olds and under; four entries; mile heats, three in five, in harness ; purse $fi00, $300 to first. $150 to second, i'M to third, $00 to fourth horse. Palo Alto Stock farm nameB b m Bonnie. H. W. Meek names b m Bonnie Wood. L. J. Rose names blk g La Grange. Wm. Johnson names b m Olivette. National Association rules to govern all contest.. C®" Notice particularly— The races each day will commence at 3 p. m. Prompt. The Club House bal- cony is reserved for ladies and their escorts. Admission to Grounds and Grand Stands, $1. T. W. niN(H,M\>, Secretary, N. T, Smith President. 1435 California St, CALIFORNIA'S t XP0SITI0 n THE 30TH ANNUAL State Fair WILL BE HELD AT Sacramento, Cal., in September, 1 883. TN CONSEQUENCE OF THE ACCIDENT AND X the inability to procure sufficient mechanical labor to complete the new Exposition building, the Board of Directors have resolved to hold the exhibi- tion for this year in the Pavilion now in use. As the space Is Limited, parties desiring to exhibit should ap- ply for space at once. Motive power furnished Free of Charge. 2Fo charge for space. Articles transported to and from the exhibition J ree by the C. P. R, R. Company. The premium flist embraces liberal awards for all kinds of LIVE STOCK, MA C H I NER T, IMPLEMENTS, etc., TEXTILE FABRICS, M EC H A NIC A L, AGRICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS and FINE ARTS. The Fair will be open on Sept. 10t_h, and Closed Sept. 15th. Any further information may be had upon applica- tion to the Secretary, from whom premium lists may be obtained. P. A. FI.MIJ1V Edwin F. Smith, Secretary, President. P. O. Drawer A, Sacramento. Sonoma and Marin District Association AGRICUTURAL DISTRICT NO. 4. At Petalnma, from Angnst2?to Septem- ber 1, Inclusive, 1883. The District Comprises the Counties of Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano and Lake. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUG. 38, 1883. No. 1— Walking race for district stallions, weighing Icbs than 1,400 pounds; one mile; purse $25. No. 2 — Running race, free for all; half-mile heats, best three in five; purse $400. No. 3 — Trotting race for district horses ; three-min- ute class; purse $500. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 39. No. 4 — Trotting race for district two-year-olds; purse 3250. No. 5 — Running race for district two-year- olds, one- mile dash ; purse £250. No. 6— Trotting race, free for all; 2:37 class; purse §600. No. 7— Trotting race for district three-year-olds; purse §300. THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 No. 8— Walking race for district draft stallions, weighing 1,400 pounds or over, one mile; purse $25. No. 9— Running race, free for all; mile and repeat; purse §600. No, 10— Running stake race, free for all; dash mile and a half; §25 entrance and §200 added. No. 11— Trotting race, free for all two-year-olds; purse §500. FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31. No. 12 — Running race for district three-year-olds; mile and repeat; purse §300. No. 13 — Trotting race for district horses; 2:45 class; purse §400. No. 14— Trotting race, free for all; 2:27 class; purse §600. FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. No. 15— Trotting race, free for all; 2:20 class; purse §800. No. 16— Running race, free for all; two miles and repeat; purse §500. CONDITIONS. All irotting races are best three in five, except the two-year-old races, which are two in three. Entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent to the fourth horse. In the walking races all money goes to first horse. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trottlnc, hut the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's aclog, or to trot a race between heata. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered for purses can only be drawn by con- sent of the judges Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern runningraces. All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, color and marks of horses, also name and residence of owner, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider. Marin barred in 2:45 class, and Blanche and Dawn will not start in District races. J. JHcM. SHATTER, President. W. E. COX, Secretary. £ OLDEN IxATE Agricultural & Mechanical Fair Association. DISTKIt'T SO 1 -OAKLAND, ALAMEDA COUNTY. SPEED PROGRAMME. MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883. No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse, $500, for all two-year-olds; three-quarter-mile d;ish; $300 to first horse, §150 to second and $50 to third. No. 2— Same day; rnnning; Alameda purse, $500. for all three-year-olds; one-and-one-quarter-mile dash- $300 to first horse, $150 to second, $5o to third. No. 3— Same day: running: Pardee Purse,$500; free for all; one mile and repeat; §300 to first horse $150 to second, $50 to third" No. 4— Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that have never beaten threeminutes: purse $600; $360 to first, $180 to second and $60 to third. TUESDAY, SEPT. 4. No. 5— Trotting; purse $600; free for all four-year- olds;"$4S0to first horse, $240 to second and ?-S0to th rd No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse S500; free for all pacers that have never beaten w:20; $300 to first horse $150 to second, $-50 to third. No. 7— Same day; trotting; psrse § 00; free for all big horses that weigh i,I"(j puiimlsor ver; $120 to first horse, $60 to second, §20 to third. WEDNESDAY, SEP * 5. No. 8— Running; C ilifornia Record purse; one mile dash; purse $1,000, $90 * to first horse, second to save entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and horses of any age; to be run in classes, the two- year-olds in one class, the three-vear-olds in one class and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol- lowing conditions: Two starters required in each class; the horse beating the record in California in his special class to take first money; should the record be beaten in more than one class or in all the classes, first money will be divided equally among the win- ners; second money will be given to the horse whose time in this rac« is nearest to the best record in his dam in California. Same weight to be carried hv horses in this race as were carried by horses making the best records in above classes— as follows : Two-year-old Atalanta, time 1:44, weight 07. Three-year-old Mark 1,. tinu: l:i'JY. weight lii5. Fonr years and over, Joe Howell, time 1:42, weight No. 9— Trotting; same day; purse §1,000; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:2-1; $600 to first horse, §300 to second, $100 to third. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6. No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:35; $150 to first horse, $225 to sec- one and $75 to third. No. 11— Same day; trotting; pnrse $500; free for all three-vear-olds; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and $50 to third. FRIDAY, SEPT. 7. No. 12— Running; Combination Purse; purse $500; free for all; one quarter- mile dash, to he followed by one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen minutes between heats, the horse making the best av- erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec- ond horse to save entrance. No. 13— Same day; trotting; puTBe $800; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:lS; $-lS0to first horse, $240 to second and $S0 to third. SATURDAY, SEPT. 8. No. 14— Same day; competitive military and cadet drills; purse and conditions will be named through the press after conference with the various military companies. No. 15— Trotting; purse $400; free for all two-vear- olds; $240 to first horse, $120 to second and $40 to third; heats of a mile. No. 16— Same day; trotting; purse $1,200; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first horse, $360 to second and $120 to third. No. 17— Same day: bicycle race; dash of one mile; free for all; purse $50, $35 to first and $15 to second; entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the latest, on the first dav of the fair, at 3 p m„ with the secretary, at the track. CONDITIONS. All trotting and pacing races are best threo in five, except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci- fied. Entrance fee, ten per cent on all purses, to ac- company nomination. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the hoard reserves the right to trot heats with any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between beats. Those who have entries in the running nurses must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; thoBe on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con- sent of the judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to governrunning races, except as specially provided A. *'. D1ETZ, President. L. Walkkb, Secretary, Lock Drawer 1528, Oakland, CaL, -CHEAP'GUNS for THE PEOPLE.* GUN WORKS, 5 g GREAT WESTERN PICTORIAL CATALOGUES FREE. 4 Rillea, Shot Cuna, Revolvcre, AnimUDltlon, 6« ^F^iioa TMitle, Buor«,io. nem 0. 0. D.for Addreai GREAT WESTERN GUN W 2yl JPtttabti. 126 *Itje ^vccdcv aittl $$tfU&tttUfr. Aug 25 THIRD Annual Exhibition OF THE San Mateo & Santa Clara Co. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION NO. 5, To Be Held at San Jose. Cat, Sept. S4 to 29. Inclusive, 1883. SPEED PROGRAMME. I HEN T DAY, MONDAY, SEPT. »4. No 1— Running; three-quarter-mile dash; $25 entrance, §10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse; $50, third horse to receive bis entrance. 1. Palo Alto Stock Farm enter b g Jou Jou, by Mon- eey, by Hardwood-Pejjgy Rjiigold. 3. Win. Boots enters b g Bob. by Bob, by Bob Wooding 4* W. L. Appleby (for H C Jndsou) enters b m Ella Doane. by Wildidle -Nettie Brown. . „ ■ 5. P. J. Shatter enters b m Nighthawk, by imp Had- dington—Napa Queen. _ 6. T. H. Williams enters b s Bryant W, by Monday- Bob e 7. Levi Knott enters s g Jim Renwick, by Joe Hooker— 8. George Howson enters b s Jim Douglas, hyWildidle —by Norfolk. 9 G. Pacheco enters b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 10. John Mackey (for J. B. Haggiu) enters b f Sweet Briar, by Virgil— Impudence. 11, John Mackey (for J. B. Haggm) enters ch m Pre- mium, by Castoi— by St. Louis. No 2— Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-year- olds; $25 entrance. $10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance. 1. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters br I by Monday— Rig- 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b c by Shannon— Dem- lin. 3.' Palo Alto Stock Farm enters hi f by Wildidle— 4. Hill and Gries enter b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking — Maid of the Mint. 5. E. J. Baldwin enters b f by Rutherford— Glemta. 6. E. J. Baldwin enters ch f by Grinstcad— Josie C. 1 W L. Appleby enters hi e by Monday— Lady Clare. 8. Theo. Winters enters ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mattie A. _ , , 9. T. H. WilliamB enters gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels— by Norfolk. , _ 10. G. Pacheco enters ch F Blossom, by Tbad Stevens. 11. G. Pacheco enters s f Ooutty, by Hubbard. 12. John Mackey enters b f School Girl, by Pat Molloy. 13. John Mackey enters b f Rosa Bella, by King Al- fonso—Miranda. No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat; for all ages; purse $250; first horse $175, second $50, third $25. 1. Lee Shauer's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstcad— Katie Pease. 2 E J Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead— Jennie D. 3 Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 4. W. L. Appleby's s m May D, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 5. J. Green's b g Joe G, by Joe Daniels— by Woodburn. 6. George Howson's b m Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 7. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday- Demirep. SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 35. No. 4— Trotting; three-year-old colt stakes (foals of ISdO); entrance $30, $^50 added; first horse six-ninths, sec- ond two-ninths, third one-ninth; closed May 15th, with the following entries: 1. T. W. Barstow's a g Benton, by General Benton— Queen. 2. Me. C. H. Corey's gr f Anna Belle, by King William— Gill. Thomas Gaul's br g Billy Martin, bj Royal George. J. H. Raney's bl s Knox, by Nutwood— Belle. E. Topham's b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood— Lady N. B. Edwards' s h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood- Kitty. 7. F. L. Duncan's b f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood- Sportsman. 8. O. H. Maddox's b m Lady Bismarck, by Bismarck. No. 5— Same day; trotting; 2:30 class; purse §500; first horse $350, second $100; third $50. Failed to fill. In abeyance. No. 6 — Same day; trotting; three-minute class; purse §400, first $260, second $100, third $40. 1. E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer— Lady Hamil- ton. 2. P. Johnson's bl g Scandinavian— pedigree unknown. 3. H. W. Meek's b f Bonnie Word, by Nutwood. 4. M. RollinB' b m Laura M. 5. Charles David's br f Sister, by Admiral. No. 7— Same day; 2i-mile dash; for all ages; $25 en- trance. $10 forfeit, $250 added; second horse $50, third to save entrance. 1. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday- Demirep. 2. M. M. Allen's b g Jocko, by Cariboo— Reply. 3. George Howson a b m Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 4. Hill and Gries' b a Wildidler, by Wildidle— Eva Combs. 5. F. Depoister's gr m Viola R. 6. Stemler »nd"AyrBS' s g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker- Puss. 7. Lee Shaner'a b a Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 8. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford- Maggie Emerson. 9. Charles McLaughlin s b s Boots, by Hercules— Emma Bamea. 10. W. L. Appleby's b m Ella Doane, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 11. James U. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard- Electra. 12. P. J. Shafter'sb in Nigbthawk, by imp Haddington. THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. »6. No. 8— Same day; running; selling race; one milo and repeat; nurse *1!00; fust borne $150, second $50; houses en- tered to oe Bold for $1,000 to carry entitled weight, two pounds for each $100 over, and two pounds off for each $100 uuder fixed valuation. 1 W. L. Appleby's b g Belahaw, by Wildidlo; valua- tion, $100. 2 E J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead; valua- tion. $1,000. , , 3 J. B. Chaae'a ch f Laura, by Shannon; valuation, $800, 4, P. J. Shafter'a b a Haddington, by Imp Haddington; valuation, $600. 5, T. H. Williams' bl a Bry ant W, by Monday; valua tion, $400. 6, John Mackey's ch m Maria F, by LionBtcr; valua. .ion. $500. No. 9— Same day; running; one-mile dash; tor two-year- „o1a: winner of No, 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit. ->i\0 added; $50 to second horao. 1. Theo. Winters' eh f Callie Smart, by Norfolk -Mat- 2. Hill & Gries' b 0 Bachelor, by Hook Hooking— Maid % ^E J. Baldwin's h f, by Rutherford— Glenlta. 4 £.' J Baldwin's ch f, by Grhmteud Sinter t.o Clara D. 5 Wm. Boots' bf Sister to Bob, by Bob Wooding— Gladiola. 6. T. H. Williams, Jr.'s gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels. 7. G. Pacheco's s f Ooutty, by Hubbard. S. G. Pacheco's ch f Blossom, by Thad. Stevens. 9. John Mackey's b f Roaa Bella, by King Alfonso- Miranda. 10. John Mackey's h f Sweet-briar, by Virgil— Impudence. 11. Palo Alto's bl i, by Wildidlc-Frolio. 12. Palo Alto's br f, by Monday— Rigun. 13. Palo Alto's be, by Shannon— Demirep. Same day; euuestrianship, etc.; most skillful lady rider (entrance free); first premium $25; second prem- ium $15; third premium $10; most graceful lady rider (entrance free), first premium $25; second premium $15; third premium $10. Bicycle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first premium, gold medal; second premium, silver medal. FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. SS. No. 10— Trotting; free for all; purse $750; first horse $500. si'cjnd si 50. third $100. [Entries will close Sept. 1.] No. 11— Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds; purse $300; lirst horse $200, second $70, third $30. 1. John Williams enters L. P. Goff's brm Lucillia, by Nephew— Lucinda. 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b m Wave, by Elec- tion eer— Waxey. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b m Nellie Benton, by General Benton— Norma. 4. George ( :n>psy enters ch s Redwood, hy Nutwood. 5. Wilbur F. Smith enters E. H. Miller's bg Thapsin, by Berlin— Lady Hubbard. No. 12 -Same day; trotting; 2:24 class; purse ?500; first horse $350, second $100, third $50. (Entries will close Sept. 1 J FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. »8. No. 13— Running; four-mile dash; post stake for a I ages; entrance $150, $500 added; $250 to second horse, third to save stake; horses to be named September 15th. 1. Hill &, Gries' nomination. 2. E. J. Baldwin's nomination. 3. Charles McLaughlin's nomination. 4. W. L. Appleby's nomination. 5. M. M. Allen's nomination. No. 11— Same day; cart race; for district horses ■without a record, to be driven by owners to driving carts; entrance $10; first horse, Adel's patent driving cart, valued at SS-5; second, single buggy harness, val- ued at $50; third, horse blanket valued at $10; entries to close September 24. No. 15— Same day; trotting; 2:10 class; purse 8500; first horse $350, second $100, third £50. (Entries will close Sept. 1.] SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 99. No. 16— A Bpecial race for named horseB will be sub- stituted, HorseB to be named hereafter. No. 17— Same day; trotting; buggy race for district horses without a record, to be driven bv owners; best three in five; purse $100; first horse $00, second $30, third $10; entries will close September 24. No. 18— Same day; walking; mile and repeat; for stallions weighing over 1,200 poimdB to saddle; purse $50; first horse $10, second horse §10. ■ No. 19— Trotting; $100 in plate will he given to the California-bred horse beating Occident's time— 2:16#; entries will cloBe Thursday, September 27. No. 20— Running; one-mile dash for all ages; $50 en- trance, $15 forfeit, $125 added; second horse to receive his entrance and one-third of added money. 1. Lee Shaner's h s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 2. J. W. Adams and F. DePoister's b f Aunt Betsey, by Hardwood— Peggy Ringgold, 3. Charles McLaughlin's ch s Wildwood, by Wildidle— Emma Barnes. Charles MeLaughlin'3 ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 5. James B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra. 6. Levi Knott's s g Jim Renwick, by Joe Hooker— Big Gun. 7. George Howson's b s Jim Douglass, by Wildidle— by Norfolk. 8. G. Pacheco's b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 9. John Mackey's b f Rosa BeUa, by King Alfonso. CONDITIONS AND REMARKS. All trotting races are the beBt three in five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to start Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. National Association Rules to govern trotting ; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry one hundred pounds, with the usual allowances for mares and geldings. All three- year-olds, when running in their classes, to cany 110 pounds, with the usual allowances as above. Those who have nominations in stakes must name to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on Wed- nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday previous, by 12 o'clock m. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purseB can only be drawn by consent of judges. Winners of all trotting races in their respective classes (except races Nos. 5, 10, 12, 15 and 16), at Oak- land, Sacramento and Stockton, must go to wagon, In all district races horses must have been owned in the district prior to June 1, 1883. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association (old weights) to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. All entries to be made in writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses; also, name and resi- dence of owner. In running races, full colors to be worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re- spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated upon programmes by colors worn be drivers. A. KING, President, T. S. Montgomeby, Secretary. Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. m. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9:30 a.m. should meet Pacific i-xpresB from El Paso at Antioch. W. H. Woodruff, VETERINARY DENTIST. Rcferem-CN: Scott A McCorrt, Fashion Stable j Wm.Gerhart. No- vadn Stable;.!. M. Parker, Telegraph Stable ; O. Hink- lOy, Bald win Stable; Col. Dickey, M:iv District Course; C. W. Smith, II. McConn, J. C. .Simpson, J. P. Kerr, city; R. P. SlinpBon, A. GateB, Robt. Glover, G. Lap- ham. Oakland. Oliloo at FashionStablo.Ml Bill* street. LINES OF TRAVEL. C -t • XV. At. TIME SCHEDULE LINES OF TRAVEL. mwmBmm BROAD GAUGE. Summer Arrangement. MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1883. Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San Francisco as follows; !(:30 a 1 *4 #0 p i 8:00 A I 3:30 P 1 4 :30 P 1 8:00 A i ♦4 :00 P 1 8:00 A l 3:30 P 1 10:00 a l 3:00 p i *5 :00 P : 3 :30 F i 5:30 P 1 8:00 A l 8:00 A ! 8:00 A J 7:30 a i ±10:00 A I 3:00 p i 8:00 A 1 DESTINATION. ..Antioch and Martinez... ..Benecia . .Calistoga and Napa liilCotfax ")' Darning," El Paso ( Express... . f and Ea 1 Emigrant . 1 Gait and) vermore . |" Stockton ( strtinez . ilone ( via . i .night's t viaul.... Los Angeles and Sosh .... Livermore and Pleaanton... ..Madera and Fresno.. ..Marysville and Chico... ..Niles and Haywards. .. ■ i Ogden and < Express . S East ( Emigrant ....... . »Red Bluff ( via Marysville. . (and Tehama ( via Woodland.. ....Redding ....Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Benicia ..!. ■■ via Benicia " via Benicia '.".'. Sacramento River Steamers. ....San Jose ..Virginia City.. ..Woodland 2:10 p M *12;10 e M 6:40 P m 8 rfO P M 10:10 a m •10:10 A M 6:40 P m 5:40 P M 8:10 p M 2:40 P M 7:10 A M 5:40 P M •12:10 p m 5:40 p M 10:10 a m 2:40 P M 5;40 P M *8:40 a M 2:40 P m *12:10 p m 5:40 p M 5:40 P M 3:40 p u 9:40 a M *8:40 a m 8:40 r M 0:H> a M 5:40 p M 6:40 p M 5:40 P M 6:40 p M 6:40 p M 8:40 p M 10:10 a M *fi:00 a m *3:40 P M $3:40 p M 9:40 a m 6:40 p M 2:40 P M 8:40 P M *12:10 P m 10:10 a M 8:40 P M 6:40 P m 10:10 a M IAH'AL FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND PIER. From San Francisco Daily. TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00— *fi:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8-30-9:00-9:30-10:00-10:30-11:00-11:30-12:00-12:30 —1-00— 1-30— 2:no— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00 — 5-30 — 6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— *R:0O— •6:30 — *7:00— *7:30— *8:00 — •3^0-*3:30-*4rf)0-»4:30-*5:00-*5:30-*6:00-*6:30- 9:00. TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— •9:30-6:30- ill :00 — *12:00. TO AL AMBD A— *6 :00-*6 :30— 7 :00-*7 :30-8 :00 — *8 :30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00-110:30-11:00— 111:30-13:00— ±12:30— 1-00— ±1:30— 2:00-3:00— 3:30— 1:00 — 4:30 — 5:00-5:30- 6 :00— 6:30-7 :00— 8:00-9:00— 10 :00— 11 :00-*l2 :00. TO BERKELEY— •6:00— *6:30— 7:00— «7:30 — 8:00— *8:30 —9-00-10:30— 10:00— ±10:30— 11:00— $11:30 — 12:00— 1:00 —2-00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00—9 :00— 10 :00— 11 :00— *12:00. TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00 — *6:30 — 7:00— *7:30 — +8 -oo— *8 :30-9 :00— 10 :00 —11 :0O— 11 :0O-2:0O— 3 :00-4 :00 —•4:30— 5:00— *5:30— 6:00— *6;30— 7:00. To San Francisco Daily. FROM FRUIT VALE-*6:23-»6:53-*7:23-*7:53-*8:23 •8:53— *9:23— *10:21— *4:23— *4:63-*5:23— *5:53-*G:23- •6:53—7:25—3:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — *5;15— *6:45 — $6:45— 9:15— *3:15. FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:30-*G:00 — 6:30 — 7:00- 7:30-8:00— 8:30— 9:00-9:30—10:00— 10:30— 11:00 — 11:30 12:0O-12:30-l:0O-l:3O-2:O0-2:3O-3:ii0-3:30-4:O0- 4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00-6:30—7:00 — 7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 — 10:57- FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-*5:37— *6:07— 6:37 7:07— 7:37— 8:07— 8:37:— 9:07— 9:37— 111:07—10:37 — 11:07 —11 : 37-12:07-12: 37-1 :07— 1 :37-2 :07-2 :37-3 :07— 3:37 — >l:07 — 4:37— 5:07— 5:37— 6:07— 6:37— 7:07 — 8:06— 9:00— 10:06—11:06. FROM ALAMEDA— '5:22— •5:52 — *6:22— 6:52 — *7:22- 7:52— *K:22-K;r»2-!):22-!l:52 — $10:22 — 10:52 — $11:22— 11:52-$12:22— 12:52-11 :22— 1:52-2:52— 3:22-3:52— 1:22 -4:62—6:22—5:52—6:22—0:52—7:62—3:52—9:52—10:52. FROM BERKELEY-*5:15-»r,:45-«6:15-6:15-«7:15- 7:45— *S: 15 — 8 -15-$9: 15-9:45— $10:15— 10:45— $11:15 — ll:.t5— 12:45— 1:15 — 2:45 — 3:15— 1:15— 4:45— 6:15 — 5:45 —6:15— 6:45— 7:45— 8:45— 9:45— 10:15. FROM WEST BERKELEY— »5:45— •6:15— 6:45— *7:15 — 7-15-8:45— $9:15-9:45 — 10: 15- $12:45 — 1:45— 2;45— 3:45— 4:45— *bilb— 5 rl5— •0:15—6:45— *7:15. ckki:k route. FROM SAN FRANCISCO— •7:15-0:15—11:15— 1:15- 3:15—5:15. FROM OAKLAND-*6:15— 8:15— 10:15 — 12:15 — 2:15 — 4:15. •Daily, except Sundays. $Siindaya only. 'Standard Time" Furnished hy Randolph & Cm JowelerB, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F. COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883, AND UNTIL FDBTHER NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth Streets) as follows: DESTINATION. ARRIVE S. F. 8 :30 a M ±9 :30 A m 10 :40 a M • 3 :30 p m 4 ;25 p M •5:15 i*m 6:30 pm $11 :45 pm San Mateo, Redwood and Memo Park. i Santa Clara, San JoBe and 6:40 a m •8:10 am 9 :03 a m •10:02 a M •3 :36 p m +4 ;S9 p M 6:00 PM $7:50 pm ±8:1 5pm 9 :03 a M •10:02a m •3:36 pm 6:00 pm ±8:15 p it Salinas and Monterey. i M BjlOr m Hollister and Tree Pinoa, ! I "10:02 a M II •3:30 PMlf{tPa Watsonvllle, Camp Ooodall. iptos, New Brighton, Soquef ■ i ££r * " 10 :40 a m i Soledad and Way Stations Monterey and Santa Cruz. ( l +a.A-, „ ., (Sunday Excursion! } [ ^-^ p M •Sundays excepted. tSundays only. $Theater train, Saturdays only. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Conicress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which connect with fi :30 a. m. Train. Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to Pescadero, Monterey, A ptos, Soquel and Santa Cruz; also to Gilrov. Paraisoand Paso Rohles Springs. Excursion tickets Bold Saturdays and on Sunday mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or San Jose, * 2 50; to Gilroy, ?4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 85, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs, $6. Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San- ta Cruz, and return. $3. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townscnd street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel. A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH, Superintendent. Asst. PaaB. & Tkt. Agt. StST SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. T£* For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule. Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. respectfully calls attention to the SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY ITS DINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Bathing;. Sliooting and Fishing. TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CHARMING Summer and Wi n ter Resort of the Pacific 4'oaNt, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can he obtained from the several streams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the beet of Bhooting may be had in season. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in its waters, notably Salmon Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the Bitperiur accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men. THE BA TH INQ FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MONTE, " ARE UNSURPASSED, haying a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand tor surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE A. M. TOWNS, T. H. GOODMAN, SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim- ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for individual baths, with douche and shower facilities. THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known Watoring Places, AITOS, SOHl'EL AND SANTA issue CHECKS for all dogB received in Baggage Cars. n*~In order to guard against accidents to Dogs while in tTanait, It is necessary that they be provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. (Inns and Fishing Tackle will be carried frea«f charge, (Jnnstaken apart and securely packed In wood or leather cases may ho taken In Passenger Cars. TICKET OFPICRS— Pasaengor Depot, Townsend street, and No. 2 New Montgomery st.. Palace Hotel A. C. BSSETT, H. R. JUDAH, Surlutauuent, a am. PasB, and Tkt Agt, 1883 ^\u ^xtcAcx awxl j&poristnatt. 127 THE WHITMAN SADDLE. Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their celebrated goods, 4 S.VIHH.ES for road, ranch or park use, Willi or without tlic California horn. TRAININ?~SADDLES. Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERItON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, / AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, 230 and 232 Ellis street, SOLE AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST. WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. Riders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the "WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, •2 30 and 233 Ellis St., Sole Agent for Pacifie Coast. WHITMAN'S RUBBER-F00TED THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them will use any other. jqhn ^ McKERRQNi 930 and S33 Ellis Street. Sole Agent for the Pacific Coas THE NEW IALIF0RNIA IAB AND ARRIAGE OMPANY IS NOW READY TO RECEIVE ORDERS AND to accommodate the citizens of San Francisco and sojourning visitors with the finest turnouts ever put into use in this city. Elegant satin-lined carriages and two-horse coupes, entirely new, to let at prices no greater than is charged for the worn and inferior material of the older companies. Careful and com- petent drivers, specially Belocted fur the service, at- tired in the company's regulation uniform. Carriages or coupes for calling, shopping, etc., promptly fur- nished and satisfaction guaranteed. The company is under the general management of J. C. Roardon, for the past ten years well known to the riding public of San FranciBco. Main office and Btand at the Reception House, north side Sutter street, above Kearny, next tu Bridge's stable. All orders to the above office, or to Wellington Club stable, corner Leavenworth and California streets, will be promptly attended to, as also orders by telephone, American District or Cali- fornia Telegraph Companies, Orders received as above for the California liaugage Transfer Company. John Barrv, Foreman, will be at the main office at all times, anil will atte nd to all business with prompt- ness. A. DE LABROUSSE, VETERINARY SURGEON. GRADUATE OF ALFORT'S College, Paris. Thirty years *o( practice. Best of references Cares guaranteed In all diseases of domestic animals Office and veterinary infirmary, 1125 Market street opposite New City Hall, San Francisco. BUY DIRECT From the Manufacturer. Carriages BUGGIEQ UGGIEP an WAGONS. ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDE Sulkies a Specialty. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Painting, varnishinE Alterations and Repairs. OFFICE AND FACTORY, 13 17 AND 13 19 MARKET STREET, Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, Ban Francisco. M. J. MoCUE, Proprietor. KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL A UCTIONEERS, 116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. Will Sell In All titles and Counties ot the State. REFERENCES. J. S. Carey. Sacramento. J. D. Carr, Salinas. R. P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Boocs, Colusa. P. A. Finioan, San Francisco. HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST successful sales, notablv those <oX, ETC. DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY. 513 Clay Street, San Francisco. SEND"F0R CIRCULAR OFTHE ' FLYING CLAYPIGEON PIERCE&CO.OAKtfCAL. AGENTS FOR THE PACIFIC-COAST. IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, R fles.plstolfl. ammunition, iisliing tackle and sporting goodsof all kinds. G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. S59 Market Street. Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front stree R RACETRACK TO LET. TI1K WELL- KNOWN HALF-MILE ACETRA cE ON THE CLIFF-HOUSE ROAD, TOGETHER with a handsome house, restaurant, saloon. Stable accommodations for 100 teams, and all the uppurte. nances of a First-Class Racetrack, in to let on reasonable terms. Thetrar.lt a popubyr roadside resort and haB a steady trade. For particulars apply to JIM EOFF At the Cottage near the Bay Dietrlot Track. Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting. CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASS SHELLS, WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS, GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY AGENTS FOR THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS ?m6 JJ. CCRRTf .V BROS.. 113 Sansome street, San Francisco. STOCK FARMS. My New Catalogue For 1883, OP 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1SS2, with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred. trot- ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the city of .Lexington, Ky,, will be sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 138 Head of Promising Young Trotting Stock, consisting of young stallions, fillieB and roadsters most of them sired bv ALMOST, HAPPY MEDIUM, ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR., ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine, highly -bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining j ust what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, made in 1881: another witna record of 2:23!-;; another with a record of 2:26, made in 1882; another with a rec- ord of 2:28Ki and a grandson with a three-v ear-old rec- ord of 2:23 v., the fastest ever made up to 18S1. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:20V, to 2:30, alarger number than any other Btallion except Almont ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of his get with public r. cords ranging from 2:15j^ to 2:27}^. No son of Rysdyk's Harnbletonian has made as good a showing at same ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently been addedtothe Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fannv Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam by Stock- holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Harnbletonian. With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:233^ to 2:2S^, all of them being put of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27!,.,, bv Happv Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28V4', by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twentv-five mares, at $150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares, at £.i0 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is Btrictlv adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR untilafter May 1, 1883. Purchas- ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR CTTASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full written descriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or furthei information address AVIIJJAM T. WITHERS, 2-13yl Lock box 392. Lexington, Ky. — - ASHLAND PABK _ Trotting sttjJj NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. IS. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- long] ug'to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet Clotting family ; bis aim is to secure and have at all times lor sale'choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hambletonians, Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be Been splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George WUkeB, Almont, Mambrino Patchen. Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clav, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular. Bab Bora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady aim is to possess nothing 'hat does not trace through the best class of siieeii-prodncing trotting crosses, along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or further particulars address 2-17yl B. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky. O. O. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, OAKLAND, fAI<. ALL OHRONIC DISEASES a *[>>■<■ l,i It \. ( ullcc and residence 1167 Washington street. References— A. C. Henrv.F. K. Shflttnok, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, Son FranoiBOo; L. J. Rose , Los Angeles, U. S. Cartridge Co.'s Paper Mulls ABSOLUTELY AVATERPROf IF. guaranteed superior to all others. Manufactured by new and improved ma- chinery. Also brass shells and loading im- pliments. FOR SALE BY ALE DEALERS. Whitmans Combination HALTER-BRIDLE. THIS HALTER TAKES TJP TO FIT ANY HORSE, AND IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT WITH AN ordinary pair of reins you have a complete bridle. ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING ARE MADE ON THIS PLAN. For sale by T A ~\/Tn~trWTt T? 0"NT 230 and 232 Ellis stn «. -O- J.VLCIVJClX\;X\iX_/XN , Sole ageut for the Pacifio C [^■THB TRADE SUPPLIED. 3 street, c Coast. Centennial Chronograph A POSITIVELY KEUABLE •• 1 1,1 -1S.K K " HORSE-TIMER And Accurate Time-piece Combined. STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER. In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55 In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27 In heavy Silver Hunting Cases 30 [From the Jewelers' Circular.] "The Centennial chrouogi aph i fly-back) or horse.timer, recently introduced by Messrs. Cross 4 Beguelin, is, regardless of price, one of the most substantial and accurate pieces of timing niech- mism we have seen. This timer is constructed on scientific ine- '.hanieal principles that must excite the admiration of every in. telligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless beet me univeisaliy popular." Ask vour jeweler for them or write to CROSS & BEGUELIN, MANUFACTURERS, 21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. When you send an order mention the Breeder and Sportsman PURE-BRED JERSEYS FOR SALE. For Bale, to close an Estate, Ten Head of Pure-Bred Jersey (attic. Ki^isin-cd lu A. J. Herd Book and A. .1. < . C.H.R.— Cows, Hi i iris ami Calve;*. All superior animals both in breeding and quality Alao a number of Two and Three- Year-Olds. Gelding* and Fillies, Thoroughbreds and by Thud Stevens Trotting Stoek Ol the very best Families. For particulars inquire of or address, R. P. CLEMENT, 424 Montgomery St., San Franelgoo, For Sale. . 200 Spanish Merino Rams __ and Grades. Thoroughbred Berkshire Pigs. Inquire of w. A. Shippeb, near Nelson, Butte Co.. Cal., or 1,. !_'. HiiiiTKE, ol Stockton. tSun Joaquin C >., cm. HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CALL YOUR nil i 'iit ion to niv new patent hand- made si [ (guarantee to cure any bore with bad corns or con. tracted heels by using this shoe. I also guarantee to core any horse with quarter cracks, interfering, speedy cutting and hitching, or no charge. Horses sent tor n ud returned. J. McCARROX. "Th© Horseshoer," 351 Th'rdeVeet, between Fob aom and Hairlaoti. 2&tni SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1, 1883. SUBSCRIPTION FIVE DOLLAKS A YEAH' ROWING. Cannot Row a Bit. Tlie Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, which has always been a great supporter of Courtney's aquatic claims, has de- serted him at last. In the report of the ignominious defeat of the Saratoga carpenter at the Watkins regatta, the Demo- crat and Chronicle says: "The plain, ordinary, everyday" fact is Charles E, Court- ney cannot row '*a little bit" in a race against professional oarsmen, and that when he found he could not pass Lee read- ily he lost his courage, as usual, and made the usual disgrace- ful exhibition of lack of nerve or ability, or both. That bis friends were mortified and chagrined is only a mild manner of expressing the feeling, and the expression was general that he had started on the last race he would ever enter. It is the same old story in a varied form of Lachine and Washing- ton and Chautauqua. The same swearing, angry crowd hur- ried away to the hills of Cayuga county, leaving behind them many shekels. It was currently reported on the streets that Lee had said he fouled Courtney and thathe would be allowed to enter the final heat. The story gained general credence, however, notwithstanding its official denial, and the grand stand and its enclosure contained not less than $5,000 people in the afternoon, nearly all of whom expected him to row in the final heat. It was the opinion very generally expressed at Watkins yesterday that the Cayuga carpenter's days of boat racing are over, and that he will never again enter a race. Hanlan, when approached on the subject, would not talk much, but suid he simply corroborated what he had so often said, that Courtney could not row in a race with good oars- men. Hanlan promised Ross and Lee $50 each if they would out row Courtney in a trial heat, and yesterday paid the money. There was usual threats of throwing the big alleged oarsman into the lake, but as usual the feeling vented itself into profanity, called him the old familiar pet names of "duf- fer," "big calf," "big baby," and charging him with a lack of "sand." Courtney said to a reporter early in the afternoon that if the waters became smooth he would go out and row the course in better time than any other oarsman made. He had the opportunity in the consolation race, won by John Teemer in 20:21, but did not take it. As nas been said, it is the same old failing, with the same frivolous excuses, and it is to be hoped that a long-suffering public, which, on this oc- casion has been wondrous kind to the carpenter, will not again be subjected to a repetition of the already oft-repeated disappointment. He demonstrated yesterday, while in good form, in water as smooth as glass, and occupying the outside position, where he could have everything his own way, that he cannot or will not row. His bragging, month after month, and year after year only results in seducing his friends to bet against what has now came to be a "sure thing." Thankgiving Day Regatta. The Pacific Coast Rowing Association met on Wednesday evening, Vice President Flanders presiding, to hear the re- port of the Committee in regard to the Thanksgiving Day re- gatta. The following schedule of races for the regatta was agreed upon, the order of races to be changed thereafter: A four oared professional shell race; a four oared professional barge race; a professional single race, open to all — the regatta committee to arrange handicaps, which will be one minute on Austin Stevenson, Peterson or Leahy; a four oared pro- fessional lapstreak race; a professional wherry race, open to all, except starters in the single shell races; an amateur barge race, and an amateur single shell race. Five hundred dollars was set aside to be divided into prizes for the different races, as follows: Four oared shell race, $100 — one prize; four oared barge race, ©100 — $70 to the first boat, $30 to the Becoud, single shell race, $150 — — $100 to first, if Stevenson starts, $80 to the second; wherry race, $75 — §50 to first, $25 to second; lapstreak race, $60 — one prize; amateur barge race, a gold medal to each of the winning crew; amateur single shell race, a handsome gold medal, donated by Supervisor J. D. Griffin. It is a certainty that Peterson will not start, as he is about to sell bis shell, and will not take part in any more before next spring. Josh Ward, aged 45 years, announces his desire to row a race with Charles Courtney, one mile and a half and a turn, the match to come off at Cornwall in six weeks for $500 a side. Ward says that Courtney or his backers can find him at his home in Cornwall, wbere he will make the proper guarantees. He writes: "I retired from rowing sometime ago, but would like to have one trial withJCourtney." Griffin and Watkins are both hard at work preparing for their race ever the Long Bridge course. Although he has many weeks before him for completing his training Griffin is already in good fix. He is the picture of health and is row- ing in better form than ever before. His new boat suits him admirably. Watkins is also in good health, and his backers are very confident that he can win. They base their belief to some extent on Watkins' performance on tbe Fourth of July when he beat Smith so easily. That race was, however, hardly a test. Watkins is a very reliable oarsman; he has what is called "a long head," and is always ready to take ed- vantage of every point in a race. He never went into any contest under fairer conditions than are offered him in his match with Griffin, and whether he win or lose the event will afford an excellent opportunity of measuring the caliber of both men. There is every prospect that both will go to the post in the best possible fix and with the best boats possible to obtain. They will have ample time for preparation and their performance will be about as good as they are capable of and will ever show. The ten-mile race between William Cummings and William Steele for a stake of $1,000 was decided at Blossburg, Pa., Saturday, August 18th. The start was made at 5:30 p. m., Cummings taking the lead. He stayed there for half a lap, when Steele forged ahead and kept there until the finish of the sixth mile, when Cummings left the track. Steele kept on and made three laps more, after which the'refei*ee, Arthur Chambers of Philadelphia, called him off and gave him the race. Cummings was completely used up, Steele's pace being the fastest ever seen in a long-distance race. If Cummings had stayed on the track, and forced Steele to finish, there can be no doubt that the record would have been lowered sev- eral minutes. Our correspondent says a disgraceful scene occurred soon after Cummings withdrew from the contest. A mob from Mclntyre, who had backed him to win, struck him a terrible blow as he was dressing, and attempted to in- flict serious injuries on him. The assailants managed to es- cape.— Turf, Field and Farm. The trade winds are now dying out and the bay is begin- ning to get into good order for sculling. A number of scul- lers are practicing, but with the exception of Watkins, Grif- fin, Stevenson and White none have any engagement on hand. Notwithstanding the irregularity of White's training he is regarded by the local scullers as sure to win. He will have to do better than he is doing at present, however to fulfill the confident hopes of his friends. Last Sunday, when practic- ing at Long Bridge he sculled in wretched form, and could hardly have beaten any man capable of rowing the so-called two-milejcourse, to the Rolling Mills and back, in seventeen minutes. He seems to get very little speed out of his new boat. 4> A rowing man, who wished to exchange his ad- ipose tissue for muscle, went to a well-known physician up river for advice. "Do you eat butter and fat?" asked the leech. "Yes," said the client. "Well, you must knock off that," returned the doctor. "Do you drink beer and spirits?" continued he. "Yes." Then you must knock off that.' "Do you smoke?" inquired the medical man, feel- ing for his stethoscope. "Yes," said the oarsman. "Then you must knock off that." "What is your fee?" inquired the athlete. "Two guineas, ' murmured the medical man, with a faint smile of expectation. "Well you must knock off that," said the candidate for Henley honors, as he seized his hat and made way for the next patient. — English Paper. President Growney indignantly contradicts the announce- ment by a contemporary that he is matched to row young Christie of the Ariel Club over the Long Bridge course in shells. Christie is regarded by the Long Bridge men as a very promising oarsman, and when it was stated that the athletic President had challenged him the belief grew into a certainty that Mr. Growney's ambition had overleaped itself. Mr. Christie is anxious to try himself against Robert Crow- ley, the sturdy sculler of the Pioneer Club. __ «. Mr. Price has ordered from Waters & Co., of New York, a new paper wherry of a pattern never before seen on this coast. The boat will be 22 ft, long, 20 inches wide, finished shell style and furnished with all the latest improvements, Sach a boat will be splendidly adapted to San Francisco Bay where smooth water is the exception. John Sullivan denies the statement that he will make good any deficit that may occur in the funds of the Rowing Asso- ciation by the Thanksgiving Day rjgatta. Mr. Sullivan says he is satisfied to be Treasurer without being also backer of the organization. What Peter Thinks. Peter Y. Johnson reached Chicago Saturday last from Ro Chester, bringing with him the great pacer Johnson, and Mon roe Chief. Soon after leaving here the pacer was attacked with Bore throat, which eventually resulted in a form of quincy, and for this reason his engagements at Buffalo, Cleveland and Rochester were not fulfilled. He has now fully recover- ed, however, and will be in readiness to take part in the fall meetings. Monroe Chief was sent to Johnson at Buffalo, and won his race there, it being the first victory placed to his credit this season, and the first time Johnson had driven him in two years. "I think," said Mr. Johnson, in conversation with a rep- resentative of The Gazette, "that Director is undoubtedly the fastest and beBt stallion now on the turf — a better one even than Phallas; and I think he would beat Phallas in a race. Of course the last-named horse has the fastest record, being credited with 2:1s1, while Director's mark is only 2:17. But when Director made his record, you must remember that it was in the third heat of a six-heat race, and that in five of those heats he had to trot around two and sometimes three horses. There was no heat in which he had the pole after going around the first turn, and it makes a good deal of difference whether you have the inside of the track of are being carried to the outside of two or three horses. I don't believe there are over three horses on the turf to-day that can beat Director a race either single-handed or in company, and these three are Trinket, St. Julien and Jay -eye-see. Trinket has recovered her old form, St. Julien is getting to be himself again, and Jay-eye-see is a wonder." "How about Overman, and the talk of his being pulled at Pittsburg, Cleveland and Buffalo?" "That is all nonsense. Whenever Phyllis is in a race against Overman there is no occasion to pull him. She is just as fast as he is, a good deal handier in her breaks, and can last out a race. I know there was a good deal of talk about crooked work at Buffalo, but you may be sure the best horses won." "Was St. Julien pulled at Cleveland?" "No, sir," was the emphatic reply. "None of those free- for-all horses, with the exception of Fanny Witherspoon, were up to their real form there, and that accounts for the defeat of those wo supposed to be the best." "Is your pacer all right again?" "Yes. There was nothing the matter with him, except a cold, and that has disappeared. At Cleveland, before he was taken sick, he was faster than ever, and I drove him a quarter one morning in 30£ seconds." — Breeders' Gazette. The G-oodwood and Girofle. The Sporting Life speaks of Girofle and the Goodwood Cup as follows: Well, Mr. Walton would only have been too glad to have taken the prize to the other side of the Atlantic. Pages might be written about the field for the Goodwood Cup of 1883, but one in mercy abstains from such on infliction on the patience of the reader. Unquestionably Corrie Roy was not the mare she was on the Stakes day. She went "scratchy" and "dotty." In a word, she did not lay herself down to the work as she had done on the day when she disposed of ev- erything in the stakes. We interviewed Girofle in the stable and plantation, thanks to the courtesy of young Alfred Day. One can quite understand Mr. Walton's aspirations with re- gard to those prizes. His declaration that he would willingly give a couple of thousand pounds if he could win the Cup is to be taken, I opine, with esteem and respect. It was an honorable ambition. We have met with the daughter of Leamington ( Nestor among American turf sires), and Ratan, as may be said "in private." She is a nervous mare. She does not eujoy the visits of prying persons; nevertheless, we interviewed her. Once out of the stable she was anxious to remain there. It was not until the cob, who had been her companion from " childhood's days," was gravely marshalled in front, that the skittish lady would return to her temporary place of abode. Girofle ran untried so far as the trying tackle on this side was concerned. She had a splendid rec- ord on the other side, but what of that? Concerning the great race what can be said? Girofle led the way at a tremen- dous pace, showing at any rate that she was anything but an impostor, and when the final struggle came youth told. Both these grand mares were beaten by the horse who is probably the greatest three-year-old in England. It was a gallant with- out being a sensational finish. There was some fine riding in it, but no great, no stupendous effort. There can be no doubt that, taking into consideration all the circumstances oi the contest, the best horse won. 130 strait. Sept i NEW YORK LETTER. Turf Notes from Long Branch, Saratoga, etc.— Milton H. Sanford's Decease- General Sporting News, etc. Since my last letter the racing outlook has changed in some respects, at least as regards the overwhelming superior- ity of Miss Woodford and George Kenney. In the last ten days all these horses have suffered defeat, and as Bootjack and Burton, their "crack" two-year-old, have also been worsted in the same period of time, the inference is clear that the whole stable is "off, "for the present at least. Then, Leonatus, the great unbeaten three-year-old of the year, is hors du combat by reason of a swelled tendon, which it is feared will develop into a fatal "break-down." As his own- ers refused Walton's offer of §40,000 for the colt, their luck is indeed hard, though the policy which made them run him a mile trial in 1:39^ with his shoes on, as it is said they did, is one that might indeed tempt fate. As your correspondent wrote, on the occasion of Thora's untimely let-down, this trial business is all wrong; but when will horse owners find it out? The rich Omnibus Stakes, to be run nest Saturday, worth about $10,000 to the winner, was expected to have been a terrific struggle between Barnes, 125 pounds, Leona- tus, 125 pounds, and Pazarro, US pounds, but the first two are already out of it. The Lorillard colt will not have any "walk-over." A new "Richmond in the field"appears in the shape of Green Morris' trump card, Drake Carter, the Ten Broeck colt that ran second to Leonatus for the Derby at Louisville. This gelding has improved so much amid the piny groves of Saratoga that it was he who "downed" Geo. Kenney and Barnes in two very fast races, both within the same week. His last victory, when he ran a mile and a half with 115 pounds up in 2:30, will rank as the equal of Hin- doo's last year, though the latter won with "more in hand" at the end. "Drake Carter arrived at Monmouth Park yester- day, and the contest on nest Saturday between him, Pizarro, Kinglike, Empress, etc., will be a race worth going miles to see. The last name mentioned, filly of es-Governor Bowie's, defeated Miss Woodford last week at Saratoga, and with her five pounds' allowance will make it warm for the colts. No year, for several seasons past, has been so prolific in so many good two-year-olds as the present one, and none of them can lay claim to the coveted title of champion either, for they are "all of a heap," as the English say, unless the Western colt, Gen. Harding, can be considered as having rather the best record. But he has not so far defeated anything of much account, and our trainers at Monmouth expect to beat him easily on the 25th, when the special sweepstakes for two- year-olds will be run. Duchess, Thackery, Issaquena, Panique, Burton, Nonage, Water-lily, Equipoise, Reveller, Welcher, Huron, Tolu, Un- known, John Bedford, Eccola, etc., have all won creditable races, many of them more than one, and yet it would be an impossible task to select the best of the lot. Aranza, the mare lately returned from Albion, has run three times for the honor of Rancocas in the last ten days and twice been returned as "first past the post." In her last effort yester- day she ran a mile in l:42i with 115 pounds. Her flight of speed at the finish being something wonderful to witness. She is an erratic mare, however, and we can hardly tell when she is in the humor to run. Brighton Beach had a genuine sensation yesterday in the shape of an attack on one of the officials by the Lakeland boys, of whom "Billy," now the owner of a stable of race horses, rode Foster at your city in the great $30,000 race of 1S76. It seems that the trouble arose from the ruling off the course after the second race of the'day of Rayford, Lakeland's light-weight jockey, for pulling Early Bird, one of the contestants. Lakeland felt aggrieved at this decision of the judges, and in the most cowardly man- ner, accompanied by his young brother who killed a man at Mobile, Alabama, two years ago, tackled W. F. Ryan on the quarter stretch and tried the "bulldoze" game on him. When Mr. Ryan refused to be intimidated, the brothers piled on to him, but were collared before they did him much dam- age. The upshot will be, in all probability that the pair will be ruled off as well as their "jock." "Billy" has had the reputation for sometime, of being a "smooth one" but he covers up his tracks so well as to give no cause for absolute accusation. He was a good rider, and is a shrewd trainer, but is old enough to conduct himself better before the pub- lic than the light in which he now stands. Milton H. Sanford's death recently, removes one of the old- est and staunchest turfmen — a man whom we can hardly spare — for he was liberal, of far-seeing intelligence in all that pertains to breeding and racing the thoroughbred and of un- doubted integrity. His familiar figure with a field glass slung over one shoulder and an ear-trumpet ready for conver- sation will be missed from among our race goers. Hequiescat in pace. Mose Whipple, one of our old-time trotting drivers, also departed this life recently. He was thrown from a sulky about two years ago and he never got over the effects of it. From the trotting circuits of Cleveland, Buffalo, etc., came the news of the fine performances of Overman, Director, St. Ju- lien and others. True, they have lostraces that it looks as if they might have won, notably so Overman's last defeat, when hard words were addressed to Hickok. But that the latter has been mixed up in more than one questionable transaction, West as well as East, and bears out the truth of the old adage "Give a dog a bad name etc." Theatrical matters here have been passing through the "summer solstice," but nest month will see them in full swing again with Oscar Wilde's new play "Vera" as the newest attraction. Pacific. Castration is the first resort of the unskillful trainer. The moment a horse is suspected of not having run up to his form, the first thing some trainers do is to "add him to the list." We do not suppose that in one case in a hundred tliis produces the desired effect, but on the other hand many horses that otherwise would have been valuable for stud pur- poses are ruined. Take for instance, Monitor and Parole in this country, and in England take the late Lord Stamford's good-looking Archimedes, who ran Gladiateur to a neck for the Two Thousand Guineas. Not only was he good looking, but he was a wonderfully well-bred horse, as he was by New- minster uut of Equation {the dam of Diophantus) by Emilius, her dam Maria, by Whisker out of Gibside Fairy. He was af- flicted with a very bad temper, and in order to cure it was castrated, the consequence being that he got ten times worse. The only case where castration is justifiable is with some sec- ond class horse who has not the best of legs. A gelding re- quires less work than a stallion, aud therefore is more easily got lit. The best advice we can give an owner of a valuable horse whou advised by his trainer to "add him to the list" is too sell him at once. This is substantially what is said in the English Sporting Times of July 28, aud with which we agiee. HERD AND SWINE. At What Aere Should Sow Pigs Be Bred? As a rule sows should not be bred at an earlier age than eight or ten months. They will then have their first litters when twelve or fourteen months old. This general rule is subject to numerous variations, and for obvious reasons. Many sows are bred when too young, because their owners have not the patience to wait until they are better grown. Besides, it is troublesome to keep open sows safe from the boar when they are in season. Those, however, of the small and more maturing breeds may often without disadvantage be allowed to breed when younger than others. Unusually large or coarse sows are sometimes bred at an early age, with a view to their becoming finer in form as they approach maturity. But with this fineness there is apt to be an impaired constitution and a lack of strength and vigor in the pigs. It is thought by some that the earlier young sows are bred the better milkers they will become. Close observation, however, leads to the conclusion that no practical good is se- cured by such a course of management. Early breeding can never bring such marked improvement in the milking quali- ties of sows as may be secured by careful selection and feeding when young. Adopting the latter course, we are in line for improvement in other directions, while by the former method serious injury is often done the young sows. Breed- ing at a very young age certainly retards their growth, and it is doubtful if they ever afterwards reach the size they would otherwise attain. The time of the year at which it is desired the young pigs should come often determines the age at which the sows are bred. For example, those farrowed in October or November are often bred at less than eight months old, in order that their pigs may come as early as possible the following fall, for if not thus bred when quite young they must be kept from the boar until twelve months old or over to avoid their having pigs very late in the fall or in the midst of winter. In selecting sow pigs for breeding we prefer those from early spring litters. Such will have the advantage of their first summer's growth on grass, while at the same time they are given whatever grain or other feed, according to location, may be thought best for their highest physical development. If well kept until they are nine months old, they may then be bred. They will thus have their first litters atthirteen months of age, and at a time of the year when the young pigs, with their dams, can soon be put on grass, and have the benefit of this and good weather for rapid and healthy growth. If the choice for breeding sows must be made from among pigs farrowed later in the spring, they may be bred at eight months old, bringing them, as with thfe others, to about the time grass starts in the spring. Young sows selected from summer litters may also be bred when eight or nine months old, but those from fall litters had better be kept from the boar until they are at least twelve months of age, as above mentioned. This may seem a long time to wait, but such sows seldom fail to produce first-class litters and to rear them well. In fact, some of the most suc- cessful breeders prefer that all their young sows, so far as practicable, should not be bred until they are about a year old, so that they may not farrow until they are about sixteen months of age. — Breeders' Gazette. Hereford Points. The prevailing color of the Hereford breed is red— the shade most general and most highly prized being medium, but some animals show a light or faded red, and others a slightly dark tinge — with white face, mane, throat, breast, belly, tip of tail, and legs up to the hock and knee. The mottled-faced and the grey varieties are somewhat rare. The "white face" is now the undisputed trade mark — one of the most firmly established and unvarying features in the entire bovine group. There is, indeed, no more wonderful triumph of the breeder's art than the success in color-marking achieved by the Hereford men; but it should be remembered that when the Herd Book was started, in 1845, the breed was reg- istered in four divisions, determined by color, namely the mottle face, the dark grey, the light grey, or white, and the red with white face. In view of this fact, it would be ridicu- lous and injurious to the race if animals, otherwise good, were to be rejected, or their purity challenged through a slight deviation from the modern fashion in color. The breed has reached its present excellence by a wide disregard of hard-and-fast lines, or fancy points; and it will be maintained by a continuation of a broad and liberal system of breeding. The nose is moderately fine, with clean white skin, often of a beautifully delicate flesh tint. In comparison with the size of the body the head is short, but pretty thick, face broad, eye orbits large and prominent, with full, mild eye (now and again a trifle dull), denoting constitutional strength and even temperament — the latter a very important characteristic in grazing cattle, as, indeed, in fattening stock of all kinds. The roots of the horns are wider apart than in most other breeds; the horns are, as a rule, clear and waxy, or white, often with black or dark-colored points. In the bull the head of which is, of course, much thicker and more mascu- line than that of the female, the horns spring out straight. In the female they turn upwards slightly. The neck of the bull is thickand well set, with good crest; in the female it is not so thin and fine as one would wish — in short, not the neck a dairyman looks for. The fore points are exceptional- ly deep; the chest fairly wide; the brisket full, and not un- frequently hanging down to within a very short distance of the ground. Some, have considerable dew-lap. Occasionally the shoulders will be found a trifle too strong — usually they are well sloped, and when they are right in this respect, the crops are level and well covered. The ribs wide and cylin- drical. The short ribs are generally particularly well sprung, the loins and hooks being broad and level. As a rule the top line from the shoulder tops to the hooks is excellent, and when the animal is fully matured and well fattened the cover of flesh on the loins and last ribs is thick and firm. It is by no means rare to find what might be called an excessive width and height of loin and hooks in prime bullockB, and these features intensify an apparant narrowness behind. General- ly speaking, the quarters are well formed aud well covered. Sometimes, however, they will be found to contract a little from the hooks backwards, while more frequently there is a lack of "furnishing" behind the hind legs, which are there- fore induced inwards and forwards, giving the hind parts a slightly "wedgy" appearance. When without these small de- fects in quai ters and lower down, Herefords are remarkably handsome animals when well fattened, they fill the eyes so truly. The belly is large, and the legs fine for the size of the body. The hair is long, soft and with a tendency to curl. The skin is thick, but mellow — the cover of flesh even, and tolerably firm. Mr. Hill, in an article contributed to a re- cently-published work on the "Live Stock of the Farm," says, that for quantity as well as for quality of meat, the Herefords are not excelled. The capability of the breed as quick feeders and economical producers of meat is unques- tionable. "The beef is peculiarly tender, and fine-grained, but the cattle are often a little deficient in the quantity of in- ternal fat, and are thus not what are called good butcher's beasts." As milkers the Herefords are neither better nor worse than other beef races. The milking qualities, except in bo far as necessary to give the calf a good start, have not been cultivated, but when crossed with several other breeds, very good and deep milkers are produced. Registered Jerseys. On Thursday, September 6, S. C. Bowley, manager and auctioneer of the San Francisco Home Market, will sell at auction twenty-two thoroughbred and a few graded Jersey cattle, the sale to be held at 25 Washington St., San Fran- cisco. The stock was nearly all bred by Mr. L. C. Powers of Watsonville, and is mostly registered in the American Jersey Cattle Club Herd Register. Some of the stock origin- ally came from Mr. W. B. Dinsmore, Staatsburg, N. Y., who is the largest importer of pure-bred Jerseys on the A. J. C. C. HeTd Book. A list of the stock with the numbers of those registered appears in our advertising columns. Silver Cloud of the Glen and his son Menlo Park, from Maid of Oakland, figure prominently in many of the pedigrees. Just before W. W. Camron's sale we had a good look at Menlo Park, and recorded our opinion at the time as fpllows: "The king of the Jersey herd is Menlo Park (5076), bred by L. C. Powers of Watsonville, Sept. 19, 1879, by Silver Cloud of the Glen (3383), dam Maid of Oakland (6089), hav- ing in his veins none but the best standard milking blood. Carefully compared with the standard lists of points adopted by the American Club and by the Royal Jersey Club of Great Britain he ranks a perfect bull. Not a point could we see lacking in him. Color, solid dark gray, shading into black; black tongue and switch; dished face; fine head, with rich amber crumpled horns, tipped with black; muzzle dark and encircled by a light color; eyes full and placid; he has a rich yellow hide, is symmetrically formed, level back, tine tail and limbs." Mr. Powers' reputation as a breeder of Jersey cattle is well known. He has always been a careful selector of the best butter strains, and the records of his stock, though not made officially, cannot easily be beaten. All of the cows and bulls marked on the catalogue without a register number are thor- oughbreds, and will be eligible for entry among the founda- tion Btoek of the California herd-book, and purchasers at the sale should send names and transfers to Secretary Beck at an early day. The importance and advantage of registration cannot be too often dilated upon. Gentlemen who do not care to trust their judgment in purchasing will bid high prices for registered stock when for stock not recorded they will not make an offer. New beginners and all who breed for sale demand registered cattle, and will take no other. Registration in the A. J. C. C. Herd Book adds many dollars to the value of a cow, and we expect to see big prices paid at Thursday's sale. The few head of graded cows are nice fam- ily stock, just the thing for gentlemen who only want a milk and butter cow, and do not breed to sell. The Jersey boom is steadily on the increase; daily the prices paid in the East are higher; people are beginning to recognize the value of the stock, and such an opportunity as this to seoure good cattle may not occur again for some time. Convincing Argument. A few days since Mr. Benjamin Snipes, of The Dalles, who for several years has done much to improve his stock by the introduction of thoroughbred bulls, sold forty-nine head of steers that averaged a fraction over 1,650 pounds, while an- other gentleman sold over thirty head, same age and raised in the same district, which averaged but 1,300 pounds. Let us calculate, for it is the dimes and dollars that give the con- clusions as to the profits of any business. At five cents Snipes received for, say, thirty head, the number sold by Mr. Common Breeder, §2,475. The other man, for the same number, received but $1,950, or $525 less than Mr. Snipes. Suppose that these two lots of cattle had been shipped to Chicago. Remember that the big steers would be taken there by railroad at the same price as the smaller ones. On thirty head Snipes would save freight on 10,500 pounds, say §210. Then add one cent to the big cattle, because 1,650 pound steers will sell in that market for that difference, this would give him the advantage of $495. Now we have the advantages of good breeding over common breeding thus: $525, $210 and $495; total, $1,230.— Portland (Or.) Rural Spirit. Hereford Cattle. Mr. Bradley, a son of ex-Governor Bradley, better known as "Broad-horns Bradley," is about to try the experiment of grading up his Nevada range cattle with Hereford bulls. He has purchased a large number of selected Herefords, and is to give them a thorough trial. The Breeder and Sports- man will watch the result of his costly experiment with great interest. It is generally claimed that the Hereford is not a good cross for rauge cattle. They are a large, heavy, slow feeding breed, rather deficient in bone and generally thought to be too slow afoot to be good range rustlers. Further it is claimed that the imported bulls will not keep up with native cows, easily get discouraged and will go oft' alone and sulk. They are certainly not nearly so active, nor so good feeders as the plump round Devons, but their superior size is so val- uable a desideratum that doubtless many cattle men are will- ing to take the chance of a good breed, and reports from Mr. Bradley's rauge will be eagerly looked for. » Farmers know what it means to get up and run a county fair, if they did I think they would set a higher estimate on it when in full blast. How inafry hours, days and weeks of hard earuest work it has taken the euterprising secretary (es- pecially) aud other officers can hardly be realized. Go to tho fairs, support them, show at them and learn all you possibly can. It pays. At a recent dairymen's convention one of the members, during the course of his remarks, among other hints about farm economy, said: "If there is anything under heaven that will raise the mortgage off your farm ipjieker than a cow I do not know what it is. It has proved to be the best mort- gage lifter that was ever introduced into Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, and it will do as much for other States as it has for theso. Every additional cow, well fed, puts $10 worth of fertility per annum on the farm, besides what she puts in her owner's pocket. Cows have been around 0,000 years or more, and never disappointed a liberal and humane owner iu any coun- try. 1883 2pxe Ipixeitcr mx& j&povtsmm* 131 Mr. D. C. Kenyon, of Susquehanna Co., Pa., writing to the Tribune, says: "Giving each sheep a gill of very strong green tea is sure cure for laurel poisoning, if made strong enough and poured down from a long neck bottle within twenty-four hours after eating the "sheep-laurel," or "lamb- skill" — Ralmia augustifolia. My father has used this remedy over thirty years; has cured more than 100 and never had one to die." The directors of the Santa Barbara Agricultural Society, among the many premiums offers one of ten dollars to the couple who will get married on the Fair Grounds during the Fair, the society famishing the minister. The secretary of the society must be notified one week before the Fair by any parties who wish to have the benefit of his premium. No names given to the public previous to the ceremony. BASE BALL. Haverly and Woonsocket. The habitues of the Kecreation Grounds were somewhat surprised last Sunday to see Egan, the first baseman of the Woonsocket nine take the pitcher's box, more so as Finn, who has held the position of pitcher for that nine of late with not a little credit, was present and evidently ready to tiy the ef- fect of his delivery on»the over confident Haverly men. Mc- Elroy, who made his appearance with the nine for the first time would have proved a better man in the position than Egan, for when he was with the Eedingtons McElroy did some good wort in the pitcher's bos for his club. As an off- set to the Woonsocket's pitcher and in the absence of Meegan, the Haverly's had Gagus to pitch, and, considering his in- experience, he filled the position as well as could have been expected. The Haverlys as fielders have no equals in this city or on the Pacific Coast and to this may be attributed the up-hill work the Woonsocket nine had throughout the game. The ball was started a roling by Hanley, after Barnes had succeeded in hitting nothing more substantial than air, and Bigelow at third failed to get it to first in time to check him. The run was made, Hanley crossingon a passed ball by Law- ton. Levy, the next one up, caught Lawton. who was to close behind him, on the arm with the bat and for a time the game was suspended. Levy was retired by the pitcher as was Kenney who followed him. Sheridan muffed a hit of Lawton and the latter went to first; Bigelow following with a drive to short stop ran Lawton off and he went out at sec- ond, Bigelow was caught napping at first by Barnes and sought the seclusion ol the bench, Swanton fouled out to Mc- Donald. The second trial of the Haverlys at the bat resulted as did the first, namely, in one run being made. Sheridan sent a high fly to Bigelow, who made an ineffectual effort to hold it, gained second and third bases, and after- wards scored. Sullivan, in trying to steal third, was thrown out by Lawton, who put the ball to the base in the nick of time. Each of the three Woonsocket men who went to the bat made a hit, but none succeeded in getting to the desired goal. Finn was inclined to enter a protest to the umpire's ruling when he at third was touched by Sheridan with the left hand, the latter at the same time having the ball in his right. It was merely a mistake of the umpire, and Finn al- lowed the ruling to govern him without murmuring. A strike was fielded to McElroy in the third in good time, but the ball was dropped, and the batter, Hanley, gained his base. Hanley was neatly thrown out at the third by Lawton, who was doing more effective work than any man in his nine. From this point up to the beginning of the fifth in- ning no runs were made, and the playing was tame and un- interesting. The fifth inning was started fey McDonald go- ing out to Bigelow; Sheridan then made first on a hit to the same baseman, stole his second and, afterwards, third, and counted on a passed ball by Lawton. Sullivan, the next batsman, failed to make a strike, but taking his base on balls he made the bases and tallied. Gagus, Barnes, Hanley and Levy each made a hit, and gaining first went around and scored in the order in which their names are written, Ken- ney struck out, after which Fogarty tallied one more to the record of the Haverlys. In the Woonsockets' chance at the bat the noticeable feature was the double play by Barnes. McElroy sent a fly to Barnes, who had it to second, and re- tired Finn. Gagus and Barnes in the sixth were each cred- ited with a run. In the latter half of this inning the Woon- sockets had the first run on their score tallied, it being made by Lawton, Kenney, and Fogarty added, in the seventh, to the already large score of the Haverly men. Swanton made one run in the seventh and one in the ninth for the Woon- sockets. The Haverlys won the game by a score of 13 to 3. HAYEELY. TB E BH PO :8,1st b 5 2 2 7 Hanley, rf 4 2 1 0 Levy, If 3 110 Kenny, c f 4 Fogarty, 3d b 4 McDonald, c 4 Sheridan, 2d bt... 4 3. Sullivan, 8 a... 3 1 Gagus p 4 2 2 2 1 0 10 3 0 4 2 0 14 1 2 10 1 Lawton, c 4 0Bigelow,3db&2db 3 0 Swanton, c f 3 OlDonahue.ss 3 1 Finn 2d & 1st b... 4 OMcElrOY.lBtb&rf 4 2 Egan, p 3 0 C.Sullivan,rf,l&3b 3 5 Lamb, If 3 0 19 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 Total 36 13 7 27 21 0 Totals 30 3 5 27 22 14 Innings 123456789 Haverly 1 l o 0 7 2 2 0 0—13 "Woonsocket 00000110 1—3 Struck out— Haverly 5, Woonsocket 5. Left on bases— Haverly 2, Woonsocket 4. First base on errors— Haverly 7, Woonsocket 8. Earned runs— Haverly 1, Woonsocket 0. Two-base bits— Gagus, Lawton. Donble plays— Finn, McDonald and Sheridan, Barnes. Passed balls- McDonald 3, Lawton 3. Wild pitches— Egan 2. Balls called off— Gagus 83, Egan 108. Strikes called on— Gagus 33, Egan 36. Time of game- Two hours and thirty minutes. Umpire — M. Creegan. Scorer— J. F Hennessy. Comedy on the Diamond. A game of baseball was played at the Kecreation Park, last Tuesday, by a nine, composed of performers and supers con- nected with Emerson's Minstrels, and a team made up of at- taches of the Adelphi Theater, the name of the former being Ackennan, Slattery, Moms, McCarthy, Rice, Siegrist, Du- ray, Bishop and Rose, and of the latter, De Orme, Gayler, Walker, Franks, FigaTo, Kiley, C. Johnson, Ferry and W. Johnson. The batting and base running of Duray was tbe feature of the game. Figaro made several hits for the Adel- phis. The game was a series of comical errors from the be- ginning to the finish, and the players did all in their power to keep up the hilarity. The base running was perhaps tbe weakest and most comical exhibition of the land over seen on the grounds, the great caution with which the players went from one sand bag to the another being extremely ludi- crous. Duray at first made several good catches of fly balls and also showed the grand stand how to execute a fancy clip that would have doue justice to a maitre de ballet. Siegrist turned a number of handsprings, and De Orme executed a jig in good style. The Emersons played but six inningb, and made thirty-two runs, while their opponents played Beven and tallied but 18. THE GOT. "Wound Up. The old Cosmopolitan Pigeon-Shooting Club, that for years has been one of, if not the, crack clubs of the State, met yes- terday at San Bruno for the last shoot, not only of the sea- son, but forever. The club has been disbanded, and the meeting yesterday was to use up the money in the treasury and dispose of several medals held by members. The shooting was for the two club medals and about $30 in cash, which was divided into purses of S10, $5, $3 and two §2 50 prizes; the medals being first and second prizes, and the cash awards following in order. The shooting was ac- cording to the rules of Hurlingham, at twelve pigeons each, several handicaps being allowed for small guns. Twenty men entered for prizes. Brown lost his last pigeon, which was an easy left-circling bird, but Graham and Buckley held their own throughout and at the end took the two medals, which were of equal value. Johnson, Brown and Shorten, instead of shooting off the tie on eleven pigeons, consolidated and divided the first three prizes equally. Golcher, Lachman, Liddle and Funke divided the remaining money, having scored nine kills. Yards. 25— Bis 1 1010100110 1—7 30-Grabara 11111111111 l— 12 30— Golcner 1 11001110111—9 30— Pntzman 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0—6 30-Card 1 01011111010—8 30— Edwards 1 1010110110 1—8 25— Muller 1 1011000010 1— C 28— Bowen 0 10100101010—5 30-Johneon 11111011111 1— 11 30— Kelly 1 11101100100—7 25— Rivers 1 11100100111—8 30— Lachman 11111001110 1—9 30— Brown 1 1111111111 0-11 25— Pieree 1 11010010011—7 30-Bowers 0 1011101000 1—6 28— Buckley 11111111111 1—12 28— Liddle 0 1011111110 1—9 30-Funke 1 1110111100 1—9 25— Mackay 0 0001000010 1—3 25— Shorten 11110111111 1—11 J. Stack and L. B. Cooper acted as judges and W. L. Eyre as referee. So much time had been taken up with slow birds and the long scores that only one more match was shot. The match was at three pairs of birds, eighteen yards rise. The entrance money was $5, and the purses consisted of $20, SI2 and S8 for the three best shots. The scores made by the eight men entering gave Eyre first money, Kerrigan second, and the third purse was divided among those making three kills. The score stood: Taylor 10 10 0 1—3 Scott 10 10 1 0—3 Funke 1 0 10 0 0—3 Kerrigan 10 10 1 1—2 Bowers. 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 Brown 1 0 10 1 0—0 Eyre 11110 1-3 Liddle 1 0 10 1 0—5 one of the teams shot two strings at the 200-yard target with Mr. Warren's rifle, with the following result: First string 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 55—45 Second string 4 55455554 5 — *G— 91 The team will practice as a whole, under rules of the Inter- state match at Shell Mound, on Sept. 2nd, 9th, and 16th. The old Sportsmen's Club of San Jose has been reorganized under the name of the Garden City Gun Club. The Gilroy Rod and Gun Club are taking steps toward es- tablishing a library in their rooms. FISH. Trouting- up North. The Pacific Gun Club. Several hundred persons assembled last Sunday at Bir3's point, Alameda, to witness the prize shooting by the Pacific Gun Club. The prizes contested for consisted of two very pretty gold badges. Out of seventeen members nine made their appearance. The judges selected were H. Cameron and E. H. Henderson. At 10:30 a. m. the sport began. The conditions of the match were twelve birds, single shots, eighty yards boundary and handicapped. It was necessary for the members to win the prizes three times in order for them to become their property. Yards. 2G-Limbert 0 1011111101 0—9 2G-Brodin 1 0111110110 1—9 24-T. Schweran 1 11001011011—8 24— G.Meyers 1 1110110111 1—10 21— Lyngreen OlOOOOollll 0—5 21— Gonyeau 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0—7 21— Stewart 1 10101101111—9 21— A. Schweran 0 1100111o00 1— 6 Meyers won the first prize. There being a tie between Stewart, Lambert, and Brodin, it necessitated a freeze-out between the three. The conditions agTeed upon were three double birds, eighteen yards rise, double shots. In this Lambert was successful; as the score will show. Lambert 11111 1-6 Brodin 1 1110 1-5 Stewart 1 1 1 1 1 0—5 After finishing the freezing-out there was a purse $22.50 offered — $13.50 as first prize and S9 as the second. There were nine entries; conditions, single birds, double shots, and handicapped. Following are the scores accomplished by the different individuals. Yards. 30— Lambert 1 1111 1— G 26-Gonyeau 0 1111 1—5 26— Fisher 11111 1-G 26— T. Schweran 1 110 1 1—5 2G-Bishop 0 1 1 1 1 1—5 30— Brodin 10 111 1—5 26— Adams 0 0 wdn. —2 2G— Bogirt 1 110 1 1-5 2G— Mathewson 0 1111 1—5 As Fisher and Lambert tied for first prize, they divided first and second money and thus ended the day's sport. California Team Practice. The California team held a meeting for practice last Sun- day, a majority being present. The day was favorable for good shooting, and the result was a series of scores that were hard to beat. «-„„„ 1 200 vds— 5 5644 5 443 5-44 1 fi9 Warren (500 yds-5 4 55 5 5 54 5 5-48 | ~62 w J 200 yds-5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 4-45 I w,ll,a-us {500 yds— 5 4554 5 455 5— 47 ( aj K1.,w 1 200 *yds-5 55455544 4-45 1 n„ B-iem (500 ydB-5 55455553 3-45) J~ rs™™i„,,a i 200 yds— 5 44644454 5-44 1 ,.. CuinmiueB \m yds-5 4 555554 4 5— J 7 t ~JI KnMa f 200 yds-4 55445445 5-45 ( I",Dia (500 yde-4 45445555 5-4CJ J1 - „„„„ 1 200 yds-4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5—42 1 „. Kell°8G i5uu ids-5 5655 4 59 6 5-47 f "^ Barrere » 20° yds_4 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 5 4-44 1 _g0 JJarrere (500 yds— 6 45545445 4-45 1 0J _. 1200 Yds-4 5 4444455 4-43 1 „. Str0De (510 Vds-6 5 5 344344 5-42* ~*° _ , . . I 200 yds-4 44454443 4—40 1 Qft Fredericks j 50Q yds_3 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 4-42 j I ~82 Aggregate -- 803 The aggregate shows an average of 89$ per cent of hits — one of the best yet made by the members of the team. Major Klose, captain of the team, had charge of the ranges. Colonel Boyle of Virginia City, Nev., superintendent of the Alta mine, was present, and at the invitation of Mr. Kline On Wednesday a party got back from the Tillamook streams, the Trask and the Wilson, and report having caught as many trout in sis days as my party caught in eleven. Well, that's all right. They went higher up stream than onr boys did, and consequently found colder water and greater abundance of fish. Instead of taking the ocean route, as we did, they went out to North Yamhill on the west side rail- road, and thence by buekboard to Keyes', about a mile from the toll-gate. Here they took a trail over a high mountain which led to Wilson river, so that they enjoyed the fishing of both streams. They found out just what I had told them, that the fish were more abundant in the Trask river, but of larger size in the Wilson. The party consisted of Mr. Fech- heimer, R. E. Bybee and son, Lucien Eaton and son, of St. Louis, and Leon Greenbaum, of San Francisco. They took it in the rough, as they should do on occasions of this sort, and enjoyed the sport royally. "It's just as you say," remarked Justice Bybee, a day or two after his return, " that trip is no place for dandy fisher- men. But you take an old thoroughbred that's not afraid of getting wet, and hell have a good time in spite of him- self." "Which river of the two do you prefer? you have fished them both," I asked. " WelL I prefer the Trask, because it is easier to travel along and the fish are more abundant in numbers. But for real big royal-arch fellows that fight like tigers, give me the Wilson." "How far down the Trask did yon fish?" "A trifle below Ellingsworth's place. Mr. Eaton and I started out at 4 and fished till about quarter to 7, and filled our baskets till we had, if anything, more trout than we knew how to use. So you may say that we quit right in the middle of the very best fishing." "Lid you go up to the big falls on the Wilson ?" "Yes, I did." replied Bybee, "and I don't think I shall ever forget it. You spoke of deep pools of still water in that river. I ran upon one of those. It was along about 3 in the afternoon and I had taken ten»or a dozen big fish under the spray of the falls and my clothing was quite damp. I start- ed down the river a piece and found myself confronted with a pool of still water with a perpendicular wall of basalt on either side. To wade it was impossible and I had to go back and up over this pool through a dense thicket. When I came out' into daylight, I found myself at the foot of this pool, at least twenty-five feet deep and clear as crystal. I was on the point of turning away when I caught sight of an enormous trout basking alongside of the basalt ledge. I knew he would see the slightest motion of my wrist and I hesitated about making a cast. Just then a slight puff of wind casta roughness over the water and I threw in my lead- er. Biff) I got a bite that nearly weighed a ton, but I land- ed a fish about fifteen inches long. Just then the wind lull- ed and the water grew calm, and there was that leviathan just where I had seen him. I cast again and hooked a still larger fish, got him out on the bank, but when the wind abated my big fish was still basking under the ledge. Nest time I thought I had a dolphin and three or four other big fellows began to chase him around and had a regular circus of it all to themselves. I caught eight trout out of that one hole and never budged that big rooster. He sat there and looked at me as if he knew there was some sort of bunko bus- iness about it and he wouldn't have it. He is there yet — I tell you the man don't live that can catch him with a fly." ' ' What do you suppose he weighs, Bob ? " "Oh, the Lord only knows — a ton I reckon — and he's got an eye knocked out too. But that's all right. One eye is all he needs at present, but the man that catches him will have need of two of 'em and three wouldn't hurt him a bit." — Ore- gonian. Twenty thousand Eastern trout were transferred from the McCloud hatehery to Webber lake by Fish Commissioner Dibble last week. Keeping Butter. The following method of storing butter for keeping in Great Britain, as detailed by T. G. Clancy, contains some points of interest to the American reader: The butter cellar should be cool, and in piling the butter care must be taken not to pile it near a window through which, at any part of the day, a direct ray of the sun can play on the firkins. If a firkin of butter is placed in such a position that even for an hour each day one side of it is exposed to the direct rays of the sun, and that it remains so for a considerable time, it will be seriously injured. Do not pile the butter against a damp wall or in a very damp spot. See that the drainage of your butter cellar is perfect, and tbat no bad odors come into it from the sewers, which should be carefully trapped. The cellar should be well ventilated, but without a great through draft, which would tend to dry up the butter and the firkins, causing the staves to open and admit the air. Always place the firkins standing on end, with the heads up. If the but- ter has to be kept for a long time it should occasionally be brined. Make a strong briue of clear water and the cleanest and best salt (not sea salt) that you can procure. Let it rest for a day, so that the water may take up as much of the salt as it will hold in solution, stirring it now and then. Pour this brine over the timber heads of the firkins without open- in0 them, filling up to the top of the chine, and if it runs very quickly through, renew it. This has a double effect. The brine that gets into the butter preserves it, and the moisture running down the seams of the firkins swells them and makes tberu air tight. For very long keeping it is well to bore a large gimlet hole in the heads to admit the brine into the butter; but you should be provided with j spigots, which should be hammered in tightly after tut has gone down. It is not necessary to brine butter for keeping. If it be good keeping butter it will do well i and if it is not, should it be weak, over handled, milk;, rich, brining will not cure it. 132 ^Ixe Iptxete mxtl J»ptfrtsmarx. Sept 1 The PetalUma Fair and Races. On Tuesday last the annual fair of the Sonoma and Marin Agricultural Association commenced atPetaluma. The town •was very much crowded and the attendance at the fine new track, which had been put in the best possible order, was ahead of the expectations of the directors. The first race of the day was on the short order, half mile heats. The starters were Aunt Betsey, Dairy Maid, Dotty Dimple and Hadding- ton. Haddington was a warm favorite at $20 to $12 for all the others. The horses got an even send off, Aunt Betsey went to the front at the stand, held her lead and won easily. Dairy Maid second, Haddington third. Time 49A. Aunt Betsey's win was so clearly by permission of the fa- vorite that the fielders began to hedge, and Haddington's price went up §20 to So. The start was bad; Betsy and Had- dington on the inside and half a length ahead of Dairy Maid, who was one length ahead of Dotty. Aunt Betsy got about half a length ahead of Haddington on the turn, and kept the advantage till well into the homestretch, when the latter closed up, and they ran side by side till within one hundred and fifty yards of the stand, when the horse jumped into the lead and beat her out about one length. Dairy Maid had third place and was a length behind Betsy and a length ahead of Dotty Dimple. Time, 494. This stopped all betting." The third heat was about the same as the second. Haddington had a start and was more than a length ahead of the horse nest to him, and at least six lengths in advance of the hindmost horse. Betsy ran up to him once at the head of the stretch, but could not stay at such a rate of speed. Hadddington crossed the line one length in advance of Aunt Betsy and two in the lead of Dairy Maid, who was a length ahead of Dotty Dimple. Time, .50&. For the fourth heat Haddington again had the best of the start by almost an open length. Dotty Dimple went up on even terms with him, and the two ran together around the turn, but she could not stay. At the head of the stretch Aunt Betsy was running very fast, and closed up on Haddington, the two running side by side for about one hundred yards, when she fell back about one length and gave him the heat and the race. Dairy Maid was a little further back than in the previous heat, and about two lengths in advance of Dotty. Time, .49|. 5UMJ1AEY. Sonoma and Marin Agricultural Association, fall racing, August 28th. at Petaluma Race Track— Running; purae $400, haif-raile heats, best 3 in 5. J. Mc.M. Shafter enters b h Haddington, by imp Haddington— by Norfolk 3 111 J. W. Adam's enters b f Aunt Betsy, by Hardwood— Peg- gy Ringgold 1 2 2 3 Hill 4: Gries' enters b f Dotty Dimple, by Ben Wade- Unknown 4 4 4 4 G. Pacheco enters bf Dairy Maid, by Shannon— by Lodi 2 3 3 3 Time. 49i, 49J, 50* 49J. After the running race came a trot for 3 minute district horses. The starters were Sperry's Uucle True, J. H. White's Joe Dake, S. S. Drake's Sister, and G. Gorham's Fannie. Before the start Sister sold for $20 against $30 for the field. Uncle True got down to his Work first, and took a leading position around the first furn and along the back stretch, but when near the half-mile post they were all in a bunch. From thence on Fannie and Joe Dake led to the end of the next quarter, when they were all in a heap once more. It was quite exciting from there on between the three — Sister having been pulled up. Fannie showed the most speed, and crossed the line a little in advance of Joe Dake, with Uncle True well up, and Sister just inside the distance. Time, 2:4U. Tfie men up a tree saw that Sister was laid up a heat, and therefore, instead of her price declining in the pools it ad- vanced to $20 against $18 for the field. The second heat was more like a race. They started even, but Fannie and Joe Dake were soon in the lead, and were together to the half-mile post, when the latter fell back a little and Sister closed up. From thereon the contest was close between Fannie and Sister, the latter lasting the longest and winning by half a length, with Uncle True close up and Dake just inside the flag. Time, 5:38 Sister winning settled the pool buying. There was no more speculation, and the holders of the field tickets unable to hedge were seeking some one to club them to death for getting in the hole so that there was no chance to get out. Joe Dake was very lame. Fannie went for the heat in real earnest, but could only get up to Sister occasionally, and ■when she did the pace was too rapid for her, and she would break and fall back. Sister won by half a length, though it was quite evident that her driver was waiting for Joe Dake to get inside the distance flag, but Steve had pulled up to save his horse, and was of course distanced, and True was a respectable third. Time, 2:42 The last heat was no race at all. Sister won as she liked never being headed, Uncle true second, Fannie third. Time, 2:42 £. 8UMMABY. Trotting; open to all horses owned in the district who have never beaten 3 minutes. Mile heat, best 3 in 6. S. S. Drake enters b m Sister 4 years, by Admiral— by Black Prince, by Black Hawk 4 111 George Gorbam enters b m Fannie, by Young Ethan Alien.* 12 2 3 S. Sparry enters b g Uncle True, by Inauguration 3 3 3 2 J. H. Wliite enters b c Joe Dake, by Gen. McClellan— Fairy Queen (tnoroughbred ) 2 4 dist Time— 2;4lj, 2:38, 2:42, 2:42*."" Wednesday, the Second Day. The chief event on Wednesday was a special trot between Albert W and Nellie R. and that together with the presence of a number of Knights Templar in uniform, who went up on a special excursion drew an enormous crowd to the fair grounds. The easy way in which Nellie R disposed of Albert W at the Bay District Track the Saturday before made her the fa- orite at odds of $20 to $6; in some few pools the horse bring- ing as $8. Albert broke as he passed the wire and indulged in a lively run of about one hundred yards. Nellie trotted to the first quarter in 37 seconds and was four or five lengths ahead. She was kind enough to wait for Albert in the straight. She slowed up on the back stretch and gave Albert another even start. They went side by side to the three- quarter pole. At this point Nellie again went to the front and beat him out handsomely by two open lengths. Time A little speculation was indulged in at $20 to $4 and $5 but Albert was so plainly out of condition that no one had much confidence in his success. The heat was only a joe for Nellie R, and it was admitted that unless the horse force her to trot as 21 for a couple of heats he had no chance to win. The start for the second heat was even. The pair were nearly yoked to the quarter pole, but from there to the half Nellie got ahead aud opened a gap of five lengths She again waited for Albert in the third quartor, and tbey swum; into ihe home stretch well together, Albert indulging hi an occasional break by which he lost nothing, This heat had seemed only pleasant exercise for Nellie, but on the last quar- ter Albert began to show his metal and closed up on Nellie, and the two were near together all the way home. At the last momenf Albert broke, ahd lost the heat by a length. Time, 2:29. Nellie trotted no faster than Albert made her. The third heat was the best in the race. Albert W was driven from end to end, but he never headed the mare who won as she liked in 2:24&. SUaTMAEY. Trotting; special purse for Albert W and Nellie R; mile heats to harness, best three in five. Steve Crandall names ch m Nellie R, by McClellan Jr. — Susie Rose Ill A. Waldstein enters b h Albert W, by Electioneer— by John Nelson 2 2 2 Time— 2:27}, 2:29, 2:24$. To eke out the day's sport a special trot was arranged for Sid Sperry, Oscar, Buck Foster and the pacer Fanny Wilson. Oscar went for the heat from the start, opening a big gap by the quarter. A bad break near home let the procession close up a little, Oscar winning by two lengths, Sid Sperry second, Buck Foster third. Time, 2:48. The next heat Buck Foster led off. He was collared at the second turn by Oscar, who went as he liked and won in a jog, Buck Foster second, Sperry third. Time, 2:46J. The third heat varied a trifle. Oscar made a break, and did not try. Buck Foster led all the way and won easily, Fannie Wilson second, Oscar third. Time, 2:51. The fourth heat was an easy one for Oscar, Buck Foster second, Sid Sperry third. Time, 2:44. BTTMMARr. enters Oscar 1 1 2 1 W. Bihler enters b g Buck Foster, by Gen. Dana 3 2 1 2 S. Sperry enters g g Sid Sperry, by Gen. McClellan 2 2 4diBt A. Wilson enters b m (pacer) Fanny Wilson, by Gen. McClel- lan—by Belle Alta 4 4 2 3 Time— 2:48, 2:46*. 2:51, 2:44. On Thursday, the attendance was again very large. Rev E. R. Dille of San Francisco delivered the annual address. The first race of the afternoon was the walking match for draft stallions, weighing 1,400 lbs or over, one mile. S. Fawcett's Time O'Day, B.P.Whitney's St. Cloud, Jr.; J. K. Roger's Exchange, and Dan Misner's Rutabaga were the contestants. The time record was: St. Cloud, 13:23; Exchange, 12:42£; Time O 'Day, 13:48; Rutabaga, 11:58}, winning the match and money. Next came a running race, free for all, one mile and repeat, purse $500. H. C. Judson's Ella Doane, E. J. Baldwin's Lucky B, and J. Chase's Marion started. Marion was the fa- vorite in the pools; but the heat was won by Lucky;Ella Doane second; Marion third. Time, 1-.43J. The second heat was very close. After a standing start. Lucky and Ella ran lock- ed three-quarters of a mile, Marion running a waiting race to the half-mile. At the three-quarter pole she had closed most of the gap, and just this side of the pole she locked the others. The three came down the home stretch evenly half- way, when by a brilliant burst of speed Marion got the lead, comingunder the wire two lengths ahead of Lucky, Ella Doane a length behind. Time, 1:45. Inthe third heat they got a good start. Marion and Lucky B. kept together to the half. At the half Doane commenced to run and on going round the turn of the third quarter overtook Lucky B, and outran him home by half a length. Marion ran fast down the last quarter, but secured only third position, and thus crossed the score, Lucky B one and a half lengths ahead of Marion. Time, 1:45 J. Af- After much shifting, poolsjat the last were about even, each having won a heat. In the fourth heat, when the bell tapped, after a miserable start, Doane and Lucky were running fast, Marion coming up in a gallop, but before the quarter was reached she was a distance behind and so continued until after the half, the other two running locked the three-quarter pole. From the half Marion closed the gap gradually aud at the three-quarter pole all were together. Coming down the stretch Ella Doane pulled away and won the heat and race by half a length. Time, 1,47£. SUMMARY. Running— Purse S600; mile and repeat. H. C. Judson enters b m Ella Doane, sis years, by Wildidle — Nettie Brown 2 3 1 1 E. J. Baldwin enters b h Lucky B, three years, by Ruther- ford—Maggie Emerson 1 2 2 2 J. B. Chase enters b m Marion, three years, by Hubbard— Electra 3 13 3 Time— 1 :43£, 1 :45, 1 ;45J, 1 :47£. The next and last race was a mile and a half dash between H. C. Judson's May D, by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown, J. McM. Shatter's Nighthawk, by imported Haddington, dam by Norfolk, and E. J.Baldwin's b c Grismer, by Griustead, dam Jennie D. The race and first money was won by May D, Nighthawk second, Grismer third. Time, 2:41-|. BDMMASr. Running— Free for all; dash of one and a half miles; §26 entrance; $200 added. H. C. Judson enters s m May D, by "Wildidle— Nettie Brown 1 J. McM. Shafter enters; br m Nighthawk, by imp Haddington— by Norfolk 2 E. J. Baldwin enters b c Grismer, by Grinstead— Jennie D 3 Time— 2:41i. The exhibition in the pavilion was very creditable, the show of fruits being especially fine. Gwin & Brainerd make a nice display of home-made harness, saddle, etc. R. Spots- wood and D. W. C. Putnam show breaking carts of local manufacture. The stock entries are not very numerous, but are good in quality. J. R. Rose enters: Bulls, Curley Boy, 1 year, Gen. Vallejo, 1 year, Sonoma John, 3 years, Alexander, 1 year: bull calves, Frank and Felix; cows, Blossom, 4 years, Ruby, 4 years, Lola, 3 years, Buttercup, 2 years, Winona, one year, Roxy calf, Bonnie calf; mares, Nanette, 4 years, Charlotte, 3 years, Norma, 2 years, Natalie colt; draft stallions, Noel, 1 year, Roadster and Gen. McClelhVn Jr., aged. Col. Younger of San Jose enters Durham stock: 4 bulls, 2 bull calves, 6 cows, 3 calves, and buggy horse Whisper. S. Fawcett enters stallion Time o' Day, 4 years. J. P. Rodehaver, 1 year draft stallions: Tony Oaks and Prince Pollock, and Layfayette and family. J. F. Rikert enters stallion Pollock Jr., 3 years. R. Seavey enters Berkshire boar and sow. Wm. Hill enters Betsey, 3 years. John Pfau euters mare Maggie, 4 years, stallion April Fool, colt, mare Kate, 2 years. A. C. Shelton eutersjfivo Berkshire pigs. Wm. Dickson enters saddle horse Mayflower. T. F. Cary, enters stallion American Star, aged. S. Slaver, enters pair brown Leghorn fowls. Petaluma Breeders Association, Duke De Charters and fam- ily, St. Crown Prince and fnmily. S. Perry, enters roadster Debonair. Wm. Bihler, euters mares, Debonnet, 4 years, Moll, 4 years, Black Betty, 4 years, and Gen. Grant, 4 years. P. Carroll St. Ironclad, 5 years, mare Alice, 3 years, mar6 Lucy, 4 years. J. R. Fix, enters pair muscovite ducks. S. M. Houx, cow Motley, two years. P. J. Shafter, enters stallions Rustic, nged, Viking, 2 years, McMillan, 1 year, Prince of Marin, 3 years, and sadde horse Cinderella. J. McM. Shafter enters buggy horse b h Haddington, br m Nighthawk. Morrow Bros., enter pair light Brahmas, pair dark Brahmas Partride Cochins, black Cochies, white buff Cochins, Plymouth Rocks, American Dominiques, white Leg- horns, pair Leghorns, silver gray Dorkings, white faced Spanish, golden spangled Polish, Houdans, black breasted gameBantans, pair of bronze Turkeys, white Guinea fowls, Peacocks, Toulouse geese, bremen geese, plain geese. P. Kenny, enters road mare Bessie, 5 yesrs. J. Merchant, enters carriage team, John Kane, enters cow and calf. A. & D. L. Hayden enters, g h gray Dan, 1 year, Berkshire boar and sow, and five pigs. BICYCLING. Riding on a Wheel. Whisking through the woodlands, Flashing over bridges; Darting past the orchards, Coasting down the ridges; Whirling o'er the meadows, Glint of polished steel. Bless me, this is pleasant, Riding on a wheel' With a rubber tire. Tireless I ride; Passing men and horses, Silently I glide; Pretty, pretty maidens Watch me as I pass. Wave their kercheifs to me. Sitting on the grass. Rustics in the furrow Stop the plow to stare At the flying figure Silent as the air. Timid village ladies Anxiously observe That there must be danger Going round the curve. Every one is looking At my silent flight; Hardly do they see me Ere I'm out of sight; Down the hilly roadway, With a bugle peal; Bless me, this is pleasant, Riding on a wheel! -Our Continent. The second race for the fifty-mile bicycle championship cup was decided Saturday, Aug. 4, on the Aylestone grounds, Leicester, England, in the presence of 7,000 spectators. The thirteen starters were: F. Wood, Leicester, 56in. Humber; F. Lees, Sheffield, 54in. Humber; P. Medinger, Paris, 54in. Surrey Machinist; E. Weston, Northampton, 54in. Rudge; G. W. Waller, Newcastle, 5oin. Andrews; F.De Civery, Paris, 55in Rudge; R. Howell, Wolverhampton, 56in. Rudge; J. Mac, Birmingham, 54in. Royal Mail; D. Stanton, London, 59in. Rudge. The first four finished in the order named, Wood being the favorite at 2 to 1. He won by eight yards and low- ered a number of records. The following table shows the time of each five miles: Miles, Duration. IMiles. Duration 5Waller 0:15:12 16:1230 Lees "1:39:35 18:20 lOHowell 0:30:54 15 :42|35 De Civry M:57:34 17:59 lfiWaller 0:47;22 19:28 40 Waller *2:15:51 13:17 20 " *1:02:52 16:30 45 Lees »2:33;12 17:21 26 " 1:21:15 17:23|50Wood '2:48:10 114:58 * Denotes fastest professional time on record. t Fastest ten miles with a flying start ever ridden by a pro- fessional. Waller at thirty miles was going quite well, when a spoke of his machine gave way, and not being able to make any time with a substitute, he gave up the contest. De Civry, the French chanpion, who won the cup last Easter, did not figure conspicuously in this race. The Sporting Lift says it is an open question as to whether Waller is not equally as good as either Wood or Lees. Long drooped handle-bars are becoming fashionable, and deservedly, too. By their use a powerful pull can be taken on the handles without tiring the arms. For the strain comes on the joints when the arm is extended, and not on the mus- cles. The position, too, taken by the rider, is one more nearly over the center of the wheel, and the ease of propul- sion thereby increased. In no case should dropped handles be used on a machine unless they can be unscrewed or sepa- rated at the middle. For in the event of a fall it is a difficult matter to straighten them -unless they con be removed from the machine. Mr. C. E. Heath rode down Mt. Washington, N. H., August 11, upon a Victor rotary tricycle. The distance is about six miles, and the descent steep, but was accomplished in fifty-five minutes. Concerning this machine a rider who has accomplished the trip says: "In my descent I frequently stopped the machine upon the steepest grades. I would un- dertake to descend this mountain on a Victor with the crank shaft removed." In bicycles the quality of metal used for hubs is often so soft that the varying strain on the spoke-thread wears away the thread in the hub, and causes a loose spoke. This trou- ble is uncommon when a good mixture of copper and tin is used, but a poor quality of brass, i. e., copper, zinc and'lead, give an amalgam that is very soft. Steel, which is used on some first-class makes, has the disadvantage that the spokes may rust in the hub. The rider of a tricycle is lifted when passing over a stone only one-half as much as if on a two-wheeler, and since he sits nearer the ground than a bicycler, receives less forward and backward lurch when the machine springs into a hollow. The tendency of old riders, when first trying the Star, is to steer too much. The handle is so much shorter than that of the crank machine that a movement of the handle-bar necessary to guide th« crank machine is too inuoh for the Star. The Star steers easily, for its little wheel is not so hard to turn as the driving-wheel of the crank machine. The small wheel has about one-fourth as much weight as the large wheel. Local riders are complaining of the poor quality of the road leading to the Park, but the roads inside make up for the previous difficulties when they are reached. Saucelito looked dull last Sunday, the only boats moving round there being the Rambler and the Spray, which for quite a while were socially made fast to each other. 1883 ^Ixjc %xtt&tx mxtl jlpxrrtsrmm. 133 YACHTING. The Fleur De Lis* Victory. Several gentlemen have written to this office asking why the Fleur de Lis should be credited with having beaten the fleet in the sail down from Benicia, last Sunday week, the Aggie and Halcyon having arrived at San Francisco ahead of her. The Aggie started over half an hour in ahead of the Fleur de Lis and the Halcyon did not go up further than Hare Island, from whence she started fully a mile ahead of the Fleur de Lis. The Fleur de Lis did not go up with the fleet, on Saturday, but waited until about 4 a. m., Sunday. There was little or no wind after the channel was passed and the sail up was very slow. About half a mile from Benicia she passed the Aggie from Benicia. It seemed very strange that Commodore McDonough should start ahead of the regu- lar time, and it looked very much as if he was afraid his big yacht would be beaten, but he volunteered the explanation, that he was going up to Vallejo. The gun fired just as the Fleur de Lis reached Benicia, and Captain White sailed his yatch clear around the stern of the last boat, going about as the Nellie made her first tack. Soon, however, she was ahead of every yacht in the fleet and making a long stretch close hauled along the west shore, beat all the other boats out of sight. The Aggie was sighted a long way ahead, and when off Vallejo the Halcyon was seen to go up to her, and rounding a long way behind her start for the race home. If the commander of the Aggie ever had any intention of going to Vallejo, he changed his mind when he saw the Halcyon come up astern of him and set his topsail as soon as the wind was favorable. Beating down the Bay the Fleur de Lis gained on the Halcyon and Aggie, but lost ground by go- ing inside of Blossom Kock. The two boats in the lead got the wind first. It came strong and off the Quarry both had to take in their topsails. Crossing the channel with half a gale blowing the Fleur de Lis had no even chance with the two big keel boats, but in spite of that she gave the Aggie a handsome beating on sailing time. Had the Aggie started with the fleet she would probably have been in with the rock, for beating down in the light wind, the leaders would have left her so far behind that she could never have caught up. Probably the commander of the Aggie foresaw this, and avoided the contest by an early start. A peculiar feature of the race was the defeat of all the Turner models. On Yawls. The Forest and Stream is still defending to the best of its ability {no mean one) the yawl rig as compared to any others for yachts and pleasure boats. A great many advocates of sloop and schooner, able yachting editors, have repeatedly at- tacked the above mentioned journal for its predilections, but Kuhnhardt has always answered with such clinching argu- ments in favor of his pet theory that he still seems to be at the top of the heap. Either his superior knowledge and force of language has done this, or he has the best side of the question to argue from. Out here we have had no good opportunities to test the relative speed of yawls versus other rigs, as the only boat built here to be a yawl is the Frolic, and Bhe was not expected to be fast when her keel was laid, but to be a strong weatherly craft, which result has been verified to her owners utmost satisfaction. All the other yawls in the bay were originally sloops with light draught, some of them having been lengthened and patched over, so that none oE them follow out The Forest and Stream idea of build. There is one argument to be adduced from the numerous changes in our waters that should go a long way to convince the admir- ers of ' 'single stickers, " and that is, that although a large number of vessels have been changed to yawls, we have yet to hear of any change the other way; thus showing that everyone who has tried it has become satisfied with the re- sults. Undoubtedly it is the best rig for comfort, ease and quickness in working in close and narrow quarters, and as for beauty and style of appearance it is far ahead of any other rig in our waters, for the reason that it is distinctively yachtish in appearance. The only argument that carries any weight against it, is the lack of speed claimed by its oppo- nents, and this we desire to see more fully and practically demonstrated before we will believe it as bad as stated. Yachting Recruits. It is a pity that we have so few of the yachting, or, more correctly speaking, Sailing Clubs which three or four years ago used to so enliven yachting here. To be sure, they always start in wtth some excessively high sounding name, wear an uniform with a large mono- gram on the breast, and caps covered with gilt and bullion cords and with a very small vizor, if possible tortoise shell, under which they perspire and get sunburnt, but will on no account remove them. They also walk with a roll and swag- ger, and generally imagine that " Shiver me timbers," "splice the main-brace," "blast me tarry toplights," etc., is the very par excellence of nautical language and the correct thing to use on all occasions. These are the bad features which, as they learn more, they gradually drop, and if they continue to go yachting they very often turn into very good sailors, and we know several who have started in as above and now own interests in small yachts, and sail them too, as well as any- one. The great redeeming feature of the above mentioned genus homo is, in the first stage of his existence on the water, his great enthusiasm. On a yacht-clnb cruise he will go with the fleet in a row boat if nothing more favorable is within his reach, and is always on hand in time. This method has its advantages as it generates a love for salt water in a great many who would not otherwise know what yachting was, and also in an inexpensive way. The Speed of Yachts. **There is something beyond calculation in the speed of yachts," said one of John Roach's experts. "Two boats may be built simultaneously from the same model, with an effort to make them precise duplicates as to shape and machinery, and yet one would prove faster than the other. Why this is so no man can tell. The steamer Mary Powell has for fifteen years been the swiftest on the Hudson Biver. During all that time she never has been beaten. Time and again an ex- act counterpart has been built, with everything copied to a hair, as nearly as the best mechanics and facilities could do it; but none of these have turned out as good as the original. As the reputation of unrivalled speediness is a valuable ad- vertisement for a passenger boat, you can see tbe object of trying to build a second Mary Powell. Experience has been the same with yachtsmen. They order copies of the swiftest craft, or combine the supposed good points of several, and nine times out of ten are disappointed in the result." The Fleur de Lis, on last Sunday, again proved that she has remarkably fleet heels. A nice wholesail breeze was blowing in the channel, and the Halcyon, Nellie, Fleur de Lis and Annie taking advantage of it, beat out to Point Bo- nita. The Lily of France started behind, and when the boats were courteseying to the surges of the Pacific she was showing them the way, the keel boat next, the champion Nellie third, and the Annie last. Coming down with the wind she again demonstrated her superiority. If a match could be arranged between her and the Nellie, and if White could sail his boat to win, a great many yachtmen who have been watching with interest the latest performances of the Fleur de Lis could be found willing to stake their money on the latter vessel. According to the London Field there are 400 steam yachts under 200 tons in British waters, averaging 40 tons; also 126 steamers from 200 to 400 tons, and 30 steamers over 400 tons, some of tnem reaching over 700 tons. Total steam tonnage, 57,700. First cost of these vessels, $12,500,000. Add cost of sailing yachts, S 15, 000, 000, and the total cost of existing yachts in great Britain reaches the astonishing figure of S27,- 500,000. The expense of keeping half the number in com- mission amounts yearly to $3,750,000. The total tonnage of American yachts is about 30,000, carpenter's measurement. Allowing an average cost of $150 per ton the value of the American fleet will be $4,500,000, or one-sixth that of the British fleet. The Perigua rigged boat which was built on Mission Bock, and of which items have appeared in the dailies for months and montlis, has at last been launched and lies alongside Mis- sion Bock. She is called the Neva, and is about the ugliest piece of marine architecture it has ever been our fortune, or, more properly speaking, misfortune, to see. What she will do under canvas, or what the merits of this particular rig is we do not know, but time, we presume, will show. What is the reason that every new rig that is introduced seems always to be put on to some hull that is totally unlike anything else that preceded it. We refer more particularly in this connec- tion to sharpies and to the rig under discussion. While preparing to get into line for the Knights' excursion the Rambler broke her hook before the tug Thetis was along- side of her, and as a consequence drifted foul of a deep-sea schooner, the latter's jib boom running right between the yacht's masts. The spectators thought for a time that se- rious damage would result, but owing to the dispatch shown by the Thetis in getting hold, and by a judicious slacking away on the part of the freighter, she got clear without harm. Yachtsmen are asking why, when the Ariel fouled the Lur- line at Benicia, Capt. Shelly did not make his throat halliards fast out on the boom to support it before he allowed his top- ping lift to overhaul. It would certainly have saved trouble and made a much more shipshape job of it. The Lurline lay at her anchorage all day Sunday. Evi- dently her owners are not imbued with the same spirit as Mr. Tevis, who has only allowed his yacht to be idle one Sunday since he has had her afloat, and that day he was compelled to be out of town. The sloop Thetis carried all sail during the blow on the way down from Benicia trip, but as she was rather short handed perhaps they thought it was more comfortable to let her drive along than try to reef in such a seaway as was then running. The Dawn centerboard got foul, in some way, so that it was impossible to pull it up into the case, and as it was banging round at a great rate while she was lying at Front street they had to let it go for fear of straining the yacht, and it was consequently lost. The temporary boom given yachting by the" Benicia cruise, and the Knights Templar trip has almost all died away. It should now be the Pacifies' turn to reciprocate, and arrange a cruise to which they should invite the San Franciscos, and thus keep the "ball a rolling." THE RIFLE. The Nevada Team. The State papers seem to be having a hard time in trying to understand the conditions under which this match is to be shot, and how and when the Nevada team will be selected, says the Carson Tribune. In the first place, the committee for that purpose, and the committee only will choose the team. Secondly, the team will not be selected before the day pre- ceding the match. And, last, the fact that one man has a greater average for a certain number of scores than another will not necessarily insure a place in the team over the low man. In making up the team the committee will be govern- ed by various considerations, and their own judgment will constitute the chief basis upon which selections will be made. The committee is the best that could have been suggested, and that they will pick the best team possible there is no boubt. The report that anyone has been decided on as a member of the team, is incorrect. Carson will strive for all the places on the team that she can get and Virginia -will do likewise, and when the proper time arrives the committee will settle the business. The average per cents, of those who have taken part in the rifle competitions for place in the Nevada inter-State team, and shot three or more scores are as follows: King 88 1-5 Parker 87 1-5 Cheney 86 1-5 Alley 85 3-5 Saffell 84 4-5 Galusha 84 2-5 Kane 83 3-5 Hark 82 Cagwin 82 3-4 Laing 81 3-4 Heritage 81 1-5 Cowing 89 Tnaxter 88 3-5 Burke 86 3-5 Crawford 86 1-5 Cameron 85 1-5 Lord 84 2-3 Borges 84 2-5 Frasier 83 1-5 O'Brien 83 Slocomb 82 1-5 FerriB 81 1-2 Nevin 79 2-5 Lieutenant Kuhnle arrived last Monday evening on the overland train from his trip to Switzerland, where he went to compete against the crack European shots as a representa- tive of the California Schuetzen Club. He returned crowned with the laurel crown awarded for one year to the King of the Cantonel Shooting Festival of Zurich. He met there some close shooters, and against them made 600 bull's-eyes during the shoot, defeating his opponents by nearly 200 points in a 1,000-foot range. He brought back with him two beautiful silver cups, trophies of his prowess, and his pockets are wealthier by 1,500 francs, gained with his rifle. He was met at the ferry by a detachment of the Eintracht Schuetzen, headed by the Second Begiment Band, and escort- ed to Post-Keller, where a cold supper awaited him and his escort. Among those present were Philo Jacoby, Major Klose, Captain of the interstate team, William Ehrenpfort, who proposed a toast to "Our Guest," Gaptain Gamier of the Philadelphia team, and Captain Kuhls of the Eintracht Schuetzen. The Billiard Champions. Carlyle once said that he could see neither sense nor amusement in poking around bits of ivory with sticks. But Carlyle was a rough old Scot, of a utilitarian turn of mind, incapable of appreciating many of the refinements of civiliz- ation. Even Carlyle, however, would have had to admit tbat there was some science in billiards if he could have seen Schaeffer and Sexton play the game. Sexton is a small man, with shoulders so high as almost to look hump-backed. Shaeffer is a small man, straight as a redwood tree. Both have rather small deep-set eyes; both have small wrists, and both have long slender hands, so nervous and expressive that one can almost imagine that their whole souls had taken an abiding place in tbe ends of their fingers. Sexton especially gives that impression. Com- pared with his manual dexterity, that of the most talent- ed painter or sculptor, fiddler, draughtsman, metal worker, or artist of any kind who ever lived, is but clumsy awkward- ness. It looks easy enough to see Sexton poking the balls around the rail until they part, and then gathering them to- gether again by an all-round play, but it is about the hardest task ever set a man. If it were easy, lots of folks would do it. Probably every shot that Sexton made could be dupli- cated by some average local player, so far as scoring went, but who is there that could leave the balls to score again as he does. The skill, the patient practice, command over nerves and muscles, correctness of eye, quickness of calcula- tion, and precision needed to make a draw shot off one ball on to the other, and bring the object ball back into easy scor- ing position again, are incalculable. The judgment of angles is rather easy, but the command of nerve and muscle neces- sary to accurate execution is wonderful. The old-school billiard player, to whom a run of fifty was something re- markable, acknowledged thirty - two divisions on a billiard ball which had different results when struck. He knew nothing of " side," but believed that the angle of incidence was always equal to the angle of accidence and blamed a faulty cushion for different results. He knew nothing of draw shots and vowed that rubber balls were used when the discoverer of " draws " made the cue ball come back to him. Masse shots were un- dreamed of, and altogether his game had no more merit than marbles. A modern champion, such as Sexton, can find thousands of points on his object ball. To say that he can gauge his shot to a hair's breadth is but a crude and trite ex- pression falling far below the actual facts. He can strike the object ball so finely that it will not move from its position, though the blow is apparent to all. Then, too, with what rare combination of manual dexterity and mental calculation he gauges the exact place in which he desires all the balls to go that not only may his next shot be assured, but the next and the next. To make a dozen consecutive caroms is as much as most men expect to do, but when one is found who can make fifty times that number the spectator is indeed lost in astonishment at his rare skill. It was to see this skill ex- hibited that drew the crowds to Metropolitan hall during the past week. There was no element of speculation as to which man would win, for but few there had any idea that a cent depended on the result of the match. It was not to be ex- pected that these men would come from the East in company to risk much on the result of a billiard game. If stakes were their object they could better decide the question at home. On the first evening of the series of games Schaffer won the score by innings standing as follosw: Sexton 2 113 157 3 104 12 0 71 20 84 Scnaffer 28 126 1 134 6 45 2 0 40 235 0 134—800. The winner's average was 66 J; loser's average, 49. The second game of the billiard tournament was played at Metropolitan hall Wednesday afternoon, between William Sexton and Thomas Wallace. The game was a cushion-car- rom game for 300 points. In the first inning both players made 9 points. Sexton's highest run was 22 points, made in the thirteenth inning. The highest run of the game, 24 points, was made by Wallace in the forty-fourth inning. At the beginning of the fifty-fifth inning Sexton had 293 points, while Wallace scored 253. During the next six innings Wal- lace ran 55 points while Sexton made 6. At the beginning of the sixty-second inning Sexton had but one point to run, and easily making that won the game, which closed at 4 o'clock, having lasted one hour and fifty minutes. Sexton afterwards gave a short exhibition of fancy shooting. In the evening Schaeffer and Sexton played a 600-point balk-line game. At 8:15 o'clock Sexton opened the game with a run of 35 points. Schaeffer followed and scored a goose-egg, but in the second inning made a run of 99 points, the highest he scored in the game. Sexton's highes; run was 102 points. Sexton scored hss 600 points in the eighteenth inning, with Schaeffer at 4S6. The closing games of the series were played, on Thursday. Schaeffer won in six innings, averaging 100 to an inning. Sexton ran 559 points, averaging 93 1-6 to an inning. At the close of this three-ball carom champion game another was played between Wallace, one of the Eastern professionals, and McCleery, a local Billiard plsyer. The game was that Wallace should discount McCleery for 500 points, betting $100 lo $S0 that he would. A few more large bets were made. He won, however, very easily, the score at the end standing 500 to 242. Time of game, 2 hours and twenty min- utes. Mr. Geery Wins a Race. During the Santa Rosa Fair last week a foot race was run on the race track between Mr. Geery of this city and J. Mc- Laughlin of Petaluma. The race was 100 yards for $100 a side, Geery allowing five feet start to his opponent. Local sports were very sweet on McLaughlin whom, they claimed could run in 10£ seconds. The track was slow for footracing and the ground rather too crowded to be comfortable for run- ners. McLaughlin was nervous at the start and did not get off well. At fifty yards Geery caught him. They ran even a few strides; then Geery drew away and won by three feet. Time, 10 J seconds. Geery was taken care of by Pete Mcln- tyre of this city and had only two or three other friends on the grounds, while the Petaluma man had quite a strong cor- ner. Geery and his friends won about $400 in bets besides the stake. The race passed off pleasantly. It was honestly and fairly won by the best man, and no one kicked at the re- sults so as to make themselves heard. The following members of the Merion Cricket Club will compose the team that is going to Grass Valley next week to decide the State championship for 1883: T. W. Armitage, B. S. Benjamin {Captain), B. A. Benjamin, Charles Banner, L. Burnett, Charles B. Hill, K. B. Jones, J. Mathien, Rev. MieL George Theobald, J. J. Theobald and F. H. V The team will play against the Union Club on Mon tember 3, and against the Grass Valley Club on W the 5th. The team also includes several of the amm uers of the Merion Cricket Clnb, who will comptt number of athletic events on Tuesday. 134 2?te ^xxcclcv sud j§>nnvtsuvarx. Sept 1 TURF AND TRACK. The Abbotsford Trot. Saturday last one of the very best trots of the season was decided on the Bay District Course. It was good from every point of view. The contest was close, the time fast for the class of horses — very fast when the character of the day is taken into consideration. It is rare, even during the season of the trade winds, to find a more disagreeable afternoon. The force of the wind was nearly sufficient to call it a gale, and the obstreperous atmosphere was cold enough to make heavy overcoats desirable. The track was intiue order for fast time and, in fact, it would be hard to say wherein it could be im- proved. It was a labor of some maguitude to reach the course. With vehicles, the means adopted, there was continual blocks, and in more than one instance collisions entailing breakiug of axles and fractures of wheels. By the cable roads there were crowds still moving toward Golden Gate Park, apparently oblivious that by that time the services had closed. At one o'clock it was impossible to get a seat in the Geary street cars at the starting point. They were already packed by those who were westward bound, and the only recourse was to walk for blocks up the street, pay one fare to ride back, and hanging to the seat with the same grim determina- tion which the scythe-bearer is said to embrace a defunct Ethiopian, was the first move on the journey. We embraced the latter opportunity, and had good reasons to be sorry that the walk was not prolonged to Lone Mountain. There was no such' thing as getting out. Wedged in from either side, crowded by a triple row in the aisle, stoppages which brought no relief, for those who wanted to alight could not find an exit, and the crush to get in unabated, until half the journey had been made. Fortunate in getting a seat in a wagon, the rest of the journey was comparatively easy. The driver was anxious to get another load and pushed through and paBt obstacles with a resolution engendered by thoughts of other fares. Troublesome as was the journey, uncomfort- able the afternoon, those who attended were well repaid. That is, anyone who had the least fancy for the great Ameri- can sport of trotting. In the first place there was a strong field to contend for, notwithstanding the position of promi- nence was so freely awarded to Nellie R, those who looked at the entries dispassionately could not fail to see that there was only a trifle difference in the quartet. The difference, as measured by the record to the close of last year, was only two seconds. Thus: Nellie R 2:20, Abbotsford 2:21^, Albert W and Vanderlynn each 2:22. In "making calculations" the pool-buyers were prone to think that there was the same chance to improve on 2:20 as the slower rates, and, figuring from that data, installed the handsome daughter of Gen. Mc- Clellan Jr. as'the biggest kind of a favorite. Abbotsford ob- tained his record — though he afterwards duplicated it — as long ago as Oct. 2, 1S7S, and the only question was whether his ailing leg would stand the strain. There is not a particle of doubt that had he remained sound, he wouldhave reached the teens long ago. Albert W made his mark as a four-year- old, and with as good a show to go on as a horse could have. Vanderlynn has exhibited speed that would make him a trot- ting competitor of the fastest, and if his somewhat erratic tendencies could be overcome he "ought to be" dangerous in any field . It is seldom a better looking lot of horses start in a race. Nelly R is a grand-looking cheBtnut mare, fully sixteen hands, and so well proportioned that the only excuse that can be given for the incapacity to keep coming, is the absence of the blood whioh above everything else gives the faculty of endurance. She is said to be a double McClellan, which intensifies the accredited family characteristics of lack of courage. Abbots- ford is a "shapely horse," as those who have not seen him but remember his picture in the Breeder and Sportsman will acknowledge. He is not only good-looking as according to the old adage, "Handsome is as handsome does," he will do hia best at all times, when "the leg" does not bar him. Better yet, his stock are showing that they have enjoyed the inheritance already, and the owners are well pleased with the promise exhibited. His feat is enhanced by the performance being made after a long season in the stud. If Vanderlynn would go away as he comes home it would be a hot horse that could take his measure. In the race he was timed from the quarter polo to the stand in 1:42, and most of his bad be- havior is restricted to scoring and the first quarter. Half a dozen or more breaks to that point, and then as steadily as a clock from there home, but the lapses entail a gap that can- not be overcome when the contestants are of the character he met on Saturday. He is one of the best-looking Patcheus there is, made of the quality coming through his dam, as she is by Joseph, a thoroughbred combining the blood of Fashion and Patsey Anthony. Wo never like to make excuses, and therefore cannot Bay much in relation to the misfortune of Albert W. "Started on a break" was a serious drawback to him, as he was rank and ungovernable, and this aggravated by the horses taking the lead at the outset. The driver be- ing loth to lose the advantage the inside gave, hurried him off his feet, and from that he did not appear able to recover. It takes a race or two to "settle him," and there is no risk in predicting that before the circuit is ended he will retrieve the high reputation he has gained as a three and four-year-old. There was hubbub and hurry so get home. Six heats had worn the afternoon well away, and in addition to the high wind fog-clouds were careering over the tops of the mount- ains, with an occasional curtain of vapor waving in the val- leys. Those who came in the cars were aware that the chances for seats would be better by reaching the cars as soon legs could carry them. We had enough of that method of conveyance, and were well pleased to obtain a seat by the side of the driver of a hack. "Only one dollar to the city," and it was well worth that to ride through the park, secure as heavy wheels and staunch body could give security, and high enough to obtain a view of all that was going on. There was a whirl all the way. Fast trotters, faster pacers, and one or two who thought the gallop the best method of progression, even in shafts— an ever-changing motley throng. The driver was an old-time resident of Brooklyn, N. Y., and though a resident of California of thirty-one years' Btanding, he talked of the old-time horses as though they were still on the course. Panegyrics on the old-time celebrities, firmly impressed with the idea that Lady Suffolk was the greatest trotter of any era, extolling James R. Polk, Jack Rossiter, Pelham, Long Island Black Hawk, etc., and growing eloquent over the doings on the Old Union, Centerville, Beacon and other tracks in the vicinity of New York, it was evident that the recollections of the old-time sports were warmly cherished, and better worthy of atten- tion than anything occurring in those degenerate days. Such a race as the one finished a few minutes before was poor in comparison, and though the slowest heat would have astonished the world in the times he spoke of, the remem- brances of youth gain a roseate hue, while now there was the sombre coloring of age. But it can be called a capital race from the following detailed account: It was for a special purse of $1,000, heats of a mile, best three in five. The starters were Abbotsford, Nellie R, Van- derlynn, and Albert W. In the pool sales the Petaluma mare, Nellie R, was a great favorite; the betting ruling $160 on her, $55 on " the field," Vanderlyn and Abbotsford, and $42 on Albert W. Thousands of dollars was invested before the start, and at no time were the pool-seller and clerks allowed a moment's leisure. The positions drawn were Albert W first, Vanderlynn second, Abbotsford third, and the favorite on the outside. There were seven false starts and the eighth attempt they were sent off favorably by all but Albert W, who broke just before the bell was tapped. He ran some distance, or rather buck- jumping, and lost a good deal of ground be- fore recovering his trot. Vanderlynn, also, was prone to leave his feet to his detriment, those two being practically out of the race when Abbotsford and Nellie R passed the quarter-pole in 37 seconds. The leaders were as a double team, going up the back stretch until Abbotsford skipped, which gave Nellie the lead at the half mile, in I:10£. Both were trotting fast around the turn and came into the home- stretch closely together. There was only a trifle difference at any point. At the trotting distance Nellie had the front, and kept it there until within thirty feet of the line, when Abbotsford rallied, and under the wire the judges could not see that either was in front and their fiat was a dead heat. Those stationed on the outside of the course thought that Abbotsford had the best of it; all in the reporters' stand coin- cided with the judges. The time. 2:19A, which was very fast for the day, Vanderlynn was third, and. owing to the contre- tempts at the start Albert W was distanced. Nellie R was still the favorite, bringing $100Jto $50 on both the others, and the speculation was as brisk as ever. Not much time was taken in scoring for the second heat, as at the third trial a capital start was obtained. Abbotsford broke about midway of the first turn, and Nellie R led by several lengths at the quarter in 37$ seconds. Abbotsford was a lit- tle closer as she passed the half-mile in 1:12J, and his head was on her wheel when they came into the stretch. Unfor- tunately he broke when about a furlong from home which gave the mare an easy heat in 2:24. The pools now sold at $100 on Nellie R to $16 on the oth- ers, and again there was a good start for the third heat. Nellie led at the quarter in 37 seconds, having a commanding lead, which was somewhat decreased at the half in 1:11. From this point Vanderlynn outtrotted Abbotsford, and for a time looked like a victor. He broke at a critical period which gave Nellie the heat in 2:21. The fourth heat showed an unexpected turn of affairs. There was a good start for it, Abbotsford taking the lead a short way beyond the stables. At the quarter, in 37 seconds, Nelly was close upon him. At the half, in 1 :10£, the mare and he were close together. Coming into the homestretch the three were nearly level. Soon after Nelly broke. This left the right, and a close one it was, between the others, Ab- bottsford lasting the longest and winning in 2:22}. After this heat "the field" sold for $120, Nelly $80. It was one of the most closely-contested heats until Nelly gave it up, and then Vanderlynn and Abbotsford had auothertussle. Again the brown was victorious, winning in 2:26£. There was intense excitement at the finish of the fourth heat, and a full burst of enthusiasm over what was fully thought to be an omen of victory. Vanderlynn had to "go to the stable," i. e., ruled out, for not winning a heat in five. Nelly R. had still supporters who backed her at $40 against $100, this beiug more of an indication of a desire to "hedge" than belief in her chances. The sixth heat is quickly described. Nelly broke before she had gone fifty yards, and after that she could not get nearer than several lengths of Abbotsford, who "jogged in" in 2:27i. BUMMABT. Bay District Course, Saturday. August 25,1883. Purse 31,000; heats of ;i mile, bent 3 in 5, in barneaB. C. M. Smith's l>r h Abbotsford, by Woodford Mambriuo... 0 2 8 111 s. Bperry'a ch m Nellie R., by General McOleUan Jr 011332 P. Farrell's b g Vanderlynn. by Geo. M. Patcbeu Jr 3 3 2 2 2 10 A. Waldstein's b li Albert W., by Electioneer ■ dist, Time-2:10i, 2:24, 2:21, 2:2Ci. 2:274. Sam Purdy. F. A. Dangerfield of Harrisburg, Va., the present owner of Sam Purdy, is quite in love with the bay sou of Patchen and Whiskey Jane. He writes: Sam Purdy has boen well patro- nized both seasons be has stood here. His book has been full both years, althongh Virginia has heretofore given no at- tention to trotters. I have never seen so handsome ami powerful a lot as his yearlings. They all show trot, aud the foals of this Hpring. A Missouri breeder, who saw Sam here a year ago, wntos me, that on his return home, he visited the famous breeding stables of Keutuoky, and saw but one horse that ho considered Sam's equal, Mambriuo King, then owned by Dr. Hurr, aud now by C. J. Hamlin of East Aurora, N. Y. I think that without undue pnrtiality, I may ask the admirers of the handsome to look at Sam before deciding that there is a handsomer stallion. The Santa Rosa Pair. On Thursday, the third day of the Santa Kosa Pair, the peoplo of Sonoma's county seat made great preparations to receive and entertain a large number of Knights Templar, who were expected to come from San Francisco by a special excursion train. The town was decorated with flags and streamers, a hi nch was laid out in the local "asylum," and both Mark L. McDonald and Thomas L.Thompson, Secretary of State and proprietor of the Sonoma Democrat, kept open house at their handsome residences on McDonald Avenue. When the train came in half the poijulatiou, including three special policemen and the town marshal were drawn up in line on the streets near the depot to receive the visitors. But alas for Santa Rosa's hopes and hospitality, the excursion was a fizzle, for the two expected commauderies failed to put in an appearance. The local commaudery came np with a few visitors and a brass band, but the grand body had re- mained behind; "missed the boat," somebody said. The few who did come up held a short review on the plaza and were then taken in charge by the local Knights to see the sights. A grand parade of Knights was advertised to take place at the Fair_Ground at 12 M. Anticipating a novel sight, people had come in from miles around, and all the spacious accommoda- tions at the track were taxed to find room for the enormous influx of visitors. The grand stand, which will hold about 1000 people, was packed full of ladies and children, the large new pavilion was crowded to the verge of unpleasantness, and a triple row of teams extended for a quarter of a mile along the inside of the track, and filled up all the vacant space about the stables. Every carriage and wagon held from two to ten people, who swelled the crowd to the num- ber of 4,000. It was truly a splendid sight for the hard- worked, zealous officers and members of the Sonoma Agricul- tural Asssociation, who had all along found the attendance in excess of their wildest hopes, and could see not only day- light ahead but their Association in a fair way to get out of debt and in a position to offer such liberal awards in the fu- ture as would make their Fair a threefold success. The sight of so many people prompted a little reflection as to the reason why races around San Francisco are not patronized with equal liberality. The programme of racing for the day included a f mile dash, with three starters, a £ mile and repeat with three starters, and a trot for horses that would not have a living show in the three minute class of 1883. Considering that a large number of horses were en- gaged at the Bay District, this programme was creditable to Mr. O'Mera and his brgther officers of the Association and worthy enough of the large attendance, but at San Francisco or Oakland it would not have sufficed to draw 500 people to the track. It was not then the expectation of extra fine racing that drew the crowd, nor was it the Knight Templar drill, for that could be seen in town for noth- ing, as well as at the track where entrance was charged. The problem seemed to fi-il of solution until one mixed among the groups of people and heard them discussing the breeding, performance and merits of the horses entered. Therein lay the secret of the large attendance. The people knew the horses and their owners and took a lively interest, born of knowledge, in the racing. To them it was not simply the bay horse ridden by the boy in red that won, but it was neighbor Brown's horse which they had watched from colt- hood achieving victory over a strange horse from Petaluma or Los Angeles. This illustrates the immense value of a pop- ular and reliable turf journal to the various Fair Associations and Pacing Associations of the State. Without such a jour- nal to disseminate knowledge of horses among the people of all parts of the State interest will soon flag. It is not the mere reporting of races which helps. It is the discussion of breeding theories which makes one want to see results, the watching of horses at work, the careful noting of perform- ances, the alert look out for a promising "green one, " the early report that A's colt is off in training and the consequent bettering of B's chances, and for all these things which bring the horses and their doings close to the people that tends to increase the love for racing. But to get* down to the racing at Santa Posa. First on the card — by the way there was no card of the race issued — was a dash of \ of a mile for two-year-olds — Stake $150. The starters were T. H. Williams' Jr. g f Lillian. Hill & Gries' b c Bachelor and G. Pacheco's ch f Blossom. Bach- elor had the call in the pools at §20, Lillian going fur? 12 and $3 for Blossom. All the owners backed their horses free- ly and the crowd entered fully into the spirit of the contest between them. Blossom was away behind when the flag fell, Bachelor aud Lillian making the running on even terms. There was no change in positions until they turned into the straight, when Bachelor made his run and the gray fell back beateu after a. hard struggle to the distance pole. From there Bachelor came away and won as he liked, Lillian a bad second, audi Blossom nowhere. Time, 1:17.]. SUMMAHT. Thursday, August 22nd. Running Stake of 8150, J mile dash for two-year-olds. Hill A: GrieB enter b c Bachelor, Hock Hocking— Moid of the Mint, 84 pounds , 1 T. H. Williams enters g f Lillinn. Joe Daniels-by Norfolk, 81 pounds 2 G. Facueco enters ch f Blossom, Thad Stevens— by Monday, 81 pounds 3 Time, 1:17$. The next race was an extra purse of $200, made up for Hitl & Gries' Dotty Dimple, T. H. Williams" Bryant W, aud G. Pacheco's Garfield; one-half mile and repeat. Dotty Dimple was favorite at $20, Bryant W $9, aud Garfield $1." Garfield settled his chances by running around the track before he could be stopped, after 11 false start, and the race was altogeth- er between Dotty Dimple and Bryant W. Dotty led from the start, and though hard pushed was never headed, winning the heat by a length in 4JU seconds; Garfield a pool third. Tweuty to five on Dotty Dimple and no takers, was the cry before the second heat. Dotty Dimple led, as before, and hail things all her own way to the last turn. There Pat- By Duffy, who rode Bryant w, showed the difference be- tween a good jockey and a pour one. Thinking to carry him out at the turn, Dotty Dimple's rider went very wide, but before he had time to chuckle over the move Dully surprised him by bringing Bryant \V up to his sho.nlder on tbe insi.Ie. Then Dotty Dimple proceeded to pinch Bryant W, but Patsy remonstrated in a manner that will do much to cine the youth of sucb evil practices. Still Dotty Dimple looked tike a winner, and would have won but for foully usin^ bis head as well as his horse. Two hundred yards from homo both were whipping. Duffy took a pull on his horse and fell back. Thinking bo had the race, Dotty Dimple's rider let go, and Patsey, bringing his horse up with a rush for a final effort, squeezed to the front, shaking him up and lifting at every stride. Dotty Dimple was caught napping, and the boy was so demoralized that he went all to pieces, and though he 1883 %\xc Ikjcttfjcr mx& jlpm-tsmarto 135 punished his horse it came too late, and he lost a race he Bhould have won, by a short head. Time, 50 seconds. Bad riding -was so plainly the cause of Dotty's defeat that her supporters still expected to win, and put their money in at odds of $20 to $8. But they made a mistake in forgetting that Bryant W is a horse of much bottom, while in the mare that quality is represented as unknown. Bryant W set the pace from the start, was never headed in the race and won by a length, Garfield a fair third. Time, 50 seconds. SCMMAHY. Special purse S200; running; one-balf mile and repeat. T. H. "Williams enters b c Bryant W, three years, Monday— Bebe,112 pounds W"*™"V 2 Hill & Gries enter b f Dotty Dimple, three years, Ben Wade- unknown, 107 pounds..... 1 2 2 G Pacheco enters b g Garfield, Langford -by Lodi o a a Time, 49J, 50, 60. A trotting race came nest for a special purse. The entries were John Green's Nellie Burns, Mart Rollins Laura M, C. David's Huntress, and Mat Allen's Countryman. Laura M, a mare of local repute, was favorite at §20, Huntress $8, field §7. With the exception of Laura M, all the horses were rank and acted badly, breaking along the top of the track. Laura had a lead there but Huntress got her feet and was two lengths in advance at the quarter pole, Laura second and the balance strung out along the back stretch; Laura did some good trotting, and passing Huntress near the half was never again headed, winning by a length, Huntress second, Nellie Burns third, Countryman just inside the distance. Time, 2:34|. It looked as if Huntress' defeat was due to her rankness only, and she went up in the pools to $11 against §20 for Laura M and §6 for the field. Again Huntress broke near the start, and twice more before the quarter pole where Laura led her by a length; Countryman a length behind the second horse. They went this way to the half where the two follow- ers closed up on the leader and all three were about even go- ing by the three-quarter pole. In the straight, Laura again got in advance, and Nellie Burns came up fast from the rear making the race between three horses very exciting. Hun- tress and Nellie were coming fast at the distance and it look- ed as if either or both might beat Laura out when Huntress went off her feet. Laura and Nellie Burns made a close finish which ended in favor of Laura, Huntress put fourth for running. Time, 2:34. Then the bettors soured on Huntress and pools sold $20 to $6 on Laura M. The third heat was a surprise. Laura led a length at the quarter, Huntress the same distance ahead of Nellie Burns. All three were even at the half, where Nellie Burns sailed to the front; opened a gap of two lengths by the three-quarter pole and won the heat easily, Laura M second, Huntress third, and Countryman a bad fourth. Time, 2:33|. The field now sold for $9 against $20 for Laura. Hun- tress made her usual break at the start, gaining by it on the leader. Laura and Huntress had the race all to themselves to the straight where Laura led about half a length. Hun- tress came up fast making a skip about thirty yards from home and winning by half a length, Nellie Burns a poor third, and Countryman fourth. Time, 2:31. After a long debate the judges announced a dead heat between Laura and Huntress, punishing the latter for breaking at the start. Darkness coming on, the race was postponed until the nest day. On Friday the attendance was still large and the interest taken in the racing greater than before. Laura's fine heat the preceding evening strengthened her in the pools and she sold for $20 to $8 against the field, speculation being dull on account of a general opinion that the favorite would not lose. Countryman was withdrawn on account of lameness. Laura M came out lame also; Huntress* quarter was cut and sore, and Nellie Burns, of all the starters, alone was sound. Huntress and Nellie Burns were breaking at the start, and Laura led a length at the quarter pole. There Huntress made another break, and Nellie Burns coming up with a rush passed Laura and led an open length at the half-mile pole. Laura made a hard race along the homestretch, but could not pass, and Nellie Burns won by a length, Laura M second, Huntress a bad third. Time, 2:31. Laura M pulled up so lame that many thought she would not start again, and the blood was flowing from the wound in Huntress' foot. Nellie Burns1 chance was thought so good that the field sold for $20 against $S for the erstwhile favorite, Laura M. There was a great deal of scor- ing at the start, but the send-off was very even. Nellie Burns made a wretched break at the turn, and fell so far be- hind that she was virtually out of the race. Laura M had a lead of six lengths at the half, but Huntress coming up with a rush challenged her in the stretch. It was either one's race till Huntress broke and, falling behind, allowed Laura M to win easily, Huntress second, Nellie Burns third. Time, 2:31. To repeat in such time shows Laura M to be a mare of great courage, considering her lameness, and is another illus- tration of the value of good blood. She has had little train- ing and less experience in races, and, all things considered, is a most promising young mare. 6UMMAKY. Trotting; special purse; mile heats; three in five. Mart Rollins enters b m Laura M, by Washington, a son of old George M. Patchen.dam by Whipple's Hambletonian 1 1 2 0 2 1 C. David enters S. S. Drake's s m HuntreBS, by Admiral —by Black Prince, by Black Hawk 2 4 3 0 3 2 John Green enters b m Nellie Burns 3 2 13 13 M. M. Allen enters ch c Countryman 4 3 4 4 wth'n Time— 2:342, 2:34. 2:332, 2:31, 2:31, 2:31. After the trot was a special one-and-one-quarter mile dash, free for all. The starters were G. Pacheco's Dairy Maid and W. Appleby's May D. Pools sold $30 to $5 on May D. The race was a poor procession. May D ran as she liked, and won by fifty yards in a common canter. Time, 2:13. BTJMMAEY. Special purse; one-and-one-quarter-miledash; running. ■W. Appleby enters s m May D, by Wi ldidle- -Nettie Brown 1 G. Pacheco enters b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon— by Lodi 2 Time— 2:13. The day's sport was wound up with a special one-and-one- eighth mile dash between P. Dupoister's Aunt Betsey and T. Carroll's Alice. Pools sold $20 to $5 on Aunt Betsey. The race was never in doubt, Aunt Betsey winning easily in 2:06*. BUMMABS. Special purse $100, running; 1 .'. mile dash. F. Depoister enters b f Aunt Betsey, by Hardwood— Peggy Kingold, 102 pounds 1 T. Carroll enters b f Alice, by Wheatly— by Cheatham, |102 pounds . . 2 Time, 2:06$. On Saturday the attendance was very large, not less than 1,500 people being on hand as early as 10 a. m. to see the stock parade. The first race was two mile and repeat, run- ning, between Hill & Gries' Wildidler and Frank Depoister's Viola R. This race proved a heavy blow to those who backed the favorite. From the start Wildidler had the call at odds ranging from $20 to 9, to 20 to 15, pools closing at the latter figure. Patsey Duffy rode Wildidler and made the running from the start. At the mile and a half Viola R moved up and challenged the leader in the straight. Wildidler could not respond and Viola R won by two lengths. Time, 3:43i. Still Wildidler was favorite at $20 to IS. The second heat Duffy made the pace faster and had 20 yards lead on the first mile. At the mile and a half Viola R closed up the gap and entering the stretch on even terms, won handily. Time 3:41. suaniAKr. Special purse $250, running ; two miles and repeat. Frank Depoister enters g m Viola R, 5 years, by Waterford— Little Sophie, 116 pounds 1 1 Hill & Gries' enter b h Wildidler, 6 years, by Wildidle— Eva Coombs, 122 pounds 2 2 Time, 3:43£, 3:41. After this was a special purse, ij- mile dash between Bryant W and Dotty Dimple. Bryant W was a slight favorite. The pair ran even from the start to the straight where both riders began to whip. It was a hard struggle to the distance pole where Dotty Dimple fell back and Bryant W drew away win- ning by a short length. Time 1:17£. BUMaiAHY. Special purse S100, running; i mile dash. T. H. Williams enters b c Bryant W, 3 years, by Monday— Bebe, 112 pounds 1 Hill & Gries' enter b f Dotty Dimple, 3 years, by Ben wade— un- known, 107 pounds 2 Time, 1 :17±. The week's racing closed with a special trot between Buck Foster, Johnny, Fanny Wilson {pacer) a^d Pilot. Buck Fos- ter sold for $20, Johnny $17 and the field $6. Pilot began running as soon as he got the word and was never in the race. Johnny took the lead, Fanny Wilson and Buck well up. At the half mile Johnnie broke but still held his place and trotted home an easy winner, Buck Foster second, Fanny Wilson third. Time, 2:49. Johnny went up first favorite at $10, Buck Foster $8, field $2. Johnny took the lead again Buck Foster well up. At the half Johnny broke but was still ahead when they reached the stretch. At the seeond distance Johnny lost ground by a break and Buck Foster won, Johnny second, Fanny Wilson third. Time, 2:46$. Buck Foster took the third heat in 2:50, Johnnie second, Fanny third. This made Buck favorite for a short time. The fourth heat was won by Johnnie in 2:47, Foster second, Fannie third. The fifth heat was won by Johnnie in 2:51, Pilot second, Buck Foster third. STJMSIAHY. Special purse S200; trotting mile heats; three in five. W. P. Fine enters b g Johnnie, by Auctioneer Johnny. . .12 2 11 "W, Bihler enters d g Buck Foster 2 1 1 2 3 A. Wilson enters pacer Fanny "Wilson, by General Mc- Clellan-by Belle Alta 3 3 3 3 4 H. Hunter enters b g Pilot 4 4 4 4 2 Time— 2:49, 2:46£, 2:50, 2:47, 2:51. % The fair was a big success pecuniarily, and nest year the Directors will be in a position to offer such liberal purses that the number of horses entered will be much larger. Mr. O'Meara, the Secretary, E. Hall, Clerk of the Course, Presi- dent Murphy, Superintendent Sweet, and the other officers of the Association, worked hard to bring about the result, and deserve commendation for their public spirit. The esertions of the local press did much to help along the boom. Tlie Premium List. Following is a list of prize winners in the livestock eshib- its at Santa Rosa Fair. Thoroughbred Horses: Stallion, 4 years, Ironclad, Pat. Car- roll, Bloomfield; stallion, 1 year, Ironclad Jr., Sylvester Scott, Cloverdale; mare, four years, Rosette, Charles Under- bill, Santa Bosa; mare, 3 years, Alice, Pat. Carroll; mare, 2 years, Coulty, G. Pacheco, San Rafael; colt, no name, C. Underhill. Graded Horses: Stallion, 4 years, Eel River, T. A. D. Por- ter Healdsburg; 3 years, Wheatley, J. Badger, Santa Bosa; 2 years, Chance, J. M. Hudspeth, Sebastopol; 1 year, G. J. Ragle, Sebastopol; mares, 4 years, Jude, A. J.Mills; 3 years, Rosa S, Wm. Bihler, Lakeville; 2 years, Fanny C. Pfister, Santa Rosa; horse colt, no name, Willie Fought, Santa Rosa. Horses of all work; Stallions: 4 years, Mark Twain, G. M. Zane, Glen Ellen; 3 years, Silvertail Prince, Robert Crane, Santa Rosa; 2 years, Major Nelson, G. W. Home, Santa Rosa; 1 year, Ed. Fitton, I. De Turk; mares; 4 years, no name, G. W. Petray, Geyserville; 3 years, Peggy, Willis Faught; 2 years, Dolly, Wm. Owens, Santa Bosa; 1 year, Nellie, Robert Glenn; horse colt, Prince G. W. Petray; mare colt, Dolly, stall 181, owner's name not entered. Draft horses; Stallions: 4 years, Time O'Day, S Faucett; 2 years, Yulupe, J. M. Talbot; 1 year Frisky, E. Fitton; Mares; 4 years, Mary, A. T. Grove, Windsor; 2 years, no name, Walter Phillips; 1 year, Queen, F. M. Straney, Santa Rosa; horse colt, Whymper, Robert Crane; mare colt, Maude, Robt. Crane. Roadsters; stallions: 4 years, Gen. Dana, Wm. Bihler; 2 years, Joe Dana, Wm. Bihler; Mares; 4 years, Lady Walker, E. S. Walker, Healdsburg; 2 years, Lady, Robert Glenn; horse colt, 1 year, Hamlet, Willis Faught; horse colt, Ned Blackburn, S. C. Storey; Stallion and sis colts, Gen. Dana and family, Wm. Bihler; buggy horse, Martin Alexander, R. K. Truitt, Healdsburg; Saddle horse, Spanish Baldy, Sylves- ter Scott. Jack, Mohawk, J. M. Laughlin. Jennet, Jude, J. M Laughlin. Thoroughbred cattle: Sylvester Scott, Cloverdale, Royal Osford, Durham Bull 4 years: M. L. McDonald, Santa Rosa; Escelsior, Jersey 4 years; E. N. Woolsey «fe Son, Fulton Fa- vorite, Jersey 4 years; M.L. McDonald, Freddie Gebhart, JerBey 1 year;S. Scott, Osford duke, Durham Calf, and Ellen Durham cow, 4 years; R. C. Storey, Beauty, Devon, 4 years; A. W. Riley, Santa Rosa, Louisa, Jersey 4 year;E. N. Wool- sey, Berkley May, Jersey, 3 years; A. W. Riley, Rosa Belle, Jersey, 2 years; S. Scott, Jim, Durham, 1 year; A. W. Riley, Julia, Jersey, 1 year; S. Scott, Lady Osford, Dnrham calf. Graded Cattle: bull four years, James Austin, Santa Rosa; bull 3 years, James Austin; cows, 4 years, 3 years, 2 years, and 1 year, Robert Glenn. Thoroughbred sheep: E. N. Woolsey; Spanish buck, five ewes, five ram lambs, and five ewe lambs; R. B. Cannon, Shropshire ram; G. N. Whittaker, Southdown ram; Robert Crane, five Southdown ewes, five ram lambs, and five ewe lambs. Graded sheep: J. H. Laughlin, ram; R. B. Cannon, ram, five ewes, five ram lambs, five ewe lambs; Julius Ort, rive ewe lambs and five ram lambs. Poultry: J. J. Badger, light Brnhmas; L. Chapman, Plym- outh Rock and Leghorns; L. P. White, Leghorns; E. Fitton, Toulouse geese; C. Forsythe, China Geese. Awards for other eshibits were made a follows: Best exhibit of grain, 4 kinds, S. Storey; sack Australian wheat, R. H. Crane; oats, S. Storey; buckwheat, J. F. Bill- ings; sheaf of wheat, John Adams; oats, W. P. Burns, shelled corn, S. Storey; potatoes, (peerless) V. Piezzi; squashes, John M. Laughlin; pumpkins, John M. Laughlin; mangel wortzels, Frank White; corn on stalk, William Moss; general exhibit in second department, class 1, Grangers. Largest and best collection of fruits, and best exhibit of apples, both single and sis varieties, sis varieties of peas, collection of peas, J. F. Billings; single variety of pears, Vic- tor Piezzi; peaches, plums and almonds, J. F. Billings; quinces, Geo. W. Boggs; best general collection, the Grang- ers. Canned fruits, Mrs. Nelson Carr; jellies, Mrs. E. W Davis; pickles, Mrs. A. J. Mills. Butter, Victor Piezzi; packed butter, Victor Piezzi; cheese, Robert Glenn. Best exhibit wines, white wine, Angelica and brandy, Isaac De Turk; Port wine and applejack, J. M. Roney; Reisling, Kohler & Prohling; Sherry, Geo. Hood. Blacksmithing and horse shoes, Baker & Ross; boots and- shoes, J. MeCumiskey; leather, Copley & Son; woolen goods, Santa Rosa Woolen Mills; tailoring, L. G. Treibig; book binding, Joseph A. Cowen; brooms, F. W. Davis; model gate, R. R. Lyon; tinware, Baxter tfe Morey; marble work and stone cutting, Fisher & Kinslow; drain tiles, Dennison & Son; cooperage, Ludwi™ & Kronke; mechanical wood work, F. A. Shorey; shingles, Henry Miller; wood turning, mould- ings, etc., Ludwig & Kronke. Family carriage, Baker & Ross; road cart, Metcalf & Schmidli; spring wagon, John Miller; carriage trimming, L. Keser Jr.; finest display carriages, wagons, buggies, spring wagons, farm wagons and best and finest finished road cart {not manufactured in the district.) The Studebaker Wagon Co., finest display of unfinished carriage work, Baker & Ross. Best exhibit saddlery, L. Keser Jr.; second best exhibit saddlery, L. H. Buckland; double harness and single harness, Keser Jr. Best model fruit dryer, Champion, O. H. Hoag; best incu- bator, Wm. Moss. Races at Salinas. I The Monterey District Association will hold their fair this year at Salinas, Oct. 2nd to 6th inclusive. The district in- cludes the counties of Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Craz and San Benito. The speed programme is as follows: No. 1 — Running. — For all horses in the district. Purse §100. Half-mile and repeat. 1st horse, §S0; 2nd horse §20. Four or more horses to enter and three to start. No. 2 — Trotting. — For all double teams in the district owned and driven as driving teams. No horse is eligible that has ever been trained or trotted in a race for money. Purse $100; 3 in 5. 1st team §60; 2nd team, §25; 3d team, §15. Four teams to enter and four to start. No. 3 — Trotting. — For all horses in the district that have never trotted a race for money. Purse §150; 3 in 5. 1st horse, §90; 2d horse, §40; 3d horse, §20. Four horses to enter and 3 to start. No. 4. — Running. — Novelty race — Purse $220. For all horses in the district. 1£ mile. 1st quarter, §50; 2d quart- er, §50; 3d quarter, §30; 4th quarter, §40; 5th quarter, §50. Five or more horses to enter and four to start. No. 5. — Trotting, — For all 3-year-olds or under in the dis- trict. Purse §125; 3 in 5. 1st horse, §80; 2d horse, $30; 3d horse, §15. Four or more horses to enter and three to start. No. 6. — Trotting. — For all horses owned in the district that weigh over 1400 lbs. Purse $100. 1st horse,$S0; 2d horse, §20; five to enter and three to start. The owner or driver of each horse to present to the Secretary a certificate of the weight of his horse. No. 7. — Trotting. — For all stallions owned in the district. Purse $150; 3 in 5. 1st horse, $100;2d horse, §30; 3d horse, $20. Four or more horses to enter and three to start. No. S. — Trotting. — For all double teams in the district. Purse §100; 3 in 5. 1st team, §80; 2d team, §20. Three teams to enter and two to start. Both horses of each team to be owned by one man at this date. jsjo, 9.— Trotting.— Free for all. Purse §250; 3 in 5. 1st horse, §125; 2nd horse, $S0; 3rd horse, §30; 4th horse, §15. Five or more horses to enter and three to start. No. 10. — Trotting.— For all horses owned in the district. Purse §150; 3 in 5. 1st horse, §90; 2nd horse, §35; 3rd horso §25. Four or more horses toenter and three to start. District races open to horses owned in the district from May 1st, 1883. National Trotting Association and Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association, (old weights) rules to govern. En- tries close with the Secretary, J. J. Kelly, Sept. 15th. Pickle Farming. Some farmers find the growing of cucumbers profitable; others, hearing that they are a paying crop, plant more or less land with cucumbers without a definite idea as to what they will do with the product. Each year we have inquiries as to what shall be done with an espected crop of cucumbers. It is not often that the same person can both produce the raw material and manufacture it into a salable article. It will bo found that those farmers who have made money from cu- cumbers, have contracted beforehand with a pickle factory to take their crop at a stated price. It is not advisable, as a general thing, for farmers beyond the reach of pickle factor- ies to grow cucumbers. The smaller the cucumbers, the higher the price by the thousand. For small ones, the pick- ing should be made every day, or at least every other day, and they should be delivered at the factory every few days, or before they become discolored. Those who have planted cucumbers in localities where they can not readily dispose of them, must either salt the product themselves, or lose the crop. In the factories the cucumbers are salted in large vats; but on small scale, this must be done in ban-els. Whisky or alcohol barrels are the best, and where it requires the pack- ings of several days to fill a barrel, a wooden follower must be provided. Take out one head of the barrel, place in ihv cucumbers, sprinkling salt among them, place^ on the follow- er, with a heavy stone upon it, and add sufficient water to cover the cucumbers. Add each day's pickings with more salt, and use more water, if needed, until the barrel is full, when it is to be headed up. Half a bushel of the best daily salt is needed to each barrel, and if thisquautity has not been used as the cucumbers were laid in, add the remainder be- fore heading up. Two points must be observed: in gather- ing the cucumbers, cut them so as to leave the stem attached, and use only salt of known purity. In putting down the cu- cumbers, count them, as they are sold by the thousand. Salted in this manner, and properly headed up, with tight bungs, cucumbers will keep a long time, but they will bo ready for the pickle maker, that is, will be salted through, iu about thirty days. The smaller the cucumbers, the greater the number that a barrel will hold. Do not mis lar{ small in the same barrel, but have the size uniform through. Pickled in this manner, cucumbers will ki i can be transported; and if no sale is to be found near they can be sent to factories at a long distance.— J m Agriculturist. 136 3£fo |5mfe awl jinnrtsmuw. 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Residents of Sacramento and vicinity, desiring to subscribe or ad- vertise in the Breeder and Sportsman, can do so through our agent, Mr. M. J. Henley, Russ House, 1,009 J street. ADVERTISING RATES. Displayed, Si 50 per inch each insertion or pro rata for less pace. Read- ing Notices set in brevier type and having no foot marks, 30 cents per line each insertion. Lines will average ten words. A discount of 10 per cent will be allowed on 3 mouths, CO per cent on 6 months and 30 per cent on 12 months contracts. No extra rate charged for cuts or cutting of col- umn rules. No reading notice taken for less than 60 cents each insertion. Ban Francisco, - - Saturday, Sept. 1, 1883. Meetings to Come. Bay District, San Francisco, August 11, 15, 18, 22, 2-1, Sep- tember 1 Closes August I. Marysville, September 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Closed Julv20. Golden Gate, Oakland, September 3,-1,5, 6,7,8 Closes August I. State Fair, Sacramento, September 10, 11, 12, 13, M, 15... Closes Augustl. Stocktou, September 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Closes August 1. San Jose September at, 25, 26, 27, 28 29 Closes August 1 'Chat by the Way.: We were pleased afc the remarks of a friend, who made us a Sunday call a few days ago. He picked up that portion of the N. Y. Herald which contains the column under the heading of " Chat by the "Way," and the second paragraph was the text for his remarks. That was, "Many a man spoils good fortune by grumbling because it is not better. God sends the corn, but the devil makes a hole in the sack." His sermon abbreviated was as fol- lows: "I wish I had seen that and profited by it three weeks ago. I had a fair sack but coveted a bigger. The first day of the race I went to the course with a strong impression that Jim Ren wick would win. In place of abiding by that impression, I followed the high rollers and backed Premium with Jim Douglas for a "Savior." That was the first hole. Now in the Ladies Stake it was plain to a man up a tree that among the whole lot of Palo Alto fillies there should be one good, but in place of that I had to put some money on Callie Smart. "Well there was chance enough to get out on the run off, but foollike, thinking that would not put any more corn in, at the best a stand off, I let that chance go by and there was another hole. In the Yestal I hit the wrong one, and there was scarcely enough to pay the percentage in the hurdle race. The second day I reasoned that Jim Douglas was running at his favorite distance, and so I chanced him; another hole. That Rancho del Paso was sure to win the stake of that name, I also felt certain, so at the odds of $lo0 on that to $85 on all the others, and a big orifice was the result. "Wrong again in the selling purse, and still further astray when "Wildidler beat Fred Collin and Judge McKinstry. There two days went. On the third day there was a general smash. "When I won a little on Palo Alto and Jim Douglas, I thought the turn of luck had come, and was so elated that I spent all of that night having a good time round town. I bored a big hole myself and without the satisfaction of seeing the races. You know what Byron says when he winds up with "sermons and soda water the day af- ter," and that just fits my case. The soda water failing, I had to brace up with something stronger in order to eat breakfast Saturday, and a reinforcement on the boat and at the track gave me such confidence that I plunged on the favorite in the four mile race. The biggest hole of all. For a sack with so many holes is pretty apt to collapse, and though there was left a few handfulls of grain in the corners, it had much the appearance of the wallet the elephant tramped upon. For all that the most grumbling I indulge in is over my own particular folly. It will be queer if I do not manage to strike a winner or two during the circuit, but the fun I had in "seeing the sights" was more than counterbalanced by the sermons and soda water — especially by the sermons. We desire to add to our friend's comments that if there 13 a well-kept resolution to gauge the pool-buying by the contents of the sack, never hazarding more than can be lost without grumbling or the circumstances of the speculator will warrant, the hole will never be so large as to give a great deal of trouble. The others cannot be too severely reprehended, and judging from the sincerity of his manner when inflicting a far more severe self-castigation than is given, there is little danger of his repeating in that line. Golden Gate Fair. Santa Rosa, last Saturday, concluded by far the most successful meeting ever held under the auspices of that society. As we write, the Sonoma and Marin Fair is in active operation, and beyond doubt satisfactorily to all concerned; and next Monday the Golden Gate will be inaugurated. The prophesy made many months ago in this paper that the California fairs of 1883 would be su- perior to any previously held in the State, is already ver- ified, for the success of the first of the series insures those which are to follow. In any other State than this it would be impossible to sustain the interest of two agri- cultural exhibitions in one county when held in consecu- tive weeks, especially without large cities to draw upon for the attendance. With two towns like San Francisco and Oakland, and the rich and populous counties of Ala- meda and Contra Costa embraced in the district, it can- not be otherwise than that crowds of people will throng the grounds from Monday until Saturday night. In the first place the fair will be well worthy of a visit, and in the second so easy of access that there is little trouble to get there from any direction. The premium list in the exhibition department proper is comprehensive so far as regards live stock, and that which is under the head of "Speed" is the best ever offered by the society. All three of the fast gaits of the horse are provided for, and running, trotting and pacing meet with due encouragement. There is such an array of clippers in all the purses and stakes, that great space would be necessary to place their merits properly before the public. Among the racehorses are the wonderful two-year-olds that showed so well at the late meeting of the Blood-Horse Associa- tion: Lucky B, Jocko, Duke of Monday, Laura, Judge McKinstry, Jim Renwick, Premium, etc., and, doubtless, the purses that closed Wednesday last will show an ac- cession to the list. The trotters are well represented. Bay Frank, who has occupied the first position among the sensations of this Coast for the year from the reports of his extraordinary trials, and which he proved to have a good foundation by winning at the Bay District over a strong field. His fame reached the East and elicited sol- icitations for telegraphic replies as soon as his first trot was decided. Abbotsford, Nellie R, Albert W, Yander- lynn, Arab, Allan Roy, Big Lize, Manon, Del Sur, Pos- cora Hayward, Barney B, La Grange, Scandinavian, Adrian, Maggie C, Gibraltar, Clay, Bonnie Wood, Oli- vette, Dawn and Carrie C are prominent among the names, and meeting as they do in such well-arranged classes, there can be little question that the sport on each and every day will be of the best. It is scarcely necessary to state that the managers of this fair will leave nothing undone to carry out their part of the programme to the satisfaction of all con- cerned. When all are so worthy it would be invidious to make comparisons, and it is sufficient to say that Pres- ident, Directors and Secretary are emphatically the right men for the work. The energy of the President, A. C. Dietz, is enough to carry him through any job he under- takes, and very many that are not of his choosing. With arm in sling and his hand in splints he is busy as can be. Messrs. Cushing, Watson, Clement, Majors, Adams, Ewing, all the members of the board labor indefatigably, and the Secretary is doing his best to keep up with the pace they set. To those who live in Oakland, especially those who do business in San Francisco, it is a waste of words to write eulogies on the trip across the bay. For all ^there are times when the half hour is badly needed by the exigen- cies of affairs, once on the boat and there are no chafings over delay. Rarely, indeed, is it unpleasant at any sea- son, and at this bright period of the year, when the wa- ter has an emerald tinge, and the air is as invigorating as a bumper of champagne, there is a positive delight in the trip. Under the present arrangement passengers are landed at Shell Mound station in thirty minutes from the foot of Market street, S. F., and the station is only a short distance from the Western entrance gate to the park. Those who come from Oakland have the choice between carriages and horse cars, the latter run- ning to within a few yards of the Southern entrance. Little improvement could be made in the convenience of reaching the grounds. As the boats from San Francisco leave every half hour, and the horse cars run on San Pablo every few minutes. By reference to the programme published in another page it will be seen that there is no lack of sport during every day of the fair, and to the entries published there are to be added those of the four-mile race, the 2:40 class, the pacing special and hurdle races. We hope to get these in time to publish before the paper goes to press, though there is scarcely a doubt that all will fill with a larger number of entries. The track is sure to be in first-class condition. The fast time made at the late race meeting shows that it is in the right order for racing and with a few applications of water it "will be correspond- ingly fast for the trotting. Since it was so thoroughly coated with sediment and sand, incorporated with the soil, it is easily made soft enough to gallop upon and still it is readily compacted so as to give a firm surface for the wheels to run over. There is little question of there be- ing a large attendanca, and well worthy the exhibition and is sure to be of thousands of visitors. Flyers at Oakland. Notwithstanding so many horses are in attendance at the Petaluma and Chico fairs, there has been some lively work on the Oakland track during the past week. Thursday morning it was evident there was something more than usual contemplated, as, in addition to the us- ual observers, there was quite a large delegation from San Francisco. The owners of Allan Roy, Scandinavian, Bonnie Wood, and Yanderlynn , and a lot of friends who accompanied them gave' the judges stand and track an animated appearance. Yanderlynn and Magdallah had a couple of heats together, and Scandinavian and Bonnie Wood worked together. Big Lize made two rounds by herself, and then Allan Roy tried conclusions with Yan- derlynn. Mike Fox, who takes care of Yanderlynn, was almost as much excited as though the contest was an actual race. When the stable companions were mov- ing together he was at his ease; with the gray it was dif- ferent. "Oh! the bloody devil," he ejaculated, as Yan made two, three breaks roundingjthe first turn. A break on the backstretch still higher raised his ire, and a skip on the lower turn made him nearly frantic. "The grey brute is going to bate him' ' was his desponding re- mark when both were coming at a very lively pace down the homestretsh, but as the nose of the bay reached the wire two or three feet in the lead, the gloom left his countenance, and Mike exaltingly shouted "I tould ye so; wait awhile and he will take down that mark!" pointing to the 2: 12| of St. Julien, emblazoned on a panel of the judges stand, What with the trials of the trot- ters, the gallops of the racehorses, and the beauty of the morning it was so enjoyable that the sun was in the high meridian before the party left. What the trials were is hardly fair to put in print so soon before they will come together at the Golden Gate Fair. There is no risk in assuring those who spend the afternoons of the coming week at the Oakland Trotting Park, of plenty of sport. The horses are all doing well, and there are no mishaps to record from other places. Postponement of Entries. The entries to the purses of the Golden Gate Fair which were to close on Wednesday last and yesterday have been postponed until Monday next. This is a good idea, as in the excitement of the time at the fairs those who are interested are apt to overlook the matter. On Monday there will be no difficully of the kind, as all of those who have horses will be on hand, and the entries can either be made on the grounds or at the office of the Secretary in Oakland. The following is the list. The Association offers the following, to take place Wednes- day, September 5, the third davof the fair: Trotting — purse $750; $450 to first horse; $225 to second, and $75 to third; open to the following horses: Frank Mos- cow, Ales. Button, Del Sur, Magdallah, Poscora Hayward, Big Lize, Scandinavian and Barney B. Running — Hurdle race; mile and repeat, over four hurdles; purse $150, $50 to second horse; entrance free; three to start. Pacing— Purse $500; free for all pacers that have never beaten 2:25; $300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third. Running — Free for all; three-quarters of a mile and repeat; purse $500, $300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third. Running — Free for all; four-mile dash; weights for age; purse $1,000; $100 entrance; $500 to first horse, $250 to sec- ond, $150 to third, and $100 to fourth. fk^The above is conditional upon there being five entries, and should there be but three two entrance monej's will be deducted, and if four entries one entrance mouey. With these conditions three may enter and two start. Trotting — Purse $S00; free for Till horses that have never beaten 2:30 up to date; $4S0 to first horse, $240 to second, $30 to third. The entries in all the above to close with the Secretary on Monday, September 3. L. Walker, Secretary, Lock Drawer 1528, Oakland. The State Fair. Thero is no use in attempting to "do" the State Fair in a paragraph, and as there is still a week intervening, we will defer remarks until then. That it will come up to expectations is assured by the large number of entries in all of the classes. There is evidently a mistake in the posters. Theso state that the opening address of Presi- dent Finigan will be given on Tuesday, the 4th of Sept., when probably the Tuesday of fair week should be the time. 1883 %he fgzejecUr and jlptrrtsttmrx. 137 National Association Trotting Horse Breed- ers. In the advertising columns will be found the conditions of the Stallion Stake of the above association. The Cal- ifornia stallions named are Electioneer, General Benton and Buccaneer. "While we wish there were more to represent the Gold- en Coast, there is little to fear that the get of this trio will sustain the reputation of the State as emphatically the nursery of trotters. There should be in addition, Sultan, Arthurton, Brigadier, A. "W. Richmond, Echo, Nutwood (the yearlings by which are here), Elmo, and many others that could be named. It is patent to every- one that there must be a wider field than the Pacific Coast presents for our horses, as even in the present there are so many trotters bred that the home market is not sufficient. Every race so far in the youngster classes has resulted in victory for the California colts, and Over- man has shown that the aged division can sustain their part creditably. This is a " send off " which, duly fol- lowed, will increase the renown of California trotters, and give breeders a chance to obtain remunerative prices. The foreign demand will add value to those which re- main, and Eastern performances give life to our tracks at home. Although the get of the stallions engaged are mainly in the hands of their owners there may be a few outside which it will be poor policy to leave out. As will be seen by reference to the advertisement the stake is a good one, and that a comparatively small investment gives a chance to win a large prize. Trotting on the Bay District. To-dayt Saturday, September 1, on the Bay District course, will be decided the first of the series of four- year-old trots. There are others to follow at Oakland, Sacramento and Stockton, and the initial event will be eagerly watched, as, perhaps, offering light on the sub- sequent contests. According to common report three of the fastest of that age "come together" to-day. Bonnie, Bonnie Wood, La Grange and Olivette are the entries, and if Dame Rumor is to be credited there will be hot work. Some say that the four-year-old record stands a chance of being smashed, and it is sure that the race will be well down in the twenties. Bonnie is by General Benton, a big slashing filly, with a world of speed. Bonnie "Wood is by Nutwood, her dam by Chieftain, grandam Bonnie Belle by Belmont, and this grand pedi- gree is backed by high form and undoubted capacity to go. Those who saw her work on the Oakland track last Thursday were favorably impressed, as she kept some of the crack on their tip- toes who essayed to stay in her company. La Grange was considered one of the best colts ever bred at Sunny Slope, and words are superflu- ous to add to that high recommendation. He got off in the journey from Los Angeles, and was again unfortunate in a collision with Scandinavian, though he has had time enough to "round to," and will doubtless play a good part in the race. Olivette is a very handsome filly by "Whipple's Hambletonian, and this quartet can scarcely fail to draw a large concourse of people, especially as ' 'a good day and good track" is assured. Sale of Dictator. Santa Rosa. From the very full report of the Santa Rosa Fair in the paper of last week and this, there is little necessity for other remarks. That it was every way satisfactory and peculiarly successful is gratifying to all. Owing to the fairs the space is so taken up and there is so much to to do with coming affairs, that little time is left for re- view. At the close of the season there will be more time and we shall make space to do the subject justice. So far there have been a succession of capita 1 performances, racehorses and trotting added to the already high reputa- tion of California stock. Besides the doings of the horses the show rings, the exhibition of farm produce, etc., the fair grounds of California are far superior to those of any state in the Union. In fact, all of the states combined cannot compare in this respect with this. In the coming review of the fairs will be embodied the history of the associations and description of the grounds, and we can safely assure our Eastern readers that they will be sur- prised at what has been done here to further the inter- ests of farmers, breeders and artizans. Chico Fair. "Merrily goes the Dance," on the grounds of the Chico Association, and there are reports of good racing and trotting, and what is also gratifying an attendance which gives fully as much pleasure to the managers as animated contests. It should be so. There is a grand country surrounding this lively town, and on the farms are some of the finest stock in the State. There is plenty of material for a fair in Butte county alone, with those adjacent there is no trouble, and then then the rein- forcement from other parts of the State ensure success. Major H. C. McDowell has purchased of Mr. Durkee the great stallion Dictator, As the sire of Jay-Eye- See, Phallas and Dictator, he occupies one of the highest places in the trotting stud, and though twenty years old he cannot be regarded too dear at $20,000. The transfer of Dictator from New York to Kentucky is another in- stance of the benefit that has followed moving stallions to where there were mares of high breeding. Mambrino Chief, George "Wilkes, Strathmore and others have proved that it was not a chance element, but that there were causes outside of a run of good luck. The name of Dictator was purchased for the brother of Dexter. In 1866 Elihu Griffin, of Racine, Wisconsin, bought of Ed- win Thorne a bay colt, by Volunteer, which was called Dictator. Mr. Durkee took a fancy to the name, and gave Mr. Griffin $50 to surrender it. Mr. Griffin's pur- chase proved to be a good one, trotting in 2:30, and with three representatives on the list. Those are several of the get of Dictator, at Palo Alto, so that in addition to Direc- tor, California is a good share of the highly prized blood. Hinv . Rose Again Victorious. From a speci: t telegram we learn that Hinda Rose added another ^o "ier brilliant list of victories, and "Wed- nesday last, at Lexingiu ■., Kentucky, she won the three- year-old stakes in straight heats, the last of which was trotted in 2:23. From her yearling performance of 2:36, her two-year-old 2:31, until now there has been steady progression , and a forcible argument in favor of early training. The victories of last year and this at the great center of horse breeding are peculiarly gratifying. Only a short time ago "our own folks" thought it was over sanguine to predict that California colts could suc- cessfully compete with those of Kentucky, and even af- ter the fast showing of the Palo Alto colts, backed by those bred at Sunny Slope, a few held that an Eastern tour would result in disaster. Others thought that they should stay at home rather than take the chances of pos- sible defeat, and very fortunate it was that Gov- ernor Stanford, Mr. Mackay and Mr. Rose were not of the opinion. Two minutes and twenty-three sec- onds is a grand performance for a filly of three years. The glory of the victory is enhanced by the record of the watch, and until the mail accounts arrive there will be anxiety to learn the particulars. "Winning in "straight heat" indicates that the race was never in doubt, and that the handsome filly overshadowed her competitors. Sonoma and Marin. The sportsmen of the northern part of the State have formed a Field Trial Club, and propose to hold their first trial November 20 and three days following. "We are glad to welcome the organization of a second field trial club. It is true that the Gilroy Club's Trials have never had their entry list overcrowded, but we believe, in so large a State as California, that there is room for more than one club. Opposition is the life of trade, and should be the life of sport, but in the latter the tricks of trade must not appear. There must be no running down of the other club, no sneers at its management, no slurs on its judgments. The experience of the Gilroy Club is something in its favor, and the fact that its members were the first to agitate and start field trials here should insure it the respect and thanks of all gentlemen who love a good dog. Its prizes have been won by dogs from all parts of the Coast, even to distant Oregon, and no charge of exclusiveness or favoritism could lie against it. But the sportsmen of the North wanted the trials held nearer home, and have organized a club to obtain that end. We wish them success, and most of all wish to see co-operation between the two clubs, instead of un- friendly rivalry. The honor of winning first in the home trials is not nearly so great as that of snatching victory from the crack dogs of the other club. That field trials can be made a success in California no one conversant with the subject can deny; that they are val- uable in promoting training is equally apparent. Marysville Fair. On the old fair grounds at Petaluma there was always a crush of people. From early in the morning till after noontime a constant succession of vehicles passing the gates. From the accounts of the present fair there is an increase, and the attendance of the past dwarfed by that of the present. There have been notable contests, the most startling being the defeat of Lucky B, on Thurs- day. For three horses in the race to win heats is some- thing very unusual in the races of the period, and under the Eastern rules cannot take place. "We are glad to re- cord another good mark for Petaluma. Next week the Marysville fair commences, and there are indications that it will be as successful as any that prececded it. The classes that filled show an array of names that will secure active work, and other races will be substituted for those which failed to obtain the required number. The colt stakes, from two to four- year-olds, have a number of very premising colts en- gaged, and those who expect to meet them atSacramento and Stockton will eagerly await the record of their doings. This is par excellence the year for the fairs, and Marysville will not be behind. In our advertising columns this week the Los Angeles Fair Association invite proposals for the pool selling and other privileges at their coming fair. The Crops of the State. Whether by accident or design the cereal crops of the State have been largely overestimated, and though this fact is generally known to dealers and shippers' prices evince un- usual weakness. It has gone abroad that California would harvest a larger crop than ever before, having an increased acreage and an increased yield. This is not the case. The acreage, it is true, is greater, but a fair average of the whole State will hardly show one-half of a full crop. The crops abroad are reported as good, which may be the cause for the dulness in the price here. The overestimate in the crop may be beueficial to this State after all. Reports of an extra crop brought to San Francisco an unusual amount of ships, and now in place of the great scarcity of tonnage that sent freight up to.nearly £4 in 1SS1, there is a surplusage of ton- nage, and lower rates may be looked for. The expense of freight to Liverpool is one of the few items in California's accounts that may be looked upon as nearly a dead loss to 1 Nearly all the wheat is shipped in British bottoms, and the mone^ the ships earn goes to swell the accounts of foreign capitalists. It is not circulated here. The small amount of money for necessaries, such as port charges, towage, sailor's advances, quarantine fees, pilotage, stevedore charges and ships' provisions, that captains and agents are compelled to disburse in San Francisco, is spent by them grudgingly and they are ever on the lookout to get their ex- penditures reduced. Whether it be guod policy or not to make this post comparatively free of such expenses is a question very much open to argument. When such a pro- ject was before the last Slate Legislature it was argued that, primarily or latterally, the farmer who raised the crop had to pay all the expenses of shipment, and that is generally ac- cepted as a correct theory. J&rgo, that any reduction in port charges meant a reduction in the farmers' expenses. But a careful consideration of the question shows that this theory is not altogether borne out by the facts. In 1S81 crops were heavy, grain was cheap, and consequently the demand for bottoms unusually large. Ship owners had the upper hand of the grain owners, who had to ship or hold their wheat at costly warehouse expense. The ship owners demanded high freights and got them. This was bad for the farmer, for it still further reduced the money his grain netted. Last jeaT crops were light, prices high, and consequently there was little demand for ships. So the farmers had the best of the situation, and ship owners were forced to take very low freights or allow their ships to lie idle. Freights dropped so low as £2 and in some cases £1-13 was taken. This was good for the farmers for the less money paid out for freight the more their crops netted. Yet in 18S2 the port expenses were just as large as in 1881, showing that competition and the amount of the crop, governed the price of freights and the expense of port charges. Even had the crop been up to general expectation this season, freight couid hardly have reached the high prices of 1SS1. And for this reason a new element of competition has entered the field. The railroad to New Orleans has declared its ability to transport grain to that port for £3 per ton. Thence by steamer to Liverpool grain can be shipped for ©2.80 per ton making a- gross of S3 12 per ton. The instant ocean freights touch that figure, the shipper can fall back on the railroad. The purpose of this writing is to show that a fall in freights may be reasonably expected not only for this year but for all time, hence the future of the grain grower may be considered better than the past, unless some new and extraordinary competitive element comes to the front. English land-owners have long since arrived at the conclusion that grain growing in their country must soon stop. They cannot afford to use land worth §500 an acre, to grow grain in competition with the farmers of Ne- braska and Minnesota whose land is not worth more than $10 an acre, and against whom they have no protection ex- cept a freight which from St. Paul to Liverpool does not ex- ceed S3 per ton, or to make the matter clear, a trifle less than 3£ cents per bushel. Nor could California compete against the great wheat region of the north-west, but for the advan- tage of soil which insure a large crop for the same amount of labor. These advantages will always remain with this state, and insure the future of its grain business. «•> — ■ Wildfowl Shooting". Mr. Wm.Broden, the well-known market hunter, is having a roomy ark built for the duck-shooting season, and pro- poses to fit it up in comfortable style for the accommodation of sportsmen who may wish to spend a few days in the tule. He will be prepared to feed and lodge about twelve persons at a time with ample provision for comfort and convenience. Mr. Broden proposes to systemize the business for the bene- fit of all concerned. He will keep a registry at this ofnoe, where gentlemen may secure accommodation in advance by registering their names and giving dates when they desire to go out. This book will show how many are on the ground, who they are, when they went and when they expect to re- turn, thus giving full data, from which intending visitors may choose their days, and company if they so desire. Ho also proposes to keep us posted by a series of daily, or at most tri-weekly bulletins, with reports of what the sport has been and what the prospects are, which reports will be kept on file in this office for the inspection and information of sportsmen. The privileges of the ark will include boats, blinds and all the accessories except gnus, ammunition and clothing, and when Mr. Brodeu's arrangements are complet- ed city sportsmen will be able to spend a few days in the haunts of the mallard and teal, with none of the cares and discomforts that usually attend excursions of that kind. ■♦ Wallace Ross, Geo. W. Lee, Geo. Hosmer and Fred Plaisted, banded together as a four, have challenge the Buffalo, N. Y., four-oared crew, or any four in the worM to row three miles, with a turn, for $1,000 a side, time place to be mutually agreed upon. Hunge, the big Frenchman, has put up the bakrj. stake and the wrestling match between him aud Muk come off at an early day. 138 JPuc 'gfrztiUx ami ^pmtsmmu Sept 1 Deterioration of the Blood Horse— The Ul- timate Effect of Short Distance Races. In my capacity of general looker-on and observer of the sporting matters of the day, I was not alltogether unprofit- ably engaged last week at the Newmarket, and several facts struck me in connection with the present condition of the Turf. First of all I was greatly impressed with the many improvements noticeable about the Turf metropolis since my previous stay there, nearly two years ago. New houses have sprung up that look very line mansions associated with ■wealth; and turning more immediately to the Heath, altera- tions devised by the rulers of the Jockey Club are of a very marked character, and point to two important facts, namely: that the authorities of the Turf have got into a vein to make money, and at the same time show a laudable wish to spend it pro bono publico. I can recollect one of the oldest mem- bers of the French Jockey Club saying to me that the great question to be considered every year was to decide about the appropriation of the enormous fund at the disposal of the club. They kept adding races for extra days and whole meetings at Paris, and gave new stakes of great value, but still the funds increased, and what to do with them was a question of perplexity. These funds were principally deriv- ed from the race course at Longchamps, which I should put down as the first and foremost great gate-money hippodrome of the world. Thanks to some very excellent management, the Parisians got into the way of paying their napoleons and francs to be able to enjoy racing in comfort, and no one ever thonght the luxury and ease with which one could walk about the enclosure at Longchamps was dear at 20 fr., or that a franc was too much for the more humble race-goer to view the sport from the racecourse. French people, however, are easier to manage than the natives of our own country, as a railing three feet high is sufficient demarcation abroad to pre- vent intrusion, and a mob on pleasure bent is invariably an orderly one. It gave the French Jockey Club, therefore, little trouble to institute a system by which racing could be made to pay its own way handsomely, aud the system has been copied, not only throughout the Continent, but in America, and also in this country. I regard Sandown as quite an im- itation of Longchamps, and the policy of making the public pay for their own enjoyment has decidedly spread to New- market. To give the system all the chances it has at Long- champs, though, has required more expense, aud I think in- genuity, for all racecourses in England— and I regard the al- teration at Newmarket as the very masterpieces of tact, so as to make every one pay his due for the pleasure of racing. The crowds of people that were present during the July week gave a fair indication that the recent innovations are by no means unpopular, and it becomes very palpable as well, that the coffers of the Jockey Club must be enormously aug- mented by the result of every meeting. I look upon such signs with much favor for the future prosperity of the turf, as I quite believe that the more power possessed by the Jock- ey Club the better it will be for all, aud if it is increased by Eoyal Charter, and Newmarket becomes a veritable kingdom of racing, there will be greater chances of a perfect govern- ment and additional wealth to the pastime. I shall be very pleased to be informed by a member of the English Jockey Club that, like the French sister association fifteen years ago, the difficulty is to find sufficient channels for the disposal of funds, and I should like to see such a state of affairs lead to reforms or improvements, which I think are sorely needed with regard to what may be termed the in- ternal condition of the turf. I refer by this remark to the form of our racehorses at the present time, and to paucity of stout horses in comparison with speedy ones; and I can remember that two years ago, after seeing a July meeting through, I deprecated in Bell's Life that the contents of the cards on each day should be almost entirely over short course of from five furlongs to a mile. This was just after a noble lord, who is one of the finest judges of horses in England, had told me at Ascot that, in his opinion, there would not be a stout horse left if the disastrous system of short course was continued. My own ideas did not go quite as far as this, but still there could be no question that, if the Jookey Club gave premiums of great value for speed only, animals of a very in- different character would be valuable both to breed and to train. I could not see much improvementin the programme last week, as there was only one race over the long course of three miles, and the remark about that event in the Planta- tion during the process of saddling gave a startling realization to the state of affairs. There was three competitors only for this long race, worth 300 sov., and it was said that one could not stay a mile, but that his speed might bring him home that another could neither stay nor go fast enough, and that the third could not go fast enough to trouble herself. This was a curious party to go over a distance of ground; but how many horses are there in England that could be considered more worthy to fight for turf honors under conditions to test Btoutness? The reply would point to Tristan, Barcaldine and about half a dozen others, but it would be difficult, in- deed, to make up a representative field of eight or nine horses. A useful test to this question is to look back to the past, and to judge certain turf periods by the form possessed by horses at such times. To take, par hazard, a Kacing Calen- dar down from the shelf for 1840, 1 find that the Ascot Cup for that year was won by the five year old St. Francis, and that the field comprised also Montreal, Bloomsbury (the win- ner of the Derby the year before), Caravan, Valentissinio, Euclid, and Flambeau. Looking to other performances of these horses, it is seen that St. Francis was a pretty good Queen's Plate horse, and he won over the round course at Newmarket, and was named by Capt., afterwards Admiral Rous, in challenging for the whip. Montreal won a Queen's Plate that year over three miles, and Flambeau was a previ- ous winner over the four miles Beacon Course at Newmarket. Then Valentissinio was a Queen's Plate winner, and Euclid had given himself a lasting reputation by his struggle with Charles XII the previous year in the St. Leger. In fact there was good proof to show that the seven competitors that ran in the Ascot Cup were started for that event because they could stay. Then in the same year, running for the Good- wood Cup, was Beggarmau, Lanercost, Hetman Platoff, Charles the Twelfth, and the famous Pocahontas. At this time also old Beeswing was running as an aged mare almost in her prime and The Doctor was carrying Mr. Ramsey's col- ors over many a long course, and sometimes in two-mile heats by way of a change. But I will finish with 1840, and take down the dusty volume marked 1850, the year that tho Flying Dutchman was a four-year-old, and won the Ascot Cup, beating Jerico, Canezou, Little Jack and Peep o'Day Boy. Running in that day also was stout Elthiron, Cossack, then a six-year-old, Clothworker, Woolwich, St. Rosalia, Tirnus, Vatican, Landgrave, and such three-year-olds as ultigeur, Russborougb, Haricot, VViudischgratz, Pitsford, id others that could stay. To make another leap of ten .trs, and the volume of 1860 includes such good stayers as lifeboat, Borderer, Defender, Gaspard, Newcastle, The Prom- ised Land, Petra, and, if even this was not a special date for the aged division of stout ones, there was a rare crop of young ones coming on in Thormanby, Rupee. Butterfly, Avalanche, and Parmesan. There were fewer stayers, at any rate, in 1870, and the de- cline of this is much more visible now even than it was thir- teen years ago. Take any decade of turf history, and the de- cline of stayers will be a very marked feature. But why should it be so ? There should be an improvement in all the best qualities of our horses, and the Jockey Club should look to this, as a vital question in connection with the great insti- tution under its control. In the great days I have touched upon there were more weight for any age races to be run for, and many of them were over distance exceeding two miles. It was absolutely necessary at the time that Lanercost and Beeswing ran for a stable to possess some stout horses, or it could not contend with the existing expenses. As these races diminished in number it became much easier to make a profit out of inferior horses; and now, to judge by a July pro- gramme for Newmarket, an owner could make a large fortune with two or three animals whose utmost tether was six fur- longs, than if he possessed one that could stay for a week. Encouragement in a contrary direction would certainly tend to reverse such a state of affairs, for if stakes of a value such as the proprietors can afford in these days, are only offered to be run over three miles, the supply of an article for the purpose is*sure to be equal to the demand. It always has been so, from the time when our forefathers had to do most of their racing in heats, to the present era of short spins and handi- caps. I hope, if there is to be a second July meeting, it will be a programme differently framed, to induce owners to look about them for stayers, as this will be the first step in sug- gesting to breeders, likewise, when fashion is to be followed it should be for useful results. — BelVs Life. The Omnibus Stakes at Saratoga— Drake Carter in the Rancocas Stable. " Why was the stake called the Omnibus?" was asked by some hundreds at the Monmouth Park races yesterday. The nomenclature of stakes in all countries is often amusing, and at times very far-fetched. But the Omnibus is, perhaps, of all names the most expressive under the conditions of the race. Like omnibuses — certainly like the elastic ones used on Broadway — the stake was made to carry all, or rather to allow all entered for the race in 18S1 to start, by paying the starting fee._ In nearly all stakes the death of nomina- tors disqualifies aU horses entered by the deceased owner, as does also a sale, unless a written transfer of the sale " with engagements " is recorded with secretaries of associations in whose stakes engagements may have been made. But no such conditions apply to the Omnibus. Any one having a horse engaged for that stake, if he is not disqualified to run a horse by reason of being in the forfeit list or having been "ruled off" for wrong doing, could start. To encourage sales of yearlings by breeders and others, §3,000 out of the $10,000 added to the race was divided to give S2,000 to the actual nomitator of the winner, and §1,000 to the nominator of the second. Thus Frank Harper, who bred and nomina- ted Drake Carter, receives §52,000 by that horse's success. The race — the details of which will be found below — was a grand one in every respect. What it would have been had Leonatus and Barnes been started can only be conjectured. That it would have been faster there is not the slightest doubt. On public form Leonatus would have won, for he not only beat Drake Carter every time they met, but did it with the greatest ease. Drake Carter's principal opponent for the Omnibus was Mr. Pierre Lorillard's English colt Piz- arro, and while he did fairly well it must be said that he cut a sorry figure. Drake Carter set the pace so fast that he stopped Gonfalon in less than a mile, and then took such a lead that none could get to him. How much Mr. Lorillard appreciated the beating Pizarro received is shown by his buying Drake Carter after the raee. That he may be suc- cessful under the Rancocas "cherry and black " in the Unit- ed States (meaning that he may not be sent to England) and give additional glory to Ten Broeck, his sire, was the wish of the thousands who witnessed his great triumph. The other starters were Pierre Lorillard's Gonfalon, who was evidently put in to make the running for Pizarro: Mr. D. D. Withers's Kinglike and Mr. F. Gebhard's Eolist— a full brother of Eole — who, as a maiden, carried only 113 pounds, and Drake Carter, who as a gelding, carried only 115 pounds. The three colts carried 118 pounds. In the heavy betting done Drake Carter was the favorite and Pizarro second choice, each of the others being well packed both in the mu- tuels and for a place. The first to show was Eolist; followed soon after by the Lorillard pair, then Kinglike and last the favorite, Drake Carter, who was received with warm ap- plause. There was no delay, and with the fall of the flag Drake Carter was the first to show, and being joined by Gonfalon the two ran away from the others so quickly that at the five- furlong post, where Drake Carter led by half a length, Gon- falon was four lengths in front of Eolist, who was a length better than Pizarro and he half a length better than Kinglike. There was no change in running the remainder of the half mile other than that Gonfalon got up on even terms with the favorite, the two passing the stand five lengths in front of Eo- list, he a length in front of Kinglike and Pizarro together. Gon- falon held his own with Drake Carter in the run round the Eatontown, but as they reached the quarter Eolist, Pizarro and Kinglike began to close up on the leaders, so that at the three furlongs post only two lengths separated Gonfalon and Eolist, while Drake Carter was three parts of a length in front of Gonfalon. At the new stables Drake Carter got clear of Gonfalon, and opening a gap of two lengths at the end of the mile the race as a race may be said to have ended and in turn become a procession in honor of the Western colt, for although Feakes quickly took second place with Pi- zarro he never had a ghost of a chance to reach Drake Carter, who with the lead of five lengths three furlongs from the end retained that advantage home, winning a comparatively easy race. Pizarro was four lengths in front of Eolist, whose run- ning surprised nearly everybody except perhaps the firm of Snedeker & Co. Kinglike was fourth, some distance in front of Gonfalon. The time, 2:38;], although good, was not near as fast as expected, many professing to believe that Drake Carter would have to run better than 2:3G, the time he mado when he beat Barnes at Saratoga just a week ago. He prob- ably would have done it had he been compelled to run the last half in better than 52J seconds. The fractional timo for the race was as follows. Int. quarter , 261 2d quarter 24i 3d quarter 21>1 4th quarter .20 fith quarter ' 2*>1 imile 0.61 i mile 1.201 1 mile \,4&l U miles 2.121 Gth quarter 2C (lj miles 2.3KJ The scene that followed Drake Carter's return to the sad- dling paddock was one of the greatest enthusiasm. Not only did the stable boys out up their acoustomed capers, but many of the old timers found themselves shouting at the success of the Kentucky colt, whom Spellman brought back looking decidedly tired and jaded, but not near as much so as some of the others. Naturally among the first looked to for an opinion of the race was Mr. Pierre Lorillard. What he thought he did not speak, but one hour after the race Drake Carter was pur- chased from Green Morris for $17,500. It was understood that §20,000 was asked, but the sum named was finally agreed upon. The price is certainly very high; for Drake Carter is not only a gelding, but unless he has been entered for some of the autumn stakes, which closed a few days ago, he has only the Kentucky Stallion Stakes at Lexington and the Falsetto Stakes at Covington yet to run for. — World. Farm Training for Young- Horses. Farmers in general do not realize how large a proportion of the value properly belonging to their young horse stock is passed over to their dealer — the middle man — to be brought out by judicious training of muscle and education. Many young horses have a large store of hidden merit, innate ca- pabilities for travel, and for learning the duties that belong to the horse well drilled in the routine through which every- day duties take him. There is no better place anywhere than the farm affords for bringing out the gait of a young horse, nor is there any better place for giving him such lessons as are needed to secure him against fright when brought face to face with the numerous causes for fright after he is sold and confronts these wherever he may be driven. The facilities existing upon the farm grow out of the fact, first, that the colt is at the home to which he is accustomed, and among the horses he has grown up with; second, that there is al- ways, at certain times of the year, leisure to devote to the work, and, third, that the soft drives in the farm lanes, or upon the public road, afford facilities not so easily obtained after the young horse is transferred to a city home. A large portion of the profit made by the dealer accrues to him through cultivating the step, teaching the colt to behave well, and shaping him up through improving his carriage forward, reducing his belly, made full through free access to grass and hay upon the farm, and putting flesh upon the ribs. Through the arts so well understood by city dealers, some young horses, costing in the country $125 to $150 or so, are made to bring double the sums named, through a few weeks' feed and practice. Farmers do not realize how much they are depending upon their muscle and how little upon brain work, nor do they realize how entirely brain work leads everything at the great market centers. There are no men who so entirely depend upon their wits for making paying profits upon stock brought in from the country as the men who deal in horses. Cattle and hogs are sold by weight, and while the range in the values of these is very wide, still they show upon the surface, when seen by an experienced on- looker, about what they will bring. There is no wide range, as with the young horse, depending on his tractability and the rate of speed to which he may attain. He is not to go upon the block, like the steer, and disappear, being con- sumed in a day. An important lesson for the young horse to learn is entire submission to the restraint of the harness, for this very re- straint iB likely to be one source of fright when the colt im- agines he sees impending bodily danger. Hence we see young horses kick themselves loose from anything to which they may be hitched; nor are they relieved of the fright un- til they shed the harness. Danger from this source can be averted more conveniently and effectively on the farm than anywhere else, and the young horse that is made accustomed while yet in the hands of his first owner to the usual sources of disturbance will go into market materially enhanced in value. Those city dealers who are enabled to get top prices are those who recommend only such horses to their custom- ers as are evidently trustworthy, not only under ordinary circumstances, but also under the exciting conditions that arise in a populous and noisy city. If a dealer can be as- sured that a young horse will stand severe tests without be- ing disturbed — in other words, that his education has been so attended to that he is "level headed" — an important source of doubt is at once removed, and the animal is "on the mar- ket" under favorable circumstances at the outset. Farmers do not generally realize that one of the most valu- able lessons given to the colt while yet on the farm is that obtained through working before the plow and harrow, at which work the whiffletrees rattle about and upon his heels. The horse's most natural means of defense against danger is hiB heels, and if he has not been taught the importaut lesson referred to, he will free himself from the carriage if it comes too close upon him, as he would free himself from a dog that took him by the heels. There is hardly any source of danger to which the young horse, no matter how spirited he may be, is liable to have come upon him after removal to a city, that he may not be fortified against before he leaves the farm. As these necessa- ry lessons are given he may safely go at once into service. Otherwise he must have weeks of drilling, and must have les- sons thrust upon him which he should have learned, little by little, from early colthood up to the working age. We put men in places of trust only after trustworthiness and competency are proved, but we habitually place the lives of persons at the heels of untried and uneducated horses, lia- ble as he is to become affrighted by new happenings, not hav- ing learned that he had any obligations to fulfil except the obligations to himself to flee from danger, and clear himself from any trappings or other thing liable to impede his pro- gress. What we see accomplished upon exhibition horses through extraordinary care in teaching, should be accepted as a pointer, showing what ordinary efforts with a fairly tractable horse may accomplish. Mei'ely that a horso is so far learned in his work as to follow the main rood creditably, proves little as to what we desire hini-to do, or perhaps it is better to say what we hope he will not do in case of sudden breakage, or other thing likely to disturb. Whatever of edu- cation we give the horse counts in the market at its worth, as pointedly as the education given the young man aidB him in commanding a good salary, where previous thorough prepa- ration iB a necessary factor. — Country Gentleman. For some reason Chancy Kano, who is really ouo of the best-hearted, most obliging men on the track, has become unpopular with the trotting men of Petaluma and Santa Rosa. Perhaps he drives too well to suit thorn; but bo that as it may, Steve Craudall, Mart Rollins and some others got together at the close of the Santa Rosa Fair, and made up a purse of $65 to be prosented to Kano for stopping away from the fair. Mart Rollins said the money will be sent to Kane per Wells, Fargo, & Co., and in addition a vote of thauks from the Association for his absence. Tho best way for Kane to get even is to take the money for his expense at the Petaluma Fair. 1883 *gkc Ijtoxicr autf jSpxrrlstuau. 139 THE KENNEL. My Delusions. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: You were pleased to say in your issue of the ISth inst., "that if I hugged to my- self the fond delusion, that my Dido was as fine a bitch as Kate II, I hugged a delusion in very truth." I do not know when or "ft L ere you made yourself sufficiently acquainted ■with Dido to so "confidently decide between her and Kate, and am somewhat skeptical as to the correctness of your opinion. You are correct when you say that Dido has not the public record that Kate has, for Dido has never been ex- hibited for competition, and I will not urge my unsupported opinion regarding his merits as compared with Kate. When you assert that, "the stock from which Dido comes, judging by performances, is not so good as that of Kate," you certainly betray a lack of familiarity with the record that is surprising in one, who, by reason of his journalistic position, should have, if not at his finger's ends, at least within easy reach, the standard authorities on such matters. Are you quite sure that you know how Dido is bred? If you do perhaps your readers, who may have noticed your criti- cism on my challenge, do not. I will, therefore, give her pedigree, and.few of a the prizes won by her progenitors and blood relatives. She was bred by Capt. J. D. Brown of Missouri Valley, Iowa, one of the prominent sportsmen and breeders of the West. She was sired by Champion Ben, owned by Mr. Ogil- vie, of Des Moines, Iowa. Ben at Baltimore, in 1S79, won first in native class, first in imported class, first in champion class, and with his litter brother, Race (sire of Kace Jr.) low- ered the colors of Champion Berkley and his famous dam, Champion Loo II. in the class for braces. Champion Berk- ley himself, the winner of probably fifteen first and champ- ion prizes, is by the same sire as Ben, Dido's sire, and he was among those beaten by Ben in the champion class. At Boston, same year, Ben repeated his victories, winning first in Champion class and divided the grand cash prize of §500 for best dog in show, with three other dogs, representatives of other breeds. Ben has not been shown since. Ben (Dido's sire), Berkley, Race, et al , were sired by Champion Elcho, whose blood flows in the veins of more field and bench winners than any Irish dog, living or dead. Let me whisper that Joe, Jr., the great field champion, the equal of any dog on earth in the field, is by the same sire as Dido's father. Jessie, Dido's dam, was sired by imported Grouse ex imported Gypsey, and is the dam of Capt. Brown's very fine stud dog, Santa Claus. Champion Elcho, Dido's grandsire, swept the bench until his owner got tired of winning. He was never beaten but once and that was when Rufus caught him out of coat, at New York, in 1879. He won something over twenty first champion and special prizes. Dido's pups strain to ChampionBory O'Moreand through him to Champ- ion Kufus, the only dog that ever beat Elcho, and to Cham- pion Friend, who to Eufus whelped Lady Friend, winner of Nebraska field championship in 1879, and also to Plunkett, the greatest field trial winner the Irish breed of dogs have ever produced Lat us look over the winners of this year, and see what blood is always at the front. We will start with the Washington show. In Champion class, Chief, sired by Ben's half brother, Berkeley, wins (recollect that Ben is Dido's sire). In champion class for bitches Lady Clare first; she half sister to Ben. In open class for dogs, Snap first, sired by Chief, who won first in champion class. In open class for bitches, Bed- die, half sister to Ben, won first. In puppy class, under twelve months, Hyperion, half brother to Ben, took first. "Now let us proceed to the Ottawa show. In champion class, Nimrod, half brother to Ben, wins first. In open class for dogs, Elcho VII, half brother to Ben, wins first. In open class for bitches, Meg, half sister to Ben, wins first. In puppy class, under twelve months, Fawn, half sister to Ben, wins first. We will next see how this blood fared at New York, the greatest of American shows. In champion class for bitches, JLady Clare, half sister to Ben, won. In open class for dogs, Snap, who won first at Washington, was sec- ond. In open class for bitches first was won by Trix, half sister to Ben. In puppy class for dogs, Hyperion, half sister to Ben, was first. From New York we will go to Chicago, and see what strains of Irish blood were appropriating the pastry there. There were no entries in the champion Irish class at this show. In the open dog class, Brush, half brother to Ben, was first. In puppy class for dogs, Tom, half brother to Ben, was second. In puppy class for bitches, Fawn, half sister to Ben, was first. So it has been ever since her ancestors were imported; always in the front rank, and probably three-fourths of the time the very first. I have not written all this to advertise my dogs, fori have none now for sale, and have never found difficulty in disposing of those I desired to sell. I have simply desired to call your attention to some facts that have evidently escaped your ob- servation, of matters pertaining to Irish setters. Let me call your attention also to the fact that Mr. Chas. H. Mason, one of the most successful of English breeders, and undoubtedly a first class judge, wrote in the last issue of the Forest and Stream that America can beat England hol- low in Irish setters. He says they have no such Irish dogs in England as Glencho, (half brother to Dido's sire), and Chief, sired by champion Berkeley, and no such bitches as Noreen and Lady Clare, the latter a half sister to Dido's sire. You say that " if I had argued that the blood of Dido's pups, by Race Jr. was better than that of the pups by Bob-Kate it would have been a simple matter to show the correctness or error of my statement." In answer to that I will say that I am not in the habit of publicly claiming that my dogs are better than those of other sportsmen, but I do claim that they are just as well bred and are just about as good for field work as the majority. 1 don't suppose that any discussion of the comparative merits of the breeding of Dido's and Kate's pups will be in order until it can be definitely ascer- tained (and I don't believe it can) to what breed Bob really does belong. Your corresdondent "X" in a communication to your, paper says, "Bob is a dog,without a pedigree." I know "X." to be a thorough sportsman and one of the best judges of dogs on this coast. His description of Bob is correct. Bob was the first dog weeded out of the Irish class at the late Bench Show, by the unanimous decision of the judges. Now how does this statement made by "X," that Bob's breeding is unknown, harmonize with the pedigree claimed for him in your paper of the 11th inst. If your paper has been deceiv- ed and imposed upon with regard to this matter, it is due to your patrons that those guilty of the fraud should be expos- ed. I am inclined to believe that those gentlemen who were so clamorous for " just one pup," and were informed that $200 was no inducement to part with one, are now, since Bob's pedigree bubble has been pricked, congratulating them- selves that they did not bid np to the tignre required to pur- chase one of his thoroughbred offspring. I know that Mr. Hearst is a'gentleman, and am convinced that he has a fond- ness for pure blood that I very much admire, and I hope he will believe me sincere when I say that I did not issue my challenge with the slightest intention of wounding his feel- ings, engendering any unpleasantness, or of attempting to belittle his beautiful bitch, Kate II, of whom he may well be proud, although I do not think her the highest type of the Irish setter in point of form, being as I think, formed more upon an English than an Irish model. The judges at the late show awarded her a H. C. card and ribbon, and there was one of the judges (I will not say which one) who desired to place her over Red Bess, who received V. H. C. Fred A. Taft, one of the most x>rominent eastern field trial and bench- show sportsmen, who owns and exhibited the wonderful trick Gordon Setter Dorr, who is an eastern field and bench winner, wrote the American Field that there was but two su- perior specimens of the Irish Setter shown at the late San Francisco show, viz.: Beatrice and Race Jr., each of whom won first in their respective classes. I consider Mr. Taft the best judge of sporting dogs on this coast. He has owned and run Irish setters in eastern trials and is familiar with every Irish dog of note in America. I should have paid no attention to your article of the 11th. but for the fact that Irish setters of my breeding are owned in various parts of this State by gentlemen who purchased them on the representation that they were as well bred as the best, and I thought it but justice to them to publicly show that the confidence I had expressed to them in the goodness of my blood was actually entertained by myself. Now, as to the proposition advanced by you that my ideas are '-strictly original and utterly subversive of all known breeding experience." To speak of the "breeding" of an ani- mal is to speak of its "blood." To say that an animal is "purely" bred is to say that it is "thorougLbred." A thor- oughbred is "completely" bred; "fully" bred; "perfectly" bred, according to the best authorities on the English lan- guage; or, in other words, its blood is "complete" "full," "perfect." Consequently a thoroughbred is the per- fection of breeding and to say that one thoroughbred is bet- ter bred than another, is clearly to give utterance to an anti- thesis. So again I claim that one thoroughbred cannot be said to be better bred than another. Of course I am well aware that some thoroughbreds are handsomer and better performers than others, yet I deny but what the latter are as well bred as the former. I have discussed the question with one of the most extensive trotting and running horse breeders in this State and he agrees that my position 1b cor- rect. C. N. Post. Sacramento, August 28, 1SS3. Great Performers as Sires. The Sacramento Bee excitedly exclaims that "hereafter the man who boasts of his dog after the latter has been proven a failure for field purposes will be laughed at." The author of that idea has evidently something yet to learn about breed- ing. The hard work and constant training necessary to make a well-bred dog shine at a field trial render him less potent for stock purposes, and for that reason less valuable for breeding, than a dog equally well bred whose life has not been spent'in the field. Master McGrath, the best greyhound that ever lived, winner of three Waterloo cups and a puppy stake was constantly in training for four years. When he was beaten at Altcar, Lord Lurgan withdrew him from train- ing and put him in the stud. He served twenty bitches of the best blood in Ireland, sired over 150 pups, many of whom were trained, yet he never got a prize winner nor a dog of even second class ability. His brother, Master McFadden, who was retired after one season in the field because he lacked dash and speed, has proved a success in the stud and sired many winners. Quicksilver, a fine field dog in this State, never got an average pup while many others of the same strain who did not shine in the field have sired win- ners. The possession of splendid field qualities is no proof of ability to transmit such qualities to offspring, while the possession of good blood is in most cases enough to ensure good pups. Experience shows that it is better to breed to a thoroughbred that lacks ability than to a specially staunch or clever dog that lacks pedigree. Almost any dog can be taught to stand game. J. Bird, of Alameda, had an old greyhound bitch that would find and stand a quail as well as any setter. One can go even further than |that. In "Daniel's Rural Sports" can be found an account of a sow that had been taught to find and point game of all kinds, would hunt with the dogs and backed successfully when on a point. She showed great pleasure at sight of a gun and stood equally well on partridges, pheasants, snipes, rabbits, etc." Now the Sacramento editor would hardly advise any otoe to breed a setter bitch to swine or a greyhound, simply because they were good in the field. A lurcher has twice the skill and cunning of the greyhound and could catch six hares to the thoroughbred's one, but what gentleman would care to breed to a lurcher just because it showed skill in the field ? Field trials are admirable, but they are not everything and there are good dogs that never will shine in them. this better than Mr. Post. But if Mr. Post thinks he has the best dog in the state, he can he accommodated, and by a dog that has neither pretensions to first-class blood nor first-class bench qualities, if he will send word of his willingness to the Breeder and Sportsman's office, addressed to Videx. Bob's Points. The Irish Trouble. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I have been much amused by the attacks of Mr. C. N. Post and his friends on Kate II, and the numberless absurd challenges they have is- sued. There must be a little jealousy at the bottom of their attacks, or they would surely not take so much trouble, first, to try and prove that Kate II was not well bred, second, that admitting she was well bred she had no shape or quality, and, third, that she could not hunt. Now, all that your pa- per ever claimed for Kate II was superior breeding, ancl I recollect well that you expressed the opinion that she was lacking in stamina. The proposal of H. C. Chipman to send the two bitches to Dr. N. Rowe, of Chicago, is a trifle pre- vious, for in the first place it is not generally known that Dr. Rowe is an expert judge of Irish setters, and, secondly, the owner of Kate II has never expressed an opinion that he was not satisfied with the decision in the late show, or has any desire to compete against Beatrice. As to the remark about British ignorance being a reflection on the judges, that is all nonsense. If it is a reflection at all it falls on the judges of shows who in Great Britain gave prizes to a bitch so poor in quality and appearance that at a bench show held in an out-of-the-way village like San Francisco, competing in a very limited class, she did not get a prize. Surely, this is a compliment to the high qualifications of Beatrice to think that she beat a triple prize winner. Now, as to those challenges. Unfortunately Truman's Bob, one of the grandest dogs that ever lived, is dying of paralysis, and for weeks past has not moved his hind quarters. He will never visit another slut, and the owner of Race Jr. may feel assured that he will nev- er again compete against him. Were Bob well there can be no doubt of his ability to compete against Dido or any other bitch on even terms. But he is eight years old and for two years has not been hunted much. As to Kate II, her owner is not here; she is in the hands of strangers who know noth- ing of her field qualities, and who, without her owner's con- sent, have no right to try them, and no one should know Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Your correspondent, X, in describing the Irish setter, Bob, shows that he has either a very poor eye for proportion and a worse memory, or else that he has never seen the dog except in the most cursory way. Bob's legs are not short, in fact, he is rather a leggy dog. His trunk is not short. He is rather a long racy dog. He is not a stocky dog; on the contrary he is a high stationed, long rangy dog and very fast. As to his being spaniel-like, X must be strangely ignorant of Irish setter breeding, if he does not know that the Irish setter is the pure spaniel improved and having fewer hound or pointer crosses than the English setter. X says further he has no single point indicative of even a remote "red" cross, except his reddish color and that is not unfrequently shown in what are called Gordon litters." So X evidently thinks that Bob is a "sport," an odd dog in a litter who has bred back to some unknown ancestor. Now Bob has sired a litter of pups from Kate II; 16 in all and not one of them with a white mark, nor a black, tan or any other marking. Does X ask any one to believe that the sire of such a litter can be a mongrel? If he does he is foolish. Bob is a large-boned dog and for that reason a more desirable cross for a bitch like Kate II, who is rather light in bone. It does seem to me that sportsmen and dog owners would welcome to theirranks such young men as W. Hearst, who has put up more money to import four or five good dogs to this State than any three men here, and not ridicule him simply be- cause he preferred to use Bob to Race Jr., or any other dog. M. S. Mr. Charles Mason, in the Foresland St ream, writes as fol- lows: "Mr. Cornell takes issue with anyone who belittles our sporting dogs. He is evidently unaware what a sporting dog is, so for his benefit I will inform him that greyhounds , deerhounds, bloodhounds, clumber spaniels, Sussex span- iels, and dachshnde are sporting dogs, and that he cannot name two good specimens of each breed in the United States." Mr. Mason is in error. We know of more than two good specimens of greyhounds in California alone, more than twenty in fact. New York is not all of America, and because Mr. Mason has seen no good greyhounds there, he should not fly off the handle and swear there are no good greyhounds in the|country. The recent match race between Chambers' Maggie and Aike's Beauty, which came off at Pastime Park, Philadelphia, ■e os won by Maggie. The articles of the match were to give i take two and one-half yards to the pound. Maggie weighed sixteen pounds. Beauty thirteen. The former there- fore conceded nine yards to her rival. When slipped, Mag- gie went away promptly, gaining several yards from her op- ponet before she got fairly to running. Maggie won by about three yards. It is a good plan to burn sulphur in cellars where milk is kept, especially if they are damp. The sulphurous acid evolved destroys the mildew, which if not checked, will in- jure the flavor of cream and butter. In many damp cellars the mildew wastes the cream so that the butter product is ser- iously decreased, besides the injury to quality. Clark Chief, in seven seasons of stud duty, got the dams of Phallas, 2:15}; Wilson, 2:15]; Majolica, 2:17, and Leontine, 2:23,J; as well as th« sires of Humboldt, 2:20, and Calmar, 2:22. He also sired Croxie, Woodford Chief, Tony Newell, and other fast trotters. DIETZ' AXLE OIL. A PATENT COMPOUND OIL. Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz7 Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Oil WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS. - CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISK. A. C. DIETZ A CO., Proprietors, 9 Front streci. 140 gfce ^vmAcx mul jlpxrctsmatt. Sept 1 Breeding In. Some of the ancestors of Eclipse, the most noted racehorse that ever appeared upon the English turf, were strongly inbred. Eclipse was foaled in 1764, and during the two sea- sous that he was upon the turf won an im- mense number of stakes for his owner, but at last his extraordinary powers were so gen- erally admitted that no owner would enter a horse against him, and he was obliged to re- tire, never having been beaten or paid forfeit. A contributor to a late number of the Satur* day Review remarks that "the most curious case of successful inbreeding on record is that of an ancestor of the famous Eclipse. The horse in question was mated with his own dam, and his son was afterward mated with his granddaughter. Most of the best horses now running on the turf can trace back to the produce of this connection. It must be re- membered in talking of the relationships of horses that brothers, nieces, etc., are usually half-brothers, half-nieces, and so on. Count Lehndorff considers "that a horse should only be termed inbred when, in sum total, less than four degrees lay between its parents and their common ancestor; in other words, wheu the children or grandchildren of a stal- lion or a mare are mated," he calls "their pro- duce inbred, but this term does not apply to the produce of the great-grandchildren of the common ancestors." Generally speaking, he is in favor of moderate inbreeding among certain carefully selected strains of blood, but he points out that mating with the same strains, if continued ad mfinilum,is not with- out danger to the prosperity of the breed, and that it may necessitate "at perhaps a not far-distant period the infusion of a new blood by occasionally importing English sires of pre-eminence from other countries. Expe- rience," he adds, "points to America as the source from which to draw in future the means of regenerating the breed, "as there is reason for believing that the "favorable cli- mate and the, to a great extent, virgin soil of America — in every respect different from ours — will gradually restore the whole nature of the horse to its pristine vigor." Wanted to See Him. The coming North Texas Circuit was next discussed, and a horseman who went through it last fall said, "They are giving $24,000, divided at three places — Dallas, Gainesville and Fort Worth — all mile tracks. I hear Johnny Goldsmith is going therewith Direct- or and Komero, on his way back to Califor- nia." "I would like to take Flora Belle and Zoe," said J. B. McCarthy, "but some of the rough Texans might he too handy with their pops if it was not going their way-" "You needn't be afraid, " replied the first speaker, "they will use you well, give you a fair show, plenty of betting, and will win or lose like men." Barney Stanford, who cared for Ea- rns in Splan'e time, here related a rich episode from his experience. "I got quite a scare when out at Chico, Cal. A rougher lot I never saw than came in from the mountains to see the trot. After Earns drove the Maid out, in 2:14£, I clothed him up warm, as it was a chilly day and blowing fresh. On me way to the stable a tall, lank, raw-boned fel- low, with a big hat and bowie knife, strode up, saying, 'That's Earns, ain't it?' 'Yes.' ' Wal, I want to see him.' 'You'll have to wait till we get to the stall; it is too cold to strip him here, 'I civilly told him. But he was not in a waiting humor, for he stepped up close, tore off clothing from head to tail, ripping skewers and all, and boldly said, ' I cum all the way from Dallas, Texas, to sey this critter, and I'm goin1 to see him. — N. Y. Spirit. ♦ The approaching St. Leger is now occupy- ing the attention of the sporting world of Eng- land. The race will be run on the 12th. and as it approaches, the betting becomes brisk. Galliard, the two thousand guineas winner, is the favorite, at 3 to one, and all indications point to his success. It is commonly believed in England, that he, and not St, Blaise, would have won the Derby, had the Epsom event been truly run. The public form of the two colts Iwould indicate Galliard's superiority, as the Derby is the only defeat he has met the present season. At Ascot he won the Prince of Wales Stakes in a canter, while Ladislas who ran unplaced, beat St. Blaise to a stand- still the very next day, when in receipt of 10 lbs. Galliard then won the St. James Palace Stakes and Trienniel, and has since been un- dergoing a special preparation for the north- ern event. St. Blaise is not engaged for the St. Leger, but Highland Chief is, and is a well -sup ported second choice, according to the English papers, at 4 to 1. Eoyal Angus, the "Hetty colt" of last season, is also back- ed, as is Bamako, who is full of "clasbic event " blood, being by Hermit, from Hippia, the Oaks winner of 1876. From the reports, the race looks like an easy thing for Galliard, who, in public form, is quite the best of the English three-year-olds. Henry Simons of Louisvile, Ky., has begun a suit for 55,000 damages against the Bath County Fair Association, for injuries received Vyhis trotter John E in his race last week, Friday. After the third heat the judges took Mr. Simons from behind John E and put up n new driver. Mr. Simons claims that this man drove his horse the wrong way of the crack at a 2:30 gait, spraining his ankle and otherwise injuring him Bo that he was unfit for future trotting, and was sold for $500. Distinguished Arrivals. On Sunday last George Bird's fine grey- hound bitch, Lady Bird, threw eight fine pup- pies— seven dogs and one bitch — all of which are strong and thriving. The youngsters are colored as follows: Two milk white, three white with spots on head, three brindle and white. They aie bred from Lord Byron, he by Gentleman Jones. If something good does not come from these youngsters, then blood no longer "tells." The still common practice of allowing the foal to follow its dam while the latter is at work about the farm or on the road seems to us ^inadvisable. If taken when young the colt can soon be accustomed to remain quietly in a box-stall or small lot where it can rest in comfort. It is better that it have milk but thrice a day than that it run the risk of injury by fatigueing itself and by suckling when the mare is over warm. If necessary to take the colt with the dam on the road, it is better to fasten it by halter to the dam's harness than allow it to follow, sometimes- a nuisance to owner and others, from its determination to follow some other team. Left in stall or suitable grass plot the foal will soon begin to eat grass and oats. Of all feeds, we know of none superior, for a colt, to good oats. It is not improbable that Eole will go to England the coming Autumn. He has been entered for the Cesarewitch and Cambridge- shire, but more with a view to finding the handicappers' estimate of him. It is likely that, should the horse do well, he will be ship- ped over late in the autumn, with a view to to next season's racing. The well-known English stallion St. Mungo, by St. Albans — Crochet, by Melbourne, will be sold at the great public sale of Messrs Pow- ers & Son, at Decutur, 111., Sept. 19. St. Mungo was a grand racehorse, a sire of win- ners, and will prove a bargain for somebody, his Stockw ell -Melbourne lines being the choic- est. Eole has been entered by cable for the Ces arewitch and Cambridgeshire, to be run a Newmarket in October, for which Mr. Walton has also entered Girofle, Mr. Lorillard, Pina- fore, and Mr. Keene, Foxhall, Bolero, and Blue Grass. Hence the American representa- tion is up to the average — in number, at least Messrs. Woodward & Brasfield lately sold seventy-two head of trotting and saddle horses, in Kentucky, for $18,315, or an aver- age of about $254 per head. The highest price, SS25, was received for the chestnut gelding Dick, foaled in 1876, got by Honest Allen. The four-year-old bay gelding, Jeff, by Geo. Wilkes, dam a daughter of Amos Clay, brought $650. And several other Wilkes colts brought about $500 each. Fifty years ago a half-dollar would buy a whole turkey or a brace of roasting pigs out in Ohio. It will not buy more than a bite of either in these degenerate days. A good many imported eaitle are being quarantined on the farms of their owners, in New York and New Jersey, on account of the over-crowded condition of the quarantine sta- tions. Cattle raising is a profitable industry in Brazil, but the natives are very averse to part with their lands. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Horses and Mules FOR SALE. SEVENTY-FIVE HEAD of Horses and Mules, suitable for farm and plow work. The mules are all young, California bred, and will average !)50 pounds weight. Apply to W.L. ASHE, Merced, Merced County, Cal. Coursing Match. GRAND OPENING Dugan's Coursing Park, AT NEWARK, Sunday, September 2, 1883. 32-Dog Stake— 10 Prizes. Fare fi-rthe round trip SI 00, Including admission to the Park. Special train leaves San FranclBCO at 8:30 a, m., returning at 5 p. &r. Come One, Come All! Trotting Horse Breeders THE STALLION STAKES, FOB FOALS OF 1&S2, (to he trotted when ttiree and fotir-vears old,) by stallions only for whom the sum of ?200 each 1b sub- scribed, of which SI 00 must accompany the nomination of sire, August 1, 1883, when the subscription for sires will close, and ($100 i one year thereafter; the amount of the first payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for three-year-olds; the amount of the Becond payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for four-vear-olds; 5100 entrance for starters in three.year-old stake; $150 entrance for starters inthe four-year-old stake, payable in the fol- lowing forfeits: $10 to accompany the nomination Oct. 1, 1883, for each race in wh3eh the colt or Ally is enter- ed; §15 additional May 1, 188-1, in the three-year-old stake; 810 additional May 1,1884, in the four-vear-old Btake; $25 additional May 1, 1SS5, in the three-vear-old stake; $30 additional Mav 1, 1S.H5, in the four-year-old stakes; 5o0 additional May 1, I8S6, in the four-year-old stakes, and a final payment of ?50 e:ich in each stake twenty days before the meetings of 1885 and 1886, re- spectively, when the stakes will oe trotted for, A failure to pay the balance (S10O) due on the sub- scription of any sire within the time specified in the foregoing condition, will disqualify the nominations i>i' all tb*- get of such sire in the fuiir-vear-old stake. and forfeit all payments made on all the get of such sires in said stakes. The above stakes wliich closed May 1st last, and by unanimous consent of original subscribers, wbb re- opened, to finally close AuguBt 10th, received at that time the following subscribers: CharleB Backman's b h Kentucky Prince. H. S. Russell's br h Smuggler. Marshland Stock Farm's h h Oxmoor. Palo Alto Stock Farm's b h Electioneer. Palo Alto Stock Farm's b h Gen'l Benton. Arno Stock Farm's b h Buccaneer. All of whose get Ifoals of 1«*2) ar* eligible to entry, as per above conditions. OCTOBER 1, 1883. Jj. 1>. PACKER, Sec'y. Ill Broadway, New York. S. C. BOWLBY, Auctioneer. Till 'USD AY, ■ . . SEPTEMBER 6. 1883. AT 11 O'CLOCK, A. M„ AT THE City Front Livery Stable, No, S5 Washington Street, SPECIAL SALE OF /TfHMCOl 4,11 BRED Jersey CATTLE AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. DISTRICT NO. 6. PROPOSALS FOB THE FOLLOWING WILL BE received by the Secretary up to Sept. 8th: Pool Selling— Amount of caBhin advance; full con. trol of same. Bids to be made without reference to commissions. Side or Tent Shows during Fair week in Park en- closure. For Grand Stand Bar. Lunch and Fruit Stand in Grand Stand. For choice of hack stands at Park. Bidders unknown to the Secretary or some member of the Board, will furnish reference to the Secretary. Bids payable Oct. 1, 1883. Bids for each or all of above will be sealed and ad- dressed to the Secretary, and opened Saturday, Sept 8th, at 11 a. M. By order of the Board, F. J. BAKKETTO. Pres't. E. A. DeCamp, See'y.. Box 455, Los Angeles, Cal. Monster Athletic PAVILION, Cor. Market, .Tones and McAllister Streets, US-ALL CAES PASS THE DOOK.tHl Great Opening Event. WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 5TH, GRAND GRiECO-ROMAN Wrestling Match WILLIAM MULDOON VEBSUS EDWIN BIBBY, F OR S500 ASIDE AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP of the World. Prices of Admission: 50c, Si, Si 50 Private Boxes, SIS. Jerseys and Guernseys. Registered in the A.J.C. C. and the A. Q.C.C V ^ ^Mr- The above In a cut of the iineqnale«l cow Jersey Belle of Seltuate that marie 2 5 lbs., 3 ozs., ol huttcr In one week. A GRANDSON OF JERSEY BELLE IS NOW IN ii'. e i ii the Verba Buenfi herd. This herd of Jersiys andGiiernncys won all th<- herd prises for 1882. Slnco then have been added three yonng bulla and some fe- males nnd it now contains 'Farmer's Glory, Jersey Belle of Scituate, Cooinassle and Alphea strains. These, with forty head selected on the Islandsof Jer- «ey nnd Guernsey fruni the beat without regard to cost nnd imported directly, make this the best herd on the Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the extraordinarily high prides ruling show conclusively that these ure the ac cepted butter producing animals of the country. Bulls have recently sold in New York for eiu.000 to Si2,0O0. Animals of both Boxes for sale at moderate price. HFJSKY PIERCE. San Franciaco. By order of J. W. MORSHEAD, on account of de- parture, we will sell the following stock, without reserve: Jersey Cows. No. I— Lalla Rookh, [3013] sire Orphan, [891], dam Louise, [2KS1 1 dropped March 27th, 1873. Solid fawn to a splendid cow. Slie was bred by W. B. Dinsmore, Staatsburg, N. Y. No. 2-LaUa Rookh 2d [4225] sire Volunteer. [1258] dam Lalla Rookh [3013], dropper August 3d, 1875. Solid fawn andia like her dam, hard to beat. Oneof the best bred by L. C. Powers. No. 3— Lalla Rookh 3d [7160) aire Volunteer [1253] -'am Lalla Rookh [3013], dropped January 4th, 1878, Light fawn with some white. Is a good one. Rather small; bred by L. C. Powers. No. 4.— Lalla Rookh 1th. [12,827] Blre Silver Cloud of the Glen, [33831 dam Lalla Rookh, [3013) dropped Oct. 27, 187(1, solid dark fawn, and is the best cow I ever owned; bied by L. C. Powers. No. 5— La C'hoco, [12,824] sire Silver Cloud of the Glen, [3383] dam Lalla Rookh 3d, [7160] dropped May 1,1881, solid silver fawn, and a good one; bred by L. C. Powers. No. 0— Louise Seymour, [12,831] dropped May 19, 1881, sired by Silver Cloud of the Glen, [3383] dam Lalla Rookh 3d, [7160J solid dark fawn, a splendid heifer; bred by L. C. Powers. No. 7— Le Otta, [14,187] sire Silver Clond of the Glen, 3] dam Lalla Rookh 2d, [4225] dropped August 25, " -^ay and somewhat white, j "bred by L. C. Powers. No. 8— Ona F., Bire Menlo Park, [5,976] dam Le OtU, [14,187] dropped January 30, 1883. Grayish white and fawn; bred by L, (J. Powers. No. S-Tillmook. sire Menlo Park, [5976] dam Lalla Rookh 3d, [71601 dropped February 12,1883. Light or- ange, lawn and white, a nice heifer; bred by L. C. Powers. No. 10— Coconino, sire Menlo Park, [5976] dam La Choco, [12,824] dropped June 8. 18*3. Light orange, fawn and white, bred by L. C. Powers. Pure Bred Jersey Bulls. No. 1— Palo Alto, [6530] sire Silver Cloud of the Glen, [3383] dam Lalla Rookh, [3013] dropped Aug. 15, 1881. Solid cream on back, black on Bides and legs; bred by L. C. Powers. No. 2— Mameluke 2d, sire Mameluke [600] dam Lalla Rookh 2d [1225] dropped July 1, 1882. Color grayish fawn and white; bred by L. C. Powers, No.3— Gray Hawk, sire Mameluke, [fiOO] dam La Choco, [12,8241 dropped August 2, 1882. Color, Bolid gray, a splendid bull, bred by L. C. Powers, No.4— Olyrapla, [3,690] sire Menlo Park, [5,976] dam Lalla Rookh 3d. ]71t»] dropped Mar. 30, 1882. Color, solid fawn, shading to black on sides and legs, bred by L. C. Powers, No. 5— Yuba Dam, Bire Menlo Park, [5,976] dam Lou- ise Seymour, [12,831] dropped August 17, 1&S2. Color, fawn and black on side, with little white on It-.s and tail, bred by L. C. Powers. No. 6— Mameluke 3d sire Mameluke, [600] dam Lal- la Rookh, [3,013] dropped July 4, 1882. Color, blackish gray, bred by L. C. Powers. No. 7— Leon, sire Menlo Park, [5,076] dam Lalla Rookh 4th, ] 12.827] dropped October 3, 1882* Color, boI- d grayish fawn, bred by L. C. Powers. No. 8— Jerry C, sire Menlo Park, ]5,976] dam Lalla Rookh 2d, [422.")] dropped May 16,1883, Color, grayish fawn, bred by L. C. Powers. No. 9— Tom T, Bire Menlo Park, [5,976] dam Lalla Rookh (3,013) dropped May 17, 1883, Color, solid French gray. The finest bull I ever had dropped, bred by L. C. Powers. No. 10— Oakland Gray, sire Menlo Park, (5,976) dam Lalla Rookh 4th, (12,827) dropped August 12, 1S83. A beauty, bred by L. C. Powers. High Grade Jerseys. No. 1— Bettie, Bire Menlo Park, dam a One cow, bred by L. C. Powers. No. 2— Brownie, sire Menlo Park, dam a cow at two years old making nine pounds of butter per week. No. 3— Mollie, sire Menlo Park, dam 1b a three-year-, old, and makes over nine pounds per week. 1 Thoroughbred cow, Lillie Hanson, five years old bred by J. B. Haggln. 1 Thoroughbred heifer calf. Terms-Cash In D. S. Gold Coin. The above stock can be seen at any time between the 3d and 6th oi September, at 25 Washington street. For catalogues of the above sale and for further In- formation, inquire at the San Francisco Horse Mar- ket and Carriage Repository, 33,35 and 37 New Mont- gomery street. S. CROWLEY, Auctioneer. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION DISTRICT No. 6, .Will hold lte... FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR LOS ANGELES, October 8th to 13th, Inclusive. OVER SIO.UOO IX I'l KSI> AMI PRE. Entries to Races close September 15th. For Programme and Premium List, address E. A. DeCamp, Secy , Box 465 Los Angeles, Cal. 1883 *Qkz %xzt&zx attxl j&pj&rlstwaw. 141 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION (District No. 2 of California.) STOCKTON FAIR OF 1883. Sept. 18 to Sept. 11. Inclusive. IN THE LEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS! $16,000 Gold Coin Offered in Purses. Larger Amount than is offered by any other as- sociation on the Pacific Coast. SPEED PROGRAMME. Following is the programme thus far determined upon, and the entries, with the exception, perhaps, of Borne district purses to he hung up later. . Tuesday, September 18. No. 1— District Running; for two-year-olds; purse $400; mile dash; four moneys. J. N. Randall's b f Alice T, by Joe Daniels, dam Su- gar PI am. D. S. Terry'B b f , hy Bayswater, dam by Joe Dan- iels. D. S. Terry's s f , by Joe Daniels, dam by "Wood- burn. T. H. "Williams Jr.'s General J. A. Shepherd's gf Lillian, by Joe Daniels, dam bv Norfolk. J. B. Haggin's b f Maid of "Stockdale.by Shannon, dam Belle Denman. No. 2. District ; handicap running; for all ages ; mile and repeat; purse $400; four moneys. N. B.— When more than ten paid-up entries are re- ceived in races numbering 3, 4, 7, 3,10,11, 14, 16, 17, 18, $200 will be added bv the Associaton and will be di- vided as follows: Extra $50 goes to each horse that wins a part of said purse. Caleb Dorsey's b c Stanislaus, by Imp Partisan, dam Lady Melrose, by Young Melbourne. D. S. Terry's s g Lara, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. G. W. Trahern's ch g Certiorari, by Joe Daniels, dam by Norfolk. T. H. WilliamB Jr.'s blk s Bryant W, by Slondav, dam Bebe. J. B. Haggln's ch g Ben Timmins, by California, dam Puss. Charles McLaughlin's ch s Wildwood, by Wildidle, dam Emma Barns. Charles McLaughlin's ch g , by Triad Stevens, dam sister to Mark S, No. 3. Pacific Coast; trotting; for four-year-olds; purse $S00, and $200 added if more than ten entries; four moneys. J. B. McDonald's b f Hazel Kirke, by Brigadier, dam Fanny, by Jim Brown. H. W.'fifeek's br f Bonnie Wood, by Nutwood, dam Lady Belle, by Chieftain. L. J. Rose's blk g Le Grange, by Sultan, dam Georgi- ans, by Overland. J. M. Learned's s Adrian, by Reliance, dam Adrian- nah, hy Kentucky Hunter. Wra, Johnson A. C. Dietz' br m Olivette, by Whip- ple's Hambletonian, dam unknown. J. Cairn Simpson's b c Anteeo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine, by A. W. Richmond. W. F. Smith E.H.Miller Jr.'B b g Adair, bv Elec- tioneer, dam Addle Lee, by Culver's Black Hawk. Wednesday, September 19. No. 4— Pacific Coast Tiotting; 2:40 class ; purse $1,200, four monevs. Johu Mclntire's ch g Edwin Forrest, by Blackbird, dam unknown. P. J. Williams' b g Bay Frank, by Tornado, dam bv Stite of Maine. Pat Farrell W. W. Stow's b h Barney B, by Budd Doble, dam unknown. J. W. Donathan's g g Allen Roy, by Patchen Vernon, dam unknown. E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer, dam Lady Hamilton. John W. Gordon's b m Big Lize. No. 5 — Pacific Coast Running; mile and repeat; {rarse $500, and if 1 AV4 is beaten the horse making the owest record will receive $200 additional ; four monevs. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday, dam Demirep. George Howson's b s Jim Douglas, by Wildidle, dam by Norfolk. F. Depoister and J. W. Adam's b f Aunt Betsv, bv Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringgold. James B. Chase's h f Marian, by Hubbard.dam Electxa. Caleb Dorsey's br c Birdcatcher, by Specter, dam Pet, by Yon ng Melbourne. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford, dam Maggie Emerson. J. Green's b h Joe G, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. Charles Mc Laughlin's b s Boots, by HercnleB, dam Emma Barnes. H. C. Judson'B b m May D, by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown. Lee Shaner*s b s Judge McKinstry, hy Grinstead, duai Katie PeaBe. Hill & Gries'b s Wildidler, by Wildidle, dam Eva Coombs. No. 6— District Trotting; for three-year-olds; purs ♦800; four moneys. John Williams' br m Lucilla, by Nephew, dam Lu- cinda, by General McClellan. J. W. Warren's b s Alpheus, by Mambrino Wilkes, dam Rosaline, by Major Mono. W. H. Parker's br s Ha Ha, by Nephew, dam by McCracken Blackhawk. R. E. Stowe's s f Jenny Lind, by La Rock, dam Pin- afore, by Winthrop. L. M. Morse's b g John O'Brien, by Mambrino Wilkes, dam Phoebe Carey, by Chieftain. Thursday, September 20. No. 7 — Running Hurdle Race; mile and repeat; over four hurdles; purse $500. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead, dam Jen- nie D. J. F. Courtney's ch m Hattie B, by Norfolk, dam Maggie Dale. P. J. Shafter's b h Haddington, by Imp Haddington, dam by Norfolk. No. 8 — State Trotting; two-year-old stake. Best two In three, mile heats. Whole of entrance money to be divided. Four moneys, and $500 added as follows: $100 each for the winners of moneys and $100 for the sire of the colt that wins first money. L. M. Morse's bf Ida, by Abbottsfoid, dam Win- t—rop GirL J. Cairn Simpson's br c Antevolo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine, bv A. W. Richmond. J. T. Mcintosh's b f Sallie M. G. W. Trahern's b c Voucher, by Nephew, dam by Vernon Patchen. G. W. Trahern's b f Bracelet, by Nephew, dam by Messenger Duroc. J. A. SlcCloud's b c Mt. Vernon, by Nutwood, dam Daisy, by Chieftain. J. E. Dunham's ch s c Oscar Steinway. by Steinwav, dam Frankie Eaton, by Whipple's Hambletonian. D. E. Knight's ch f Nighthawk, by Brigadier, dam Nellie. Charles Sherman's c Chevalier, by Brigadier, dam Kit, by Billy McCracken. J. B. Tennen's ch s Pinole Jr., by Pinole Patchen, dam Lola by Pilot Jr. E. Giddings'b c Bay Rose, by Sultan, dam by The Moor. J. B. Bums' br s Alert, by Atheiton, dam by Pinole Patchen, F. L. Smith's b f Cora, bv Buccaneer, dam Pearl, by Blue Bull. Sargent Bros.' g c , by Priam, dam Gilroy Belle. L. U. Shippee'sch f Siste'rto Honesty, by'Pnam, dam bv Chieftain. H. D. Beach's ch c Dawn, by Nutwo od, dam Count- ess, by Whipple's Hambletonian. No. 9 — Ladies' Equestrianism. For residenis of the district onlv; four prizes in gold coin— $40, $30, $20 and $10. Friday, September 21. No. 10— Pacific Coast Selling Race; purse $500; one mile and repeat; *1,0u0 fixed valuation; four pounds off for each $100 below, and two pounds added for each $100 above fixed value ; four moneys. Thomas Hazlett's ch g Jubilee, by Norfolk, dam Lodi mare. John Mackey's ch m Maria F, by Leinster, dam Flush. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon, dam Folly, bv Planet. Caleb Dorsey's br c Birdcatcher.by Specter, dam Pet, by Young Melbonrue. "E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead, dam Jen- nie D. P. J. Shafter's b h Haddington, by Imp Haddington, dam by Norfolk. D. S.' Terry's s g Lara, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. G. W. Trahern's ch g Certiorari, by Joe Daniels, dam bv Norfolk. T. H. Williams Jr.'s blk s Bryant W, by Monday, dam Bebe. H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw. No. 11— Pacific Coast Trotting; 2-.20 class; purse £1,000; four moneys. J. B. McDonald s b s Brigadier, by Happy Medium; dam Ladv Tuanei, bv Frank Pierce. Pat Farrell's b h Vanderlyun, by George M. Patchen, dam Joseph mare. M. Salisbury's b s Gibraltar, by Echo, dam bv Owen Dale. C. W. Smith's br s Abbotsford, by Woodford Mam- brino, dam Columbia, bv Young Columbus. S. Sperry's ch m Nellie R, try General McClellan Jr., dara Susie Rose. A. Waldstein's b s Albert W, by Electioneer, dam by John Nelson. No. 12 — Ladies' Equestrianism. Open to the State Fonr prizes in gold coin— $40, $30, $20 and $10. Saturday, September 22. No. 13 — Pacific Coast Novelty Running; 2J^-mile dash; purse $600; the first horse to each half mile to win $100, and the first to two and two and one-half mile posts to win $50 each extra. Thomas Hazlett's ch g Jubilee, by Norfolk, dam Lodi mare. F. Depoister's b i Aunt Betsy, by Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringgold. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford, dara Maggie Emerson- Charles McLaughlin's b s Boots, by Hercules, dam Emma Barnes. Hill & Gries' b s Wildidler, by Wildidle, dara Eva Coombs. M. M. Allen's Jocko, by Cariboo, dam Reply, by En- quirer. Wm. Sweeney's g m Viola R. No. 14— Pacific Coast Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400 four monevs. P.J. Williams' b g Shaker. Chas. Schlutius' br g Prince. E. D. Nolan's gr g Gray Frank, by Hay ward Chief, dam unknown, M. Rollins' gr g John Toraas. J. T. Mcintosh's b g Fred Ack Ackerman, G G, OLDEN IxATE Agricultural & Mechanical Fair Association. DISTRICT SO 1-OAKIA.WI, AI.AMEDA COUNTY. SPEED PROGRAMME. Monday, Sept, 3. No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse S500, for all two-year-olds; three-quarter mile dash, 8300 to first horse, S150 to second and §50 to third. E. J. Baldwin, names b f, by Rutherford; dam Glenita. E. J. Baldwin, names ch f, by Grinstead; dam Sis- ter to Clara D. John Mackey, Sacramento, names b f Mileta, by Lever; dam Malta. Hill A: Gries, San Buenaventura, names be Bachel- or, by Hockhocking, dam Maid of the Mist. Palo Alto, names bl f, by Wildidle; dam Frolic. Palo Alto, names b f, by Monday; dam Riglin. Theo. Winters, names ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk ; dam Mattie A. No. 2 — Same day; running; Alameda Purse S500, for all three-year-olds, one-andone-quarter mile dash; ?300 to first horse, $150 to second, and $50 to third. Caleb Dorsey, Stanislaus county, names b c Stanis- laus, by imp Partisan; dam Lady Melrose, by Young Melbourne. F. Depoister, Sacramento, names b f Aunt Betsey, by Hardwood; dam Peggy Ringold. E. J. Baldwin, names b c Lucky B, by Rutherford; dam Maggie Emerson. E. J. Baldwin names ch g Grismer, by Grinstead; dam Jennie D. Jas. B. Chase, names b f Marion, by Hubbard; dam Electra, by imp Eclipse. Theo. Winters' names b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk; dam Ballerina, No, 3 — Same day; running; Pardee Pnrse $500; free for all; one mile and repeat; $300 to first horse, $150 second, and $50 to third. Lee Shaner, San Jose, names b a Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead; dam Katie Pease. Caleb Dorsey, Stanislaus county, names br c Bird- catcher, by Spectre; dam Pet, by Young Melbourne; i years. John Mackey, names b g Duke of Monday, by Mon- day; dam Demirep. Hill & Gries, San Buenaventura, names b s Wild- idler, by Wildidle; dam Eva, Coombs. Cbas. McLaughlin, names ch s Wildwood, by Wild- idle; dam Emma Barnes. J. Green, names b h Joe G, by Joe Daniels; dam by Woodburn. Jas. B. Chase, names ch f Laura, hy Shannon; dam Folly, by Planet. No. i— Same day; trotting; free for all horses that have never beaten three minutes; purse $600; $360 to first, $180 to second, and $60 to third. John W. Gordon, Santa Cruz, enters b m Big Llze. M. Rollins, Santa Rosa, enters b m Laura M. P. Farrell enters b h Barney B, by Budd Doble; dam unknown. E.M. Fry enters bg Arab, by Electioneer; dam Lady Hamilton. P. Johnson, San Francisco, enters bl g Scandinavi- an; pedigree unknown. TtH'sNESI>A Y, SEPT. 26. No, 8— Same day; running; selling race; one mile and repeat; pin-Be ¥'-00; liist burse $150, second $50; houses en- terufl. tobosold for >'1,0U0 to carry entitled weight, two pounds for each 9100 over, and two pounds oil' lor each 5100 under fixed valuation. 1. W. L. Appleby's b g Belshaw, by Wildidle; valua- tion, $400. 2. 15, J. Baldwin's cb c Grisrner, by Griustead; valua- tion, $1,000. 3. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Bhanuon; valuation, $800. 4. P. J. Shafter'a b s Haddington, by imp Haddington; valuation, $600. 5. T. II. Williams' bl B Bryant W, by Monday; valua tion, $400. 6. John Mackey'B ch m Maria F, by Lieoster; valua- tion. §500. No. 9— Same day; ruuniug; one-mile dash; for two-year- olds; winner of No. 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit. 8200 added; $50 to second horse. l. TLeo. Winters' ch 1 Callie Smart, by Norfolk -Mat- tre A. i. Hill & Griea' b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking— Maid "l the Mist. •i. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford— Glenita. l. E. J. Baldwin'sch f, by Grinsfcead- SiwlertoClaraD. Wm. Boots' bf Sister to Hob, by Bob Wooding— Gladiola, 6. T. H. Williams, Jr.'s gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels. 7. G. Pacbeco's s f Coutty, by Hubbard. S, G. Pacbeco's ch f Blossom, by Tbad. Stevens. 9. John Mackey's b f Rosa Bella, by King Alfonso- Miranda. 10. John Mackey's b f Sweet-briar, by Virgil— Impudence. 11. Palo Alto's bl t. by Wildidle-Frolic. 12. Palo Alto's br f, by Monday— Rigliu. 13. Palo Alto's b c, by Shannon— Demirep. Same day; eqnestrianship, etc.; most skillful lady rider (entrance free); first premium £25; second prem- ium $15; third premium $10; most graceful lady rider (entrance free), first premium $25; second premium $15; third premium $10. Bicycle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first premium, gold medal; second premium, silver medal. FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. Ttl , No. 10— Trotting; free for all; purse $750; first horse $50ii. Feu.tiid $150, third $100. [Entries will close Sept. 1.] No. 11— Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds; purse $300; first horse $200, second $70. third $30. 1. John Williams enters L. P. Goff'a br m Lucillia, by Nephew — Lucinda. 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b in Wave, by Elec- tioneer—Waxey. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b m Nellie Benton, by General Benton— Norma. 4. George Cropsy enters ch s Redwood, hy Nutwood. 5. Wilher F. Smith enters E. H. Miller's b g Thapsin, by Berlin— Lady Hubbard. No. 12 -Same day; trotting; 2:24 class; purse $500; first horse $350, second $100, third $50. [Entries will close Sept. 1.] FIFTH DAY, FREDA Y, SEPT. 38. No. 13— Running; four-mile dash; poet Btake for &i ages; entrance $150, :?5u0 added; $250 to second horse, third to save stake; horses to be named September 15th. 1. Hill &, Gries' nomination. 2. E. J. Baldwin's nomination. 3. Charles McLaughlin's nomination. 4. W. L. Appleby's nomination. M. M. Allen's nomination. Same day; cart race; for district horses 5. No. j.i »j. ±-i — >.n(uMc Maj, i^liiu idi;c , itbout a record, to be driven by owners to driving carts; entrance $10; first horse, Artel's patent driving cart, valued at £85; second, single buggy harness, val- ued at £50; third, horse blanket valued at $10; entries to close September 24. No. 15— Same day; trotting; 2:40 class; purse $500; first horse $350, second $100, third S50. (Entries will close Sept. 1.] SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 39. No. 16— A special race for named horses will be sub- stituted, Horses to be named hereafter. No. 17— Same day; trotting; buggy race for district horses without a record, to be driven bv owners; best three in five; purse $100; first horse $60, second $30, third $10 ; entries will close September 24. No. 18— Same day; walking ; mile and repeat; for stallions weighing over 1,300 pounds to saddle; purse $50; first horse $10, second horse $10. .9— Trotting; $100 in plate will be given to the California-bred horse heating Occident's time— 2:1634" j entries will close Thursday, September 27. No. 20— Running; one-mile dash for all ages; $50 en- trance, $15 forfeit, $125 added; second horse to receive his entrance and one-third of added money. 1. Lee Sbaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Griustead— Katie Pease. 2. J. W. Adams and F. DePoister's b f Aunt Betsey, by Hardwood— Peggy Ringgold, 3. Charles MeLaughlin's ch s Wildwood, by Wildidle— Emma Barnes. 4. Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 5. James B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra. 6. Levi Knott's s g Jim Renwick, by Joe Hooker— Big Gun. 7. George Howson's b s Jim Douglass, by Wildidle— by Norfolk. 8. G. Pacheco's b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 9. John Mackey's b f Rosa Bella, by King Alfonso. CONDITIONS AND REMARKS. All trotting races are the best three in five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to start Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. National Association Rules to govern trotting ; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry one hundred poundB, with the iiBual allowances for mares and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowances as above. Those who have nominations in stakes must name to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on Wed- nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday previous, by 12 o'clock m. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by consent of judges. Winners of all trotting races in their respective classes (except races Nob. 5, 10, 12, 15 and 16), at Oak. land, Sacramento and Stockton, must go to wagon. In all district races horses must have been owned in the district prior to June 1, 1883. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association (old weights) to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. All entries to be made in writing, giving name sex, color and marks of horses; also, name and resi- dence of owner, In running races, full colors to be worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re- spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated upon programmes by colorB worn be drivers. A. HIND, President. T. S. Montgomery, Secretary. LINES OF TRAVEL. W. H. Woodruff, VETERINARY DENTIST. I U • I c re 1 1 ccm : Scott* MoCorrt, Fashion Stable; Wm. Gerhart, Ne- vada .Stable; .1. M Parker, Telegraph Stable; I). II Ink- lev, Baldwin Stable; Col. Dickey, I'.av District Course; O. W.Smith, H. McOonn, J. ('.Simpson, .1. P. Kerr, city; It. F. Simpson, A. Gates, Robt. Glover, G. Lap- ham, Oakland. Qaiee at Fa8hit>n6table,221 Ellis street. !/• At XV. XV. TIME SCHEDULE. MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1883. Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San Francisco as follows: LINES OF TRAVEL. i:W .-■ H P M 4 :30 P M 8:00 a M *i:0OPM 8:00 a M 3:30 p m 9:30 a M 4:30 P m 7 :30 a m *4 :00 P M 7:30 a m 4 ;30 p M 9 :30 A xi 7:30 am •5:00 pm: 9:30 a m *i :00 P Si 8:00 a m 7:30 A M 10:00 3:00 P m *5 :00 P Ji 3 :30 P m 5:30 p m 8 :00 A M 8:00 A m 8:00 A M 7:30 A M 8:00 A M 3:30 p M 4 ;30 P m *i :00 p M 7:30 a M 110:00 3:00 P M 8:00 A m 9 :30 A M 3:30 p m 8:00 A M 4:30 P M DESTINATION. ...Antioch and Martinez.... ...Benicia .Calistoga ami Napa l!!coifax :..\Z"'ZZ." YDemine, 'isi Paso l ExpresB... f and East ( Emigrant . ) Gait and \ via Livermore . S Stockton ( via Martinez ....lone ....Knight's Landing ....Los Angeles and bouth ....Livermore aud Pleasanton... ....Madera and Fresno ) Ogdenandj Express J East t Emigrant; J Red Bluff ( via Marysville. i and Tehama ( via Woodland.. ..Redding ..Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Benicia " via Benicia " via Benicia ..Sacramento River Steamers. ..San Jose ..Virginia City.. ..Woodland 40 p m *12:10 P M 6:40 p M 8:40 p m 10:0 p m *10:10 a m 6:40 p s^, 5:10 p m 8:40 p m 2:40 p M 7:10 a m 5:40 p M ♦12:10 p M 5:40 p m 10:10 a M 2:40 p M 5:40 p M ♦8:40 a M 2:40 p m ♦12:10 p M 5:40 P 11 5:40 p m 3:40 p M 9:40 a M ♦8:40 a m 8:40 P M 9:40 a M 5:40 p M 6:40 p M 5:40 p m 5:40 p M 6:40 P M 8:40 p M 10:10 A m •6:00 a m •3:40 P M 13:40 P m 9:40 a M 6:40 p si 2:40 p si 8:40 P M *12:10 p M 10:10 A M 8:40 P M 6:40 F M 10:10 a si Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. si. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9 :30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch. LOCAL FERRY TRAINS, YIA OAKLAND PIER. From San Francisco Daily. TO EAST OAKLAND— *G:00— ♦6:30— 7:00— 7: 30-8 :00- 8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12:30 —1:00— 1:30— 2K»0— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30—0:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00 — 11:00 — ♦12:00. TO FRUIT VALE-*fi:0Q-*6:3O — *7:00-*7:30- *8:30— ♦3:30— *4 :00— *4 :30— "5 :00— *5 :30— ♦C :00- 8:00 — TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— ♦9:30— 6:30— $11:00 —♦12:00. TO AD AMEDA-*G: 00—^6 :30— 7 :00— *7 :30— 8 :00 — *8 :30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00-110:30— 11:00— 111:30—12:00— $12:30— 1:00— 11:30— 2:00— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00— 5 :30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— ♦12:00. TO BERKELEY— ♦6:00— ♦6:30— 7:00— ♦7:30 — 8:00— «8:30 —9:00— 19:30— 10:00— $10:30— 11:00— 111:30 — 12:00— 1:00 —2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— S:00— 5:30— 0:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00—9:00—10:00—11 :00— *12:00. TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00 — ♦6:30 — 7:00— *7:30 — 18:00— «8 :30— 9 :00— 10 :00 —11 :00— $1 :00— 2 :00— 3 :00— 1 :00 —♦4:30-5:00— ♦5:30—6:00— ♦6:30— 7:00. To San Francisco Dally. FROM FRUIT VALE— *6:23— *B:53-*7:23-*7;53-*>l:23 *8 :53-*9 :23— ♦lO : 21— *-i :23— *i :53-*5 :'23— *5:53— *G:23 — ♦6:53—7:25—9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — ♦5:15-1*5:45 — $6:45— 9:15— ♦3:15. FROM EAST OAKLAND— ♦5;30 — *6;00 — 6:30 — 7:00 — 7:30-8:00— 8:30— 9:00-9:30— lil.-OO— 10:30— 11:00 — 11:30 12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1 :30-2:00-2:30-3:iK)-3:30— 4:00 — 4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00-6:30—7:00 — 7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 — 10:57- FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— ♦5:37— ♦6:07—6:37 7:07— 7:37— 8:07— 8:37:— 9:07— 9:37— 10:07 — 10:37 — 11:07 —11:37— 12:07— 12:37— 1:07— 1:37— 2:07— 2:37-3:07— 3:37 —4:07— 4:37— 5:07— 5:37— 6:07— 6:37— 7:07 — 8:06— 9:0U- 10:06—11:06. FROM ALAMEDA— ♦5:22— ♦5:52 — *6:22 — 6:52 — ^7:22- 7:52— *8:22-s:.V2— 9:22- 9:52 -$10:22— 10:52 — $11 ;22 — ll:52-tl2:22-l^:.r»2--|l;-j-j- ] :.7j-^:r.2-3 :22- -3 :r,2 — 1:'J'J —1:52— 5:22— 5:52— 6:22— 6:52— 7:52—8:52— 9:52— 10:52. FROM BERKELEY— *5:15— ♦5:45— *6:15— 6:45— *7:15- 7:45— *8:15 — 8:45- J!i: 15-9:45— $10:15— 10:45— $11:15 - 11:45— 12:45 — 1:45— 2:45 — 3:45—1:15— 4:45— 5:15 — 5:45 —6:15-6:45— 7:15— 8:15— 9:15—10:45. FROM WEST BERKELEY— *5rl5— ♦6:15— 6:15— *7:15 — 7:45— ,S;45— $9:15-9:45 — 10:45 — $12:45— 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45— 1:45— *5;15— 5:45— ♦6:15— 6:45— *7:1G, /«^T9" RAILROAD.-eor • ami Bear. Lakes PILAR CITOSjind SAN ANDREAS are reached bv this line. Stages connect with trains daily at Sail Mateo for those well-known Retreats, l'Ultls- SIMA, SAN GR.EGORIO ami PESCADBBO. We wuiibl particularly call attention to the unlimited ex- tent of range at iiiidnbout SAN lUtUNO and McMA- IION'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a Bbort distance from San Francisco and offer special Inducements to the lovers of this manly sport. SPECIAL NOTICE. Bportsmen aud otherB presenting Passage Tickets will be entitled to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS when carried In Baggage Care and put in charge of Train Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are instructed to Issue CHECKS for all dogs received In Baggage Cars. fh&"In order to guard against accidents to Dogs while In transit, It is necessary that tbev be provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing Tackle will lie carried free of charge. Guns taken apart and securely packed In wood or leather cuscb may bo ussenger Depot, Townsend street, and No. 2 New- Montgomery st., Palace Hotel A. 0. BSSETT. H. R. JUDAH, Surluteudent, Asst. Pusb. and Tkt Agt, 1883 ^txe %xzz&£t txml §poxismnn. 14b THE WWTMAN SAOOU Having teen appointed SOLE AGENT for the Whitman Saddle Company f For the Pacific Coast, I have in slock full lines of their celebrated goods, SADDLES FOR ROAD, RANCH OR PARK I'SE. With or without tlie California horn. training" saddles. Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED A T MANUFACTURERS' RA TES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated. Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERllON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, / AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT STYLE DESIRED BT CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. MgKerron, 230 and 232 Ellis street, SOLE AOEST FOR THJE PACIFIC COAST. WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. Riders or those who intend, to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, 330 and 33S Ellis St., Sole Agent for Paclfie Coast. "WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERT HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITT PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTT OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them will use any other. JOHN A. McKERRON, 330 and 33fc Ellis Street. Sole Agent for t!»e Paeific Coas. THE NEW IALIFORMA MARRIAGE IAB AND UOMPANY IS NOW READY TO RECEIVE ORDERS AND to accommodate the citizens of San Francisco and sojourning visitors with the finest turnouts ever put into use in this city. Elegant satin-lined carriages and two-horse coupe's, entirely new, to let at prices no greater than is charged for the worn and inferior material of the older companies. Careful and com- petent drivers, specially selected for the service, at- tired in the company's regulation uniform. Carriages or coupes for calling, shopping, etc., promptly fur- nished and satisfaction guaranteed. The company is under the general management of J. C. Reardon, for the past ten years well known to the riding puhlic of San Francisco. Main office and stand at the Reception House, north side Sutter street, above Kearny, next to Krldge's stable. All orders to the above office, or to Wellington Club stable, corner Leavenworth and California streets, will be promptly attended to, as also orders by telephone, American District or Cali- fornia Telegraph Companies. Orders received as above for the California Baggage Transfer Company. John Harry, Foreman, will be at the main office at all times, and will attend to all business with prompt- A.JDE LABROUSSE, VETEBI^ARY SI lU.KON BUY DIRECT pEADUATE OF ALFORT'S vJT College, Paris. Thirty years _ »of practice. Best of references. Cures guaranteed in all diseases of domestic animals. Office and veterinarv infirmarv, 1125 Market street, opposite New City Hall, San Francisco, From the Manufacturer. Carriages BUGGIEn uggiep an WAG O N S . ANT STTLE MADE TO ORDE Sulkies a Specialty. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Painting, varnishinE Alterations and Repairs. OFFICE AND FACTORT, 13 17 AND 13 19 MARKET STREET, Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco. M. J. McCUE, Proprietor. KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, 116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. Will Sell in All titles and Counties ol the State. REFERENCES. J. S.Cakey, Sacramento. J. D. Cabh, Salinas. R.P. Sakgent, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colusa. P. A. FiNiGAN, San Francisco. HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST successful sales, notably those of Messrs. W hip- pie, Colgrove, Dietz, Coutts, Dougherty, Newland & Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured of ourability to give satisfaction in all busine ssin- trustedto uurcure, Sales will be made in allctties and counties in the Stat'-. We have iiicunti'inplatimi a series of combination or breeders' sales, similar to those so successfully held at the East. We will be pleased to entei Into correspondence with parties de- siring to participate in sueh sales. Private purchases and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions will be made on commission and stock shipped with utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale. Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip. K 1 1.1,11' A CO., 116 Montgomery street. Russ House, 1009. lOlt, 1013 and 1015 J Street, SACRAMENTO, CAL. M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING, newly famished throughout, and with all modern Improvements. Table first class. Everything neat, clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully solicited, street ears pass the house every five minutes. PAUL FRIEDHOFER, jy PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SH OER 116 Washington Street. PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES. HARNESS AND SADDLERY. P. POTTER, MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN Harness, Saddles, WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW work made to order and repairing done. Orders from the country will receive prompt attention. All goods sold for cash at bottom prieeB. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d, fOyl Sacramento. J. O'KANE, 76? Market Street, Sau Frauctwo. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL dealer in Harness, Saddles. Blanket*, English Knee 4-oods, And everything necessary for horse or carriage use. Horse Boots a Specialty. Agent for Dr. Dixon's Condition Powders. Repair- ing promptly attended to. Largest and Finest Stock On the Coast, at prices that defy competition. u i\ MILL A 1 I M K, Leading Cutlers. 7S9 Market 144 3atc Iteilct* mt& Mv&rtstmm* Sept 1 R (Self- Adjusting) AWSON'S U. S. ARM, Suspensory Bandages. A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Belief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free Sold by Druggists. S. E. G. RAWSOX, Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Sprung Knees A2sD Cockled-Ankles Permanently cured by using Sparkhall's Specific. BEFOEK TJSIiJG. AFTER D6USG ■Which does not blister or interfere with the horse's work. It strengthens the joints and tendons, restor- ing the limbs to their normal condition. Has cured many cases of chronic lameness and muscular rheu- matism after other treatment had failed. Testimonials: From O. A. Hickok. Esq., owner of St. Julien, "King of the Turf," San Francisco, Cal., June 8. 1881. I can with confidence recommend Sparkhall's Spe- cific to any one owning a knee-sprung or cockled- ankled horse, being fully convinced that it will cure those deformities without injury to the animal. O. A. HICKOK. From Hon. C. X. Pond, Breeder of the celebrated trotter "Clingstone." Hartford, Conn., March 29. 1882. Tins may certify that I have used Sparkhall's Spe- cific in my stables, and consider it an extraordinary remedy, ace o nip lis hi ug in most cases all that is claim- ed for it. C. M. POND. The Specific is sold in quart bottles— price, §2.00, by W AKEI.EE A CO., Montgomery and Bush Sts., under Occidental Hotel, San Francisco. N. A. JTTDD. D. HICKS. D. HICKS & COMPANY, Patentees Advertising: Hotel Registers. BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS. Importers of Bookbinders' Material Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates. No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. A CARD. WH. DAILY, THE FIR ST SWIM MING • teacher on the Pacific Coast, is manager of the San Jose Swimming Baths. A rare opportunity is thus offered the < ■itiz'Mis of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have your children learn swimming from Prof. Daily. SPOTTING GOODS. H. H. WILSON & SON Importers of and dealers in Sims, PISTOLS. CTTLERY, FISBOSe TACKLE, AM. Ml>TTM»\ ETC. DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY. 513 Clay Street. San Francisco. SENOtOR CIRCULAR OFTHE ' \_\GOWSrr; FLYING CLAYPIGEON PIERCEsXO.OAK^CAL. MENT5 FOR THE PACIFIGCOAST. IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, Ri- fles, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting goodsof all kinds. G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. S5» Market Street. Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front Btree R RACETRACK TO LET. THE WEU-KNOW'X HALF-MILE ACETRAC E ON THE CI.IFF-HOrSE ROAD, TOGETHER with a handsome house, restaurant, saloon, stable accommodations for UK) teams, and all the appurte- nances of a First-Class Racetrack, Is to 1ft on reasonable terms. The truck a popui-y roadside resort and has a steady trade. For particulars apply to JIM EOFF At the Cottage near the Bay District Track. Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting. CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASS SHELLS WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS, GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANT QUANTITY AGENTS FOR THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS ?m6 V M'RRY .1 KRii« hi c„„„ . . c i. ,___ STOCK FARMS. My New Catalogue For 1883, OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1882, with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred trot- ting stock, now at Fairlawn stuck farm, adjoining the citvof Lexington, Ky., will he sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 138 Head of Promising Young Trotting Stock, consisting of vonng stallions, fillies and roadsters most of them sired bv ALMOST, HAPPY MEDIUM, ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR., ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMOST, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in Dreeding and raising fine, highlv-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunitv of obtaining just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMOST already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2.-20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, madeinlSSl: another with a record of 2:23'^; another with a record of 2:26, made in 1S82; another with a rec- ord of 2;2SK, and a grandson with a three-v ear-old rec- ord of 2:23'.., the fastest ever made up to 1SS1. So trot- ting stallioii at the same age ever made such a show- SAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:20'i to 2:30, a larger number than any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same age. aBERDEES, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of ids get with public r cords ranging from 2:15^ to 2:27J-S. So son of Rysdyk's Hamhletonian has made as good a showing at same age. , ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently bee n addedtothe Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fannv Cook, by oldAbdallah; second dam bv Stock- holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Hamhletonian. With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:23>i to 2:2S>:. all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in!8S2 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record helow 2:20 Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:2B, by Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27 'j, bv Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28& by Elial G", son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN. 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to fortv mares, at $100 the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR^, limited to twenty mares, at $o0 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictlv adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY" ASIMAL FOR SALE IS PRISTED IS THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1, 1883. Purchas- ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN RUY ON ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE S.UIE PRICE AS IP PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON OKDERS WITHOUT THE PUR CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED RY THE PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT TN EVERY RESPECT COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Pull written descriptions willbe given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or furthei information addresB WIIXIAM T. YVI Til IKS, 2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky. St. (IRRY A BROS., 113 Sansome street, San Francisco. _ ASHLAND PARK _ Trotting stu| NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. B. J. TBEACY, PROPRIETOR THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family : his aim is to secure and have at all times for salechoice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hambletonians, Maml.rino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park iimv now be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Mainbrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Stir Uambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal- aora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through the best cUbs of speed-producing trotting crosses, along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or further particulars address 2-17yl B. J. TREAt'Y, Lexington, Ey, O. C. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, OAKLAND, (AL ALL CHRONIC DISEASES a i" -iiltv. Office and residence 1167 Washington street. References— A. C. Henry, F. K. Nh tttick, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L. J, Rose , Los Angeles. U. S. Cartridge Co.'s Paper s In lis ABSOLUTELY WATERPROOF guaranteed superior to all others Manufactured by new and improved ma- chinery. Also brass shells and loading im- plimeuts. FOR SAIX BY AIL DEALERS. Whitmans Combination HALTER-BRIDLE. THIS HALTER TAKES TP TO FIT ANY HORSE, ANH IS SO CONSTRUCTED TITAT WITH AN ordinary pair of reins you have a complete bridle. ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING ARE MADE ON THIS PLAN. For sale oy J A McKERRON, WTHE TRADE SUPPLIED. 230 and 232 Ellis street, Sole agent for the Pacific Coaat. Centennial Chronograph A POSITIVELY It i: I.I A II IE "FI.Y.BACK" HORSE-TIMER And Accurate Time-piece Combined. STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER. In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55 In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27 In heavy Silver Hunting1 Cases 30 [From the Jewelers' Circular.] "The Centennialchronogiaph < flv-back) or horse-timer, recently introduced by Messrs. Cfoss 4 Begiielin, Js, regardless of price", oneof the most substantial and accurate pieces of timing mech- inism we have seen. This timer is constructed on scientific me- chanical principles that must excite the admiration of everv in- telligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless become univeitially popular." Ask vour jeweler for them or write to CROSS & BEGUELIN, MA NUFA C TURERS, 21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. When you send an order mention the Brekdkb and Sportsman. PURE-BRED JERSEYS FOR SALE. For sale, to close an EBtate, Ten Head of Pure-Bred Jersey Cattle, Registered in A. J. Herd Book and A. J. C. CH.B.— Cows, llel fers and < :il\ cv. All superior animals both in breeding and quality Also a number of Two and Throe- Year-Olds, Gelding" and Fillies. Thoroughbred* and by 'Muni Stevens Trotting Stoek ot the very best Families. For particulars inquire of or address, R. P. CLEMENT, 121 Montgomery 81 San Francisco. For Sale. 1.200 Spanish Merino Rains and tirades. —ALSO— Thoroughbred Berkshire Inquire of W. A Cal., or L. D. Sui Cal. Pigs. Shipper, near Nelson, Butte Co.. pkk, of Stockton, San Joaquin Cj., HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CALL YOUR attention to my new patent hand- made shoe. I guarantee to cure any bore with bad corns or con- tracted heele by using this shoe, I also guarantee to cure am horse with quarter crocks, interfering, speedy cutting and hitching, or no charge. Horses sent for and returned. J. MKARRON. "The norseBhoer," 351 Third street, between Fol- som and Harrison. 25in3 Vol. III. No. 10. NO. 508 MONTGOMERY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 1883. The Muldoon-Bibby Match. A much vexed question has been settled at last; Muldoon has proven that ne can defeat Bibby at Grosco-Boman wrest- ling by flattening that gentleman's shoulders to the floor af- ter one hour, thirty-nine minntes and nineteen seconds con- tinuous wrestling. There was quite a large crowd went to Bee Muldoon demonstrate a problem he has always claimed he could prove, with some labor and time. The Gamaliel of the wrestling school held forth in a large tent erected near the New City Hall, and around the master's rostrum, in the center, sat nearly 3,000 disciples, eagerly straining their eyes to pick up the slightest hint of the most noble and ancient profession. The model chosen by the great master to illus- trate the science of wrestling was most admirably adapted for the purpose; gracefully formed, plastic, quick and fertile of resource, Bibby is, of all others, the man with whom Mul- doon can best display his art. It may be that there were some few at the lecture who held doubts as to which was the superior, the master or his model, but with the majority it was not so, they could only see one wrestler, it was plain to them that the other could not win a fall if he tried for years, and even when Bibby seemed to be on the of- fensive, it was clear that the master willed it so, and was only putting himself in apparent danger, that he might the better show his skill. At 9 p. m., the lecture commenced. Muldoon began by showing how to tire out your opponent. This he did by laying the weight of the upper part of hiB body on Bibby's head and neck, and at the same time gave Bibby a chance to illustrate the art of boring a hole in your opponent's breast. After a few minutes of this work Mul- doon proceeded to show how not to be turned over when you are down on your stomach. To do this he first went down upon his hands and knees and allowed Bibby to tug and pull at his waist until the public fully appreciated the im- possibility of throwing a man in that way. Then he flattened out and raised his breast a trifle to allow Bibby to place one arm under the near shoulder, and over the neck and the other under the breast, and clutching the far arm, thus making of Bibby's arms two levers, and of Muldoon's neck and far shoulder the points of resistance. Provided Bibby's arm of power was sufficiently long and strong to overcome the resistance of Muldoon's power, according to me- chanical laws, Muldoon's body must be turned over; but Muldoon was not illustrating the laws of mechanics, but the laws of wrestling, and proceeded to knock the baseless theories of old Archimedes into a cocked hat, so to speak. At the very instant when the gravity of his resistance was overcome by the force of Bibbj's muscular contraction, instead of mov- ing into the position Bibby desired to place nim as any well reg- ulated chunk of resistance would do whenit found continued obstinacy useless, he calmly removed his far shoulder from the floor and arching his body until his head and heels sup- ported all of his own and Bibby's pressure in such an un- mechanical way that Bibby's two levers went flying into apace for the reason that they had lost their fulcrum. Then the master got up and shook himself and all the disciples cheered loudly and shook their heads and said: "We knew that Bibby could not hold the master a second longer than he ohoose to let him." Then Muldoon illustrated the power of specific gravity to check the velocity of a moving object by Btanding firm and rigid as the rock of ages while Bibby flew aronud and tugged at his neck and arms. Tiring of that, he showed the proper way to pick up a live object by taking Bib- by around the waist, lifting him up about as easily as a moth- er would a girl baby just ripe for spanking, and then throw- ing him to the floor. Of course Bibby twisted as he went down and no fall resnlted. The next illustration was that of a man getting out of a tight place. Bibby was the man. Muldoon seized him around the neck brought him to his knees, and when trying to put him on his back Bibby squeezed his head out from the master's grip which was so tight and. powerful that every one present was willing to take oath that Bibby's neck was larger than his head or he could uever have gotten away. Then Muldoon repeated all his lessons over again and at the expiration of one hour he and his model were taken off the stage to be rubbed down. At the expiration of fifteen minutes the master continued his lecture. Illustration first was that of a man getting a bad cross buttock when he was not expecting it, and landing heavily on his head and shoulders. Muldoon was the man. Illustration Becond was that of a man receiving a natsy fall from a backhold, and rubbing all the skin off his elbow in saving a fall. Bibby was the man. Then Muldoon got hot at one of his pet illustrations being spoilt and rushed at Bibby eagerly. Bibby went savagely at Mul- doon and both rolled and squirmed all over the Btage. At last Muldoon got a neck hold on Bibby and forced his shoulders to the floor, holding him an instant. A fall was claimed and not allowed, the referee explaining that Bibby did not touch, as Muldood's own arm was in the way. There was a good deal of noise and talk, but the lecture went on. After ten minutes more work Muldoon went down and Bibby tried to turn him. Muldoon twisted himover, and, suddenly throwing his weiget on Bibby's chest, froughtboth shoulders and hipB flat on the floor, and, the fall fafrly won, was awarded him amid loud applause. This won Muldoon the match, $1,000 stake and three-fifths of the gate money, which amounted to about $2,500. The remaining twenty minutes of wrestling did not result in a fall. Jack Hallman acted as judge for Muldoon, Matthews for Bibby, Dave Eiseman time- keeper, Billy Jourdan as referee. During an interval match- es were made between Muldoon and Clarence Whistler for $1,000 a side, and Bibby and Whistler for $500 a side, both to be Graeco-Koman. In making his match Muldoon an- nounced that he claimed the title of Champion Graeco-Bo- man Wrestler of the World, and would defend the title against all comers for any amount of money. A Bovine Pacer. The trotting moose had his day in the Eastern papers, and Dan Dennison's pacing greyhound enjoyed a brief period of notoriety on our Western tracks. Since that time there has been quite a period without any "freaks" of that character, but here is the queerest of the lot: Wabash, the two-year-old calico calf that is credited with a mile racing record of 2:20, was taken to Philadelphia recently by his owner, Colonel Chas. J. Burns, of Evansville, Ind., says the Times. Wabash has won seven races off the reel this summer, and was only beaten once. On that occasion he fell down. At Bedford park, on Wednesday last, he easily beat J. C. Mason's black gelding, the Major, a mile in 2:20. After the race Colonel Burns declined to accept an offer of $1,500 for his fleet-footed bovine. The calf is nearly thirteen and one-half hands high, his legs are like those of a giraffe, and his horns are tipped with nickel-plated knobs. Colonel Burn6 bought the cab! when a yearling, from an Indiana farm- er, who was driving the split-hoof trotter to a sulky, and beating all ordinary roadsters with ease. The calf is of ple- bian blood, and was bred, raised and trained by the farmer. Hitched to a light wagon Wabash trotted to Belmont park Wednesday afternoon, and was sent around the track several times at a three-minute gait. The calf's wind and limbs are perfectly sound, and his owner says he has driven him forty miles a day without making him turn a hair. Although Wa- bash trots fast and steadily in harness, he is much speedier when running under saddle. To show the calf's speed he was saddled and mounted by a 115-pound jockey, and Mr. Horton's bay mare, Clorinda, with a record of 2:24, was start- ed against him. Clorinda went away in the lead when the word "go" was given, but Keilly, the jockey on the calf, quickly clapped spurs into its sides, and, with a bellow that was heard a mile off, Wabash hoisted his tail like a jack-staff and set sail after the trotter. The crowd of horsemen pres- ent at once saw that Wabash had a mixed but fast gait that is peculiar to himself. When on the back stretch his legs seemed to sprangle out on all sides at once, and he bowed his back like a broncho and blew a cloud of steam out of his nostrils. Colonel Burns proudly waived his hand toward him and said to the crowd on the quarter-stretch: "Now, you all watch that critter hump himself. If "humping" meant bellowing until the astounded Clorinda bolted across lihe track and stood trembling against the outside rails, Wa- bash certainly did what the colonel expected. Wabash came along like a locomotive, passed the timorous mare and was lopping into the homestretch before timorous Clorinda's dri- ver could induce her to trot. Wabash won by an eighth of a mile, and was cheered by every spectator except Mr. Horton, who rythmically said to his driver, "Well, don't it beat — !" Stone is again at work on his 40 foot schooner, two young gentlemen, Messrs. Sims and Savage, having contracted for her. The reported price for the hulls, spars and ironwork is $1,100, not a very large price for the good materials and workmanship used in her construction, but before she is ready for use they will find that the sails, painting, furnish- ing and fitting up will cost as much more. Mr. Sims used to own a half interest in the yawl Enid, and we expect that next season his new boat will not lay at her moorings very much. On Sunday, several of the yachts, among them the Neva, whose advent was noted in our last, were "hung up" with the ebb tide off Yellow Bluff, the channel breeze only lasting to that point and the boats consequently not being able to make Saucelito. This in itself must have been very tantaliz- ing, but when they could see in full view the hospital signal, "Come ashore and take a drink" hanging from the flag pole of the S. F. Y. C. House, and it being impossible to get there, it must have increased their irritation tenfold. The Scream of the Parrot. The Western parrot keeps up the cry of the Eastern monthly, "Trotting blood makes trotters, and running blood makes runners." Have we any families which are absolutely trotting bred, which are entirely free from the thoroughbred or running-blood alloy? If so, please name them. The most striking combination before the public just now is that of Hambletonian-Star and Mambrino Chief. Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief were the grandsons of the same thor- oughbred stallion, and both did well on mares more running than trotting bred. Seely's American Star was three-quar- ters thorough or running bred, and had the parrot been alive when the dams of Nettie, Dexter, Dictator and Startle were sent to Hambletonian, it would have split its throat in screaming, "You can't get trotters that way." And yet Nettie was a wonder in haruess; Startle was a trotter himself, and he got Majolica; Dexter was king of the trotting turf, and his brother, Dictator, is the sire of the great trio, Jay Eye See, Phallas and Director. The parrot may be a holy terror to timid people, may carry guns enough to sink a whole fleet, but practical and observing men will not hesitate to pursue in the future the policy of the past, which has led to brilliant results. There is a world of suggestion in the fact that the grandam of Jay Eye See, like the grandam of Maud S, was strictly thoroughbred. Trotting is a cultivated gait, and so long as we have trainers worthy of the name there is no rea- son why the form which is typical of the highest rate of speed should be denied a trial in harness. Those who talk so glibly about trotting blood and running blood cannot sat- isfactorily explain just where the trotting faculty begins and where it ends. The real truth is that, with proper selection and handing, speed at the running gait can be converted into speed at the trotting gait. We are not aware that any one able to command a respectful hearing from the pub- lic recommeneds that mares should be retired from the run- ning turf to receive the embraces of harness stallions. There is too much uncertainty in this kind of breeding. But we do know that the constituency is growing larger and larger which believes in the thoroughbred foundation for the trotter. Unless the horse is highly bred he will not go fast enough or stay long enough to win the biggest prizes of the Grand Central Circuit. — Turf, Field and Farm. Different Breeds for3 the Dairy. The Toronto Globe gives the following as the oonclusions from experiments at the Ontario Model Farm, as deduced from Prof. Brown's last report. "An average cow for dairy purpose should give 20 pounds of milk per day during 200 days every year; eight pounds of cream for every 100 poundBof milk; 45 pounds of butter from every 100 pounds of cream, and fully 10 pounds of cheese for every 100 pounds of milk. Bulk, volume or per cent, of cream is no safe criterion of the quantity of butter in that cream; weight alone is the proper mode of judging. Breed, as much, if not more than food, affects the quantity and quality of milk, cream, butter and cheese. In Ontario Ex- perimental Farm experience the short-horn is an average milker, short in duration per season, low in specific gravity, high in per cent, of cream, proportionately high in butter, and also high in cheese production. The grade of this breed approaches the nearest of any others to what is called a "gen- eral purpose cow." The Aberdeen Poll is low in quantity of milk and the second highest of any in specific gravity. The grade of this breed is much improved in milking properties, giving a greater weight of cream, though a lower per cent, of it. The Hereford is not more prominent than the Short Horn and Aberdeen Poll in regard to milk, except in proportion of butter from cream, in which it is the highest. The grade is very prominently in advance, particularly in proportion of cream, but one of the lowest in cheese. The Devon is most distinct in|higheBt specific gravity of milk and the weight of cheese from milk. We have no experience with the grade of this breed. "The Galloway milk appears to be of a peculiar texture — rich, or so very small in butter globules as to rise very slowly and very indistinct in the test tube. The Ayrshire is a particularly heavy, long milker, giving five times her own weight per season. The milk is somewhat low in specific gravity and per cent, of cream, but is over the average in cheese production. The Ayrshire grade is not im- pioved in any respect except in duration of milking season. The Jersey is remarkable for proportion of cream, averag- ing 35 per cent., and giving a value of dairy products incom- parable to any other breed in our experience. The native or common cow of Ontario, not Canada properly, because Que- bec in particular stands distinct in her class of dairy cows, takes a high place in value of animals produce for ordiuaiy dairy purposes, and, along with the Short Horn grade, is pe- culiarly the dairy aow for the country. 146 IxmUx mul ^jorlswatt. Sept 8 THE KENNEL. National American Rules. As there, are two field trial clubs in the State, who run under the National American Kennel Club Field Trial Rules, we publish them in full for the convenience of sportsmen and dog trainers. . Rule 1. Managers of Field trials shall advertise the time and place where the meeting will be held, the date of closing entries, the scale of points and the name of judges, at least thirty 'days before the trials take place. In the event any judge or judges fail to act, the competitors shall fill all va- cancies, each competitor being entitled to one vote. Rule 2. Dogs shall be drawn in braces by lot, and run in heats, the beaten dog to be retired (except as hereafter pro- vided'), and the winners to be run again in the order in which they won their successive heats. If there should be a bye, the dog getting the benefit of the bye shall be run in the first heat in the nest series of heats. If two dogs owned or exhibited by the same person should be drawn to run to- gether, or come together in any successive heat, the second dog shall change place with the next dog in the order of running. This shall be continued until only two dogs remain, and the ■winner of 'these two shall be winner of the first prize. The last dog beaten by the winner of first prize shall compete for second prize with the best of those dogs previously beaten by the winner of first prize. The winner of this heat Bh all be declared winner of second prize. The dog beaten in this heat shall compete with the best of those previously beaten by the second prize winner, and the winner shall be third in the stake. The judges shall decide which is the best of these beaten dogs in the competition for second and third places, by selection or running extra heats between them. If a win- ner of one or more heats is withdrawn, the dogs previously beaten by him shall not be deprived of compet- ing for second or third place, if in the opinion of the judges the dog withdrawn had a reasonable chance of winning first or second. The last dog beaten by a -winner shall stand equal to all others previousl beaten by such winner. Rule 3. When two dogs owned or trained by the same person shall be drawn together, one shall run only in that heat, and he with the next dog in the 'order of running not so owned, unless at the latter end of a trial it be found im- possible to avoid running two such dogs together, when it may be permitted. A -withdrawal from any heat is a with- drawal from the stake. If in drawing there be a bye, and a dog be withdrawn in this heat, the dog with a bye and the other dog in the heat withdrawn from, shall be compelled to run against each other, as if so drawn, at the end of this se- ries of heats; but if a dog is withdrawn from a heat after he has been called upon to start, the dog drawn to run against him shall be declared the winner of the heat. The judges may suspend the running for the benefit of a dog which, hav- ing just won a heat, is to run next. Rule 4. The judges shall order up the dogs as soon as they have determined which is the best, according to the scale of points inRule 5. The privilege is granted the judges of ordering up any dog or brace of dogs that have not suffi- cient merit, in their opinion, to get placed; but these may be put down again if there is a possible chance for them to win. Rule 5. Positive points for merit: Pointing, 35; pace, 20; backing, 7; style, 6; staunchness, 6; ranging, 6; quartering, 6; obedience and disposition, 4; retrieving, 10. Total, 100. Negative points for demerit: False pointing, 1 to 7; break- ing in {each offense), 3; breaking shot (each offense), 5; chas- ing, or breaking shot and chasing (each offense), 10. Rule 6. No person, except the judges, attendants and re- porters will be permitted to accompany the handlers of dogs. Two persons will not be permitted to work one dog or a brace of dogs. If from any cause the handler of a dog, or brace of dogs, is disabled to such an extent that he cannot shoot, the judges shall appoint a person to shoot for him. The hand- lers of the dogs shall go together as if it were a brace of dogs, so that the dogs shall be on an equality as to ground, oppor- tunities for pointing, etc. No spectator, except the owners of the dogs running, will be allowed nearer the handler of the dogs than seventy-five yards to the rear, and a marshal shall be appointed to enforce this rule. No perosn shall make any remark about the judges or dogs in hearing of the judges. Such personB so offending shall be expelled from the grounds. Should any handler of dogs annoy the judges after having been ordered to desist, the judges shall order such dogs as he is handling up and out of the race, and the Executive Com- mittee shall have power to suspend and bar from competition at the field trials of the National American Kennel Club, any person who shall use abusive language to the officers of the association, or shall be guilty of abusive criticism of them through the press. The privilege is granted the handlers to ask the judges for information or explanation that has a di- rect bearing upon any point at issue; pending such questions the dogs shall not be under judgment. Dogs afflicted with any contagious diseases, or bitches in season, will not be permitted on the grounds. Rule 7. Pointing fur, feathers or reptiles shall not be con- sidered making a false point. A dog making a false point, and discovering it to be such without any encouragement from his handler, shall not be penalized. Instructions to Judges. Pointing — The judges will allow only those dogs the maxi- mum that point all the birds possible for them to point under the existing circumstances. A dog to earn the maximum number of points under his head must display a first-class nose, exhibit great judgment in finding and pointing his birds, and make no flushes that a dog with the above quali- ties would avoid in ordinary hunting. The dogs are to be hunted in all respects as in an ordinary day's shooting. In- excusable or willful hushes will detract from a dog's score under this head, but the character of the flush must be al- ways taken into account in estimating the penalty, if any. They shall always consider the nature of the ground, the wind and the birds, and not penalize a dog for flushing a bird it would be impossible to point. The penalty for flushes to be graded by the character of the offense. The judges shall not require the handlers to work their dogs down wind. Judges are allowed the discretion of declaring a dog or dogs out of the heat, if absent when called. Pace — The dog that maintains the fastest gait throughout the heat, except when in cover or on game, to receive the full number of points; his competitor to be graded by him. Backing— The maximum only allowed such dogs as stand or drop promptly at sight of another dog pointing; but no dog shall be expected to back unless the dog pointing stands and is motionless. A dog shall not be said to refuse to back unless he sees the dog pointing. To get credit for a back, the dog must stop at least ten yards (when practicable) in front of the handler. Style — The judges shall consider the dog's grace in ranging and drawing, and attitudes in pointing and backing. Staunchness — The maximum only allowed such dogs as do not advance from their point when they are on game until ordered on. Ranging. — The maximum only allowed the dogs that main- tained the most killing range throughout, viz.: Wide or close, as the necessity of the case may require. Quartering. — The maximum only allowed such dogs as work at right angles with the handler, unless the nature of the ground renders such work impracticable. Obedience and Disobedience. — The maximum only allowed to a dog that works promptly to the gun without noise or severity, and is obedient, prompt, cheerful, and easily han- dled. Retrieving. — To receive the maximum under this head, a dog shall go promptly and cheerfully for the bird, and deliver it to the handler without mouthing or mutila- tion. False Pointing. — The judges shall give a dog ample oppor- tunity to discover whether or not he is on a true point, and the penalty shall range from one to seven for his acts through- out the heat. Breaking in is when a dog, through imperfect breaking or from excitement, leaves his position when the birds rise, whether the gun is fired or not, and starts to break shot or chase, but stops within a few feet of the point from which he started, of his own accord or by command. Breaking Shot is when a dog runs in when a shot is fired or not, with the intention of getting the bird, and does not stop promptly at command. Chasing is when a dog follows the birds, either when the gun is fired or not, to any extent to be beyond the control of .the handler for the time being. Puppy Stakes. — Rule. — Dogs born prior to Jan. 1st of pre- ceding year, will not be eligible for the quail trials, and dogs born prior to March 1st will not be eligible for the prairie chicken trials. There will be no points allowed for retrieving in this stake. Rules otherwise as above. Brace Stakes. — The rules governing the brace stakes shall be the same as those used in All-Age Stakes, with the follow- ing exceptions: The maximum for ranging shall be ten in- stead of six, and the total one hundred and eight instead of one hundred. The brace to earn the maximum for quarter- ing must cross each other systematically, and independent of each other, or one dog must quarter the ground on one side of the handler, while the other dog quarters the opposite side, the dogs meeting at or near the center. Each brace will be run separately instead of running in heats, and be judged by the scale of points as laid down and explained. In case only one dog retrieves, the brace shall only be entitled to half the number of points for retrieving. The foregoing rules are based upon. the principles that each heat is a complete race, and the winner of the trial is the un- beaten dog who has directly or indirectly beaten every other dog in the stake. The term "heat," as used in this system, must not be confounded with the same term as applied to contingent races, but here means a complete race. If from any cause the trial is brought to a close before the ties for first prize have been run off, the honors and first prize shall be divided between the unbeaten dogs according to their positions, which shall be determined by the number of heats won. "When the first prize had been divided the judges may, with the consent of the association, divide the second and third prizes as follows: "When the first prize is divided between two dogs, the winners of the first prize shall receive one-half of second, and the best of the dogs beaten by the winners to receive the other half; the third prize to be divided equally among all of the dogs beaten by either dog that received a portion of second. When the first prize is divided between three or more dogs they shall receive one-half of second and third, in the same proportion that they divided first, and the other half of second and third shall be divided among the dogs they have met and beaten. But any division of second and third in a "stake where the first prize has been divided shall not be considered a field trial record for the dog receiving a portion of such divided prize. The scale of points laid down in rule 5 are for the purpose of determining the difference between two dogs under the same conditions, but the score made shall in no way consti- tute a record, nor shall the dogs in a trial be compared by the scores they have made. Coursing at Newark. On Sunday last a coursing match was run at the enclosed coursing ground recently arranged at Newark, by W. Dugan. The match was a half success only, for the reason that many of the spectators behaved more like savages from Fiji than cit- zensof an enlightened country. There was a noisy, swearing, blackguard little crowd of men, each accompanied by a guant looking cur whom it were base flattery to call a greyhound. Hungry, scraggy brutes with not enough speed to evade a pound-keeper's wagon or bottom enough to catch a cottontail; about the same breed and quality as their masters, with the difference that the biped curs had enough to eat and were fat, consequently disagreeable, snappish and brutal as all curs are when well fed. The two legged-curs showed their appre- ciation of a noble sport by loosing their four-footed congenerB every time the chances of the course brought a hare near the spectator's stand. When, as several times happened, a har ran into the ciowd, theBe savage whelps, not content to let the dogs follow their natural prey, had to play dog, and with sticks, stones and feet try to end the hare's existence. The weather, too, was against the sport. It was hot. These are the only disagreeable features of the match. As to the weath- er, we have always contended that September was too hot a month for coursing both for dogs and men. The other dis- agreeables Mr. Dugan proposes to remedy. He will allow no dogs on the grounds in future matches, except the two com- peting ones and no fresh pair will be admitted until the former pair have been removed. This will settle the question of dogs getting loose. A constable with full powers will be on hand to look after savages. If one is not enough, a dozen will be procured, so that the sav- ages who make a point of being aggressive nuisanceB at every Sunday sport near town may anticipate a pleasant reception. As to the coursing ground, we most unhesitatingly say that it can be made a grand success, and affords as good sport as a run on the open plains, but that stage of perfection has not as yet quite been reached. Mr. Browning of Merced has solved for Dugan the problem of catching hares and trans- porting them, and will doubtless find in the future a big market for live game in the Eastern States. How he catches them is his own secret, but we can answer forit that he lands them at Newark in good conditiou, undamaged in any way. On Sunday the bares did not run very well, and the dogs had no trouble to kill them; a quick, good killer had an im- mense advantage right along. But it would not do to put the Newark Park down as a failure for that reason. The hares were all young, born about the end of April or early in May, too young to make a long run. The coursing men never go to Merceduntillate in October or early in November, when the young hares are at least six months old. Then they can run all day, so to speak, and are as fast as a quar- ter horse. So that all Mr. Dugan has to do is to wait a little until his hares have grown some more, and he can give the dogs as hard a task as they will care to undertake. Then, again, we think that Mr. Dugan feeds his game rather too well; the average Merced Jack only needs three mouthfuls of bark and a ten-mile run every day to get fat on. The ar- rangements for driving the hares into the coursing field will be improved, and such other matterB as suggest themselves will be promptly attended to by Mr. Dugan, who is an enterpris- ing, go-ahead fellow, always on the lookout to learn. The grounds are admirably situated and arranged. The coursing field is about a quarter of a mile square, or perhaps more. It is old pasture, has never been plowed up, and with the exception or a couple of ditches has no irregularities to hide the sport from the spectators. In the south corner a grand stand has been erected, lunch rooms, bar, etc. In the centre of the west side is a stand for the judge which should be at least 20 1 feet higher than it is at present. The field is enclosed by a board fence about five feet high. On the other side of a lane is a small field in which Mr. Dugan's hares are kept. It is a large roomy place closely fenced, and well covered with trees, just the place in which a hare loves to lie during the heat of the day. A runway has been made from the pre- serve to the coursing ground, and a trap so arranged that harei can be let out one at a time. The arrangements of the ground and stands enable the spectators to see every point made in a course, something they cannot do on the open plain . The excursion party that went up from the city, last Sun- day, included 460 persons, and together with a large contin- gent from around Newark, made a crowd of nearly 1,000 peo- ple on the grounds; more people than ever witnessed a coursing match at one time in America before. The thirty- two nominators in the old dog stake, and fifteen in the puppy stake had elected for president of the day. Judge J. C. Pennie; for Treasurer and vice President, Thomas Brady; Secretary, J. J. Murphy; John Sillery was chosen to act as judge, and Jos. Stadfeldt as slipper, and in the absence of the latter T. T. Williams handled the leathers. The first pair slipped were A. Tracy's Galty Boy and P. Can- ty's Belfast Maid. They went away on even terms, the hare declining to run very fast until they were close up. Then she made a sitting turn which threw Belfast Maid out very badly, and Galty Boy getting in made a turn and served himself. Then the Maid got in and a kill followed without merit. The course went to Galty Boy and was a fair sample of the work all day. The hare did not run over 300 yards, made no ad- 1 vantage of its start and behaved in rather a dazed, stupid manner, very different from the chipper impudent style of an old hare that knows he can run fast and has never met any- thing fleeter than a mustang or a hungry coyote. On his na- tive plains the Jack rabbit of commerce is a jaunty, devil- may-care fellow, with the utmost contempt for the test of the world, but at Newark the youngsters seemed to have no more vim and self assertion than a San Francisco School Director. Some of them made the dogs work their passage; but a ma- jority of the courses do not call for description. Bryan Dougherty's Daisy and a brindle bitch called Lady Franklin Jr., had quite a nice course. The brindle led from slips and had a length at the first turn. Daisy got in, and, turning, was badly thrown out, striking a hard bit of ground, and- be- ing unable to get around in good style. Before she recovered the brindle had made a couple of wrenches and the hare tailed out to do some good, hard running. A "wrench" brought Daisy in and then the work was very even, the dogs turning alternately until Puss was pretty well tired out. Go- ing up with a rush Daisy made a "trip " Puss flew around into the brindle's mouth who killed and won with points to spare . When Liberator and Tampete ran, the latter won easily but owing to a mistake the judge hoisted the wrong flag. The er- ror was corrected in a few minutes but caused some grum- bling. Clem Dixon's Special Licence was points ahead in his course with Rakes of Mallow when he fell in a hole, and, wrenching his back, was put out of the race. The first run over the old dogs resulted as follows: Andy Tracy's Galty Boy beat P. Canty's Belfast Maid. T. Ford's Foxhall beatM. Halpin's Culverin. William Fowler's Spot beat C. J. Wilkinson's Nellie Wilk- inson. Ed. Walsh's Hibernia Boy beat John Grace's Parnell. Ed. Talbot's Tampete beat D. D. Roach's Liberator. John Wainwright's Milo beat Canty's Pride of the Village. P. K. Jacoby's Cassie Maria beat J. O 'Kane's Ben. P. Curley's Potrero Minnie beat Lew Young's Lord Byron. Alexander Liptis' Venus beat C. Fowler's Delebute. William Ryan's Tarn O'Shanterbeat Andy Tracy's Plato. John Egan's Lady Franklin Jr. beat Bryan Doherty's Daisy, J. McCarthy's Night Shade beat S. L. Brook's Bingo. C. Hagen's Muldoon beat P. Canty's Swallow. William Sessions' Maid of San Francisco, beat C. Hagen's Emma. 1 P. Garvey's Rakes of Mallow beat Clem Dixion's Special License. James Stevenson's Longfellow beat T. Cronin'sLily of Killarney. The entries for the puppy stakes proved to be a fairly good lot of youngsters, Mark Devlin's 'Lovely and R. Talbot's Templar showing remarkably good form. In the race between Moll Roe and Trip the Daisy, won by the former, the judge hoisted the wrong flag, and some growling was heard at his mistake. He was not to blame. The fault lay with the per- son who put Trip the Daisy, on the card as a brindle and white dog; when he was a pure white dog with a small brin- dle mark on his ears only. Templar was also wrongly enter- ed as a brindle aud white. He is nearly pure white. The first run over by the puppies resulted as follows: T. Cronin's Martin Flynn beat D. Sexton's Oceanic. H. J. Eagan's Moll Roe beat E. Talbot's Trip the Daisy. M. T. Murphy's Kitty Bums~beat D. A. Connor's Taffy. Mark Devlin's Lovely beat T. Brady's Wee Nell. H. J. Eagan's Tenbrock beat W. Rodger's Lady Flood. J. E. Haley's Sadie beat D. L. Levy's Lucky Crook. E. Talbot's Templar beat W. Halpin's Lady Alice. J. Stevenson's Spring ran a bye. The ties for old dogs were run as follows: s Foxhall boat Galty Boy. Hibernia beat Spot. Tampete beat Milo. Potrero Minnie beat Cassie Maria. Tarn O'Shanter beat Venus. Lady Franklin Jr. beat Nightshade. Maid of San Francisco beat Muldoon. Longfellow ran a bye, Rakes of Mallow being withdrawn. The decision against Cassie Maria looked like a mistake, but it was not easy to tell. Both dogs are jet black, and the small collarB worn are easily obscured. The second run over of the puppies resulted as follows: 1883 3Jfee Ijtederimd jSpjwtstwatt. 147 Martin Flynn beat Mollie Koe after two undecided courses. Lovely beat Kittie Burns. Tenbroeck beat Sadie. Templar beat Spring. It was nearly 5 o'clock when tbe first ties were concluded, and owing to tbe lateness of tbe hour tbe concluding ties were postponed till next Sunday at the same place. Mr. Post to "Irish Setter." Editor Breeder and Sportsman : I see that some pen-and- ink sportsman has seen fit, under tbe nom de plume of Irish ;Setter, to indulge himself in what he undoubtedly considered a " scorching " article referring to myself in your issue of the :25th inst. He says that "I was fortunate in having greatness .thrust upon me by being selected as one of tbe judges at the .late show." I do not deem my being selected as a judge to .have been very fortunate for me, as I am out through loss of ■dogs killed by bad treatment there, expenses in attending .and medicine purchased, something over $300. His asser- .tion that I have a desire to enviously and maliciously crush ■everything and everybody connected with sporting dogs is untrue. I love the thoroughbred dog so well that I confess I have the keenest desire to "show up " fraudulent dogs and fraudulent owners of dogs, and with the desire I believe I have the ability to do it. His next assertion that "it morti- fies me to think that there are good dogs in the state besides my own " is false, and, as a proof that it is false, I will tell him that upon my return from the bench show I advised a friend of mine here to purchase from Mr. Mayberry, of Los Angeles, the young Llewellin bitch, Topsey, exhibited by bim. My friend acted on my advice and purchased her, and bo well did she please him that he has since bought her full sister, one litter younger. I have lately advised two friends of mine to purchase setter pups from the kennel, of Geo. W. Bassford, in Colusa, and they have done so. I also induced a friend of mine to purchase a young pointer from Mr. Bass- ford. I, myself, purchased from Mr. Ike Aldrich, of Marys- ville, a brace of pups, for which I paid him $100. They are tbe two that the bench show killed. I have just purchased another pup for my own use from Mr. Bassford. I think this is a sufficient answer to the above charge. His assertion that I ever invited any one to join in organ- izing a Kennel Club is incorrect. He then says that "I next tried my hand at getting up a State Field Trial Association, but failed, etc." How he must have groaned in spirit when be, eagerly opening his copy of the Breeder and Sportsman to see how real nice his little squib looked in print, discov- ered that a State Field Trial Club had been organized, was an established fact, and contained among its members the great- er portion of the foremost sportsmen of the State. What would he not have given to have eliminated that portion from his altogether lovely effusion when he saw that the "practical sportsman had not resisted my flattering applica- tion," but had thought it worthy of a response. The Pacific Coast Field Trial Club has only the kindliest feeling for the Gilroy Club; indeed, H. M. Briggs, of Gilroy, is a member of the StaU Club. Mr. Farmer, of the Gilroy Club, will ran two dogs ,at the State Club Trials and a number of gentlemen members of the State Club expect to go to Gilroy to meet their champions. "So moteitbe." So, Mr. "Irish Setter" (I do hate to address any one who is afraid to write over hi6 own name by so gallant a title. The Irish setter never skulks, but always bEows his colors and goes down with them nailed to the mast). So you think that if there is to be a State Field Trial Club organized it would have "to be done by some one better posted and with more influence" than I, do you? Ton then continue with a lot of rot about my challenge to Mr. Hearst, something which is none of your business, and say that I propose conditions which no gentleman would accept. Who are you, sir, who thus seeks to thrust yourself into a matter where you are not wanted? You just give to the public your true name, instead of de- preciating a fine breed of dogs by assuming theirs, and under its cover making yourself ridiculous, and we will then be better able to judge whether or not you are a gentleman and competent to say what conditions a gentleman may accept and what not. I will, for your information, say that Dido's owner will handle her whenever she runs and that sportsmen own dogs that find the birds for the gun, instead of go- ing themselves at a go-as-you-please gait to find birds for tbe dogs. With a spirit that well becomes a man that will attack another one under a nom deplume you say that'my challenge looks like a puff for Irish pups I have to sell. Even your presumptions are incorrect. I had disposed of all my pups before anything had been said about Irish pups. You think a match ought to be decided in two hours. Well, I think you are about a "two.hour "sportsman, and one whose tastes run more to sitting under a tree on a camp stool shooting doves as they fly by than to hunting any other game. One more question from your "effusion " and I have done with it. You say, "But Mr. Post could not show his utter ignorance of dogs more than to propose to ran one for six consecutive days." As you have said that I am "ignorant" by making tbe challenge I did, I will show you that yon have in tbe above quotation written yourself a perfect ignoramus. To do this I will cite the following challenges that have appear- ed in the American Field, from men to men, immeasurably your superiors, every one of them, as sportsmen, and own- ing dogs better than you ever dreamed of, not to say have owned. December 10, 1880, Mr. Bloodgood, of Khode Island chal- lenged Mr. Bryson, of Memphis, Tennessee, to run Gladstone a two days race for $1,000 a side against his dog Nat. In 1879, Mr. Bryson ran his dog Gladstone against Mr. Campbell's Joe Jr., a two days race from sun to sun for a purse of $1,000. Joe Jr. won the race and on the night the race was finished Mr. Bryson challenged the Campbell party for another race of three days from sun to sun for a $2,000 purse. Owing to sickness in Mr. Campbell's family the match was not made. Campbell afterwards challenged for a six days race from sun to sun but was not accommodated. In November 1881, Harry Malcolm, of Baltimore, chal- lenged Major Taylor, of Richmond, Va., to a race of six con- secutive days. On November 29, 1881, one of the most prominent sports- men of Boston, Mass., challenged any one in Boston or vicinity for a three days race for from $100 to $250 a side. On January 20, 1883, Mr. F. H. Bates of Marion, Ala., challenged either of the winners of the all aged stake at Grand Junction to run against bis dog, Joe Campbell, for three consecutive days, a race on quails for $250 aside. The dogs to run from sun to sun with intermission for lunch. OnMarchl0,1883,Mr.W.E.Hugbes,of St. Louis, Mo., of- fered to match his pointer, Meteor, against setter London, owned by H. Bailey Harrison, of London, Ontario, for from $200 to $1,000 aside for a two days race on quails. On March 24, 1883, Mr. E. S. Wanmaker, of Elmwood, N. C, in answer to a challenge of Mr. Harrison above men- tioned, offered to ran his pointer bitch Darkness against Har- rison's London a two days race for $200 aside. On April 21, 1883, Mr. Harry Maloom offered to match his dogs Malcolm and Dream IV against Mr. Dixon's dogs, Pi- lot and Lady Pilot.for a race from Monday morning until Sat- urday night with hah* an hour for lunch. On the 14th of last month, Mr. W. A. Buckinghan, Connect- icut, challenged Major J. M. Taylor, of Lexington, Ky., to ran one of his dogs against Grousedale. On the fourth of this month Major Taylor accepted the challenge, sent his for- feit'of $250 to American Field and named his setter Lit, as the dog he would start. Now, "Irish Setter," do you for a moment intend to try to shove down the throats of California sportsmen the belief that those gentlemen whom I have mentioned as desiring to make the matches referred to, and whose names and those of their famous dogs are household words among the vast family of Eastern sportsman, are "utterly ignorant" because they desire to, and believe their dogs can ran from two to six consecutive days? Now which is the ' 'utterly ignorant" one, you or I? Let me inform you of a fact, the denial of which by you makes safe for ins to assume you are entirely ignorant of, i. e., that a dog that cannot run six consecutive days is a "quitter" and not a first class field dog. I would not own one that could not, although one with much less "bottom" would undoubtedly answer your purpose, seeing that you are a "two hour" man. Now, sir, in conclusion, I dare you to disclose your true name and to discuss over it with me any position that I have ever taken, any proposition thut I have ever advanced regarding dogs or sportsmanship, or any act of mine towards my brother sportsmen that you may see fit to criticise. When- ever you think you have got a dog that can beat Dido just rash to your favorite sporting weapons, pen and ink, and you will find Dido and myself on deck, as we always are ready to welcome a true sportsman or unmask a pretender. If you have any further articles to write about me. send them riglit along, and I will try to reply to them; but you must write over your own name, or I shall not notice them. Re- member that I have dared you to a discussion, over your own name, of anything pertaining to sportsmanship with which I have had to do, to which you may have taken exception. I think I know who you are, and I don't believe that you will reveal your identity. Sacramento, August 9, 18S3. C. N. Post. [Mr. Post's remarks about "Irish Setter " for not giving bis real name are uncalled for. His name is well known to the editor of this paper. He is a gentleman and a thorough sportsman and one whose experience of dogs is second to n o man's in this state . Mr. Post has quoted and commended a contributor who writes over the signature X about Irish Set- ters. He says that X is a thorough sportsman and well ac- quainted with dogs; in fact, he generally endorses and com- mends X. He is inconsistent, therefore, to condemn "Irish Setter" simply because he takes an assumed name. It is the custom of contributors to tbe sporting press, all the world over, to take a nom de plume, and we never before knew one of them to be attacked for so doing. — Ed.] Last week a meeting was held in Ixora Hall, presumably of exhibitors at the late bench show. A gentleman named. K. E. McGregor, who was elected President, stated that "the object of the meeting was to investigate the frauds that had been perpetrated upon the public and the exhibitors at the bench show, and to exonerate David Levy and tbe other managers from blame." A few exhibitors of dogs were pres- ent, and several of them doubtless thought that they had not been fairly treated, but a majority of those present were neither exhibitors nor generally known as owners of fine dogs. Two gentlemen stated their complaints in a proper, reason- able manner. D. L. Levy and others made attacks on C. N. Post of Sacramento which appeared to be some kind of re- taliation upon Mr. Post for a letter he had published in a local paper, and which retaliatory attacks had the appearance of being simply a personal quarrel, which Post and Levy can settle in the courts, or outside, or leave unsettled, just as they please, to the utter unconcern of the sporting public. The only proof of Mr. Post's alleged incompetence advanced by any one present in such a manner as to demand consideration was by D. E. Goodman, who stated that Mr. Post had classed as a mongrel, a dog to whioh subsequently he had given a first prize upon finding that it had an approved pedigree. One gentleman complained of the clasification of dogs by tbe judges, and he certainly show- ed that he had not been treated fairly. He had been promis- ed by Mr. Levy that his dog should be judged in a certain class which was not done. The judges may have erred in classing the dogs as they did but that is a question of opin- ion only. There can be no doubt, however, that Mr. Levy had no right to promise to put a dog in any special class. He had no jurisdiction in the matter, and finding himself unable to keep his word Bhould have returned the entrance fee and allow the exhibitor to withdraw. The meeting dis- solved after passing a set of resolutions which state as facts things which are not true, and which, even if true, to carry any weight should have been signed by tbe persons voting for their passage, and which if published in any newspaper backed by enough capital to make chance of recovery possi- ble, would surely subject tbe publisher to a libel suit fordam- ages. The columns of the Breeder and Sportsman have always been open for the discussion of this bench show or any sim- ilar topic. We cared not whose self love was wounded by any legitimate criticism and have never hesitated to publish communications which contained reflections upon our own judgment and knowledge. We do not profess infallibility and are always pleased to have our errors corrected. But we do not propose to have these columns used to gratify private spite, or attack indi viduals for no good end. We have declined to publish com- munications from both parties to this controversy, simply because they contained personal attacks for which we could see no warrant, nor hope from them for good results. If one or more of the judges in the show were incompetent or un- fairly prejudiced, statements to that effect, if accompanied by reasonable proof, are fit matter for publication; but simply to assert such a thing and offer no proof is more than useless, it is unfair, unjust and unsportsmanlike. Charges of mis- management and neglect, backed by proof, have been made by many exhibitors in this paper. Messrs. Bassford, Briggs, Carroll, Truman, Fitch, Stack and several others have made them over their own signatures or with sufficient publicity, Mr. Levy has chosen to meet those charges by saying that one of the jndges was incompetent. While we freely admit that most of the trouble came from Mr. Levy's inexperience, and was neither malicious nor intentional, we do not think that he took the proper way to answer the complaints. How- ever, there is a simple way to test the matter. Mr. Levy is a showman and a speculator. If he imagines that his manage- ment was popular let him proceed to get up another bench show, and then if the dog owners come forward freely and enter theirpets.it will be conclusive proof that bis former man- agement was satisfactory than any other proof that could be offered. Rather too Late. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Not long since I noticed in your paper a challenge from C. N. Post of Sac, Cal., stat- ing that he would ran his Irish setter bitch Dido in a Field Trial against A. B. Truman's Irish setter Bob, etc. I, know- ing that A. B. was always ready to back tbe good qualities of his dog Bob, I made it my special business to call on him to see if he bad accepted, but, greatly to my surprise, I found the old vetern Bob stricken down with partial paralysis, just as bad as a dog could be to be alive. Bob's owner I am sure would accept said challenge if his old companion, Bob, was well, but as it now stands .'he is compelled to give C. N. P. the honors, etc. I have often seen dogs work — I have owned good working dogs that were superior to two-thirds of these that I have seen, but Bob was the peer of them all. I ask why Mr. C. N. Post did not issue his challenge before? He knew, and so did J. B. Martin, that Truman was ready to back his dog against anything entered in the show as an Irish set- ter. D. E. Goodman. *. Truly the average daily newspaper reporter is woefully ig- norant of sporting affairs. One very young gentleman of the daily press after a turgid introduction a la Ouida thus dis- courses about the Sunday coursing match at Newark: The panting of the dogs at their heels filled them with a frenzy of terror, and then they ran and circled and dodged until a sleuthhound had fastened its fangs in its poor, quiv- ering body, to the infinite delight of the crowd of spectators. One pauses after reading the preceding extract, and won- ders which to admire most, the bold and original disregard of grammatical rules, or tbe inventive genius which led a re- porter to call a greyhound a sleuthhound. The Story of Director. "Yes," said Colonel John W. Conley, in conversation with a representative of The Gazette the other day, "the Dictators are the sensational horses of this season sure enough; and it doesn't surprise me at all to learn that Colonel McDowell has purchased the old horse for $25,000. He will get all the mares he can accommodate at $300 each, and pay for himself in a season or two. 1 have always been a great friend and advocate of Dictator and tbe blood-lines he represents. In my opinion his breeding is as good as any, and 1 thought this way and talked it, too, long before Dictator bad done any- thing as a sire — in fact when a great many breeders had pro- nounced bim a failure. Aside from the performances of Dexter, his full brother, Dictator always impressed me as a horse of as marked characteristics, and as good ones as I bad ever seen. Years ago, when he was at Mr. Durkee's place on Long Island, I talked to Colonel West about Dicta- tor, and be made two visits to New York at my solicitation to look the horse over with a view of taking bim to Kentucky, where I felt sure be would be a success in the stud. The first time, Colonel West didn't like him at all. He was small, he said, and none of his get bad amounted to much. But this didn't discourage me, and I told them that George Wilkes was small, and that with the exception of May Bird and one other, he bad never, while on Long Island, got any- thing that could trot. 1 argued that Dictator was a full brother to the greatest all-round- trotter we had ever seen — Dexter, a horse that could pub a wagon, a sulky or go under the saddle and beat everything that opposed him — that could trot two and three-mile heats. Dictator himself was also a trotter, and the blood must surely be a success when the proper cross was found. Finally Lolonel West came on for the third time, and took Dictator to Kentucky. I felt confi- dent that he would be a success there, and he has more than fulfilled my anticipations." ■ Knowing that Colonel Conley at one time owned Director, the conversation drifted to a conversation of that horse and bis great races this year: "1 remember very well the first time I saw Director," said Colonel Conley. "It was in the spring of 1S79. Mr. J. I. Case, Mr. H. D. McKinney and myself visited Kentucky to- gether, and telegraphed Colonel West that we were coming. He had a carriage at the depot for us, and we entered it and started for the farm. After we had ridden a short distance I heard the patter of a horse's feet behind our carriage, and on looking around saw George Brasfield, at that time superin- tendent of Colonel West's farm, driving a little black colt that was hitched to an ordinary buggy. I told the driver of our vehicle to stop, got out, and entered the buggy with Brasfield. I asked him what he was driving, and he said it was a colt, just two years old, by Dictator, out of Dolly, tbe dam of Thorndale. 'Can he go any?' I asked. 'A little,' repbed Brasfield, and, pulling around the carriage which con- tained the other gentlemen, he sent the little black stud up the road at a clip that surprised me. He went about three- quarters of a mile at close to a 2:50 gait, and when you re- member that this was done by a two-year-old, over an ordi- nary country road, and with two big men in a buggy, you may well believe I was astonished. Brasfield owned the colt himself, having purchased him when a yearling, and the re- sult of that fast ride was that I became his owner before night, paying $2,500 for him. It was a big price for a two- year-old, but I thought him cheap at those figures. "Before leaving Chicago to visit Kentucky a friend of mine here had told me that whenever I saw a horse that suited me and that I desired to buy he would take a half-interest in him, so I declared bim 'in' with Director, and a very good bargain it proved for him. Before leaving Colonel West's place I saw Jay Eye See, then a yearling. He was for sale at $500, and I stood for quite awhile at the corner of the barn, one day, looking bim over as he stood in the pasture. I ar- gued to myself that Director might not turn out so well as I anticipated — something might happen to him — and in case Jay Eye See proved to be a good one, it would even me up on tbe transaction, while if he never amounted to anything, not much would be lost. But he was small and round, aud looked altogether too pretty to ever make a trotter, and so I let bim go. "Director was sent to Dr. Herr, and next year he came out as three -year- old and trotted two races, at Louisville and Lexington, winning them both. At Louisville be went the third heat of his race in 2:30, and the last quarter was done in 34 seconds — a 2:16 gait. When be came back to tbe stand be stood there as full of life as you ever saw a horse. His eyes were big and bright, and he pawed the ground in a ner- vous, energetic manner, as much as to say be was ready and willing to turn right around aud trot the mile over again if anybody wanted bim to. If ever I was in love with a horse it was with Director that day, and at tbe Chicago trotting meeting this summer when he came flying through tbe mud on tbe home stretch with Monroe Chief, and beat that horse to the wire, I remembered how the little fellow looked at Louisville three years before. When his season as a three- year-old was ended he had earned for me a little mor his price, over and above all expenses. I sold him fi »r 000 to Mr. Sanlsbury, of California, and when a man d< well as that in a horse transaction he ought not toe but I guisa nowi* was a mistake to sell." — Breeder, < 148 %hz Iteitcr mxtl g xsiAsmm. Sept 8 YACHTING. Admission Day Regatta. The Pacific Yaclit Clab held a meeting of the yacht own- ers of the clnb at Mr. Caduc's ofnce,on Friday, the 31st nit., and decided to give their annual regatta, on Monday, Sept. 10th, this being a legal holiday. The boats -will sail the old course, that is, the one with a stakeboat, at Hunter's Point, and the time allowance is to be three-quarters of a minute to the foot, which is very small when the length of the course — roughly thirty miles actual distance — is taken into considera- tion. There is not much enthusiasm manifested by the own- ers of boats, and we fear that it will be a very lame affair; probably not more than four or five yachts will start regular- ly, but doubtless there will be any quantity of other boats, who will hang round the starting point, for the purpose of "trying rate of sailing" with the competing yachts that will not enter and go over the course for fear of being beaten. To all of these we would suggest that they do not crowd any of the yachts that are in the race, and on no account to go close enough to windward of anyone of them to take their wind away. The boats that will presumably start, are the Nellie, Fleur-de-Lis, Aggie (if her owner is over his sorehead by that time), Anuie and probably the Lurline and the Clara. Mr. Tevis declines entering his boat on account of the ex- pense of putting her in the Dry Sack and cleaning her, but says, that he may enter just as she is for the purpose of mak- ing a pretty showing and without any idea of winning. The tide will flow all the afternoon, which will also lessen his chances of being the first boat over. We look forward with a good deal of interest as to the result between the first three mentioned yachts, as the Nellie flies the champion flag, the Fleur-de-lis, has lately been astonishing the yachting public by her performances and the Aggie; well, no one knows ex- actly what she can do, but everyone who knows anything about the subject admits that she has very fleet heels and with the small time allowance we expect great things from her. What a pity it is that one can count the entries for an aquatic event here on the fingers of one hand, while in New York for a recent regatta three hundred boats entered and one hundred and eighty-seven actually participated. The Dawn last Sunday succeeded in geting a new centre- board into the case without putting the boat on the ways. The modus operandi was as follows: The cover to the centre case was removed and then from either end of the case a weighted line was dropped; these were caught from the bot- tom of the boat with boathooks and led to a float on which the new centreboard was, and alongside which the yacht lay. Tht after fine was lent to the eyebolt intended for the centre- board halliards and the forward one to a hole bored in the case. The board was lowered overboard and the fines hauled taut from the cabin which naturally had the effect of carry- ing the board [Jinto the case, when all was necessary then" to do was to shift it round until the hole for the eyebolt corres- ponded to the hole in the casing, drive in the pin and the job is finished. Owing to the very light weather we had last Sunday we have not much record in yachting circles. It looks very much as if the trade winds had left us for the season, al- though this is much earlier than usual, but we hope that Old Boreas will see the necessity of giving the competing yachts, of the Pacific Yacht Club, a good wholesale breeze on Monday next, so that whatever the result may be there can be no "kicking" about calm steaks. We have re ceived the American yacht list for 1SS3 compil- ed by Niels Olsen of New York. It is a complete list of all American yachts in commission, dimensions, builder, sail- maker, flags and such other information as yachtmen need. It gives all yacht Clubs, lists of officers and contains a well ar- ranged alphabetical index, signal-charts, etc., etc. Publish- ed by Niels Olsen, 20 East 27th street, New York. Price, S3. We hope there will be no "jockeying" on the Pacific Kegat- ta, so as tojmake races at a future date, but that every boat will be sailed to win. A Few Questions. In a recent communication to this paper Mr. C. N. Post made the following statements: "Fred A. Taft, one of the most prominent eastern field trial and bench show sportsmen, who owns and exhibited the wonderful 'trick Gordon Setter Dorr, who is an eastern field and bench winner, wrote the American Field that there was but two superior specimens of Irish Setter shown at the late San Francisco show, viz.: Bea- trice and Race Jr., each of whom won first in their respective classes. I consider Mr. Taft the best judge of sporting dogs on this coast. He has owned and run Irish setters in eastern trials and is familiar with every Irish dogs of note in Ameri- ca." Will Mr. Post please answer the following questions: First. — Is Dorr a thoroughbred Gordon Setter? Second.— Did Mr. Taft ever claim that Dorr was a thor- oughbred Gordon or Black and Tan Setter? Third.— If either Mr. Post or Mr. Taft claims that Dorr is a thoroughbred Gordon Setter are they willing to allow their judgment and knowledge of dogs to rest on their ability to prove that fact, or in the absence of obtainable proof s demon- strate the fact in any way? Fourth. — When and where in the East did Dorr win at a bench show? Fifth.— If Mr. Post considers Mr. Taft " the best jud^e of sporting dogs on the coast " and Mr. Taft claims there were only two superior specimens of Irish Setter shown at the late bench show, viz., Beatrice and Race Jr. how does Mr. Post reconcile these statements with the fact that he and his fellow judges awarded Red Bess. V. H. C. and Kate II H. O.j both of which awards under the rule were one to be awarded to superior specimens of a breed. Sixth— Who was the extensive breeder of trottin^and run- ning horses, who agreed with Mr. Post that one "thorough bred cannot be better bred than another? Seventh— Does not Mr. Post know that the only way in which the word "thoroughbred" is used by horsebreeders is to imply that the sire aud dam of a certain animal were re- corded in the stud book or entirely of recorded stock that can be traced back directly to about twenty-seven stallions mostly imported from Europe aud Asia to England aud re- corded in the first volume of the English stud book aud from certain unpedigreed mares also recorded which were bred to those stalhons. Eight— Does not Mr. Post know that if the dictionary meaning of thoroughbred which he pleases to accept was ac- cepted by dog fanciers, there would be uo such thing as a thoroughbred Irish setter, a strain of mongrels bred from mongrel spaniels of untraced ancestry, who got their name from being trained to sit partridges, and which to make the Irish setter were crossed with mongrel pointers, which in turn had been made from nondescript foxhounds and span- iels of unknown breed. A Practical Test of Displacement. I built three 1-foot boats exactly alike. Was careful to have the sails, spars, etc., the same. They were weighted 800, 700, and 600 lbs. I started |these boats on a race over a ten-mile course. The SOO-pounder was handled by Mr. D. W. Russell, a young novice in boat sailing, while the other boats were handled by old stagers and experts. The wind well abaft the beam to the turnig buoy. The lighter weight- ed boat turned first by a short distance, aud the heavier one last; all the boats close together. On the homestretch the wind lightened and became baffling. Wind and tide adverse, yet the SOO-pounder soon stuck her nose out to windward of the others and won easily, much to the disappointment and chagrin of everyone but myself and the "young fellow." Elapsed time, 59:30, 59:45, 59:46. These boats are ten inch- es deeper than the average 20-foot boat. They have been several times in the Delaware Bay on a week and ten days' cruise, and they behave like "big" ones in rough weather. Next spring I will put S00 lbs. outside on the keel of each. Their sails are low and wide-headed, containing but 33 yds. each. I will match either of these boats to sail around Reedy Island or the break-water at Cape Henlopen and back with any shape boat that is not larger, according, Mr. Editor to your rule of measurement. This proposition is strictly local. Capt. Godfrey, Capt. Robert M. Fitch, aud myself, "oldvets," are to sail a race in these boats, one man in a boat, in Octo- ber or sooner if we can get the wind to blow hard enough to test the boats and men. The boats will then be ballasted exactly alike. The man or boy or monkey that capsizes one of these boats should be sent out the balance of his life. — R. G. Wilkins in Forest and Stream. TURF AND TRACK. Racing at Fort Bidwell. The meeting under the auspices of the Fort Bidwell Jockey Club in Surprise Valley, on August 15, 16, 17 and 18 was quite a success, and free from that sometime concomitant of Modoc County races, viz., loud accusations of "irregularity." The summaries are as follows: August 15— Purs eSlOO; entrance 25 percent, added; second horse to receive 25 per cent of purse ; half a mile. Foster Bros.' ch m Lula Kiggs, by Humboldt, aged, 113 lbs.,...Kiggs 1 Mart. Walters' g m Delia Walker, by Jim Ghmn, five years, 113 lbs. Walter James Muse's b g TJp and t*p, aged, 117 lbs fitzbug Time— 50. Same Day— Purse $125; entrance 25 per cent, added; one mile and a quarter. Foster Bros.* bf Lady Foster, by Norfolk— imp Lady Jane, 102 lbs. Baker 1 G.Hankins'bg Harry B, by Pillbox Knight 2 Stratton's s m Daisy Deane, by Joe Hooker — by Norfolk, 113 lbs. Rucker 3 Nurse &. Stratton's g g Hancock, 117 lbs Fitzbugh i S. S. Ford's br s, Keystone, by Langford Anderson 0 Time— 2:20. Angustl6— Purse $150; entrance 25 percent, added; one mile; one. third of purse to horse firstat one-half mile, one-third to first horseat three- fourths, and one-third to horse firstat mile. Foster Bros.' ch m Lula Riggs, aged, by Humboldt; first to one-half in 52, firs t to three-quarters in 1 :20, and first to mile in 1:54; 115 lbs Riggs 1 Nurse & Stratton's b g Up and Up, aged, 117 lbs Rucker 2 Foster Bros.' b h Heenan, three years, by Norfolk— Ada C, by Rev- enue, 111 lbs Baker 3 Sam Hooper's b g Bundle and Go, four years, by Norfolk— Lena Dun- bar ■. Mullar 0 Time— 1 :54. August 17— Purse S150; entrance fee 25 per cent, added ; one-half mile and repeat. Mart Walters* grm Delia Walker, five years, by Jim Glenn, 113 lbs Walters 2 11 Foster Bros.' ch m Lula Riggs, aged, by Humboldt, 113 lbs. Riggs 12 2 Soldier's s g Telegraph, aged, 117 lbs Fitzhugh 3 3 3 Time— 493,51*. 54. Same Day— Purse S150; 25 per cent entrance, added; mile and repeat. Hankins & Blaine's b g Harry B, aged, by Pillbox, 117 lbs., Knight 1 1 Stratton's Daisy Deane, by Joe Hooker Rucker 3 2 Foster Bros.' bm Lady F, by Norfolk Baker 2 3 Time— 1:50*. 1:511. August 18— Purse 5140; Novelty Handicap; one mile. Foster Bros.' b f Amy B, three years, by Ballot Box— Lula Riggs ; first to one-quarter, three-quarters and mile; 113 lbs 1 Geo. Rucker's s g Bertie R, three years, by Joe Hooker; first to one- half; 99 lbs Rucker 2 G. Hironymous' blk g Troublesome, aged, 117 lbs Murray o G. Hankins' b h Pool Box, three vears, by Gladiator Knight 0 Time— 1:59. Horseshoes. Horses were not shod in Egpt, Assyria or Palestine. The latter country was supplied with horses by the Egyptians. Solomon paid 150 shekels of silver, equal in value to $75, for each horse. This was a high price, the difference in rela- tive value of a shekel and a given weight of wheat being considered. Isaiah speaks of horses whose "hoofs shall be counted like flint" — a valuable quality where they were shoeless. The Syrians and Hittites were supplied with Egyptian horses by Solomon, who thus turned an honest penny by this means. Aristotle and Pliny mention the covering of horses' feet in stony places to protect the hoof from breakage and wear, but it is probable that such a covering was a bandage or boot, and used principally on long journeys. Suetonius refers to the dismounting of Vespasian's muleteer to shoe his mules. Wrappings of plaited fiber, such as hemp or broom, were used, as was also leather. In Japan the horses have clogs of twisted straw, ot which a large supply is carried on a jour- ney; when wi m another is immediately appled. The Amer- ican custom of shoeing would, no doubt, appear a barbarous custom in their minds. Captain Cook refers to the fact that the Siberians and Kamtchatkans use traveling socks for their dogs. Camels in old times were similarly provided. These boots were drawn on over the feet, aud it does not appear that iron or other metallic plates were nailed to the hoofs. Such boots were shod with metal for the rich. The mules of Nero were shod with silver, those of his wife, Pappcea, with gold. For less stately purposes mules were shod with iron. Homer mentions brazen-footed steeds, probably a merely metaphori- cal expression implying strength. Mithridates and Alexander experienced great difficulty with their cavalry, owiug to the soreness of the unprotected feet of the horses in long marches. The first certain mention of shoes being nailed to horses' hoofs is in the works of Emperor Leo, ninth century. The practice of shoeing horses is said to have been intro- duced into England by William I. In two respects the shoeing of horses in Holland differs from ours. First, to prevent slipping, the forehoofs are pared away to the toe, and the shoe so fitted that the toes do not touch the ground when the foot stands flat, the weight resting .on the middle and heel of the shoe. Second, the shoe is nailed on perfectly flat and close to the foot, which is flattened to receive it; the iron is thereby deprived of all spring, and the hold of the nails is undisturbed. The frog comes in contact with the ground. — Exchange. The Blood that Tells. Ariving at Cleveland the day before the race, we found the all absorbing theme of conversation, Jay-Eye-See and Majoli- ca, Phallas and Duqnesne. Jay-Eye-See had defeated Majol- licaat Pittsburg, and the race here was generally conceded to the bluck gelding, but Phallas, it was claimed, was to lower his colors to a new luminary, who could trot in 2:15 or better — Duquesne, 8 years old — he had campaigned in Michigan, easily defeating all competitors in his class; at Pittsburg he had trotted a mile in 2:171}, and good judges claimed that he had a reserve of speed of three seconds. His owner, Mr. Hacke, iu conversation with the writer the night before the race, declared that "he had the best stallion in the world," stating also that "he had refused two offers for his horse, one of $35,000, the other of $40,000; that if he defeated Phallas he would ask $60,000." A handsome comphment to Phallas We simply answered, "it is a good time to sell, when libera, buyers are around." Nothing could shake our faith in Phal- las, as we had just seen Ed. Bither, and he liked him welL When it came to pool selling, where the talent express their views of the value of competing horses, Phallas sold for twice what Duqnesne did, and the Pittsburg contingent found an opportunity to lay all the money they desired to. The first was a warming up heat for Phallas, in 2:19}. The second heat was for blood, and one to try not only speed capacity, but physical and mental power, which is the crucial test of blood lines in breeding. At the word, Phallas and Duquesne, with Duquesne at the pole, rushed away at marvelous speed; around the turn to the quarter they brushed, head aud head, in 35 seconds; down the back side the pace was increased, neither being able to get away from the other; a blanket would have covered them both; the crowd giving expression to their delight in rounds of cheers and huzzahs; to the one- half in 1 :0S; this makes the second quarter in 33 seconds; Duquesne cannot stand the strain, and he goes into the air on a wild break; amid rousing cheers from tho Phallas back- ers, he rushes on to the three-quarter pole in l:42i; into the stretch, and fairly straightened out, he comes with a terrific burst of speed, seemingly increasing at every stride, and reaches the wire in 2:15i, the last quarter in 33 seconds. When the time was announced cheer upon cheer was given by the deeply interested crowd. The third heat was an easy one; Dequesne had planned to go easy, aud make a final ef- fort to win in the next. Ed. drove just fast enough to win iu2-2H. The fourth heat Duquesne again forced the pace, but Phallas led him at the quarter 34|; made the second quar- ter again in 33 sec — 1:07 J this time to the half, leading Du- quesne two lengths. Phallas was at the three-quarter in 1:41!, f seconds faster than the fast heat; those holding tim- ers became enthused as they excitedly shouted out the time, all through the crowd was passing the word he is sure to beat the record; the horse came home very fast to within 150 yards, when Bither was discovered easing his horse to nearly a jog. Everybody yelled: "Come on! Come on!" But it was too late. The golden opportunity was lost. A few se- conds more on a jog, passed under the wire in 2:17i. We all realized what we had lost ,the crown within our reach, but failed to grasp it. Smuggler is still King, "but uneasy lies the head that wears the crown." The indications are that soon a son of Dictator, either Phallas or Director, must reign. Santa Claus, must not be forgotten, but we believe that our western favorite will bring the crown home with him. After witnessing this race, and the no less remarkable race of Director, our thoughts turned to the science of breeding and value of blood hues. Du- qnesne, by Tippoo Bashaw, dam by Old Hambletonian; Phal- las, by Dictator, dam by Clark Chief, son of Mambrino Chief, grandam by Ericsson, another son of Mambrino Chief. Here we find two horses going to the half-mile pole in 1:0$, both on their " tip toes, '* one gives up the contest, the other in- creases his speed for the mile. Is it the superior physical power of one over the other? or is it superior mental power? or is it both? In speed, there seems to be equal physical power. Then why does one "come back?" Mr. Hacke claims his horse to be perfect in his gait. So, if he is correct, it cannot be attributed to the manner of locomotion. Du- quesne has a long, striding gait; Phallas more rapid. We, therefore, must incline to Phallas' gait. But is not the men- tal a more important factor in this matter of continued speed, than we are apt to recognize? What is stamina but courage? Two athletes engage iu a fight; one "comes up smiling" (what a smile), after being knocked about until nearly sense- less, his adversary apparently fresh. Soon, however, the badly punished subject gets in a succession of ugly blows, and our faint-hearted adversary throws up the sponge, while the game, but more seriously injured chap comes off the vic- tor. We do not forget that in all very fast contests, condition is an important element. A lack of condition will stop any horse. No amount of conditioning will, however, make some horses trot a game race. Duquesne ranks among the great stallions of America; that he is "the best stallion in the world," has not yet been demonstrated. He is a dark chest- nut, nearly 16 hands high, fully an inch higher over the rump than at the withers. He has a clean cut, well formed head, good length of neck, good length of body, strong loin, and smoothly coupled, full, deep quarter, with excellent legs and feet; in harness, he makes a grand appearance as he has a bold, long, striding, smooth way of going, but the stout blood of American Star in Dictator, the double cross of Old Mambrino Chief, based upon the thorough blood of Sir Wil- liam, sends Phallas with his low, rapid, and smooth gait, mile after mile at his very highest rate of speed. A horse that can do this is certainly thoroughly game, if not thor- ough-bred.— Mambrino in Dunion's Spirit. Wanted— A Four-Mile Race. Mr. T. B. Merey, in the Portland Orajonian, writes as fol- lows: The correctness of his judgment about Lucky B was shown by the race at Oakland two weeks ago. "Cannot a four-mile race be gotten up here during the Northern Pacific completion festivities? There is Fred Collier, owned in this very city, and Billy Coombs, undoubtedly a distance goer of note, at Boise City. There is the Montana horse Jocko, now at Oakland, and which will have to come to Portland to get home. Aud there is Baldwin's big colt Lucky B, a good two- miler, and probably as able to go four miles in good company to-day as he will ever be. His sire, Rutherford, was not only a good four-miler himself, but nlso full brother to Fel lowcraft, who was the first horse to reduce Lexington's long unbeaten record of 7:19}. With four such entries as the above, aud with the crowd that is certain to visit Portland on the completion of the road, a purse of $1,200 would be noth- ing excessive. It should be divided at the rate of $750 to winner, $300 to second, aud $150 to third, and beyond doubt there would be two thousand people on the ground to see the race, if run on a Saturday afternoon. There has never been but one race run in Oregon at this distance, and it was a re- diculous farce. This time our turf men ought to be able to do something better." I 1883 *gtx,c ^toiler atxxl JBpttKtem&tt. 149 Great Trotting". i Charter Oat Park this afternoon was the scene of one of ' the inost notable sporting events of the season, Mr. William Kockafeller's double team, Cleora and Independence, trotting i a mile in 2:16}, the second best ever made. The match was ! for a record, and was witnessed by Secretary Loomis and Treasurer Hall of the Charter Oak Park Association; Acting Mayor Best, Alderman Harbison, John R. Hills, William H. , Goodrich, Ales. Harbisou,L.B.Plimpton,and other prominent citizens, and a hundred or more local horsemen. Mr. Kock- afeller was not present, but he was represented by Mr. Dom- inick of New York. Senator Hills held a deposit for a nomi- nal sum in a wager between Mayor Bulkeley and J. P. Gilbert, driver of the team, to make the record good. The horses were hitched to a pole two-wheel sulky, and at half past nine they were sent for a warming up. Starting at a jogging pace, they gradually increased it until they wound up the fifth circuit of the track at a lively gait. Then they ■were unhitched and rubbed down, in preparation for the grand effort to break the record. At 11 o'clock they were back on the track, and Mr. Gilbert started at a lively clip, and went around three times before stopping for a sponging out of the animals' mouths. Then, when everythihg was ready, Gilbert nodded for the word, and the horses were off at a lightning gait, taking the middle of the track. At the first turn there was a noticeable lack of unity between the mare and the stallion, and it was feared that one of them would make a break. But the quarter pole was reached in35| seconds, however, and then the pair settled down to solid work, and trotted the remainder of the mile as one horse. The half-mile pole was passed in 1:09.?, and the three-quarters in 1:43}. As the team came up the last stretch it began to dawn on the spectators that the mile about to be conclud- ed was one of the fastest ever trotted. The gray-haired driver laid the whip gently first on the one horse and then on the other as they came up the stretch and passed under the wire. There were four timers in the stand, and one of the watches was stopped at 2:16£, two at 16}, and one at 16J. Mr. Loomis, after consulting with the timers and other judges, announced the time at 2:16}. The last quarter was made at a 2:12 gait, a dozen watches registering its time at 33 seconds. The previous record of Mr. Kockafeller's team was 2:18 J, made at Fleetwood Park, but in Charter Oak Park last Wednesday they made the mile in practice in 2:17|, covering the first half in 1:10. Edward and Dick Swiveller, Mr. Frank Work's team, reached Charter Oak Park this afternoon for exhibition with Mr. Kockafeller's pair at the races, opening on the 4th of September.— -flf. Y. Herald, Aug. 25. Death of John Reber. Death has been busy on the turf. It is only a week or two since that we chronicled the Death of Mr. 11. A. Sanford, and on Monday, the 27th, the death of Mr. John Keber was announced, having taken place at his home, Lancaster, O. Mr. Keber has for more than a quarter of a century been actively identified with the turf. Mr. Keber's first venture with thoroughbreds was in 1855, when he purchased the im- ported horse Monarch, of Col. Lewis G. Morris, of Fordham, N. Y. Three months later he purchased the renowned mare Fashion, by Trustee, and her daughter Young Fashion, by Monarch. At the same time he also purchased Ala Mode and Lady Canton. In 1858 he bought Bonnie Scotland, and later he has imported Hurrah and Kyrle Daly, winner of the Irish Derby, and a horse of great size, power and beauty. As a breeder of thoroughbreds he was quite successful, Dan- gerous, Bonnie Lizzie, and many other good ones having first seen light at his Fashion Stud. His death was sudden, due to affection of the heart. Only a few weeks since we met him at Monmouth, apparently hale and well, when he spoke highly of the get of Kyrle Daly, he having Galway, Wau- cnlla, and Nellie Peyton carrjing his "orange and purple" at Brighton. In addition to Hurrah and Kirle Daly he had a fine lot of mares, including Bonnie Kate, Wauuita, Sunrise, Emily Peyton, Lady Middleton, etc. — JV. T. Spirit. Green Morris. The sale of Drake Carter to Mr. P. Lorillard for $17,500 naturally attracts attention to his late owner, Green Morris. He has been with horses from his childhood, and has many times ridden "quarter horses" in California while still a small boy. He was born in Missouri, went to California when very young, and then back to Missouri. Among the horses he owned or trained were Adelaide, the dam of Bill Bass; Zu Zu and John Kilgour, Kestless, Nellie R. (by Lightning), Edwin Adams, Chiqnita (at four years old), Essillah, Bill Dillion, Egypt (who was killed at Brighton Beach), Goldbug (pur- chased from J. F. Caldwell), Frank Short, Mintzer, Long Tar, Knight Templar, Turin, Fellowplay, Explorer, Slipper, Dance, etc. In the September of 18S0 he trained Elias Law- rence, Jericho, Warfield, and one or two others for the Dwyers, whose regular trainer, Roe, had to go to Louisville with Luke Blackburn. Mr. Morris, of course, bought Drake Carter because he was out of Fellowplay's dam. The real price paid for Drake Carter as a two-year-old was $4,000, In addition to having purchased all of Platina's recent produce, Morris has a claim on anything she may yet breed. Mr. Harper has great confidence in the ability of Morris as a trainer. — JV. Y. Sportsman. The Kangaroo. Lamb-like as is the face of the kangaroo, tender and soft as are his eyes, he is by no means so gentle as he looks. Like the heathen Chinee, his countenance belies him, and there are few more exciting and withal dangerous sports than kan- garoo-chasing. To the hunter seeking for some new sensa- tion, a visit to the wilds of Australia in search of kangaroos can be recommended. It requires a fleet horse to run an "old man" down, if he gets a fair chance to show tail, and strong, well-trained dogs to tackle him when brought to bay. In- side his soft, dewy lips are strong, formidable teeth, which can bite severely. His forepaws, weak as they seem, can lift a dog high in the air and crush him to death, while when ly- ing down — his favorite fighting attitude — he can kick with his powerful hind legs in a manner that rapidly clears a cir- cle around him; and woe betide a man or dog that comes within reach of those huge claws, which can make a fiesh wound deep enough to maim the one and kill the other. Of course we hear speak of the great kangaroo — the boomer or old man of the colonists. As a matter of fact there are some thirty different kinds of kangaroos inhabiting various parts of Australia, and one species peculiar to New Guinea. They vary in size, from the tiny hare kangaroo of South Australia, the most agile of its kind, which is but little larger than a rabit, to tiie several giant species, whether black, red, brown or gray, some of which stand nearly six feet high. Sale of Jersey Cattle. An auction sale of Jersey cattle, bred by L. C. Powers, was held last Thursday at the City Front stables. Mr. S. C. Bow- ley did the selling and handled the sale in good shape. Some of the heifers went rather low, but the bulls were a scrab lot out of condition, and as a general rule brought high prices. The sale was as follows: LallaRookh, (3013) sire Orphan, (891) dam Louise, (2251) dropped March 27th, 1873. Allen Mayhew §67.50. LallaRookh 2d (4225) sire Volunteer, (1253) dam Lalla Rookh (3913) dropped August 3d 1875. D. W. Edson $150. Lalla Rookh 3 (7160) sire Volunteer, (1253) dam Lalla Rookh (30131 dropped January 4th, 1878. W. Niles $115. Lalla Rookh 4th (12,827) sire Silver Cloud of the Glen (3383) dam Lalla Rookh (3013) dropped October 27th, 1S79. W. Cam- ron $250. La Choco, (12,824) sire Silver Cloud of the Glen, (33S3) dam Lalla Rookh 3rd, (7160) dropped May 1st, 1881. D. W. Edson $185. Louise Seymour, (12,S3l) dropped May 19th, 1881, sired (by Silver Cloud of the Glen (3383) dam Lalla Rookh 3rd, 7160). W. Niles $210. Le Otta, (14,187) sire Silver Cloud of the Glen, (33S3) dam Lalla Rookh od, (4225) dropped August 26th, 1881). H. C. Judson $180. Ona F., sire Menlo Park, (5976) dam Le Otta, (14,187) dropped January 30th, 1S83. D. W. Edson $70. Tillmook, sire Menlo Park (5956), dam Lalla Rookh 3d (7160), dropped February 12, 18S3. W. Caniron, $S7 50. Coconino, sire Menlo Park (5976), dam La Choco (12824), dropped June 8, 1883. D. W. Edson, $50. Jersey Hulls. Palo Alto (6530), sire Silver Cloud of the Glenn (3883), dam Lalla Rookh (3013), dropped August 15, 1881. G. W. Trockson, $25. Mameluke 2d, sire Mameluke (600), dam Lalla Rookh 2d (4225), dropped July 1, 1SS2. J. McM. Shafter, $30. Gray Hawk, sire Mameluke (600), dam La Choco (12S24), dropped August 2, 1SS2. J. McM. Shafter, $20. Olympia (9699), sire Menlo Park (5976), dam Lalla Rookh 3d (7160), dropped March 30, 1S82. G. W. Trockson, $75. Yuba Dam, sire Menlo Park (5976), dam -Louise Seymour (12831), dropped August 17, 1882. J. McM. Shafter, $100. Mameluke 3d, sire Mameluke (600), dam Lalla Rookh (3031), dropped July 4, 18S2. J. McM. Shafter, $35. Leon, sire Menlo Park (5976), dam Lalla Rookh 4th (12827) dropped October 3, 1882. J. McM. Shafter, 52 50. Jerry C, sire Menlo Park, (5975) dam Lalla Rookh 2d, (4225) dropped May 16, 1883. D. W. Edson, $24. Tom T., sire Menlo Park, (5976) dam Lalla Rookh (3013) dropped May 17, 18S3. W. Camron, $49. Oakland Gray, sire Menlo Park, (5976) dam Lalla Rookh, (12,827) dropped August 12, 1883. D. W. Edson, $45. Ex-Supervisor Taylor bought the grade Jerseys for $28, $41, $27, $42 and $50 respectively. Lillie Hanson, a Jersey without any pedigree, went to D. W. Edson for $95. Messrs, Sneath, R. Beck, Secretary of the Pacifio Cattle Club, and H. Washburn were at the sale but did not buy. Paid at Last. The New York Spirit of the Times says: In the spring of 1SS0, when Wallace Ross had neither money nor friends, and hardly knew where he could get his next meal, James Keen- an, of Boston, took him in charge; fed, clothed, and trained him, and put him into the Providence Regatta. Ross won the first prize, $3,000; ran away immediately; did not give Keenan a dollar, and has ever since taken care to keep out of his reach. Last week he incautiously ventured to visit Bos- ton, and the sequel is narrated by the Boston Globe as fol- lows: "A settlement between Ross and Keenan. — Ross has set- tled with his old backer, James Keenan, of this city. After strong urging Satuaday evening he was prevailed upon to call on Mr. Keenan and for the first time since June, 1SS0, thejtwo men met. Mr. Keenan's bill for training, boating, and keep- ing of the oarsman aggregated $500. The influence of friends of both caused Mr. Keenan to reduce the amount to $200, which was paid at 12 o'clock yesterday. Upon receiving the money Mr. Keenan said: 'Well, I've got that bit of money; not enough to square me entirely, but sufficient to satisfy all my desires, and I don't want a penny of it. I think that the legal costs which I have gone to in this matter will sum up just $50, and the other $150 I propose to divide equally be- tween the Little Sisters of the Poor, the St. Mary's Infant Asylum, and the Home for Destitute Catholic Children. I said if ever I got any of that I would never keep it, and I propose to keep my word.' The money was advanced for Ross by Mr. John Cullen, of this city. Ross made a positive denial of the statement that the reason why he did not start against Frenchy Johnson upon Charles River was because Mr. Keenan desired him to throw the race. Yesterday Mr. Keenan visited in person the three charitable institutions above named, and now holds in his hands their receipts for his donations." By way of explanation we may add that the "strong urg- ing" mentioned by the Globe consisted of what common peo- ple call a constable and a writ. The Lonff Bridge Scullers. It is settled that the race between Lewis White and Lean- der Stevenson shall take place on the 23d inst. White has returned to the city, and began practice on the Long Bridge course. He is in very bad form and will have to improve a good deal before he can repeat his performance of two years ago, when a mere novice he won the Thanksgiving Day re- gatta. Stevenson is paying a great deal of attention to his training, but so far shows no remarkable speed. Watkins, who practices with him, can lead him several lengths over the mile with ease. Grffiin is out in his new shell every day, preparing for his race with Watkins, which is set for October 18th. The Stewart street lad is in fine fix and rowing very neatly, far more so than Watkins. The latter, however, is the favorite with the rowing men, who thinks that his well- proved staying qualities, as well as his quiet and coolness will land him a winner. It ought to be remembered, however, that Griffin is more noted for his staying qualities than his speed. It is not unlikely that Louis White, whom Griffin defeated easily over a three mile course, could give him two lengths and a beating in a half mile, but over a long course the light weight would push White even were the latter in the very best condition. At the first glance Watkins appears to be much the heavier man, but on the day of the race there will be little difference in their weights. Watkins is very light at present, sculling in his ordinary costume, only 140 pounds. Griffin, though several inches shorter, is fully as heavy, and, therefore, ought to be more powerful and a bet- ter stayer. Whoever wins, the race will be without doubt a good one. Sheep Husbandry. President Gibson, of the Montana Wool Grower's Associa- tion, delivered an excellent address at the late annual meet- ing of that organization. What he said pertaining to the rap- id development of the wool industry in the United States and the difference in price between Australian fine wools and those of the great wool growing regions west of the Mississip- pi river may be read with profit by wool-growers generally. It is as follows: " The rapid development of the wool-growing industry of the United States and its territories must satisfy any thought- ful grower that soon more wool will be produced that cau be used in the woolen mills of the country. Next to Australia, we are now producing more clothing wool than any other country on the face of the earth. In 1876 our wool product was 115,000,000 pounds, while the present year it will not be far from 350,000,000 pounds. Should this ratio of increase be maintained, you will perceive that the clip of the country will soon reach the enormous quantity of 500, 000, 000 pounds, nearly all of which is clothing wool. When we produce more wool than is required to supply our looms, we must export our surplus, and prices will then be fixed by the great market of London, as well as that of Boston. This may not be pleas- ant to contemplate, but we must be ready for this juncture of affairs, for it will surely come soon. We are now import- ing, I believe, scarcely 50,000,000 pounds of clothing wool per annum. How can we best prepare for the new condition of things? Plainly by a more thorough knowledge of our business. We must, if possible, grow our wools at less cost. The all-important point to be gained, however, is the produc- tion of wool here in Montana that shall, from its superior condition, take the lead in the American market. Our wool is to-day worth 20 to 28 cents in Boston, while Australian and New Zealand wools are worth 40 to 45 cents. Australia may be a more favored spot for growing wool than Montana but I doubt it. I find here these subtle influences — whether they spring from the soil, the water, or the atmosphere — that pro- duce the softest and most brilliant clothing wools. I know, from the fact that our wools lead all other territorial wools in the market, although this was the last of the territories to commence wool growing, that nature has kindly given us ad- vantages that she has withheld from other sections of this continent. Whence, then, arise the wide difference between the English colonial wool referred to and the wool of Montana? Clearly from the difference in breeding and in the manner of preparing the wool for the market. In buying sheep, we are too apt to put them all in the same - scale of prices — coarse, medium, and fine. With too many of us it is a question of number instead of quality. We re- cognize but little difference between mongrels and the pure descendants of the importations of Humphreys and Jarvis. We commence breeding up and then breed back to where we started from, each grower breeding "on his own hook, "regard- less of what his neighbors are doing. The result is that in the same district you will hardly find two clips of wool at all alike, and in the same flocks are all grades, from the soft, beautiful XXX wool down to a coarse, frowsy fleece, fit only for low carpet filling. The average Australian wool grower is constantly improving his bands by the most careful selec- tion. The whole world is ransacked for the choicest and hardiest strains of Merino blood. Vermont annually fur- nishes a large number of the very best stock rams for English wool breeders whose stock ranches are ten thousand miles distant. They have thoroughly tested the different types of Merino sheep, and they obtain the best, regardless of cost. Can we wonder, then, that the English colonial wool growers have built up during the present century such a magnificent wool industry in Australia? If we would bring Montana wool to the very front rank at the eastern seabord and create a brisk demand at paying prices in the face of competition of the best wool growers of foreign countries, we must improve its quality by adopting rales of breeding and of flock man- agement heretofore unknown among us. We must weed out our inferior sheep as fast as we can, and send them to the shambles. The best we must improve by introducing the choicest blood. Fortunately, we have in our own country, in the Eastern States, a type of Merino sheep that stands se- cond to none in the world, from which we can obtain, at reasonable prices, stock suitable for the highest improvement of our flocks. At the London wool sale the shrinkage of every lot offered is accurately given aud guaranteed, and this method must soon be adopted in our own country. Manu- facturers are naturally prejudiced against heavy wools, aud consequently they are the last to be sold. Light shrinking wools are always attractive, are sold quickly at full market values. While I am opposed to the introduction of greasy, wrinkly Merinos, I would not be understood as favoring the Saxony or Silesian type of Merinos for Montana. I would recommend a class of Merinos occupying a place between the two extremes. For some of the pure bred flocks of "Vermont, Ohio, or Wisconsin you can always select strong, vigorous rams, carrying no wrinkles or folds except upon the neck, and whose wool bears no excess of oil. "When the time comes that the United States produces more wool than our manufacturers require, it will then become among our wool growers a question of the "survival of the fittest." Wool growing, in my opinion, will increase and continue to be a renumerative business in the great pastoral district adjacent to the Rocky Mountains, from Mexico to the British domin- ions, while the Merino sheep industry at the East will give place to more profitable pursuits or be supplemented by the mutton races, such as the Southdowns and other Downs. The latter theory would seem to be correct when we consider the wonderful growth of the cities from the Atlantic to the Missouri river, and the rapidly increasing demand for choice mutton. ' The great producer of trotters, Dictator, the brother of Dexter, has been sold by Mr. Harrison Durkee to Maj. H. C. NcDowell, and hereafter he will be located at Ashland, the old home of Henry Clay, near Lexington. The stallion is twenty years old, but well preserved, and he gives promise of years of usefulness. Just now, by virtue of the perform- ances of Jay-eye-see, four-year-old record 2:14; Phallas, stal- lion record at six years old 2:15A, and Director, 2:17, he stands at the head of living sires. His brother was a great trotter — the greatest of his day — and since going to Kentucky Dictator has demonstrated that trotting speed is a gift of the family. His blood mingled kindly with the mares of that section, and at this particular time his performances on the trotting turf dazzle the world. The price paid for him was $25,000, and his service fee will be $300.— Turf, Field and Farm. The following is the cheapest and best leg-wash I know of, and I've tried it for years: Take a three-gallon jug; pour in a gallon and a half of pure cider vinegar, a quart of full- proof alcohol, eight onces sal ammuuia, four ounces salt | tre, and fill the jug with rainwater. I also use the 1" extract of witch hazel for bathing the shoulders, back, 1c and muscles." 150 3$*c Ikedtcr 6 4 9 3 5 7 4 3 7 7 R 4 7 7 19 7 9 0 6 ft <« 6 7 41 43 4 4 7 6 4 4 8 5 4 "b 4 9 6 3 6 6 9 8 10 7 2 4 M :u ?,K 4 6 6 4 9 9 9 47 Games lost | 32 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 45 I 40 | 65 | 31 ;i312 THE RIFLE. The California Team. The California team practiced at Shell Mound last Sunday, Major A. F. Klose Captain, Charles Nash Coach. The day was warm and hazy, and with few exceptions the shooting was very poor. The record stood: T „ n . . a (200yds.^t 4455545441 Qn L.G.Perkitifl { 500 yds. -5 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 b\ ~*° c t tt<,ti«™ (200 yds.— 4 4465454551 qa S. I. Kellogg (500yds.-5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 ) ~88 - ( 200 yds.-5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4) l.j-.JS-euy \5U0yds.-4 54644454 5J "' n „ -bw,^ ,D (200 yds.— i 4444444461 Si- Geo. Fredericks (5O0yds.-5 4 5 5 5 4 6 4 6 3 J ~86 (200yds.-5 44444544 41 M H.J. Burns \500yds.-4 45554455 3f-86 ,-, n (200 yds.— 5 4444545451 „„ F. Cnmmings (eOoyds.-S 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 3 6 J ~86 v F Willi*™ (200yds.-5 4444545451 ftR N.E.Williams \500yds.-5 25544454 *J-86 (200yds.-4 6454565641 J.E.h-leln \500yds.— 4 55444452 3 J ~~ w t -d w„™« (C00 yds.— 4 5445545441 fi_ J.P. -Warren JsoOyds.-S 5 3 4 5 4 4 6 3 3 ) -** „ T q,mB (200yds.^t 644 34 4 5 541_fln H. i.aime ^SOOyds.— 5 43333552 ej^10 T „ (200 yds.— I 54444464 61 on L.Barrere [500yds.-5 4 3 5 4 5 2 4 2 s) ~80 _ . _ ., (200 yds.— 4 5444444641 „n F.A.Kuhls {sOOydH.-S 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 2J-79 Aggregate 1019 This shows an average of 84 11-12 per cent of hits. Of the grand total of 1,019 points, 519 were made at the 200-yard, and 500 at the 500-yard target. The team will hold their next practice at Shell Mound on the 9th, and the following Thurs- day or Friday will start for Carson City. During the first week of October our English contempora- ry, the London Field, will hold a trial of sporting rifles. The managers of the trial, however, propose to continue to test the machine and make it as nearly perfect as possible; the ob- ject in the contemplated trial being to test all the rifles in the same manner as far as possible, so as to separate the skill of the rifle shot from that of the rifle maker. With a perfect rest, the trajectory of the rifles will be easily arrived at by means of screens, and tricks of the shooter who might fire to suit errors in putting his rifle together will be avoided. A Challenge to Hibernia Boy. I hereby challenge Mr. Kelly, Mr. Walsh, or any other gentleman, who takes an interest in Hibernia Boy to run that dog a match against my dog, Parnell, for $100 a side. Best three in five courses to rule, to be run at Pacheco, three weeks from next Sunday. Judge and slipper to be mutually agreed upon. In proof of my earnestness, I have deposited a for- feit of $50 with the editor of the Breeder and Sportsman and will allow the money to remain up awaiting a response on the part of Hibernia Boy for one week from this notice. John Grace. [We have received a forfeit of $50 from Mr. Grace and au- thority to draw the balance of the $100, wheuevor the forfeit is covered. Mr. Grace is rather anxious to have a race, aud his opponents will find no trouble about the selection of a judge.— Ed. J BICYCLING. A novel race occurred in Chicago, Sunday, 5th of August, between two railroad velocipedes. There are two different kinds of these velocipedes, and both are patented. It seems a great rivalry exists between the two agents here, and both claimed their respective patent was the fastest. One of them works by the foot like a bicycle, only you have to stand up to run it; while the other works by both hand and foot. One of them on Sunday carries the Chicago Inter-Ocean newspaper to a summer resort called Geneva Lake, in Wisconsin; while the other one carries the Chicago Tribune. The distance is seventy-two miles by railroad, and of course the one getting to Geneva Lake first sells the most papers. (Before I go any further I rise to explain that trains do not run there on Sun- days.) Well, the Inter-Ocean representative is a very shrewd, scheming man; he engaged the propelling power and the ser- vices of the two professional bicycle riders, Messrs. Wood- side and Morgan. Knowing the strength of their respective pedal pushers, he knew the defeat of the Tribune man was almost a certainty. Sunday morning came, the bicyclists mounted the railroad velocipede and were away in advance of the Tribune man; he, however was insight, the papers having come out nearly the same time; he had engaged two very strong men; one looked like John L. Sullivan. "Away we went," said the bicyclist, "at a good rate; the wind, we found, interfered with us as soon as we got out of the city; we also had to lift the machine off eleven times for gravel and other local trains to get by before we struck our main line; we had hard work of it, but were bound to win." And they did, getting into Geneva Lake with the Inter-Oceans just one hour and eighteen minutes ahead of the Tribunes. — Cor. of Turf, Field and Farm. To cement a tire so that there will be no looseness after long use, plenty of cement and heat must be used. It is not enough for the cement to become sticky and soft, but it must be warmed until it runs like molasses. Then, and not till then, does the tire adhere strongly to the cement. A tire that strips usually comes off without any cement on it. Thia show that while the part nest to the rim was sufficiently heated, the part next to the tire was not heated enough to hold the rubber. F. Wood seemsto be the undoubted professional champion, and has just run off with two firsts. Saturday, Angnst 4, he won the 50-mile championship in 2h. 48m. Isec, beating DeCivry, Howell, Waller, Lees, and others, nine starters in all. The record would doubtless have been lowered but for some jockeying in the fortieth mile. On Monday Mr. Wood won the 10-mile championship in 30m. 52 l-5s. When Biggs saw a man on a bicycle, he looked long and earnestly at the strange sight, and then remarked, with a sigh * of relief, "Now I know what they mean when they speak of a fellow as being on the fence. But, my! He gets along mighty fast, though, don't he?" His friend reminded him that the man on the fence generally does get along pretty well. — Boston Transcript. The club drill contest at the Springfield meet will take place at the homestretch of the mile track, at about ten o'clock on the morning of the first day of the meet. The homestretch at the point where the drills are to be given is one hundred feet wide and five hundred feet long, which will afford ample room for the clubs to show their best movements. The two Whattons, well-known English fliers, ride with bent-back handle-bars, passing back along under the saddle, then turning forward in a wide loop again to the front. The rider's legs work in the loops of the handle-bar and thus the head is left open, and in case of falls one is not pinned down by a long bar. The Harrogate, North of England, meet was a complete suc- cess, from all accounts, and quite a number of American members were in the parade. The Boston, Massachusetts, and Capital Clubs were each represented in the parade. One of the latter, Mr. H. S. Owen, attracted a good deal of atten- tion by riding a Star. The twenty-five mile Union championship was run at Taun- ton, Thursday, 2nd of August, with ten starters, Mr. C. Lilt 8 landing a winner, by fifteen yards; in Ih, 22m, 42 3-5s, all making the lap in 37 3-5s, or 2s only behind the record. Jack Keene, a week or two ago, attempted to break all the records from one to twenty miles inside the hour, but failed in covering but 16 miles 990 yards in that time. The 'Cyclist says he is off for New York to run Prince. As many foreign makers have desired to be represented at the exhibition, but hesitated to send machines on account of the expense in the way of duty, the Treasury Department have made the skating rink a bonded warehouse. Machines can now be sent without paying duty. Many new machines have been purchased in the interior this season, Hollister has some twelve riders, and San Loren- zo has recently awakened to the fact that the bicycle is a good thing, and now boasts of four riders, with a prospect of more. There will be a professional race at the Golden Gate Fair As sociation meeting, taking place probably on Saturday. Prizes to first and second, $35 and $15. Three or four en- tries are already promised. The Oakland Club are making preparations for a short ma and open air picnic lunch, to take place on the 16th. All the interior clubs will be invited to attend. The Springfield Club offers a medal, valued at about $S0r to any one who succeeds in breaking a record. Mr. G. Chorman has had in his possession for a time a dog which, although by no means vicious, had become addicted to barking at teams and pedestrians as they passed along the street, much to the annoyance of its owner, who had tried to break him of the habit. Failing in his teachings, Mr. Chor- man decided to put the dog out of the way, and, thinking a trip over the falls the most effective, proceeded early Sunday morning, with the assistance of one of his employes to drop him into the river from the center of Goat Island bridge. Bidding doggy good-bye as he floated down the rapids, he re- turned home; but doggy would not have it that way. Dur- ing that afternoon a stranger, walking across the now sus- pension bridge, observed a dog under the bank, and notiGed the e*te'^eePer fl*; ^ie American end of the bridge, who with his glass recognized the dog, and knowing that ho had sent over the falls, notified Mr. Chorman that the dog was below the bank. Later in the day Mr. Chorman went down the in- clined railroad, but could not find the animal; but early th© next morning his son went down, and soon discovered the dog, who seemed as brisky as though nothing had happened. All at once the dog has become the hero of the hour, and I will now be allowed to remain and live out the full measure of his days. — Niagara Falls Gazette. 1883 2*ke fgne&fe anil jipnrisnmtt. 151 ATHLETICS. Olympic Club Election. The Olympic Club held its annual election last Monday night. The number of votes* cast were 138. The following are the officers for the insuing term: President, M. J. Flavin; Vice-President, A. S. Barney; Treasurer, H. B. Kuss; Secre- tary, J. B. Leighton; Leader, J. A. Hammersmith; Directors ■ — J. H. Jennings, G. B. Rosseter, A. B. Spreckels, William Leviston, W. C. Brown, and Martin Doolan. If good officers can make a Club popular, successful, and beneficial to its members, then the Olympic Club will indeed fill all these re- quirements. Nearly every one of the above gentlemen are well known to us, and we know nothing but good of any one of them. M. J. Flavin, the President, is a bright, live, go- ahead young man, who in a little over ten years has made a fortune by his own push, energy, and attention to business; and during all the time he was accumulating money, never forgot that there was a world of poverty and suffering around him. For those he has helped in the time of sore distress, for the young men he has given an upward push on the lad- der of hie, for his consideration, self denial charity, and goodness of heart, his pluck and courage, joined to a disposi- tion as kindly as a woman's, we have a Iways admired and respected him, and for executive ability we hold the opinion that the Club could scarcely have found his equal. A. J. Barney and H. B. Buss have proved their ability and devo- tion to the Club by years of hard seiwice. J. B. Leighton, the Secretary, has not before held official position. He is a bright, conscientious, manly young fellow, the soul of honor and almost quitxotically chivalric disposition. As leader, Johnny Hammersmith has no peer in this city, and we at least have never seen his equal as a graceful finished gymnast anywhere. The name of A. B. Spreckels is the only new one in the directorate. He will add strength to the official list. He is a genial, hard working, zealous member, and of the few very wealthy young men in this city not spoilt by good fortune. He is popular in the Club for bis own sake alone, for a more thoroughly democratic body than, the Olym- pic Club was never organized, and an election to any position in it is positive proof that the fortunate man possesses ster- ling qualities of heart and mind. Whistler the Wrestler. Clarence Whistler, the "Kansas Demon," is in town, he has dug up the hatchet, put on his paint and is on the war path bigger than old Winnemucca in his most belligerent days. He longs to hang at his belt the scalp of the great Muldoon, whom he contemptuously calls "big wind who wrestles with his mouth." The blood of the Kansas border man is up, he vows vengeance on the New Yorker for real or fan- cied wrongs and as he nightly chews up beer glasses before an awe-stricken and admiring crowd, he swears that Muldoon must wrestle or leave the camp. He cannot speak the name of Muldoon with equanimity nor hear it unmoved; he bears a deadly hate against the conqueror of Dinnie and vows that he will strip the last vestige of his laurels from the solid man's brow. He avers that he has made a war-like progress from the East to the ultimate West and that Muldoon has fled be- fore him like the buffalo before the advancing hosts of civili- zation, "and now," he says triumphantly, "I have driven him to th« verge of the ocean, whence he can no further go, so wrestle he must or else leave the land of his birth for dis- tant Australia, there to pose as a great chief among the Mao- ri brethren of Slade or as a warrior among the stunted savag- es of New Guinea." All this and much more says the Kan- sas Demon, when the name of Muldoon is mentioned and somehow or other the listner gets the idea that he is in dead earnest in desiring to throw Muldoon. On the other hand Muldoon says that he is here and likes the country. He finds it a good place to wrestle in. He has not met Whistler and only knows that he is in town from heresay.': If Whist- ler desires a match a notice to that effect in the press will reach him and receive proper attention. This looks like busi- ness, and is as it should be between rivals such as Muldoon and Whistler. There is not the least reason to suppose that Muldoon fears to meet Whistler, though he has always ad- mitted that he is a good man. If a match comes off it will be a hard one, probably the hardest match ever wrestled and no one can reasonably expect to be able to predict the outcome. Condition will decide the match. Amateur Champions. On Saturday night last Kirchoff and Shroeder, who claim respectively the championship of Oakland and Alameda, wrestled for those dubious titles and a medal in Germania hall Oakland. The terms of the match were one-half hour Graaeo-Roman and one-half hourcatch-as-catch-can; the win- ner of the most falls to be hailed as champion. All the pre- liminaries were arranged with the utmost care and attention to strict championship rules. William Muldoon, the great •wrestler, was chosen referee, and T. T. Williams as time keeper. Philo Jacoby acted as judge for the champion of Al- ameda, while Oakland's pet was seconded by a youth un- known to fame. Clarence Whistler occupied a private box on the Alameda man's side of the house, and occasionally gave that ambitions athlete a bit of advice. The match was really conceived and arranged as a huge joke. The perpetra- tors had fired the souls of the contestants by stories of cham- pionship honors and unstinted gate money; they had pelted them and stuffed them full of belief in their own prowess until they had got to believe that the world was standing still to see the outcome of the match. While a huge joke to ev- eryone else, to the wrestlers the contest was bitterly earnest. They had come to do or die, and though neither one of them knew more about wrestling than the law allows a Methodist minister to know, their vim and eagerness made up for lack of skill. He of Alameda, tall, thin, wiry and muscular, bare skinned but for a small pair of bathing tights, appeared first on the stage. He had hardly made his bow when out came the hero of Oakland, short, fat, solid, muscular, nearly twice the weight of his opponent and wearing a proud and haughty look in his face. "Time," called the referee, and then the pair of ambitious athletes went to work. They hogged, tugged, groaned, panted, perspired and tore at each other's arms and necks for about a minute, when suddenly he of Al- ameda, by a neat cross buttock, landed the Oakland man squarely on his back. When time was called, at the conclu- sion of the first half hour, Alameda had six falls to his credit, four he won and two which were given him on account of fouls committed by the Oaklanderin his eager- ness to down him anyway. With six falls against him, and none to his credit, things looked black for the Oakland man, but when they took hold catch-as-catch-can be soon showed that in that style he could throw Alameda nearly as often as he pleased to try. In the fourth bout Alameda went down, Oakland on top. Alameda caught- Oakland around both legs and held on like a note shaver to his interest. Oakland tried all the small resources of his science without avail. Then he grinned at the spectators and stopped. It looked really comical to see him scratch his head in a puzzled manner, and then make a fresh grab at Alameda, but Muldoon did not see the joke, and advancing to the footlights said: "This Oakland man is not trying, and if he does not go on I shall declare the match off. I don't propose to be made a laughing stock." "By chimmeny, I was trying," roared Oakland. "Then why don't you get up and throw your man, there is nothing to stop you, "replied Muldoon. "VelXl never thought of dot," said Oakland as he stood up, and catching Alameda under the arms, turned him over as easily as a matron will turn her offspring preparatory to a spanking. It was a funny scene, and every one roared with laughter. After all the match proved a draw. Alameda won two falls in the second half, making eight in all, and Oak- land won eight falls before time was called. He could have won a dozen if he had not wasted so much time. -Muldoon wanted them to go on and wrestle the match out. Oak- land was ready and eager to do so, bnt Alameda with a bruised arm, hurt shoulder, mashed thumb, and many other sores, declined to tempt Providence any more, and showed good sense by his determination. The men will meet again at some future day. Pascoe and Farnsworth. There have been many poor exhibitions in San Francisco, many hollow one-side affairs, many frauds and impostures, many fixed events, many matches in which the winner has been defrauded of the stakes, many losers have been given first place, many times the public has been gulled in the most open barefaced manner, but never before have the good peo- ple of San Francisco been called to assist at such a pitiful, miserable affair as the so-called wrestling match between Pas- coe and Farnsworth that came off at Union Hall last Friday night week. The attendance was small, but still it left a handsome margin over expenses, and there is reason to be- lieve that the managers of the match did not seek a large crowd, for they made no effort to gather one by advertising. The farce began with the election of a gentleman named Barnes for referee. After he was chosen, Barnes sought out Billy Jourdan to find out what Cornish wrestling was, as by the terms of the match the men were to wrestle one bout each, Cornish, catch-as-catch-can and Graseo-Roman. Pascoe was coached by a gentleman named Evans, a good square fellow, who had bet over SI, 000 on the success of his friend. Farnsworth had Bibby for a mentor. He looked as if he had been run through a thresher half a dozen times, his body being cov- ered with sores and bruises. He explained that Bibby had thrown him a few times in practice. The affair began with a bout, Cornish style. After a little fiddling around Farns- worth quietly lay down, and one fall was given to Pascoe. Previous to this the betting had been about $50 to $35 on Pascoe, and several thousand dollars, including a stake of $500 a side, was up on the result. Pascoe and Farnsworth had made a bet of $100 a side in the ring before commenc- ing, and the match bore the semblance of a blooded contest. Even after the first fall Farnsworth's friends backed him, claiming that he had purposely given up the fall to avoid punishment, well knowing that Pascoe could throw him in Cornish style. For the second bout catch-as-catch-can was chosen. This was supposed to be Farnsworth's strong style, but in less than five minutes Pascoe landed him on his back, amid the excited cheers of the Arizona men. "No fall," screamed referee Barnes. "You're another," yelled an excit- ed Arizonian from the rear of the hall, and from all sides came hoots and groans at the decision. Then the men went together, and, as Mr. Lloyd would say, "hugger-muggered" around for a few minutes. Then they hung around each other's neck and held a powwow. This concluded, Farnsworth let go his hold and walking over to the referee said, "give him the match." He's to have all the gate money and we've agreed to let the bets and [stakes be off. Barnes asked Pascoe if he was agreed to this, and re- ceiving an affirmative answer, announced that Pascoe was to have the gate money and all pools and bets were off. What precedent Mr. Barnes has for his extraordinary decis- ion is hard to find; any man acquainted with athletic rules would have known what to have done. But Mr. Barnes did not know. He should have said, "Pascoe has won a fall, and if the match does not go on I shall award the stakes to Pascoe." A nasty vulgar riot closed the proceedings. Pas- coe said that he saw the referee would not let him win, and thought the best way to save his own friends' money was to do as he did. <~ On Friday, 27th July, F. K. Fry, of the Clifton Bicycle Club, rode one hundred miles on the Crystal Palace track, in oh 50m, 5 3-5s, beating all amateur and professional records by 39m, 5 3-5 s, and beating record from fifty-one to one hundred miles. The twenty-four hour tricycle road record also received a cutting by Sir. Alfred Bird, of the Speedwell Bicycle Club, who rode two hundred and twenty-two miles on a 24-inch Humber, geared to 57-inches. Jessie Choice's ride of one hundred and thirteen miles did not live long, as a rear-steering single driving Eoyal Mail covered one hun- dred and fifty-three miles within twenty-four hours. Terry, the man who left Dover at 9 a. m., 2Sth July, on a floating trycicle, crossed the English Channel and arrived safely at Calais at five o'clock in the afternoon. His machine was a trycicle of two side wheels of large diameter and one steering wheel of smaller diameter, each of them buoyant by a hollow composition of water-tight material. The propel- ling power was his own legs, the larger wheels being furnished with paddles at proper distance on their peripheries. William O. Boss is by no means satisfied with the result of his race with Peter Mclntyre on the 8th of last July. He claims that he lost that race on account of bursting his shoe on the second lap. He wants another match, and only asks that Mclntyre should give him twenty yards in the start of a mile race, or ten yards at the finish. If this does not suit, Boss will run Mclntyre 400 yards, or one-half mile, on the scratch, for $250 or $500 a side. An interesting bicycle race is to be expected in Washing- ton. It is understood that several prominent gentlemen who take great interest in this sport have offered a purse of $150, first prize; $75 second prize; $50 third prize; $25 fourth prize; open to all professionals, to take place at Athletic Park, 4th September, in which Prince and Highman have al- ready entered, and other prominent racing men are expected. The Thistle Club considers itself shabbily treated by Don- ald Dinnie and McMillan, who failed to keep their engage- ments and left the club in an unpleasant predicament. The Thistle Club paid Dinnie's expenses to this State and de- served better treatment. A Bit of Outside History. Appros of the Pascoe-Farnsworth wrestling match, a young friend of ours, who has a good deal of experience in such af- fairs, tells the following story: The idea of any one believing that the match was fair is absurd and I know better. Pascoe came up from Arizona to get in on the wrestling boom, but he did not "catch on" to any alarming extent, and after vainly trying to make a match with Muldoon, Bibby, Bijal or some of those other fellows, made up his mind that there was no show for him and that he had better go to work. Some "sure thing" gamblers knowing that Jack Evans had lots of coin and would back Pascoe for any amount, thought they saw a chance to make a nice stake and went to Pascoe with a proposal to sell out his friends. Pascoe felt hurt that he should be neld so cheap- ly in any man's estimation and thought he would give them a lesson. So he did just what he ought not to have done, promised to sell a couple of falls aud made up his mind to give the purchasers a double cross. So the match was made. The gamblers picked up Farnsworth, a man who can wrestle a little bit, got Bibby to train him a little bit to make a decent appearance and then began to make bets. Evans, confident that Pascoe could and would win, bet over $2000, and others of Pascoe's friends went in heavily. On the night of the match pools were sold in the hall, something unusual in a wrestling match. A man named Dormer, who is a partner of the referee, seeingthe "sure thing" men backing Farnsworth, scented the job and made up his mind to have a slice of the money. He got in and backed Farnsworth for several hundreds. Pascoe's friends wanted Ward or Fulder or Billy Jordan for referee, and Farnsworth's friends insisted on Barnes. Not knowing that Barnes' partner was in on Farns- worth, even at last consented to Barnes acting, after they had tossed up for choice. Well, of- course, Barnes knew the match was fixed and he saw Pascoe throw Farnsworth as he did catch-as-catch-can, to save his partner gave it "no fall." Then Pascoe seeing that the men to whom he had promised to sell out, had the referee got scared that the match would be given against him on a foul, or something of the kind, of- fered to draw the stakes. The affair all around was about as dirty a piece of business as one ever saw, and it was as plain as day that the men who backed Farnsworth for thousands would never have put up a cent unless they had had Pascoe's assurance that he would lose." Al Hagman who has charge of the big tent, corner of Mc- Allister and Jones streets, offers §3,500 in prizes for wrestling matches, divided as follows: Purse of §1,750 and championship of America; Graaco-Ro- mon wrestling; best two falls in three. First prize, §1,000; second, $500; third §240. Purse of §1,000 and championship of America; catch-as- catch-can wrestling; best two falls in three. First prize, $500; second, S300; third, §200. Purse of §250; Scotch back-hold wrestling. First prize, $125; second, §75; third, §50. Purse of §250; Northumberland style wrestling. First prize, §125; second, $75; third, $50. Purse of §250; Cornish wrestling. First prize, $125; sec- ond, §75; third, $50. The projector falls into the common error of offering cham- pionships. Undoubted champions may decline to wrestle for his purses and has no power to bestow their titles on those who do. We have received the following without the customary de- posit, but it seems to be made in good faith: " I do hereby challenge the winner of the match at Ger- mania Hall, Oakland, between Albert Kirchoff and Louis Schroeder, to wrestle Grsco-Roman style, for §250 a side and the middle-weight championship of California, the match to take place thirty days from the time of signing article of agreement." Samuel Matthews. The offer is open to either man as their late match ended in a draw. Louis Harris and Edward Tessman swam a 150 yard race at the Newport Bath last Sunday for a gold medal, Charlie Whiting "the man fish'' officiating as starter and referee. Harris took the lead, and swimming side and breast strokes won easily. For a long time past, W. Muldoon and Clarence Whistler have been open enemies, the latter most agressively so. Last Saturday night, while waiting in Oakland for a train, Frank Gassaway of the Evening Post, and Frank Page, the Senator's nepnew, by a little good natured effort, succeeded in bringing them together and making them shake hands. They did not crush out the athletic rivalry however. Harry Cole, ex-manager for Schaeffer, Sexton and Wallace has taken the management of the Billiard Exchange Parlors, and there he has an open challenge to play anybody on the Pacific coast a game of three-ball French carroms, 500 points up. for $250 a side. Peter Mclntyre has put up a forfeit of §100 to run Boss, of Gilroy, half a mile for $250 a side, or as much more as he pleases. Mac means business, and if Ross wants to run, as he probably does, a match can easily be made. » This is how they speak of the East: The San Francisco "tournament" ended on Aug. 25. They played six games presumptively. Every game was an- nounced as for "five hundred dollars." This means three thousand dollars in one week — in the mind. They played all sorts of billiards in this "tournament" of great nerve. Sometimes it was a straight- rail, sometimes it was cusbion- caroms, and sometimes it was theintersectingbalkline. When it was balk, Schaefer could not lose, for he is the nominal champion at that style of game, and it would be cruel to beat him; when it was cushion, Sexton could not lose, for he is nominal champion at that style of game, and it would be discourteous to beat him; when it was straight, Sexton had no more difficulty in beating Schaefer than he had in beating Wallace in the opening game, although ordinarily on a match or tournament table Schaefer or Slosson can make more points in one run at this game than Sexton can make all night. They are liable to run a thousand or more, while Sexton is moving heaven and earth when he puts in three or four hundred. But "straight" has no champion, whether nominal or real. 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There is a very fair exhibition of stock as to numbers, a capital display when merit is the guide. At the present time it will be sufficient to note the most salient features con- nected with the speed department, especially as our time has been so much occupied this week that hasty glances are all that can be given. The trotting races, with two exceptions, have been the hottest kind of battles. The race between Magdallah, Poscora Hay ward and Del Sur was one of the most exciting events ever witnessed, and the fact that it took seven heats to decide it is evidence of how well-fought a battle it was. Then, for the sev- enth heat to be the fastest when all were trotted in one afternoon is remarkable, and is, in all probability, the only instance on record of a case of that kind. Five heats in the four-year-old races, three of the six contest- ants winning heats, is sufficient commentary on that, and the trotting in the race in which Huntress, Bis- marck, Moscow and Kitty Thome figured was as spirited as could be asked for. The unlooked-for result of the race between Bay Frank and Allan Roy on Thursday was the great sensa- tion of the meeting, and the distancing of the horse that has elicited such wide-spread attention was a startling episode and a further illustration of the "glorious un- certainty" of the sports. There were all sorts of rumors afloat, conjectures without end, and surmises that had not a shadow for them to be built upon. As far as we could see, the horse had gone wrong, he was stubborn and so much out of sorts that in scoring he did not ex- hibit his former dash and speed, and when he went to a break got so completely tangled that he could not re- cover from the first until hopelessly behind, and when he duplicated the mishap on entering the stretch his chances were gone in one heat. As it was the first time we ever saw bim move, we cannot form a comparison in his methods of going to guide a conclusion. He is cer- tainly a very fast horse and a highly formed one, and the contretemps of Thursday will probably be followed by performances that will dispel the cloud which now rests upon him. Allan Roy, the victor in the race, is one of the most promising animals that has appeared this season, and when it vs borne in mind that the Oakland track is sever- al seconds slower than when in the best condition, his 2:23 is a token that he will reach the teens in his first suason. Arab is another great young horse, and for the short time he lias been in training gives evidence of pow- ers that augur a first-class position. He has all the ele- ments necessary to place him in the front rank, and we shall be hugely disappointed if another year does not prove the truth of the prediction. The winner of the three-year-old trot, Lucilla, is also ! well worthy of recognition, and so is her competitor 1 Centam. The filly trotted in 2:29 so easily that the re- ; ports of almost phenomenal speeed, were, doubtless, ! based on good grounds, and we shall not be surprised to hear that in her engagement next week with the four- year-olds, she makes a mark that will give her rank with the best of her age in any country. In the four-year-old race Clay gave satisfactory evi- dence that the stigma of being a "quitter" was unde- served, and that he could battle for five or more heats as stubbornly as the best. Sister and Bonnie Wood, in fact all of the four-year-olds, are more than a good lot, and we look for such a race between the two-year-olds as will be a fitting accompaniment to the doings of the older. Not the least noteworthy of the races was that of heats of three-quarters of a mile between Belshaw, Hadding- ton and Bryant W. The heats were all close, but the last was so near a thing between all three that a foot rule would measure it without having to use it twice. With two days more to add the Golden Gate Fair will com- pare favorably with any that have preceded it. Fast Racehorses. Never before on a Californian racecourse was there such an array of fast racehorses as were assembled at the late betting of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa- tion. Jocko, Lucky B, Jim Renwick, Jim Douglas, the Riglin filly and others demonstrated that they are fully entitled to be considered of a high class, and that by the standard of actual performances. The Baldwin stake was a great race, far better than many who witnessed it were aware; far superior to what readers would think from the perusal of the reports which were published. Race-goers are prone to measure every event by the time made, and without taking into consideration attendant circumstances, praise or blame, as the minutes and se- conds dictate. For half a mile a burst of speed is all that is necessary. All that is required on the part of the jockey is not to upset his horse by too much eagerness, and yet keep him going from start to finish. When it comes to running four miles fast time is greatly depen- dent on the manner in which the race is run. It is very different in an actual race than when the effort is solely directed to compass the distance in the least time pos- sible for the animals to make. Beating the other com- petitors is the aim in one case; in the other every quar- ter of a mile is graded to the capacity, and every avail- able aid called into requisition to assist the animal. The race for the Baldwin was not run in a manner to make fast time, and yet it was fast. This apparent ano- maly requires explanation. The first mile was in 1:53, which was good enough for the opening, but the next in 1:55 might have been four seconds faster without detri- ment to the horses running. The other two were as fast, or at all events nearly as fast. This would have brought the race in the twenties, and even at this fast day, when horses run as well as 7:31$, it is a creditable perform- ance. Jocko is bred to stay. His sire, Cariboo, is of the blood of Lexington and Glencoe, with the backing of the ''old blue hen," the dam of Lightning, Thunder, Loadstone, etc., and Jocko's dam was a "full sister" to Asteroid. It is needless to say that he was in order, as any horse which goes four miles in the time he did, and with the weights carried, has to be in condition. Lucky B, though defeated, is worthy of a great deal of credit for the part he played, and another year will so strengthen his big frame and add to his capacity to car- ry weights as to make him a troublesome competitor for the best. We were surprised to see him run as well as he did, and, in fact, every horse in the race is entitled to praise. The Wildidles. No one will deny that Wildidle deserves the first place among the sons of Australian in the stud. Speed his sons and daughters are all gifted with, and this first es- sential they possess in an eminent degree. Beyond ques- tion a fair share of them will "go on," and run any dis- tance that horses are required to. Wildidle has fairly earned the position he occupies and that is based on proved merit. Nowadays the first requirement is plenty of speed. The next is the capacity tc go at a high rata of speed and carry heavy weights. The Wildidles in- herit both these qualities. The Frolic filly is credited with the best race ever made by a two-year-old with 10" pounds, and even Belshaw, who looks as though a strong breeze would topple him over, packs the incumbrance the new schedule imposes, and gallops along as though he were carrying a feather. The son of Australian and the great Idlowild is making a name that the best can envy, and can safely be classed among the great sires of the Pacific Coast. The State Fair. The State Fair has been very fortunate this sea- son in securing a large number of entries for nearly all the events on their programme. The tendency of drivers and owners of trotters has been to neglect the smaller meetings, reserving their horses for Sacramen- to, Stockton, aDd San Francisco. Santa Rosa, Chico and Petalnma were rather neglected by the trotters, while the runners turned out in good numbers. Even Oakland did not receive a fair share of attention from the trotters, and San Jose had to reopen several important events. But the State Fair got entries in plenty, and of such quality that the season of 1SS3 in California will without doubt add new lus- ter to the fame of this country as a horse-raising section. Bay Frank, the terror of the circuit, will have to lower his record of 2:20 to win at Sacramento; so say the men who have watched the performance of other horses. In the 2:40 class Frank will meet Allen Roy, who necked him out when he made his record of 2:20, Arab, who is known to be able to reach even figures, Barney B, Big Lize and Edwin Forrest. Conceding that Frank has the most speed, when Arab and Allan Roy get to fighting for second the leader will have to go so fast that there is no certainty that he will stay the race out. The 2:25 class brings together Frank Moscow, Alex Button, Del Sur, Magdallah, Maggie C and Poscora Hay ward, a lot so evenly matched that the race is sure to be long and hard. The four-year-old trot includes a round dozen, all of whom can trot better than 2:30, but it is not likely that more than half of them will start. In the 2:22 class are Vander* lynn, Brigadier, Manon, Albert W and Abbotsford. Allan Roy seems to have a safe thing in the 2:30 class, with only Frank Moscow, Big Lize and Countryman to trot against him. The pacing race, 2:25, includes Prince, Gray Frank, Shaker, Fred Ackerman and John Thomas. In the free-for- all are the same entries as the 2:22 with the single addition of Nellie R. In the Occident Stake Sallie Benton and Wave, from Palo Alto, will battle against Mr. Rose's Neluska. The yearling race includes two of the get of Prompter, two by Echo and one by Sultan. The three-minute will be a hard race. La Grange, Arab, General, Barney B, Blockade, Ha- zel Kirke, Scandinavian and Sister are elegible to start. In all of the running races the entry lists are very large. The exhibition stock, though lacking entries from Mr. Theodore Winters' stable, will be up to the standard. Palo Alto will exhibit Electioneer, Benton, Flood and others. Mr. Haegin has about forty thoroughbreds, trotters and work horses en- tered for premiums , and all the other large stables are hand- somely represented. Queer Decisions. At the late fair of the Sonoma and Marin Agricultu- ral Society there was a decision by the president, and a ruling by the judges that are so utterly at variance with turf laws, precedents and customs, so diametrically op- posed to fairness and even honesty, that they cannot be glossed over without serious injury to the interests de- pending. In the hurry attending the Golden Grate Fair we have not the time at present to do the subject justice and will defer the consideration until next week. The two most flagrant cases is the withholding of one- half of the stakes and added money won by May D, and the arbitrary punishment of William Donathan for winning a race. We are assured that the association does not endorse the action, the onus resting on the shoulders of one man. The decisions are so outrageous that they cannot be passed by without condemnation. This duty, although unpleasant, shall not be evaded. The failure of Romero to show anything of his last year's form, or any form at all, in the Eastern circuits has been noted by Western horsemen, and from time to time reports have come that he was in very bad shape and slow to round to. This has generally been ascribed to an uncongenial climate, changes of diet, water, etc., but the special commissioner of the New York Spirit writing from Utica, gives another reason: "I had a brief conversation with a gentleman who knows all about the training, etc., of Romero and Director. He says the young gray stallion could beat Director last season, and his endurance was unquestionable, but shortly before coming East he served a few mares, which had a bad effect on him, and taught him a weakening habit. He will probably be "added to the list" of geldings on his return to California. Thos. H. Williams Jr.'s black horse, Bryant W, by Monday — Bebe by Jack Hawkins, pulled up lame at the finish of the race of three-quarter mile heats at Oak- land, on Wednesday, and is reported to be hopelessly broken down. He was a promising three-year-old, and his crippled condition is ascribed to the hard track, tho bruising run and the heavy weight, 1 IS pounds. Duffy could not ride less that day and Mr. Williams preferred to tako tho risk rather than put up any other jockey. Mr. E. Leavesly, of Gilroy, offers forj salo at auction his entire kennel of English, Llewcllen and Gordon sot- ters, many of which are thoroughly broken. This is an excellent opportunity for sportsmen to secure a decent animal, for the Judge knew a good dog and never had a poor one. Particulars of the sale will bo found in our advertising column. 1883 The gmtfcer mitl jl poxtsmmt. 158 Three horses dropped into the list at Oakland on Thurs- day: Frank Moscow, 2:29£, Huntress, 2:2S£, and the three-year-old filly, Lucilla, who achieved 2:29. Mos- cow has frequently trotted better than 2:30, but never before come first to the wire in time that entitled him to a place on the roll. Huntress is a game daughter of Ad- miral, and made her record of 2:28-£ in the fifth heat, trotting the sixth in 2:29. Lucilla is a tractable, fine gaited mare, sired by Nephew, and could have trotted faster if there had been any occasion to do so. The Golden Gate Fair. The fair of the Golden Gate Association at Oakland this week has been favored with exceptionable weather and a liber- al patronage. The exhibits are hardly np to some previous years, but large and interesting and show progress in those departments. Among the cattle some fine Devons are new comers to California exhibitions and attract much attention from persons interested in the cattle question of the future on this coast. They are shown by J. R. Kose of LakeviUe. Col. Younger is on hand with a fine herd of short horns and Mr. Geo. Bernent exhibits a draft from his incomparable herd of Ayrshires. Jerseysjare scarce, none of the large breeders or owners appearing in the list. The horse exhibition is credit- able and numerous. The attractive feature of the week has been The Races. The first event was a three quarter mile dash for two-year- olds,for which three started, two from the Baldwin stable,and one from that of Hill & Gries. The betting was spirited, the Baldwin pair having the call at $60 to §40. The placing gave Bachelor the pole, though when the flag fell the Santa Anita fillies had so much the better of the start as to "open daylight" in the first few strides. The pace was rapid in the first quarter, being run in 25 seconds, the fillies still leading by several lengths. Bachelor closed some of the gap in round- ing the turn, and when fairly into the stretch easily dispos- ed of the chestnut. At the seven furlong-pole he ranged alongside of the bay filly, and from there it was evident that he had the race in hand. But his rider sat on him without showing a particle of life, and at one time it appeared as though the bay filly would steal a march and beat him to the score. The colt increased his stride, and won by a neck, which might just as well have been six lengths, and avoided any semblance of foul riding. He ran very close to the mare, and, a claim of foul being entered, the judges allowed it and gave the bay filly the race, placing Bachelor last. Time, l:17f. BCMMABV. Golden Gate Fair, Oakland, Sept. 3, 1883. Golden Gate purse, $500, for two-year-olds ; $300 to first; 5150 to second; §50 to third; three-quar- ters of a mile. E. J.Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford— Glenita, F.Garcia 1 E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— Sister to Clara D, Miller 2 Hill & Gries b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking— Maid of the Mist, Peachy 3 * No Time. * Finished first but reduced for foul. The second event was a free-for-all of one mile and a quar- ter. Lucky B, Grismer, Marion and Aunt Betsey started, Lucky B winning with a spinning run over the finishing mile. Time, 2:11. BTJMMABT. Same day.— Alameda parse £500; for all three-year-olds; §300 to first; {150 to second ; $50 to tnird ; one mile and a quarter. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B,"by Rutherford— Maggie Emerson, .Duffy 1 J. B. Chase's b f Marion, by Hubbard — Electra, F. Ross 2 E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead— Jennie D, Miller 3 F. Dnppister's b fAuntBetsey, by Hardwood— Peggy Ringgold (5 lbs. over weight), Hennessy 4 Time.— 2:11. Next on the card was the Pardee purse of $500, for all ages; heats of a mile. Duke of Monday won in straight heats and with speed to spare. ST3I1IAHY. Same day.— Pardee purse S500;free for all; 5300 to first; 5150 to second ; |50 to third; one mile and repeat. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday— Demirep 6 years 115 pounds Duffy. 1 1 HiU & Gries' b h Wildidler, by Wildidle— Eva Combs 6 yrs., 118 lbs. Appleby. 3 2 J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon — Folly 3 yrs. 105 lbs Esta- broofe 2 3 J. Green's b g Joe G, by Joe Daniels — by Woodbum G yrs. 115 lbs. Hennessy. 4 4 Time.— 1:45, 1:46*. The day concluded with a trot of the three-minute class, conceded from the first to Arab, and won easily. 8TJ31MAKY. Same day— Trotting purse 3GO0; for all horses that have never beaten three minutes ; 836(1 to first, 5180 to second, ?G0 to third. E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer 1 1 1 P. Farrell's b g Barney B, by Budd Doble 3 2 2 P. Johnson's blk g Scandinavian, by Vermont Black Hawk, Jr. . 2 3 3 J. w. Gordon's b m Big Lize dist'd. Time— 2:27i, 2:27j, 2:29. Second Day. The trot for four-year-olds came first, with seven starters. Palo Alto's brown stallion Clay was the choice of the posted ones in the betting, and won the purse, although the others made a stubborn fight for the honors and money. BUMMABT. Sept. 4— Trotting; purse $800; free for all four- year-olds; $480 to first, 8240 to second, S8o to third. Palo Alto's br s Clay, by Electioneer, dam Maid of Clay, byHenryClay 3 112 1 H. W. Meeks's b f Bonnie Wood, by Kutwood, dam Lady Belle, by Chieftain 6 4 3 12 S. 8. Drake's br f Sister, by Admiral, dam by Black Prince 16 5 6 4 L. J. Rose's blk g Le Grange, by Sultan, dam Georgianna, by Overland 2 2 2 4 6 A. C. Dietz' ch f Olivette, by Whipple's Hambletonian, dam unknown 4 6 6 3 3 J. M. Learned's b s Adrian, by Reliance, dam Adrianna, by Kentucky Hunter 5 3 4 5 5 Time— 2:30i, 2:323,2:31, 2:32, 2:31i Third Day. Foi the 2:24 purse Poscora, Hayward, Magdallah and Del Sur started, Poscora winning, with a remarkable display of gameness and Del Sur was distanced in the third heat. He was purposely trailed. His driver stoutly contended that he was past the distance pole at the finish, but in the absence of any direct testimony to the contrary, the judges sustained the distance judge. BCHMABT. Sept. 5— Special trotting; purse $"(50 for named horses; $450 to first, $225 to second, 375 to third. Newland & Pumyea's g s Poscora Bayward 2 3 0 12 1 1 P. Farrell's ch m Magdallah 3 10 2 12 2 L. J. Rose's blk s Del Sur 1 2 distanced. Time— 2:25$, 2:26*, 2:27,2:28$, 2:29, 2:27$, 2:25. A running race of three-quarter-mile heats finished the day. It was a hot and close battle from first to last, the fa- vorite failing to secure first place. BTJIOUBY. Same day— special running for named horses; purse $400; 3233 33 to first, ?11C 66 to second. 350 to third; 2 mile heats. H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, by Wildidle— Susie W, 5 years, 115 lbs Appleby 2 11 P. J. Shafter's b h Haddington, by imp Haddington,— by Nor- folk, 6 years. 118 lbs Boss 10 2 T. H. Williams Jr.'s blk h Bryant W, by Monday —Be be, 3 vears, 117 lbs (5 lbs overweight) Duffy 3 0 3 Time— 1:16, 1:16,1:17. Summaries of Thursday's races are appended, but time will not admit of comment in this issue. SUMMARIES . September 5 and 6— Special trotting for named horses; purse $500, 8300 to first, $150 to second and $50 to third. S. S. Drake's s m Huntress, by Admiral, dam by Black Prince 1 4 4 2 11 Geo. Baylis' ch g Frank Moscow 2 2 1 1 2 2 John Gordon's b h Bismarck 3 1 2 3 3 3 M. Welch's b m Eittv Thome 4 3 3 4 4 ro Time— 2:32, 2:33, 2:33, 2: 29.J, 2:28*. 2:29. September 6— Trotting; 2:35 class; purse $750, $450 to first, $225 to second, $75 to third. James McCord's g g A nan Roy. by Patchen Vernon 1 H. Eldred's b g Bay Frank, by Tornado dis Time— 2:23. Same Day — Trotting; purse $500; for all three- year-olds ; $300 to first, $150 to second, $50 to third. John Williams' b f Lucilla, by Nephew, dam Lucinda, by Gen. <3 " McClellan Ill L. J. Hose's g g Centam, by Sultan, dam Belie View Maid, by Peck's Idol 2 2 2 Time— 2:32±, 2:29, 2:Su£. Same Day — Private match; yearlings; one mile. M. Welch's bf Clito.by Steinway 1 N. Pumyea's b g Tom Moore, by Grand Moor 2 Time— 3 :39. The Chico Fair. The third annual exhibition of Agricultural District No. 3, was a great success, so far as the receipts at the gate of the trotting Park went — they being considerably larger than those of last year. It is strange that the merchants of this city do not take more interest and display their wares where strang- ers have time to Bee and examine them. It may entail a little time and very small expense, but showing at fairs will pay in the long run. I do not suppose there was a lady in the pa- vilion who -will tell her friends who were so unfortunate as not to see the display of crockery ware, made by Tickner & Burnham, and the same may be said of exhibits made by our merchants. The first day's races was a trot for two-year-old, for a purse of $250, of which $150 to first, $75 to second, $25 to third. There were only three starters faced the judges. J. F. Mcintosh's b f Sallie McKinn, by Prompter, dam Su- sie Brown, by Blackbird; W. F. Smith's b f Cora, by Bucca- neer, dam by Flaxtail; Chas. Shirman's br s Chevalier, by Brigadier. The Buccaneer fiHie had the race at her mercy, the other two being off from pinkeye. The following is the score : SUMMARY. Chico, Aug. 28th. Purse $250, $150 to first, $75 to second, $25 to thir . Purse $250, $150 to first, $75 to second, $25 to third. W. F. Smith's b f Cora i i Chas. Sherman names br s Chevalier 3 2 J. P. Mcintosh names b f Sallie McKinn 5 d Betting $20 to $5 in favor of Cora. The next race was trotting; mile heats 3 in 5 for stallions. This was a made-up race in the place of the three-minute class, which did not fill. It closed with fourentriesand there was considerable excitement amongthe spectators. Wm. Bil- lips, of Colusa, named Tilton Almont, by Almont; C. Taylor named Challenge Jr., by Challenge; M. W. Hicks named Prompter, by Blue Bell, and — Donahue named Revolution. Almont sold for §20, Prompter for $2 50 a_d $3 for the field. After the second heat all sold in the field against Almont at $20 to $5. For the first heat they got a good send off; Al- mont, Challenge and Prompter trotting neck and neck. When opposite the tank Prompter broke and fell to the rear, and Revolution took third place until they got straight in the homestretch, when Prompter did some fast trotting, but Al- mont held the lead' with Challenge on his throat latch, Prompt- er third, Revolution last. When they were called up for the second heat Almont was selling $20 to $5, and $20 to $3. The second heat was a repetition of the first. Before the third heat there was some tedious scoring, but eventually they were sent off to a splen- did start. Smith evidently thinking it was time for the Blue Bull to show the characteristics of his family, which he did by trotting the first quarter in 3Si. the half in 1 :15, and com- ing home hands down, an easy winner, 2:33}, Challenge, dis- tanced. There was no contest for the two concluding heats, Prompter winning as he liked as per summary. SUM3IAHY. Same dav. Purse . for stallions. M. W. Hicks' b h Prompter, by Wilson's Blue Bull 3 4 111 Wm. Billips' b h Tilton Almont, by Almont 1 12 2 2 Donahue's blk h Revolution 4 2 3 3 3 Chas. Tavlor'sblk b Challenge, by Challenge 2 3 d Time-2:39i, 2:36*, 2:33$. [Our correspondent failed to insert the time of the third and fourth heat. — Ed.] August 29th, dash of I of a mile for two-year-olds. $25 entrance; $100 added. John Mackey's Mileta j — Howe's William A 2 Time— 131. This was a well contested race; Mileta first, William A close second. Same day. Union Hotel Stake ; 1J miles ; free for three-year-olds. $25 entrance; $150 added. John Mackey's ch m Bell 1 J. Hill's Spotted Fawn * 3 Time— 2:40. Pools 20 on Bell to 3 on Fawn. In scoring they got away on a false start and ran one mile, and that killed any chance the Fawn may have had, for on the next break Fawn could out run a poodle dog. She may be a good half-miler, but it is simply cheek to enter such horses as her to run a distance Same day, Reavi's Stake; J of a mile heat; best two In three. Pnrse $20U; 825 entrance, added. George Howson's b h Jim Douglass 1 1 T. Hazlett's ch g Jubilee " 2 2 F, Lile's Rob Roy, by George Moore— Lumui • 3 dig Time— 1;20, 1;163 There was considerable excitement over this race, as to who would win second money. Douglas sold for $20, field $5, with Douglas left out. Pools sold for second place went Jubilee $10, Rob Roy $6. There was considerable money up before the horses were called at even terms, about thirteen hundred on each horse. Third day, August 30th, at 9.30 a. M. there was a stock pa- rade which was a very creditable showing, the line reaching fully a quarter of a mile, which was followed by the Ladies' Tournament. There were five entries, Mrs. Trefry, Mrs Ball, Mrs. Gorse, and the two Misses Clark. The first race on the card for the day was for the 2:40 class, best 3 in 5, purse $200 divided. Only three starters faced the judges; Telegraph by Tilton Almond, dam by John Nel- son; John Mackey's Woodbine; Chas. Sherman's Roanoke Pools, Telegraph $25 to $7, and $20 to $5. BUHHABX. J. T. Mcintosh's b g Telegraph, by Tilton Almond 2 1 1 1 John Mackey'n b m Woodbine , mmm \ 2 2 2 Chas. Sherman's b g Roanoke ,]', 4 ajst Time— 2:40 £.2:87, 2:37J. Fourth day, at 10 o'clock the ladies participating in the tournament were called to the stand and prizes awarded as follows: Mr. L. Ball first, $30; Mrs. Trefry second, $20; Miss Eva Clark third, $15; Miss Goree fourth, $10; Miss An- nie Clark a special premium. The first race was a running race, dash of a mile, for $150; this was an agreed race in place of the 2:30 class which did not nil. The entries were Belle, Mileta and Jubilee. Belle and Mileta sold for $20; Jubilee $4 and $5. John Mackey's ch f Belle j W. Hazlette's ch f Jubilee """."" 2 John Mackey's b f Mileta ' " 3 Time— 1 :44J. Same day— Trotting free for all four- year-olds ; mile heats, 3 in 5- purse t300, divided. W. F. Smith's b g Adair j 1 j J. B. McDonald's b m Hazel Kirke 2 1 2 J. T. Mcintosh's b g Telegraph ....."..'. 3 3 3 W. Johnsen's blk g Fred Arnold 4 4 ^ Time— 2:322, 2:35,2:30 Aug. 31— Trotting race; $20aside( 525 added by society; mile heats 2 inS. Chas. Sherman's b g*Roanoke 1 1 Wood's b g Skylark 2 2 Time not reported. Same day — Fashion Stables Stakes; 2i mile's dash; entrance $50; §25 forfeit; 5300 added; second horse to save entrance. Geo. Howson's b h Jim Douglas 1 John Mackey's b m Maria F 2 Time— 4:09 It was a well contested dash. Douglas won by one length. Both horses pulled up lame. Same Day— Special purse S200; by J. T. Mcintosh for Singleton and La Hap yearlings. Chas. Sherman's b c Ben T . j J. T. Mcintosh's b f Delight 2 J. T. Mcintosh's blk f Solitaire .".'..' "dr C. L. Denman's blk f Starlight 3 F. Shafer*B b f Annie S dr G. B. Simpson's b c Sunrise 4 J. F. Shafer's b f Millie P "" 5 Time— 3:34. Ben True is a fine looking bay with a light chestnut sheen through his bay, has been worked — that is, including break- ing— and trotted his mile in 3:34; his dam by Harkaway, by Billy Chealem, by Cracker, by Boston g d, by Morgan. Occasionally. ♦ Substitute Races at San Jose. The races offered by the San Mateo and Santa Clara Asso- ciation to take the place of those on the regular programme that did not fill, closed on the first, witb the following: No. 10. Trotting, free for all. C. W. Smith's br s Abbottsford. J.B. McDonald's b s Brigadier. Palo Alto's b mManon. A. Waldstein's b s Albert "W. C. W. Welby's ch g Starr King. J. W. Donathan'sg g Allen Bov. J. & W. S. Fritch's sm Nellie B. No 12. Trotting for 2:24 class did not fill, and is held in abeyance. No. 15. Trotting, 2:40 class. K. E. Burn's b m Nellie Burns. P. Farrell's b g Barney B. J. P. Sargent's b m Urani. J. W. Gordon' s s Bismarck. The Kentucky Colt Stakes. The following is the summary of the three-year-old stake won by Hinda Rose at Louisville on the 29th nit: Mechanical Stakes, for three-year-olds, mile heats tnree in five; $50 each, half forfeit, Association to add 5200. Palo Alto Stock Farm's br.f Hinda Rose, by Electioneer, dam Beautiful Bells, by the The Moor 1 1 1 H. C. McDowell's b f Fugue, bv Eing Rene, dam Fnga, by Geo. "Wilkes , 2 2 2 J. T. Shackelford's bl f Lizzie Wilkes, by Geo. "Wilkes, dam Laura, by Joe Hooker 3 3 3 L. E. Simmons' b f Early Dawn, by Geo. Wilkes, dam by Mam- brino Star dist'd Time-2:32i, 2:32i, 2:23. The first two heats were slow, and in the third distance was waived in order to give the Palo Alto filly an opportun- ity to show what she could do. Tbe two-year-old trot was won by Egalite. Time— 2:44, 2:46$. No California colts started. At the Bay District. The purse for four- year-olds at the Bay District course, last Saturday, was at the mercy of the Palo Alto representa- tive from the first and was won in straight beats without anv notable contest at any point. The rank of the contending colt s as follows : SUMMABX. Bay District Course, San Francisco, Sept. 1 ; purse JGOO ; for four-Year- Olds or under; $300 to first ;S150 to second : §90 to third; and gfiO to fourth. Palo Alto's b f Bonnie, by Electioneer Ill L. J. Rose's blk g La Grange 2 2 * H. W. Meek's bm Bonnie Wood 3 3 2 A. C. Dietz's ch f Olivette 4 4 3 Time. -2:26$, 2:25, 2:271. To night (Saturday) Muldoon and a big Frenchman named Hugues will wrestle a match in the big tent near the New City Hall for S 1,000 a side. It looks almost like a joke fora man like Hugues to back^imself against Muldoon, but tbe man has put his money up and hopes to win under the agreement which gives him the match if Muldoon fails to throw him in two hoars. Hugues claims an athletic record, bat his own associates say that he is no good, and call him lazy-bones. It is to be hoped that if Muldoon can throw him easily he won't waste any time about it, but plant him as quickly as he can. He ought to be able to throw him about as fast as he threw Donald Dinnie. The concluding ties of the coursing match to be run off at Newark to-morrow (Sunday) are as follows: Old Dogs. — Fox- hall against Hibernia Boy, Tnmpete against Potrero Minnie, Tarn O'Shanter against Lady Franklin Jr.. Maid of San Fran - cisco against Longfellow. Puppies. — Martin Flynn again-' Lovely, Tenbroeck against Templar. When the match concluded there will probably be a consolation purse op all the beaten dogs. 154 tect&cv mitt j?pm*tsttmti. Sept 8 The Petaluma Fair. The large attendance of the early part of the week at Peta- luma has Increased as the racing neared an end. On Friday the track was crowded, in fact, the attendance was far m ad- vance of the quality of sport, which was of itself poor and •was made considerably worse by the reckless disregard of rule and precedent by those who were selected to guard the mor- als of horse racing and see that the runners got all there was coming them. The first race was entitled a district trot for 2-45 horses. The starters were S. Sperry's Uncle True, J. H White's Joe Dake, S. S. Drake's Sister, and an unentered horse called Robert Emmet. The first heat waB won by Sister- Uncle True losing by a break near the finish. Robert Emmet and Joe Dake just missing the flag. Time 2:46£. Joe Dake was withdrawn after the first heat. Uncle Irue broke at the start of the second heat aud Sister sauntered alon" until he came up. Then they trotted off together leaving Emmet away in the rear. Sister won handily, Em- met a bad third. Time, 2:46$. The third heat was like the second. Sister waited for the others to come along and won as she liked, Robert Emmet a poor third. Time, 2:44*. STTHSIABY. District trotting 2 :45 class ; Purse S400. S S Drake enters br f Sister, by Admiral— dam of Flora ...1 1 1 S. Sperry names b g Uncle True, by Inauguration— by Bucepna-^ lus r „ „ enters Robert Emmet ..■■- •■■-.•-a * ° J H White names b g Joe Dake by Gen. McClellan— Fairy 'oueen 4 wltnlu gUe Time, 2-.m, 2:462, 2:44*. Nest came a special trot in which Sid Sperry, Johnny, Fanny Wilson and Buck Foster started. There was considerable betting on this race; Johnny going for $20, Buck Foster $15 and $12 for the field. The pacing mare Fanny Wilson, went oft" in the lead, Johnny and Sperry well up, and Buck Foster away behind. Near the half, Sperry made a bad break and stopped. Buck Foster coming up fast ran into Sperry's sulky, both drivers being thrown out. Sperry ran away and ran nearly two miles before he was caught. Buck Foster was stopped at the stand. Sperry was badly cut about the hind legs. Fanny Wilson won the heat easily, Johnny second, Buck Foster and Sperry allowed to start again. Time, 2:47. The pools chopped a little after the heat, Johnny as first favorite, selling even up against the field. Fanny Wilson went off in the lead and gained to the half where she was nearly eight lengths ahead of Johnny, and Buck Foster was again in the rear. But Fanny could not hold her place, and soon fell back to the rear. Buck Foster and Sid Sperry fought for the heat, Johnny taking things easy and allowing the other pair to wear themselves out. Buck Foster won, Johnny second, Sperry third, by a break, Fanny Wilson just inside the distance. Time, 2:45. Then Buck Foster livened up a little in the pools, selling even up against Johnny and $6 for the field. Fanny Wilson was never in the heat. Buck Foster went from the wire, and he and Sj>erry made a close race to the three-fourth pole where Johnny moved up into Sperry's place. Buck Foster won the heat, Johnny second, Sperry third, Fanny just inside. Time, 2:48|. Then Buck Foster slight favorite over the field. Donathan, the driver of Johnny, was called to the stand, and accused by Judge McShafter of not trying to win. He replied that he and his friends were backing his horse and that he was as anxious to win as any one oould desire, but that in not fighting too hard in the first part of the race he was using his best judgment. This ap- peared to be satisfactory to the judges, who told him to go on and drive to win. He certainly did that, for he was never headed in the heat, which he won by a length from Buck Foster, Fanny a bad third, Sperry fourth. Time, 2:43. The fifth heat Johnny again went to the front and won handily, Sperry Second, Buck Foster third. Time, 2:45J. Sperry was sent to the stable for not winning one heat in five, and the race was postponed until the nest day. Saturday's Races. On Saturday, the closing day of the fair, the unfinished trot was first on the card. Johnny pushed for the heat from the start, and won by two lengths from Buck Foster, Fanny Wilson a bad third. Time, 2:4 U. It was then that Judge McM. Shatter, the ruling spirit in the judges' stand, made a ruling that provoked much adverse comment from all con- versant with track rules, and one that will make it rather difficult for the Petaluma Association to secure entries for their trotting races in the future. He fined Donathan $25 for laying up heats, and declared all pools off. It is not gen- erally understood that simply laying up a heat deserves pun- ishment as a fraud, and it is generally clear that so long as the best horse won the race the pools should be left alone. At Santa Eosa Judge McM. Shatter's horse Haddington was laid up the first heat against Ella Doane, and as the Judge still employs the trainer aud rider who did it, there is reason to suppose that he endorsed the act. At Petaluma Hadding- ton was again laid up a heat. He was a poor third to Aunt Betsey and Dairy Maid in 49i. It was so evident that he was laid up that while he had sold favorite for $20 to $12 be- fore the heat, he sold for $20 to $5 after the heat. The sec- ond heat he won easily in 49|, the third in 50J, and the fourth in 49 J. The men around the pool bos say that Judge McM. Shafter's son was backing Buck Foster, but of course they only surmise that that fact influenced the decision. BCMJIABT. Trotting race; apecial purse §300. W. line names b g Johnnie 2 2 2 1 1 1 W. Bibler enters bs Buck Foster, by General Dana— byJobn Nelson 0 112 3 2 A. "Wilson names b m (pacer) Fanny Wilson, by General McClellan— by Belle Alta 1 4 4 3 4 3 A. Morse names g g Sid Sperry, by General McClellan —unknown 0 3 3 4 2 0 Tirne-2:47, 2:45. 2:48i, 2:43, 2:43, 2:41$. The nest race was a special trot between Laura M.Hun- tress and Nellie Burns. The race was an easy thing for Laura M., who won in three straight heats without lowering herrecord. Time— 2.33, 2:311 and 2:32. The fair closed with a three-fourths of a mile and repeat race, between Garfield, Butcher Boy, and Billy Wintheries. Gnrlield won the two first heats and race, Billy Wintheries second. Time— 1:21, 1:23. A circular from the secretary of the State "Wool Growers' Association. Mr. W. G. Mmkham, announces that the annual meeting of the National Wool Growers' Association and its Executive Board will be held at the Pfilmer House, Chicago, Si it mbei 20th, at 11 a. m. All members of the State Wool Gvbwers' Association are members of the National Associa- n, and the Executive Board is composed of the president, cretary, and treasurer, and the president and two members each State Association. It is especially important that should be present. THE GUN. The Pierce Trophy. The first competition between the Alameda County Sports- man's Club and San Francisco Gun Club for the silver trophy presented by Pierce & Co., was held at Oakland last Satur- day, and was won by the Alameda team. The match was shot under the State Sportsman's rules, with the addition of No. 14 of the Hurlingham rules, at twelve birds each, thirty yards rise and both barrels allo,wed. Mr. Briggs and Mr. Brown were chosen forjudges and Judge Bis for referee. Fred Butler acted as Captain for the San Francisco Gun Club team and Dr. Kuowles as Captain for the Alameda team. The score stood: ALAMEDA CLUB TEAM. Williams 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1—10 Havens 11111111101 1—11 Bennett 0 0011101 1111—8 Norton 0 0011111100 0—6 Haskell 1 1010111110 0—8 Mayhew 11011000110 1—7 Scboll 0 10011111110—8 Adams 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—11 Spaulding 11011011111 1—10 Crellin 0 01110111111—9 Total 88 GUN CLUB TEAM. Butler 1 10111111010—9 Golchea 1 1101111000 0—7 May 11011101111 1—10 Babcock 1 1111111111 1-12 Black 1 0011101000 1—6 Gordon 1 0111110100 0—7 Orr 1 101111O111 I— 10 Fuller 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0—6 Wilson 0 10101111011—8 Ewing 1 1011101010 1—8 Total 82 Fall Shooting in New Brunswick. A sportsman of New Brunswick thus describes the game and snooting to be found in that region: Taking Riviere du Loup as a center, the sportsman has a field only limited by his time and inclination to shoot and fish. Nature has been prodigal in her gifts, and though Indians and their white bro thers have made sore havoc among the denizens of the woods in the past, enough remain to employ the hunter for generations to come. In one repect, however, an unbridled li- cense to kill has had its effect. Once the moose, king of.the North American forest, roamed these woods in vast herds. The caribou, game fit for any sportsman, are still to be found in large numbers. The season for them, in New Brunswick, extends from the 1st of September to the 1st of February, and they are found almost anywhere between St. Alexandre and Campbellton, within a short distance of the railway track. In some places this distance would be two and in others ten miles. Of course skill, experience and good guides are necessary to find them at all times; but a sports- man who understands his business, and who goes to the right locality, need not be surprised if he .brings down as many as twenty in a fortnight's hunt. To accomplish this he must be prepared for his work and ready to stand some fatigue. From Riviere du Loup he may set out in a variety of directions for grounds which are known to be good, and where caiibou are particularly abundant. One of these is the direction of Temiscouta lake, thirty-eight miles distant, and over an easy highway. Here is a sportsman's paradise, amid scenery of the most beautiful description, the forest abounding in game and the lakes and rivers teeming with fish. Here one may live for weeks, and never weary in his absence from the haunts of men. All the forests to the south of this locality afford good sport. The sportsman can take his choice of going a long or a short distance. The back country of Maine can be reached from St. Alexandre, or you may go twenty miles from Biviere du Loup and find the St. Francis river, and follow it to St. John. From Elgin road, or LTle, the head waters of the Restigouche and Mi- ramichi may be reached. AH these are in the midst of happy hunting grounds. Some of the best caribou hunting is to be had among the Shidkshocks mountains, in Gaspe. This is the land of the caribou. In the depths of the wilderness, amid moun- tains nearly 4,000 feet high, and surrounded by scenery of the most wild and rugged character, is an abundance of rare sport. This has been one of the resorts of Lord Dunraven, ■who has, indeed, hunted in all parts of this country, meeting with excellent success. On this last hunt, when accompanied by'Campbell Macnab, he started as many as forty-one caribou in three days. Of these they killed fifteen. Other game may be had for the seeking, Bears sometimes make their appear- ance when least looked for, and often make lively episodes in the sportsmen's journey. In August, 1S79, Honorable W. W. Thomas, of Portland, Me., had a narrow escape at one of the Squautook lakes not far from Temiscouta. If he had not floored the bear, the bear would have floored him, but the gun proved true, and a brilliant victory was the result. Partridges or ruffed grouse are very numerous. When a weak or lazy man goes after them he has to take someone with him to carry the load home. So plentiful are they near Riviere du Loup, that William Fraser, the present seigneur, shot as many as fifty-four in one day. To one who has car- ried a gun mile after mile for a whole day and been proud to exhibit one unfortunate bird as his trophy, this may appear like a tough story. Nevertheless, it is true. The man who goes after partridges in this vicinity does not have to sneak home by a back road to avoid the chaff of his neighbors for his bad luck. He stalks along with pride iu his face and a load on his back, and is only vexed that the spectacle is too common to excite wonder. Around the shores geese, brants and ducks may be found in immense flocks in the spring and fall. He Verte and Kamourska, are in particular, favorite re- sorts for this kind of game and hundreds of wild fowl may be shot with ease by a single gunner in a camp hunt of a few days. Much that has been said in regard to the hunting in the vicinity of Kiviere du Loup will apply to the country along the next 200 miles, or until after the boundary of New Brunswick has been passed. The regular monthly shoot of|tke Alameda Co. Sportsman's Olub will take place at Bird's Point, on Saturday afternoon next, commencing at one o'clock. At the close of the above match, Mr. O. K. Hopkins will shoot a match with Mr. Thomas Bennet, conditions J 5 live pigeons each, thirty yards rise, Hurliugham rules, for a purse of $25 a side, loser to pay for the birds. The Los Angeles Mirror says that Anaheim is in need of a gunsmith, and promises liberal support to any man who will take a nice assortment of goods down there. The bill to prohibit the trap-shooting of pigeons, which 'Wus passed by the English House of Commons, has boen de- feated in the House of Lords. Northwestern Stallion Stakes. The Northwestern Stallion Stakes (1SS4)— For colts and fillies then three years old (foals of 1SS1); $100 entrance, $50 forfeit; §20 if declared out January 1, 1884; $35 if declared out May 1, 1SS4, with $1,500 added, of which $200 to sec- ond, $100 to third; one mile and a half. The Northwestern Stallion Stakes of the Chicago Driving Park closed August 15, with the following nominations: 1. E. Rowett's b f Lady Morton, Hyder Ali, Jennie Row- ett. 2. R. Rowett's ch f Gold Dollar, Hyder Ali, Greenbacks. 3. Sam Bryant's s c General Harding, imp Great Tom, Eliza Davis. 4. B. G. Thomas' ch f Hiflight, imp King Bow, Hira. B. G. Thomas' b f Eosary, imp King Bow, Rosaline. Strickland Farm's ch g Voyager, Wanderer, Glenella. Fleetwood Stable's br f Fac Simile, Enquirer, Farfal- 5. 6. 7. etta. 8. Byron McClelland's ch c Blast, Aristides, Colleen Bawn. 9. T. J. Megibbon's ch c Ascalon, Springbok, Astoria. 10. T. J. Megibbon's ch c Audrain, Springbok, Alma. 11. T. J. Megibbon's ch c Springdale, Springbok, Lavena. 12. T. J. Megibbon's b c Strickland, Springbok, Launa. 13. Whitten Bros.' b e Wild Rose, West Roxbury, Melrose. 14. W. CotrelTs ch c Buchanan, imp Buckden, Mrs. Grigsby. 15. W. CotrelTs ch c Ensign, imp Buckden, Bannereth. W. CotrelTs b f Cora Baker, imp Buckden, On Time. J. W. Rutherford's br f Bridget, Brigadier, Sallie Nor- C. L. Hunt's ch f Queen T, imp Great Tom, Bryonia. O. E. LeFevre's b g Actor, Trump, Little Sis. Clifton Bell's b f Lady Trump, Trump, Twinkle. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, Norfolk, Mar- Theo. Winters1 ch f Callie Smart, Norfolk, Mattie A. Wm. Mulkey's br c Joquita, Lucifer, Chiqueta. Wm. MulHey's b c Jim Carblie, Lucifer, Susie Mariner. E. O. Pate's ch f Tattoo, imp Great Tom, Sparrow 16. 17. veil. 18. 19. 20. 21. ian. 22. 23. 24. 25. Grass. 26. E. C. Pate's ch g Embargo, Enquirer, Fannie Mat- tingly. 27. E. C. Pate's b c Conkling, Hyder Ali, Lilac. "The Northwestern Stallion Stake" (1885). For colts and' fillies then three years old (foals of 1S82); $100 entrance, $50» forfeit; $20 if declared out May 1, 1SS4; $35 if declared out May 1, 1885, with $1,500 added, of which $200 to second,. $100 to third; one mile and a half. 1. Theo. Winters' b c Norfolk, Ballinette. 2. Theo. Winters' ch c Norfolk, Lady Jane. 3. Theo. Winters' ch g Joe Hooker, Mattie Glenn 4. b f Joe Hooker, Abbie W. 5. ch f Joe Hooker, Puss. 6. W. H.Kings' b c Brevet Brigadier, Annie Lexington. 7. Jim Brien's s g Young Crowby, Foster, Emily P. 8. Jim Brien's br g Bob Brewster, Foster, Cornelia. 9. Jas. B. Gray's ch g Celsus, Faustus, Lady Restless. Jas. B. Gray s br g Bill Adle, Faustus, Light Heart. C. L. .Hunt's ch c Powacheck, Charitan, Lady Long- Wiley Buckles' b c Henry H. H., Harkaway, Li zzie Wiley Buckles' b f Annie Bell, Trump, Prairie Eose. Bethune and Nichols' ch g Wanderer, Kiss Me 10. 11. street. 12. Tic. 13. 14. Quick. 15. Wm. CotrelTs ch c Imp. Buckden, Catina. 16. Wm. CotrelTs b g Jim Guest, Imp. Buckden, Mrs. Grigsby. 17. Wm. CotrelTs ch c Dick Watts, Imp. Buckden, Ethel Sprague. 18. Wm. CotrelTs ch f Goodness, Wanderer, Meanness, 19. B. F. Harper's b c Bervaul, Ten Broeck, Sallie M. 20. B. F. Harper's b c Freeman, Ten Broeck, Belle Knight. 21. B.F.Harper's br c Ten Stone, Ten Broeck, Lizzie Stone 22. 23. 24. Whitten Bros.' br c Rebonna, Renown, Fortunate. Whitten Bros, ch f Prince, West Roxbury, Maud Ly. Whittier Bros.' ch f Eva, West Roxbury, Breadfruit. 25. M. Cullough & Savages's b c Middlesex, Hawkaway, Altitude. 26. T. J. Magibbon's ch c Stonington, Springbok, Lavena. T. J. Magibbon's b c Sparland, Springbok, Lorena. McCloy & Co.'s ch f Tivoli, Ten Broeck, Kate Harper. Sam Ecker's ch c Lew Clarke, Charitan, Kerry Wat- Sam Ecker's ch f Laura E, Charitan, Alice Marshall. John S. Clark's b f Impromptu, Longfellow, lndem- 27. 28. 29. son. 30. 31. nity. 32. ola. 33. line. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. B. G. Thomas' ch c Eoyal Knight, Fellowcraft, Aure- B. G. Thomas, ch c Fellow Tyler, Fellowcraft, Rosa- B. G. Thomas' br c Craftsman, Fellowcraft, Dixie. B. G. Thomas' b c Le Logas, Lelaps. War-reel. W. H. Cheppee's bl f Ouise Bright, Enquirer, Euchre. C. H. Gillock's b c Ton Tine, Ten Broeck, Hattie B. Milton Young's ch c Playfellow, Fellowcaaft, Placid. Milton Young's b c Ten Booker, Ten Broeck, Nellie Booker. 40. Jo. G. Wynn's br f Skyblue, Brigadier, Coup de Clairs. 41. E. C. Pates' b g Ten Fellow, Ten Broeck, Rebecca. 42. R. C. Pates' ch c Tasso, Imp Great Tom, Edna B. 43. R. C. Pates' b c Testator, Imp Great Tom, Mollie Saf- fle. 44. E. C. Pates' g c Editor, Enquirer, Alice Murphy. 45. R. C. Pates' b f Tabitha, Imp Great Tom, Valerian. 46. J. F. Caldwell's b f , Enquirer, Mary Walton. Improvements at Sunny Slope. We note with pleasure that the immense winery of Mr. L. J. Rose, at Sunny Slope, has been extensively enlarged this summer by the erection of a substantial three-story brick building, with another crusher, doubling the capacity of the establishment, and rendering it capablo of handlinglSO tons of grapes per day. Twenty-eight vats, holding 15,000 gallons each, have been placed in the new building, making a total capacity for the storage of nearly 450,000 gallons. From the cmsliiijg of 160 tons of grapes per day during theseason.it will not take long to fill these immense vats. Mr. Rose has placed steam pipes, passing through the cellar, in order to maintain an even temperature constantly, to produce a quick and perfect fermentation. This improvement is of immense benelit to Southern California, as its result will be the im- provement of our already popular wines aud brandies, and Mr. L. J. Rose, the experienced viticulturist, of many years' experience, will make the improvement a grand success. — Los Angeles Herald. 1883 3£1xc prettier mid ^pavtsman. 155 ROWING. A New Double Team, The following challenge will prove one of the most inter- esting bits of aquatic news of the season: Boston-, Aug. 25, 18S3. To the Editor of the Herald: As Messrs. Conley and Eamm have shown by their actions a desire to row any two men in double sculls, the undersigned, in behalf of himself and mate, hereby challenges Messrs. Conley and Hamm of Halifax, N. S.t to a double scull race; distance, date and place to be mu- tually agreed upon; the race to be for $1,000 a side and the championship in double sculls. I would Btate that my mate will not be Edward Hanlan. If Messrs. Conley and Hamm, as their advisers, will notify me of the time of meeting and arranging for a match, I will meet them either in Portland or Boston on such day as they may desire. I can assure Messrs. Conley and Hamm that if the match falls through it will be no fault of my mate and self. I would respectfully ask for a reply through the columns of the Herald at as early a day as possible. Very respectfully, "Wallace Boss an'dMate. It will not be known who is Boss1 partner until the articles are drawn up, and a deposit made. It is thought likely that John Kennedy is the man, as Boss and Kennedy have rowed a good deal together and they nake a good team. * Both Unwilling to Row. The match between Mr. Elliot, ex-champion of England, and Biley of Saratoga, did not take place on the 25 ult., as announced. The race was to have been over a straightaway course, 1£ miles, for S100 a side. Elliot appeared at the line, and stated to the starter that Biley had "weakened," and would not row because he did not think the water was good enough. Elliot said, further, that Biley was afraid to row because he could not swim. Shortly after Beferee Fraser de- cided the water was all any oarsman could desire, and gave the men ten minutes to get to the line. Biley said he would not row in salt water, in which there was more or less swell, because he would be in danger of catching "crabs," in which case he might get upset. Elliot, instead of getting out as or- dered, declined to do so, on the ground that he did not care to row over the course alone for the small sum of S100. He further expressed a willingness to have the stakes withdrawn, and the referee, finding the men were not disposed to row, declared the stakes drawn by mutual consent and the race off. One of the disappointed spectators at the Watkins' regatta was Tim Donoghue, the veteran oarsman, now engaged in the making of oars and sculls- His opinion of the race is that Courtney was out. rowed. "I don't think," he said, "that he could beat either Lee or Boss. I was present with Lee and Boss when Hanlan offered to give Lee §50 if he beat Courtney in the trial heat. Boss spoke up and wanted to know if he was included in that 'Yes,' said Hanlan, 'I will give you fifty too, if you beat him.' As it turned out, they both beat him. and fairly, too. Courtney's story that Lee fouled him was rather thin. 1 was looking at them with a glass from the grand stand, and at no time did Lee's oars come nearer than a blade's length of Courtney's. Why, the referee was friendly to Courtney, and everybody else was interested in having him in the race, and if there had been a possible excuse, Lee would have been thrown out and Courtney would have got a place. No, he has not got the speed. While Boss, Lee and others have been im- proving in the last few years, Charley Courtney has been standing still. He cannot row any faster to-day than he could five years ago. Courtney now states that he has made a match for $1,000, a forfeit of $250 a side having been posted with his former backer, James H. Blister, to row against time, the stipula- tion being that Courtney shall beat the best official record over a course a mile and a half and return, this requiring him to do it in less than 20 m. 14s. Among the regattas at which Hanlan is announced to row are: Pullman, HI., Sept., 15; Canandaigua lake, Sept. 19; Pittsburg, last week in September. Then there are regattas arranged at Montreal, Cincinnati, and probably at several other points. Professor Huxley maintains that in fishing districts an acre of sea is more profuse in food production than an acre of land. Inland waters, he claims, require protection, but in the case of the great sea the circumstances were entirely dif- ferent. He believed that the cod, herring, pilchard, mackerel and similar fisheries were inexhaustible and. were entirely be- yond the control of man either to diminish the number of fish or t* increase them by cultivation. Over 6,000,000 salmon eggs will be taken from United States fishery, the McCloud river, this season. The State Commis- sioners will hatch them, and place them in tributaries of the Sacramento river. Above the salmon hatchery has been es- tablished another, where trout eggs are taken. This season's take amounts to upward of 500,000 eggs. A Failure of Justice. Editoe Breeder and Sportsman: It is unfortunate for the Gilroy Bod and Gun Club that they record a failure in their last attempt to punish a violator of the game laws. It was a failure, and yet it was not a failure. The club did its duty, but the Justice failed to do his. It was the case of an Italian who had violated the law in killing quail and bringing them to market, selling them in town last week. He was promptly arrested, due mostly to the vigilance of our worthy President, J. B. Payne, and brought before the Justice on a proper charge for violating the game laws. He pleaded guilty to the charge, and through ignorance or a misapprehension of the law he was fined $S and discharged, the fine for misdemeanor. The club informed the District Attorney, who investigated the case, and said a re-arrest on the same charge could not be made, and we had to let him go. I venture another such case will not slip through the courts again quite so easily in Gilroy, and it should be a warning to every club in the State. Attorneys and Justices should thor- oughly post themselves. If sportsmen throughout the State will watch closely now, many violators will be brought to justice. We can hear of quail and does and fawns being killed everywhere, and it will only require a little watching, and a few examples can be made. Gilroy, Sept. 1. Vice. Bradley & Eussel of .Nevada recently sold to Miller & Lux ■of this city 1,000 head of beef steers, delivered in Ssn Fran- cisco, for $40 per head. The Nevada cattle men.deeline to ship beef cattle here now on sale. They say that "a few hun- dred head will so demoralize the market that prices realized are ruinous. Hence they only ship to order. FISH. Carp. The following notes on growth, spawning, edible qualities and manner of cooking German carp received from the Unit- ed States Fish Commission in 1880, are published in the Bul- letin of the United States Fish Commission. They are con- tained in letters to Prof. S. F. Baird. To-day I can go to my ponds and catch carp of seven pounds weight, which were planted two years ago the 19th of this coming December. Several ponds have young fry in them to the amount of many hundred thousand each. I went per- sonally and put them into shallow water lying fair to the sun, with brush, stumps and old roots to make places for spawn- ing. I have sown rice and transplanted water lilies, etc., to make shade and concealment for them. We have caught quite a number to test the edible qualities which all pronounce not excelled by any of our indigenous fishes. I always instruct the cook to clean them nicely; then wrap the fish in a linen towel, have a large kettle of water boiling, coil the fish neatly in the kettle and boil fifteen minutes, then turn off the water, remove to a baking pan without marring and put in the oven, bake and then baste with butter gravy. A nicer dressing could occupy the interior of the fish and the space around the sides. If properly done it makes a dish fit for a king, or a hungry fisherman. — W. Van Antwerp, (Mount Sterling, Montgomery county, Kentucky, Oct. 31, 18S2). My fish surpass all expectations in growth. They are esti- mated by the most competent judges to weigh four pounds. When I received them from you, Nov. 7, 1881, they were about two inches long. After putting them in the pond I never saw anything of them until the 15th of June. I then commeneed feeding them twice a day on bread or potatoes. I continued this until the middle of July; then I commenced on sweet corn cut from the cob. They are very fond of this, and come as readily for it as any pigs. I still fed the scraps from the table, too, but corn is their favorite. On the 16th of November they bade me adieu until next summer. They have caused quite an excitement, and people come miles to see them. — Samuel Gillespie, (Millville, Butler county, Ohio, Dec. 14th, 18S2). About the middle of December, 18S1, 1 received at Jackson, Miss., in good order, twenty carp from the United States Fish Commission. Unfortunately the pond intended for their re- ception was stocked with other fish, such as sunfish, bream and catfish. I undertook to drain it, and having procured a drygoods box about two and one-half feet square by twenty inches deep, I bored a number of Jioles to allow the free cir- culation of the water running from a spring. I put a rock in it to hold it down, also a few shovels of dirt. Then I put the carp in the box. They remained there eight days. I fed them on crumbs of corn bred. I could see some of them every day and supposed they were doing well, but when I had drained my pond and it was ;ready for their reception, I was surprised in taking them out to find ten of them under the rock and dead. That left me but ten live fish, and two of them were siek. "When I turned them loose in the pond they swam slowly off into deep water, and have not been seen since. I have two ponds side by side, with but a few feet of earth to separate them. Into the one where the box was sunk I put the common fish. "While taking the carp from the box one of them accidently fell in with the cats and bream. I had not seen any of the carp until the first day of the present month, when a boy fishing for the common fish caught the carp that had accidently got among them. The bait was worm. I measured his length, which was twelve in- ches from the nose to the parting of the tail. When put in the pond, about December 26th, they were each of them about three inches long. In the case of this it shows a gain of nine inches in length in six months. Of course, I put him with his own kind. I have not seen them, however, since they were put in, December 26, 1881. I suppose they are doing well from the condition in which I found that one. For food I give them cabbage leaves, lettuce, tomatoes, peaches, ap- ples and corn bred. I discover small fish in their pond. I would like to know at what age they breed. John Tost, (Brandon, Franklin county, Mississippi, July 30, 1S81). President Arthur's son Allan has made a brilliant reputa- tion among the Canadians as a salmon angler, having succeed- ed in killing forty of these fish during his recent trip through the Dominion. Permission was granted him to cast his flies in the upper Cascapedia river, where, to quote a disciple of Izaak Walton, he had an unobstructed run of luck, as these waters had not been overworked by fishermen. His largest turned the scale at forty-five pounds. President Arthur's record as a salmon fisher has been eclipsed by his son, who has an outfit second to none in the country. The Marquis of Lome and the Princess Louise took considerable pains to make the young American feel at his ease while he was in Canada, and insisted upon his spending a portion of his va- cation with them at Quebec. It was a suggestion of the Marquis that Master Arthur should fish in the upper Casca- pedia, as the former had set it apart to be used only on spe- cial occasions by his friends. — St. John (N. B.) Telegraph. A circular has been sent by the executive committee of the International Fisheries' Commission of London, recommend- ing that the American method of catching mackerel and her- ring be shown the coast population. A suggestion is made that an American fish schooner be hired to visit all the prin- ciple centres of drift-net fisheries for the purpose of demon- strating to English fishermen the effectiveness of the mode of working of the purse seine net of the American method. Twenty thousand Eastern trout were transferred from the McCloud river hatchery to Weber lake, by Fish Commission- er Dibble a few days ago. Mr. Ed. McCLintock, in company with Mr. Clifton Bell, left Denver for Saratoga recently. This is Mr. McClintock's first visit East since the era of steamboat and railway began. He never saw a steamboat in his life, and this ride is the first he ever took in a railway train. He started West from his home in Kentucky in 1S49, when the first news of gold discoveries in California reached his native town. He was a mere boy at the time, but he drove an ox team in the first overland train that ever crossed the continent. When the " Pike's Peak or bust" fever was at its height, in 1859, he drifted back to Col- orado, and has remained here ever since. He has made and lost millions in mines and real estate. At onetime he owned three-fourths of the present site of Denver, and traded it off for a pair of French calf boots, a pound of plng-tobacco and a burro. At present he is not worth more than half a milllion. — Denver News. ♦ Uncle Bill Tovee died in Brooklyn, New York, on August 26th, aged SI years and six months. Answers to Correspondents. Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mail or telegraph. Constant Beader.— Kate II (11552 K. C. S. B.) is bvSandv, dam champion Kate (5153 Kennel Club Stud Book). 2 — Kate the dam of Kate II took first prize champion Irish setter bitches Crystal Palace Show 1SS2. Kate II has taken two first and one second prize at shows in Great Britain. First at Birmingham, Belfast, Portadown, and second to her dam at the Crystal Palace. 3 — Dido shows considerable white, and according to Mr. Post's statement, the pups are all marked with white; objectionable markings on Irish setters selling for high prices. Dido's pups are inbred closely, there is no outcrosses and the white markings prove the existence of a strain of "red and white" in their ancestry, probably from the Jessie side. 4. — Superiority of blood is hard to define, superiority of performances in different styles, still harder. O'Brien, the breeder of Kate H, has always been noted for the possession of fine field dogs, though not as a field trial man. We con- sider one first class win at an English show like the Crystal Palace, is worth a hundred awards at American shows in small cities and even in New York. At the smaller American shows the Irish setter class often does not exceed half a doz- en entries, and perhaps that half dozen only includes one of some well known strain or with authentic pedigree. At the English shows from 50 to 200 entries is the average range and when Kate won the championship she had to compete with IS bitches -and that in a championship class. Again, American dog shows are troubled with judges who often- times have no accurate knowledge of half the breeds they undertake to pass upon. We have had instances of that in San Francisco. Of the three judges in sporting classes at the late show, at least one never owned nor bred a pointer, another never owned nor bred a water spaniel, another knew absolutely nothing of the points of retrievers, scarce one of them cuuld tell a Sussex spaniel when they saw them, yet they all undertook to judge these classes. At the Eng- lish show dogs are judged by gentlemen who have made breeds a life study. They are not to be overawed by a neatly tabulated pedigree, nor do they derive their knowledge from a perusal of Stonehenge. The dogs they judge are all of good strains and furthermore when they go into the ring they do not know whose dog they are judging. A Crystal Palace championship for large dogs, or a Birmingham champ- ionship for bulls or terriers, are admittedly the highest ca- nine honors and will continue to be so until American judges are chosen with more care. T. D. F. Kohnerville: Will you give your readers through your paper, the rule for measuring the stride of a trotting horse, also the stride of some of the best now on the turf, and oblige a subscriber. Answer. — Five tracks or four spaces is the old-time rule for measuring the stride of a horse. That means the space from where one of the fore feet is taken from the ground and again strikes it. This is absolutely correct in giving the stride of the race horse, and though it has been accepted for the trotter there are actually two strides in that distance. Accepting the prevalent custom as correct, the stride of the very fastest trotters ranges from IS feet to 20 feet 6 inches. As the latter is the longest stride we ever measured in a trot- er it is accepted as a maximum although a longer distance is claimed. S. B. W. Gonzales: No. The law in relation to quail reads as follows: "Every person who in the State of California, between the first day of March and the first day of October in each year, hunts, pursues, takes, kills or destroys quail, partridge, or grouse or rail is guilty of a misdemeanor." A large and beautifully designed lithograph of the grounds on wnich the great bicycle meet at Springfield is to be held has been issued. It gives not only a comprehensive view of the grounds, but the location of the buildings, tents, etc. DIETZ' AXLE OIL. A PATENT COMPOUND OIL. Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz' Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Oil WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS - CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISL A. C. DIETZ & (On Proprietors, 9 Front 156 *&c %xtt&*x urae $800, and |200 added if more than ten entries; our moneys. J. B. McDonald's b f Hazel Kirke, by Brigadier, dam Fannv, by Jim Brown. H. W. Meek's br f Bonnie "Wood, by Nutwood, dam Lady Belle, by Chieftain. L. J. Rose's blk g Le Grange, by Sultan, dam Georgi- ana, by Overland. J. M. Learned's s Adrian, by Reliance, dam Adrian- nah, by Kentucky Hunter. Wm. Johnson A. C. Dietz' br m Olivette, by "Whip- ple's Hambletonian, dam unknown. J. Cairn Simpson's b c Anteeo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine, by A. W. Richmond. W. F. Smith E. H. Miller Jr.'s b g Adair, by Elec- tioneer, dam Addie Lee, by Culver's Black Hawk. "Wednesday, September 19. No. 4— Pacific Coast Tiotting; 2:40 class; purse $1,200, four monevs. John Mclntire's ch g Edwin Forrest, by Blackbird, dam unknown. P. J. Williams' b g Bay Frank, by Tornado, dam by Stite of Maine. Pat Farrell W. W. Stow'B b h Barney B, by Budd Doble, dam unknown. J. "W. Donathan's g g Allen Roy, by Patchen Vernon, dam unknown. E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer, dam Lady Hamilton. John W. Gordon's b m Big Lize. No. 5— Pacific Coast Running; mile and repeat; fiurse $500, and if 1 $3}4 is beaten the horse making the owest record will receive $200 additional ; four moneys. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday, dam Demirep. George Howson's b b Jim Douglas, by Wildidle, dam by Norfolk. F. Depoister and J. W. Adam's b f Aunt Betsy, by Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringgold. James B. Chase's d f Marian, by Hubbard.dam Electra. Caleb Doraey's br c Birdcatcher, by Specter, dam Pet, by Yonne Melbourne, E. J.Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford, dam Maggie Emerson. J. Green's b h Joe G, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- bnrn. Charles Mc Laughlin's b s Boots, by Hercules, dam Emma Barnes, H. C. Judson's s m May D, by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown. Lee Shaner'B b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead, dam Katie Pease. Hill k Gries' b s Wildidler, by Wildidle, dam Eva Coombs. No. 6— District Trotting; for three-year-olds; purB $800; four monevs. John Williams' br m Lucilla, by Nephew, dam Lu- clnda, by General McClellan. J.W. Warren's b b Alpheus, by Mambrlno Wilkes, dam Rosaline, by Major Mono. W. H. Parker's br s Ha Ha, by Nephew, dam by McCracken Blackhawk. R. E. Stowe's s f Jenny Lind, by La Rock, dam Pin- afore, by Winthrop. L. M. Morse's b g John O'Brien, by Mambrino Wilkes, dam Phcebe Carey, by Chieftain. Thursday, September 20. No. 7— Running Hurdle Race; mile and repeat; over four hurdles; purse $500. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead, dam Jen- nie D. J. F. Courtney's ch m Hattie B, by Norfolk, dam rfe Dale. J. Shatter's b h Haddington, by Imp Haddington, dam by Norfolk. No. 8— State Trotting; two-year-old stake. Best two in three, mile heats. Whole of entrance money to be divided. Four moneys, and £500 added as follows: $100 each for the winners of moneys and $100 for the sire of the colt that wins first money. L. M. Morse's bf Ida, by Abbottsfofd, dam Win- throp GirL J. Cairn Simpson's br c Antevolo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine, by A. W. Richmond. J. T. Mcintosh's b f Sallie M. G. W. Trahern's b c Voucher, by Nephew, dam by Vernon Patchen. G. W. Trahern's b f Bracelet, by Nephew, dam by Messenger Duroc. J. A. McCloud's b c Mt. Vernon, by Nntwood, dam Daisy, by Chieftain. J. E. Dunham's ch a c Oscar Steinway. by Steinwav, dam Frankie Eaton, bv Whipple's Hambletonian. D. E. Knight's ch f Nighthawk, by Brigadier, dam Nellie. Charles Sherman's c Chevalier, by Biigadier, dam Kit, by Billy McCracken. J. B, Tennen'sch s Pinole Jr., by Pinole Patchen, dam Lola, by Pilot Jr. E. Giddlngs' b c Bay Rose, by Sultan, dam by The Moor. J. B. Bums' br s Alert, by Atheiton, dam by Pinole atchen. F. L. Smith's b f Cora, by Buccaneer, dam Pearl, by Blue Bull. Sargent Bros.' g c , by Priam, dam Gllroy Belle. L. U. Shippee's chf Sisterto Honesty, by'Priam, dam bv Chieftain, "H. D. Beach's ch c Dawn, by Nutwood, dam Count- ess, by Whipple's Hambletonian. No. 9 — Ladies' Equestrianism. For resideniB of the district only; four prizes in gold coin— £40, $30, $2o and $10. Friday, September 21. No. 10— Pacific Coast Selling Race; purse $500; one mile and repeat; $l,UO0 fixed valuation; four pounds off for each $100 below, and two pounds added for each $100 above fixed value; four moneys. Thomas Hazlett's ch g Jubilee, by Norfolk, dam Lodi mare. John Mackey's ch m Maria F, by Leinster, dam Flush. J. B. Chase's chf Laura, by Shannon, dam Folly.by Planet. Caleb Dorsey's br c Birdcatcher.by Specter, dam Pet, bv Young Melbonxue. "E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead, dam Jen- nie D. P. J. Shaffer's b h Haddington, by Imp Haddington, dam by Norfolk. D. S. Terry's s g Lara, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. G. W. Trahern's ch g Certiorari, by Joe Daniels, dam bv Norfolk. T. H. Williams Jr.'s blk s Bryant W, by Monday, dam Bebe. H, C. Judson's b g Belshaw. No. 11— Pacific Coast Trotting; 2:20 class; purse 51,0'Xi; four moneys. J. B. McDonald's b s Brigadier, by Happy Medium; dam Ladv Tuanei, bv Frank Pierce. Pat Farrell's b h Vandcrlynn, by George M. Patchen, dam Joseoh mare. M. Salisbury's b s Gibraltar, by Echo, dam by Owen Dale. C. W. Smith's br s Abbotsford, bv Woodford Mam- brino, dam Columbia, by Young Columbus. S. Sperry's ch m Nellie R, by General McClellan Jr., dam Susie Rose. A. Waldstein's b b Albert W, by Electioneer, dam by John Nelson. No. 12 — Ladies' Equestrianism. Open to the State Four prizes in gold coin— $10, £30, $20 and ?10. Saturday, September 22. No. 13— Pacific Coast Novelty Running; 2^-mile dash; purse$600; the first horse to each half mile to win $100, and the first to two and two and one-half mile posts to win $50 each extra. Thomas Hazlett's ch g Jubilee, by Norfolk, dam Lodi mare. F. Depoister's b f Aunt Betsy, by Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringgold. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford, dam Maggie Emerson. Charles McLaughlin's b s Boots, by Hercules, dam Emma Barnes. Hill &. Gries' b s Wildidler, by Wildidle, dam Eva Coombs. M. M. Allen's Jocko, by Cariboo, dam Reply, by En- No. 14— Pacific Coast Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400; four moneys. P. J. Williams' b g Shaker. Chas. Schlutius' br g Prince. E. D. Nolan's gr g Gray Frank, by Hay ward Chief, dam unknown. M. Rollins' gr g John Tomas. J. T. Mcintosh's b g Fred Ackerman. G & OLDEN trATE Agricultural & Mechanical Fair Association. DISTRICT NO 1 -OAKLAND, ALAMEDA COCjyTIf. SPEED PROGRAMME Saturday, Sept. 8. No. 15. Trotting; purse S400; free for all two-year- olds; $240 to first horse, 3120 to second, and $4.0 to third; heats of a mile. J. E, Dunham, Pacheco, enters b s McVaugh, by Conductor. Palo Alto enters brm Carrie C, by Electioneer; dam Maid of Clay, by Henry Clay. Steve Crandall enters ch c Dawn, by Nutwood; dam Countess, by Whipple's Hambletonian. No. 16. Same day; trotting; purse 31,200; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first horse, $360 to second, and $120 to third. S.Sperry, Petaluma, enters ch m Nellie R, by Gen, McClellan Jr. ; dam Susie Rose. A. Waldstein, S. F., enters b s Albert W, by Elec- tioneer; dam by John Nelson. P. Farrell enters b h Vanderlynn, by Geo. M, Patch- en Jr. ; dam a Joseph mare. M. Salisbury enters b s Gibaraltar, by Echo; dam by Owen Dale. George Baylis enters b s Abbottsford, by Woodford Mambnno; dam Columbia, by Young Columbus. COXDITIOSS. All trotting and pacing races are best three in five, except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci- fied. Entrance fee, ten per cent on all purseB, to ac- company nomination. In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the board reserves the right to trot heats with any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. Those who have entries in the running purses must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; those on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money will be paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con- sent of the judges. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern running races, except as speciallv provided. A. CL METZ, President. L. Walkeb, Secretary, Lock Drawer 1538, Oakland, CaL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Horses and Mules FOR SALE. SET ENT Y- FIVE HEAR of Horses and Mules, suitable for farm and plow work. The mules are all young, California bred, and will average 950 pounds weight. Apply to W.L. ASHE, Mezced, Merced County, Cal. Trotting Horse Breeders THE STALLION STAKES, FOR FOALS OF \S*1, (to be trotted when three and four-years old,) by stallions only for whom the sum of $200 each is sub- Bcribed, of which 9100 must accompany the nomination of sire, August 1.1883, when the subscription for sires will close, and <$100) one year thereafter; the amount of the first payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for three-year-olds; the amount of the second payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for four-year-olds; $100 entrance for starters in three-vear-old stake; $150 entrance for starters in the four-year-old stake, payable in the fol- lowingforfeits: $10 to accompany the nomination Oct, 1, 18*3, for each race in wh3ch the colt or filly is enter- ed; 315 additional May 1, 1884, in the three-year-old stake; $10 additional May 1,1834. in the four-year-old stake; ¥25 additional May 1, isfig, in the three-vear-old stake; 930 additional May 1,1885, in the four-year-old Btakes; $50 additional May l, ISSB, in the four-year-old stakes, and a final payment of 950 each In each stake twenty days before the meetings of 1S35 and 18S6, re spectively. when the stakes will be trotted for. A failure to pay the balance ($100) due on the sub- scription of any sire within the time specified in the furegoing condition, will disqualify the nominations of all the get of such sire in the four-year-old stake, and forfeit all payments made on all the get of such sires in said stakes. The above stakes which closed May 1st last, and bv unanimous consent of original suhs'eribers, was re- opened, to finally close August 10th, received at that time the following subscribers: Charles Backman's b h Kentucky Prince. H. S. Russell's br h Smuggler. Marshland stock Farm's b h Oxmoor. Palo Atto stock Farm's b h Electioneer Palo Alto Stock Farm's b h Gen'l Benton. Arno Stock Farm's b h Buccaneer. All of whose get (foals of 1*32) are eligible to entry, as per above conditions. OCTOBER 1, 1833, E. ». PACKER, Sec'y. Ill Broadway, New York. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION DISTRICT No. 6, ..Will bold its.. FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR LOS ANGELES, October 8th to 13th, Inclusive. OYER $10,000 Ltf PURSES AND PRE- aauMs. Entries to Races close September 15th. For Programme and Premium List, address E. A. DeCamp, Sec'y, Box 455 Los Angeles, Cal. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. DISTRICT NO. 6. PROPOSALS FOR THE FOLLOWING WILL BB received by the Secretary up to Sept. nth: Pool Selling— Amount of cash in advance; full con- trol of same. Bids to be made without reference to commissions. Side or Tent Shows during Fair week in Park en- closure. For 4*raiifl Stand Bar. I. u in :li and Fruit Stand in ilrand Stand. For choice of hack slandsat Park, Bidders unknown to the Secretary or some member of the Board, will furnish reference to the Secretary. Bids payable Oct. 1. 1833. Bids for each or all of above will be sealed and ad- dressed to the Secretary, and opened Saturday, Sept, 8th, at 11 a.m. By order of the Board, F. J. ISARRETTO, Prest. E. A. !)<■< am j>, Sec'y.. Box 455, Los Angeles, Ca!. E CALIFORNIA'S XP0SITI0 N THE 30TH ANNUAL, State Fair WILL BE HELD AT Sacramento, CaL, In September, f883. TN CONSEQUENCE OF THE ACCIDENT AND A the inability to procure sufficient mechanical labor to complete the new Exposition building, the Board of Directors have resolved to bold the exhibi- tion for this year in the Pavilion now in nse. As the space Is limited, parties desiring to exhibit should ap- ply for space at once. Motive power furnished Free of Charge. No charge for space. Articles transported to and from the exhibition Jree by the C.P. R. R. Company. The premium flist embraces liberal awards for a kinds of LIVE STOCK, MA CHINER Y, IMPLEMENTS, etc., TEXTILE FABRICS, M EC H A NIC AL, AGRICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS and FINE ARTS. The Fair will be open on Sept. 10th, and Closed Sept. 15th. Any further information may be had upon applica- tion to the Secretary, from whom premium lists may be obtained. P. A. F1MGAN, Edwin F. Smith, Secretary, President. P. O. Drawer A, Sacraniento. The Washington Park Club OF CHICAGO, ILL., Announce the following Stakes to close Oct. 15, 18S3, and to be run over their New Race Track at the Inaue- uial Meeting of the Club, beginning the last Saturday in June, and ending Saturday, July 12 1884 A programme for eight days' racing will be so arranged that two stakes and not less than three purse races will be run each dav, and that * $45,000 or more will be given by the Club for the meeting, and in no instance will less than 3-500 be given for a purse In addition to the stakes announced below, nine or more other st.-ikes, including the Wellington Park Cup, Handicaps and Stakes, two-and-three-year-old, and all ages, will be advertised indue time, to close on or about January 15, 1SS4. It is the intention of the Management' of the Washington Park Club to complete the track now in course of construction, and to make all the appointments the very best that money, experience and skill can pro- duce, it being the intention of the Washington Park Club to make its Inaugural Meeting the grandest racine vent ever given in the United States. ** " B THE LAKE SIDE STAKE. A Sweepstakes for fillies two years old (foals of 1882) —?50 entrance p. p., or onlv 810 if declared out on or before February l, 188-1, or $15 by April 1, 1884, or $20 if on or before May 15, 1884. All declarations void unless accompanied with the money; with $l,2C0 added, the second to receive $200, and the third $100, out of the stake. Winners of any stake race of the value of $750 to carry 3 lbs.; of $1,200, 5 lbs ; of $l,.M)0f7 lbs.; of three or more such races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Five furlongs. THE KENWOOD STAKE. A Sweepstakes for colts two years (foals of 18821— $50 entrance, p. p., or only $10 if declared out on or be- fore February 1, or $15 by April 1, 1884, or $20 if on May 15, 1884. 411 declarations void unless accompanied with the money; with $1,200 added, the second to re- ceive 8200, and the third 9100, ont of the stake. Win- ners of any stake race of the value of $750 to carry 3 lbs.; of $1,200, 5 lbs.; of $1,500,7 lbs.; of threeor more stakes of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Five f in lungs. THE II V Hi; PARK STAKE. A Sweepstakes for two-year-olds (foals of 1882)— $50 entrance, p. p., or only $to if declared out on or before February 1,1884, or $15 by April 1,1884, or $25 if on May 15, 1884. All declarations void unless accom- panied with the monev; with 82,000 added, the second to receive $300, and the third $2o0, out of the stake. Winnere of any stake race of the value of $l,ooo to carry51bs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs.; of $2,000, or three or more stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Three-quar- ters of a mile. THE EAULEUOOD STAKE. A Sweepstakes for fillies three years old (foals of 1881)— $100 entrance, h.f., or onlv $10 if declared out on or before February 1, or $20 April 1, 1S84, or $30 if on May 15, 18S4. AH declarations void unless accom- panied with the monev; with 81,500 added, the second to receive $300, and the third $100, out of the stake. Winners of any three-vear-old Stake race, of the value of $1,000, to carry 5 lbs.; of 81,500, 7 lbs.; of three or more three-vear-old stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. One mile. THE JDREXEL STAKE. A Sweepstakes for colts three years old (foala of 1881)— $liyt entrance, h. f.,or only $10 if declared out on or before February 1, or $20 April 1, or 830 If on May 15j 1881. All declarations void unless accompanied with the monev; with 81,600 added, the second to re- ceive $300, and the third $100, out of the stake. Win- ners of any three-year-old stake race of the value of $1,000 to earn- 5 lbs.; of $1,500. 7 lbs.: of threeor more three-year-old stake races of anv value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. One mile. THE SHERIDAX STAKE A Sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of 1881) — $100 entrance, h. f., or only 810 If declared out on or be- fore February t, or $20 April 1. or 830 if on May 15, 1884. All declarations void unless accompanied with the monev; with 82,500 added, the second to receive $100, and the third 8260, out of the stake. Winners of any tliree-year-old stake race of the value of fl,0o0 to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500,7 lbs.; of any three or more such stakes of any value. 10 lbs. extra. Maidens al- lowed 7 lbs. One mile and a quarter. TO CLOSE JANUARY 15, 1884. THE AMERICAN DERBY. A Sweepstakes for three-year-olds (foals of lR8i)At$200each,h.f.,or only $20 If declared out on or before Mar. 15,1884, or $30 April 15, 1884, or $10 if on May 15, 1*81, or $50 if on June 15 1884. All declarations void unless ac- companied with the money ; with $-5,000 added, the second to receive $7">", and the (bird 8260, ont of the Stake, Winners of any three-year- old stake race of the value of $l,0Ou to carry 5 lbs.; of 81)600, 7 lbs.; of three or more three-year-old stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Foreign-bred entries allowed 7 lbs. One mile and a half. To be run on the first day of the meeting. WEIGHTS. The following are the weightB for the above stakes : Two-year-olds, 105 lbs. Three -year-olds 115 lbs. With an allowance of 5 lbs. for mares and 3 lbs. for geldings. Full Bcale of weights and racing rules will be announced shortly. Entries and all communications to be addressed to the Secretary, Palmer House, Chicago, 111. E. BREWSTER, SECRETAKY. P. H. SHERIDAN, LIEUT. GEN, TJ. S. PRE; 158 pt£ fghxe&sx iwtl j^jwtemmx. Sept 8 THIRD Annual Exhibition OF THE San Mateo & Santa Clara Co. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION NO. 5, To Be Held at San Jose. CaL. Sept. 24 to S9. Inclusive, 1883. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY, MONDAY. SEPT. 24. No. 1— Running; three -n,uartcr-niile dash; >-5 entrance, $10 forfeit, £200 added; second horse *50, third horse to receive bis entrance. 1. Palo Alto Stock Farm enter b g Jou Jou, by Mon- day—Plaything. 2. J. W. Adams and F Depoister enters h f Aunt Bet- Bey, by Hardwuod-Pefe'gy Riugold. 3. Wm. Boots enters b g Bob. by Bob, by Bob Wooding — Gladiola. i. W. L. Appleby (for H C Judson) enters b m Ella Doane. by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 5. P. J. Shafter enters b m Nighthawk, by imp Had- dington—Napa Queen. 6. T. H. Williams enters b s Bryant W, by Monday— Bebe. 7. Levi Knott enters s g Jim Reuwick, by Joe Hooker- Big Gun. 8. George Howson enters b s Jim Douglas, by Wildidle —by Norfolk. 9. G. Pacbeco enters b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 10. John Mackey (for J. B. Haggin) enters b f Sweet Briar, by Virgil — Impudence. 11. John Mackey (for J. B. Haggin) enters ch m Pre- mium, by Castor— by St. Louis. No. 2 — Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-year- olds; .*25 entrance", £10 forfeit, £200 added; second horse £50, third horse to receive his entrance. 1. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters br I by Monday— Rig- lin. 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b c by Shannon— Dem- irep. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters bl f by Wildidle— Frolic. i Hill and Gries enter b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking —Maid of the Mist. 5. E. J. Baldwin enters b f by Rutherford— Glenita. 6. E. J. Baldwin enters ch f by Gn ns lead— Jos ie C. 7. W. L. Appleby enters bl c by Monday— Lady Clare. 8. Theo. Winters enters ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mattie A. 9. T. H. Williams enters gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels— by Norfolk. 10. G. Pacheco enters ch F Blossom, by Thad Stevens. 11. G. Pacheco enters s f Coutty, by Hubbard. 12. John Mackey enters b f School Girl, by Pat Molloy. 13. John Mackey enters b f Rosa Bella, by King Al- fonso— Mira nda. No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat; for all ages; purse ?250; first horse £175. second £50, third $25. 1. Lee Shauer's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 2. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer. by Grin stead— Jennie D. 3. Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 4. W. L. Appleby's s m May D, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 5. J. Green's b g Joe G. by Joe Daniels— by Woodbum. 6. George Howson 's b m Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 7. John Mackey's bg Duke of Monday, by Monday- Demirep. SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. S5. No. 4— Trotting; three -year-old colt stakes (foals of l&SOj; entrance £30, £i!50 added; first horse six-ninths, sec- ond two-ninths, third one-ninth; closed May 15th, with the following entries: 1. T. W. Barstow's s g Benton, by General Benton— Queen. 2. C. H. Corey's gr f Anna Belle, by King William-Gill. 3. Thomas Gaul's br g Billy Martin, by Royal George. 4. J. H. Raney's bl s Knox, by Nutwood— Belle. 5. E. Tophain's b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood- Lady Mc. 6; N. B. Edwards' s b Butcher Boy, by Nutwood- Kitty. 7. F. L. Duncan's s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood- Sportsman. 8. C. H. Maddux's b m Lady Bismarck, by Bismarck. No. 5— Same day; trotting; 2:30 class; purse $500; first horse $350, second £100; third §50. Faded to fill. Da abeyance. No. 6— Same day; irotting; three-minute class; purse 8400, first £260, second £100, third £40. 1. E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer— Lady Hamil- ton. 2. P. Johnson's bl g Scandinavian— pedigree unknown. 3. H. W. Meeka b f Bonnie Word, by Nutwood. 4. M. Rollins' b m Laura M 5. Charles David's br f Sister, by AdmiraL No. 7— Same day; 2j-mile dash; for all ages; £25 en- trance, £10 forfeit, £250 added; second horse £50, third to save entrance. L John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday- Demirep. 2. Ml M. Allen's b g Jocko, by Cariboo— Reply. 3. George Howson's b m Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 4. Bill and Gries' b s Wildidler, by Wildidle— Eva Comb3. 5. F. Depoister a gr m Viola R. 6. Stemler and Ayres' s g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker — Puss. 7. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Peaee. 8. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford- Maggie Emerson. 9. Charles McLaughlin's b a Boots, by Hercules— Emma Barnes. 10. W. L. Appleby's b m Ella Doane, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 11. James B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra. 12. P. J. Shaftersb m Nighthawk, by imp Haddington. THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26. No. 8— Same day; running; sidling race; one mile and repeat; purse £200; hist horse £150, second £50; hc-ses en- tered to be sold for $1,000 to carry entitled weight, two pounds for each £100 over, and two pounds off for each 8100 under fixed valuation. 1. W L. Appleby's b g Belshaw, by Wildidle; valua- tion, £400. 2. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead; valua- tion. £1.000. 3 J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon; valuation, $800. 4. P. J- Shatter's b s Haddington, by imp Haddington valuation, £600. 5 T. H. Williams' bl s Bryant W, by Monday; valua fcion, £400. 6. John Mackey's ch m Maria F, by Lienstcr; valua- tion. $500. No. 9— Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-year- olds: winner of No. 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit. K00 added; $50 to second horse. 1. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk -Mat- tit A. 2. Hill & Gries' b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking— Maid of the Mist. 3. E. J. Baldwin b b f . by Rutherford -Glenita . l. E. J. Baldwin's ch f. by Grinstead— SintertoClaraD. 5. Wm. Boots' bf Sister to Bob, by Bob Wooding— ■" i liota. 6. T. H. Williams, Jr.'s gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels. 7. G. Pacheco's b f Coutty, by Hubbard, a G. Pacheco's ch f Blossom, by Thad. Stevens. 9. John Mackey's b f Rosa Bella, by King Alfonso- Miranda. 10. John Mackey's b f Sweetbriar, by Virgil— Impudence. 11. Palo Alto's bl t, by Wildidle— Frolic. 12. Palo Alto's br f. by Monday— Riglin. 13. Palo Alto's b c, by Shannon— Demirep. Same day; equestrianship, etc.; most skillful lady rider (entrance free): first premium £25; second prem- ium £15; third premium £10; most graceful lady rider (entrance free), first premium £25; second premium £15; third premium $10. Bicycle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first premium, gold medal; second premium, silver medal. FOl'RTU DAY. THURSDAY, SEPT. 37. No. 10 — Trotting; free for all; purse $750; first horse $500. second £150. third £100. [Entries will close Sept. LJ No. 11— Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds; purse $300; first horse $200, second $70, third $30. L John Williams enters L. P. Golf's brm Lucillia, by Nephew— Lucinda. 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b m Wave, by Elec- tioneer — Wa xey. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b m Nellie Benton, by General Benton— Norma. 4. George Cropsy enters ch s Redwood, by Nutwood. 5. Wilber F. Smith enters E. H. Miller's b g Thapsin, by Berlin— Lady Hubbard. No. 12 -Same day; trotting; 2:24 class; purse $500; first horse £350, second $100, third $50. [Entries will close Sept. 1.] FIFTH DAY. FRIDAY, SEPT. 38. No. 13— Running; four-mile dash; post stake for ai ages; entrance £150, £500 added; £250 to st-end horse, thin] to save stake; horses to be named September 15th. 1. Hill £ Gries' nomination. 2. E. J. Baldwin's nomination. 3. Charles McLaughlin's nomination. 4. W. L. Appleby's nomination. 5. M. M. Allen's nomination. No. 14 — Same day; cart race; for district horseB without a record, to be driven by owners to driving carts; entrance £10; first horse, Adel's patent driving cart, valued at ?85; second, single buggy harness, val- ued at $50; third, horse blanket valued at §10; entries to close September 24, No. 15— Same day; trotting; 2:40 class; purse $500; first horse $350. second £100, third £50. (.EntrieB will close Sept. 1.] SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 39. No. 16— A special race for named horses will be sub- stituted. Horses to be named hereafter. No. 17— Same day; trotting; buggy race for district horses without a record, to be driven by owners ; best three in five; purse £100; first horse $60, second £30, third £10; entries will close September 24. No. IS— Same day; walking; mile and repeat; for stallions weighing over 1.200 pounds to saddle; purse £50; first horse £40, second horse £10. No. 19— Trotting; 3100 in piste will be given to the California-bred horse beating Occident's time— 2:16^; entries will close Thursday, September 27. No. 20— Running; one-mile dash for all ages; £50 en- trance, $15 forfeit, £125 added; second horse to receive his entrance and one-third of added money. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. J. W. Adams and F. DePoister's b f Aunt Betsey, by Hardwood— Peggy Ringgold, Charles McLaughlin's ch s Wildwood, by Wildidle— Emma Barnes. Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 5. James B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra. 6. Levi Knott's s g Jim Renwick, by Joe Hooker— Big Gun. 7. George Howson's b s Jim Douglass, by Wildidle- by Norfolk. 8. G. Pacheco's b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 9. John Mackey's b f Rosa Bella, by King Alfonso. - CONDITIONS AKD REMARKS. All trotting races are the best three in five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to start Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. National Association Rules to govern trotting ; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry one hundred poundB, with the usual allowances for mares and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowances as above. Those who have nominations in stakes must name to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on Wed- nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday previous, by 12 o'clock m. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by consent of judges. Winners of all trotting races in their respective classes (escept races Nos. 5, 10, 12, 15 and 16), at Oak. land, Sacramento and Stockton, must go to wagon. In all district races horses must have been owned in the district prior to June 1, 18S3. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association (old weights) to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. All entries to be made in writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses; also, name and resi- dence of owner. In running races, full colors to be worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re- spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated upon programmes by colors worn be drivers. A. KING, President. T. S. Montgomeby, Secretary. W. H. Woodruff, VETERINARY DENTIST. References : Scott * MeConl, Fashion SUbb; ; Wm. < i.rhart, Ne- ■. i.i i table; J. M. Parker, Telegraph Stable; O. HJnk- ley, Baldwin -Stable; Col. Dickey, Bav District Course; r. W. smith, H. McConn, J. C. Simpson, J. P. Kerr, city; R. F, Simpson, A. GateB, Robt. Glover, G, Lap- ham. Oakland. Office at FaBblonStable,22l Ellis street. LINES OF TRAVEL. LINES OF TRAVEL. C. -P. It. Xv. TIME SCHEDULE MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1883. Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San Francisco as follows: LEAVE (FOR) 9:30 A M •4 $0 F M 8:00 a M 3:30 P M 4:30 pm 8:00 a m •4 :00 P si 8:00 a M 3:30 p M 9:30 A M 4:30 P M 7 ;30 A M •4:00 P M 7:30 am 4:30 P m 9:30 A M 7:30 A SI *5:00 p si 9:30 A M •4:00 p si 8. -00 A SI 7:30 A SI 10:00 A SI 3:00 P si *5:00 P si 3:30 P M 5:30 P si 8:00 A ST 8:00 A si 8:00 A SI 7:30 a si 8:00 A ST 3:30 P si 4:30 p si *4$0 P si 7:30 A si J10 flO A SI 3:00 p si 8:00 A M 9 :30 a si 3:30 P SI *4rtW P M 3:30 P si 8 :00 a si 4:30 p M DESTINATION. ....Antioch and Martinez.. ....Benicia .Calistoga and Napa.. ".Colfax , ) Deuiing, El Paso I Express... f and East t Emigrant . 1 Gait and < via Livermore ,'i" Stockton ( via Martinez ....lone ....Knight's Landing ....Los Angeles and South ....Livermore and Pleasanton... ...Madera and Fresno.. ..Marvsville and Chico ..Niles and Haywards . ) Ogden and t Express , J East (Emigrant , ) Red Bluff ( via Marvsville. . t" and Tehama ( via Woodland.. ....Redding ....Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Benicia '• via Benicia " via Benicia ....Sacramento River Steamers. ....San Jose 2:40 i" si *12:10 p m 6:40 p m 8rH) P si 10:10 A M *10:10 a st 6:40 F M 5:40 p M 8:40 p M 2:40 p si 7:10 A si 5:40 P M •12:10 p si 5:40 P M 10:10 a M 2:40 P si 5:40 P M •8:40 a m 2:40 P M •12:10 P M 5:40 P si 5:40 P M 3:40 p si );40i ..Virginia City.., ..Woodland. •8:40 A M 8:40 P M 9:40 A M 5:40 p si 6:40 P M 5:40 p m 5:40 P M 6:40 P M 8:40 P M 10:10 A M •6:00 A M •3:40 P M 13:40 p M 9:40 A M 6:40 p M 2:40 P M 8:40 P M •12:10 P M 10:10 a M 8:40 p m 6:40 P M 10:10 A M Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. m. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9 :30 a. si. sbould meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Autiocb, Sundays excepted. J Sundays only. LOCAL FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND PEER. From San Francisco Daily. TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00— •6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8-30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00—11:30—12:00—12:30 —1:00—1:30—2*0—2:30—3:00—3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30—6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— *fi:00— *6:30 — *7:00— *7:30 — •StOO — *S:30— *3:30— H .-00— •4:30— •5:00— *5:30— *6:00— *6:3Q — 9:00. TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— *9:30— 6:30— J11:00 —•12:00. TO ALAMEDA— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— •7:30— 8:00 — •8:30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— J10 :30— 11 :00— ill :30— 12:00— J 12 :30— 1:00— jl:30— 2:00— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00— 4:30 — 5:00— 5:30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— •12:00. TO BERKELEY— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— •S. 30 —9:00— 19:30— 10:00— tl0:30— 11:00— Jll :;» — 12:00— l:f>0 —2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00. TO WEST BERKELEY— *6:00 — *fi:30 — 7:00— *7:30 — 18:00— •8:30—9:00—10:00— 11:00— tl:00— 2:00— 3:00— 1:00 —•4:30-5:00— '5:30— 6:00— •6:30— 7:00. To San Francisco Dally. FROM FRUIT VALE— *6:23— *6:53— *7:23— *7:53-,S:23 •8:53_t) :23— *10 : 21— *4 :23— •! :53— »5 :23— *5 :53— •e^ — •6:53—7:25—9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — •5:15 — •5:45 — J6:45— 9:15— *3:15, FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:30 — •6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00 — 7:30— 8:00— S:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00 — 11:30 12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30— 2:00-2:30— 3:10—3:30— 4:00 — 4:30-5:00-5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00 — 7:57 — 8:57—9:57 — 10:57- FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5: 37— •6:07—6:37 7:07— 7:37— 8:07— S:37:— 9:07— 9:37— 10:07.— 10:37 — 11:07 —11:37-12:07-12:37-1:07—1:37—2:07—2:37—3:07 — 3:37 —4:07—4:37—5:07—5:37—6:07—6:37-7:07 — 8:06 — 9:05— 10:06—11:06. FROM ALAMEDA- *5:22— "5:52-«G:22-6:52 — *7:22- 7:52— •fl:22-S:r,2—9:22-!l:52-tin:22 — 10:52 — tU:22 - 11:52— 1 12:22— 12:52— 11:22— 1:52-2:52— 3:22-3:52— 1:22 —4:62—5:22—5:52—6:22—6:52—7:52—8:52—9:52—10:52. FROM BERKELEY— •5:15—*5:45-"6:15— 6:45-*7:15— 7:15— •8:15— 8.-45— t0:15-9:15-tl0:15— 10:45— tll:15 — 11:45—12:45 — 1:45—2:45—3:45—4:15—1:45—5:15 — 5:45 —6:15-6:45—7:45—8:45—9 :45— 10:45. FROM WEST BERKELEY— "5 r!5-*6:15— 6:45— *7:15 — 7:15— 8:45-i!l:15-9:15 — 10:45- J12:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45— 4:45— »5 ;15— 5 :45— •6:15— 6:45— *7 :15, CREEK KOI 'I'll. FROM BAN FRANCISCO— *7:15— 9:16— 11 J6—1 :15- 3:15—5:15. FROM OAKLAND— •6:15—8:15— 10:15 — 12:15— 2:15— 4:15. •Daily, except Sundays, t Sundays only. "Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph & Co Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F. A. N. TOWNE, Gen, Manager, T. II. GOODMAN. Gen. PasB, 4 Tkt Agt, TIME TABLE. COSISEENC1XG MONDAT, SEPT. 3, 1883, AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Francisco Passenger Depot iTuwnsend Street, between Third and Fourth Streets! as follows: s. F. DESTINATION. 8 :30 a si tD :30 a M 10:40 am • 3 :30 p M 4;25 PM •5:15 PM 6 :30 p si J11:45PM San Mateo, Redwood and Memo Park. 6:40 a m •8:10am 9:03 a M •10:02 am •3 :3C p M t4 :59 p M , 6:00pm 17:50pm J I t8:15PM 8:30 amH f\ 9:03a m %pm[ lSanta Clara' San JoBe ""0 *JSi$I PM l£ZZ\\ Principal Way Stations. i\ "J^JJ l2 U t8:15PM 0 p MM SalinaB and Monterey. 1 ^ Holllster and Tres Pinos. j | i Watsonville, Camp Goodall. ( , „-„ H -Aptos.New Brighton, Soquel) ^£i% "'MCampCapitola ) iSanta Cruz )!»WP M 10:40 a sil Soledadand Way Stations I ) Monterev and Santa Cruz, •Sundays excepted. tSundays only. {Theater train, Saturdays only. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8:30 a. m. Train. Special Rouxd-thip Tickets, at reduced rates to PeBcadero, Monterey, Aptos, Poquel and Santa Cruz; also to Gilrov. Paraiso ;md Paso Robles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturday and Sunday good to return on Monday — to Santa Clara or San Jose, 32 50; to Gilroy. ?4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, $5, and to principal points between San FYan- Cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilrov Hot Springs, $6. Sundav excursion tickets to either Monterev or San- ta Cruz, and return, ?3. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel. A. C.BASSETT, H. R.JUDAH, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt. &&• SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. T5S Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. respectfully calls attention to the SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BT ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the beet places in the State for Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing. TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CHARMING Summer and Winter Resort of the Pacific Coast, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can be obtained from the several streams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season, THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in its waters, notably Salmon" Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the lowrate6 of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men. THE BATH I NO FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MONTE," ARE UNSURPASSED, having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE contains SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim- ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for individual baths, with douche a i * shower facilities. THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known Watering Places, APTOS, SOOTEI. AND SANTA (R1Z, 18 VTA THE Southern Pacific Railroad, (Broad Gauge1). The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San Mateo. Santa Olftra, Ban Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon- terey, In each of which game abounds in great variety. Notably Quail, Pigeon, Snlne, buck, Geese, Deer and Bear. Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are reached by this line. -Stages connect with tralna daily at sun Mateo for those widi-known Retreats, rritiS- Sl.MA, SAN GKEGORIO and PESCADERO. Wo would particularly cull ultentit.ni to the unlimited ex- tent of range .it ami about SAM BRUNO and McMA- HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a short distance from San Francisco and offer special Inducements to the lovers of this manly sport. SPECIAL NOTICE. Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Ticke ts will be entitled to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS when carried In Baggage Cars and put in charge o I Train Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are Instructe d to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage OSrln order to guard against accidents to Dog t While In transit, it i« necessary that they be provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and FiBhlug Tackle will be carried (reeof charge. Gunstaken apar t and securely packed In wood or leather cases may b e taken in Passenger Curs. TICKET OFPICKs— Passenger Depot, Tow use no street, and No. 2 New Montgomery st.. Palace Hots 1 A.C.BSSETT. H. R.JUDAH. Surloteaaent Asst, Pass, and Tkt Agt 1883 *pt£ ihtfjcttjcr mitt gpovlsixmu. 159 THE WHITMAN SAOOtE Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their celebrated goods, SADDLES FOR ROAD, RANCH OR PARK USE, TVItli or without tlie California horn. training" saddles. Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKEEEON,; 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. "WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, / AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, SOLE AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST. 230 and 232 Ellis street, WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. Eiders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the "WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, 830 and 333 Ellis si.. Sole Agent for Pacifle toast. WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them will use any other. JOHN A. McKERRON, 330 and 233 Ellis Street, Sole Agent for the Pacific Coas. THE NEW IALIF0RNIA flARRIAGE IAB AND UOMPANY IS NOW READY TO RECEIVE ORDERS AND to accommodate the citizens of San Francisco and sojourning visitors with the finest turnouts ever put into use in this city. Elegant satin-lined carriages and two-horse coupes, entirely new, to let at prices no greater than is charged for the worn and inferior material of the older companies. Careful and com- petent drivers, specially selected for the Be rvice, at- tired in the company's regulation uniform. Carriages or coupes for calling, shopping, etc., promptly fur- nished and satisfaction guaranteed. The company is under the general management of J. C. Iteardon, for the past ten years well known to the riding public of San Francisco. Main office and stand at the Reception House, north side Sutter street, above Kearny, next to Bridge's stable. All orders to the above office, or to Wellington Club stable, corner Leavenworth and California streets, will be promptly attended to, as also orders by telephone, American' District or Call, tornia Telegraph Companies, Orders received as above for the California Bairgage Transfer Company. John Barry, Foreman, willbe at the main office at all times, antl will attend to all business with prompt- A. DE LABROUSSE, ■VETERINARY M Klitoy GRADUATE OF AXFOBT'S College, Paris. Thirty years . *of practice. Best of references. Cures guaranteed in all diseases of domestic animals. Office and veterinary infirmary, 1125 Market street, ppoBlte New City Hall, San Francisco. BUY DIRECT From the Manufacturer. Carriages BUGGIEn UGGIEIJ an WAGONS. ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDE Sulkies a Specialty. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Painting, varnishinB Alterations and Repairs. OFFICE AND FACTORY, 13 17 AND 13 19 JI.\BKi:r STREET, Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco, M. J. McCUE, Proprietor. KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, 116 Montgomery Street, San Franelsco SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. Will Sell In All Cities and Counties ol tue State. ■ REFERENCES. J. S. Cabey, Sacramento. J. D. Carr, Salinas. R. P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colusa. P. A. Finigan, San Francisco. HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST successful sales, notablv those of Messrs. Whip- ple, Colgrove, Die tz, Coutts, Dougherty, Newland A Hammond, Daniel Cook unci others, we feel assured of curability to give satisfaction in all busine .ssm- trustedto our care. Sales will be made in alleities and counties in the State. We have in contemplation a series of combination or breeders' sales, similar to those so successfully held at the East. We will be pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de- siringto paiticipate insuchsales. Private purchases and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions willbe made on commission and stock shipped with utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale. Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip- K IB. I. II* A CO., 116 Montgomery street. tion. Russ House, IOOH, 1011. 1013 and 1015 J Street, SACRAMENTO, CAL. M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUTT/DING, newlv furnished throughout, and with all modern improvements. Table first class. Everything mat, clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully solicited. Street cars pass the house every five minutes. PAUL FRIEDHOFER, $g- PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SH OER 116 Washington Street. PKACTICAL IN ALL ITS VAHIOUS BRANCHES. HARNESS AND SADDLERY. P. POTTER, MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN Harness, Saddles, WHIPS, SPUBS, ETC. NEW work made to order and repairing done. Orders from the country will receive prompt attention. All goods sold for cash at bottom prices. 202 K St. , bet. 2d and 3d, ■iOyl Sacramento. J. O'KANE, 967 Market Street, San Francisco, WHOLESALE AND BETAIL dealer in Harness. Muddles. Itliinkcts, English Knee Goods, \nd everything necessary for horso or carriage use. Horse Boots a Specialty. Agent for Dr. Dixon's Condition Powder, ing promptly attended to. Bepair- Largest and Finest Stock On the Coast, at prices that defy competition. 1 (jI^s*'^G£V> i - Will & FUitK, Leading Cutlere. 160 ^lue ItetTcr atxd J^ristrmw. Sept 8 R(»e x-AojuEtingj AWSON'S U. S ARM. Suspensory Bandages. A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free Sold by Druggists. S. E. G. RAWSOX, Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y . Sprung Knees AND Cockled-Ankles Permanently cured by using Sparkhall's Specific. BEFnRIv USING. AFTER USINf Which does not blister or interfere with the horse's work. It strengthens the joints and tendons, restor- ing the limbs to their normal condition. Has cured many cases of chronic lameness and muscular rheu- matism after other treatment had failed. Testimonials; From O. A. Hickok. Esq., owner of St. Julien, "King of the Turf," San Francisco, Cal., June 8. 1881. I can with confidence recommend Sparkhall's Spe- cific to any one owning a knee-sprung or cockled- ankled horse, being fully convinced that it will cure those deformities without injurv to the animal. O. A. HICKOK. From Hon. C. M. Pond, Breeder of the celebrated trotter "Clingstone." Hartford, Conn., March 23. 1882. This may certify that I have used Sparkhall's Spe- cific in my stables, and consider it an extraordinary remedy, accomplishing in most cases all that is claim- ed for it. C. M. POND. The Specific is sold in quart bottles— price, ?2.00, by WAKJSLEE A CO., Montgomery and Bush Sts., under Occidental Hotel, San Francisco. W. A. JUDD. D. HICKS. D. HICKS & COMPANY, Patentees Advertising Hotel Registers. BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS. Importers of Bookbinders' Material Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Bates. No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. A CARD. WH. DAILY, THE FIRST SWIMMING • teacher on the Pacific Coast, Is manager of the San Jose Swimming Baths. A rare opportunity is thuB offered the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have your children learn swimming from Prof. Daily. SPORTING GOODS. SEND>0R CIRCULAROFTHE UGOWSK/ FLYING CLAYPIGEON PIERCE&CO.OAKL°CAL. AGENTS FOR THE PACIFIC COAST IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, Ri- fles, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting goodsof all kinds. G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TBICYCLES. Ibt Market Street. Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front Btree .CHEAP GUNS" for THE PEOPLE « g GREAT WESTERO^feJSUN WORKS, g . - P'CT0HIALC»UL03Ur;SFREE. "^■^T^ f ILfle*, Shot Oiini, Revolver*, ADimnoluon, Bclne*, Jti-ia, < ^PiohlaE 1'MkJe. iio--.jr-t.ic. neat C. O. D.fcr euaUntiloa. ~ Address GREAT WESTERS UVS WORKS 2yl PittBburg, Pa. Winchester Repeating Rifles, Militar and Sporting **^ CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASS SHELLS, WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS, GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY AGENTS FOB THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTU BED BY THE CALIFOENIA GLASS WORKS 7m6 X. < I 1IKY A BROS., 113 Sansome Btreet, San Francisco. STOCK FARMS. My New Catalogue For 1883, OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1882, with descriptions ann pedigrees of 27(1 high-bred trot* ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the citvof Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 138 Head of Promising Young Trotting Stock, consisting of yonng stallions, fillies and roadsters most of them sired by ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM, ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR., ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud. It is confidently believedthat no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine, highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish., game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining Just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2;20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, made in 1881: another with a record of 2 :23J-i; another with a record of 2:26, made in 1882; another with a rec- ord of 2:2S>£, and a grandson with a three-year-old rec- ord of 2 :23><, the fastest everjnade up to 1881. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords rangingfrom 2:20K to 2:30,alarger number than any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of his get with public records ranging from 2:15J£ to 2:27J?. No son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same age. ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam by Stock- holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Hambletonian. "With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:23}$ to 2:28X. all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:2b, by Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27V by Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28^. by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twentv-flve mareB, at 3160; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares, at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advaDced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR untilafter May l, 1863. Purchas- ers FROST A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IP PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE PURCHASERS IP THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full writtendescriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or further information addreaB UIMJV'I T. WITHERS, 2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky. R RACETRACK TO LET. THE WELL-KNOWN HALF-MILE ACETRA cK ON THE CLIFF-HOUSE ROAD, TOGETHER with a handsome house, restaurant, saloon, stahle accommodations for 100 teams, and all the appurte- nances of a First-Class Racetrack, Is to let on reasonable terms. The track a popular roadside resort and haB a steady trade. For particulars apply to JIM EOFF At the Cottage near the Bsy District Track. m ASHLAND PABK — | Trotting stuP NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. B. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM. FOR though training is done, it is only for the Btock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family ■ his aim is to secure and have at all times for sale'cholce representatives of each of the leading families, these heing the Hainblctonians, Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now" be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal- sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady aimis to posHoss nothing that does not trace through the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses, along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or further particulars address 2-17yl B. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky. O. G. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, OAKLAND, CAL. ALL CHRONIC DISEASES a specialty. Office and residence 1167 Washington street. References— A. C. Hcnry.F. K. Shattuck, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Franofeco; L, J , Rose- , Lot Angelei. U. S. Cartridge Co.'s Paper Shells ABSOLUTELY WATERPROOF, guaranteed superior to all others. 2 Manufactured by new and improved ma- = chinery. Also brass shells and loading im- I pliments. ^ FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS. Whitman's Combination HALTER-BRIDLE. THIS HALTER TAKES UP TO FIT ANT HORSE, AND IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT WITH AN o: " ' ordinary pair of reins you have a complete bridle. ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PABK BIDING ABE MADE ON THIS PLAN. For arte by J A McKERRON, WTHB TRADE SUPPLIED. 230 and 232 Ellis street. Sole agent for the Pacific Coast. Centennial Chronograph A POSITIVELY RELIABLE "FLY-BACK" HORSE-TIMER And Accurate Time-piece Combined. STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER. In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55 In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27 In heavy Silver Hunting Cases 30 [From the Jewelers' Circnlar.] *'TheCentennialchronogiaph{ny-back) or horse-timer, recently introduced by Messrs. CroSB 4 Begueliu, is, regardless of price, one of the most substantial and accurate pieces of timing inech- mism we have seen. This timer is constructed on scientific me- ihanical principles that must excite the admiration of every In. telligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless become unlvei sally popular." Ask vour jeweler for them or write to CROSS & BEGUELIN, MANUFACTURERS, MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. 21 When you send an order mention the Breeder and Sportsman. PURE-BRED JERSEYS FOR SALE. For Bale, to close an EBtate, Ten Head of Pure-Bred Jersey < attic. Registered in A. J. Herd Book am! A. .1. C C.H.B.-tows, i lei i«rs ami Calves- All superior anlmalB both in breeding and quality Also a number of Two and Three- Year-Olds, Geldings and Fillies, Thoroughbreds and by Thad Stevens Trotting Stoek ot the very best Families. For particulars Inquire of or address, R. P. CLEMENT, 424 Montgomery St San FranOiBCO. For Sale. ,"-0(> Spanish Merino Rams ami trades. — ALSO— Thoroughbred Berkshire Figs. Inquire of W. A. Shipper, near Nelson, Butte Co., Cal., or L. V. Siiiri'KK, of Stockton, San Joaquin. Ci., Cal. HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CAiL YOUR attention to my new patent hand- made shoe. I" guarantee to cure any bore with bad corns or con- tracted heels by using this shoe. i also guaranteetocureany horse with quarter cracks, interfering, speedy cutting and hitching, or no charge. Horses sent tur and returned. „„„-., J. nrt'AKROX. "The IIorseBhoer," 351 Third street, between Fol- som and Harrlaon. »m8 Vol. HI. No. 11. NO. 508 MONTGOMERY STBEET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, 1883. THE STATE PAIR. President P. A. Fineg-an's Opening Address. By the time that this issue of the Breeder and Sports- man is in the hands of its readers the California State Fair of 18S3 will be nearly over, its lessons will have been taught, its pleasures enjoyed and its management, as usual, dis- cussed. The fair has proved a success, and creditable to the officials and Directors of the State Agricultural Society. The attendance was large, the racing good, the stock exhibits good, if not quite so large as in former years, and the pavil- ion display far in excess of the accommodation. It was the pleasant duty of President P. A. Finegan to deliver the opening address at the pavilion, and how he acquitted him- self our readers can judge, for we herewith present his speech^ in full, feeling sure that the valuable information it contains will be read with the care and attention they de- serve : Opening Address. Ladies and Gentlemen: This gathering of producers in the temple of Agriculture, this magnificent display of the fruits of intelligent industry, dates the beginning of a new era in the progress of Agricul- ture. Henceforth the power and wealth of the State of Cal- ifornia is pledged to sustain the mother of all arts, agricul- ture, and the re-invigorated producers, inspired by new hopes, will strive successfully to lift the grand art to its legitimate place amongst the noblest forms of human industry. This day agriculture, the basis of all forms of human in- dustry, gathers around it the industrial and fine arts — all the varied fruits of human ingenuity, and pointing to them, Bays: "Behold, my children." And as agriculture becomes more intelligent and prosperous, still other industries, now unknown, will spring from its loins, until each human being shall be soothed with beneficent influences. Already do we see some of the grand results of agriculture in this new State. Its cities and towns, its railroads, its man- ufactories, its commerce, its schools, aye, even its Govern- mental life — all draw their sustenance from agriculture; for without agriculture none of them could exist in permanent and healthy forms. But, while we eulogize agriculture; while we rejoice in its stupendous achievements, as shown in the varied forn^s of human industry; while we hopefully predict still grander achievements, we must remember that the whole is an empty display, unless with these we produce true men and women, capable of enjoying all the fruits of agriculture, and of per- forming all the duties that man owes to man. Let us speak plainly of these matters, that we may have some worthy outcome from our efforts. Great, indeed, have been the results of agriculture; great in the enrichment of human life; great in everything; but have the producers gathered these enrichments of human life into their own existence? If they have not, then have they per- mitted other classes to obtain a mastery that should have be- longed primarily to the producers? We know full well that the farming class is sturdy, manly, vigorous of thought, persistent in action, and, in the main, true to the. best interests of the human race; but, as a rule, all other classes have gained more of the grand fruits that pertain to the enrichment of life, and which spring from ag- riculture, than the farming class. I shall not criticise farm life for the sake of criticism, but I shall speak of its defects, and consider its grand possibilities, because upon the success of its future improvement and de- velopment will depend the social, moral and political desti- nies of our people. In discussing the subject I shall not attempt to depict the defects of farm life in California, but approach the subject by indirection. Why is it that the farmer's children so eagerly abandon their father's calling ? Why do they flock to the towns and oities? Is it because the occupations of the towns and cities are more productive of wealth? That there ar9 occupations in the towns and cities that produce more wealth than farming no one will deny, but it must be remembered that the wealth produced belongs to the few; that the retention of wealth is exceedingly uncertain; that all but the small majority gain only a bare subsistence, and die without a home of their own. Ninety per cent, of the mercantile classes fail in business, while the clerks, mechan- ics and telegraph operators labor all their hvesto enrich their employers. Uncertainty characterizes every town and city calling, and every successful man represents ten thousand unsuccessful ones. But the farmer is sure of his subsist- ence. With average industry and intelligence, success be- longs to his calling, and, in the long run, farming pays bet- ter than any other calling. In the towns and cities the ex- ceptional man meets with eminent success; in the country the average man succeeds in gaining more than enough to supply his wants. From these statements there is no appeal, ex- cept to the imagination of the dreamy vouth who feeds his hopes with delusions. The children of the farmer, except the few, do not rush to the towns and cities because they expect to win wealth; or if they do, they fail to manifest that expectation in their methods of labor. Besides, the desire for wealth is not the ruling passion of the majority of mankind, however much they may be willing to accept it when it comes. The farmer's children in rushing to towns and cities never dream of wealth, but they go there, as a rule, with other purposes. The farmer sometimes imagines that his children abandon the farm for towns and cities because of the supposed fact that life intown and city is less laborious than farm life. If so, they are led by a delusion, and they can realize their dream only by becoming dudes and loafers. City life is quite as exacting in its demand of toil as the life of the farmer, and the average business man is even more heavily taxed than the fanner. The mechanic, merchant, clerk, railroad man, telegraph operator, lawyer, doctor, work more hours,and in most instances.for less pay than the farm- er, while his expenses are much greater. It is sometimes said, by way of explanation, that town and city life is more elegant, dignified and aristocratic than that of the farmer, and therefore the life of the city is preferred. The statement contains a truth, though the form of it smacks of error. The real truth is that the farmer's children feel the influ- ence of an age that is quickening human tastes — enlarging human desires. The very atmosphere of the day inspires the young with a desire for beautiful things, a life of refine- ment, and no power known to man can forcibly expel these tastes when they are once born. Tastes will be gratified at all cost, whether of peace or of safety, and though everything else goes to the wall. It is only the few who can restrain themselves in the gratification of taste, for a purpose, wheth- er of exhibition or the love of wealth. If there exists a taste for beautiful things, exhilarating sights and social fife, it will be gratified, though the old father and mother live alone on the farm. And this is one great reason who the children of the farmer flock to the towns and cities. The age in which they live has given them tastes that are not and cannot be gratified in farm life as it is too often conducted. In town and city there are attractions of an overwhelming nature in every window, beautiful yard, pretty building, in every so- cial gathering, and therefore they abandon the farm and seek the city that they may gratify tastes that have come to them without their asking. Again, it is said that the farmer's children flock to the towns and cities because of the love of excitement that can- not be had in the country, and this statement is true, though it should be couched in better form. The statement suggest certain fundamental truths that must be better understood before man can fully comprehend his own nature. Underlying everything else in man is the desire to feel that he is alive, the desire to feel a conscious- ness of existence. This is man's protest against death, and everything that is allied to it. One person resorts to study and mental labor that he may obtain the sense of life that comes from them; another resorts to feverish action for the same purpose; others to the theatre and the various forms of associated life; and still others resort to intoxicating drink, for no other purpose than to feel the pulsation of life within them. In fact, human beings plunge into any and everything that will impart to them this exhiler- ation. Call it love of excitement if you will, but it is nev- ertheless based upon fundamental laws of human nature. In the country these opportunities are unfrequent. Life is too tame; and the young, feeling the growing desire for a sense of existence, flee to the towns and cities, and the coun- try is robbed of its best blood. In these two reasons we find the underlying causes of this exodus from the farm to the towns and cities. The fact is a strain upon the life of our people, and a drain upon agricul- tural life. Already we feel the bad results. Farming is undervalued; towns and cities are over-popu- lated, and crime increases with amazing rapidity. The time has arrived, fellow-citizens, when this great evil must be considered — when the current must be reversed. Much is being done in the right direction by economic laws that operate without our consent, and which compel men to flee from towns and cities to the country, because of the in- creasing difficulty of obtaining a subsistence in the former. And this will continue to work good results in the future. But the real remedy must be applied with an intelligent pur- pose by beings who are capable of building up a State. What is the remedy? The answer is simple: The attrac- tions of the town and city may be transferred to the country; the farming class must create a new condition. I need not particularize the details. It is enough to say that farm life must be elevated by the arts that beautify the home and its surroundings. Provisions must be made for the gratification of refined tastes in the ten thousand little and great things thatmakeup existence upon the farm. That this can be done, even by farmers with moderate means, is proved by the fact that it has been done. Social life upon the farm must take a form that will not only gratify the natural desires for social intercourse, but, at the same time, quicken the whole being. The social life of the rural districts must be organized by repeated efforts into forms that will delight and elevate. That the State Grange has done much in this direction will be thankfully admitted by all who love their kind; and it has done enough to prove that still grander results in this direction can be accomplished by the same, and other instrumentalities. But more must be done, if the producing class is to take its proper place as the leading and molding influence of our people. It is not enough that among our farmers can be found some of the ablest thinkers upon political subjects. A broader range of thought can and must be had. No faculty can be safely neglected. The dwarfed faculty will always wreak its vengence upon the guilty one. And we have no right to despise any faculty that has been implanted in us by the great Creator. The artistic sense, the poetical gift, the imagination and fancy, the love of exquisite literature, are the outcome of faculties that are as imperative in their claims as the faculty that invents a piece of machiuery. The faculties that push man onwards to the study of thesecrets of nature — the nature of soil, the character of animals — are quite as honorable and as worthy of cultivation as the faculty that teaches how to buy in the cheapest markets and sell in the dearest. And the obligation to develop all the faculties is as binding upon the farmer as upon the citizen of the city; and the farm life that fails to recognize this truth contains the sources of its own decade. The mental life of the farm, it must be admitted, is onesid- ed and warped, and the children see it and flee from it. But let me come to some special points; for I speak upon this occasion, not to amuse, but, in so far as it lies in me, to add something to the thought of our people upon these grave subjects. If there is to be any fundamental change in the mental life of farmers, such a change as will lift them as a class to the place that belongs to them, they must broaden their mental life. First — The public and private schools must be improved and be used. In this there must be no false economy. Com- petent teachers and abundant apparatus for instruction must be supplied, no matter what the cost. The farmer must have and ought to have better schools than the inhabitants of cit- ies and towns. Second — The schools preparatory to the University, which were outlined by the Legislature, must be built up. Every child must have an opportunity to pursue the higher educa- tion. The many will not do so; but each oue must be per- mitted to take all that he can and will receive. In no other way can a people be lifted into a high mental and social condition. It is useless to say that the bright ones will take care of themselves, for so they will. It is the aver- age mind that is to be cared for, for upon that average mind depends the well-being of a people. Third — Your State University, manned by the ablest of men, must be used by the farming classes. And why should it not be? It is your University, and it has been fostered by a healthy agricultural seutiment. You need not fear that your children will become impracticable men, for it is a well- known fact that the graduates of our University are practical men— more able than the average man with equal ability to fight successfully the battle of life. If possible, every farmer's child should attempt to use the University. If they cannot take a full course, they should take a special course, and at least they should master some subject. But above all things, the farmer should take hold of the College of Agriculture, and make it what it ought to be, by filling it with students. They should master the chemistry of agriculture; they should learn how plants feed and grow, they should be taught to comprehend etomology, and possess a knowledge of all the sciences that relate to agriculture, and be prepared to read intelligently all the works that treat of these subjects. In this way they will obtain a knowledge of the underlying facts of nature, that will make farm life vigorous with exhii rating thought. The entire nation will be enlarged by suoh a oourm. 162 %lu Kfrmlcr ami J^pm-ismmt. Sept 15 farm life will become more attractive, more enjoyable than that of the towns and cities. Prejudices will be dissipated; the farmers will be brought into deep and enjoyable sympathy with all progressive life; power will be imparted, and the farmer will become the con- servator of manhood. This outlook upon the future is invigorating, and gives hope of success in the effort to transfer the attractions of town and city life to the country. In my judgment, we have a right to expect such a develop- ment. To what does the invention of labor-saving machinery point? Does it not point to a decrease of drudgery, and, therefore, to an opportunity for all the forms of human cul- ture? Does not quick transportation, the multiplication of markets, and speedy returns point to the same glorious end? This State sends more wheat to Europe through her prin- cipal port than any in the Union. Of course, the shipments of New York are larger, but they are the aggregate of the crops of several States, while the wheat that goes out of San Francisco harbor is raised in this State. Allow me here to give you a few figures to show what California's solid wealth is composed of. Wheat, of course, comes first, and if it was not for the unusual hot wave that passed over the State in June, our wheat crop would astonish all the old States. We will, however, harvest 30,000,000 bushels— and it can safely be estimated at 30,000,000. Barley comes next, and while it suffered from the hot weather, we will have between 14,000,- 000 and 16,000,000 bushels, that will be worth at least $13,- 000,000. Oats, the crop is a good average, and will be worth $2,500,000. Corn crop is good, and can reasonably be estim- ated at $1,000,000. Eye at $500,000. Wool will be a larger clip than last year by from 5,000,000 to S, 000, 000 pounds, $12,000,000 will be a small amount for this year's clip. Wine 1 will estimate low at $5,000,000; hops, $2,000,000; hogs $2,- 000,000; canned fruit, $2,000,000: raisins, SI, 000,000; canned fish, $1,500,000; powder, $2,000,000; cattle, $6,000,000; horses and mules, $l,500,000;sheep, $3,000,000; poultry, $1,- 000,000; butter, $1,5000,000; flax, silk, Angora goats, $1,000,- 000; lime hairs, etc., $2,000,000. The California mines this year will produce about $17,000,000. This makes a total for agricultural and kindred pursuits of $88,000,000, and a grand total for all of $105,000,000, and it is estimated that there is not over 150,000 people engaged in agriculture. This is proof enough of the prosperity of your young State. Let the farm- ers along the Sacramento and all other rivers and navigable streams, see that they are kept clear and fit for naviga- tion, as they are worth more to you than all the railrord com- missioners you will have for a long time to come. The industry of California will be the growing of fruits. In time every part of the State will be teeming with a dense pop- ulation; will be dotted with cottages, bowered with trees and vines; with happy homes of small fruit farms, where each member, even the children, will find some easy and pleasant task in cultivating and gathering some beautiful fruit for the consumption of some less favored spot of the world. Of all beautiful gifts of Pomona, the grape, with its beautiful colors and bunches, will be the most important. Even now, it is as- suming large proportions with large investments, and main- taining a considerable population. Without being exact, for such data is not yet obtainable, there are now 100,000 acres of grapes planted, which are used for wine and brandy-mak- ing, for raisin-making, and for shipping to Eastern cities. Of this number of vines about one-third are as yet only in full or partial bearing, and this year's product, from these 100,000,000 vines, may be estimated to make 12,000,000 gal- lons of wine and brandy, 150,000 boxes of raisins, besides grapes which are shipped to Eastern cities, in their natural condition. This product may, at a low estimate, be valued at $5,000,000. This is for this year. But the ratio of in- crease will be very rapid. You take the present planting — 100,000 acres— and in four years from now the income from the present planting should be $20,000,000, and this industry is only in its beginning. The investment in this industry are getting to be very large. Take 100,000 acres of vineyard: at a value of $300, it makes a total valuation of $30,000,000. It is a fair estimate to say that the wine cellars, presses, engines, and other machinery and tools, together with packages, etc., will represent fully an equal sum, and it gives a grand total of $60, 000, 000 invest- ed in the grape and wine industry. It may be taken as a reasonable estimate that this requires the labor of 20,000 men in the care of the vineyards, cellars, drying-houses, etc., and if one man represents five of population, then there are now a population of 100,000 people who get a good support from the vine. Take this estimate, and you find that the income per capita, with the present yet limited income of $5,000,000, is $250 a year. This, of course, is small; but it must be remembered that they are now yet growing the young plants; that they are creating capital for future income; that in four years this in- come will be $20,000,000, instead of $5,000,000, and the la- bor the same; that then the income of each will be $1,000 in- stead of $250 to-day. There are fears that this industry will be overdone. What the future will evolve, of course, is only conjecture; but there are certain facts on which we may base an opinion of the future. It is a fact that France, Germany, and other wine Eroducing countries, by reason of phylloxera and bad seasons, ave not produced a half of a crop; whereas, their wants are increasing. To fill this void, they are lengthening their short crops by artificial means — by adulteration. This is getting to be well understood, and consumers are beginning to look to other sources for supply. California is stepping out to rill thiB place, and I think if the people are only true to them- selves; if they will guard the purity of their products; if with jealous care they see that one makes an adulterated product; if they will, by the selection of the best adapted grapes for special purpose, and a special locality, and, with painstaking, make their wine and brandy, they need not fear for the future. They will have the world for a market. There may be tem- porary and individual hardships or drawbacks, but the end will be prosperity. We have a country where every season is a good season, with very few and comparatively insignifi- cant drawbacks, when compared with other wine producing countries. We have some local short crops now here, now there; but, as a whole, the song of the vinter is cheery and happy. They plant, they prune, they reap. Maturity of the grape is always perfect, and the average yielded satis- factory. It is possible that I may be misled by an over sanguine na- ture. But I fully believe that the near future will witness great improvement in the life and in the art of the agricultur- ists of California. In fact, we already discern the signans the coming advancement in the achievements of the past d the desire of the present. Though a very young State, and thousands of miles from the best markets, we have gathered for daily use the best ma- chinery that the world produces, and to this, native ingenui- ty has added still other inventions of great value. Our farm- ers have searched the world, and obtained the best varieties of fruit trees; and California is'now the home of all the stand- ard varieties. Every valuable plant and tree, known to the world, is eagerly sought for by our people, and the finest breeds of domestic animals have been domesticated here. And no one will deny for one moment that California leads all the States in producing running and trotting horses. Professor Marsh of tho Yale Scientific School tells us that the prehistoric hor6e was a cumbersome beast, with five toes. Ages were required to produce the hoof, and Professor Breaer saj-s that it took 4,000 years to produce a three-minute horse. In ISIS Boston Blue made a mile in three minutes! Six years later Top Gallop reached 2:40. After that the record was lowered, without a break, every three or four years, un- til in 1859 Flora Temple reached 2:195, while Dexter fol- lowed, in 1S67, with 2:17J. Goldsmith Maid, in 1874, made 2:14, and Maud S reached 2:10] in 1881, while in 1856 there was but one horse in the world that had trotted in 2:25. We had, in 1882, 495 with that record, an increase of 76 over 18S1. We have 60 horses with a 2:19 record, although 19 years ago there was not one in the country. And now Cali- fornia leaps to the front, and leads all the States. She has produced the fastest trotting youngsters; she has made the heaviest investment in their production, and soon she will have a larger number of the fastest horses than any other State. What the next ten years will produce in the way of speed we do not know, but we are quite certain that Califor- nia will lead the world in the production of fast horses. In the midst of the proofs of our prosperity, I estimate it is not out of place to introduce a few words of warning. The attention of fruit raisers has been for some time direct- ed towards noxious insects, and, very property, measures have been adopted and inspectors appointed to get rid of those pests. It is to be presumed that they will succeed to the satisfaction of all. I will now direct your attention to a subject of great inter- est to all horse raisers or owners, and too much neglected till now. I have seen reported numerous cases of glanders and farcy in several counties of the State. Over three years ago was passed a law concerning those affections; crude and incomplete as it is, we can use it to the general benefit. The application of that law is left in your own hands. When you suspect an animal ascertain what is the matter with it, and enforce the law when proper. Here, with food in plenty and at moderate rates, we should hardly see a case of it, but that it is, in most cases, intro- duced on your farms by unscrupulous persons selling what they know is dangerous to animals and people. Be cautious in trading for suspicious animals, and don't hesitate to ascertain if your neighbor has any doubtful case. The disease has already caused some serious losses in sev- eral places, and can be eradicated only by constant vigilance and sweeping measures. That we have also made great progress in the fine arts must also be admitted. In connection with the industrial arts, and in consideration of tne magnificent gallery that onr society has erected for the display of pictures, it is proper that I should say something of the fine arts. Personally, I have always been interested in the progress of the arts in California. Acting for three years as one of the Directors of the San Francisco Art Association, I was brought into intimate relations with our prominent artists, and made familiar with the condition of art on the Pacific Coast. In this department, ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to say that we are not far behind the older portions of our country. It is true we lack the advantage of collections of pictures and statues to stimulate and encourage our artists; but we pos- sess a variety of scenery, from the azure summits of the Si- erras to the golden, low-lying valleys of the Coast Bange, that presents a diversity in grandeur and beauty that cannot be surpassed in any part of the world. But it is not particularly in the sense of picture -making that I would call your attention to the subject of the fine arts, but rather to their intimate relations with the industrial arts. Beauty and grace are not essential attributes of practi- cal utility, but by the application of artistic laws even the commonest or homeliest of our utensils may become a pleas- ure to the eye and an ornament to our homes. Elegance and beauty are the accompaniments of education and refinement, and it is by encouraging art that we shall assert our claim to superior enlightenment. The First International Exhibition of 1851, in London, opened the eyes of the English to the superiority of the French and Germans in the application of the laws of de- sign to manufactures. Realizing the absolute necessity of competition, they at once established art schools of design all over the kingdom, with the result that in twenty years' time the industrial designs of Great Britain stood on the same plane with those of Germany and France. Twelve or fifteen years ago the older cities of the Eastern States began to move in this matter, and now throughout the East art schools have been established. The universities — Harvard, Yale and others — have added this department to their course of studies, and the graduates of to-day are well posted in the history and theory of art. I am assured by those engaged in art education that there is no lack of talent or enthusiasm in the young students of art in our State, but, on the contrary, a wide-spread interest, with an unusual aptitude for this especial study. Such be- ing the case, it is our duty to do all that is in our power to foster and encourage the study of the fine arts. And to that end we have erected a spacious gallery, where we propose to display, for your pleasure and instruction, year after year, the best works of art that can be procured. I refer to these successes because they illustrate the fact that our people possess the energy and intelligence that are necessary in a still grander development of our civilization. And from these improvements I believe we have a grand out- look upon the future. Ladies and gentlemen, I have spoken to you out of the fullness of my heart of matters that concern us all in the future upbuilding of manhood, art, agriculture, commerce and the State. I have sought only to speak of the things that make prog- ress, and, therefore, I have been free to criticise and suggest where I might have dealt only in laudation. I have done so because I have faith in the good sense and intentions of our people, and I now commend these thoughts to your con- sciences and your best judgment. To my brethren of the State Agricultural Society I must give an expression of my thanks for the great honor you have conferred upon me in electing me President of the State Agricultural Society. You have placed me in a posi- tion thnt is, in my judgment, more honorable than that held by the Governor of this great State. And so far as in me lies I shall perform the duties of my high office in a spirit boru of this high estimate of its dignity and usefulness. I thank you, my brethren, for your hearty co-operation. You have not fniled to render me all the assistance that was within your power to give, and I know that you will continue to render great assistance, without which I will be powerless. TTJEF AND TRACK. The Marysville Eaces. The First Annual Fair of the Thirteenth District Associa- tion commenced at Marysville on September 4th. The race track was put in very good condition, and the time made was very fair, considering the fact that the entries were mainly confined to district horses. The fair was a financial success, but to make it so entailed an immense amount of labor on President D. E. Knight and Secretary F. J. Sherwood, and no one who has not been through the mill of managing a country fair can put a fair estimate on the value of those gentlemen's services. The judges of the meeting were E. A Davis, D. E. Knight and R. H. Walton. C. A. Glidden act- ed as Marshal. The first race of the opening day was a trot for the three-minute class, mile heats, best three in five, to harness, for a purse of $300, free for all. The first horse to receive $180, the second horse $90, and the third horse $30. Five horses were entered. The only ones to start were J. B. McDonald's gray gelding Brigade and J. J . Shaffer's gray gelding General Sherman. C. H. Merrill's horse Merrill wag at Chico, sick with pinkeye, and Mr. Block's horse Blockade was down with the same disease. The fifth horse entered was John Mackey's Endora, which did not arrive in time. Brigade was driven by Frank Grant, and Sherman by E. C. Jenkins. There was considerable speculation on the race, Brigade selling about two to one favorite. Brigade led from the start, and in rounding the turn on the first quarter Sher- man broke badly, giving Brigade a long head. Sherman gained a little on the colt in trotting up the backstretch, and lessened the gap between them still more on the third quar- ter. The finish was made in good style, Brigade coming in as steady as a clock and with a remarkably easy motion, and winning handily. This gave Brigade's stock another lift, and four to one wag the only terms on which Sherman's backers would gamble. The race was virtually all over, except shouting, and that was done with a will by the backers of Brigade when the fa- vorite, after winning the second heat in 2:4U, took the third heat as he pleased in 2:4U. Marysville, September 4— Tbirteentl District Agricultural Assocld tion; trotting puree 8300; free for all horseswho have not beaten three minutes; mile heats three in five, to harness. J. B. McDonald enters g g Brigade i i , J. H. Shaffer enters g g Sherman 2 2 8 Time-2;45J, 2:414, 2:411. After the three-minnte class the spectators were treated to a slow race, the horse or mule making the mile nearest to four minutes winning first. A purse of §50 was hung up by the Association. There were seven entries, viz., E. C. Jen- kins' b ni Dolly Boon, S. Harris' b m Daisy, W. F. Smith's b m Shaker, G. Van Buskirk's Buckskin, F. Summy's b m, Amanda, and John Bryant's b ni Maud M. The time made was: Daisy, 3:46; Shaker, 3:55; Van Buskirk's Buckskin, 3:59J; Summy's Buckskin, 3:59j; Amanda, 4:15; Maud _\i. 4:29i; Dolly Boon, 3:56i. The tie between the two Buck- skins was trotted off, Van Buskirk's making the second mile in 4:03, and the other Buckskin in 3:5S. The judges divid- ed the purse as follows: Summy's Buckskin $20, Van Bus- kirk's Buckskin $10, Dolly Boon $10, Shaker $5, Daisy $5. Wednesday, the Second Day. The second day's racing drew a largely increased atten. dance to the fair grounds. First on the card was the three- year-old trot, Suel Harris' b m Esmeralda was withdrawn on account of "pinkeye." J. B. McDonald's b m Yuba Maid, W. F. Smith's bl g Thapsin and Charles Sherman's bl m Belle Kimball started. Thapsin was driven by W. F. Smith, Tuba Maid by Frank Grant and Belle Kimball by Charles Sherman. Belle won the choice of position, with the Maid in the second place. The race was quite a heavy betting affair. Thapsin sold for $10, Yuba Maid $4 and Belle $1. Belle was rather late in starting, and made a wretched break, Thapsin and Yuba Maid making an even go. At the quarter Thapsin had a lead of three lengths and so the race went to the home- stretch where Yuba Maid was sent for the heat, but Thapsin h ad lots of speed and won handily, Yuba Maid second, Belle distanced. Time — 2:44|. After the heat it was $10 to $2 on the favorite in the pools. The pair got off even, Thapsin gained about two lengths at the quarter and never being headed won the heat as he liked in 2:43. Still Yuba Maid was backed at from $2 to $3 against $10, it being thought by some that she could outstay the black colt. The third and final heat was the best in the race. Neither horse made a skip and trotted close up from end to end, Thapsin winning by a good half length. Time— 2:4SJ. SUMMABT. Trotting, three-year-olds, mile beats in harness, beat 3 in 5. free to all three-year-olds owned in 13th and 3rd districts. Purse 3300; $180 to first; $90 to second. W. F. Smith names bl g Thapsin i i J. B. McDonald names b m Yuba Maid 2 2 1 Chas. Sherman names bl m Belle Kimball d Time— 2 Ail. 2:43, 2:48). Next came the stallion race for a purse of $600. The start" ers were the bay stallion Prompter, entered by M. W. Hicks; the black stallion Revolution, entered by P. W. Dudley; and the bay stallion Tilton Almont, entered by William Billups, The black stallion Challenge, entered by B. F. Taylor, was withdrawn from the race in oonseqnence of lameness, having been kicked by another horse at Chico. Prompter was driv- en by \Y. F. Smith, Almont by E. Downer, and Revolution by John Donahoe. Revolution won the toss, Prompter the second place. Pools sold at $10 for Prompter, Almont $6, and Revolution $2. After scoring five times the horses got an en en send off. Prompter made a nasty break before the turn and virtually put himself out of the heat. Almont went to the front with Revolution well up. So they went to the fin- ish. Almont winning handily, Revolution second, PrornpS distanced for running. Time7~2:36. After the heat pools sold $10 to S3 on Almont. The hors- es went off together and made a close race to the quarter. There they were neck and neck Almont showing in front down, the stretch. At the half (1:15) Almont had a bare neck thi best of the race and from there to the finish could never shake Revolution off, only winning bv a half length. Time, 2:34J. This stopped all the betting and Almont went off and the next heat by a length. Time, 2:40. , 8CMM.UIV. Trotting: free to all stallions owned in the 13th district; mile h« in harness, best 3 in S; purse 9600; I960 lo first; SI50 to second. YV. Billups names b s Tilton, Almout l l P. \V. Dudley names bl s He volution 2 2 M. W. Hiess names b s Prompter dis. Tuna 2:30, 2:34). 2:40. Then came the four-year-old trot. The entries were br f Arnold, entered by W. Johnson; J. B. McDonald's b ro Hazel Kirk, b g Adair, and J. T. Mcintosh's b g Telegraph. 1883 2£fo greater "GTON. TB K BH PO A £ Arnold, 1st b, r f . 5 0 0 0 0 0 Carroll, ss 4 112 3 3 Bennet, 3d b 4 0 0 10 0 Incell, p 5 1 0 1 11 5 Moran, If 4 0 0 0 0 0 Pope, 2d b 4 0 0 0 4 1 Creegan, c 3 1 1 5 3 2 Qnitzow, r f, lb 7 5 20 19 17 Mooney, c f . . 4 10 2 0 0 Totals 37 5 3 24 21 12 ...1 23456789 ...2 0100220 —7 ...0 00022001—5 Totals Innings.. . Haverly... Redington £. Three-base hit— Fogarty. Two-base hit— Gagus. Struck out— Haver- ly 3 Redington 7. Left on base— Haverly 7, Redington 4, First base on errors — Haverly 8, Redington 11. First base on called balls— Hav- erly 3, Redington 3. Passed balls-Gagus 3, Creegan 3. Wild pitches —Incell 2, Meegen 1. Balls called on-Incell91. Meegan 97. Strikes called off— Incell 44, Meegan 47. Umpire— J. Chesley. Scorer— J. F. Hennessy. The Eureka Club of Sacramento will come to this city to- morrow to play against the Haverlys of this city. There is a prospect of an interesting game, as the visitors intend to make an extra endeavor to wrest a victory from the boys of the bay. The Emerson Baseball Club has reorganized with the fol- lowing nine: D. Ambuster, (captain), R. Nagle, J. Wiseman, J. McConville, A. Cahalan, G.Lewis and E. Moran. The Club is under the management of D. Crowley. A game in grotesque costumes is being talked of, such as was played at the Recreation Grounds a few years ago. The nine will be made up principally of theatre folks, variety per- formers, clog dancers and the like. The Emersons defeated the Acmes at the Recreation Grounds last Sunday. Score 17 to 5. The Merced and Fresno baseball clubs are to play a match game for money some time next month. An Athletic Club House. The New York Athletic Club is about to erect a new Club house at the corner of 55th street and 6th Avenue, New York. Their intention is to have the boss Club house. The building will be four stories high and will probably cost about $150,000. The architect is Mr. H. Edwards Fick- en, a member of the club, and he has made a very unique and handsome design for the structure. It can hardly be said to belong to any distinct style of architecture, but, as the archi- tect says, is a sort of reminiscence of several old gables and towered buildings in Nuremberg, Bavaria. The exterior will be of brick, while the tiling of the gables and arou ud the door- ways will be of red terra cotta and all the coigu-stones of red- dish brown stone. It will extend ninety-five feet on Fifty-fifth street and sev- enty-six feet on Sixth Avenue. At the corner of the building will rise a tower, surmounted by a belfry. On Fifty-fifth street there will be three bay windows, while on Sixth avenue there will be two. The main entrance to the building will be on Fifty-fifth street, a low stoop with two stairways leading to the doorway, which will be surmounted by a tablet bear- ing the emblem of the club, a Mercury's foot, above which will be the letters "N. Y. A. C," with " 1SS3" below. High- er up in the centre of the front, will be a large tablet, upon which will be the inscription, "New York Athletic Club. Founded 1863." The interior of the building will be fitted up in a sumptu- ous style and with regard to the convenience of the members. The corridor by which the building will be entered will be twelve feet wide and will lead, on the right, to the main ves- tibule or lounging room, 39x2-4 feet in dimensions. At the end of this room will be a brick fireplace of handsome design, with seats on either side. To the left of the corridor will be the clerk's room, the office of the secretary and treasurer and the committe room. A peculiar arrangement of the clerk's room will enable that official to observe each person who enters or leaves the build- ing, and he can also have a full view of the entrance to the cloak-room, which will be upon the other side of the cor- ridor, just inside the door-way. On this floor will also be found the large swimming bath, 70 feet long, 13 feet wide, with its thirty-eight dressingrooms. The bath will also be of novel construction. The bottom is a sloping one at one end, the water being but three feet ten inches in depth and gradually increasing to nine feet. At the deep end will be the diving-board. The bottom- and sides of the bath are to be lined with a green glazed brick, which will impart a sea tinge to the water. The swimming-bath opens to the dressing-rooms by a number of arches at each end of which is a platform and ladder leading to the water. At the further end of the bath is a small room where the bathers may rest and watch the other swimmers. There will also be Russian and Turkish baths, the former of which will be 17 by 23 feet and the latter 13 by 17 feet, and adjoining these will be the massage or rubbing rooms, which will be 28 by 16 feet in dimension. Running through the house is a member's private stairway, by which those us- ing the differant bath-rooms may ascend to their rooms in bathing costume. The bath-rooms are all luxuriously furn- ished, and the windows are of stained glass. On the second floor the parlor of the club is situated. It is placed so that from the windows a view of both the avenue and the side streets can be had. It is 27 by 23 feet and will be elegantly upholstered. On the floor will be the large bil- liard-room, 43 by 33 feet, containing eight tables, with two small rooms for private use, and at any time the three can be thrown into one large room. Here, also, will be the restaurant, 20 by 23 feet, with the buffet and bar-room, to- gether with the kitchen, serving-room and the servants' dressing-room. A servants' stairway also runs through the building. A large room on the third floor will be used as a sparring-room, where exhibitions and private matches will be had. There will also be a smaller hall, where boxing essons will be given. The gymnasium will be on the third top floor, and it is the intention to make it a model. Its dimensions will be 94 by 69 feet, and there will not be a column on the whole floor, the roof being sustained by latticed iron girders. This room will be open on all four sides, and there will be four sky- lights in the roof, thus insuring a sufficiency of light. One of its features will be a movable gallery, which can be put in use during exhibitions and at other times dispensed with. On the roof of the building will be a little house in which the janitor and his family and asssistants will live. In the basement of the building, which will be well lighted by stained glass windows, will be a rifle range 10S feet in length. There also will be a bicycling stable for the use of members owning bicycles, and there will be six bowling alleys, all of the regulation length, 90 feet. Two of these can be shut off from the others. This will be for the accommodation of the lady relatives of the members who may form bowling clubs, and can here practice without com- ing in contact with the other players, as a private entrance will be constructed for their exclusive use. In the basement also will be the barber shop, shoe blacking establishment and store rooms. Although the rooms will probably be lighted by electricity the architect has designed a contrivance by which, if gas be burned, the air burned by it will be drawn through ducts into the outer air, and thus the necessity of having it breathed by members will be avoided. The club now has upwards of 1,400 members, and the club ofBcers announce it as their in- tention to close the list after 1,500 have been secured. An Unfinished Race. Last Sunday, at the Oakland race track, P. Figueora and Charles Anderson started for a fifty mile race, each to ride ten horses, changing at the end of each mile. The race was supposed to be for a stake, but there is no reason to believe that any money was up. The attendance was very slim, ow- ing, no ddubt, to the fact that the race had not been advertis- ed; for stake or no stake these long distance matches are very interesting and well worth the price of admission. The start was made at 3:05 p. m., Figueora going to the front and hold- ing an easy lead for eight miles. Anderson appeared to take things very easily, letting his horsts run altogether on their courage and not pushing them at all. On the 9th mile An- derson led and there it was see-saw until the 13th mile, when Anderson went to the front and was never again headed. At the end of 25 miles Figueora gave up the race. Anderson was then more than a quarter of a mile in the lead and made the 25 miles in 1 hour, 2 min., 30 sec. Anderson ! two miles further wheu he was stopped and given tin r Time for 27 miles, 1 hour, 7 minutes. 168 S&e \xm\tv attxl ^ca-tsttrat*. Sept 15 reedeij and jppartettmit. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN PUBLISHING CO. THE TURF ASD SPORTING AUTHORITY OF THE PACIFIC COAST. OFFICE, 508 MONTGOMERY STREET P. O. Box 2603 Five dollars a year ; three dollars for six months ; one dollar and a half /or three months. Strictly in advance. Make all Checks, Money Orders, Etc., payable to order, of Breeder and Sportsman Publishing Co. 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A discount of 10 per cent will be allowed on 3 months, 20 per cent on 6 months and 30 per cent on 12 months contracts. No extra rate charged for cuts or cutting of col- umn rules. No reading notice taken for less than 60 cents each insertion. San Francisco, - - Saturday, Sept. 15, 1883. Fairs to Come. State Fair, Sacramento September 10, ll, 12, 13, 14, 15 Stockton. September 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 San Jose _ September 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,29 RhonervlUe, Humboldt Co September 16th to 21st Quincy, Plamas Co _ _ September 24th to 29th Salem, Oregon. October 1st to 5th Pacheco Contra CoBta Co _ October 1st to Gth Salenas City, Monterey Co October 2d to 6th Yreka, Siskiyou Co October 3d to 6th Mechanics' Institute Fair, Portland, Or. Octobei Sth to 23d Los Angeles _ October 8th to 13th Santa Barbara October 10th to 12th Santa Cruz.._ October 10th to 14th Visalia October 17th to 2lst National Horse Show Association of America. The Stockton Fair. The above organization have announced their first an- nual exhibition to be held at the Madison Square Gar- dens, New York, commencing on the 22nd of October, and lasting five days. The prize list foots up over $11,- 000, and this large amount is so judiciously divided that every breed and class of horses has its share, and even mules and donkeys are recognized. In thoroughbreds there are no less than ten first and second class prizes amounting to $1200 offered, and the same judicious divi- sion is meted out to trotters, roadsters, horses of all work' heavy draught horses not pure Clydesdales or Percher- ons. Clydesdales, Percherons, Brougham, Coaching, Carriage , Dog-cart, double and four-in-hand teams, Saddle horses, Ponies, Hunters, etc. There is barely time for our Californian friends to make entries and send their horses on, but if this State is represented, what a lot of premiums we would see brought back. For form and quality our thoroughbreds cannot be beaten, and for early maturity both they and the trotters must carry all before them. In the young class everything would be at our mercy and the pick of our aged horses would have an easy thing. There is time to make a combination ship- ment and we are sure even if the expense was heavy the result would be satisfactory. A Clay Bird Tournament. On Tuesday next, September IS, will commence at Stockton the great fair of the San Joaquin valley dis- trict, a fair which enters into competition with, and is not second to, the State Fair of Sacramento. Situated in the center of the great arable valley of the State, at the head of an available water highway to the ocean, Stockton has advantages which make her a prosperous and bustling city. That prosperity and activity is well reflected in the management of the Stockton Fair. The purses and stakes of the Association aggregate a large sum, and have secured so many entries that we look for the best racing of the season of 1883 to come off on the Stockton track. Bay Frank and Arab will be there to try and retrieve their defeats by Allan Boy. Brigadier, Albert "W, Nellie B, Gibralter, Vanderlynn and Abbotsford will meet in the 2:20 class. The pacing race will bring all the side wheelers to the front. In the two-year-old trot are the pick «f the state youngsters The entries in the running races are very full and have already been discussed. Previous performances have thrown but little light on the coming events for the sea- son's running has been of the most in and out character. From this City to Stockton is a short, cheap, and easy trip, and we hope to meet a goodly gathering of our city friends on the Fair Grounds next week. Not a Bull at All. A Correction. The sale of Mr. Leavesley's hunting dogs will b3 held at J. "W. Morshead's Livery Stable, 25 "Washington street, next Tuesday and not at Killip & Co's rooms as adver- tised. We congratulate the directors and officers of the San Jose Fair upon the liberal entries to the trotting events which were re-opened and we congratulate the public upon the prospect of some splendid racing, afforded by the meeting of such fine fields. In the free-for-all Abb- ottsford, Brigadier, Manon, Albert "W, Starr King, Allan Roy and Nellie R, are to meet and fight the battles of the circuit over again. Abbotsford, we hope, will be in fix, his being entered in the race indicates that his owner has faith in his ability to train on. Albert W will be specially prepared to meet his old opponent, Nellie R, and Allan Roy, flushed with victory over the "great green one," will be ready to defend his claim to be called the horse of the season. In the 2:30 class Bismarck by Index, the grandsire of Bay Frank, Frank Moscow, Hun- tress, Barney B, Nellie Burns, Countryman, and that splendid mare, Laura M, will battle for supremacy, and are so evenly matched that it is hard to select a favorite. "We have heard great things of Bismarck. He is a fine stallion and has shown fast work in trials, all the others have records fresh in the public mind. 'The Breeder and Sportsman gave a full and accurate ac- count of the transactions of our Fair, up to the time it was compelled to go to press; and in its editorial comments has some kind words for Petaluma. We are at a loss, however, to know just what the editormeans by the following: 'There have been notable contests, the most startling being the de- feat of Lucky B. on Thursday. For three horses in the race to win heats is something very unusual in races of the per- iod, and under the Eastern rules cannot take place.' Will Mr. Simpson please explain what is meant by saying such a race 'under Eastern rules cannot take place?' That paper is the recognized authority on all such matters, and what- ever appears in its columns is law and gospel around here — yet we are compelled to question the correctness of that sen- tence. In a race of heats where two horses have each taken a heat, certainly all horses that have not been distanced have aright to run for the third heat. Now,suppose, as in the case at Petaluma, the horse that ran second and third in the two first heats should win the third heat, would not the three horses that had each won a heat start in the fourth heat? Most assuredly they would, and there is no rule in the East, or anywhere, to prevent it, that we ever heard of before. Somebody has made a bull. — Petaluma Argus. The editor of the Petaluma Argus has fallen into a mistake, which at his request we are are only too pleased to explain. The rule in the East in heat races is that horses failing to win a heat in two are sent to the stable. The rules read as follows: Sec. 6, Rule 47. "A horse run- ning in any two consecutive heats without winning or running a dead heat cannot start again in the race." Sec. 7, Rule 47. "If more than two heats are run, the horses starting for the deciding heat shall alone be placed in the race. From this the editor of the Petaluma Argus will see that no bull was made by the Breeder and Sportsman. In another column can be seen the advertisement of an international clay pigeon tournament, under the aus- pices of the Ligowsky Clay Pigeon Co., to be held at Chicago, Illinois, in May, 18S4. The offer of the pro- jectors is a most liberal one, for in addition to a cash prize of $750, and a $250 diamond badge, donated by the company, the entries and net gate receipts are to be divid- ed among the winners. That such big prizes will attract large fields of entries, we cannot for an instant doubt, and while all the rest of the world will be represented, we hope to see a number of shooters go from California. "We could pick a team in this State that could beat any team in the world, with a little practice at clay birds. Some old trap shots do not take very kindly to clav birds, and that is only reasonable, but, after all, they af- ford fine sport and are a better test of the shooter's skill than the cramped, stale doves one often sees trapped on a hot day in this State. Their flight is puzzling and hard to master. As different from glass ball shooting as can be imagined, and when a shooter gets so expert that lie can break ten clay birds out of a dozen, we will guar- antee that he can kill as many quail, provided ho docs not waste too much ammunition at long shots. California and Kentucky. On "Wednesday of lait week, at the Lexington Fair, Hinda Rose, the pride of the Palo Alto stables, won the Mechanical Stakes for three-year-olds, beating the pick of the Blue Grass district, Fugue, by King Rene, out of Fuga, Lizzie "Wilkes, by George "Wilkes, out of Laura, by Joe Hooker, and Early Dawn |by George "Wilkes, out of a mare by Mambrino Star. The latter was distanced in the first heat, which was trotted in 2:32^. The time of the second heat waB 2:324;. In the third heat distance was waived and Hinda Rose was sent for record. She trotted the mile in 2:23, which is the fastest record ever acquired in the State of Kentucky by a three-year-old. The victory of the handsome daughter of Electioneer and Beautiful Bells will be pleasant reading to Governor Stanford, who is still in Europe. He would rather win at Lexington than anywhere else, because it is the center of the breeding district which is in rivalry with Califor- nia. In the three-year-old race on Friday, Maj. Mc- Dowell had his revenge. Palo Alto started Helen, by Gen. Benton, against Fugue, and the contest was close and exciting. The first, second and fourth heats were won by Fugue in 2:35, 2:27i, 2:30^, and the third heat was taken by Helen in 2:S0£. The second heat, which was the fastest, was won by a nose only, At the Octo- ber meeting at Lexington the battles between Kentuky and California will be fought over again. — Turf, Fuld and F'trm. Again we have to chronicle the death of a trotting horse on the track and while engaged in a race. Bonnie Wood, by Nutwood dam by Belmont, one of the most prom- ising mares in the state fell dead at Sacramento during the third heat of a race which in sporting parlance she could not lose unless she fell down. The cause of death we imagine to be the same complaint that took Rowdy Boy off at Santa Cruz — engorgement of the lungs. The day was very hot, the mare was cramped t before tho start and everything points to this as the cause of death. The Palo Alto stable has enjoyed a run of prosperity this season, most unexpected. Yictorous in every race for which they started, until the son of Shannon and Demirep met defeat by half a length in the 1£ mile dash for two-year-olds at the State Fair, surely no higher praise could be given to the superintendent and trainers. The defeat of Shenandoah needs no apology, but it is a fact that the colt was never trained at the distance; one mile being the limit of his work. It must be very grati- fying to Governor Stanford to read of the success of his horses in his absence, and to beat the hitherto invincible stable gives a double honor to the victory of Mr. Hag- gins' fien filly. Glancing at the Chronicle Thursday morning we wera almost tempted to believe that a Califomiantwo-year-old had beaten the 1£ mile record at any age. There it was in black and white, 1:53£, within a quarter of a second as good as Rosalie's best on record, made when she was a four-year-old, with only a catch weight. But, alas, it was only a blunder, and the report of of our special noti- fied us that the time was 2:5S£, five seconds slower; just the easy error to make cf taking a 3 for an 8. For all this, 2:5S£ is a splendid record, only once beaten by a two-year-old — Gossip, at Monmouth Park, with the feather-weight of 67^ pounds up, and so we think that the Californian performance is worthy of more than a brief comment. At Marysville last week J. B. McDonald's fine bay stallion, Brigadier, the foremost son of Happy Medium, added new luster to his fame by reducing his record to 2:214 on a track not noted for being fast, and then re- peating in 2:22^; a splendid performance. In our report of the racing at Petaluma Fair we made a mistake in the time of the 1£ mile dash run on Thurs- day. It should have been 2:404, not 2:41^ as erroneously reported. "We are obliged to the Argus for calling our attention to the error. Mr. Vanderbilt's Triumph. At Hartford, Sept. 6, the attendance was very large, great interest being taken in the exhibition trots by Mr: Rockefel- ler's and Mr. Work's teams, both of which had been here some days undergoing a special preparation with a view to beating the records. The Work team that of 2:16$ and the Rockfeller team that of 2:16*. To the disappointment of thousands both failed. Mr. Work's team, Edward and Dick Swiveller, were driven by John Murphy to a four-wheel skel- eton in 2:18, of which the first quarter was trotted in 0:32k the half in 1:07£, and the three-quarters in 1:42$, which makes the time for each quarter as follows: :33J, :34}, :35J and :35|. John Splan handled Mr. Rockfeller's team, Cleora and Independence, which were hitched to a light wagon. They trotted the first quarter in :34, went to the half in 1 K)7J and to the three-qaartersin 1:43* , but coming up the home- stretch Independence cast a toe weight, which caused him to break and to lose probably two "seconds, the time for the mile being 2:18. Jay-Eye-See also failed to beat his own record of 2:14. He made but one heat, the mile being covered in 2:14J The regular features on the programme included trotting by the 2:25 class; but owing to the large nomber of entries it was made two races, only one of which was completed, and which was won by Teek's King Alniont, he taking the first, fourth and fifth heats in 2-22$, 2:23$ and 2:22^, Bar- bara Patchen winning the third heat in 2:24*, which, being second in the second heat, gave her second money. Handi- cap took third money by winning the first heat in 2:24$. In- dex was fourth. The other starters were Magic, Maggie F, Valley Boy and Jack Sailor- For the other race the start- ers w'ere Sleepy Joe, D'Or, Louise N, Stephen G. Stonewall Strauger and Boss H. D'Or won the first heat in 2:22}, and Sleepy Joe the second and third in 2,22* and 2:25, after which the race had to bo postponed by reason of darkness. King Almont and Sleepy Joe were the favorites. The track and day were favorable for fast time. 1883 *Q\xc fQvtttkv and J^partstmm, 169 TUBF AKD TRACK Eacing at the State Fair. The racing at the State Fair commenced on Monday at noon. In the judges stand were H. M. La Rue, John Boggs of Colusa, and J. Mc. IT. Shafter. The timers were Messrs, Babcock and Carroll and G. W. Hancock acted as starter for the running races. In the first race, Introduction stake, there were four entries — AuntBetsey, Premium, Major White- sides, and Jim Kenwick, who were started in the order named Pools sold: Renwick, §60; Premium, $30; field, $15. The horses, on the second attempt, were started, with Premium and Aunt Betsey fully thirty yards in advance of Kenwick and Whitesides. This gave the race to the big mare, a bit of poet- ic justice for last year in the same race on the same track she was sent off 50 feet behind and had to run through her field to win. Betsey fell back when they had gone a couple of rods and Renwick went for the race, but could not catch Premium who won by half a length, Jim Renwick second, "Whitesides third. Time, 1:14$-. sriOIABY. Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, September 10th, 1883.— Run- ning race: introduction stake; three-quarters of a mile dash: S35 en- trance; S10 forfeit; 3200 added; 350 to second horse, third to save stake. John Mackey's ch m Premium 1 Levi Knotb's ch g Jim Renwick 2 F. Dupoister's b b Major Whitesides 3 F. Dupoister's b f Aunt Betsy i Time— 1 :14i. Jim Renwick was a hot favorite for the race and his back- ers felt sore at being beaten out of their money by the ad- vantage given to Premium at the start. To be sent off thirty yards behind the flag meant that Jim Renwick had to run the f mile in a trifle better time than 1:13 to win the race and that he did so well proves him to be a horse of marvelous quality. No ecsuse could be made for the starter. He clearly lost his head and convinced every one that he was not the man for the place. The second, race, was the Caifornia Derby stake, for foals of 1S30, one and one-half mile dash; $50 entrance, play or pay; $30 added; second horse $100, third $50. There was eleven entries, but only two started — George Howson's Au- gusta E., and J. B. Haggin's Young Flush. Pools sold: Au- gusta E. $100, Young Plush $35. Augusta had the pole. The horses got a very even send off on the first start. The last quarter of the race the animals went round the course side by side, — Augusta E, hard held. In the staight George Howson gave his mare her head and riding easily drew away from Young Plush, winning as she liked. Time, 2:42^. SU3DIAET. Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, September 10, 1883.— Running California Derby stake for foals of 1380; one and one-half mile dash; 550 entrance: play or pay; 8300 added; second horse ?100; third horse |50. George Howson's br f Augusta E 1 J. B. Haggin's ch f Young Flush 2 Time— 2:42£ The third race was the California Annnal stake, for two- year-olds, foals of 18S1; dash of one mile; $100 entrance, $25 forfeit, $250 added. There were 21 entries, with two starters— J. B. Haggin's bay filly Schoolgirl and Palo Alto Stock Farm's black filly. They started in the order named. Schoolgirl had about a neck the advantace in the start, which she increased to the quarter, when the black filly went to the front and soon left her forty yards behind. The Palo Alto filly won the race in a gallop. Time — 1:44*. Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, September 10 1883.— Running — California Annual stake for two-year-old foals of 1881; dasb of one mile; $100 entrance; So forfeit; 5250 added; second horse S100, third 550. Palo Alto Stock Farm, blkf 1 J. H. Baggin, b f Schoolgirl 2 Time— 1:44*. The day's sport closed with the trot for the 2:25 class in which there were three starters, viz., Pat FarrelTs Magdallah, Newland and Pumyea's, Poscora Hayward and L. J. Rose's Del Snr. Magdallah sold for $150, Poscora Hayward $130. Del Snr $47 50. It was a big betting race, and the money wes planked down as fast as Eillip and Co. could make out tickets. Both Magdallah and Poscora made trouble for the starter, but at last they got a send off, with a little advantage to the gray, and Del Snr in the rear. So they went to the half (1:11) where Magdallah made a nasty running break, fell to ihe rear and did not go for the heat. Del Snr made the gray trot fast and was not far be- hind, when Poscora Hayward went under the wire winner in 2:23}, Magdallah a poor third. As Poscora Hayward trotted well and dispensed with his usual trick of skiving and breaking he was played for a win- ner and pools sold lively with him for favorite at $200, Mag- dallah $130, Del Sur $10. This heat the start was in favor of Magdallah with the favorite behind. A break at the quar- ter sent the mare back and another break lost her a good deal of ground. Del Sur made a brush for the heat at the | pole but could not stay the pace and fell back to third place. Poscora Hayward won easily, Magdallah second, Del Sur third. Time— 2;27+. The half was made in 1:15. The backers of Magdallah, evidently knew something for they still bought her freely to $130 against $210 for Hayward and $8 for Del Sur. The horses were started on the third heat on the second attempt, with Magdallah slightly in the lead, Poscora second, Del Sur third. This position was maintained to the outcome, Magdallah winning easily by sev- eral lengths in2:25|, Poscora second, Del Sur third. Pos- cora broke badly. There came another chop in the betting, Magdallah selling favorite at $100 to $50 for the field. The mare led at the start and went to the half in 1:14. There Poscora made a nasty break and was never again in the race. Magdallah won as she liked, Del Sur a poor third. Time — 2:26*. Pools $S0 to $12 on Magdallah and but few backers for the field. Magdallah again won the heat as she liked, Del Sur just inside the distance. Time — 2-27*. STTJDIABr. Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, Sept. 10, 1883. Trotting, 2:25 class; purse 51,200. P. Farrell's ch m Magdallah 3 2 111 New land & Pumyea's gr h Poscora Hayward 1 1 2 2 2 L.J.Rose's blk h Del Sur 2 3 3 3 3 Time— 2 23* 2:27£, 2:251, 226i,.227*. Tuesday- tlu? Second' Day On Tuesday the sport was all trotting. The judges were L. G. Rose, P. A. Finigan and Chris. Green. The first race was a trotting stake for two-year-olds in which Carrie C and Cora started; Carrie C selling favorite at $100 and $6. The favorite was the only horse in the race, she jogged the first heat in 2:53 and their distance being waived went for a re- corded. She succeeded in beating the best two-year-old record ever made in a race (her own made at Oakland last week 2:30^) by 2£ seconds. She went to the quarter in 35* seconds slowed down a little marking the half in 1:12 and" trotted the full mile without break, skip or helper in 2:274. Cora 40 yards more than distanced. SUMMABT. Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, September 11, 1883. Trotting stake, mile heats, for two-year -old3. Palo Alto's br f Carrie C 1 1 F. L. Smith's b f Cora 2 d Time— 2:53, 2:27 £ Nest came a trotting race for four-year-olds and under for a stake of $1,000. There were nine entries: Adrian, Tele- grajh, Sister, La Grange, Lucille, Bonnie Wood, Bonnie, Hazel Kirke and Adair started in the order named. In the pools Bonnie sold for $S0, Lucille $2, field $14. The scoring before the start was tedious; eleven times they tried to get off before the bell tapped. Bonnie led at the turn, Bonnie Wood second up, La Grange third and the others all bunched in the rear. Down the back stretch they were all strung out La Grange falling back to fourth and Adrian going up. They made no further change, Bonnie winning easily, Bonnie Wood second, Hazel Kirke third, Adrian fourth, La Grange fifth, Sister sixth, Adair seventh, Telegraph eighth, Lucille distanced. Time, 2:26 J. A hundred to $12 on Bonnie,' and but few takers was the cry after the heat, and the buyers of the short end only layed the field on the off chance that Aalo Alto's represents - ptive would break her neck. After three scores the horses started La Grange slightly in the lead. Bonnie was well in front at the quarter, (36) Bon- nie Wood well up. At the half (1:13) Hazel Kirke was com- ing up and near the turn got second place" Bonnie won easi- ly, Hazel Kirke, La Grange, Bonnie Wood, Adrian, Adair, Telegraph and Sister coming in the order named. Time 2:29. This ended the betting . Bonnie broke just past the score on the third heat, losing several lengehs. But- she collared the field and took the lead on she back stretch and won easily in 2:32. suantABY. Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, September 11, 1883.— Trot- ting. Purse $1,000, for four-year-olds and under. Palo Alto's b m Bonnie 1 1 1 J. B. McDonald's b f Hazel Eirke 3 2 3 H. "W. Sleeks' br t Bonnie Wood 2 i 5 C. David's c f Sister 6 8 2 L. J. Rose's blk g La Grange 5 3 6 J. M. Learned's b h Adrian 4 4 4 W. F. Smith's b g Adair 7 6 7 J. Mcintosh's b g Telegraph 8 7 8 John Williams' br in Lucilla dis Time— 2:29*, 2:29, 3:32. The race for the 2:50 class brought out three entries only — Allan Roy, Barney B and Bay Frank. The night before pools were sold on the race with Adair and Barney B in the field for $90, Bay Frank $140 and Allan Boy $10. Adair did not start, and the judges declared all field pools off. Bay Frank and Allan Boy sold even up. Bay Frank took the lead at the start, broke and let Allan Boy go to the front. At the quarter {34.}) Allan Koy was three lengths ahead, which dis- tance Bay Frank nearly closed up at the half in (1:10). Then Allan Roy fell back, and Bay Frank won as he liked, Barney B second, Allan Koy third. Time, 2:25. Bay Frank looked peevish and out of sorts, and those who had seen him at Oakland played him to lose, making Allan Roy favorite at $160 to $190 for the two bays. The start was even. Allan Roy led at the quarter (36}), but broke as he passed the pole, and fell back to third place. Bay Frank led tot he half (1:12), and had it all his own way to the homestretch, where he made a wretched break. He had to be pulled to a standstill before he would trot, and lost so much ground that Allan Koy coming up with a rush won handily, Barney B third. Time, 2:2S. The friends of the "Sacramento Wonder, " believing it im- possible to beat their horse, howled fraud. Some wanted the pools declared off, and others demanded a new driver for Bay Frank. In response to the clamor of the latter party the judges took down Pete Williams, and put Walter May- burn, Rose's driver in his place. The change was not a suc- cess. Bay Frank led as before to the half (1:12), mado a bad break on the homestretch, and Allan Roy took the heat easily, Barney B thir. Time, 2:24*. Then Allan Roy sold favorite at "$100 to $25. The fourth heat was just the same as the third. Bay Frank had it all his own way to the homestretch, where he made a bad break and lost the race. Allan Roy won easily, Barney B second. Time, 2:2S£. BU3CUAET. Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, September 11, 1883— Trotting, 3:30 clas3 ; purse, SI ,000 ; mile heats, 3 in 5.. J. W. Donatban names g g Allen Boy 3 1 1 1 P. J. Williams names bg Bay Frank 1 3 3 2 P. Farrell names b b Barney B 2 2 2 3 Time— 2:25, 2:28, 2:24*, 2:28J. "Wednesday, the Third Bay. At the Park on Wednesday the fine weather and promise of sport attracted an attendance of eight thousand peoole. The first event on the card was the Maturity Stake for four- year-olds, for which Duke of Monday walked over for the forfeits. The second was for the two -year-olds, 1*/ miles, the first race at that distance for two year olds ever run in this country. The starters were Shenandoah, Sweetbriar, Bachelor, and E. J. Baldwin's Grinstead — sister to Clara D, filly. The Palo Alto representative was a great favorite in the pools; the aggregate being Shenandoah $100, Bachelor $20, field $1S. The starters exercised more care than they did on the first day, and the ambitions youngsters got away on even terms. Sweetbriar taking the front place under a strong pull and they were around the turn and down the backstretch in a line, Sweetbriar first, Bachelor second, Shenandoah third and the Santa Anna colt last. Around the lower turn Shenandoah wound up to second place and they came into the straight at a fast pace. Up the stretch whips were drawn and the finish was a game and futile effort to head Sweetbriar. Before they were halfway home Bache- lor fell back beaten, Sweetbriar came under the wire with something to spare, Shenandoah second by a length, the Baldwin filly third, Bachelor last. Time— 1:58*. STJMALABY. Sept. 12th; purse 8250, of which $50 to second horse. One mile and one-eighth. John Mackey's b f Sweetbriar. by Virgil— Impudence 1 Palo Alto's b c Shenannoah, by Shannon — Demirep 2 E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead — Sister to Clara D 3 Hill & Gries' b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking— Maid of the Mist 4 Time— 2:58*. This time 1:48 J is a most wonderful performance for two- year-olds. The best time ever made was 1:53} Rosalie four years, about 80 pounds up. The best two-year-old time ever made was 1 :58, by Gossip, at Monmouth Park, 67 lbs. np. Nest came the Nighthawk Stake for all ages, one mile. Nighthawk, Augusta E, Jim Renwick. Lucky B and Ella Doane came to the post with positions in the order named. Some heavy betting was dene on this run, Lucky B having the call. The rate was Lucky B $150, Renwick $95, field $125. After many failures to get away they were brought to a line and told to go. Renwick had a length the best of Lucky B, who was second, Ella Doane third, Nighthawk further back and in the huudsof her trainer, Augusta E still further back and at a standstill, and at the first turn Ella Doane went to second place, and strung out in a strin» they went to the quarter in 0:25 and the half in 0:50. In the lower turn Lucky B moved up again, and where they entered the straight was following Renwick close. Appleby brought Ella Doane up with a rush and lapping Renwick had Lucky B securely pocketed. Ella made a fight for the lead, but could only get to Renwick's girth, the big gelding being first to the wire by half a length; Ella Doane second, Lucky B third, Nighthawk and Augusta E unplaced. Time, 1.42|. SCMMABY. Running; Nighthawk Stake; dash of one mile for all ages; S50 en- trance, 315 forfeit, 5200 added, second horse 375, third -*25- stake to be named after winner if Nightbawk's time ,1 Al'v is beaten Levi Znott's cb g Jim Renwick (5) by Joe Hooker. Big Gun 1 H. C. Judson's b m Ella Doane (3) by Wildidle, Netty Brown 2 E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B [3] by Rutherford, Maggie Emerson 3 P. J. Shafter's br m Nighthawk [6J by imp Haddington, by Norfolk 0 George Howson's br f Augusta E(3) by Monday, by Norfolk 0 Time— 1 A2i. In the selling race only Laura and Maria F faced the star- ter; Maria F being the fancy of the pool buyers at §120 to S60. The first heat was without notable feature. The start was exactly even and the two ran head and head for three- quarters of a mile, Laura coming away at the finish rnd win- ning by two lengths. Time, 1 :45*. In the second heat Laura won as she liked in 1:48. SUM3IABT. Selling race; purse $250, of which 350 to second; entrance free; one mile and repeat: 31,000 filed valuation; 2 pounds off for each 3100 under and 2 pounds added for each 5100 under fiied value J. B. Chase's ch f Laura (3)5800, by Shannon— Folly ." 1 l John Mackey's ch m Maria F ill 3500, by Leinster— " Flush. 2 2 Time— lAoh, IAS. The event of the day in the estimation of the speculators was the trot for the 2:22 class. Brigadier Manon and Van- derlynn started. The odds in the pools were: Brigadier §400, Manon $220, "Vanderlynn $120, and at this rate money poured into the bos in a continuous stream. Vanderlynn drew the pole with Manon second and Brigadier outside. First Heat— At the start both Manon and Vanderlynn left their feet, the mare making a compound break that brought her almost to a standstill before she resumed her trot. In the meantime Brigadier went on slowly, and at the quarter, in 3S, Vanderlynn was still four lengths behind him, and Manon a distance back. Down the backstretch McDonald waited and reached the half in 1:16}, with Vanderlynn on his wheel, and Manon nowhere near. From there home Vanderlynn made such a push that Brigadier was compelled to trot the last half in 1:10 to beat him, the gelding not giv- ing up the fight till he reached the distance post, where he broke. Manon dropped inside the flag by a length, Brigadier first, Vanderlynn second, Manon third. Time, 2:26*! In the pools Brigadier went up to $600, Manon rated at $125 and Vanderlynn $100, an immense business being done. Second Heat — At the start Brigadier made a playing break very similar to Manon's performance in the preceding heat. He gained his trot quicker but was ten lengths behind, nevertheless. Havey slowed up and passed the quarter 40 and the half in 1:17. At that point Brigadier was on even terms. From their home the horse was freely whipped, but Manon was only steadied and apparently never on her speed . She led him over the score in a half stride, Vanderlyn third time, 2:27}. The last half in 1:10, without an effort was a revelation, that the pool buyers were slow to comprehend. Brigadier held his place in the estimation of bettors and bus- iness went on a lively rate, Brigadier $310, Manon $190, Vanderlyn $50. Fourth heat. Vanderlyn broke at the start, Manon led off at a smooth and quiet pace, going to the quarter in 36 half 1:12 and home in 2:24*. Brigadier second, Vanderlyn third. The backers of Brigadier had fully digested the idea by this time and there was a pell mell rush to get out. Manon $400, Brigadier $75, Vanderlyn $35 was the rate and some heavy bettors succeeded in saving themselves or in reducing their losing to a nominal sum Fifth heat. Manon laid alongside of Brigadier from the start and won as she liked. Time quarter 36 half 1 :12* mile 2:25*, SUiOIiBT. Trotting; 2:22 class; purse, $1,200. Palo Alto's b m Manon, by Nutwood, dam Addie 3 1 l 1 J. B. McDonald's b b Brigadier, by Happy Medium 1 2 2 2 P. Farel's b h Vanderlvnn George M. Patchen 2 3 3 3 Time— 2;26i, 2:27i, 2:24i,2:25i. Thursday, the Fourth Day. A special trot for a purse of $600 commenced the sport on Thursday. Sister, Bonnie Wood, Tilton Almont, Tele- graph and Adair were the starters. The race caused a good deal of speculation, Adair selling for $160, Bonnie Wood $105, field $75. Sister broke at the start, Bonnie Wood leading off, and they went past the quarter in a string. After the half was passed Tilton Almont closed and passed to tho front, winning the heat by six lengths, Bonnie Wood second, Telegraph third, Adair fourth, Sister distanced; time, quar- ter 37, half 1:14, mile 2:26. The field now sold favorite in the pools at $150, Adair $130 and Bonnie Wood $120. In the iecond heat Tilton Almont took the lead for three- quarters of a mile, When Bonnie Wood went to the front and won easily, Almont second, Telegraph third, Adair fourth, Time— 0:3S, 1:16; mile, 2:34J. Tilton Almont pnlled up quite lame, and was withdrawn. Bonnie Wood was then made first favorite, selling for $200, Adair $105, field $25. The third heat was an easy thing for Bonnie Wood, who was never headed, and won by a length from Adair Tele- graph third. Time— 0:37$, 1:16, mile 2:34*. In the fourth heat Bonnie Wood led off, but was very un- steady all the way on the backstretch, and about the three- furlong pole she broke up, staggered a few steps and fell dead on the track. Telegraph was first to the wire, Adair a fair second. Time— 1:1S*, mile 2:38}. This was a dreadful blow to the heavy bettors who had gone in on Tilton Almont and then played Bonnie Wood as a saver. It gave all the money to the men who buy the short end because it is cheap and whose only hope to win is that the favorite may fall dow u as in this instance. Bonnie Wood was a four-year-old u,are owned by H. H. Meek, of SanLeandro. She* was by Nut- wood—Bonnie Belle, by Belmont and was a most promising and valuable animal. The fifth heat was easily won by Adair; Telegraph making a losing break near the distance. " Time — 2:39*_ . Pools sold even upon the pair who are both four-year-olds-. In the sixth heat Telegraph was badly beaten under the hands of a new driver. Time — 2:40$. Then Telegraph was given back to his old driver, who won the race by taking the two next heats in 2:334 and 2: -\< The second race was for three-year-olds, and Sallie Benton, Lucille and Centaur were the starters. Saijie Benton 1 the call in the betting, and won the race, taking th- fourth and fifth heats. The first heat was won by J and the third one was a dead heat between Lucille'uii taur. Time— 2:281, 2:314, 259*, 2:30, 2:301. 170 xe IPtxctkt aud jtyrotera&u* Sept 15 ATHLETICS. Muldoon Meets His Match. Saturday, September S, 1SS3, will live long iu the memory of William Muldoon, Esq., late of New York city, and pos- sessor of the title of champion Grrcco-Roman wrestler of the world, including San Francisco. At 9 p. m. Saturday night Muldoon stalked proudly on to the stage in the big tent near the New City Hall, bowed to the spectators and with a calm smile of self-satisfaction on his lips proceeded to lay the big Frenchman, Hugues, alias Le Grand Auguste, on his back. Two hours and a half later Muldoon left the stage, sore, tired, weak and sick at heart, for the big Auguste had declined to be thrown, and all the skill and strength of the great Muldoon had been vainly expended in trying to induce nim to reconsider his determination. A good many people thought that Muldoon would have an easy task to throw Hugues; in fact they expected to see Le Grand Auguste plant- ed about as quickly as was the great Donald Dinnie. Their disappointment was about as severe as Muldoon's, and what pangs that gentleman suffered were evident to all present at the match. For a man like Muldoon to come all the way from the East, where he had met and vanquished wrestlers, to be stood off by a big lump of a Gaul, a huge chopping- block of a fellow, a "ganache" who had never been heard of as a wrestler, was bad enough, but to lose a thousand dollars by the operation, and have his most powerfully savage efforts to turn his opponent actually laughed at, to be virtually de- feated by the man whom everyone had classed as a big duffer, and to be robbed of his hard-won honors asjwell as cash were a little too much for Muldoon's equanimity, and the "Ches- terfield of the arena" was transformed into an enraged and brutal savage, when he found his efforts to conquer were set at naught by the stolid, almost passive, resistance of his huge opponent. There is this to be said, however, in extenuation of Muldoon's savagery: Hugues did not wrestle fairly and evaded Muldoon's holds by trying to break his fingers. Be- fore the match began there was some little talk about "hippo- droniing," but those who claimed the match was not for blood had to change their opinions before time was called if they allowed their opinions to be governed by reason. The match does not call for much description. Le Grande Au- guste is about six feet three inches tall, rather more than five inches taller than Muldoon; he is big everywhere, finely pro- portioned, muscular, and on Saturday night was in perfect physical condition, far superior in that respect to Muldoon, who had not recovered from the effects of his match with Bibby, three nights before. For a few minutes Hugues stood up and wrestled for a hold; then he slipped down, and Mul- doon getting his head under his arm, and bracing his two hands under the Frenchman's chin tried to throw him. Hugues broke the hold by seizing Muldoon's thumb and bending it back until the pain forced Muldoon to let go. Muldoon then gave Hugues a hold around his waist, and the Frenchman tried to turn him over. Just as he was about to go Muldoon slipped from one shoulder to the other, rolled Hugues over and tried to turn him. His efforts were met by a power of resistance he had never calculated upon. Spread- ing his huge legs nearty at right angles, and folding his arms under his neck Hugues refused to budge an inch. Muldoon after some effort got his favorite neck hold, the one that made Donald Dinnie quit in an instant, but he might just as well have tried to twist the breech off a forty-ton gun as turn Hugues over. The irresistable had met the immovable and a stand off resulted. " He can't stand such a neck twisting long," said some one in the crowd, and Muldoon evidently thought so too, for the next time he got Hugues down he re- repeated the experiment. Hugues stood the twisting until he got tired and then seized Muldoon's thumb in his musou- lar grip and forced the solid man to let go. This game con- tinued for a long time without much variation. Once Mul- doon nearly threw his man. He picked him up and lifting clear dashed him to the stage. Hugues struck on his hips apparently dazed, but Muldoon was unable to follow up his advantage quick enough and no fall resulted. At the end of an hour's work a rest of twenty-five minutes was taken as per agreement. When time was called Muldoon mounted the stage clad in a loose robe like a Roman toga, and looking as serenely determined as did old Brutus when he assisted Czesarto climb the golden stairs. He clenched his teeth and rushed at Hugues like a fourth ward coon at a colored rival. Down to the stage slid Hugues and then Muldoon went at him as though he would tear him to pieces. He tugged, and puffed, panted, aud groaned, jerked and beaved, and perspired until the steam from his body looked like a locomotive's escape valve, and the water that streamed from his hide would have put to the blush, in point of volume, a Kernny street sprinkling cart. He tried the neck lock, the arm lock, the rolling lock, the wind breaker, the arm cracker and the back bender. He butted Hugues in the back of the neck until the Frenchman's nose had worn a holein the canvas, and finally he encircled Hugue's neck with his arm and proceeded to choke him into submission. "That's the style; hold on to him; choke him good" screamed some of Muldoon's admirers, but Le Grand August entered a respectful protest against having his wind shut off by seizing Muldoon's thumb and bending it back, a proceeding which speedily forced Muldoon to loose his hold. Thus the match continued until time was finally called. At times it was fearful to witness the rage of Muldoon at the incompetency of his effort to throw Hngues. He exhausted his science and his strength without avail, yet it is safe to say that Hugues will not get over his soreness tor a week or two. The result of the match showed that there is an inherent defect in the rules of Graeco-Roman wrestling, since they allow the man of strength to passively resist superior scieoce. So long as a big strong man as Hugues can break his opponent's hold by tearing at his fin- gers it may be regarded as impossible to throw him. Muldoon having agreed to throw Hugues inside of two hours or lose the match, and failed to score a fall in that time, the match was given to Hugues. Charley Duaue acted as referee, Chas. Weightman, the "man fish," judge for Mul- doon, and J. Mathews, judge for Hugues. H. Lewis was time-keeper. ^ Muldoon and Miller. Nearly two months ago the Breeder .and Sportsman, un- der the heading "Modest Miller," published a lot of brag about past doings which William Miller had poured into the columns of the Melbourne Sportsman. Among other state- ments Miller made was one to the effect that he had con- quered Muldoon. Shortly after publication Muldoon called ~A this office and said that Miller had never thrown him— the i m pi it was on the other leg — and he wauted to challenge Miller to make good his brag by wrestling either in Australia or iiv part of America. Muldoon then penned a challenge to Miller, offering to give or take $300 for expenses for a match t $2,000 a side. ThiB challenge was forwarded by the Ath- letic editor of the Breeder and Sportsman to the Melbourne Sportsman, accompanied by a personal letter to the effect that the writer had power to draw any needed sum to cover a deposit put up in the Melbourne Sports/nan's hands, the instant he was notified that the money was up in Australia, and further, that Miller could be sure of a match for money up and up. The files of the Melbourne Sportsman contain- ing this challenge are not yet to hand, but a personal letter from a Melbourne gentleman contains the information that Miller is on his way from Australia to New York via San Francisco. The New York Daily News also had a dispatch to the same effect. It seems strange that Miller should pre- fer to come here to wrestling in Melbourne, where he has friends and backers, when a match for a big stake was guar- anteed him. He may rest assured of one thing, however, and that is that if he contemplates a tour of fraud such as he made with Bauer, he will not find Muldoon a willing part- ner, and even if Muldoon should fall from grace the people here have such an excellent knowledge of Miller's crooked- ness that the business would not pay. THE KENNEL. Some More about Breeding. The Breeder and Sportsman, of San Francisco, whose ed- itor is doubtless an excellent authority on race-horses and " tips and toe-weights," takes issue with the Bee on the gTound that a hunting dog — to be of practical use and real value— should have good field qualities. He argues that any kind of dog can be trained to "point." This is very true, but it isn't everything that wears the skin of a dog that pos- sesses the necessary quality which onty thoroughbred setters and pointers possess — the power of scenting in cover. No doubt, if a man were hunting sheep, or goats, or horses, or elephants, he might get his Newfoundland to "point" them hah! a mile off; but if he desires to hunt quails he would need a different kind of companion. The Breeder refers to the fact that greyhounds have been trained to point, and from this would argue, we suppose, that that breed would make good field dogs. We have long been aware of the fact that hogs have been trained to do many things, among them to "point " large game. Now, if our all-wise friend of the Breed- er prefers greyhounds, or terriers, or hogs, over which to shoot in the field, we have no objection. It is all a matter of taste, but we prefer the setter and pointer. — Sacramento Bee. The Sacramento editor has stated the position of the Breed- er and Sportsman with such ingenuous unfairness that it seems a pity for him to waste his time at newspaper work when there are so many brilliant openings for his style of tal- ent, in the criminal department of the law. What we did say was that pure blood was more essential to the breeder than good field performance. A well bred dog will always trans- mit his race types to his progeny, 'but breeding from a dog that has no other merit than fine field performances, is too risky a business for any sensible man. To illustrate our meaning so that even the mind of a Sacramento editor can grasp it we will state a few instances. Mr. Taft's Gordon Set- ter Dorr iB a wonderful performer, yet, even Mr. Taft admits he is not a fine specimen, and no man would breed a fine bitch to Dorr in the expectation of getting fine pups. Mr. Levi Knott's horse Jim Renwick has made the best mile rec- ord in the State, and has also shown marvelously well at shorter and longer distances. But Jim Renwick has a black drop in his veins. His dam Big Guns was not a thorough- bred and if Jim had not been ( 'added to the list " no sane man would ever breed a fine thoroughbred mare to him with the expectation of getting a superior colt. True, he might get a runner but the odds are five to one that he would not. We do not profess to be all-wise, and our Kennel editor does not claim to be any authority on " tips and toe-weights" as does our editor in chief, but still the Kennel editor knows enough about dogs to advise owners of well bred dogs that have not been a succes in the field to give them a trial in the stud if they cannot secure an equally well bred dog that has proven a success in the field. By the way, the Sacramento editor falls into a mistake on matters of fact. He says that "only thoroughbred setters and pointers possess the power of Bcenting game in cover." He is wrong, very wrong, and it is painful to us to see how grievously wrong he is. He should have read his article to some Sacramento sportsman before printing it, and saved the exposure of his lack of knowledge. TheCockerspanieLandtheSprmger, and the Clumber, and the Norfolk, and the tough,, hardy Sussex spaniels will scent a bird as well as the best setter or pointer that ever lived, and what is more, the Sussex will go into close briers and under- brush that a Laverack or Llewellyn would not face and the "joyous little Cocker" will find room where a weasel would fancy himself rather cramped. The fox hound and sleuth hound have better noses than most setters and pointers, and the same may be said for beagles, otter-hounds, and Scotch Collies while as for the Esqnimaux dogs, if Schwatka and his companions did not lie, they have a power of scent that would make an Eastern field trial winner turn pale with envy. The Sacramento editor is doubtless a very clever gentleman, he has certainly done much to aid in enforcing the game law, and is no doubt a thorough sportsman, but the secrets of breeding which nature has hidden from the rest of the world have not been revealed to him, and such of the inexact science of breeding as has been mastered, has evidently not come under his ken. * Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Mr. C. N. Post has made a great deal of talk about the quality of his bitch Dido, and her famous sire. He has challenged Kate II, who, in all probability has never been trained, and Bob, who is dying of paralysis, to a match on quail. If he wants a match, and I do not believe that he does, why does he not accept the offer I made him through your paper of Sept. 1st. My dog has no pretensions to good blood, he is simply a cur, yet I am will- ing to make a match with Mr. Post on any sportsmanlike terms. Mr. Post seems to think that he and his dogs are great stayers. I will bet him any part of $300 that in the open field, on the hillsides or on the brush I can walk him down and make him quit inside of one day. He can |have my name and all particulars by notifying me through your office of his desire to acctp; either proposition, or if there is any sport from hurdle racing to swimming, from shooting to fly casting at which he fancies himself an adept, I will match inyself against him on any sportsmanlike terms. Yidex. The Newark Coursing: Match. The concluding ties of the coursing match unfinished on September 2nd, were run off at Dergau's Coursing Grounds, Newark, last Sunday. The attendance of spectators was quite large and entirely free from the objectionable features of the week previous. The sport was better iu other respects. The hares ran bettor and guve the dogs several gruelling courses. Before the sport commenced Mr. Sillery, the judge, announced that an error had been made in the judgment be- tween Cassie Maria and Potrero Minnie. Cassie Maria had won the course aud would Btartin the concluding ties instead of Potrero Minnie, as first announced. In the absence of Judge Pennie, vice-president, Thomas Brady took charge of the meeting and conducted it to every one's satisfaction. The sport resulted as follows: Third run over — Thomas Ford's Foxhall beat G. Walsh's Hibernia Boy. P. K. Jacoby's Cassie Maria beat G. Talbot's Tampete. J. Eagan's Lady Franklin Jr. beat W. Ryan's Tarn O'Skan- ter. James Stevenson's Longfellow beat W. Session's Maid of San Francisco. Fourth run over — Cassie Maria beat Longfellow, who took second prize, Foxhail third and Lady Franklin Jr., fourth. Third run over puppy stakes — T. Croniu's Martin Flynn beat G. Talbot's Templar. Mark Devlin's Lovely beat J. Eagan's Tenbroeck. Final ties — Lovely beat Martin Flynn. Tenbroeck won second prize, Martin Flynn third. Paper versus Wooden Boats. Owing to the fact that no boat-builder in California has paid any attention to the construction of shells for single sculling, the oarsmen of this Coast have been compelled to use paper boats. The paper-boat manufacturers have gener- ally suited their own convenience in filling orders from men on this Coast, and as a rule the craft has not given general satisfaction. Judging by the following extract from the New York World, the doom of the much-advertised paper boat is sealed: The recent professional regatta on the Passaic river was noticeable for the fact that but few paper boats were used by the oarmen. As this class of racing shell was the most pop- ular a few years ago, the reason why they have so suddenly disappeared wa6 asked by many persons present at the re- gatta, but no satisfactory answer could be obtained. A visit to the boat-houses on the Harlem river was made. "What kind of boats stand the wear and tear best?" asked a reporter of the World yesterday of Ed. Moore, the janitor of the Metropolitan Boat Club. "Well, I don't know just what you mean," was the reply. "Do you mean size, shape or make?" "Does a paper boat or a wooden boat stand the severe strain of racing the best?" "Well, judging by the paper boats that the men on this river have had this season, I should say that no comparison can be made. They seemed to be pasted together. Every boat we had that was made of paper failed. We have five paper singles and twelve wooden ones, and this season will end the use of the paper ones. Even now, so late in the seu- son, one of the members is having a wooden shell built to finish the year out, as his paper boat is slow." Mr. R. Kent said: "Oh, the paper boats as made now are 'fizzles.' You see if a small scratch or a pin-hole is made in the bottom the water eats its way in and soon you have the whole boat reduced to a pulp that tears out easily. Of course a boat like that cannot be patched, as the edges of the patch would get water-soaked, and the same result would ensue. In the larger-sized boats, such as 'fours,' 'sixes' aud 'eights,' a paper boat wheu new is a little lighter and stiffer than a cedar, but the weight of a crew soon destroys its 'lines' and the bottom gets a hollow in it and the boat drags. The only advantage a paper boat has over a wooden one is that, not having a grain, it is not so readily 'checked' or broken. But they soon loose their stiffness and a man's weight sinks them in the centre. In barges where a wood keel is used the paper lasts a very short while only. The paper separates from the wood and the water enters between the layers, and your boat is gone. "Of course, I know that the paper-boat has many admirer*, but I think professional oarsmen are the best judges of boats and, with the exception of Charlie Courtney and Jim Riley, they all used cedar shells. The whole thing, so far as Courtney is concerned, is readily explained. He lives up near the makers of paper race-boats and has been placed in a position to get just what he wants of them, and so he uses their boats. Riley rows a paper-boat from choice.but I guess he gets them cheap. We have the following paper-boats in our house: five singles, one double, one four, a six and a barge that a couple of years ago was new, but is now an al- most perfect wreck. I don't think any more paper boats will come into this house. We had an eight-oared shell that we rowed at Washington in, but sent it back to the maker. John Kennedy said to us down there that he didn't see how we could make such a boat move fast." At the Union Boat Club-house, adjoining the "Mets," James McCarthy was seen. Mr. McCarthy is an ardent ad- mirer of paper shells, but said the boats turned out this sea- son were, for some unaccountable reason, much inferior to boats built a few years back. "Here," he said, "is a shell that all the oarsmen of note rowed in — Ed. Hanlan, Jim Riley, Ten Eyck, George Lee, George Gaisel, aud dozens of others. 1 got that boat for the Centennial regatta at Philadelphia, and in it rowed second to Charlie Courtney. He was an amateur then. Hanlan first became famous at that place, but as he was almost unknown to me I refused to allow him to use it then. I thing Hanlan would use paper boats were it not that Courtney hangs out a great deal up where they are made and is known to be very friendly with the makers, and of course yon know how sus- picious professional oarsmen are." The Union Club have thirteen singles, three of which are of paper, and they have thirty-eight racing shells of various sizes, their four, bix, and eight-oared boats being paper. Cor- nelius Vought, the janitor, says that they require more care than wooden boats and have to be varnished every day. The salt water eats the varnish off and were it not for the varnish would speedily eat the paper. On the whole he thought wooden boats were the best. At the Columbia College boat house it was said that they had a great deal of bother with their paper boats this season. They lost their lines aud dragged so much that crews were unable to get any speed out of them. At the house of the Dauntless Boat Club, Charles J. Con- nell, when asked his opinion of paper boats, said: "I don't own a paper boat and don't want to." Mr. Fercival says: "The paper boats are of no earthly use. They ain't worth house-room, but unfortunately I have a couple. Hereafter I want only wooden boats. The best thing for a man to do, if he doubts that wooden boats are su- perior to paper, is to ask Hanlan, Ross, Hosmer, or any of the professionals. They are all rowing woodeu boats, aud there is no doubt but that if paper boats were, as is claimed for them, faster and stiffer, that those men would find it out. Then, there is Long, the champion amateur sculler — lie rows a wooden boat, as dojboth the Mnrpiiys, of Boston, like- wise Casey. Wells, of Ontario, and Jim Pikiugtou row wood- on boats, and the latter hus experimented with paper boats to his cost. There in no use talking, paper boats, as now built, cannot compete with the lighter, stronger, aud faster wooden shells." 1883 3£&e Ik-tetter and j^pr/rtswau. 171 Letter from Australia. Melboub^te, August 8. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: General sporting afiairs are rather dull in the Colonies just at present, nothing hav- ing stined since the Victorian Dog and Poultry Show held at Elsternwick racecourse, the place where your California trot- ters showed what they can do, and the headquarters of the Victorian Trotting Club. The show passed over as such afiairs generally do. A fairly good display of dogs, a fine show of poultry and the usual amount of grumbling — kick- ing, I believe you call it — on the part of the exhibitors. It is held to be a point of honor here that the judges shall not know what dogs they are judging, and this is how one dissat- isfied exhibitor vents his disgust at an attempt to violate that wholesome rule. His letter was published in the Melbourne Sportsman, our leading sporting paper, aDd reads thusly: SrB: If the committee of the Intercolonial Dog Show wish to ensure a continued success of their exhibitions, a great deal more care must be exercised by them in the selection of judges, the publication of whose names will, I think, be required by exhibitors before entries are made next year. Several of the judges were considered by the ex- hibitors unqualified to make proper awards, and also were known to be exhibitors themselves. One circumstance deserves special mention. The owner of the mastiff awarded first prize — a member of committee and also a judge— is said to have placed the rugs belonging to his two dogs across the rail at the back of the stand, for each dog showing bis initials worked very conspicuously in the corner. This, sir, I take to be such a breach of all recognized rules of exhibiting that I think it should be seriously considered by the committee. If dogs of grand pedigree and good Colonial repute are to be beaten by new chums, let it be in a fair field and without favor. Yours, etc., Mastiff. Talking about the dog show the working trials for sheep dogs held on Friday was a most interesting affair. The weath- er was simply wretched, cold driving rain, accompanied with boistrous wind, making the grand stand anything but a com- fortable resort; notwithstanding which at least 400 persons were present, and watched the various trials with keen inter- est. Thirty-one entries were received, but of these eleven did not compete; one dog being declared ineligible because it had not been shown at the exhibition building the day pre- viously, that being an indispensable condition, of which the owner pleaded ignorance, complaining that sufficient public- ity had not been given thereto. The method was that three open gateways were arranged on the fiat, through which the sheep had to be worked, and thence to an adjoining paddock, three sheep being allotted to each dog. Priority of trial was balloted for, and a start made a little before eleven o'clock, fifteen minutes being allowed for each trial, in many of which the dogs were at a disadvantage, owing to a high wind pre- venting them hearing the word of command. Of the 20 dogs that competed, only nine were able to get through in the alloted time, three of the remainder being disqualified for tearing the wool. Mr. Fergueson's Prattle worked very closely; but, through working too close at first, he made his sheep sulky, and was frequently butted by the most pugnacious. Mr. James Riley's dog, Toss, worked splendidly — wide at first, and then closely and carefully through each gateway into the paddock. Mr. F. Mackinnon's dog, Glen, went through his trial in excellent form, never once hurrying his sheep. Mr. D. Mackinnon's Laddie went very satisfactorily through his work amid a heavy storm of rain and wind. Mr. L. W. Pat- ton's Stump (imp) worked quickly, and with great sagacity. Mr. J. Doylets Rose was very quick in her movements, but did not show so much work as some of the other dogs. Mr. J. Hewish's Tarragot through well during a heavy downpour, but, no doubt, the best trial of the day was that of Mr. D. M'Lauchlan's Bod, who worked his sheep with extreme cau- tion, and was thoroughly under control; indeed it would be difficult to imagine better work, which was done during a heavy fall of rain. Always moving out, or waiting when re- quired, he worked three of the most intractable Bheep with- out a single error — amidst the cheers of the bystanders. The judges declared that Mr. F. Mackinnon's Glen, and Mr. James Riley's Toss were equal, and the first and second priz- es were divided between them, Mr. R. Neighbor's Glen was awarded third prize, the fourth being awarded to the favorite, Mr. D. M'Lauchlan's Rod, although most of the spectators thought he was entitled to first honors. The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in the Victorian Trotting Club (Limited) was held last week to re- ceive the usual report and balance-sheet; and although the latter might have been more satisfactory in a pecuniary light, still the affairs of the V. T. C. are sufficiently improving to hold out an encouraging promise that its meritorious efforts will soon meet their reward. The sculling match between E. Triekett and W. Beach, on the Parramatta river, was rowed over the championship courselast week. Both men were in first-rate condition, and the result was an easy win for the ex-champion. At about five minutes to five both men, getting the water simultaneous- ly, got well away together, Triekett rowing his old stroke, about 38 to the minute, whilst his opponent rowed quicker, with the result that he was the first j>ast Uhr's Point, with half a boat's length to the good. Further on he got some- what uncertain in steering, and was perplexed with broken water. Meanwhile, Triekett had settled to his work and fin- ished his second mile in advance of Beach, gradually widening the gap between them. When Putney was reached he was leading by at least three boat lengths. This stimulated Beach to renewed exertions, but Triekett was equal to the emerency, and led past Breakfast Point with the same dis- tance to the good. They both rowed about thirty to the minute, but Trickett's stroke told, and as he passed the Hen and Chickens' wharf nearly five lengths separated them. Beach spurted gamely, but the ex-champion passed the goal at least three boat lengths ahead. Time, 21 min. 15 sec. Al- though wind and tide favored the contestants, the water was very lumpy. The winner was cheered very heartily. The trotting sires produce stakes to be trotted at the Vic- toria Trotting Club's spring meeting, 18S5, closed on August 1st, with the following nominations; a pretty good list for a first attempt and most encouraging both to importers of stal- lions and the club. Mr. J. M. Bennet's b f Ristori, by Von Moltke, Jun — dam unknown. Mr. F. C. Colbath's c c Garfield, by Von Moltke, Jun — dam by Young Talk of the Hill. Mr. W. Baker's b f, by Von Moltke, Jun— Flirt. Mr. C. Lempriere's b c Pelham, by Von Moltke, Jun — Fid- get, by Smuggler. Mr. C. Lempriere's b orbr c Spider, by Von Moltke, Jun — Minnie Warren, by imported Arab. Mr. C. Lempriere's borrnf Romp, by Von Moltke, Jun — Merry Girl, by Merryman. Mr. L. F. Colbath's b f Zephyr, by Von Moltke, Jun— Lady Pablo. Mr. F. C. Colbath's b f Annie W, by Von Moltke, Jun— Lily W. Mr. W. Bennet's rn f Bluey, by Von Moltke, Jun — dam by Snowden. Mr. S. Moore's b c Bismarck, by Von Moltke, Jun — Miss Snowden, Mr. J. W. Fleming's b f Lady Merryhawk, by Merryhawk — Kate. Mr. J. A. Roberts' b c George Bramwell, by Boccaccio — Jessie Merryhawk, by Merryhawk. Mr. J. A. Roberts' ch f Bronte Maid, by Boccaccio — Chief- tainess, by Chieftain. Mr. J. A. Roberts' ch f Minnie R, by Boccaccio — Minnie. Mr. J. A.Roberts' b f Laura R, by Boccaccio — FloraTemple, by Palatinus. Mr. J. A. Roberts' b c Prince Bronte, by Boccaccio — Mern- dale. Mr. J. Stewart's b f Bella, Boccaccio — Topsy, by Morang. Messrs. F. G. and J. B. Docker's b f Jubilee, by Abe Lin- coln— Lady Boon. Mr. W. Harris' b f Lily Vermont, by Vermont, Jun — Lady Fleetwood, by Carr's Mambrino. Mr. W. Harris' b c, by Vermont, Jun— Lady Lightfoot, by Carr's Mambrino. Mr. W. Harris' br f Lady Vermont, by Vermont, Jun — Mountain Maid, by Elmo. Mr. A. Ross' b c Goldfinder, by Vermont, Jun — dam by San Jose Patchen. Mr. T. Cavenagh'sb f, by Vermont, Jun — Beeswing. Mr. Bushell's br f Vermontina, by Vermont, Jun — dam by Premier. Mr. G. Drury's b or br f Vermontess, by Vermont, Jun — Blossom. August 1st with us corresponds in our racing world with the 1st of January in the antipodes. All horses date their age from Aug. 1st, so naturally enough the entries for winter rac- ing about to take place are not containing the names of many youngsters. From this date a three-year-old of yesterday has to carry the weight of a four-year-old. But still the en- try lists are large and winter racing all over the colonies bids fair to be a greater success than ever. Immigrant, The English Handicap. Signs of the rapidly-approaching back-end are evident by the publication of the weights for the Cesarewitch and Cam- bridgeshire. Although they do not show any great improve- ment in point of quantity, the quality is undoubted, the names of most of the best horses now in training being includ- ed in the list. With the exception of Tristan, who has now finally retired from turf life.and Iroquois, who has gone back to America, it is difficult to discover the name of any one of the leading performers of the present season, with the excep- tion of Lord Falmouth's horses, missing from the list of both races. It is well known, though, that the Cornish earl does not usually support handicaps. The Aling ton- Johns tone confederacy is responsible for the greatest number of entries, as the three stables which train the horses have eight in the long race and thirteen in the shorter. Then Lord Aling- ton is also answerable for Baliol in the Cesarewitch, but the horse must be included in the dangerous division over which Robert Peck presides. Marsh has eight horses in each race, five belonging to the Duke of Hamilton, and three to the American owner, Mr. Keene. In addition to the latter, the names of several transatlantic owners figure in the list, and Mr. Keene's horses are Foxhall, the dual winner of two years ago, Blue Grass, and Bolero. Mr. Loriilard has only entered Pinafore, but Mr. Walton, the plunger, has Mr. Pick- wick and Girofle in both races, whilst a new owner, Mr. F. Gebhard, whose name was closely connected with that of Mrs. Langtry during her recent visit to America, has entered Eole, by Eolus — War Song, for both races by telegram. This five- year-old is one of the best of the horses now on the American turf. That he is in good form just now is evident by his vic- tory in the Navesink Handicap at Monmouth Park, Long Branch, on July 26 last. Eole carried 9st 21bs., and won easi- ly by three lengths, beating threeopponents. Foreign owners generally show a great partiality for these races, and animals belonging to the French and German princes, counts, barons, &c, figure prominently, whilst the Australian sportsman, Mr. W. A. Long, has entered Tonans in both races. Of horses that have run well in these races in previous years we find Foxhall again in the list, and he has a chance of fighting the battle over again with Corrie Roy and Hack- ness, who won twelve months back. The seconds in the Cambridgshire, Lucy Glitters, and Shrewsbury, for the last two years, may meet, whilst City Arab, last year's third in the long race, has another chance given him. The handicap- pers will have no difficulty in finding a top weight, as Barcal- dine figures in both lists, and thus it looks as if there were hopes of training the great horse once more. Still, after alL he may have been entered just to keep down the weights. He is doing nothing else but walking exercise at Newmarket. Lord Bradford generally has a prominent candidate for these handicaps — it will be remembered that he has run second two years running for the Cesarewitch with Chippendale — but he has only three for the long race, and two for the short one. Quicklime and Limestone are in both races, whilst the odd one is the three-year-old, Mendeli, who has not done any- thing in his three races to make anyone form the opinion that he is very smart. One of the most interesting features of the handicaps will be how the three-year-olds are handi- capped. With the exception of Galliard, all the cracks are engaged in one or other of the races. Highland Chief is in the Cesarewitch, but not in the Cambridgshire, the opposite being the fact with St. Blaise. However, the names of such three-year-old cracks as Macbeth, Clairvaux, Energy, Keir, Fulnien, Royal Angus, The Prince, Beau Brummel, and El- zevir are in both events, whilst the places of Border Minstrel, Ettarre, and Ladislas in the Cesarwitch are taken by Gold- field, Rookery, and Hamako in the Cambridgshire. The ra- ces decided during the Houghton week have, of course, the best class of horses engaged, as the entry is larger, and in a casual glance down the 136 candidates, we find the names of the winners of two Derbys, two Oaks, a Two and a One Thousand, in addition to heroes of many important hands- caps, cups, and other weigh t-for-age races. When the weights appear for the Cesarewitch, the two- year-olds, Barcaldine and Corrie Roy, will doubtless be at the top of the list, whilst Border Minstrel will naturally occu- py the post of honor among the young horses. In the Cam- bridgshire, Barcaldine will, of course, be the top-weight, but the handicappers will not let Gebeimniss off very easily, as many people thought that she was then second best carrying 8st 71bs, and she ran well in the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood. Her stable companion, Shotover, is already the sharps' tip for the Cambridghire, and if she is handicapped on her City and Suburban form, she will win. Kingjof the Furies, ahorse who has not run since the Northampton Meeting last year, and who has been mentioned as a horse in reserve for the au- tumn handicaps, is not in the list, but other animals whose present form is little known are Geologist, who is only run in last year's Goodwood Cup since he ran second to Iroquois for the St. Leger, and Lucy Glitters, who only ran in a sweep- stakes in last Newmarket July, when she was not backed, since she ran second to Foxhall for the Cambridgshire. Most backers, in glancing over the list, will notice the names of many animals who have greatly deceived them, and amongst them the American-bred horses Gerald, Sachem, Abbotsford, and Prestonpans, Nesseliff, and Buchanan may safely be mentioned. The oldest horse engaged is undoubtedly Organ- ist, and there is plenty of material for reflection on the many changes on the turf since he won the Chester Cup as a three- year-old as far back as 1S74. When the weights appear I shall naturally express my opinion on the chances of the va rious candidates, and I sincerely hope that I shall be as suc- cessful in my final selections as I was last season, when I gave Corrie Roy to win the Cesarewitch, and Hackuess tha Cambridgshire. — Boris in London Referee Good Swimming. The following account of the race for the English one-mila swimming championship is from the London Referee: E. C. Daniels, captain North London S. C. (220 and 500 yards champion), first; G. Dunmore, Captain Alliance S. C, second; W. R. Itter, captain Torpedo S. C. (long-distance champion), third; D. Ainsworth, captain Serpentine S. C. (half-mile champion). 0; W. A. Booth, captain Cyguus S. C, 0; F. Davey, captain Regent S. C, 0; A E. France, captain Myddelton S. C, O; T. Hedges, captain Bristol Leauder S . C, O. A very good start, and on rising from the plunge It- ter came up beBt, and almost at once went to the front; Dan - iels came next, and closely following him Dunmore and Ainsworth were swimming stroke for stroke; France, swim- ming a very nice clean stroke, came along next. In the us- ual mixing that occurs in this race at the start, however, France had the worst of a slight collision with Davey, and this evidently affected him, or he should have been closer up with the leaders. After covering about 200 yards Daniels, swimming a strong steady stroke (although not quite in his best style), went past Itter. Ainsworth and Dunmore were still Bide by side, and closing gradually on the second man. France, still a good fourth, was swimming well, and rather improving his position than otherwise. Hedges, who had not at any time shown prominently, was still well behind, his coaching being anything but good, and Booth swimming strongly on his breast as usual, was working hard, but his pace was not up to the others. Half-way up to the turning point Daniels was leading by half-a-dozen yards, Ainsworth and Dunmore having just passed Itter. There was but little, however, to choose betwwen them, all swimming very well indeed. About 150 yards further on Dunmore began to draw away from Ainsworth, and the point marking the half- distance was rounded as follows: — (Daniels, the leader, we should remark once more showing his extreme artfulness at getting round a boat — Daniels came round first; Dunmore next, a dozen yards behind him; Ainsworth third, two yards behind the second man; and Itter ten yards further off, fol- lowed him. France, still swimming strongly, was coming up welL and the others by this time were quite out of it. Getting well settled into the last half of the journey, Daniels laid down to a good strong stroke, effective, but still not in as good form as it might have been, and going along with plenty in him the race now looked a good thingfor him. Two hun dred and fifty yards further on Ainsworth tried enough. Itter went into third place, and began to steadily draw on Dunmore. The latter, however, although suffering from his old enemy, the cramp, still kept hard at it. After one short blow he again laid down, and although Itter pressed him hard, and looked very much like coming up, Dunmore still maintained his position. This perhaps was owing to the long-distance champion running around in the shallow wa- ter. France,althoughbehind,was still swmming well.aud try- ing hard; and it was not until they were well in the last quar- ter of the distance that he at length gave way, and finding pursuit hopeless, got into his boat. From here the positions remained unchanged. Daniels went on his way with an easy stroke, and finished a winner by about fifty yards from Dun- more, who beat Itter by twenty-five, none of the others fin- ished. Time of the winner, 31 min. 40 and 3-5 sec. California Raisins. These California raisins are made from the Malaga grapes, and are large and of excellent quality, and are acknowledged to be superior to the foreign. They are also fresher, as they never have the ethery taste given to the foreign raisins by the sea voyage. The grapes can be grown so cheaply in Califor- nia, and the raisin product is increasing so rapidly that in a few years, possibly in 1SS5, it is confidently expected that the California raisins can be laid down in this market at SI 25 (a) $1 30 for a 24 lb box, at which price the foreign raisins can- not compete with them. At present the freight on the Cali- fornia raisins is 1^ cents per pound, which amounts to 25 cents on 20 pounds, and it is probable that as the shipments East increase, the freights will be lowered a little. The for- eign raisins pay a duty of 2 cents per pound and 4 cent per pound freight, and this on a 20 pound box would amount to 50 cents, and this 50 cents for freight and duty must be sub- tracted from whatever the Spanish raisins sell at against 25 cents to be subtracted from what 20 pounds of California raisins sell at. It is claimed by the Californians that they can produce raisins fully as cheap as the Spaniards, aud that in a few years they will control the American market. In addition to their superior quality, buyers will be attracted to California raisins for another reason. They are honestly packed, the bottom layer being fully equal to the top, aud the boxes have always full weight. — Boston Commercial. Here is a frank admission from the London Weekly Dis- patch, which, in connection with the policy pursuoJ toward American cattle by the British government is somewhat significant: "Meat is hardly a necessity for the peoile, though it is certainly a great comfort, and one of the most harmless luxuries which reward industries and temperauce. A hot joint on Sunday is a mark of respectability and good housewifery, and it would be a very disastrous result of the greed of the richer classes if they succeeded in making it much harder to obtain. Yet, in spite of all assurances to the contrary, it is pretty certain that this is what the gentle- men who affected such a strong interest in the spread of cat- tle disease have really at heart." "Mr. H. C.Chipman of Sacramento, Cal., won first prize at the late California Bench Show with his red Irish setter bitch Beatrice. The owner of Kate II, shown in the class with Beatrice, is not satisfied with the award. Mr. Chipman offers to wager that Beatrice can again defeat Kate II, and in his challenge, which appears in the Biikedkk and Spoiits- KAN, names Dr. Rowe, editor of the American Fi-hl, as judge. The bitches both to be shipped to him and his judg- ment to decide the wager." — American FuiUL The Sacramento correspondent of the American / made a mistake. The owner of Kate II has not ex[/i any dissatisfaction with the award. 172 gptje fptteettat ami gp&xtsm&u. Sept 15 THE EIFLE. The last practice of the California Team prior to their de parture for Carson, Nev., was held at ShellMound Park last Sunday. Lieutenant J. E. Klein headed the list on the scores, making 92 points out of a possible 100. The scores of seven of the men averaged a percentage of 90, -which is far more than the general run. The scores made were as fol- lows: _, , (200vds.— 4 44445654 51 _g2 zlell 1 600 yds. -4 6 5 5 5 6 4 6 5 6 J (200 yds.— 4 5564454451 a, Sime \ 600 yds.— 5 53546546 5) ^ „ (200 yds.— 4 34445564 41_g0 Kellogg *5U0yds.-5 54555655 4( _.„, ) 200 yds.-4 44445444 61 „ Williams \500yds.-5 55555445 5J 8U _ „ (200yds.-4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 6 41 _„. Kl*ta (500yds.-5 54554554 4| ™ „ (200 yds.— 4 544454455^ on Cummmgs (sooyds.— i 54555554 4(_JU „ ,_ , (200 yds.— 4 4 4. 455545 51 ft7 Knnnle isoOyds.-S 33454546 4( "' (200 yds.— 4 3434445541 a, Barron J500yds.-4 54544345 5J- D3 _, (500yd8.-5 46455344 lie, Warren { 600 yds. -B 4 4 6 4 6 2 3 3 i] "' I 200 yds.— 4 4444445551 „„ Perims (500yds.-5 46454423 3| I 200 yds.— 4 3B4344544I _„„ Fredericks \500yds.-B 354562434) (200yds.-4 54454444 41.. Burns \600yds.-5 32243544 3) " In the absence of Major Klose, Adjutant E. G. Sprowl took charge of the range and shooting. The Carson interstate team was selected on the 8th as follows: Galnshe, Burke, Frasier, Cameron, O'Brien, Lord, Cowing, Saffell, Crawford, Cheney, Alley, Parker, Berges, Thaxter. The team in its practice shoot Saturday averaged 90.5. The third shoot for the Fifth Battalion took place at Shell Mound Park last Sunday, the staff officers shooting against the field officers and privates. The distance was 200 yards and the staff officers were successful. This makes the second time that they have won the prize, the last time being at the contest that took place at Petaluma. The scores made at yesterday's shoot were : STAFF, FIFTH BATTALION. Sergeant-Major Haigbt 21 21 IS— 60 Lieutnant Parsons 22 22 23— 67 Colonel Eanlett 1' '■"> 19— 66 Sergeant Gallagher 22 21 23— 66 LieutenentKuhnle 21 20 21—62 Lieutenant Kellogg 22 22 22- 66 Sergeant Hovej 20 21 20-01 Total 438 COMPANY A, FIFTH INFANTBY BATTAUON. Sergeant McCerteffen 21 17 22- CO Private Yager 19 20 22- CI Sergeant Mason 19 18 22 - Gl Sergeant Daniels 22 19 20— 61 Private Pierce 22 23 21- 66 Private 'Waltr.am 21 19 21— 61 Private McDonald 20 23 25—68 Total 436 The California Schuetzen Club held its regular medal shooting, last Sunday, at Schuetzen Park, Alameda, with the following result: James Stanton won the champion gob- let, with 418 rings; C. C. Bholfs, the first class medal, with 402 rings; John Utschig, the second-class, with 386; Eck- mann, the third class, with 360, and Bennett, the fourth class, with 336. Companies C and G. First Infantry Kegiment, held their regular practice at Shell Mound, last Sunday. The scores stood: Cummings 45, J. E. Klein 42, E. N. Snook 42, Per- kins 41, Sime 41, Hampton 40, Lane 38, Sheridan 38, Sherman 37, J. W. Sparrow 35, Warff 34, J. Snook 30, Palmer 30, Jansen 29. CRICKET. The Victorious Merions. An event unique in the history of cricket in Cal., has heen the tournament, lately held in Grass Valley, Nevada county, ■which took place during the first part of fair week, of the El- dorado District. The Merions, of San Francisco, who this year hold the championship of the city, were invited by the Unions, of Grass Valley, to play a friendly match, at the lat- ter place, on Monday, Sept. 3d, and inter alia decide the State championship for the year. The Fair Committee, with a spirit worthy of imitation by other Fair Associations throughout the State, took the affair under its guidance, pro- vided for an all-day match, on Monday, between the Merions and the Unions, for a match between the two local clubs on the Tuesday, and made room on Wednesday for a third game, namely, a match between the visitors and a com- bined eighteen of the Grass Valley players. Judge Blanchard, of Placerville, President of the Association, Judge Dibble, of Grass Valley, and Mr. George Fletcher, President of the Union Club, of Grass Valley, were the foremost in arrang- ing for this tournament, and the result has been a aeries of games, which will greatly further the interest and activity on the Pacific coast in a game, which, in fact, has been hith- erto greatly neglected out here, both by its participants and the public generally. This may be, however, because the game is rather unknown to Americans, and especially Pacific coasters, and to the uniuiated the beauties of the different styles of play are not so apparent. But these are soon ap- preciated, anil we look forward to the day when thisbeaufiful pastime, indulged in as it is more exclusively by gentlemen, will take the rank it deserves amougour sports. The Merions arrived in Grass Valley, on Sunday evening, the 2nd, and played their first match, on Monday following. The ground is situated in the circle of the half-mile track, in "Watt Park," and is as yet very inferior in quality, irreg- ular and cutting up badly. The visitors were the first to the wicket and scored 11 1 in the first inning, Jones with 3G and Geo. Theobald with 20 being the higheat scorers; in their second inning they compiled 62 rune, Hill with 17, and Web- ster with 14 heading the list. The bowling they had to face was the underhand of Crase and Shugg, which though excel- lent of its kind, was easily played by men accustomed to the swift overhand bowling of Purely and the equally swift and peculiar underhand of Waterman, which they en- < .-nu Liter in the matches with the Occidents. On the other hand the Grass Valley men were totally unused to the round arm bowling of the Merions, and succumbed rapidly for 53 and 64 in their two innings, respectively, the only double figures being Veal 20 and Shugg 11 in the first inning. Ban- ner and Barney Benjamin, hadled the balls for the visitors, the latter especially in the second inning playing havoc with their opponents'wickets. The San Francisco team thus won by 109 runs. Ou the same evening a banquet was given to the visitors by all the cricketers of the town, at which Mr. Fletcher presided. Speeches weremadeby Judge Blanchard, Judge Dibble and Judge Stigee, of Nevada county, who were present by invitation; and by Mr. Harrison and Ben Benja- min, President and Captain of the Merions. Songs were given by Crase,Shugg, Thomas and Glassonof the local clubs, and by Frank Webster and C. B.Hill of the visitors. Ben Penhall, of Grass Valley Club recited. The Grass Valley players, being largely composed of Cornishmen, all join in chorus with beautiful effect. In fact on hearing their drag enter the ground in the morning, all singing the well- known cricket song, the Merions concluded that if they could play as well as they could sing, their victory woudl indeed be easy. After a number of popular songs in chorus, the meet- ing broke up with the utmost cordiality and good-feeling. On Tuesday the match between the Unions and Grass Val- leys resulted in a victory for the former with four wickets to spare. This game was for a prize offered by the Commission and was well contested throughout. On Wednesday the Merions, with their numbers reduced to nine, played a match against eighteen Grass Valley play- ers pi ekked from the Union and Grass Valley Clubs. This turned out an even easier victory for the visitors. The Grass Valley players were the first at the bat, scoring 45, Shugg again putting together 11 runs, the only double figure. The Merions replied with 68, the brothers Benjamin batting finely for 32 and 22, respectively. Grass Valley scored 34 in the second attempt, Luke, who appears to be by far their best batsman, though unlucky on the previous occa- sions, making 14. This practically ended the game as the Merions, who only needed 12 to win, made them without los- ing a wicket. This result, which was more or less unexpect- ed must be ascribed to the magnificent bowling of Webster and Banner. The former, who was but moderately success- ful in the first match, on account of having a per- fect dust heap to bowl into, had now a gronu i more conge- nial to his style, and, after he was put on, mttled down the wickets very rapidly. As it was ball after ball from both bowlers, just got over the bails, owing to the nature of the ground. Both Banner and Webster on" this occasion did some of the finest bowling yet shown in California cricket. Bar- ney Benjamin was put on for a number of overs during the first part of the game, but failed to come off. Too much praise cannot be given to Ben. Benjamin, the captain of the Merions, under whose guidance a team of boys and young men has defeated a club in this city older and far more expe- rienced and has thus also achieved a victory over the only other two clubs in the State. The cause of this is largely the way in which they play together and rely on each other. The scores of both the matches they played are eiven in full below: MEHIONS AND UNIONS. BATSMEN. How Out, 1st Runs How Out 2nd Runs Ben Benjami n Barney Benjamin.. G. G. Burnett J. Theobald Geo. Theobald J. Mathieu C.B. Hill R. B. Jones C. Banner F. H. Webster W. G. Harrison Byes Wides Leg byes No balls Totals |b Crase b Crase b Shugg b Shugg c & b Crase b Crase c Thomas b Crase. . c Oliver b Shugg.. . b Shugg not out b Crase |c Veal, b Crase 6 not out 10 c Veal, b Crase 0 b Shugg 2 c & b Crase 0 1 b w b Shugg 5 b Shugg 17 b Crase 1 c Luke b Crase 7 c Reynolds b Crase . 14 b Crase 0 . 0 .111 Grand Total 173 B. E. Penhall... R. Dunstan T. Luke N. Veal O.Reynolds.... W. H. Crase..., R. Shugg R. Trathen J. Oliver , Geo. Fletcher.. H.Thomas Byes Leg byes... "Wides No balls... c Mathieu, b Banner 5 b Banner 0 b Banner 0 c & b Barney Benj'n 20 lb W. Banner 0 b Webster 1 b Benjamin 11 b Benfamin 2 not out 2 b Benjamin 0 bJ. Theobald 5 5 b Banner 4 run out 0 b Barney Benjamin. 0 c Burnett B Benj'n.. 0 b Benjamin 0 b Benjamin 0 b Banner 0 b Banner 3 b Banner 0 not out 2 b Benjamin 0 2 Totals | 63 1 . Grand Total 64 The second match was played Wednesday, September 5, 1SS3. UNIONS AND QnASS Y ALLEYS. Bataman. Reynolds Nettle Richards .... Veal Sampson Luke Mitchell Oliver Shugg Angove Wileon Dunstan W. Mitchell.. Penhall Stewart Glasson Fletcher Clinch Extras Totals Grand total How Out. 1st. Runs b Banner, c Benjamin. . 2 b Banner, c Benjamin.. 4 hit wicket, b Banner... 0 b Banner 7 b Banner 2 it Ben Benjamin 4 c Mathieu, b Banner. . . 0 b Banner 7 b Webster 11 c Burnett, b Banner 1 b Banner 0 c Mathieu, b Banner. ... 1 b Webster 0 b Webster 0 b Webster 0 b Webster 0 not out 2 b Webster 0 4 How Out, 2d Runs c Burnett, b Webster.. 1 b Webster 0 b Webster 0 c Theobald, b Banner.. 4 b Banner 0 c Hill, b Banner 14 b Webster 0 b Webster 1 b Webster 1 b Banner 0 b Banner 4 absent 0 not out 0 b Banner 4 b Banner 0 c Webster, b Banner. . . 0 run out 0 b Webster 1 4 Batsman. How Out, 1st. Runs How Out, 2d, Runs Banner Bar'y Benjamin b Stewart b Shugg o Fletcher, b Shugg. .. 2 .. 22 G . 1 .. 0 J. Theobald 0 bSllilug 2 Grcmd Tota The Merions had with them several of their runners, and on Wednesday an exhibition race was given by R. B. Jones and Barney Benjamin of $100 yards, in which the for- mer allowed his young competitor about three yards' start, and failed to overtake him. Jones also had a race with a local runner named Provine, a member of the celebrated Athletic B. B. C. of Grass Valley, who ran pluckily, but was beaten with considerable ease by the San Franciscan. The beauty of the town and of the young lady inhabitants, in- duced most of the members of the club to stay throughout the week, and they were treated by their entertainers with great hospitality. On Friday night there was a dance at the Holbrook House, at which Messrs. Jones, Mathieu and Hill of the cricketers were present. This afternoon a match will be played at the Oakland Grounds, between the Occidents and Merions, for a brace of bats presented by the spirited President of the latter club, Mr. \V. G. Harrison. This game, in sportsman's parlance, will be for blood, as the Occidents are determined to wrest away the supremacy from their younger rivals, and the latter just as determined to keep it. The wickets will be pitched at 2 o'clock sharp. ♦ THE GUN. The Quail Season. The postponement of the opening of the quail season from September 15th to October 1st may or may not be a wise measure. It has provoked a great deal of discussion among sportsmen who are by no means a unit on the subject. Charles Sontag, an ardent sportsman and one well acquainted with the quail country near the coast condemns the change of law in unsparing terms. He says that it should be entitled " an act to deprive the respectable hunter of pleasant sport and secure the same for the sole use of pot hunters," and goes on to state his reasons in pretty cogent form. "My personal obserVations convince me that quail are fit to shoot and able to protect themselves after September 15th. This year al- ready in Marin and Contra Costa, I have seen dozens of bevys in which the old birds could not be distinguished from the young ones. The change in the law virtually restricts the quail season, so far as gentlemen are concerned, to six weeks or at best two months. Now the birds are living on seeds, grain, and berries and are in fine condition for the 'table. After the first rain they live on young grass, and are utterly unfit to eat. A gentleman does not want to shoot a lot of birds no one cares to eat, and so you see December at the lat- est ends the quail season so far at least as gentlemen are con- cerned. The pot hunters go to work and trap all they can find ready for market at the opening of the season. It is no use to say that trapping has been made a misdemeanor. It would take a game constable to every trapper to enforce the law. The poachers slip out and fix their snares at dusk and empty them half an hour after day-break. They know where the bevy's run better than do the game protectors. The men most likely to catch them at work are the respectable hunters and the fact that the law does not allow shooting until Octo- ber 1st relieves the poachers from the surveillance of gentle- men until that time." On the other side of this question Mr. McShane, well known as a sportsman, upholds the change in the law, and claims that it is most beneficial. He says, that in his experi- ence, some of the young birds are not able to fly before the end of September. The old birds raise a couple of bevys generally, and while the first bevy can care for itself, the sec- ond lot are so weak that almost they will come and perch on the end of a shooter's gun. A canvass among a large number of sportsmen elicited opinions on both sides of the question, and so much was said on both sides that it seems to be impossible to arrive at any positive conclusion. The Gun Club's Shot. The San Francisco Gun Club closed their season with a shoot at the Oakland race track last Monday. The match was for theClub's two handsome medals and J. K. Orr proved the skillful winner of both; one for the best aggregate shoot- ing of the season and the other for the best individual score of the day. The shootingwas done under Hurlingham's rules and the score stood: Butler 1 1111101110 1-10 Babcock 0 10111010111—8 Wilson 1 11110101000—7 Fuller 1 1011010001 G- G Berry 1 1 011110000 1—7 McShane 1 01110101011—8 Glocher 1 0111110111 1-10 HavenB 1 0111111109 0— 8 Bacon 0 0101 1111011—8 Griffith 0 1101111111 1-10 Grant 1 01111101011—9 May 1 1011100101 0-6 Black 0 111 1101000 0— 6 Orr 0 111111111 1 1-11 After the match the shooters indulged in a freeze out for $2 50 entrance. Keepers J. K. Orr and Havens divided the money, and later on Orr beat Havens in a six bird match for a small stake. The Parker Gun Club held its final shoot of the season yesterday at Colma. The shooting was at clay pigeons, 12 birds each, 18 yards' rise. Following is the score: J.Casey 9, A. L. Piper S, J. Stuart 5. H. Casey 9, G. Leechmau 4, W. Fisher 9, J. Nobmann S, F. Joslin S, P. Beokhart 7, F. Su- gers8, J. McEnroe 6. The need of a new rifle range for use of the Natioual Guard has often been pointed out. Col. Charles Sontag has found a place which he and his friends think is just what is wanted. It is situated in Laurel Valley, Marin county, upon land owned by William T. Coleman. Mr. Coleman has been spo- ken to opon the subject; and though he has not consented to lease the desired laud for the purpose of a range, ho has not negatived the proposition. Colonel Sontag says a range com- plete in all respects can be fitted up for 82,000, and he furth- er says that if Mr. Coleman will allow the use of his laud for the purpose, the money will be readily obtained and the range completed. At present there are sevens trains daily to that locality, via the San Quentin ferry. When the new road by way of Saucelito is completed the trips will be increased, and at the same time the run reduced to forty-five minutes — just what it takes to get from Shell Mou ud or Alameda. The fare will be put at a low rate for shooters also. Once established Colonel Sontag says there will be no difficulty experienced in having the State assume charge of the range and pay all ex- penses. ^ Geo. Saunders, the driver of Clingstone, claims that no one ever saw him come on the track with a sore horse, prin- cipally by reason of the washes he uses. k 1883 *|tte ^xtttitv mxA jipxirtsmatt. 178 Why We Give Salt to Stock. We do not suppose that one in a hundred can. tell why he eats salt himself or gives it to his stock. It is important that our food and the food of our stock shall be made palatable, for there is no question at all that the animal system will do much better upon a food that is relished than upon a food that is not. * Another, and more important reason is, that salt is found in every portion of the system, giving us to understand that nature intends it as the vital part of the animal structure, and that it must, therefore, be supplied in one way or another. As a usual thing the mineral elements of the animal system are abundantly supplied through the food, with- out any especial effort to that end. But it is not so with salt. The food of animals does not naturally contain a sufficient supply of this element. It therefore must be added, and unless it is the animals fall off in condi- tion. The structure is wanting in an inpor- tant element of strength: just as a wall would be wanting in strength if there were no lime in the mortar, and just as the animal struct- ure would be wanting in strength if there was an insufficient supply of salt. Careful exper- iment has demonstrated this. It is shown that salt is a necessary element of complete animal structure, and that without it the ani- mal will become sleepy and weak, especially in the extremities, finally dying for want of this mineral element. Prof. Foster, of the University of Hunich, conducted a series of experiments upon pigeons and dogs, to see what effect a diet as devoid of mineral as pos- sible would have. The pigeons were fed with starch and casein, which were as free from ash as possible, and the dogs with meat from whfch all mineral matter was extracted. The result was always the same — ihe muscles grow- ing rapidly weak, especially at the extremi- ties, and finally, crampsand shivering showed great irritability of the nervous system. * * Indirectly, salt doubtless is an aid to diges- tion, for it certainly has a tendency to keep the alimentary canal from clogging, and, that free, the entire machinery of the system is freer to perform its offices. Salt is a natural absorber of moisture, and in the performance of this office it keeps the contents of the canal from becoming too dry and packed. It also operates in a similar way upon the food while in the stomach, and thus, by enabling the solid food to secrete and retain a due amount of moisture, helps the digestive organs in performing their work. No animal can remain in a condition of health and vitality without a sufficient quantity of a combination of foods containing all the ele- ments or constituencies to properly nourish the animal. The bone, muscle and tissue must be fed in proportion, and the fuel furnished in the carbon, which supplies the heat. The vital forces abound in the nitrogenous or glu- tenous and phosphatic elements, which should be supplied liberally to all animals, properties which are found in corn in a very small de- gree. Salt, as we stated before, encourages the absorption of a large quantity of water, so that the food is conveyed in such a con- sistency of liquidity that it is easily and read- ily absorbed as nourishment. The food of all animals requires a certain degree of bulkiness in proportion to its qualities of nutrition, and the salt aids in this expansiveness, as indicat- ed above. As exercise or labor developes the muscles, so the grasp of the digestive organs opon a sufficient quantity of available food invigorates and increases their power of util- ity. Wheat, bran, oats and the coarse kind of provender combine the properties of nutrition suited to the best results of growth and de- velopment and bulkiness of food. Then, again, salt is unquestionably useful as a means of destroying the numerous parasites which are found in the animal system. The army of animalcule which is constantly prey- ing upon the muscles and tissues of the body would soon devour it if they were not expelled or killed, and parasites which increase so rapidly and work so incessantly that they sap the foundation of life. As a rule, however, nature enables the system, with proper care, to hold its own against them, and salt is un- doubtedly destructive to the life of these de- stroyers. Movements of Stock Cattle this Season. The following statistics have been compiled by a livestock commission firm at Kansas City: "The drive from Texas this year was about 260,000 head, the bulk of which was contracted to Northern and Western ranch men, at $15 to §16 50 foryearlings; S19 to $2: for two-year-olds, and $24 to S2S for three year-olds and cows. Cows with calves, $30 to $35 per head. The great grazing grounds of the West, known as the ranching summer and winter grazing country, comprise Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Western half of Indian Territory, western half of Kansas, Colorado, western half of Nebraska, Wyoming, Eastern Utah, Western Dakota, Montana, parts of Nevada and part of Oregon — a country over 2,000 miles north and south, by 1,000 miles east and west. These are the national graz- ing grounds of America, and into this grazing cu'intry Missouri sent 55,000 one and two- year-old heifers and cows this year; the east- ern half of Kansas about 20,000; Iowa, about 25,000; Minnesota, 15,000; Eastern Nebraska, about 10,000; Arkansas, about 15,000; Louisi- ana, 10,000; Mississippi, 10,000; Tennessee, 5,000; Florida, 15,000; Illinois and Ken- tucky, about 5,000, and driven into Texas, New Mexico and Arizona from old Mexico, about 30,000. Oregon and Washington senfc into Montana, Wyoming and Dakota fully 20- 000. And into this same country about 20,- 000 young thoroughbreds and high-grade bulls were sent from different Eastern and Middle States. The cost of yearlings from Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska was from $17 to $21 per head; two-year-olds, $23 to $2S per head; young dry cows, $30 to $35 per head. From Arkansas and farther south the price per head was $3 to $6 less, owing to quality; and from old Mexico $10 was a good price for yearlings, $12 for twos, $16 to $18 for threes and cows; cows with calves, $22 to $25." Prices now asked for stock cattle in South- ern Texas, $20 to $22 50 per head; in North- ern Texas, Indian Territory, Arizona and New Mexico, $25 to $2S, owing to improvement; Western Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and fur- ther north, from $30 to $35 per head, owing to quality and improvement. Grade bulls cost from $45 to $60 per head for yearlings, $60 to $75 for two-year-olds, thoroughbredg from $100 to $300, owing to strain of blood. Movement of Texas cattle, 260,000; from other points 250,000 making 515,000 young cattle that have changed places. A Usefctl Article. — Kawson's U. S. Army Suspensory Bandage is, as the cut connected with the advertisement elsewhere clearly shows, a complete relief and support, and should be in general use. It is self-adjusting, and displacement is impossible. It counter- acts nervous tension and other ills that mankind is heir to. Sold by all druggists. Can be sent by mail safetly. Address S. E. G. Kawson, Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. THE WHITMAN SAOOtt Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their celebrated goods* SADDLES FOR ROAD, RA.XH OR PARK 1SE, Willi or without the California horn. training" SADDLES Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and 232 Ells' Street San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, / AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY STYLE DESIRED EY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. McKerron, SOLE AGENT FOB THE PACIFIC COAST. 230 and 232 Ellis street, WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED Eiders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. grgU'-F JOHN A. McKERRON, »30 and »3» Ellis St., Sole Agent for Paclne Coast. THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them wi1 any other. JOHN A. McKERRON »30 and »3» Ellis Street, Sole Aeent for the Pim 174 £&c Ifceecta; and j^ptftfsmatt. Sept 15 How to Foretell Weather. The Farmers' Club of the American Insti- tute has issued the following rules for fore- telling the weather. If farmers and others whose business is out of doors and depends upon the weather, will study them closely, they will be able to guess the weather more closely than Wiggins or Yennor. First. — When the temperature falls sudden- ly, there is a storm forming south of you. Second. — When the temperature rises sud- denly, there is a storm forming north of you. Third. — The wind blows from a region of fair weather toward a region where a storm is forming. Fourth. — Cirrus clouds always move from a region where a storm is in process to a re- gion of fair weatber. Fifth. — Cumulus clouds always move from a region of fair weather to a region where a storm is forming. Sixth. — When cirrus clouds are moving rap- idly from the north to the northeast there will be rain inside of twenty-four hours, no mat- ter how cold it is. Seventh. — When cirrus clouds are moving rapidly from the south or southeast there will be a cold rain storm on the morrow if it be summer, and if it be winter there will be a snow storm. Eighth.— The wind always blows in circle around a storm; and when it blows from the north the heaviest rain is east of you; if it blows frorn the south the heaviest rain is west of you; if it blows from the east the heaviest rain is south; if it blows from the west the heaviest ram is north of you. SAM JOAQUIN VALLEY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION (District No. 2 of California.) STOCKTON FAIR OP 1883. Sept. 18 to Sept. "-. Inclusive. IN THE LEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS! $16,000 Gold Coin Offered in Purses. Larger Amount than is offered by any other as- sociation on the Pacific Coast. SPEED PROGRAMME. Following; is the programme thus far determined upon, and the entries, with the exception, perhaps, of some district purses to be hung up later. Tuesday, September 18. No. l— District Running; for two-year-olds; purse S-WG; mile dash; four moneys. J. N. Randall's bf Alice T, by Joe Daniels, dam Su- gar Plum. D. S. Terry's b f , by Bayswater, dam by Joe Dan- iels. D. S. Terry's s f , by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. T. n. 'Williams Jr.'s General J. A. Shepherd's gf Lillian, by Joe Daniels, dam bv Norfolk. J. B. Haggin's b f Maid of Stockdale.by Shannon, dam Belle Denman. No. 2. District; handicap running; for all ages; mile and repeat; purse ?4O0; four moneys. N. B.— When more than ten paid-up entries are re- ceived in races numbering 3, 4, 7, 8, 10,11, 14, 1R, 17, is, $2on will be added bv the Associat on and will be di. vided as follows: Extra 350 goes to each horse that wins a part of said purse. Caleb Dorsey's b c Stanislaus, by Imp Partisan, dam Lady Melrose, by Young Melbourne. D.'S. Terry's s g Lara, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. G. W. Trahern's.ch g Certiorari, by Joe Daniels, dam l-.v Norfolk. T. H. Williams Jr.'s blk s Bryant W, by Monday, dam Be be. J. B. Haggin's ch g Ben Timmins, by California, dam Puss. Charles McLaughlin's chs Wild wood, by Wildidle, dam Emma Barns- Charles McLaughlin's ch g , by Thad Stevens, dam sister to Mark S. No. 3. Pacific Coast; trotting; for four-year-olds; ?urse 9S0D, and $200 added if more than ten entries; our moneys. J. B. McDonald's b f Hazel Kirke, by Brigadier, dam Fannv, bv Jim Brown. H. W. Meek's br f Bonnie Wood, by Nutwood, dam Ladv Belle, bv Chieftain. L. J. Eose's blk g Le Grange, by Sultan, dam Georgi- ana, bv Overland. J. M\ Learned's s Adrian, by Reliance, dam Adrian- nah, bv Kentucky Hunter. Wra." Johnson A. C. Dietz'br m Olivette, by Whip- ple's Hambletonian, dam unknown. J. Cairn Simpson's b c Anteeo, by Electioneer, dam Columbine, by A. W. Richmond. W. F. Smith E.H.Miller Jr.'s b g Adair, by Elec- tioneer, dam Addie Lee, by Culver's Black Hawk. "Wednesday, September 19. No. 4— Pacific Coast Ti otting ; 2 :40 class ; purse $1 ,200, four moneys. JohnMcIntire'schg Edwin Forrest, by Blackbird, dam unknown. P. J. Williams' b g Bay Frank, by Tornado, dam by St.te of Maine. Pat Farrell W. W. Stow's b h Barney B, by Budd Doble, dam unknown. J. W. Donathan's g g Allen Roy, by Patchen Vernon, dam unknown. E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer, dam Lady Hamilton. John W. Gordon's b m Big Lize. No. 5 — Pacific Coast Running; mile and repeat; purse $500, and if 1 -AZ% is beaten the horse making the lowest record will receive 5200 additional; four moneys. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday, dam Demirep. George Howeon's b s Jim Douglas, by Wildidle, dam bv Norfolk. F. Depoister and J. W. Adam's b f Aunt Betsy, by Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringgold. James B. Chase's b f Marian, by HubbaTd.dam Electra Caleb Dorsey's br c Birdcatcher, by Specter, dam Pet, by Yonng Melbourne. E. J.Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rntherford, dam Maggie Emerson. J. Green's b h Joe G, by Joe Daniels, dam by Wood- burn. Charles Mc Laughlin's b b Boots, by Hercules, dam Emma Barnes. H. C. Judson's s m May D, by Wildidle, dam Nettie Brown. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead, dam Katie PeaBe. HiU & Gries' b b Wildidler, by Wildidle, dam Eva Coombs. No. 6— District Trotting; for three-year-olds; purs $S00; four moneys. John Williams' br m Lncilla, by Nephew, dam Ln- cinda, by General McClellan. J. W. Warren's b s Alpheus, by Mambrino Wilkes, dam Rosaline, bv Major Mono. W. H. Parker's br s Ha Ha, by Nephew, dam by McCrackenB lackha wk, R. E. Stowe's s f Jenny Lind, by La Rock, dam Pin- afore, bv Winthrop. L. M. Morse's b s John O'Brien, by Mambrino Wilkes, dam Phoebe Carey, by Chieftain. Thursday, September 20. No. 7— Running Hurdle Race; mile and repeat; over four hurdles ; purse $500. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead, dam Jen- nie D. J. F. Courtney's ch m Hattie B, by Norfolk, dam Maggie Dale. P. J. Shaffer's b h Haddington, by Imp Haddington, dam by Norfolk. FIRST International Clay Pigeon TOURNAMENT. OVER $5,000 IX PRIZES AND SWEEPSTAKES, ..Under the auspices of the... Ligowsky Clay Pigeon Company. A Five Days Programme, to be held at CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY, 1884. PRINCIPAL CONTEST : INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, CONDITIONS. Team shooting (5 to a team"); 10 single birds ,16 yards rise; 5 donble birds, 15 yards rise; Ranelagh Club Rules to govern (excepting, use of single barrel only allowed!; 5 traps screened. Special prize donated by the Llgowskv Clav Picw.n Companv : To THE WINNING TEAM $75000; TO THE BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE," ?S50 lib DIAMOND BADGE. Entrance fees, 925 00 per team. Entrance fees and gate money, less coBt of birds, groin ds and advertising, to be distributed as Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Team Prizes— M), 30, 20 and 10 per cent. A series of "Sweepstakes" will be interspersed with and follow the preceding. A number of other prizes will be contributed by other parties. Arrangements will be made for reduced railroad rates and hotel charges. Clubs should euter at once, bv remitting 51 00 to the undersigned. Balance of entrance money payable on the grounds at Chicago, on first day of shoot, to the General Manager and Representative of the Ligowsky Clav Pigeon Company. Copies of the rules can be obtained by applying to the undersigned, to whom all communications on the subject should be addressed. Further detailed list of matches, prizes, donors, etc., will be subsequently announc ed, together with exact date, grounds, etc. (Signed) THE LIGOWSKY CLAY PIGEON COMPANY. P. (>, Box 1292. Office, No. fifi W. Thirl St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 25 Cts. for Perfect Musical Outfit EXTRAORDINARY BARGAIN. Almost every hoopohold In iho Fnlt- _ _ od States bas Bomo kind of Mimical ,mt, from the plain Melodeon to the expensive Grand Piano. 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Oar neighbors loth* beet part of the city, know as, for wo hBvo been among them far years. The leading Newspaper and the great Commercial Agencies all kmw us, and speak In gond term* nf us 25 cents Eent tons will ln«uro your receiving by return mall, postage free. One Bncknpr's Chart, and 8-1 Piece* of Popular Music. If you are not entirely satisfied, we will return the money. Will send Three Charts and Three Sets Of Music for Sixty Cente. 1 cu and Set. poit age stamps taken. 48 pftge Illustrated catalogue of Organelles, Vlo. !MS»«gfeSa World ManuTg Co. 122 Nassau Street, New Yflrt No. 8— State Trotting; two-year-old stake. Best two In three, mile heats. Whole of entrance money to be divided. Four moneys, and J500 added an follows: $100 each for the winners of monevs and $100 for the sire of the colt that wins first money. L. M. Morse's bf Ida.bv Abbottsfoid, dam Wln- hrop GirL J. Cairn Simpson's br c Antevolo, bv Electioneer, dam Columbine, bv A. W. Richmond. J. T. Mcintosh's b f Sallie M. G. W. Trahern's b c Voucher, by Nephew, dam by Vernon Patchen. G. W. Trahern's b f Bracelet, by Nephew, dam by Messenger Duroc. J. A. McCloud's b c Mt. Vernon, by Nutwood, dam Daisy, bv Chieftain. J. E. Dunham's ch b c Oscar Steinway, by Steinwav, dam Frankie Eaton, by Whipple's Hambletonian. D. E. Knight's ch f Nighthawk, bv Brigadier, dam Nellie. Charles Sherman's c Chevalier, by Biigaaier, dam Kit, by Billy McCracken. J. B. Tenrien's ch s Pinole Jr., by Pinole Patchen, dam Lola, by Pilot Jr. E. GiddingV b c Bay Rose, by Sultan, dam by The Moor. J, B. Burns' br s Alert, by Atheiton, dam by Pinole ate hen. F. L. Smith's b f Cora, by Buccaneer, dam Pearl, by Blue Bull. Sargent Bros.' g c , by Priam, dam Gllroy Belle. L. U. Sbippee'a ch f Sister to Honesty, by 'Priam, dam by Chieftain. H. D. Beach's ch c Dawn, by Nutwood, dam Count ess, by Whipple's Hambletonian. No. 9— Ladies' Equestrianism. For residents of the district only ; four prizes in gold coin— HO, $30, $*0 and ?10. Friday, September 21. No. 10— Pacific Coast Selling Race; purse $500; one mile and repeat; ?1,000 fixed valuation; four pounds off for eachflOO below, and two pounds added for each $100 above fixed value ; four moneys. Thomas Hazlett's ch g Jubilee, by Norfolk, dam Lodi mare. John Mackey's ch m Maria F, by Leinster, dam Flush. J. B. Chase's chf Laura, bv Shannon, dam Follv.by Planet. Caleb Dorsev's br c Birdcatcher,by Specter, dam Pet, by Young Mefbonrue. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead, dam Jen- nie D. P. J. Shatter's b h Haddington, by Imp Haddington, dam by Norfolk. D. S." Terry's s g Lara, bv Joe Daniels, dam bv Wood- burn. G. W. Trahern's ch g Certiorari, by Joe Daniels, dam bv Norfolk. T. H. Williams Jr.'s blk b Bryant W, by Monday, dam Bebe. H. C. Judson'B b g Belshaw. No. 11— Pacific Coast Trotting; 2:20 class; purse $1,000; four moneys. J. B. McDonald's b s Brigadier, by Happy Medium; dam Lady Tuanei, by Frank Pierce. Pat Fafrell's b h Vanderlynn, by George M. Patchen, dam Joseph mare. M. Salisbury's b s Gibraltar, by Echo, dam by Owen Dale. C. W. Smith's br s Abbotsford, by Woodford Mam- brino, dam Columbia, by Young Columbus. S. Sperry's ch m Nellie R, Dy General McClellan Jr., dam Susie Rose. A. Waldstein's b s Albert W, by Electioneer, dam by John Nelson. No. 12 — Ladies' Equestrianism. Open to the State Four prizes in gold coin— $40, $30, $20 and $10. Saturday, September 22. No. 13— Pacific Coast Novelty Running; 2X-mile dash; purse$fi00; the first horse to each half mile to win $100, and the first to two and two and one-half mile posts to win $-50 each extra. Thomas Hazlett'sch g Jubilee, by Norfolk, dam Lodi mare. F. Depoister's b f. Aunt Betsv, bv Hardwood, dam Peggy Ringgold. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford, dam Maggie Emerson. Charles McLaughlin's b s Boots, by Hercules, dam Emma Barnes. Hill A Gries' b s Wildidler, by "Wildidle, dam Eva Coombs. M. M. Allen's Jocko, by Cariboo, dam Reply, by En- quirer. Win. Sweeney's g m Viola R. No. 14— Pacific Coast Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400; four moneys. P.J. Williams' b g Shaker. Chas. Schlu tiiis' br g Prince. E. D. Nolan's gr g Grav Frank, by Havward Chief, dam unknown. M. RollinB' gr g John Tomas. J. T. Mcintosh's b g Fred Ackennan. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Trotting Horse Breeders THE STALLION STAKES, FOR FOALS OF 1682, (to be trotted when tnree and four-vears old,) by stallions only for whom the sum of $2no each is sub- scribed, of which Jim must accompany the nomination of sire, August 1, 1SS3, when the subscription for sires willelose.and f$100) one vear theiealter; the amount of the first payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for three-ve-ar-olds; the amount of the second payment on the subscription (of sires i to be added to the stake for four-vear-olds; $100 entrance for starters in three-vear-old stake; 5150 entrance for starters in the fonr-year-old stake, payable in the fol- lowing forfeits: $10 io accompany the nomination Oct. 1. 1883, for each race in whScn the colt or fillv ib enter- ed; $15 additional May 1, I8S4. in the three-vear-old stake; $10 additional May 1.1SS4, in the four-vear-old stake; $i5 additional May l, 1S*5, in the three-vear-old stake; $30 additional May 1,1K<«, in the four-v. ar-old stakes; $50 additional Mav 1, 1836, in the four- year-old stakes, and a final payment of $50 each in each stake twenty days before the meetings of 1885 and 1886, re- spectively, when the stakes will be trotted for. A failure to pay the balance ($100) due on the sub- scription of any sire within the time specified in the foregoing condition, will disqualify the nominations of all the get of such sire in the four-year-old stake, and forfeit 'all payments made on all the get of such sires in said stake's. The above stakes which closed May 1st l»Bt, and by unanimous consent of original subscribers, was re- opened, to finally close August 10th, received at that time the following subscribers: Charles Backman'B b h Kentuckv Prince. H. S. Russell's br h Smuggler. Marshland Stock Farm's b h Oxmoor. Palo Alto Stock Farm's b h Electioneer. Palo Alto Stock Farm's b h Gen'l Benton. Arno Stock Farm's b h Buccaneer. All of whose get (fouls of 1^2, are eligible to entry, as per above conditions. OCTOBER 1, IS83. 1.. !►. PACKER. Sec'y. Ill Broadway, New York. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION DISTRICT No. 6, Will hold its FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR AT LOS ANGELES, October 8th to 1 3th, Inclusive. IFU $10. sunns. Entries to Races close September 15th. For Programme and Premium List, address E. A. DeCamp, Sec'y, Bos 455 Los Angeles, Cal. FOR SALE. Thoroughbreds OF ALL AGES. EKQUIBE OP illMIV WALSH, Sup't Runnlnp Horse Dep't Palo Alto Stoi-k Farm. For Sale. 1,200 Spanish Merino Riinin and (.rjnl.s. Thoroughbred IterkNhlre Pigs. of W. A siiiiM'KK, near Nelson, Butte Co.. . U. Shi 1-ek, of Stockton, San Joaquin l'i., A. DE LABROUSSE, Vr:rKKIV\KY SURGEON. liege, Paris. Thlrtv years of practice. Best of telefeUOBS. CnreB guaranteed In all disease* of domestic animals. Office and veterinary Infirmary, 112-5 M.irku ttieet, ppotittt New Cltv Hall, Sail Francisco, AUCTION SALE Sporting Dogs. ^Si TTESDAY. SEPT. 18. at 3 o'clock P. _1I. By Killip & Co., AUCTION ROOMS 116 MONTGOMERY STREET. Leavesley of fiilrov offers for sale his kenne Hunting Do^s, consisting of THOROUGH JUJ. Jl BREDS, ENGLISH and LLEWELLIN and GORDON SETTERS, thoroughly broke, partly broke, and pit j- pies three months old. Pedigrees guaranteed. Bogs mav be seen and nescriptive list obtained af u j September 13. at J. \V. MuRSHEAD'S LIVERY STABLE. 2o Washington St N. A. JT/DD. D. HICKS. D. HICKS & COMPANY , Patentees Advertising: Hotel Registers. BOOK-BINDERS, BLA NK BOOK PR IN TEBS, MA NUFA C TURER S . Importers of Bookbinders' Material Fine Antique Rindings at Eastern Rates. No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. Horses and Mules FOR SALE. " SEVENTY -FIVK HEAD of Horses and Mules, suitable for f.irni and plow work. Tic mules arc iill vomit;, t'.ilifor i | bred, and will average Itio pottu i r weight. Apply to W. L. ASHE, Merced .Merced County, Cr HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. 1 I'I'SIRE TO CALL VOIR attention to my new patent ban « • made Shoe. I guarantee to euro any borse with bad corns <"ir 0OD • tiacted heels by using this BnOBi i also guarantee to cure any horse with qt artercracks, interfering, ing, pudding, thumping and hitching, or IlorsCB sent for and returned. ji UOC'ARROM, "The Horeeshoer," 361 Third atreet, between Fob com and Harrison, 36mQ 1883 Jgfoe ifoejejte mul ^psnctsttrnvu 17* THIED Annual Exhibition OF THE San Mateo & Santa Clara Co. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION NO. 5, To Be Held at San Jose. CaL, Sept. $4 to 39. Inclusive, 1883. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY, MOSDAY, SEPT. S4. No. 1— Running; three-o,uarter-mile dash: S25 entrance, 310 forfeit. -*200 added; second horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance. i Palo Alto Stock Farm enter b g Jou Jon, by Mon- day— Plaything. 2. J. W. Adams and F Depoister enters b f Aunt Bet- sey, by Hardwood— Pespy Ringold. 3. Win. Boots enters b g Bob. by Bob, by Bob Wooding — Gladiola. 4 W. L. Appleby 1 for H C Judson) enters b m Ella Doane, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 5. P. J. Shatter enters b m Nighthawk. by imp Had- dington—Napa Queen. 6. T. H. Williams enters b s Bryant W, by Monday— Bebe. 7. Levi Knott enters s g Jim Renwick, by Joe Hooker- Big Gun. S. George Howson enters b s Jim Douglas, by Wildidle —by Norfolk. 9. G. Pacfaeco enters b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 10. John Mackey (for J. B. Haggin) enters b f Sweet Briar, by Virgil— Impudence. 11. John Mackey (for J. B. Haggin) enters ch m Pre- mium, by Castoi— by St. Louis. No. 2— Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-year- olds; $25 entrance. $10 forfeit, *'20G added; second horse S50, third horse to receive his entrance. 1. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters br f by Monday— Big- Lin. 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b c by Shannon— Dem- irep. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters bl t by Wildidle— Frolic. ■t Hill and Gries enter b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking —Maid of the Mist. 5. E. J. Baldwin enters b f by Rutherford— Glenita. 6. E. J. Baldwin enters ch f by Grinstead — Josie C. 7. W. L. Appleby enters bl c by Monday — Lady Clare. 8. Theo. Winters enters ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mattie A. 9. T. H. Williams enters gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels— by Norfolk. 10. G. Pacbeco enters ch F Blossom, by Thad Stevens. 11. G. Pacbeco enters s f Coutty, by Hubbard 12. John Mackey enters b f School Girl, by Pat Molloy. 13. John Mackey enters b f Rosa Bella, by King Al- fonso — Miian da. No. 3 — Same day; running; one mile and repeat; for all ages; purse $250; first horse $175. second $50, third $25. 1. Lee Shaner's b b Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 2. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by Grinstead— Jennie D. 3. Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens — Sister to Mark S. ■L W. L. Appleby's s m May D, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 5. J. Green's b g Joe G, by Joe Daniels— by Woodburn. 6. George Howson's b ni Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 7. John Mackey s bg Duke of Monday, by Monday — Demirep. SECOND DAT, TUESDAY, SEPT. 25. No. 4 — Trotting: three-year-old colt stakes (foals of 1850): entrance $30, $250 added; first horse six-ninths, sec- ond two-ninths, third one-ninth; closed May 15th, with the following entries: 1. T. W. Barstows s g Benton, by General Benton— Queen. 2. C. H. Corey'sgr f Anna Belle, byKingWilliam— GUL 3. Thomas Gaul's br g Billy Martin, by Royal George. 4. J. H. Raney"s bl s Knoi, by Nutwood— Belle. 5. E. Topham's b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood- Lady Mc. 6. N. B. Edwards* s h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood — Kitty. 7. F. L. Duncan's s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood — Sportsman. 8. C. H_ Maddox's b m Lady Bismarck, by Bismarck. No. 5 — Same day; trotting; 2:30 class; purse §500; first horse $350, seconl$100; third $50. 1. P. Farrell enters b g Barney B. 2. H. H. Creighton enters ch g Frank Moscow, by Moscow. 3. J. W. Gordon enters s a Bismarck, by Index. 4. S. S. Drake enters ch m Huntress. 5. R. E. Barns enters b m Nellie Burns. 6. M. Rollin enters b m Laara M. 7. M. M. Allen enters s s Countryman. No. 6 — Same day; trotting; three-minute class; parse $400, first $260, second $100, third $40. L E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer— Lady Hamil- ton. 2. P. Johnson's bl g Scandinavian— pedigree unknown. 3. H W. Meeks b f Bonnie Word, by Nutwood. 4. M Rollins' b m Laura M. 5. Charles David's br f Sister, by Admiral. THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. *6. No. 7 — Same day; 2j-mile dash; for all ages; $25 en- traLCi. $10 forfeit, $250 added; second horse $50, third to save entrance. 1. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday- Demirep. 2. M M. Allen's b g Jocko, by Cariboo— Reply. 3. George Howson's b m Augusta E, by Monday — by Norfolk 4. Bull and Gries' b s WUdidler, by Wildidle— Eva Combs. 5. F. Depoister's gr m Viola R. 6. Stemler and Ayres' s g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker- Puss. 7. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Peaee. S. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford- Maggie Emerson. 9. Charles McLaughlin's b s Boots, by Hercules— Emma Barnes. 10. W. L. Appleby's b m Ella Doane, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 1L James B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra. 12. P. J. Shaffer's b m Nighthawk, by imp Haddington. No. 8— Same day; running; selling race; one mile and repeat; purse $200; fii3t horse $150, second $50; houses en- tered to be sold for $1,000 to carry entitled weight, two pounds for each $100 over, and two pounds off for each $100 under fixed valuation. 1. W. L. Appleby's b g Belshaw, by Wildidle; valua- tion, $400. 2. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead; valua- tion, $1 .000. 3. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon; valuation, $800. 4. P. J. Shaffer's b s Haddington, by imp Haddington; valuation, $600. 5. T. H. Williams' bl s Bryant W, by Monday; valua tion, $400. 6. John Mackey's ch m Maria F, by Lienster; valua- tion. $500. No. 9 — Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-year- olds: winner of No. 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, 8200 added; $50 to second horse. 1. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mat- tie A. 2. Hill & Gries' b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking— Maid of the Mist. 3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford— Glenita. 4. E. J. Baldwin's ch f. by Grinstead— Sister to Clara D. 5. Wm. Boots' bf Sister to Bob, by Bob Wooding— Gladiola. 6. T. H. Williams, Jr.'s gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels. 7. G. Pacheco's s f Coutty. by Hubbard. 8. G. Pacheco's ch f Blossom, by Thad Stevens. 9. John Mackey's b t Rosa Bella, by King Alfonso- Miranda. 10. John Mackey's b f Sweetbriar. by Virgil— Impudence. 1L Palo Alto's bl t, by Wildidle— Frolic. 12. Palo Alto's br f, by Monday— Riglin. 13. Palo Alto's b c, by Shannon— Demirep. Same day; eqnestrianship, etc.; most skillful lady rider (entrance free); first premium $25; second prem- ium$15; third premium $10; most graceful lady rider (entrance free), first premium $25; second premium ?15; third premium $10. Bicycle tace (entrance free), one-mile dash; first premium, gold medal; second premium, silver medal. FOIRTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. *7. No. 10— Trotting; free for all; parse $750; first horse $500, second $150, third $100. 1. C. TC Smith enters br s Abbotsford. 2. J. B. McDonald enters b s Brigadier. 3. Palo Alto*Stock Farm enterB b m Manoa 4. A. Waldstein enters b s Albert W, 5. Chas. W. Welbv enters eh g Starr King. 6. J. \V. Donathnn enters gg Allan Roy. 7. J. & W. S. Fritch enters s m Nellie R. No. 11— Same day; trotting: for three-year-olds; purse $300; first horse $200, second $70. third $30. 1. John Williams enters L. P. Golfs br m Lucillia, by Nephew— Lucinda. 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b m Wave, by Elec- tioneer—Waxey. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b m Nellie Benton, by General Benton— Norma. 4. George Crops; enters ch s Redwood ny Nutwood. 5. Wilber F. Smith enters E. H. Miller's b g Tbapsin, by Berlin— Lady Hubbard. No. 12 -Same day; trotting; 254 class; purse $500; first horse $350, second $100, third $50. FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 38. No. 13 — Running; four-mile dash: post stake for all ages; entrance $150, $500 added; $250 to second horse, third to save stake; horses to be named September 15th. 1. Hill & Gries' nomination. 2. E, J. Baldwin's nomination. 3. Charles McLaughlin's nomination. 4 W. L. Appleby's nomination. 5. M M. Allen's nomination. No. 14— Same dav; cart race; for district horses without a record, to be driven by owners to driving carts; entrance $10; first horse, Adel's patent driving cart, valued at 885: second, single buggy harness, val- ued at $-50: third, horse blanket valued at $10; entries to close September 24. No. 15 — Same day; trotting; 2:40 class; parse $500; first horse *:J50. second $100, third $50. 1. R. E. Burns' b m Nellie Burns. 2. P. Farrell's b g Barney B. 3. J. P. Sargent's b m Ur'ani. 4. J. W. Gordon's s Bismarck. SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 39. No. 16— A special race for named horses will be sub- stituted. Horses to be named hereafter. No. 17— Same day; trotting; haggy race for district horses without a record, to be driven by owners; best three in five; purse $100; first horse $60, second $30, third?L0; entries will close September24. No. 18— Same dav; walking; mile and repeat: for stallions weighing over 1,200 pounds to saddle; purse $50; first horse $!0, second horse $10. No. 19— Trotting; $100 in plate will be given to the California-bred horse beating Occident's time— 2:16^'; entries will close Thursday, September 27. No. 20— Running: one-mile dash for all ages; $50 en- trance, $15 forfeit. $125 added; second horse to receive his entrance and one-third of added money. 1. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— 2. J. W. Adams and F. DePoisters b f Aunt Betsey, by Hardwood— Peggy Ringgold 3. Charles McLaughlin's ch s Wildwood, by Wildidle— Emma Barnes. 4. Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S 5. James B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Elect ra. 6. Levi Knott's s g Jim Renwick, by Joe Hooker— Big Gun. 7. George Howson's b s Jim Douglass, by Wildidle— by Norfolk. 8. G. Pacheco's b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 9. John Mackey's b f Rosa Bella, by King Alfonso. CONDITIONS AND REMARKS. All trotting races are the best three in five, unless otherwise specified ; five to enter, and three to start Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. National Association Rules to govern trotting ; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a specialrace between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, shall carry one hundred pounds, with the usual allowances for mares and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowances as above. Those who have nominations in stakes must name to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous ; and on Wed- nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday previous, by 12 o'clock m. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by consent of judges. Winners of all trotting races in their respective classes (except races Nos. 5, 10, 12, 15 and 16), at Oak. land, Sacramento and Stockton, must go to wagon. In all district races horses must have been owned in the district prior to June 1, 1883. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association (old weights) to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. All entries to be made in writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses; also, name and resi- dence of owner. In running races, full colors to be worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re- spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated upon programmes by colors worn be drivers. A. hIMJ, President. T. S. Montgomery, Secr„tary. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. DISTRICT NO. 6. PROPOSALS FOR THE FOLLOWING WILL BE received by the Secretary np to Sept. Sth: Pool Selling— Amount of cash in advance; full con- trol of same. Bids to be made without reference to commissions. . , _ _ Side or Tent Shows during Fair week in Park en- closure. For ttrand Stand Bar. I. u ncn and Fruit Stand In Grand Stand. For choice of hack stands at Park, Bidders unknown to the Secretary' or some rnembe of the Board, will furnish reference to the Secretary Bids payable Oct. 1, 18S3. m , ^ Bids for each or all of above will be sealed £.nd ad- dressed to the Secretary, and opened Saturday, Sept. 8th, at 11 a. it. By order of the Board, F. J. BARRETTO, Freer. E. A. DeCamp, Sec'y.. Box 455, Loa Angeles, Cal. LINES OF TRAVEL. V. -L. fit XV, TIME SCHEDULE. LINES OF TRAVEL, TIME TABLE. MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1883. Trains leave, and are dne to arrive at, San Francisco as follows: T. E A V (FOR) E DESTINATION. ABEIVE (FROM J 9:30 A M Antioch and Martinez 2:lii F M •4:00 P 8*0 a 3:30 i* ,, M *:» P M 10:10 a M 8*0 A M ... .Calistoga and Napa — •10:10 A M •4:00 fr Hi 8:00 A M Colfax. _ _ 5:10 p si 3:30 f M •* _ S:40 p M ... 1 Deming, El Paso \ Express... ... i and East * Eniigrani 2:40 P M 7:10 a ii ... ) Gait and ( via Livermore 5:40 p m *1:'IP M ... J Stockton ( via Martinez. •12:10 P si 7: 1 A M o:40 p m ■1,. IFM 10:10 A M Los Angeles and South 2:40 P M 7 •■ 1 A Livermore and Pleasanton... 5:40 P m *3:40 A M 9:30 A M Madera and Fresno - 2:40 P M *4:00 P M •12:10 P m 5:40 P M 3:40 P M 3*0 P W 9:40 a M •5*0 P M •8:40 A M 3:30 P M ... ^Ogden and ( Express 8:40 P it 5:30 P V ... 1 East ( Emigrant 9:40 a M M ... * Red Bluff ( via Marysville.. 5:40 p M 8*0 A M ... t and Tehama ( via W oodland... 6:40 p u 8*0 A "W Redding. 5:40 P M 7:30 a !H Sacramento, via Livermore.. 5:40 P M . _ " via Benicia 6:40 p u *' via Benicia. 8:40 p si 1:30 p V " via Benicia 10:10 A H *1*0 P V Sacramento River Steamers.. •6:00 a si 7:30 A w •3:40 p m 110*0 A M $3:40 p M 3.-00 p V 9:40 A si 8*0 a M Vallejo...... - 6:40 p Si >» *4*0 P M " ". " ' •12:10 p M 10:10 A si 3:30 P 1U Virginia City _ S:40 P M 6:40 p si 4:30 P U 10:10 a M Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. si. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and tlut leaving at 9:30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch. •Sundays excepted, i: Sundays only. LOCAL FERRY TRAINS, PLER. VIA OAKLAND From San Francisco Dally. TO EAST OAKLANT>— •6:00— *6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00—11:30—12:00—12:30 —1:00—1:30—2*0—2:30—3:00—3:30—4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30— 6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00— 8:00— 9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRT7IT VALE— *6:00— "6:30 — *7:00— *7:30 — *8:00 — *8 :30— *3 :30— *i *0— *i:3Q— *o :0O— *5 :30 — *6 *0 — "6:30 — 9:00. TO ALAMEDA— •6:00— *6:30— 7:00— •7:30—8:00 — "8:30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 140:30— 11:00— jll:30— 12:00— ±12 :30— 1:00— $1:30—2:00—3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00— 5:30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11 :00-*12 :0G. TO BERKELEY— *6:00— •6:30—7:00— *7:30 — S:00— «S:30 —9 :00— 19 :30— 10 :00— $10 :30— 11 :00— $11 :30 — 12:00 — 1 :00 —2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00— 8 :00— 9 :00— 10 :00— 11 :00— *12;00. TO WEST BERKELEY— "6:00 — "6:30 — 7:00 — *7 :30 — $8:00— •8:30— 9:00— 10:00— 11*0— $1:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00 — '4 :30-5 :00— *5 :30— 6 :00— *6 :30— 7 :00. To San Francisco Dally. FROM FRUIT VALE— •6:23— »6:53-*7:23— *7:53— •8 53 •8:53— •9:23— *10:21— *4:23— *4:53— "5:23— •5:53— "6:23 — •6:53— 7 £S— 9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — *5:15 — »5:45 — $6:45— 9:15— *3:15. FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:30 — "6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00— 7:30-8:00— S:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30 12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00—3:30— 4:00 — 4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00-6:30—7:00 — 7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 — 10:57- FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5:37— •6:07— 6:37 7:07— 7:37— 5:07—8:37:— 9:07— 9:37— 10:07— 10:37 — 11:07 —11:37—12 :07— 12 :37— 1 :07— 1 :37— 2 :07— 2:37— 3 :07— 3 :37 —4:07—1:37—5:07—5:37—6:07—6:37—7:07 — 8:06 — 9:06- 10:06—11:06. FROM ALAMEDA— •5:22— «5:52 — *6:22 — 6:52 — *7:22 — FROM BERKELEY— •5:15— •5:45— •6:15—6:45— *7:15— 7:45— •8:15 — 8-45— $9:15— 9:45— $10:15— 10:45— $11:15 — 11:45— 12:45— 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45— 4:15— 4:15—5:15 — 5:45 —6:15—6:45—7:45—8:45—9.-45—10:45. FROM WEST BERKELEY— "SHS— •6:15—6:45— *7:15 — 7 M5—S:45— $0:15-9:45 — 10:45 — $12:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45 — 1:45— *5 :15— 5 ^5— •6:15— 6:45— *7 ;15. CHEEK ROCTE. FROM SAN FRANCD>CO-*7:15-9:15-ll:15-l:15- 3:15—5:15. FROM OAKLAND— •6^5—8:15— 10 05 — 12:15— 2:15- 4:15. ♦Dally, except Sundays. $Sundays only. "Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph i Co Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F. A. N. TOWKE. T. H. WHiPMAX, Gen. Manager, Gen. Pau. & Tkt Agt. cosqiexcixo MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883, AND UNTIL FTEIHEE NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San rr:iin:i.-.'.. p.:-- ■■!._'. t iicpot Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth streets | as follows • LEAVE | S. F. ' DESTINATION. 1 AP.EIVE S. K. 8:30 a m 'l 1 t9:30 a si •8:10 am •3:30pm 4:25 p M •5:15 psi ! San Mateo, Redwood and ! Menlo Park. *10:02a M •3:36pm t4 :59 p m 6*0 P M $11 :45 p SI i i $7:-3JPM +8 :15 p m 8:30 a si|1 , Santa uiara, -.m jose 455 p m | PriuciPal Way Stations. »h^»^« i Santa Clara, San Jose and J J ..JiJ P M , f Prillcil.al w.,v stations. \ 9*3a M ♦10*2 AM *3:3*PM 6*0PM +8:15 I'M 10:40 a m ) Gilrov.Pajaro.C'-stroville, s *3:30p »' j Salinas and Monterey. > I Hollister and Tres Pinos. -J „ i Watsonville, Camp Goodall. ( , i ,rl >Aptos,New Brighton, Soquet-' i 311 J (CampCapitolai ASantaCrnz / ' lOrfOA Mi Soledadand Way Stations [ > Monterey and Santa Cruz. \ i (Sunday Excursion! } ' •Sundays excepted. tSundavs only. $Theater train, Saturdays only. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, eicept Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8:30 a. m. Train. Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos, Soquel and Santa Cruz; also to Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Satnrdav and Sunday — good to return on Monday — to Santa Clara or San Jose, *2 50; to Gilroy. ?4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 35, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilrov Hot Sprines, $6. Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterev or San- ta Cruz, and return, 83. Ticket Offices.— Passenger Depot. Townsend street, and No. '2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel. A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JTDAH, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt. R& SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. *^S For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule. Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO TTTE SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing. TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CHARMING summer and "Winter Resort of the Pacific Coast. with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can be obtained from the several stream s in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish wliich abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Rar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish'Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men. THE BATHING FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MON TE, " ARE UNSURPASSED, having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150x50 feet> for warm salt water plunge and swim- ming baths, with ELEGAXT ROOMS with douche and THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known "Watering Places, AITOS, SOQCEX AJID SA>TA CRrZ, IS VTA THE Southern Pacific Railroad, (Broad Gauge"). TheS. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa i ni.-. and Mon- terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety*. Notably Quail. Pigeon, Snipe. Duck. Gee«»e. Doer and Bear. Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daily at San Mateo lor those well-known Retreats, PCRIS- SIMA, SAN QREGORIO and PESCADERO. Wo would partlcnlarly call attention to the unlimited ex- tentof range at and about SAN BRUNO and HcMA- HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts «re but a short distance Erom Ban Ftuucisco and offer special inducements to the lovers oi this mauly spurt. SPECIAL NOTICE. Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets will be entitled to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS whencarried In Baggage Curs and put in charge <<1 Train Baggage iii*n. Train Baggagemen are Instructed to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggug« Care. l^'In order to guard against accidents t.i Dn^s while in translt.lt Is necess.trv that tin \ !»■ provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN Tackle will be carried fire*> of charge. Gunst and securely packed In wood or leather cases m ■ taken In Passenger Cars. ticket OFPICRH— Passenger Dep« street, and No. - N«w .MontKomerv si . 1 A. C. BSSETT, H. R. JUDAH, Surlnteaaeot. Aut. Put. i 176 %\xz IPrmlcv autl jipxa'tsiimtx. Sept 15 R(Se f-Adjnstinp;) "''TT" AWSON'S U. S. ARM! Suspensory Bandages. A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free Sold bv Druggists. S. E. G. RAWSOX. Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springe, N.Y _ Sprung Knees AND Cockled- Ankles Permanently cured by using Sparkhall's Specific BEFOBE USING. AFTER USING Which does not blister or interfere with the horse's work. It strengthens the joints and tendons, restor- ing the limbs to their normal condition. Has cured many cases of chronic lameness and muscular rheu- matism after other treatment had failed. Testimonials: From O. A, Hickok. Esq., owner of St. Julien, "King of the Turf," San Francisco, Cal., June S. 1881. I can with confidence recommend Sparkliall's Spe- cific to any one owning a knee-sprung or cockled- ankled horse, being fully convinced that it will cure those deformities without injury to the animal. O. A. HICKOK, From Hon. C. MC. Pond, Breeder of the celebrated trotter "Clingstone." Hartford, Conn., March 29. 1882. This may certify that I have used Sparkhall's Spe- cific in my stables, and consider it an extraordinary remedy, accomplishing in most cases all that is claim- ed for it. C. M. POND. The Specific is sold in quart bottles— price, ?2.00, by v, aki:i.ki; A CO., Montgomery and Bush Sts., under Occidental Hotel. San Francisco. SPOTTING GOODS. IMPORTERS OF AND DE.iLEItS IN GENS. Ri- fles, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting gnodsof all kinds. G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. «5S Market Street. Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front etree .CHEAP SUNS for THE PEOPLE. % g GREAT WESTERNJa-Jfe,JUN WORKS, g M ~ — ■ fc iiinJrTHwlfaN Pittsburgh, " P'CTORJAL CATALOGUES FREE. ^^^W' 5 ^jKitii**, Shot OunR, Bevolvers, Ammunition, Beines, ^k;u^, < Fistting T««klc. R&zora. ic. i-« a i C. O. D. for examination. C Address GREAT WESTERS Gl'N WORKS 2yl Pittsburg, Pa. g A CARD. WH. DAILY, THE FIR ST S WIMMI NO ■ teacher on the Pacific Coast, is manager of the San Jose Swimming Baths. A r:ire opportunity is thus offered the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have your children learn swimming fr6m Prof. Daily. W. H. Woodruff, VETERINARY DENTIST. References: Scott & McCord, Fashion Stable; Win. Gerhart, Ne- vada Stable; J. M. Parker, Telegraph Stable; O. Hink- ley, Baldwin Stable; Col. Dickey, Bav District Course; C. W. Smith, H. McConn, J. C. Simpson, J. P. Kerr, city; E. F. Simpson, A. Gates, Robt. Glover, G. Lap- bain, Oakland. *£* Office at FaBhionStable, 221 E1Ub street. Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting. CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPEE AND BRASS SHELLS WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS, GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY AGENTS FOR THE CLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS 7m6 S. t'IBBTf & HJKO.K.. 113 Sansome streel, San Francisco. STOCK FARMS. My New Catalogue For 1883, F 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 18S2, 0 He has a granddaughter with a record of in 1881: another with a record of 2:23,W; another ith descriptions anapedigrees of 27(5 high-bred trot- ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the citvof Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 138 Head of Promising Young Trotting Stock, consisting of young B'allions, fillies and roadsters most of them sired bv ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM, ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JB., ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in UBe at Fairlawn over one hundred HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine, highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stvlish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2:20. made I with a record of 2;2ti, made in 1882; another with a rec ord of 2:28!-;. and a grandson with a three-vear-old rec- ord of 2:23 .k, the fastest evermade up to 1881. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:20}$ to 2:30, a larger number than any other stallion except Almout ever Bired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of ids get with public records ranging from 2:15^ to 2:27K. No son of Rysdyk's Hanibletoniau has made as good a showing at same age. ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with reeords of 2:30 or better, lias recently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fanny Cook, by old Abrtallah; second dam by Stock- holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:23>J to 2:28}£, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a granddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27)1, by Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28}-i, by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at 3150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares, at JoO the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1881 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adbered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1, 1683. Purchas- ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN* BUY ON" ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE SAJIE PRICE AS IP PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL BTOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full written descriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or further information address WILLIAM T. WITHERS, 2-13yl Lock box 392. Lexington, Ky. _ ASHLAND PARK __ Trotting stu||| NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. B. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family : his aim is to secure and have at all times for sale'choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Harubletoniane, Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes. Almont, Mainlirino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal- sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady aim is to possess nothing that do ^b not trace through the best class ol Bpeea-prodncinc trotting crosses, alongall the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues 01 further particulars' address 2-17yl B. J. TREACY. Lexington, Ky. O. C. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, OAKLAND, CAX. ALL CHRONIC DISEASES a specialty. Office and residence 1167 Washington Btreet. ReferenceB— A. C. Henry, F. K. Shattuck, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San FranclBCo; L. J, Rose , Los Angeles. U. S. Cartridge Co.'s Paper shells ABSOLUTELY WATERPROOF, guaranteed superior to all others. Manufactured by new and improved ma- ^ chinery. Also brass she lis and loailing im- _ S pliineiits. FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS. Centennial Chronograph A POSITIVELY RELIABLE "FLT.BACK" HORSE-TIMER And Accurate Time-piece Combined. STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER, In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55 In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27 In heavy Silver Hunting Cases 30 [From the Jewelers' Circular.] "The Centennial chronogi aph (fly-back) or horse-timer, recently introduced by Messrs. Cross A Beguelin, is, regardless of price, i one of the most substantial and accurate pieces of timing mech- anism we have Been. This timer is constructed nn scientific me- ,:hamcal principles that must excite the admiration of every in- telligent watchmaker, and it will dou.tless become univei sally popular." Ask your jeweler for them or write to CROSS & BEGUELIN, MANUFACTURERS, 21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. When you send an order mention the Breeder and Sportsman PURE-BRED JERSEYS FOR SALE. For sale, to close an Estate, Ten Head of I*ii re-Kred Jersey Cattle. Registered in A. J. Herd Book and A. .1. C. C.H.R.— Cows, Heifers and Calves, All superior animals both in breeding and quality Also a number of Two and Three- Year-Olds, Geldings and Fillies, Thoroughbreds and by Thad Stevens Trotting Stock ol the very best Families. For particulars inquire of or address, R. P. CLEMENT, 421 Montgomery St., Sau Francisco. KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, 116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. Will Sell In All Cities and Counties of the State. REFERENCES. J. S. Caret, Sacramento. J. D. Care, Salinas. R. P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colusa. P. A. Finigan, San FranciBCo. HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST successful sales, notably those of Messrs. Whip- ple, Colgrove, Dietz. Coutts,' Dougherty, Newland A Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured of ourability to give satisfaction in all busine ssin- trustedto ourcare. Sales will be made in allcities and counties in the State. We have incontcmplation a series of combination or breeders' sales, similar to those so successfully held at the East. We will be pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de- siring to paiticipate in such sales. Private purchases and BalOB of improved live stock of all descriptions will be made on commission and stock shipped with ntinostcare. Several fine ranches at private sale. Purchases and sales made of land of every descrlp. tlon. KILLIP A CO., 116 Montgomery Btreet. Largest and Finest Stock On the Coast, at prices that defy competition. MILL A IIMK. Leading Cutlers. 769 Market street, PAUL FRIEDHOFER, l&- PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SHOER 116 Washington Street. PRACTICAL IN AXL IIS VAHIOC6 BRANCHES. HARNESS AND SADDLERY. P. POTTER, MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALEE IN Harness, Saddles, WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW work made to order and repairing done. Orders from the country will receive prompt attention. All goods sold for cash at bottom prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d, TOyl Sacramento. J. O'KANE, 76 7 Market Street, Sau Francisco. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL dealer in Harness. Saddles. Blankets, English Kaee Goods, A.nd everything necessary for hurst or carriage use. Horse Boots a Specialty. Agent for Dr. Dixon's Condition Powders. Repair- ing promptly attended to. BUY DIRECT From the Manufacturer. Carriages UGGIE| UGGIEI WAG O N S . ANY STYLE MADE TOORDE Sulkies a Specialty. PERSONAL ATTENTION QIVKN TO Painting, varnishinR Alterations and Repairs. OFFICE AND FACTORY, 13 19 AMI 13 19 MARKET STREET, Between Ninth and Tentb Streets, San FranciBeo. M. J. McCUE, Proprietor. Russ House, I009, 1UI1. 1013 and 1015 J Street, SACRAMENTO, CAL. M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR THIS HOUSK IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING, newly furnished throughout, mid with all modern hoprovoraenU. Table flret cIubb. Everything neat, clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully solicited. Street cart pus the house every five minuWJ. X5\ 0^ i[$)-\r SANFRANCISCO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 1883. YACHTING. Why the Annie Lost the Race. A good deal of talk has been going on among yachtsmen as to the failure of the Commodore to make a better show- ing than he did in the light winds prevailing during the re- cent regatta of the Pacific Yacht Club. "We are this week able to present to our readers the true reason. While off the front before the race the Commodore feeling a slight attack of indigestion, went below to take something to relieve it, and taking a bottle of medicine proceed to pour some pow- der into a glass, remarking as he did so to Captain Lytton, who was with him, "Don't you know, that's the best thing in the world for dyspepsia." "What is it?" asked the Captain, who was unable to see the label, which was covered by the Commodore's hand, "Pepsin?" "Yes," responded the Com- modore, and after pouring out a big dose, and mixing it with a little water he gulped it down. Something in the taste alarmed him, and grabbing the bottle he turned pale and yelled, "Good God, Captain, I have taken flea powder; what shall I do?" Great consternation prevailed aboard the Flag- ship for a few minutes,, but Captain Lytton was the first to recover his presence of mind, and suggested a "Scotch emetic." "What do you call that?" demanded the victim of misplaced confidence. "Put your finger down your throat," gravely replied the self-appointed medico. The advice was carried out with beneficial results, but as the Commodore throughou t the race was engaged in a mental calculation on the bases of, "If one smell of flea powder will kill an insect, how much taken internally will it require to cause a full- grown man to succumb?" he of course had not much time to attend to the proper management of his yacht, and hence his defeat. ♦ Alexandrian Errors. It is very amusing to see the ludicrous mistakes made by the reporters of some of the daily papers in respect to yacht- ing events. For instance in the account of the race on the 10th inst. the Post says that "It was so thick in the channel that it was impossible to tell a yacht from a sloop." Ye Gods! We can picture in our imagination the virtuous indignation of some of the sloop yachts owners here; say Commodore Caduc, of the Annie, or Mr. Hamilton, of the Clara. If the reporter means to imply these vessels are not yachts at all, but something else, we would advise him not to disclose his identity when in the presence of the above mentioned gen- tlemen. Again, the Chronicle in discussing the same event remarks that the "O'Connor's foresail was shaking nearly all the time that she was on the wind, and that, in fact, it nearly jibed several times." Now, we are willing to admit that the O'Connor was horribly handled and that her numerous sail- ing masters did nearly everything wrong that could [be done wrong, but we will agree to eat our hat or something equally repugnant to our feelings, if the reporter can explain to us how any one, be he expert or novice, can jibe a foresail of a Bchooner while the boat is on the wind. We presume these nautical gentlemen were furnished points by some of the loungers of the Club who spend their Sundays on the Club House porch, and who, when they see a scow schooner heave insight, eagerly rush for the glass and wonder whether the vessel under discussion is the Lurline, Emerald or Clara, or some equally violent combination of impossibilities, each idea having its partisans, all of whom are positive that they and they only are in the right. I | |A good deal of interest was manifested in New York over the recent open or sand-bag boat race, which to^k place on September 3. The following is a condensation of the ac- I count published in the N'ew York Spirit oj ike Times: There were six entries, as follows: Lily K, Susie S, Suoozer, Mis- take, Mollie Bawn and Annie, none of which were under i twenty-seven feet and none over twenty-nine feet. The dis- tance sailed was about twenty miles, being a sort of triangu- lar course, so that the vessels at various times of the race had the wind in all directions. Time allowance was given at the rate of two minutes to the foot. Each boat carried about t twelve men, and on an average 2,500 pounds of ballast in bags, which, as the vessel came on another tack, was placed on the windward rail to keep upright; — quite the reverse from our rules, which prohibit the hauling of any more ballast twenty-four hours before the start of a race. The tail end ; of a storm was blowing at the hour appointed for the start, and the paper comments upon the fact that "white-caps were running in the bay," a daily occurrence here in summer, and the Annie, while coming down to rendezvous before the ■ start was capsized, but no damage resulted, and the other boats waited until she could be got in condition again, Only two boats covered the course, as the Snoozer carried away her mast, the Annie pulled out her chain-plate, and the Su- sie S and Mistake upset. The latter was leading the fleet, and appeared a safe winner, when a squall struck her, from which she could not recover, and she turned turtle; no lives however, were lost or even endangered by any of the casual, ties, as the loose ballast, when a boat upsets, goes to the bot- tom, leaving the boat to float by the specific gravity of wood- used in her construction. The Littie E made the course in 4 hours, 25 minutes and 38 seconds, being 2S secouds actual sailing time later than the Mollie Bawn, but as she received 50 seconds' time allowance from the latter she won the race by 32 seconds — quite a close event. As stated in our last issue Philip Caduc was elected Com- modore of the Pacific Yacht Club, and Mervyn Donahue, ow- ing to the declination of the honor by his cousin Peter, was elected Vice-Commodore. The first selection is all that can be desired as Mr. Caduc is an energetic and enthusiastic yachtsman, and shows all the requirements of his position, and will be sure to keep things moving in a satisfactory manner. Mr. Donahue, on the other hand, though person- nally a favorite, and owning a very fast yacht, has very little experience on the water, but as on any occasion that it may be necessary for him to be officially imployed; he will prob- ably be accompanied by Frank Murphy, who will act as "the power before the throne" everything will work smoothly. It seems strange to us here, who have never had a yacht upset, to read about the nonchalant view the Easterners take o± such an occurrence. For our part, if we have our choice, as regards yachting as a rule, in nice light weather, but being under daily fear of the least increase in the force of the wind for dread of upsetting, and having generally to go out in what New Yorkers would call half a gale of wind, but keep- ing a dry skin, excepting from what spray may blow aboard, we infinitely prefer the latter. The yachts wereout in full force last Saturday and Sunday, many taking advantage of the nice breeze and the ebb tide going a run outside. The Emerald startled Fawn, Nellie fly- ing her whip; Fleur de Lis and sloop Nellie were all out there, but as none of them started or returned together, there were no tests of speed. It was remarkable as a curious fact that there was less wind and sea on the bar than there was inside the channel. The Aggie is reported to have parted her centreboard hal- liard during the regatta and so had to carry it down all the way from Fort Point to Oakland before the wind. If this be the case it accounts fully for her defeat by the Nellie, and in fact makes her out a wonderful boat, but we have not heard any- one who was on hoard of her during the race positively state this as a fact and so are unable to say how much truth there may be in it. The Dawn left Long Bridge at eight o'clock on Saturday night and started for Morgan's oyster beds, reaching her des- tination in three hours. They had oysters in every shape and style, and coming back experienced very heavy weather, in which they say she behaved, admirably, carrying full sails all the time. Admiral Gutte seemes to have awakened from his lethargy and takes more interest in yachting. His boat was over at the Quarry on Saturday night and went to Saucelito the fol- lowing day. He had as guests Captain Coolidge and Mr. Hamilton, of the Clara, with his wife. The Rambler taking advantage of the full moon and flood tide went to Vallejo, making the run up in a little over three hours and returning on Sunday in the remarkably good time, for a small boat, of four hours and ten minutes. Frank Murphy is reported to have accepted the challenge of the Fieur de Lis to race for the sum of $1,000 a side nam- ing the Nellie as the boat on which he places his money. No particulars as to exact course and time allowance have been made public. A great many parties have been taking advantage of the moonlight evenings to go sailing, both the Club Houses hav- ing to get up suppers to stop the gnawing of hunger superin- duced by the trap across the bay. The Lurline remained ather moorings all Sunday, probably, resting after her success achieved in the recent race. The Halcyon went over to the Club House in the morning and re- turned early. Tha sloop Fawn has come out in a coat of green. This may be a bid for the Irish vote but it spoils her appearance, The Fleetwing has had a new mast stepped and is about as usual. Director's Record. As the victorious horse in the greatest race of 1833, from a monetary standpoint, and the conqueror of Phallas, Fanny Witherspoon, Overman, Wilson, Clemmie G, Adele Gould and J. B. Thomas, the black stallion Director deserves ex- tended mention, and we give below an account of his breed- ing, performances and winnings. He was bred in Kentucky by Col. Richard West, foaled in 1S77 and got by Dictator (brother to Dexter), dam Dolly, by Mambrino Chief. Dolly is also noted as the dam of Thorndale, John F. Payne and Onward. Asa yearling Director was purchased by George Brasrield and by him sold to Col. John W. Conley, of Chica- go, in 1879, being then two years old, for $2,500. He was given to Dr. Herr to train, and as a three-year-old trotted in two races. Colonel Conley then sold him to Mr. Saulsbury, of California, his present owner. In all this season's races he has been trained and driven by John A. Goldsmith, for- merly of Washingtonville, N. Y., but for the past year a resi- dent of San Francisco, a young trainer of ability and a skill- ful and patient driver. Director is a black horse, a little over 15.1, well coupled, with clean head and neck, good legs and a very resolute bearing. His action is rapid, strong and without friction, and his temper is excellent. The following are his performances and winnings: Performances as a Three-year-old. Louisville, Oct. 5, 1880, won the Gait House Stakes.in 2:32, 2:30 and 2:33!; six started. Lexington," Oct. 14, won the Kentucky Stakes in 2:41, 2:46} and 2:49f; six started; won in the two stakes about ^ $3,000. ~ Performances as a Five-year-old. Santa Rosa, Cal., Aug. 24, 1882, third to Echora and Del Sur in 2:24!, 2:25, 2:25£ and 2:29; won $75. Oakland," Sept. 8, won 2:25 class in 2:24!, 2;24and 2:24*, Honesty taking the first heat in 2 :22i; eight started; won $400. Sacramento, Sept. 12, won 2:25"classin 2:25!, 2:24 and 2:25, Starr King taking the first heat in 2:23!; nine started; won $600. Stockton, Sept. 20, won 2:25 class in 2:23£, 2:25! and 2:26*, Echora taking first heat in 2:231 and Starr King the second in 2:23£; five started; won $500. San Jose, Sept. 25, won 2:25 class in 2:2S.], 2:26 and 2:24!, beating Starr King and Cairo; won $375. Performances as a Six-year-old np to Sept. 5. Pittsburgh, June 1, 1883, won 2:22 class in 2:26, 2:2S and 2:26, Hambletonian Bashaw taking first two heats.in 2:25 and 2:25!; five started; won $300. Hartford, June 13, won 2:22 class in 2:22.J, 2:22 aud 2:22$, Dan Smith taking tirst and third heats and Walnut the sec- ond in 2:22!, 2:22!, and 2:21!; five started; won $500. New York city,~JnneT21, second to Joe Bunker in 2:21 class, winning third heat in 2:22; winners time, 2:19:], 2:20 and 2:19}; five started; won $625. Albany, June 26, won 2:22 class in 2:22!, 2:23j| aud 2:22; four started; won $500. Washington, July 5, won 2:24 class in 2:25!, 2:2S! and 2:282, Douglas taking first heat in 2:29; four started; won $700. Chicago, July 16, won 2:23class in 2:24!, 2:20aud2:22!, Gladiator taking first heat in 2:221; fivestarted; won $1,250. Chicago, July 21 and 23, won free-for-all stallion race in 2:19J, 2:22! and 2:26!, Monroe Chief taking second heat in 2:20; five started; won $1,500. Cleveland, Aug. 1, won2:22 class in 2:19!, 2:17.1 and 2:28|, Wilson making a dead heat with Director in 2:17 in the sec- ond heat (Direcor's present record) and taking the third and fifth heats in 2:16] and 2:18; four started; won $1,000. Buffalo, Aug. 7, second to Jay-eye-see in six-year-old aud under class in 2:22, 2:21], 2:18} and 2:24, Director taking the first heat; Clemmie G also started; won $750. Utica, Aug. 21, won special purse, beating Duquesne iu 2:25, 2:22j and 2:20:]; won $1,000. Springfield, Aug. 29, third in free-for-all to Wilson and Ed- win Thome in 2:20^,2:22! and 2:21:]; Fannie Witherspoon also started; won $450. Hartford, Sept. 5, won 2:1 9 class in 2:20, 2:20 aud 2:191, Fannie Witherspoon taking second heat in 2:17 and Wilson the first in 2:17!; eight started; won S5.000. Started 19 times; won 15 races, was second twice, third twice and has won $22,575.— Turf, Field, and Farm. There will be two coursing matches run off at John Du- gan's Newark Coursing Park next Sunday. Cassie, M and Chicopel are matched for $65 a side, and Tampete - Jemima are matched for $25 a side. Mr. Thomas Brad stakt holder and B. Berry Judge for both matches. 178 2*Ixc fpraeto awd jlmjvfsmaw. Sept 22 TURF AND TRACK. The §10,000 Purse at Hartford. The annexed description of the trot for the big purse at Charter Oak Park, Hartford, Conn., is from the Turf, Field and Farm of the 14th inst: Upward of ten thousand people were present at Charter Oak Park on Wednesday, attracted by the long-talked-of and much advertised $10,000 purse for horses of the 2:19 class, which closed some months ago with thirteen nominations. The weather was delightful and the track in excellent condi- tion, being free from dust, owing to a light shower in the morniug, but the wind probably made the course a second or so slow to the mile. The big race was the first on the pro- gramme, and the eight starters drew positions in the follow- ing order: Adele Gould pole, Fanny Witherspoon, Phallas, J. J3. Thomas, Director, Wilson, Overman and Clemmie G. Wilson was a strong favorite, selling at $175, with Phallas $80; Director $57; Clemmie G §21; Fanny Witherspoon §20 and the held §60. The word was given on the fifth score with Adele Gould sligbtly in the lead an'd the field strung out. Gould kept the lead to the turn, closely followed by Witherspoon, with Director, Wilson and J. B. Thomas all in a bunch two lengths in the rear. Down the backstretch it was a hotly contested race, with Wilson forging ahead, but the two leaders being urged to the uttermost to maintain the advantage. Down by the bams Wilson, Witherspoon and Gould were neck and neck. It was a pretty contest between the three leaders around the three-quarter turn, but just after rounding into the stretch Witherspoon and Gould were both forced off their feet and fell to the rear, but Witherspoon quickly recovered, and by a grand burst forged to second place. Phallas, in the meantime taking a clear track, gradu- ally crawled up and made a desperate but ineffectual effort for first place but broke and fell back. From the distance stand to the wire it was Wilson's heat, though he was obliged to put forth his best speed, winning only by half a length from Witherspoon in 2:17£. Wilson was now the favorite at 2 to 1 over the field. On the ninth score they were sent off with Wilson a neck in front, but soon after the wire was passed Director forged ahead. Wilson and Director at the turn led Witherspoon and Clemmie by a length. Around the quarter and down the backstretch a pretty sight was witnessed. Wilson and Direc- tor and Witherspoon and Clemmie G trotted like two double teams, nose and nose. These positions were maintained un- til near the half, when Clemmie lost her feet. In the mean- time the field of horses were strung out at various distances from each other, with Overman and Adele Gould away in the rear. By the half-mile the two leaders, Wilson and Director, still kept up their rattling pace, neither gaining an inch on the other. Two lengths behind these was a field of horses stretched directly across the track, rendering it difficult to tell which had any advantage. Down by the barns Wither- spoon started on a spurt to overtake Wilson and Director. On the three-quarter turn she succeeded, and pressed so close that Wilson was sent in the air and fell away in the rear. Clemmie, in the mean time, was getting in some splendid work, and passed Director at the distance stand, while J. B. Thomas was close on their hubs. Witherspoon opened the gap wider aud wider, and came in under the wire a length ahead, followed by Clemmie, Thomas, Director Phallas and Wilson. The time was 2:17, and it began to "look like a horse race." Prior to the third heat the field sold for §50 and Wilson for §37. Clemmie had the best of the start with Adele Gould a close second, and Witherspoon, Phallas, and Wilsou in the rear and Director further behind. At the quarter Clemmie led, with Adele second, and Witherspoon tnird. Director, meanwhile, slowly crawled up until he was on Witherspoon's wheel, when she broke, and he passed her while in the air. The black stallion then made a rush for the two leaders and overtook them at the half, with Witherspoon but a little dis- tance behind. Down by the barns and around the three- quarter turn Director, Clemmie, and Adele had a pretty race, and as the turn to the homestretch was made the white nose of Adele Gould was between Director and Clemmie, but at the distance she went in the air and fell back to sixth place. Director then had a good lead and retained it, while Wilson came under the wire on a run, but was set back to fourth place. The time was just 2:20. The well-known staying qualities of the Californian now made him the favorite, but the field was still staunchly back- ed, Director selling for §25, the others for §50. An even send-off was had, and taking the lead from the wire, the black was never headed in the heat, winning in 2:18. On the homestretch Wilson was brought up with a rush and made the pace fast, but broke at a critical moment and ran under the wire two lengths behind the black, but second po- sition was given to Clemmie. For the fifth heat Director sold for S50, the field for §1S. The favorite made a skip just after taking the word, but was down in a moment and did not lose the pole. At the quarter Clemmie was on about ev- en terms with him and two lengths behind were Witherspoon and Phallas, head and head. Going to the half, Witherspoon left Phallas and on the homestretch passed Clemmie, but she could not get to Director, who won by two lengths in 2:19.}, while a length farther away were Clemmie G and Wilson. 8U.MMABT. Charter Oak Park, Sept. 5.— Purse §10,000, for 2:19 clasB. J. A. Goldsmith's blk h Director, by Dictator 3 4 1 1 1 J. Splan'K ch in Fanny WltherHpoon", by Alinont 2 15 8 2 I). Miice'n b g Wilsou, by George Wilkes 16 4 3 4 Geo. Saunders' ch m Clemmie G., by Magic 5 2 8 2 3 Ed. Bither's b h Pballas, by Dictator 7 5 2 4 5 Win. Week'8 b g J. B. Thomas, by Sterling 6 3 3 7 8 H. 8. Conover's ch m Adele Gould, by Jay Gould 4 7 6 6 6 O. A. Hickok'scb g Overman, by Elmo 8 8 7 5 7 TIME. Quarter. Half. Mile. First heat :35 1:094 2:17-1 Second beat :34J 1 ;09i 2:17 Third beat :35i 1 :loJ 2:20 Fourth beat :35 1:10 2:18 Fifth heat :352 1 :11 2 :19J Mr Loomis acted as starting judge, with President Bulkel- ey upon his right, and he found the task not very agreeable. The purse was §10,000, and as every driver wanted apart of it, ho was disposed to give more trouble than on an ordinary occasion. In the first heat the horses were sent off fairly well, and Phallns disappointed his friends by going into the air before he had rounded tho first turn. Along the back- stretch Fannie Witherspoon moved up into first place, but on the upper turn Wilson worked his way to her flank and out-trotted her to the wire. The time of the mile was 2:17A. Dan Mace looked as blooming as a sunflower, and Mr. Epli Simmons was in doubt as to whether he should send imme- diate notice to the treasurer as to the manner in which first money should be paid to him, or to defer action until the for- mality of three heats had been gone through with. Splan had ridden home behind Witherspoon in a badly shattered sulky, Adele Gould having gone into him, and Director had finished dangerously near the chestnut mare, still the talent saw no warning finger cloud in the sky. Wilson was a strong er favorite than before. The word was given for the second heat with Overman behind and on a break, and with Wilson and Director well up. The son of Wilkes and the son of Di- rector went at each other as if much depended upon getting to the half-mile pole first, aud those who had seen the hors- es at Cleveland predicted that something would soon give way. Wilson hobbled, caught, then wavered, and went into the air, and the exclamation was heard, "He is beaten." He did not relish the pinching. Splan recognized the dan- ger of Mace, and when he got into the homestretch he sent Fannie Witherspoon along in beautiful style and captured the heat in 2:17, with Clemmie G second, and Thomas third. The excitement in the grand stand was great, and the chin music of Dan Mace and John Goldsmith rilled the cpaarter stretch. Dan claimed that Goldsmith had broken Wilson by cracking his whip, and the driver of Director denied the charge, but shouted, as if Dauiel were as deaf as a stone wall, "I'll break up your combination." The judges placed the horses even before the white wrath of Hickok over the start had cooled, and then bedlam broke out around the pool stand. The boldest were scared and anxious to hedge. In the third heat the black stallion pointed to the daylight which was breaking in the East for him. He got off well and was never headed. Fanny Witherspoon made a break on the first turu aud Splan laid her up, and Wilson indulged in sev- eral bobbles but finished fast. The heat was won by Direc- tor in 2:20, with Phallas second, Thomas third, and Wilson fourth. The situatiou was now full of interest and perplex- ity. More cotton was stuffed into the ears of Fanny Wither- spoon, as she was inclined to be wild in such turbulent com- pany, and it was felt that she would go to the front. Her owner, although sayiug very little, was closely watching the race, and Splan never had a stronger incentive to do his best. It is not the value of the purse but the glory of victory which keeps the gallant old Commodore on the turf. Director was very industrious after the word was given, trotting everything which tackled him in the air, and Fanny Witherspoon broke so badly that she barely escaped the disgrace of being behind the flag. The son of Dictator and Dolly, representatives of two great trottiug lights, Dexter and Thorndale, came down the homestretch wonderfully fresh, and won the heat in 2: 18, with Clemmie G second and Wilson third. "Desolation is mine !" wailed the uncompromising backer of Wilson, and "Desolation is mine !" echoed the supporter of Fanny With- erspoon. "Greater than Phallas ! Greater than his sire ! Greatest of all stallions !" was the jubilant cry of those that found sunshine in the more than half-born day of Director. The story ends with the fifth heat. Director showed the way from start to finish, but Witherspoon came at him with the resolution of a high-bred mare, and finished a close second to him in 2:19} . It was a grand race, thrilling the vast crowd to the very centre, and after it everything seemed tame. First money was taken by Director, second money by Fanny Witherspoon, third money by Wilson, fourth money Clemmie G and fifth money, 5500, by Phallas. Ossian Wins the St. Leger. The Doncaster St. Leger, which was run on the 12th inst., was won by the Duke of Hamilton's Ossian. Although the race was in no sense the surprise it was last year, when Dutch Oven won with the odds at forty to one against her, it was in a measure a surprise, for with the odds at nine to one against him the Duke of Hamilton's Ossian literally romped home three lengths in front of three others that started at shorter prices. There were nine starters, with Highland Chief — the second for the Derby — the favorite at the odds of five to two. The next was Royal Angus_at four to one, with five, to one against Elzevir — the winner of the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot — ten to one each against The Prince and Ladislas, one hundred to six against Cnislehurst, and one hundred to one each against Cornfield and Cecil Craven. This is the first "classical" race won by the Duke of Ham- ilton, his colors, "French gray and cerise," being usually more prominent in steeplechases and handicaps. Ossian was trained at Newmarket by Richard Marsh (who also trains for Mr. Keene), and in face of what Charley Archer did with Highland Chief, was not supposed to have had the slightest chance. In fact, at one time it was doubtful if he would run, but his owner, having a bet of 100 to 10,000, kept him at work, and the result is that he not only won twice at Good- wood, but won the Yorkshire Stakes and the St. Leger, of which the following are the conditions: The 108th renewal of the St. Leger Stakes, for three-year-olds, at £25 each, the second to receive £200, and the third £100 out of tbe stakes; colts to carry 122 lbs., fillies 117 lbs.; 216 subscribers; old St. Leger course — about one mile, six furlongs and 132 yards. The Duke of Hamilton's b c Ossian, by Salvator, dam Music, 122 lbs. (Walls) 1 Mr. C. Perkins' b c Chislehurst, by Beauclerc, dam Empress, 1U2 lbs. (OBborne) 2 Lord Ellesmer's b c Highland Chief, by Hampton, dam Corrie, 122 lbs (Webb) 3 Sir F. Johnstone's ch c Royal Angus, "by Cremorne, dam Hetty, 122 lbs (Archer) 0 jyje. Gerard's br c Elzevir, by Salvator, dam Preface, 122 lbs (Wood) u Mr, Adrian's b c The Prince, by Balfe, dam Lady Sopbie, 122 lbs. (Cannon) 0 Mj.. C. J. Lefevre's b c Ladislas, by Hampton, dam Lady Superior, 122 whs (Fordham) 0 ™r, J. H. Houldsworth's ch c Cornfield, by Springfield, dam Crocus, j22 lbs (Lemaire) 0 jjj T. McDougall's ch c Cecil Craven, by Cterules, dam Polly Craven, 122 lbs (S. Loates) 0 The success of Ossian confirms what was rumored on Tuesday, that although Mr. Keene's Blue Grass had beaten him for the Racing Stakes at Goodwood, it was a well-known fact that the English colt was the better of the two, and the American was consequently "scratched." Ossian has not been any more popular with the public than his owner. He is a grand-looking colt, with plenty of size, and was bred by the Dukcof Hamilton, He is by the French stallion Salva- tor (the winner of the Grand Prix in 1865), out of Music {the dam of Fiddler), she being by Stockwell out of One Act, by Annandale, her dam Extravaganza, by Voltaire. Salvator is by Dollar (he by the Flying Dutchman) out of Sauvagine, by Ton. Ossian ran only once as a twu-year-old, when, car- rying 122 pounds for the Molecomb Stakes, he was replaced by Elzevir (122 pounds), St. Blaizu (120 pounds), and Mon- troyd (122 pounds). As a three-year-old, however, Ossian has in no seuse had an easy time, for previous to the St. Leger he had run in ten races aud won three, viz., the Sus- sex Stakes and Drawiug-Room Stakes, both on the same day at Goodwood, and tho Great Yorkshire Stakes at York on the 23d ult. Of the defeats, six of them were previous to the Goodwood meeting as follows: He was unplaced to Prince for the Newmarket Bienuial, aud second to Grand Muster for the Craven Stakes at Newmarket in April; third to Splendor aud Ludislas for the Payne Stakes, also run at Newmarket iu May; third to Padlock and Goldfield for tbe Epsom Grand Prize later iu the same month, and at Ascot was second to Galliard for the Prince of Wales Stakes, and the same to Ladislas for the Ascot Derby, after which he won the Sussex and Drawing-Room Stakes, as stated, at Goodwood, but was beaten the day following (August 2) by Blue Grass for the Racing Stakes. It was run over the Old Mile, and Blue Grass, ridden by Tom Cannon and carrying 122 pounds, beat OsBian at 127 pounds by a head. He was ridden by Watts, and was half a length in front of Mr. J. Gretton's Henley, ridden by Archer. For the Great Yorkshire Stakes he was ridden by T. Watts at 126 pounds. He started third favorite, with Chislehurst the first and Ladislas second. The race was close at the finish, Ossian beating Chislehurst by a neck, the mile and three-quarters being run in 3:10. Although Ossian was not nominated for either the Cesare- witch or Cambridgeshire he has a number of valuable en- gagements, including the Great Foal Stakes and Grand Duke Michael Stakes at the Newmarket first October meeting, the Royal StakeB, the Select Stakes, Champion Stakes, New- market Derby and Great Challenge Stakes at the second Oc- tober. He is also in several good stakes next year. The English Handicap. The Rating Calendar received yesterday contained the weights assigned by the Messrs. Weatherly to the entries for the Cesarewitch and Cambridgshire Handicaps to be run at Newmarket, the former onTuesday, Ootober9, and the latter on Tuesday October 23, one of the important features of which is the weight assigned to Eole, viz.: 125 pounds for tho Cesarewitch and 124 pounds for the Cambridgeshire. The Cesarewitch is just what The World said it would be when the entry was first announced in August. The following are the Americans in the two races with the weights assigned them; CESAREWITCH, CAMBR1DQE- 2 miles, 2 fur., shire, 1 mile. owner and horse. 28 yds. lb. 240 yds. lb. J. R. Keene's Foxhall, 5 132 133 F. Gebhard's Eole, 5 125 . 124 Lord Ellesmere's Wallenstein, 6. 122 — F. T. Walton's Girode, 0 113 116 P. Lorillard's Pinafore, 4 107 105 Lord Ellesmere's Abbotsford, G.. 105 102 Sir J. Willoughby's Gerald, 4 102 T. Cannon's Sachem, 4 99 103 J. R. Keene's Bluegrass, 3 98 100 J. R. Keene's Bolero, 3 81 86 The acceptances for the above as announced by cable oi Friday showed that Foxhall, Wallenstein, and Bolero hat been declared out of the Cesarewitch, with Bolero out of thi Cambridgeshire. The weights assigned the English horses will no doubt pro> duce any amount of talk by those who disagree with the hand- icapper. For the Cesarewitch Corrie Roy is the top weight al 134 pounds, she having been the winner last year at llf pounds, the highest weight ever carried by a winner, whicl would seem to "bar" her chances this year. Foxhall is sei ond on the list and Eole fourth, with Thebias between the; at 125 pounds, which is also the weight assigned to Sweel bread. The next is Wallenstein; then comes Bariolet at 11! pounds, with the three -year-old Border Minstrel at the sami weight, which is certainly a crushing weight for even so gooi' a horse as Border Minstrel has shown himself to be. Fro: 113 pounds down to 100 pounds follows a score or more ol the best horses in England, including Macheath, Highlan* Chief, and Royal Angus (the last two are the favorites for tl St. Leger) at 111 pounds each. Among those low down the list is Mr. F. T. Walton's English five-year-old, Mr. Pic) wick at S7 pounds. For the Cambridgeshire, Foxhall, and Barcaldine are t) top weights at 133 pounds each., with. Lowland Chief at II pounds, Sweetbread at 12S pounds, and Thebais at 125 lbi Eole follows with Geheimniss at 123 pounds, and St. Blaii (the winner of this year's Derby) at 122 pounds, and so o: down to Macheath at 115 pounds, Royal Angus at 113 pound Shotover at 110 pounds, Hackness (the winner of the Ca: bridgshire last year) at 104 pounds, with some fifty or mor< including several French and German horses, in at less thai 100 pounds.— World. Another attempt is to be made to supply New YorkCi1_ with cheap and comfortable cabs. The attempt has been made often before; but it has been defeated by Jack of expe- rience or of capital, by political influence or by the opposition of the hackmen, who make fortunes by swindling nine out of ten of their passengers. The cheapest cab in New York now is a coupe from a good livery stable, and this costs not less than $1 for the shortest course. There is no medium be- tween this SI coupe and a 5 cent tram-car. The cab system of London, Paris, and Vienna many of our citizens recur en- viously; but the real difficulties in the wfay of such cheap cabs here are the climate, which is hard upon horseflesh; the condition of the streets, which is hard upon veuicles; and the peculiar form of Manhattan Island, which makes New Yorl like Washington, a city of magnificent distances. The extrii sic difficulties of the monopolists, the ward politicians, an the lack of capital may be easily overcome by the strong com- pany which has now been formed, under the auspices of the managers of the American Horse Exchange; but how are the, to deal with the natural difficulties which complicate the ei uation? That is their business, and we wish them succei in their undertaking. Everybody wants cheap cabs, and be glad to use them to go to and from stores and offices, opera and the theaters, the hotels aud the railway depots A 25 cent fare for a mile or under would be cheap euough— as cheap as inLondou — but everybody would theu be surprii ed to find how short a distance a mile is in New York City. By the time the London fare is 65 cents an hour, that will have to be reduced to 50 cents an hour, since the present coupes charge only SI nominally. However, if we suggest difficulties, it is only that they may be overcome, and the new cab company has our hearty sympathy and support.— New York Spirit. *. Every year there is much discussion and complaint of the large premiums offered for trotting races at country fairs, in comparison to those of draft-horses aud other stock. The managers of the fairs make answer that experieuce shows that, geuerally, races are necessary to secure attendance in goodly numbers; so that the premium offered for the trottiug horses are really a means of securing the money to pay the other premiums. It is not always taken into consideration that a special entrance fee of ten per cent of the premium offered for the race is charged; so that a part, or possibly all. that is paid out by the society is received in entry fees. In somo cases alike plan has beeu adopted for other special or sweep- stake premiums. It may be that this is worthy of more gen- eral adoption. County societies, as a rule, have not funds sufficient to justify them iu offering large prizes iu all classes. If a ten por cent entrance could be had it would greatly heir It is quite probable that, in most counties, there might! found several persons sufficiently interested, and with confi- dence euough in his own stock to be willing to pay $5 or $10 entrance for a special prize for best stallion, bull, cow, herd, etc. A S50 or S100 prize would be counted worth making an effort for, and it might be so guarded as to be the ohief hon- or of the fair in each class. — Breeders' Gazette. I < ■ i - i 1883 ^bx Ifrjejcttjcr and ^poxiswmu. 179 The Sacramento Races — Fifth and Sixth Days. Friday was the great day of the meeting. It brought the largest attendance to the track and had the largest bill of races, and to preserve the unity of things one of these was by long odds the leading betting event of the week. The postponed pacing race was called up at noon, and from that time till dark the game went on without cessation or any con- siderable halt. Spectators, even the most grubby occasional in the stands, had no claim of lack of value received for the money left at the gate, and the old habitues of the course were willing to acknowledge that they all had enough for one brief day. The weather was a trifle warm, but not severely so. Up to the time the pacers were called out it was not sup- posed that the race would be of much interest, but it proved otherwise. The favorite was badly "downed," and some in- cidents occurred that lent variety to the proceedings. The starters were Fred Ackerman, Prince, Gray Frank and Shak- er, and positions were in the same order. Gray Frank was engineered by a quiet-appearing young man named McDow- ell, who has recently arrived from the East under engagement to Mr. Valensin of Arno farm. McDowell's induction into the racing customs of California must have impressed him unfavorably. If it did not he must be a remarkably self- possessed and even-tempered man. He was engaged to drive this race because it was understood that he was a specialist in pacers, and none but a specialist of the most pronounced abilities could hope to steer the big gray past the distance post without getting the red signal in his face. Around- the pool stands business was fairly active, Prince having the call. At the opening the odds were Prince §100, Gray Frank $25, field $65. Toward the close Frank appreciated somewhat, and about starting time it was Prince $120, Frank $57 50, field 52 50. Frank opened the ball by bucking around the stretch, rearing in the air and throwing himself over. He fell heav- ily, and was perceptibly lame afterward. Another sulky was procured, and McDowell mounted again with a dubious look in his eyes. He no doubt thought that he had bit off more than he could masticate this time sure. They com- menced scoring with instructions to stay by the pole horse. AcKerman, in addition to having the inside position, was about the slowest scorer of the lot. Frank is strong jawed and heady, and although McDowell was doing his best to get the old plunger back without pulling him off his stride when they came to the wire he was half a length ahead. Shaker broke up and made it a false start, and when they came back the marshal was waiting with a demand on McDowell for $10 for coming up ahead of the pole horse. He paid it, but when he got down the stretch he dismounted and turned the horse over to the grooms with the remark that he didn't think he could manage him. The order came from the stand at once, "Mount that sulky and come up for the word." McDowell replied, "I can't drive him." Down from the fiat factory with a rattle like a railroad collision came the admon- ition, "Mount that sulky and drive this race or be expelled from the course." With such an alternative presented there was no such thing as hesitation, and McDonald got up. As he gathered up the reins the presiding judge gave him a part- ing salute: "You are fined $25 for refusing to drive." As he jogged down the stretch to take his place in the line McDow- lel looked up at the reporters' box with an expression that seemed to say: "If this ain't ah — 1 of a country then I'm dead wrong." But a bad beginning makes a good ending. The audience regarded McDowell as a persecuted man, and from association the old gray horse came in for a share of the regrets. For once in his life Gray Frank had the openly ex- pressed sympathy of six or eight thousand people. He was never surrounded by such an atmosphere before, and it is probable he never will be again. McDowell handled him with great skill and judgment, and caught him in his breaks better than any other driver who has undertaken to guide him. After all the vexations they got away from the wire at last, and the horse and driver that were the chosen of mis- fortune for the moment came out from under the cloud and landed the race and money with a good deal of eclat and finish. First Heat — Prince and Shaker both broke at the word, but Prince was handy and led the field to the quarter in :38i ; Frank second, Ackerman third, Shaker fourth. Down the back quarter Frank closed with Prince, and at the half in 1:14 was on his wheel. A few strides more and Prince broke and fell back to third position. Up the homestretch Shaker made a lively brush and lapped Frank out, Prince third, Ackerman fourth. Time 2:27£. Prince still held his place in the betting, but Frank found backers, and Shaker's last quarter strengthened the field. The average odds were now Prince $100, Frank $77 50, Field $65. Second Heat — Prince led from the wire and they strung out around the turn with Shaker second, Ackerman third and Frank last. Prince reached the quarter in :38. Frank worked past the other two and at the half, where the watch showed 1:15, he collared the favorite. Prince broke up and Frank came around the lowerturnwithaleadof four lengths, but in the straight work of the last quarter Prince closed the gap at a pace that was too rapid for Frank for the gray left his feet at the drawgate, yielding first place to Prince, Sha- ker-third, Ackerman fourth. Time 2:26. Home from the half in 1:11 was great for this class of horses, but Prince was quite done up by the effort. His backers rallied and quotations were Prince $160, Frank $90, Field $45. Third Heat — Prince and Frank got away together, but on the first turn Prince broke up and fell back. Frank paced the quarter in 36 with Prince four lengths behind. Acker- man and Shaker going together three lengths further back. They went to the half in 1:121 without change except that Shaker broke and fell further back. Up the homestretch Prince closed the gap partially, but not enough to give his friends substantial hope. Frank winning easily, Prince sec- ond, Ackerman third, Shaker fourth. Time — 2:26. There was now a movement to "get out," and Frank stock took a little boom. Closing prices were Frank $200, Prince $80, Field $11. The judges changed drivers behind Shaker, and the band set out for the Fourth Heat — Prince and Shaker both broke at the start and Frank took a commanding lead. He passedthe quarter in 36 and the half in 1:11}, but from there came home quietly winning the heat and race, Prince second, Ackerman third, Shaker fourth. Time— 2 :31i . BUMSIARY. California State Fair, Sacramento, Sept. 14, 188a. Pacing, 2:25 class; parse $400. E. M. Nolan's c g Grey Frank 1 2 1 1 C. Scblutius' br g Prince 3 12 2 ». J. Williams' b g Shaker 2 3 4 4 J. T. Mcintosh's b g Fred Ackerman, 4 4 3 3 Time-2:27a, 2;26, 2:26,2:31*. The regular programme of the day was now entered upon. | The first number on the card was the free handicap, two miles I and a quarter. Acceptances were as follows: Fred Collier 110, May D 112, Boots 100, Wildidler 100, Birdcatcher 90. The race was the great betting event of the meeting and many of the heavy losers of the preceding days showed a dis- position to "plunge," and make even or do worse. At the pool rooms, on Thursday evening, business opened lively with Collier and May D about even, the field also finding some favor. As the selling went on Collier drew ahead a lit- tle and at the close was the estabhshed favorite. On the track before the start a pile of money was put on the rates being Collier $230, May D $190, Field $155. The track was not especially prepared for the run and with the battering of the trotters and the pressure of the crowds that swarmed there in the morning to see the competition of lady riders, the stretch was hard enough to knock out any horse that had not ligaments of steel. They were started from the three quarter pole with an even cbance, and May D cut out the work at once. When they passed the stand they were strung out in a line, May D first, Boots second, Collier third, Birdcatcher fourth, and Wildidler last. They ran steadily in this order for three-quarters of a mile, when May D pulled back to second place, and when they entered upon second mile,.. Boots was leading. Around the upper turn Ma}' D went forward again and in the straight of the back stretch Collier wa3 seen to be slowly moving up. At the half he was on May D's hip and at the three-quarter mark his nose was in front. There was a flourish of whips all round, but Collier came away steadily and won by three lengths. May D second, Boots third, Birdcatcher fourth, Wildidler fifth. Time— 4^1 J. "When Collier came back to the stand he was limping and Wildidler, though he had fin- ished strong, was completely gone on one fore leg, and it was with difficulty that he was got to the stable. Boots was also complaining but not so loudly as the other two mentioned. The race showed May D to be a mare of remarkable gameness and substance. Private watches made the last two miles 3:3H — a tremendous pace — and Although May D drove Col- lier to the draw-gate at such a rate over a track almost as hard as a stone pavement, she showed no ill effects and was not at all done up by the race. 8UMMABI. Same Day— Free Handicap Stake, $50 each, S20 if declared: $300 add- ed; S100 to second horse, third to same stake. Two miles and a quar- ter. Stemler & Ayre's ch g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker— Puss, 5 years 110 pounds Duffy 1 H. C Judson's ch m May D, by Wildidle— >"ettie Brown, 5 years. 112 pounds Appleby 2 C. McLaughlin's b h Boots, by Hercules -Eva Coombs, 5 years 100 pounds ^~. Ross — 3 C. Dorsey'sbrc Birdcatcher, by Specter— Pet, 4 years, 90 pounds 0 Hill t Gries' b h Wildidler, by Wildidle— Eva Coombs, 6 years, 100 pounds 0 Txme-$4 :01|. Nest on the list was a colt and filly stake for two-year- olds, one mile. The starters were Shenandoah, Schoolgirl, Bachelor, John A, Philip S, and two from Mr. Baldwin's sta- ble. A great deal of money was laid on this race also. Two circumstances conspired to make the betting heavier than it would have otherwise been. One of these was an impres- sion that the Palo Alto stable would start the black filly by Wildidle from Frolic, which Mr. Walsh had never intended to do, and the other was the great trial of Schoolgirl who had run the track from wire to wire inl:40withll0poundsup. Ba- ther an amazing performance for a two-year-old filly of School- girl's size, but there is no doubt that she did it. Closing prices were Schoolgirl $350, Shenandoah $300, field $135. They got away with only an ordinary start, but as well as could be expected from such a mob of restless youngsters. When the flag fell Carter gave Shenandoah the buckskin heartily and the big brown set the pace at a great rate. Duffy was on the favorite, and he did his best to close the gap on the back- stretch, but Shenandoah had the race won and came to the score first by two lengths. There was some lively hustling for second place and it resulted in a dead heat between Schoolgirl and E. J. Baldwin's chestnut filly by Grinstead from Josie C. Schoolgirl pulled up lame and her racing days are most likely over. She was the fourth that had gone to the veterinary that afternnoon. 8UMMAET. Same Day— Colt and filly stake for two-year-olds, $25 each ; $10 forfeit, S200 added"; $50 to second horse, third to save stake. One mile. Palo Alto's b c Shenandoah, by Shannon — Demirep 1 J. B. Haggin's ch f Schoolgirl, by Pat Malloy— Glenuine 0 E. J. Baldwin's ch f , by Grinstead — Josie C 0 Hill & Gries' b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking — Maid of the Mist 4 H. C. Judson's blk c John A, by Monday— Lady Clare 5 P.' Siebenthaler's b c Philip S, by Leinster— Lilly Simpson 6 E. J. Baldwin's ch f , by Grinstead— Sister to Clara D 7 Time— 1:44. The third number was a purse for three-year-olds, one mile. The starterswere Lucky B, Marian and Stanislaus, and in the pools Lucky was rated at 2 to 1 over both the others. At the start Stanislaus jumped to the front and led around the turn at a clipping pace. After passing the quarter Lucky B moved up, but fell back again and Stanislaus was first to the half by two lengths in 50 sec. But that was the end of him. He dropped out of the race before the next furlong was run and Lucky B won at a gallop, Marian second, Stanis- laus way off 150 yards. Time— 1:44£. SUMMARY. Same day— Purse S250: for three- year-olds ; 350 to second horse; one mile. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford— Maggie Emerson 1 J. B. Chase's bf Marian, by Hubbard— Electra 2 C Dorsey's b c Stanislaus, by imp Partisan— Lady Melrose 3 Time -1:443. The last act was a mile and repeat, for all ages, with Lau- ra, Grismer, Major Whitesides, Jubilee and Bondo on the track. The betting was, Laura $220, Grismer $110, Field $87 50. First Heat — Grismer had a slight advantage when the flag dropped, but Jubilee rushed off the fastest, leading to the quarter in 26i and the half in 53. At that point the others were well bunched close behind him. At the tLree-quarter pole Jubilee fell back beaten and Laura took his place. At seven furlongs she was a length to the best, but Grismercame through with a rush and beat her to the wire by a length, Laura second, Whitesides third, Eondo fourth, Jubilee fifth. Time, 1:46. Grismer was the cry of the speculators now, and around the pool stand the figures noted were, Grismer 5210, Field $77 50, Laura §65. Second Heat — Laura challenged Grismer at the start and ran with him past|the quarter in 26, but soon after gave way to Whitesides, who made one of his characteristic spurts and led the big chestnut to the half in 52, but before the turn was behind them Whitesides had joined the rear division, and Grismer won as he liked, the order at the finish being the ame as in the first heat. Time— 1:46. SUMMARY. Same Day— Purse §300. for all ages: $75 to second, S50 to third, one mile and repeat. E J.Baldwin*schgGr»sraer.byGrinstead-TennieD,3yrs..l051bs.. 1 1 W. M. Ayres" ch f Laura, by Shannon— Folly, 3 yrs., 105 lbs 2 2 F. Dupoister's b h Major Whitesides, by Monday— Lizzie Martin, 4 yrs., 118 lbs ■ 3 3 Geo. Howson's ch g Rondo, by Norfolk— by Belmont,6yrs.,115 lbs.. 4 4 Thoi. Bazlett'n ch a Jubilee, by Norfolk— by Lodi, 6 yri., 115 lbs. ,.55 Tlmi«l:46, 1:46. The attendance showed a Utile falling off, but still there wasa crowd. The weather was the finest of the week, cool, clear and free from wind. The exercises opened with the consolation purse for beaten horses, carried over from the preceding day by the press of business. Marian, Ella Doane, Nighthawk, and Major Whitesides started. In the pools Ella Doane was quoted at $120, Marian $22, Field S24. The start was good as to three of the horses, but Nighthawk was practically left at the post in both heats through her own bad behavior. Whitesides made the running at once, closely followed by Ella Doane and Marian to the quarter in 25}. On the back quarter Marian pulled back and Nighthawk took third place, Whitesides passing the half in 50J. From there Ella com- menced gaining on him and at the draw-gate had him beaten, when suddenly Marian swept past on the inside winning the heat by two lengths, Ella second, Whitesides third, Night- hawk fourth. Time — 1:44]. Ella still held her place in the good opinion of the speculators, but at reduced figures. Sales, Ella Doane $150, Marian $110, Field $45. In the second heat Ella and Marian got together and kept close company to the quarter where Ella showed in front (time 251) and to the half in 51, without material change, Whitesides and Nighthawk three lengths back. Near the five furlong pole Whitesides wavered and fell, never to rise again. Ella and Maria came up the straight at a rattling rate but at the finish Marian drew ahead, winning the heat and race, Ella second, Nighthawk third. Time, 1:44. An investigation revealed that Major Whitesides had turned the fetlock joint of the left fore leg and the force of the fall had made a com- pound fracture of the linib. He was destroyed. He was owned by W, B. Todhunter, of Washington, Yolo county. SUMMARY. Sept. 15: Consolation Purse; mile and repeat. J. B. Chase's ch f Marian, by Hubbard— Electru 1$ 1 H. C. Judson's ch f Ella Doane, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown 2 2 P. F. Shatter's br m Nighthawk, by imp Haddington— by Norfolk. 4 3 F. Dupoister's b h Major Whitestdes, by Monday— Lizzie Martin.. 3 * Time-1:442, 1:44. •Fell and did not finish. The free-for-all trot was then put on. The starters in this affair were Vanderlynn, Manon and Nellie E, and the talent seemed a little mixed as to which had the best of it, Palo Alto or Petaluma. They finally inclined a little towards the daughter of Nutwood, and when the contestants appeared on the track the prevailing rate was Manon $400, Nellie E, $375, Vanderlynn $77 50. The decree of the dice box gave the bay horse the pole, Manon second, and Nellie E the outside pos- ition. First Heat. — When the word was given Manon had half a length the best of it and the two mares went steadily together to the quarter. Vanderlynn breaking on the turn and falling back. On the backstretch Nellie moved up and the two went head and head for a furlong, where Nellie fell back again. They came around the lower turn with Manon in front by half a length, and Vanderlynn three lengths behind. As they swung into the last quarter Nellie E drew ahead and outtrotted Manon, only to meet another antagonist, for Van- derlynn came up on the outside with a great flurry and the two had a lively wrestle for a hundred yards, which ended by Vanderlynn's breaking almost at the score, and the mare beating him under the wire by a head only. Manon third by a length. Time 2:22i. The knowing ones thought theysaw daylight ahead now. If Vanderlynn was going to perform that way he could be depended upon to drive Nellie E for an- other heat, and pump her out, when Manon would have the race at her mercy. In the pools Manon brought $220, Nellie E $160, Vanderlynn $65. Second Heat. — At the start Vanderlynn rushed off and took the pole and they went to the quarter in a line, Manon second, Nellie last. Down the straight Nellie moved up even with Manon, and at the half, where Vanderlynn broke, she took the head of the procession. She held the vantage to the fin- ish, winning the heat by half a length, Manon second, Van- derlynn a fair third. Time— 2:2U. With two heats to her credit and no sign of a pinch, yet, Nellie E got to be an in- vestment much sought after. Quotations were Nellie $200, Manon $150, Vanderlynn $17 50. Third Heat. — Manon led off, but for most of the mile the two mares trotted like a double feam, Vanderlynn breaking up on the first turn and acting as near guard. Near the seven furlong pole Manon went into the air and Nellie won the heat and race by three lengths, Manon second, Vander- lynn third. Time— 2:21}. SUMMARY. game day —Trotting; free for all. Purse $1,200 J. & W. S. Fritsch's ch m Nellie R. by Gen. McClellan Jr 1 1 1 Palo Alto's b m Manon. by Nutwood 2 2 2 p. Farrell's b g Vanderlynn, by Geo. M. Patchen Jr 3 3 3 Time. First heat Quarter, 38, Half, 1:12A, Mile, 2:22*. Secoddbeat Quarter, 35*, Half, I:ll#, Mile, 2:22$. Third heat Quarter, 35, Half, 1:10*, Mile,2:2U. Between the heats of the free-for-all a match between J. B. Haggin's Premium and the Australian horse Kelpie, half a mile was run. The race was for $500 a side. Heury Schwartz was selected by the parties to the match as starter, and he sent the horses away with as square and fair a start as the most exacting quarter horse speculator could desire. It was expected that the race would be close, but it proved other- wise. The two ran together around the turn, but as soon as they were straightened in the stretch, the great old mare commenced to leave the Australian, and she came to the win.- ningpost first by three lengths. Time— 48^. SUMMARY. Same Day— Private match for an inside stake of $1,000. Half a mile. J. B. Haggin's ch m Premium 1 Jas. Morrow's b h Kelpie 2 Time- 48J . Trotting was then resumed and some colt controversies were disposed of. In the Occident Stake for three-year-old, all the nominations were withdrawn except Sallie Benton, and she took a walk over for the stakes and declaration money. In the yearling race only two colts appeared, Cannon Ball and a black filly named by Mr. L. J. Eose. Cannon Ball has been aptly named. He is a resolute little fellow, but slow of motion. He drew the pole aud they went away, the black filly leaving the colt at once and doing the mile as she liked, Cannon Ball being beaten over a furlong. SUMMARY. Same Day-Purse $300 for yearlings. One mile. L. J. Rose's blk f, by Sultan, dam Ella Lewis.. 1 W B. Todhunter's ch c Cannon Ball, by Prompter, dam Gaze le 2 Time— 3:06$. The meeting closed with the trot for the three-minute cli Hazel Kirke, Barney B, Sister, Le Grange and Scandim started with positions in that order. The race was col- ed to lay between Barney B and Scandinavian with for Sister or Le Grange to make a scratch, and tb* j i Barney B S60, Scandinavian $45, Fiflld, $18. 180 'he |kmler and *kp®xi$\\wvu Sept 22 First Heat— Barney B had a little the best of the send off- Sister and Hazel Kirke both broke, and at the quarter Barney B had then well strung out, Le Grange three lengths behind him, Sister and Hazel Kirke four lengths further back, Scan- dinavian last. On the backstretch Scandinavian broke badly and at one time was a distance out. At the half Le Grange broke and Barney B came home in a jog, Le Grange second, Hazel Kirke third, Sister fourth, and Scandinavian fifth. Time— 2:32. Scandinavian's friends (some of them) were discouraged by his performance in the heat, and transferred their accounts to the favorite. Tae pools went, Barney B $160, Scandinavian $55, Field $22 50. Second Heat — Le Grange led around the turn and was first to the quarter, Barney B, Hazel Kirke, Sister and Scandinavian following in that order. On the back stretch Scandinavian threw a shoe and went up but soon settled and began closing the gap. In the last quarter Barney B closed with Le Grange and carried him to break and apparently had the heat secure when Scandinavian came rushing up on the outside and beat him to the wire by halfaleugth, Le Grange third, Hazel Kirke fourth, and Sister fifth. Time, 2:30. A suspician found lodgment in the minds of some outsiders and Scandinavian took a shoot upward in the betting. Scandinavian $100, Barney B $100, field $22 was the prevailing odds. Fourth heat — Barney B aud Scandinavian got away togeth- er but at the quarter Scandinavian broke and Barney B mar- shaled the procession, Le Grange second. Hazel Kirke third, Scandinavian fourth, and Sister last. They went in a string around the lower turn but bunched up at the head of the stretch and Hazel Kirke came through winning the heat. Barney B crossed the line second, Le Grange third, Scandi- navian fourth, and Sister fifth. Donathau. the driver of Scandinavian complained that Barney B had fouled him and exhibited a broken wheel in evidence. The judges plac- ed the offending horse last. Pools, Scandinavian $70, Bar- ney B $55, field Sfa'7.50. Fourth heat — Hazel Kirke led off and on the back stretch four were in a bunch with Le Grange three lengths back. At the half Barney B showed in front but Scandinavian held the edge over any and all the others when given his head and won the heat, Hazel Kirke second, Barney B third, Le Grange fourth, Sister fifth. Time, 2:32*. It was rapidly growing dark and there was no time for further maneuver- ing. Pools, Scandinavian $310, field $140. Fifth heat — Scandinavian began business at once and the result of the heat was never in doubt, Hazel Kirke finished second. Sister third, Le Grange fourth, and Barney B fifth. Time, 2:33*. STTMMAEY. Same day — Purse 51,000 for three -minute class. P. Johnson's blk g Scandinavian 5 1 3 1 1 J. B. McDonald's b f Hazel Kirke 3 4 12 2 P. Farrell's b h Barney B 1 2 5 3 5 L. J. Rose's blk c Le Grange 2 3 2 4 4 S. S. Brake's b f Sister 4 5 4 5 3 Time— 2:32, 2:33, 2:33, 2:32*. 2:33J. The Stockton Fair. The fair of the San f Joaquin Valley Association opened Tuesday with a promise of a veritable red |letter meeting. The town was packed with people and the entertaining capa- city of its various hostelries were hardly equal to the occasion. Probably the improvements which have been made this sum- mer have had something to do with it. The new grand stand is, without exception, the finest on this side of the Mississ.ppi, and will compare favorably with the best of them East. A handsome music stand is a prominent feature, and the old stand, which was moved further down the turn, re- painted and in parts remodelled, adds to the seating capacity, so that there is no lack of accommodation. The large build- ing which is used for the exhibition of machinery is so com- modious as to afford ample room for proper arrangement, and many new box-stalls give the horses the best of quarters. The track has been covered by a coating of loam, so that it is more favorable and easily put in order for either racing or trotting. The weather was most propitious for fast work on the track and as genial for the idler and the sight-seer as could be wished. The first event of Tuesday was a mile dash for two-year- olds. Alice 7, Lillian, Maid of Stockdale, and two unmarried fillies from the stable of D. S. Terry were nominated and all started. Maid of Stockdale was choice in the pools. A very good start was effected and soon after Lillian took the lead and opened a gap of several lengths,and about midway of the back quarter the jockey was pulling her as hard as he could. Just beyond the half-mile pole the five were in a bunch and when they came into the stretch the chestnut filly was lapped on the gray and a very spirited run resulted. At the stand the chestnut beat her stable companion by half a length, the gray third, and the brown fourth. Time — 1:49 J. BUMMABY, Stockton, Cal., September 18— Purse S40Q; for two-year-olds. One mile. D. S. Terry's ch f, by Joe Daniels— by Woodbnrn 1 D. S. Terry's b f, by Bayswater-by Joe Daniels 2 T. U. Williams Jr.'s gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels— by Norfolk 3 J. B. Haggin's b f Maid of Stockdale, by Shannon— Bell Dennian.. 0 J. N. Randall's br f Alice T, by Joe Daniels— Sugar Plum. 0 Time, 1:49 J. The second race was a handicap for district horses, heats of a mile, with four at the post: Stanislaus, Laura, Certio- rari and a chestnut gelding by Thad Stevens, from sister to Mark L. The last named was a high favorite in the pools, selling for $100 to $80 for the rest bunched in the field. Stanislaus won the first heat with ease, Laura second, the Stevens colt third, Certiorari just inside the flag. Time, 1:47,'. Certiorari won the second heat, Laura second, the Stevens colt third, Stanisluus distanced. Time, ! :49. Certi- orari also won the third heat, with Laura second, but before the judges had announced the result a protest was filed, claiming that all the horses except the Thad Stevens colt had been trained in the same stable. The matter was taken un- der advisement. The third event was for trotting four-year- olds, Hazel Kirke, Olivette and Auteeo starting. The first named had the call in the betting, and won in straight heats, Olivette second, Anteeo third. BUMMABY. Same day— Trotting: purse $800 for all four-vcar-olds. J. B. Mr Dona Id's b f Hazel Kirke, bv Brigadier 111 A. C. Dietz'sbrm Olivette, by "Whipple's Hamhletodian 2 2 ■> J. C. Simpson's Antello, by Electioneer 3 ■) y Time-2;30J, 2:32, 2:34. Wednesday, tlie Second »ay. On Wednesday the attendance was very large. The racing began with mile heats for a purse of S500. Of eleven entries only four started, viz., Lucky B, Duke of Monday, May D and Joe G. Lucky B was first choice, May D nearly even and the field going cheap. The choice for positions placed •Toe G first, Duke of Monday second, May D third and Lucky B on the outside. There was only a short delay before the flag fell for a capital start for the first heat. All were run- ning fast when Joe G bolted for the outside of the track, and before his rider could get him moving he was a double dis- tance behind the others. At the quarter pole in 25 seconds, May D led the Duke of Monday a neck, and in this order they kept up the same rapid gait down the backstretch, reaching the half-mile pole in 50 seconds, with Lucky B a couple of lengths behind. The race on the homestretch was very exciting, all three being nearly abreast at the seven- eights. From that point May D ran away from her competi- tors half a length, which she was in front of Duke of Mon- day, Lucky B two lengths behind, in the fast time of 1 :43, Joe G more than distanced. The start for the second heat was delayed, mostly owing to the obstinacy of the Duke. When the flag fell Lucky B had enough the advantage to run from the outside position to the inside before going fifty yards. By the time the quarter was reached May D had her nose on his saddle girths, the time 26 seconds. From there all the way along the backstretch, it would have troubled the fastest quarter-horse to keep pace with the flying couple; her head was at his shoulder half way down, and at the half-mile in 49A , it was impossible to tell from the reporters' stand which was in the lead. The filly was in front at seven furlongs. From the distance the leaders were whipped and shaken up for all that was in them. As the chestnut and bay neared the goal, next to the last stride, the head of the filly was in front; the last stride the colt raised his as hers was lowered, and those who were ea- gerly looktng down from the double wire saw that Lucky B was in front never so little- The figures on the blackboard were anticipated, and even 1:42 was expected, as it was evi- dent a great feat had been done. An addenda to the purse was a premium of $200 to the animal beating 1 :43J . Duke of Monday had the best of the start in the third heat, giving him the lead which Duffy improved to three lengths at the quarter in twenty-five seconds, Lucky B at that point being a good second. At the half-mile in fifty seconds, Lucky B was on the haunches of the leader. At he head of the homestretch it was neck-and-neck — May D came, too, but Lucky B stayed the pace best and won by a little. The time of this heat was 1 :44, which gives this race the foremost rank in the Pacific Coast calendar. Before this, the best three heats were credited to Thornhill and Thad Stevens, Thornhill winning the first and second in 1 :43 and 1 :43, and Thad the third in 1:43}-. The aggregate is the same, but in- asmuch as the second was a second faster, the pride of place must be awarded to the later performance. The weights were nominally the same, though Lucky B carried five pounds over the allowance and Duke of Monday four and one-half pounds extra. Another feature of the race was the casting of a plate by May D in the second heat at the head of the home- stretch and losing the "catch " on the ground, which could not be otherwise than detrimental. Mile heats have been run much faster. Bounce has a record of 1:42 — 1:4U, and Gabriel 1:42J— 1:41 1. ■ SUMMARY. Stockton Fair Ground, Sept. 10— Pacific Coast Running; mile and re- peat; purse $500, and if i;43£ is beaten the horse making the lowest re- cord will receive $200 additional; four moneys. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B,by Rutherford —Maggie Emerson, Geo Howson 3 11 H. C. Jodson's s m May D, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown, Appleby 12 2 John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday— Eemirep, P. Duffy 2 3 3 J. Green's b h Joe G, by Joe Daniels, by W. Woodburn dist Time— 1:43, 1:42, 1:44. The next event was a trot for the 2:40 class; Allan Boy, Bay Frank, Big Lize, and Barney B starting. Allan Roy won easily in straight heats, the time of which was 2:26] — 2:2S| — 2:25. Bay Frank was largely the favorite before the start; after the first heat it was $100 to $75 on Allan Koy, and before the deciding one, $100 to $10. There was a change of drivers after the second heat, John Williams being substituted for Peter Williams to Pilot Bay Frank. The former kept the horse from breaking, though the increased steadiness was not accompanied by speed enough to catch the gray. The last race was for district three -year-olds, for a purse of $800. This Lucilla won also in straight heats in 2:35, 2:34| and 1:34, Ha, Ha getting second money and John O'Brien third. Thursday, the Third Day. The first race of the day was a mile and repeat over four hurdles for a purse of $500. The entries were E. J. Bald- win's Grismer, J. E. Courtney's Hattie B and J. MeM. Shaf- fer's Haddington. The first heat was won by Hattie in 1:52|, Grismer second and Haddington distanced. Hattie sold in the pool at $100 to $18 for Grismer. In the next heat both horses started neck and neck and cleared the hurdle together without striking a hoof, and continued on a dead run to the quarter, when Hattie began to gain and came under the wire four open lengths ahead in the excellent time of 1:491. The second race was for the state trotting two-year-old stake, best two in three, mile heats, the whole of the entrance money being divided into four sums, with $500 added as fol- lows: $100 each for the winners of moneys and $100 for the sire of the colt that wins first money. J. A. McCloud entered the bay colt, Mount Vernon; L. U. Shippee entered a chest- nut filly, a sister to Honesty, by Priam, dam by Chieftain; G. W. Trahern entered b. c. Voucher, by Nephew, dam by Ver- nonPatcheu; F. L. Smith entered b f Cora, by Buccaneer, dam Pearlj by Bluebell; Charles Sherman entered Chevalier, by Brigadier, dam Kit, by Billy McCracken; D.E. Knight entered b f Nighthawk by Brigadier, H. D. Beach en- entered the chestnut colt Dawn, by Nutwood, dam Countess, by Whipple's Humbletonian. The first heat was won by Mount Vernon in 2:47:], Honesty second, Voucherthird, Cora fourth, Dawn fifth, Chevalier sixth and Nighthawk distanced. The second heat was won by Cora, Voucher second, Vernon third, Sister to Honesty fourth, Chevalier fifth and Dawn sixth. Time, 2:44]. Vernon won the third heat and first money together with $100 for the owner of sire. Cora second money, Voucher third and Honesty fourth money. Time, 2;44. The closing event of the day was a special trotting race, two miles and repeat for a purse of $250. Anteo, Telegraph, and Olivette were entered. The first heat was won by Oli- vette in 5:20, Telegraph second, and Anteo third. Anteo won the second heat, Olivette second, Telegraph third. Time 5:06. The race was postponed until Friday, too late for no- tice in this issue. THE RIFLE. The Fusileers' Shoot. J. W. Cowie of the London Athletic Club was reputed to have accomplished a wonderful performance in the 150 yards opun handicap at the North Kent Harriers' athletic sports, Gravesend, Eug., August 25. Starting from scratch he won the final heat by a few inches from F. Tipple, 11 yards, who was a foot before W. Stevenson; W. F. Lowe fourth and W. G. George fifth. Says the Sporting Life: "There being no reliable timekeeper, we refrain from giving the times." The San Francisco Fusileers, Company C, Second Artillery Regiment, held their twelfth annual picnic and target excur- sion at Shell Mound last Sunday. A great many prizes were put up for competition by friends of the company and these will be distributed at old Turn Verein Hall on the evening of the 30th of this month. Forty-three men in all participated in the practice. C. Sclieurer made the best score of the day, 45 points, and will receive the first company prize; Sergeant O. Lemke made 43, which calls for second.and Lieutenant H. J. Mangels will receive the third prize on a like score. Fol- lowing are the company's scores: G. Elder 32 Captain J. Bruer '41 Sergeant O. Lemke 43 Lt. H. J. Mangels 43 C. Scheurer 45 H. Frank Corporal Schmeser 42 J. Plagemann 4] F Koch 27 H. Burbick 33 J. C. Paterick 34 J. H. Geary 22 M. Gardner 13 P. J. Ruttiger 2C J. D. Ralph 2G Corp. W. Earnest 16 G. Stokes 23 Hoytt 29 Corp. H. Schulken 35 R. Wallmann 31 B.Levy 18 J. Roepke 20 E.J. Hurlbrink 20 H. Brooks 33 C. Watzeu 36 G. Dollege 34 S. Gloss 24 W. Schuebner 23 C. H. Thressen 37 C. Bartles 37 The honorary members* scores are as follows: C. Thiesbach 45 D. Dunker 41 H. Bendel 39 J. Schertzer 41 Goettjen 32 Captain L Siebe 31 D . Scboenfeldt 37 J. Winter 28 P. Heins 3210. F. Huber., G. Schnialzlan 32 C. Nobinan... Prizes will also be given to the prize judges on these scores. 33 29 About 200 tickets were sold on the twelve-ring public tar- get; each ticket allowed the holder two shots. Nine cash prizes running from $12 50 to $1 were given the highest shots, who stood with their rings as follows: Lieut. H. J. Mangles 33 W. Wallace 22 C. A. Carr 22 H. Carr 20 G.Marcus 19 Sergt. O. Lemke 18 W. Erbec * 17 H. Bendel 17 D. Walbnrn 14 Ch. Scheurer 11 A prize of $5 was given to the one making the most bull's- eye on the public target. This was won by Lieutenant H. J. Mangels, who also won a prize for making the first bull's-eye in the morning, The Inter-State Match. The inter-State match is a thing of the past; our California riflemen have suffered defeat at the hands of Nevada's cham- pions; all honor to the victors ! The battle was a hard one. At the short range fortune smiled upon the California team, who led by four points, but when it came to shooting at the 500-yard range, the eagle-eyed men of Nevada had a trifle the best of it, and managed to win by three points in an un- equalled score. There is no need to make any excuses for the California team. The weather was pleasant, and they as- serted, before leaving for Carson, that the only thing they feared was a high wind. The Nevadans won on their merits, beating our men at the long range) — the superior test of skill — and we are sure that the losers would not desire to say one word to lessen the honor of their opponents' victory. Their defeat will teach a lesson or two. It will show the need for securing funds for the trip before the team is made up, and not keep the men in suspense, thereby lessening their enthusiasm. It will show the need of closer practice and an open range. The home team treated the visitors with most distinguished courtesy, and the best of feeling prevailed all through the match. CALIFOBITCA TEAM. Burns— 200 yards— 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4—44; 500 yards-^t, 3, 5, 4,5. 4, 3,5,5, 4—42. Total, 86. Sime— 200 vards— 4, 4,4, 4,4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4—41; 500 yards— 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 5,4, 2, 3—41. Total, 82. Kuhnle— 200 yards— 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5—45; 500 yards— 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5. 5, 4, 5 -46. Total, 91. Warren— 200 yards— 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4-30; 500 yards— 6, 4, 5,5, 4, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5—43. Total, 82. Klein— 200 yards— 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4,4, 5, 4—43; 500 vards— 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5,4,4,3-4*4. Total, 87. Klose— 200 vards— 5, 4, 5, 5,4, 4, 5,4, 4—45; 500 yards-4,4,5, 5, 3, 3, 5,5, 3, 4—41. "Total, 86. Kellogg-200 yards— 5, 5,5,5,4, 4, 4, 5,4, 4-45; 500 yards-5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4. 5, 4—47. Total, 92. Cummings— 200— yards— 4, 5, 5, 5,4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4—44; 500 yards— 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5—49. Total, 93. Barrere— 200 vards— 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4—44; 500 yards— 5, 5, 5. 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5—48. Total, 92. Perkins— 200 yards— 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5—44; 500 yards— 1. 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5—40. Total, 84, Grand total, 875. NEVADA TEAM. Lord— 200 yards— 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4-42; 5,4,5,4,5—45. Total, 87. Burke— 200 vards— 4. 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5—43; 2,5, 5, 5. 5-45. Total, 88. Cowing— 200 yards— 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4 — 43; 500 yards— 6, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5,5, 3, 5—44. Total, 87. Frazer— 200 vards— 5. 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3—42; 500 yards— 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3. 4, 5—43". Total, 85. Thaxter-200 vards-4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4— 45; 500 yards— 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4. 4, 5, 4-47. Total, 92. Galusba— 200 vards— 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4 — 12; 500 yards— 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5-45. Total, 87. Cameron— 200 yards— 5, 4. 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5—44; 500 yards— 5. 5, 3, 5, 5. 5, 4, 5, 5, 5—47. Total, 91. Crawford— 200 yards— 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5—43; 500 yards-5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4. 4, 4—43. Total, 86. Borges— 200 yards— 5. 4, 4, 4, 5,4, 5,3, 5. 4—13; 500 yards— 5, 5, 5,4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5. 4—45. Total, 88. Saffell— 200 vards— 4, 4, 4, 6, 3, 5, 4^4, 5, 4 — 42; 500 yards -6, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4. 5. 4, 5—44. Total, 86. Grand total, 878. Saffell and Perkins were the last two men to come to the long-range target. They fired four shots each, Perkins making 15 aud Saffell 18 points, when an accident occurred to Perkins" gun. Darkness coming on, the match was postponed and finished Tuesday morning. At a meeting, on September 6, of the committee appointed by the National Rod and Reel Association to make arrange- ments for the tournament to be held October 16, 17, different committees were appointed, and an amateur fisherman was defined to be one "who has never fished for a living, has never been a guide, and has never been employed in the sale or manufacture of fishing tackle." 500 yards-5, 3, 5,4, 5, 500 yards-5, 5,4,4,6. A meeting of the National Rifle Association was held Sept. 4, at which it was announced that sufficient funds had al- ready been guaranteed to enable an English team to come to this country nest summer. A committee of five will be ap' pointed by the N. R. A. to prepare for the match. 1883 £hc greater and J> penismmt. 181 rowing. To-morrow's Race at Long* Bridge. , To-morrow L. White and Leander Stevenson will row their three mile race over the Long Bridge Course. Much interest is taken in the event by the local oarsmen as Stevenson is believed to have improved considerably and to be able to give White a hard race. Stevenson has trained very care- fully and deserves the credit of trying conscientiously to win. He has never relaxed his efforts to get himself into the best possible condition and has succeeded in a degree that sur- passes his friends. He looks ready to row a stiff trial any day. White on the contrary, has not paid much attention to his preparation and seems to have relied more on his good opinion of himself than the hard work necessary for an oars- man and which he needed as much as any one. The race will be between peculiarly unlucky oarsmen. Stevenson has pearly always been "out of fix " in his races or has met with some accident which threw him out. He has bnt one victory to his credit. White has also won one race. In the Thanks- giving Day regatta, two years ago, he won with apparent ease and showed such speed that he was regarded as the coming man. The promise has as yet not been fulfilled and all his races since have resulted to his disadvantage. He has shown very poor judgment in his contests, and rarely taken that care with his training which ordinary caution would suggest. He goes into the race to-morrow in somewhat better condi- tion than he has heretofore, and he has also the benefit of be- ing splendidly boated. He has a good turn of speed for a mile in any form, and being a more powerful man than his antagonist ought to lead for the first stage of the journey if not for the entire distance. Stevenson is confident however that he can win and will be satisfied if he gets to the stake boats within a few lengths of his opponent. There is no lack of confidence on While's side and their ought to be a good deal of speculation on the race. Betting is at present even. Supervisor Griffin has been chosen referee and can be relied on to act intelligently as well as fairly. Not Likely to take Place. After all the buncome and blustering about the Thanksgiv- ing Day regatta and the great things that were to be done by the Pacific Rowing Association, it is whispered amon^ the delegates that the much advertised affair is not likely to°take place. The large purses that were to to be poured into the lap of the Association by the magnanimous millionaires of Vallejo, have not been yet heard jingling in the distance and Treasurer Sullivan has gTown strangely morose towards the So- lona contengent. The matter is at present in this state. If Su- pervisor Sullivan dips into his plethoric sack and guarantees the railroad people some $300, he can get the use of the ferry boat, Oakland, for the day of the regatta. It is hardly neces- sary to say that the Association has not a copper of its own and the money subscribed at Yallejo, is just suffi- cient to give a few prizes. Everything depends on getting the ferryboat, which will form the base of operations and en- eble the speculative delegates to capture sufficient dollars to pay for the brass band and the sandwiches and beer of the Executive Committee. The only person likely to get left is Supervisor Sullivan, who is solicited to go surety for the ex- cursion steamer, and at present the Supervisor is unmoved by the salt plentifully sprinkled on his tail. Judging by the way he smiles and says "I'm afraid the regatta wont come off," the day is still far distant when the loquacious young secretary of the association can return to his native village with a big rosette won in the unparlimentary councils 'of Long Bridge. A Dissatisfied Backer. Some time ago it was stated in this column that L. White, who was advancing $300 of the 3500 stakes on Watkdns, had become dissatisfied. Bob Goble, who was finding the re- mainder of the money, controlled Watkins, and refused to allow any one to row a trial with him, and White declined to remain one of the backers. Some days after, White having had a brush with Watkins, concluded that he could bea't Sam, and told Goble so. Goble replied that Sam could beat any man in Crliforaia, and Samuel himself very modestly confirmed the assertion, and advised White to leave him alone. After several debates it was decided that no match between White and Watkins would be made until after the race between Watkins and Griffin on October IS. Goble is now Watkins' sole backer, and is perfectly satisfied with his position. He has the utmost confidence in his man, and cer- tainly the performances of Watkins justify the reliance placed on him. He is a very level-headed sculler. Some of the boating news which has lately appeared in the daily newspapers is furnished by an irresponsible youth, who has arrived at that primary stage of existence when the clamor of his jaw is even more offensive than the cerebral exudations of his nose, The glibness with which this sam- ple of arrested intellectual development talks of thousands of dollars and the men he will back, is all more wonderful and audacious in view of the fact that he has so far shown himself possessed of the four bits required to make him a member of aboat club for a month. The inaccuracy of his re- ports is explained by his inability to get nearer to any source of information, than the doors of the boat houses, though which in common with many other loafers, he may be seen any Sunday craning his long neck. Answers to Correspondents. Questions answered only tnrough these. No replies by mail or tele" G pa- Record, Stockton — 1. What was Rondo's record in the consolation race at the Blood Horse meeting at Oakland? 2. What was Grismer's record in the same? 3. What was Joe Howell's record in the mile and repeat race at tne State Fair last fall? Answer 1. Rondo won the first heat, with Jubilee second, Grismer third. Time, 1:444. He ran second to Grismer in the second and third heats. 2. Grismer was third in first heat as above. Won second and third heats. Time — 1:45], 1:45&. 3. Joe Howell won the race in question in straight heats, Nighthawk second, Frank Roades third in both heats. Time — 1:43A, 1:45. ♦ Names Claimed. By F. Brown, Windsor, Sonoma Co. Windsor Maid for dark bay filly foaled June 22, 1883; by Eugene Casseiiy {sire of Sweetbriar, 2:26]). First dam Kitty, by Inauguration, son of Alexander (Unkless'); second dam by Ben Franklin, son of Easton's David Hill; third dam by Nova to Chief. Wherry Bowers Verses Shell Scullers. It is intended that Pat Brannan, of the Pioneer Bowing Club, is to be backed against Dennis Griffin in a wherry race. Bob Goble is said to be ready to post S500 on the match en behalf of Brannan. There wilhbe no trouble in making the match if Brannan's backers are ready to put up their money. Whether Griffin win or lose with Watkins, he can got backed for five hundred dollare against the Pioneer man. On the Fourth of July in the wherry race Brannan seemed to out- pull Griffin for the first half-mile, but in the last mile the boy plainly outTowed the veteran and could have continued to do so for'any number of miles. The fact of the matter is, that rowing is not different from any other athletic sport. It re- quires youth and undiminished stamina to make a champion in any branch of athletics, and when the veteran with a han- dicap of two score years and over pits himself against the lad of twenty summers, the old man wants the remains of something more than ordinary ability. Harry Kelly, once the English champion sculler, retained his form until past forty, bnt there are not a great many Harry Kelly's sculling around Long Bridge. Brannan has uudobtedly seen his best days as an oarsman, and the lad who is young enough to be his son, can unquestionably give him a start and a beating any day in fine boats over any course longer than a mile and a quarter. There is not so much difference between a shell boat fifteen inches wide and a shell boat eleven inches wide, that superior strength can win in the larger model. Besides the records show that any man who has been good in shell boats is not to be easily defeated in heavy boats. Some time ago Canada produced a champion skiff puller named Wise, who felt so confident of his ability to beat Hanlan in heavy boats, that he challenged the champion for one of those count- less reasons that influence professional oarsmen, the match fell through. Another match between Gaudaur and Wise was, however, made and the result was that the champion skiff puller was ingloriously defeated by the second class shell puller. Gaudaur could make a fortune, if he could beat Hanlan on anything that floats from a chip to a mud-barge. After Trickett was beaten by Hanlan in England, the Aus- tralian rowed and defeated the champion Whitehall, boat puller of England, a man who was considered invincible on his favorite craft. Trickett rowed two races with this champ- ion, one in boats with sliding seats and the other with sta- tionary seats and with straight sculls and the result of each race v as the same. When a man has shown himself re- markably good in any branch of sport it is the safest plan to respect his prowess, and not to conclude, that because he ex- cels in one direction he must possess ordinary ability on the otber, of course, it does not follow that a short distance man or a sprinter must also be a stayer, A sculler who is a flyer for a mile must not of necessity be phenomenal on a five mile course. A pedestrian who can run a hundred yards on even time should not necessarily be able to lower the half mile re- cord. It is not wise to infer, however, that because a man can show speed in a shell boat, he must be slow in a wherry, or that the man who beats the record in a cinder path cannot outfoot a turtle on a roadway. The persons who reason thus belong to the same class of illogical critics who believe that a pugilist who displays wonderful punishing powers with soft gloves can be easily defeated with bare knuckles. It is quite possible that he may. It is not beyond the reach of credulity that a man may pull a shell faster and a Whitehall boat slower than any oue in the world; that a man may outfoot Hutchens on a cin- der path and be beaten by Alike Geary on a smooth road; that a man may knock out John L. Sullivan with four-ounce gloves and be defeated with the knuckles by Jack Hallinan. It is quite possible that all or any of these wonderful things may occur, but before wagering any money on their consum- mation a prndent book-maker would like something more satisfactory than the assurance that he had one chance in a million to win. The poorest business in the world is that of backing a beaten man to defeat his rvictorious antagonist, and when the victor shows constant improvement while the loser steadily retrogrades, the speculation degenerates from painful indiscretion to mournful idiocy. ♦ Wallace Boss has issued the following challenge and backed it with a deposit of $100. New Yore. Sept. 10, 1883 Editor Clipper— Dear Sir: Having fulfilled nearly all my regatta en- gagements for the present year, and being desirous of rowing a match- race before the season closes with one or other of those whom I have encountered at regattas during the past summer, I hereby issue the fol- lowing challenge: I will make a match to row any man in America (with the exception of Edward Hanlan I, in shell boats, a distance of four or five miles, for the sum of $500 or $1,000 a side ; the race to take place sis weeks after the signing of articles, as I shall require all that time to get in condition for such a contest. I will do better than this with Chas. E. Courtney, with whom I am prepared to make a match at any time, putting up $1,200 against his $1,000, and rowing any distance he may choose. I wish to state, however, that I will not row any match- race east cf Boston, Mass., this year. I leave a deposit of $100 with this challenge, and by covering this amount and sending articles of agreement to the "Clipper" office for my approval, any one can easily get a match with Tours respectfully, Wallace Ross. The defeat of Iroquois in the two races run by him since reaching this country from England showed that the horse was not at his best, and the Spirit of the Times very sensibly observes: "It would have been a deal better had Iroquois never seen the post again after he landed here in July. The horse was totally unfit to' meet first raters, and on Tuesday he was so foot-sore that he could not gallop fast enough to keep himself warm. It is idle talk to say that Mr. Lorillard's banter means that the horse was right. The horse, after he had ruptured a blood vessel, was laid up nearly all of 1SS2. He was taken up the past spring and ran brilliantly at Ascot and Stockbridge, then was shipped across, and, after a pass- age of thirteen days, was brought to Monmouth. He did well in his gallops, but, as he was asked to race in six weeks after his arrival in the country, his preparation was of neces- sity forced." A foot-race, 125 yards, for $250 a side, took place Sept. 3 at the Exposition Grounds, Pittsburg, Pa. Considerable trouble was experienced in starting the race, owing to a difficulty which arose between the principals concerning the time agreed upon for the event. In the absence of Creamer, who appeared upon the scene rather late, Nikirk ran over the course and claimed the stake, but the referee disallowed the claim, and ordered the men to get ready for the start. Cream- er had little trouble in overhanling >~ikirk, half way over the course, and beat him easily by one yard in 13s. A handicap wrestling tournament, catch-as-catch-can, for a gold medal and $75 to first and S50 to second, took place at Echo Park, Philadelphia, September 10. Contestants: Owen McCarty, 1*2 pounds; Harry Howard, 135 pounds; William Coupe, 132 pounds, and William Twomey, 134 pounds. First bout: Coupe beat Twomey. Second bout: McCarty beat Howard. Final bout: McCarty beat Coupe. Several hundred persons were present. Dorr's Record. Last Monday Mr. F. Taft of Truckee, owner of the Gordon setter Dorr, called at this office. He said that Mr. Post had called his attention to certain questions propounded by the Kennel editor in reference to Dorr and which so far as'they concerned his dog he desired to answer. As to the questions addressed particularly to Mr. Post he had nothing to say. In answer to the question when and where Dorr had won "at an Eastern Bench show he said that he never claimed Dorr to be a bench show dog. He was twice exhibited East. Once at ^ew York where he took neither prize nor certificate and once at Boston where he got his V H C or third prize. In answer to the question whether or not he claimed that Dorr was a thoroughbred Gordon, Mr. Taff said that he did. Dorr was by Don— Lady, imported from England, in 1S72 by Ethan L. Don-. Mr. Taft said that he did not have their pedigree in his possession but could procure it. Dorr and Lady were both of the same strain as Allison's Ben ben. Job- lyn's Dandy and Grouse. Respecting his assertion that Bea- trice and Race Jr. were the only two good specimens of Irish setters in the show, Mr. Taft admitted that he had not particularly examined Kate IL in fact, he showed that by re- marking tbat Kate had too much white, while the fact is she has not a white hair on her. Mr. Taft explained that he made no attempt to influence the judges' decision in anyway. At their reqnest he went into the judging room and pointed out the bad points about the dogs as they were brough in. From this it will be seen that Mr. Post was mistakt n in that portion of his remarks where it was easy to obtain proof of his error. He was wrong in calling Dorr "an Eastern Field Trial and Bench winner and he was equally wrong in bring-, ing forward Mr. Taft as authority to prove that Kate II,' was not a superior specimen of the Irish setter, when as Mr. Taft himself admits, he did not examine her loosely. It is now in order for Mr. Post to answer the auestions put him. Quit too Easily. During the progress of the Muldoon-Bibby wrestling match there was a good deal of excitement caused by the reckless manner in which challenges and twenty-dollar pieces were thrown around. Bibby hurled $100 and a challenge at the head of Whistler, and Muldoon in his most lofty manner is- sued a general defi to San Francisco, Alameda and the re- mainder of the world. It was a beautiful and impressive sight to see Al Hayman with right arm extended challenge Muldoon or any one else in behalf of Clarence Whistler. "Here's your money," shouted Hayman producing on a piece of worn paper an order for hundreds of dollars. "1 don't want no orders," replied Muldoon, forgetting, in the heat of the moment the rule about double negatives. "Well, here's the coin," shrieked Hayman, hurling a hand- ful of twenties on the stage in such a reckless manner that it was plain to every one there that he cared no more for a dol- lar than he did for his life. With what interest the spectators watched all the forfeit money handed over to a well known journalist who was so unnerved at the posssession of so large a sum that he actual- ly intimated a desire to treat, but recovered himself before the bluff could be called. It is sad but none the less true that nearly all this display was nothing bnt sounding brass. Bibby's money had scarcely got warm in the stakeholder's pocket when Bibby drew it down and left for the East, while as for Al Hayman, Muldoon is authority for the statement that he attempted to draw down the deposit in the Whistler match before the articles were signed. Muldoon says that he frustrated this scheme and that the stake is nowup for keeps, but he left the impression that so far as Hayman was concerned the Whistler party only wanted to wrestle for the gate money and did not care to risk a stake. All this goes to show that there is a good deal of difference between theatri- cal managers and sportsmen. The former always seem to weaken when their money is up and they are not sure that they have a sure thing. They are fonder of dramatic effect than of an even match. The University Races, Editor of the Breeder axd Sportsman: Allow me to call attention to an injustice done amateur athletics by the Com- mittee of the University Field Day of 1SS2. Invitations were extended to parties desirous of participating in the games and medals were announced to promote competition. Among the events for which prizes were offered was a mile race, which was won by the undersigned. According to the terms of that event, the winner was to received a gold medal but this appears to have escaped the memory of the Committee, for, since that time the promised medal has not been forth- coming, and all reference to it has been studiously avoided by the University Athletic Club. The race above referred to was an open event, and this fact alone should be sufficient to prompt the Committee to discharge its obligations to its invit- ed guests who aided to make their programme successful. Respectfully, Joseph P. Gorevax, Golden Gate Athletic Club. Wheelmen at Oakland. The Oakland Club held one of their enjoyable runs on the 16th, there being some twenty or thirty wheelmen present, members of the Oakland and San Francisco clubs. The lat- ter were met at the West Oakland Station by the Oakland Rid- ers, and after a pleasant run about the suburbs of two hours duration, made their way to Adams Point, which overlooks the lake. Here lunch was spread and soon disposed of, after which the riders made trips in various directions, some going out to the hills, others to Alameda and the swimming baths, and some to the Olympic Club grounds for a little riding upon the track. These excursions kept up the interest in riding, and should be held at frequent intervals during the season. ♦ Shooting Tournament. The Board of Directors of the Santa Clara and San Ma(eo Agricultural Society are having prepared two handsome gold medals, which will be contested for during fair week. On Wednesday, Sept. 26th, at ten o'clock, two teams of ten men each from the Gilroy Rod and Gun Club of Gilroy and the Garden City Club of San Jose will compete for one of the medals, at clay pigeons, according to Hurlingham rules. On Friday, Sept. *2Sth, at 10 a. m., a team of eight men belonging to Company B, of the Fifth Infantry, will shoot at a target, under Creedmore rules, any eight men who may wish to en- ter and contest for the second medal. The Fifth Infantry team to pull a six-pound triggernni the others a fchree-i trigger. Those intending to enter this last shoot ii . their names with the Secretary on or before Mondav, ber 24th. 182 ^Iic IBrcetlcr mt& Mvoxtemixu* Sept 22 ATHLETICS. Swimming at North Beach. J. Berg, the owner of the Sunny Cove Baths, North Beach, arranged a number of swimming and other races last Sunday, which passed off in a very pleasant manner, the North Beach swimmers turning out in force. As a general thing North Beach swimmers are men of iron nerve and wonderful consti- tution. They have to be or they could not be North Beach swimmers long. People of weak nerves and delicate stomachs who sample North Beach swimming, so to speak, never care to purchase large blocks of it. A sample is gener- ally rather more than enough, nnless people fancy a mixture of sewerage, garbage, bilge and odor from the Smelting works as a bath perfumer, not to speak of an occasional whiff from the "North Beach nuisance" and a dash of remembrance from the dumps. It takes a pretty loud imagination to con- jure up the glories of a dip in the old ocean as one picks out an open spot among the floating garbage for a plunge into the peculiar mixture that does duty for .a water over at North Beach, and when by chance one strikes a streak of discarded dye stuff from the Woolen Mills the impression is apt to pre- vail that North Beach is rather better adapted to pickling the human hide than to cleansing it. But what matters all this unpleasantness to the North Beach bather. At Sunny Cove they claim that the sea-wall keeps all sewerage and garbage away, while the Neptune Baths, safe in the seclusion afforded by Selby's wharf, guarantee to provide for their patrons tights, towels, rooms and pleanty of clear sea water. Those who survive a series of baths are naturally tough, hardy and almost impervious to sickness, so they don't mind so much and besides the quickness and alertness derived from dodging dead salmon, stray, and over-ripe tomatoes, ancient cabbage, occasional bales of hay, odd bottles, old shoes, odorous chick- en coops, orange crates, decaying cocoa-nuts, lostfruit-boxes, spoilt canned goods, condemned sheep, off color bacon, hams and other flotsam and jetsam, cannot fail to be valuable. However, in spite of all these objectionable features of North Beach bathing, there was a goodly show of contestants at the races last Sunday. A 1,000 yard race with a turn be- gan the sport. S. Post, M. E. Harris, McDonough, J. M. Caetelar and Fred Cook were the starters. Harris led from the start and reached the turning buoy first. On the return trip Cook put on a spurt and passing him 300 yards from home "won handily. The prize awarded was a gold pin and the time twenty-two minutes. This is nearly five minutes slower than record time, but not bad for amateurs. A diving contest came next. High, standing, back, spring, fetch and off-hand dives were the tests; A. V. Hall won the prize, but Fred Wildmuller and J. McDevitt both pushed him very close. The boys' swimming race was contested by Alfred Kahwyler, B. Schlingheid, B. O'Brien and C. Dorsey; distance 300 yards; O'Brien came in first, Schlingheid sec- ond. Time, 9 m. 30 sec. Between the swimming races a barge race was rowei between the Golden Gate and Triton clubs in which the Golden Gates were beaten shamefully. The Triton crew was composed of Harry Tuckey, Charles Rudolph, Alfred Tuckey and Adam Schuppert, B. Tuckey coxswain. The Golden Gates were T. Watson, J. C. Crow- ley, J. G. McCarty and T. F. Qninlan, Eddie Griffin cox- swain. The course was from a point opposite the baths to and around Alcatraz and return to the starting point, the prize being a gold shield with crossed oars for each member of the -winning crew. The Tritons won the race in twenty- nine minutes and thirty seconds, beating their adversaries by three minutes. The Golden Gates rowed in their barge, Governor Perkins, and the Tritons in the South-End barge, Garfield. The judges of the race were J. Clark, of the Gold- en Gates, Ben Burton of the Tritons, Professor Berg and Val Kehrlein. Walking Records Beaten. On Monday, August 19, Baby, the ex-amateur English walker at Lillie Bridge grounds broke six records in a match race against Hibbard. The match was for £50 a side and the one hour's championship, ancTtook place in the presence of a large attendance. Both men walked with scrupulous fairness throughout, and Baby especially conducted himself in a manner which precluded the smallest suspicion of unfavora- ble criticism. This being so, he is indeed a wonder among wonders. Before the men went to the mark Hibbard was fa- vorite, 6 to 4 being freely offered on him. Hibbard's desire to bet the gate on the result met with no response from Baby, which makes what happened in the race all the more remark- able. Kaby did not succeed in cutting the best previous records until he arrived at two miles, but 6 min. 234 sec. for the first mile was perilously near doing so; and seeing that his C min. 23.1 sec. was done in an hour's walk, it bears very favorable comparison with Perkin's 6 min. 23 sec. in a jour- ney of less than half the distance. Two miles in 13 min. 14 sec. is, under the circumstances, somewhat miraculous. Undeterred by this knowledge that he was doing what a few years ago would have been almost good enough for an amateur champion runner, Baby kept on the even tenor of his way, broke the three, four, five, six and seven miles' rec- ords, as well as the records for the variousiutermediate quar- ter-miles, and eventually got home for eight miles in 59 min. 34 sec. Meager 's American record, 8 miles 302 yards in one hour is still a best and so is his 8 miles in 58 min. 37 sec. Whistler and Muldoon. The following agreement for the match between Whistler and Muldoon was drawn up last Monday: Theartielea of agreement between William Muldoon and Clarence Whistler are to the effect that the parties herein mentioned aeree to meet in a wrestling match at some suitable place, to be agreed upon by the principalis or their backers; the match to be conducted in Uneco- Ro tyle.bBB] two falls out of three, fbe^pecuniia^terins^e': that the stak.-s shall be one thousand dollars I JllMKh a Hide, of which two hundred and iniy dollars (82501 have already been placed up on for- feit by ,-ucli man; that a further depositor two hundred and tJftv dol- li^ --.-ii. from each be paid on the day of signing these articles and that the balance, ttve hundred dollars (»500). be paid into the bands of the final stakeholder on the day berore the match: this stakeholder then tn have the naming of the referee, and the timekeeper The match to come off between the 7th and 15th of October. 168.1 and not later than B£0v. m. Finally the conditions ore thatthe winner r. The match will be governed by the rules of the California State Sportsman's Association, except that all ties shall be shot off at single birds, twenty- six yards rise, and all subsequent ties at thirty-one yards. It is expected that several of the leading shots of San Francisco will attend the tournament. Steamers from Alexandria snd Messina have carried to the port of Marseilles from twenty to thirty thousand quails each. Quails abound in vast numbers in the neighborhood of the first two ports. They are caught in nets, convered in shal- low, well -ventilated boxes, supplied with plenty of food on the voyage, and thus reach their destination in good condi- tion. These importations begin before or at least early in February, and continue into May, if not longer. During this time hundreds of thousands are brought over from Egypt and Sicily. After April their consumption is forbidden in France, and the quails are then sent mostly from Marseilles tu Eng- land. There is no necessity, then, of sportsmen there to sup- ply the markets, even if the shooting season were not already long since over. John Baldwin ("Gassy Jack") of Gold Flat and his two sons have been arrested for violation of the game lavs, and will have a jury trial before Justice Blakely next Tuesday evening. Alex. Gault is the complainant. One of the boys brought some live mountain quail into the town Thnrsdny, and the charge is that the defendants caught them in a trap. If this be true they should be made to pay the penalty. Peo- ple should be made to understand that the game laws of the State are not mere ornaments to the Code, as they are : ten regarded. — Nevada Transcript. Siii.sciiif lor Breeder aiMlSnortsmun. 184 !*ttt JSfceete and j^novtsnmtt. Sept 22 |Krectlet| and jpporteman. PUBLISHED "WEEKLY BY THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN PUBLISHING CO. 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SanJose September 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,29 Qtiincy, Plumas Co September 24th to 29th Salem, Oregon October 1st to 5th Pacheco Contra Costa Co October 1st to 6th Salenas City, Monterey Co October 2d to 6th Yreka, Siskiyou Co October 3d to 6th Mechanics' Institute Fair, Portland, Or Octobei 8th to 23d Los Angeles October 8th to 13th Santa Barbara October 10th to 12th Santa Cruz October 10th to 14th ViBalia October 17th to 2lst Not so Bad as Painted. The condition of the track at the State Fair was the subject of general and just complaint from the horse men and others interested in the racing. The preparation of the track seems to have been deferred until there was not time enough to put it in prime condition, and neither trotters nor runners were suited with the ground. It was dampened and harrowed with some apparent indus- try, but the effect was only upon the surface. There was a light layer of loose loam on the top, but under that lay a substratum as hard as stone. Under the feet of trotters the track cupped to this hard pan, which made it slow, and runners weDt to the hard bottom at every stride. For them it was not only slow, but rather unsafe. The crowd that thronged the park continually after the fair was opened, and the multitudinous things that required attention, prevented the officers of the As- sociation from correcting the faults of the course after they had been developed by the speed contests, and all that could be done then was to give the traok a little work in the early morning and make the best of it for the week. Still the society does not deserve half the censure that has been so freely measured out to it. It is true that six horses went to the veterinary, or the t 'knacker," during the week, an average of one a day for the meeting, and to a superficial observer that would seem to be evidence enough that the track was sure death. But as a matter of fact it was simply an ex- traordinary series of accidents. Arab threw out a bad curb while being exercised on Monday, and that may have been the fault of the track and it may not. Curbs frequently make their appearance on trotters and are not peculiar to any track. "We incline to the opinion that in Arab's case the track was in a great measure responsible. On Thurday Fred Collier and "Wildidler stopped lame after the two miles and a quarter run, and later in the day Schoolgirl pulled up limping after the two-year-old stake. Bonnie Wood fell dead on the backstretch on "Wednesday, and Major "Whitesides came down with a turned fetlock and broken leg on Saturday, and was de- stroyed. A lengthy catalogue of calamities for one week, yet the causes did not lay in the faults of the course, when we come to investigate. The cause of Bon- nie Wood's death we believe has not been examined into, but the symptoms were those of congestion of the lun<*s and other internal organs. The track had no influence in her case. On Saturday evening the writer had a con- versation with Mr. Hill, in which he stated that while Wildidler was very lame he appeared to have no trouble iu his tendons, and he was satisfied that the horse had struck himself some time during the run — nothing more than that. On Sunday morning we met Mr. Ayres, and f informed us that Collier was no worse than he had often been before, and he expected to see him round to again in due season. He said the great cup runner was not bowed in the least, or strained in the tendons, and his theory was, like that of Mr. Hill, that his horse had struck himself. Later in the day we inquired after Schoolgirl, and Mr. Mackey said that she placed her foot naturally on the ground, had no sypmtoms of in- jured tendons, and he was satisfied the trouble was the same as in the other two cases mentioned; she had struck herself. He said that while she would probably never be trained again he expected to see her all right in a short time. Major "Whitesides fell and was found to have a broken leg. Just what the immediate cause was can- not be known. There was nothing unusual in his move- ments up to the time he went down. He was running fast, and from his tracks it appeared that he was going true and strong. There was no irregularity or uneven- ness in that part of the track. From a careful examina- tion made at the time of the accident we are of opinion that his fall was caused by the turning of his fetlock joint, and the force with which he struck the ground, be- ing under high motion, broke his leg. In none of these instances was the condition of the course directly re- sponsible, but the Association has been charged with them all. Several horsemen gave notice at the close of the meeting that they would never start on such a track an- other year, an announcement that was quite unneces- sary, as it is safe to assume that the officers of the society will never be found in a like predicament again. The San Jose Fair. Next week the last fair of the grand circuit will be held at Son Jose. Last on the list but like the rare liqner which the epicure reserves for the finish of his meal, the Jan Jose fair is the choise morsel of the season. The surroundings of the place have doubtless much to do with making fair week at San Jose a most pleasura- ble time. The San Jose people with pardonable pride in their lovely city and it's baautiful surroundings, say that after our first parents were expelled from the gar- den of Eden, the Almighty relented. He could not go back on his word and allow them to re-enter the garden, but he gave them San Jose to make up for the depriva- tion and they were abundently satisfied. Such high au- thorities as General Grant and President Hayes both said that of all the cities they had visited San Jose was the most beautiful. We always admired San Jose. It's hospitable citizens, unlike the dwellers in some cities, do not lay for the unsuspecting visitors from San Francisco and rate his bills by the contents of his picket- book. During the "political convention held there we never heard a complaint of overcharge, and extortion at fair time is unheard of. Of course this is only as it should be, but alas it is such a rare exception that it al- most rises t© the dignity of a Christian virtue. The hotels at San Jose are roomy, clean and comfortable. They set an excellent table, and have the faculty of mak- ing their guests feel quite at home. For lovely drives splendid climate, pretty girls, glorious trees, handsome stores, and all the luxuries of life San Jose cannot be surpassed, but to fair-goers the race track is naturally the chief attraction. It is generally a dangerous thing to use superlatives but we do not hesitate to say that the San Jose track is the handsomest, best appointed and most attractive on the Pacific coast. It is approached by a broad avenue of spreading shade trees which are with- in the park enclosure and make a lovely picnicking ground for the country folks who come in early with their teams to spend the day. One can saunter through glorious trees and see all the fine cattle, ponltry, horses, swine and sheep that are on exhibition. Amid a beauti- ful^grove the macninery exhibits are placed bringing to- gether the ultimate efforts of science and the beauties of natnre. It is indeed a, fair ground affording restful pleas- ure to the city dweller weary alike of metropolitan cob- ble stones and rural dust. The track itself is a natural dirt track and is alwaps in good order, never sores a hoase and is reasonably fast. The turns are well round- ed and thrown up making one of the safest tracks ever built. The grand stand is not one of the largest but it is comfortable and well protected. Stable and yard accommodations for the horses in train- ing are all that could be desired. Then, too, San Jose has always been a popular track with horse owners and drivers, as is shown by the large number of entries made this year. A liberal policy has always governed the offi- cers and directors whose actions have always been swayed by the idea that to secure entries they must treat horse owners, if not with undue consideration at least with respectful courtesy and fair dealing. It's always a pleasure to do business with Secretary Montgomery. Though a busy man and a business man he can always find time to give needed information, and unlike some people we have met, is not burdened with that official consciousness which often prompts men dressed in a lit- tle brief authority to do deeds which cry out to high heaven. With such a happy combination of circumstan- ces no wonder that San Jose this season can boast of a stock display and speed programme that far outdoes all previous years. Santa Clara and San Mateo stock, fruits and produce need no praise from us, they are fa- mous all over the State, so we will devote the remainder of the short space at our command to a brief review of the speed programme, remarking parenthetically that . the directors this year have reduced the admission fee to fifty cents for both the pavilion and races. A three-quar- ter mile dash has opened all the fairs this season and so it is at San Jose. The card shows eleven entries out of which Premium, Aunt Betsey, Bob, Ella Doane, Nighthawk, Jim Ren- wick, Jim Douglas and perhaps Sweetbriar are likely to start. Again we have to resort to superlatives and con- fidently say that the whole equinie world would be searched in vain to find a horse to beat at the distance the winner of the race. Next comes a mile dash for two- year-olds, with thirteen entries, including the Palo Alto wonders, Haggin's, Schoolgirl, and Baldwin's colts. This may look like a nice race for Palo Alto, but if Hag- gin's filly comes round she may make the favorite buy- ers feel scared on the San Jose track, which is just to her liking. It is not likely, though that she will get over her soreness in start. A mile and repeat closes the day. McKinstry, Grismer, May D, Augusta R, and Duke of Monday, will all find backers. On Tuesday the trotters will have the track all to themselves. First come the three-year-olds none of whom have started this season. The 2:30 class has attracted seven entries, all of whom will probably start. This is a race that will take some guessing. Laura M and Frank Moscow, Barney B and Huntress will find plenty of supporters, and the men who guess correctly will have no reason to com- plain that they had to give too long odds. The three- minute race will not be likely to start. Arab may be looked upon as out of the race on account of lameness, Laura M will hardly start if she goes in the 2:30, Bon- nie Wood is dead and buried, and Sister would not stand much show against Scandinavian so the directors will probably arrange for another race to fill up, though we fancy that the other two trots will take up all day. On Wednesday the runners have the track. The entries call for no comment except that they are sure to produce some very exciting races. There is a splendid lot in for the 2^ miles. On the same day the ladies will engage in riding — a competition, sure to be first class, for as riders, the San Jose ladies have no superiors, not even among the fox hunting dames, of old England, and but few equals. The bicycle riders will also show their speed and skill. On Thursday the trotters will again be to the fare. If Cropsey's Redwood starts among the colts and is in shape, the sports will have a surprise party. The free-for-all brings out Abbotsford 2:19£, Bridadier 2:24£, Allan Boy, who necked Bay Frank out in 2:20 Nellie E 2:20, Albert W 2:22 and Star King, the starting of the last two being rather problematical. On Friday the programme is a mixture of good things. A four-mile race will start the ball. Hill and Gries have nominated Ella Doane, R. J. Balwin, Lucky B, C. McLaughlin Boot W. L. Appleby May D, M. M. Allen Jocko. A district race for green horses and the 2:20 trot finish to- day. Saturday's programme is also of the assorted kind and includes some events which will uot close until the end of race week. The Sacramento Fair Grounds. The State Fair Directors, at a meeting held last Sat- urday, passed some important resolutions. First, they decided to keep the pavilion open two weeks from Sep- tember S, and hold nine days' racing, having running and trotting on different days. They appointed Messrs, Green, Shippee and La Rue to revise the Constitution and rules of the society. They proposed to do away with family tickets on account of the abuse of same, and appointed Messrs. Green, La Rue, Hancock, Chase, New- ton and Shippee a committee to make alterations in the track and grounds. We hope to see the latter ideas car- ried out. It is about time that the sharp turns on the first quarter were trimmed off, and some arrangement made to fix the track for running horses, so that they would not all be lamed. More room is needed on the quarter stretch, the judges' stand is on the wrong side of the track, and should be moved lower down. The bay filly Sister, four-year-old, by Admiral, dam Flora by black Prince changed ownership twice dur- ing the State Fair. Mr. Sam Gamble first bought her of Mr. Drake for $1,500 and a few hours afterwards sold her to Mr. Yalensin of Arno farm for $1,700. The two-year-old colt Bachelor by Hock Hocking — Ma:d of the the Mist is now in the stable of Matt Allen an arrangement to that end having been affected be- tween Messrs. Allen and Hill & Gries. 1883 3$te ^vctdcx and j^parlsutait. 185 He almost Threatened. General Bidwell, of Butte, lias been airing his dislike to horse racing and speed programmes at fairs, taking the failure of the Chico fair as his text and from it preaching the following sermon: I am totally opposed to the speed programme. This oppo- sition extends to the State Fair speed programme as well as to County Fair races. The speed programme has nothing whatever to do with an Agricultural Fair. It is a libel on the people of the district and also on the people on the State to say that they will not attend an Agricultural Fair unless there is racing. If one-tenth of the effort had been made this year toward the pavilion that there was for the races, the fair would have been a success in the true sense. I have almost threatened to withdraw my patronage from the State Fair until it is dis- associated from racing. Chico is now tilied with sports and gamblers who come here to rob the town. The country in this locality is prosperous, although this season has not been the best. There is enough to make a creditable show if there was any inducement for the fanners to bring it here; but the money has all gone to the speed programme. We had a fair two years without a speed programme, and each year it was a success. Some of the farmers gave their premiums for the success of the fair. They will not do it now, for thereby they only help the racing. When we changed for these two years and omitted racing, the sports said that we couldn't do it. But we had better fairs and no sports. The sports are the most active in polities, and they nave this or that man appointed on the Board. The State appropriation is damag- ing instead of beneficial. The system is wrong. The State appropriation of §1,500 I consider more of a damage than a benefit. For $1,500 three countries up here sell their right to vote, not having any say as to who shall constitute their Board of Directors. They lose all interest. Now I think further that the pool rooms, etc., at Sacramento, are a dis- grace. It is not becoming the dignity of a great State to keep a saloon. Our Fair has been degenerating until it is not an Agricultural Fair — only a horserace. It will be so elsewhere. There can be no finer country thau this for an Agricultural Fair. The town is prosperous and the country developing. The action of the Board has been such as to throw everything into the hands of the sporting men. What will induce farm- ers to come in and bring there products, when, perhaps, there is only one premium for fifty? If good premiums are given for wheat and for carriage horses, then there would be com- petition. The best of our people will not go near the race track, and they will not have anything to do with it. I was caught this year by a hot north wind which shrunk my grain in June, and so I had none to exhibit that I wanted to show. But there ought to be an inducement for the raiser of wheat on adobe soil to compete. The legislature ought never to ap- propriate another dollar even for the State Fair, if such fair cannot sustain itself. Strange if the State Fair cannot suc- ceed in Sacramento when so many thousand are thronging to the State capital, without horse racing. If there was no speed programme in Chico, it would not be hard for us to get sub- scriptions amounting to $5,000 for premiums. At first I thought that the plan appropriating $1,500 by the State would work, but it will not. General Bidwell is not a man who believes that the voice of the people is the voice of God. He would rath- er lead public opinion than follow it; he is a splendid sample of the rule or ruin class of men. Listen to his threat. " I have almost threatened to withdraw my patronage from the State Fair until it is disassociated from racing," and one can imagine with what terror and consternation the State Fair Directors heard the haughty General al- most threaten to withdraw. How their cheeks must have blanched and their knees tremble. General Bid- well is fond of setting his opinion against the remainder of the people of the state. He once ran on a side show ticket for governor and was not elected, in fact he did not have a decent minority, and he would get still less votes if he were to run on an anti-race ticket. His argu- ments are not fair, and what he states as facts are not correct. He claims by inference that the fair races drew thieves and swindlers to Chico. Admitting that Chico was filled with sports and gamblers which, by the way, is rather rough on the people of Chico, he has no proof that sports and gamblers would not have attended if the fair had been solely devoted to competition between Gen- eral Bid well's grapes, squash, aud apples. These gam- blers are no part of horse racing. They are not even the camp followers of sport. They go to fairs because a number of people with money to spend are sure to be there and whether their victims are attracted by cab- bage or colts, fat hogs or race horses, makes no difference. If Chico authorities allow gambling they are alone to blame. It is against a State law and the Chico people and ought to enforce the law and not blame their lack of vigilance on the races. It is common enough to find gamblers around a camp meeting and thieves in church, but that is not often offered as a reason for doing away with praying and preaching. Gamblers, saloons, and all kinds of evil things abound at Sacramento dur- the Legislative session, but that is never advanced as a reason for doing away with the Lsgislature, and should any one propose to move the legislative halls from the Capital a howl would go up that would bo heard even in far distant Chico. The State Fair gave away in round figures £20,000 in premiums. Of this sum less than $4,500 went to the race horses, and in return for this paltry sum the horse races attracted nearly $15,000 in gate money. On paper the State seemed to give a good deal of money in race purses, but it was only seeming. For instance a purse of $1,000 was hung up for the 2:40 class. There were seven entries each paying $100 towards the purse leaving only S300 for the State to pay. Heavy premiums are given for displays of goods not of California manufacture. "What benefit is that to the State? It certainly does not. encourage home manufacture. It is also wrong to sup- pose that such displays attract visitors. They do not. Messrs. Studebaker, for instance, showed some wagons, buggies, etc. Would a sensible man pay to see that dis- play, when he can go to Studebaker's store and see one five times as large without paying State money? He would not. California inventions, products, and manu- factures, should be liberally rewarded at State and local fairs, but, we can neither see reason nor even common honesty in appropriating money to run fairs in the inter- est of Eastern wagon and machine makers. They can display their goods at their own cost, and should be al- lowed to do so. Half an hour spent among the machine shops, of San Francisco or Sacramento, would teach a farmer more about implements than a week at any Fair, and the farmers know it, and do not go to fairs for such information. They go for amusement, and horse racing suits them, so they patronize it. If it were not for horse racing there would be no fast horses in the State, and General Bidwell instead of driving into Chico behind a pair of three-minute roadsters would be hauled in by a span of plough horses, or perhaps oxen, and he knows it is true. It has been the policy of Englan d, France, Ger- many, Italy, Austria, Russia, Greece, and all the old countries, to give big prizes for horse racing, and we fancy the people of this State are willing to admit the wisdom of such policy without argument, General Bid- well to the contrary notwithstanding. The morality of any practice can be best told by the character of its ad- vocates. Who are the chief supporters of horse racing here? Are they sports and gamblers or gentlemen? Stanford,Haggin, Rose, Winters, Hearst, Baldwin, Boots, Dorsey, R. P. Clement, Judson, J. B. Chase, W. Ayres, H. W. Seale, W. Corbett, Chris. Smith, J. T. Mcintosh, T. Williams Jr., E. Fry, P. A. Finigan, W. Trahern, L. U. Shippee, Count Talensen, Dr. Hicks, A. P. Whit- ney and E. H. Miller are the principal racehorse breed- ers and horse-racers in this State, and not even General Bidwell dare speak of a single one of them by name as sport or gambler. ■ If General Bidweli's talk is to be lis- tened to or his opinion prevail, we may expect to see scenes like the following enacted. Scene in the halls of the Legislature at Sacramento. The Assembly has been called to order and the Chaplain is about to begin his opening prayer. Enter messenger out of breath and faintly shouting "Stop." Honorable member — What's the matter? Messenger — May it please you, gentlemen, a gambler has just arrived on the train, and General Bidwell al- most threatens to withdraw his support from the State unless the Legislature adjourns. All the members very white about the gills. "Move we adjourn at once. — They adjourn. Scene in the Supreme Court at Sacramento. The pre- siding justice has just risen to deliver the court's opin- ion. Enter General Bidwell shouting "Stop." Presiding justice — What is the matter? General Bidwell — May it please the court, a sport has just come in on the train, attracted, I believe, by the presence of this court, and I almost threaten to withdraw my patronage unless this sort of thing stops. The court — Why don't the police arrest the man? General Bidwell — They say they have no power. Presiding justice conferring with his fellow justices — What can we do? General Bidwell almost threatens, you know. General Bidwell — You had better break up the court. The court breaks up and goes out to look at General Bidweli's apples while the plaintiff and defendant settle their suit with shot guns. Scene at a railroad depot; train just about to start for New York, carrying Governor Stanford, Charles Crock- er and many other horse-racers. Enter General Bidwell — Really now, this won't do; you have horse racers on the cars and I almost threaten to withdraw my support unless they are removed. Directors meet and consult hurriedly. First Director — But General, these gentlemen are Pres- ident and Vice President of the road. Besides, they have paid their fare and have a right to ride. General Bidwell — I don't care; I almost threaten. Directors trembling — He almost threatens! Governor Stanford, Charles Crocker and other horse racers are dragged from the car and start to walk East. Exit train bearing General Bidwell proudly waving a prodigal apple and a fatted squash from the car window. Death of C. J. Foster. We are sorry to learn that Mr. Charles Fowler has resigned as Treasurer of the Pacific Coast Coursing Club. He was an efficient officer, a pleasant gentleman and a most enthusiastic courser, and much of the success of his Club is due to his efforts. He is one of the best losers we ever met on the coursing field. We have the painful duty to announca that Cha?. J. Foster, editor of the New York Sportsman, died at his residence, Astoria, L. I., on the morning of Wednesday, at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. Foster was born at Bicester, Ox- fordshire, England, November 24, 1820, and was the sen of Samuel and Elizabeth Foster. The family was one of the oldest in Oxfordshire.and the deceased's grandfather, George Foster, a lending butcher in those parts, as well as a stalwart Tory politically, as were the entire family, and thus it was that Mr. Foster was early indoctrinated into an attachment for the landed interests, and many of those peculiar institutions of which the Tory party was the champion. He received a good education at Brackley, in Northamptonshire, and at an early age shipped with a merchant vessel, and for several years followed the sea, during which time he visited Java, Sumatra, Africa, South America, and Australia. In 1810 Mr. Foster came to the United States, and settled at Columbos, O. His clear, forcible style soon brought him oc- cupation as a journanist, and he attached him- self to the Ohio Statesman. Although, as an Englishman, he was a confirmed Tory, as a naturalized American citizen he imbibed the Jefferson- ian principles, and became as ardent a Democrat, and, as such, soon became the intimate and trusted friend of Salmon P. Chase, Clement L. Yallandinghaiu, Henry B. Payne, William Allen, and Samuel S. Cox, at that time editor of the States/nan, and now Congressman from this city. His family were tenants of the E irl of Jersey, at a pe- riod when the striped jacket of Midileton dominated tha British turf, Middleton, Glenartney, Cobweb, and Bay Middleton were rolling by Derbies, Two Thousands, and Oaks triumphs. Mr. Foster's family were on intimate terms with Ransome, the trainer of Lord Jersey's stable, who esteemed Mr. Foster's uncle, Henry King, the best judges of a race-horse in England. His cousin, William Foster, of Newton Morrell, was an active turfman, and associated with Mr. Sadler, who owned the Derby win- ner Dangerous. Thus Mr. Foster enjoyed advantages vouchsafed to few other men. We have often heard him relate his seeing Glencoe, while yet a foal, frisking at the foot of Trampoline, and Bay Middleton romping over the velvet sward of Oxfordshire ere the magnifi- cence of his career had dawned. Hence his" Privateer" letters, rich in the lore of English turf and marked by that fascining grace he knew so well how to impart, early attracted attention, aud the result was that in the spring of 1860 he was called to the staff of The Spirit as racing editor, a position he filled with distinguished abil- ity for upward of fourteen years, But while, as an edi- tor, he rose to the greatest distinction, he was no less dis- tinguished as an author. He wrote the "High Mettled Racer " and Hiram Woodruffs " Trotting Horse of Ameican," a book which has the most extensive circula- tion of any sporting work ever published in America. He likewise wrote Captain Bogardus' book entitled " Field, Cover, and Trap Shooting," and more recently a novel, "The White Horse of Wootten," a volumne which had a most extensive sale and received the highest encon- iums from the press of England and America. In 1875, in conjunction with Messrs. W itehead &, Mclntyre, he established the New York Sportsman, and up to his death his efforts were devoted to that journal. — Spirit of the Times . A National Sportsman's Association, It has been proposed to attempt the formation of a na- tional Sportsman's Association during the clay-pigeon tournament to come off next year. Looking'at the mat- ter in a cursory manner we are impressed with the ex- cellence of the idea. We have found many arguments in favor of the plan and so far none against it. If the gun and sportsman's clubs of the United States are well represented at the tournament no better time could be found to organize tbem into one harmonious body. Or if the plan strikes the clubs generally as favorable they could select from among those members who attend the tournament a certain number to act as delegates to the National Association. It only needs a start on a sound basis, and then the thing will go through with a boom. The tracks of the country are ruled by a National Asso- ciation, and sportsmen who, as a class, are more homo- geneous than horse racers, can just as easily baud them- selves together for purposes of good. Commodore Kitson will spend the winter on this coast and expects to come thither in November. Mr. Wood- mansel, the Superintendent of Midway and John Splan will accompany the Commodore bringing with them Fannie Witherspoon, Pilgrim and little Brown Jug to be wintered ere and prepared for the campaign of 1*N4. We have intimations that other prominent horses and horsemen of the east will try the winter climate of Cali- fornia this season. We shall expect to* see the conn increase with each succeeding season as the ad\ of this course are luade more apparent by the e of those who make the trial. 186 'JPtc Ifcee&eg xtxxl gpGxtsxmm. Sept 22 HERD AND SWINE. Breed Better Pigs. Breeding pigs is actually a hap-hazard affair, especially among our New England farmers. If more attention was given to the breeding of pigs, that would put the feed where it would do the most good.au improvement would be made iu the right direction. As usually done, the females are bred to the nearest-by males, regardless of blood, breed or quality, and result is that about 75 per cent, of our pigs are mere scrubs, and are far better adapted to composting manure, or culti- vating an old pasture, than for making quick and first-class table pork. The first point to be considered by those who wish to raise pigs should be the selection of the sire, and first of all he should be thoroughbred, as upon the sire we depend for our improvement. The sire should not only have good points, but be one that is sure to transmit his good points to his get, and iu no way can this be assured except by the use of a thoroughbred sire. Ascrub or grade cannot be depeuded upon. Care in this point should receive that attention necessary as the only means of securing uniformity in the offspring. The second point should be the age of the boar. He should not be young and immature, or old and declining, but in the full vigor of life. Probably 15 per cent, of the pigs dropped in this part of the country are sired by boars less than twelve months old. Breeding pigs from such is contrary to all knowu laws of breeding. It is contrary to the practice of animals in then- wild state; as the older aud mature, the strong and vigorous male are master of the herd, aud sires of the offspring. This breeding from such young boars is, we believe, the main cause of the annual loss of young pigs. Pigs thus bred have not the constitution to bear the ills that many pigs are sub- jected to, so have to go under. The third point is the constitution. However tine and nice, and true to type or form he may be, he is worthless with- out a strong and vigorous constitution. No matter if the sow is strong aud robust, if she is bred to a boar with a weakly constitution, the chances are that the pigs will inherit the weak points, and many will die before they are marketa- ble. The points that indicate a good constitution are a broad deep chest, with well-arched ribs, which give good play to the lungs, consequently a good circulation of the blood, es- sential to the thriving and fattening of the animal; a large abdomen, a broad deep loin, which indicates a well-devel- oped muscular system and digestive apparatus, are points that should not be overlooked. Digestion is a point that is well worth considering, and the sire to be used should be mild, quiet and controlable in his disposition. Quietness is one of the essentials in pigs for early maturity. The breed- ing sow should have a small, lively head, a broad and deep chest, round ribs, capacious barrel, a haunch falling almost to the hough, a deep and broad loin and ample hips, and good length of body in proportion to height. One point must not be lost sight of, aud perhaps it might be the first point sought, aud that is smallness of bone. Breed for the least waste of bone and offal as possible. A breeding sow should have at least twelve teats, as a first-class breeder will generally have twelve or more pigs, and as each pig must have a teat, a sow with less than that number would be faulty as a breeder. A good breeding sow should breed a good number of pigs, and all of equal vigor. To be a good breeder- she should be a good mother, mild and quiet in disposition, for if tainted with any bad faults or habits she will transmit them to her progeny. When a sow is proved to be a good breeder and mother, it is best to keep her for a breeder as long as she retains health and vigor. — Mirror aud Farmer. their demands. A Board of Commissioners have been ap- pointed to look after this matter in this county; they are ju- dicious, competent men for the people to heartily co-operate with m every attempt to eradicate this disease from amongst us. The man who resists such a commission to save himself from a little loss or expense not only exposes himself to heavy penalty from the law, but proves himself an enemy to the public welfare. The only proper course is hearty and ready co-operation with all wise and efficient measures by the authorities, aud the danger will soon be completely rem- edied." Alpaca Farming'. High Prices for Earns. Ram sales are now general in Great B-itain, says the Lon- don Daily Telegraph of August 6th. They are well nigh over in the West of England and the counties south of Oxford- shire, but throughout Shropshire and the northwestern part of the kingdom they are only just commencing, and many of the long-wooled flocks of Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, and the north of England and Scotland will not have their ram sales for at least a month hence. Mr. Treadwell is well known to have attained a prominent position in the show-yard. Iu 1S81 and 1882 he earned all before him, but this year M. Brassey has been first everywhere — at the roj'al, the Bath, and West and Oxfordshire counties especially — and Mr. Treadwell has had to be content with second honors. In re- gard to ram sales it ought to be mentioned that over four hun- dred Shropshire rams were sold at Birmingham on Thursday last, when Lord Chesham made the extraordinary average of over £50 pounds for sixteen, the first aud seeoud prize shear- ings of the late royal show realizing 100 guineas each, aud one other going as high as 170 guineas. Some big prizes for Hampshire down rams have also been received at the lettings and sales of Mr. Alfred Morrison and Mr. Eead. No less than one hundred ram lambs were let or sold from Mr. Mor- rison's flock at an average of £ 16 5s., and the first dozen were let at an average of £35 5 s. Mr. Bead offered the still larger number of 115. for which the average was £15 13 a., and the first eleven were let at an average of £38 1 1 s. 3 d. A very large proportion of the Oxfordshire down rams at the sales above mentioned were purchased for exportation to Germany, where they are extensively required at the present period to cross the merino flocks. Nor does this continental demand appear to be a mere temporary one, having been steadily ad- vancing for the past half-dozen years. A most gratifying fea- ture in the late sales for the breeders was also the purchase of a considerable number for use in districts of the United Kingdom where they have never been previously known. At Mr. C. Howard's sale nearly twenty were bought for Scot- land, aud there were Northumbrian purchasers at Mr. Tread- well's sale. The Glanders. The Fresno Expositor of the 12th inst., has the following suggestive of care and precaution on the part of the owners of the magnificent herds of horses in this vicinity: ? "It is doubtless not known among our people as it ought to be that the terrible disease of glanders is extensively pre- vailing among the horses of this region. This is a disease that all owuers of horses should dread, and in regard to which they should unite to slump nut us speedily and effect- ually as possible. It is not only an incurable disease in the animal afflicted, but is highly infections both for mau and beast. There is nothing gained in sparing the life of the liseased animal, as its future existence can only bo one of (raftering and uselessness. As soon as the disease is plainly certified the victim should Vie killed and its carcass plaoed be- yond the reach of any other creature. We have rigid laws for carrying oul these ends, with severe penalties to any one who would resist their execution, or refuse to comply with It was in a bitter wind storm, on the desolate table lands of the Peruvian Andes, that I first saw a ludicrously ungain- ly beast pop up from behind a rock, as the stumbling feet of my mule sent some loose stones rolling noisily down a preci- pice. The brute surveyed me for a^ instant, then shook his hairy head, gave a loud snort, and vanished. The echoes of the lonely pass bore to my ears a singular noise, as if an ar- my of barefooted men are flying down the mountain. I had startled a herd of grazing Alpacas, and their centry had warn- ed them of my approach. The noise was the beating of their huge, cartilage-padded feet on the rocky ground. As I rode on, I saw flocks from time to time, grubbing the sparse grass from the rock-sprinkled levels and the steep declivities, which are such a peculiar feature of the heart of the Andes. There was always one big fellow perched on a rock, or at some other poiut of vantage, aud at his snort the -whole herd would turn tail and take to flight. Often I would see the sentry, without seeing his comrades, balanced far above me on some splintered pinnacle of stone, with his big, soft eyes fixed on me, ready to give the signal, as soon as he consider- ed my proximity dangerous. It was a singular sensation the meeting with this elert brute, the only living thing but myself and mule and an occasional condor, among these des- olate mountains, whose peaks pierced the skyin aline of sav- age teeth, like a huge saw. That evening, on a rock-strewn plateau, without a bush and almost without a blade of grass around it, I halted at a dreary, stone built house, with u roof made of bundles of straw, held down with planks and stout sapplings. Skulls and skeletons of horned cattle and other animals were scattered all around. From the wall of the house projected a couple of big bull's horns, apparently cemented in the masomy for ornamental purposes. As I drew rein, a a terrifHc snorting and scrambling broke ont in a paddock fenced with stout poles, behind the house. This was an Al- paca farm. The Alpaca, which many people confuse with the Llama, though very closely allied to it in form and characteristics, is the "gold mine "of the Indians of the Andes, especially those of Peru, Bolivia, and Chili. It is an extraordinary brute, m more senses than one. Its appearance, with its full coat of wool is supremely rediculous. It is as large as a big sheep, with a neck like a small giraffe; a mere bundle of hair carried around on four legs, terminated with feet resembling those of an ostrich. Its legs are powerful, and inappropri- ately graceful, in comparison with the body they support and the feet in which they terminate. If the Alpaca is absurdly ugly with its 'hair on, it is a posi- tive burlesque after it has been fully sheared. It is sheared like a sheep, only its head is left covered. It is sometimes sheared once a year, yielding a six to eight-inch fleece, bnt the more provident Alpaca farthers only shear once in two or three years, when they get wool from fifteen to thirty inches long. The wool is found ranging in co'.or from white through gray, yellow, and brown to black. The animal looks black, however, as the fleece exudes an oil, and mats with the dust of the mountain pasture in which it roams at large. The fleece is very tine in texture, metallic iu lustre when clean, and the fibre is far stronger than that of anv sheep's wool which I know. The Alpaca is allowed to graze at random, only being "rounded in" to be sheared. It can only be domesticated when young. An old Alpaca, separated from its flock, will lie down and die of pure stubbornness and grief. Young Alpacas are, however, herded in paddocks, and become as familiar, quiet, and impudent as dogs- ' They are gentle brutes, unlike their consins, the Llamas, which are often full of viciousness. The Alpaca never gets over its wild and timorous habits, and though it seems to know and not fear the farmer and his men. the mere sight of a stranger in the distance will stampede it. The age to which an Alpaca will produce valuable wool, none of the farmers seem to know. When it ceases to be worth shearing they kill and eat it. The Alpaca farmer leads a life little better than that of the brute he lives on. His home is desolation itself. His only amusement is eating and sleeping. He scarcely knows even the vice of drunkenness. Except a chance traveler he never sees a soul from years's end to year's end but the priest, com- monly an Indian like himself, who strays up now and then from his home in the lower regions to collect his mass money, and the wool trader, who once a year makes the rounds with his peons, or Indian servants, and his train of pack animals. Most of the trading is half barter and half money. The visit of the trader is a great occasion. Then the old iron scales are brought out and'hung on the bull's horn at the door, aud the year's harvest raked down from the loft of the house, where it has been stored. It is a curious fact that the Alpaca farmer will never let a trader nse any other scales. He is afraid of being cheated. But he lets the trader weigh the wool with his own weights, and I fancv the trader is satisfied with the bargain. During the solitary portion of the year the women of the Al- paca farm card and spin the wool, and weave it into blankets and ponchos, or cloaks, which latter are simply blankets with a hole in the middle for the head to pass through. These ponchos are sometimes ornamented with grotesque but effec- tive patterns iu dyed wool. They are sold, like the wool, to traders who carry them to the coast. The region of the Alpaca farmers is the most dreary and inhospitable on the continent. The nights at these high levels are always bitter cold, and the air is so thin that bul- locks brought up to the plateaus soon die, apparently of consumption. The laud produces only potatoes, tiny, hard as bullets, aud bitter as quinine. These can only be eaten after the bitterness has been roasted out of them. The houses are built as regular fortresses against the weather. They only have a couple of small loopholes for ventilation, aud the stench at night, wbeu the doors are closed, and the oilv reek of the wool overhead pervades and mingles with that of un- washed humanity, is simply abominable. The Alpaca farmer is a creature of the earth. Ignorant aud superstitious, but he is a niild-natured fellow, and is uomiually a Christian. His life is a miserable one, bat he alone is fittod to live it. It is as impossible for a deuiz»u of the coast country or a Euro- pean to exist among the mountains, as it has been found to acclimatize the Alpaca iu civilized countries. Iu my ride across from Uirja into- Bolivia, I suffered jdmost as great in- conveniences and miseries in batbin« and in rushes of blood to my head, as I experienced a year ago in a descent into the compressed air inside the lock of the Hudson Biver tunnel. About the only thing that will stir an Alpaca farmer up to rage, is the wanton killing of one of his sheep. Travelers sometimes make free with their revolvers among the flocks, and|several murders have occurred in consequence. In every case the murderer was an Alpaca farmer, who thus avenged himself for the injury done his property. Unlike the Llama, the Alpaca cannot be used as a bearer of burdens. It makes its only concession to man when it per- mits him to deprive it of its fleece. The Llama produces a fleece also, but It is coarser and less beautiful than the Al- paca's, besides being different in texture. Of late years, Al- paca wool has been considerably adulterated with that of the Llama, but this is the work of the traders. The sharp prac- tices of our acute modern business system, have not yet in- fected the simple denizen of the mouutaius. As civilization is rapidly invading even the Andes, it will not be safe to cal- culate too far on the Alpaca farmer remaining innocent of the tricks of the trade. — Alfred Tkumble, in the American Ag- riculturist for September. Green Oats for Peed. The inquiry was made at the Elmira Farmers' Club for the best time to cut greeu oats for fodder. President McCann answered that to secure a second growth the oats must be cut before the heads appear. This statement was confirmed by C. Heller, but for winter feeding he said the crop should be left till the grain is in the milk. The result of 'a trial of this kind led to the opinion that one ton of the oat fodder was worth two tons of good hay. W. A. Armstrong said he had cut oats green forfodder several years, and he regard- ed them as superior to any other. The grain should not be hardened. The right time is when the crop presents a gray or faded, but not ripened appearance. It is cut and laid in swaths, wilted, bound in small sheaves and set in long, double rows till well cured. It is better to store them loosely. If wet weather delays curing hay they may be put in round shocks and capped, aud left two or three weeks. Fed to cows in winter, this fodder will impart the color to butter given by pastures in summer. It is eaten clean, with no waste. We condense these facts from the report in the Hus- bandman. At a subsequent meeting of the club inquiry was made as to the proper treatment of lodged oats, the answer to which was that they made poor fodder. If left for the grain to ripen the straw rots. Sheep Importation. The steamship Cily of New York which arrived from Syd- ney on the 7th inst., brought to this port, among its living freight, fifty head of Australian sheep, imported- by J. B. Haggin. Mr. Haggin has concluded that the intermingling of the blood of these famous wool produceis of Australia with his California flocks will benefit the latter. About ten years ago he imported five Australian sheep, but no particular at- tention was paid to the results obtaiued. Two years ago Mr. Haggin imported five other highly bred Australians, aud in- ter-bred them with native born sheep, the progeny showing up stronger and hardier than pure-bred natives. Satisfied with the result obtained, the present importation of fifty was made. They were purchased by Mr. Haggin's agent at the great annual stud-sheep sale in Australia of 1883, at prices ranging from 15 guineas, or about $76, to 150 gniueas, or $776 50, each. +*. The farmer should be punctual with his cows. They are creatures of habit, and learn to be at the bars at about the same time each night. If thc-y are not driven up soon after they come to the bars they soon get to feeding and straying away. Punctuality should also be observed iu milking, 'so it maybe done about the same time each day. Also milkers should not be changed oftener than can be helped. No harsh treatment should ever be practiced or loud talk be allowed while the milking is being done. Reform in Pair Management. The last issue of the Kansas City Indicator has the follow- ing: "An exhibition that will be well worth traveling a long distance to see will be the procession of about 000 thorough- bred cattle on the street of Kansas City, on Thursday, Novem- ber 1st, the opening day of the Fat-Stock Show. The breed- ers of the polled cattle promise to furnish about 300 head of unprecedented street parade." This is a step in the right ili- rectiou. One of the needs of the hour iu connection with all Ameiican shows of live stock, is better facilities for public in- spection of the animals on exhibition. All fair-goers are cog- nizant of the difficulty of obtaining "a good look," especially in the horse and cattle class. Stalls are either locked up tight, or animals are so covered with blankets as to render a satisfactory examination out of the question. Of course ex- hibitors have some rights in this regard which the public should respect, but there is somethiug radically wrong in the system of fair management now in vogue. Except oue be present at the time the various rings are being judged, it is next to impossible to form any conception of the character of the stock on exhibition. Why may we not cop}' with advantage from the trans-Atlantic shows? At the "Royal," for exam- ple, all the animals in the horse and cattle classes must be brought out each day aud parade around three or four times in front of the amphitheater, so that every visitor can get a good look at them. In addition to this, a sign is erected, which tells, plainly, just what class is being paraded; and then each animal wears its number on a large card suspend- ed by a cord or ribbon from the neck. The bystander, cata- logue in hand, can then turn to it and get all the information he may desire about the name, age, ownership, breeding, etc., of any animal about which he may desire to obtain such in- formation. This is certainly a most desirable feature, and might readily be adopted by botlT the Chicago aud Kansas City Fat-Stock Shows. There is ample time, after the closing of the entries, for the publication of a catalogue, and the sales of such a work would amply repay the outlay, to say nothing of the additional satisfaction which such a thing would give to visitors. During the winter's visit at "The Royal" Show at New York, in July last, he was more impressed with the value of this cataloguing of theauimals, and tlied.uly parade than with anything else connected with the mauageniont. It will bo a long step in the right directiun wbeu our most important stock shows or fairs shall close their entries long enough iu advance of the opening day to ouable them to adopt this sys- tem. Our exhibitors could Boon be educated up to it, and all will be pleased and interested by it. It would happeu here as in Great Britain, that animals would be catalogued, which from various eauses, may not be showu; but this is only a trivial object compared with the great beuetit to be derived from the publication of such a catalogue, — Breeder? Gazette, 1883 gpte gto&e* mul J^piosfemratt. 187 FISH. The United States Fisheries. The Review of the Fishery Industries of the United States, and the work of the United States Fish Commission, furnished by Professor Brown Goode, M. A., to the International Fish- eries Exhibition Congress, is a production, the importance of which could not be well estimated. Mr. Goode is the assist- ant director of the United States National Meseum, and any one who has inspected the court over which he has charge at the South Kensington Exhibition must have been struck with the admirable manner in which he and his colleagues have arranged that wonderfully interesting series of exhibits. The review in question was partly embodied in a conference pa- per, but a considerable portion of the statistical matter has been reserved for publication in the official pamphlet of eighty-four pages, recently issued by Clowes & Son. We would recommend all who are concerned in the general ques- tion of fishing as an industry, and in the progress of fish-cul- ture, to study what the Professor has to say upon the sub- jects. In the case of America, it is not so difficult as in some other countries to begin at the beginning; but the preliminary pages, which deal with the early history of the American fish- eries, are none the less interesting. European fishermen from France, England, Spain and Portugal followed quickly upon the great voyage of Christopher Columbus, so that with- in twenty-five years after the discovery by the intrepid navi- gator the crews of fifty vessels were plying their hand lines over the shoals of Newfoundland. As early as 1602 an au- thority named Gosnold declared that about Cape Cod from March to May there was "better fishing, and in as great plen- ty as in Newfoundland." The first American colony, as Mr. Goode points out, which was planted at Jamestown in 1609, owed its permanence to the abundance of fish and oysters in the rivers. Its founder, Capt. John Smith, may be regarded in a very practical sense as the pioneer of American fisheries, seeing that his own vessel in 1614 took 47,000 fish of the coast of Maine. Quaintly and vividly he writes: "And is it not pretty sport to haul up two pence, six pence and twelve pence, as fast as you can hale and veare the line ? He is a very bad fisher who cannot kill in one day, with his hook and line, one, two or three hundred cod." Before the middle of the seventeenth century, Massachu- setts had gone heartily into the fisheries business, and was exporting annually to Europe about 100,000 quintals of dried codfish. A century later, which would be at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the New England fishing fleet con- sisted of 655 vessels and 4,405 men. Mr. Goode is proud, therefore, to boast that the fisheries of this country are to-day controlled by the descendants of hardy colonists from the southern coast of Great Britain, and that the modern fishing ports of the Atlantic seaboard eommemorate the fact in their nomenclature, which includes Gloucester, Boston, Portland, Dover, Norfolk, Truro, Barnstable, Chatham, Tiverton, Yar- mouth, Harwichand New Shoreham. It is not a little singu- lar, also, that in the names of the fishes and fishing appliances, old English words, long abandoned by us, survive in the dia- lect of the Ameriean fisher folk. The real start toward the gigantic industry which the har- vest of the sea gives to our American cousins practically be- gan after the American civil war, and it is stated in the chapter devoted to recent development of fishing industries that within the past decade the fisheries have increased in extent and value to a degree without parallel in their previous history. The last census estimated the value of the United States fisheries at $44,500,000, but Professor Goode reckons that the product of 1883 will be at least twenty-four per cent greater. Indeed, he thinks that a fair estimate, at wholesale market rates, rather than upon the census basis of fisher- men's prices at the present time, would be above rather than below 5100,000,000. The causes of this astonishing rate of progress are attributed to the extension of railways in every part of nearly everyone of the 2,290 counties into which the forty-four States and Territories are subdivided, and, still more, to the general adoption of scientific methods of prep- aration and transportation. These methods must be familiar to the majority of our readers, who will not, at this time of day, require to be informed of the freezing houses on the great lakes of the Pacific Coast and in the Eastern cities and the refrigerating cars running on the trunk lines, bringing to market supplier of Columbia salmon, lake whitefish, cod, bass, Spanish mackerel, -and many another choice fish, frozen stiff and packed up in heaps like corded wood. From twelve to fourteen million pounds' weight of halibut, for example, are every year distributed, packed in ice, to the inland cities. Special trains laden with Chesapeake oysters are constantly running from Baltimore along western lines between Septem- ber and April. The "canneries" are continually increasing, the South being, for the most part, even yet an undeveloped fishery ground. Tinned salmon, lobsters, sardines and mackerel are exported to the value of S3,000,000. It is not easy, without some little . reflection, to comprehend what these remarkable returns really mean; but we have some in- dication of the extent of the business done in two facts stated in Mr. Goode's review, viz., that in 1S80 nearly 2,250,000 salmon were received by the establishments of the Pacific slope, packed into 31,453,000 one-pound cans, and that 4, 178,- 999 one-pound cans of lobsters were packed in the factories owned by Maine and Massachusetts. Not only are the fish- ing industries confined to the canning, drying, smoking and pickling of fish, but there have been improvements in the manufacture of fiBh oil and guano, and various other side industries, such as the manufacture of fish glue, which con- sumes over 1,000,000 pounds of fish skins every year for the production of glue and isinglass. Mr. Goode is bound to confess, as an illustration of the encouragement now given to his country's fishing industries, that the descendants of the stern old Puritans are giving way to an increasing fondness for the luxuries of the table. Cunsequently, even in the United States, extravagant prices are paid for brook trout and such delicacies as the pompano, Spanish mackerel, kingrish, sheep's head, and especially for the earliest shad or salmon of any particular river. The Ichthyophagous Club of New York is organized for the ex- press purpose of introducing into use other varieties of fish food hitherto unrecognized. The exhibits in the United States Court of improved apparatus and methods for the capturing and rendering into articles for commerce the salt and fresh-water fish of America speak for themselves, and Mr. Goode enumerates, as among the improved aids which those industries have received, the following: The develop- ment of the fishing schooner, the introduction of steam ves- sels into the menhaden, oyster, whale, herring and great lake fisheries, the introduction of the giant purse seine, and machinery by which it is set, enabling the mackerel vessels to iucrease their individual catch tenfold, the introduction of the lighter and cheaper cotton net in place of the old-fash- ioned fabric of hemp, the introduction of the Norwegian gill- net into the winter cod fisheries, the invention of new forms of harpoon, guns, bombs and explosive lances for the wnale fishery, the general use of pound-nets or stakes-nets along the sandy coast of the Atlantic and its estuaries for the capture of the migra- tory summer shools; the extention of the fishing grounds to new regions, in which may be mentioned the red snapper fishery of the Gulf of Mesco, the halibut fishery in Davis's Strait, and the coast fishery in Alaska and the Ochotsk Sea; the more general use of the trawl or long line; the system of co-operative insurance, by which the loss of a vessel is di- vided among all the capitalists of the port; the utilization of secondary products; and the extension of governmental har- bor and coast lighthouses, life saving stations and storm warnings. Over and above these potent agencies must not be forgotten the efforts of anglers, philanthropists, and states- men, who in various societies and journals freely and intelli- gently discuss a variety of subjects concerning the produc- tion and acclimatization of useful fishes. A review of this character would, of course, not be com- plete without an account of what has been done across the Atlantic in the matter of tishculture. For more than one hundred years the Americans have attended, more or less, to this duty. Gen. Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, and Jacoby (who is claimed to be the father of artificial culture) are rep- resented as having correspondents in the United States so far back as 1770. We may mention that the interesting report of fishculture in the United States was prepared by Mr. Earll, who is the co-commissioner of Mr. Goode. A list of twenty-nine species of fish artificially hatched in the United States is given, together with the persons by whom the ex- periments were made, and their date of operation. The fish so catalogued are brook trout, whitefish, lake trout, pike, perch, Atlantic salmon, striped bass, land-locked salmon, Oquasso trout, sea bass, grayling, sturgeon, smelt, herring, alewife, oyster, cod, haddock, carp, Spanish mackerel, Cero, moonfish, silver gar, goldfish, tench and soft-shelled clam. Space fails us to analyze the excellent description given by Professor Goode of the fishing grounds systematically worked on the great oceanic banks, extending from Nantucket to Labrador, or the peculiarities of the fishing towns and fisher- men; the latter, together with persons associated with or de- pendent upon them, or the industries they promote, are esti- mated at from S00,000 to 1,000,000. This branch of the sub- ject is invested with additional interest from the fact that there are 5,000 negroes and 8,000 Indians and Esquimaux en- gaged in the work. With regard to statistics, it will be suffi- cient to state that the number of persons employed in actual fishery industry is 131,426; that the fishing fleet consists of 6,605 vessels and 44,804 boats; and that the total amount of capitol invested is close upon $38,000,000. The value of the fisheries of the sea, the great rivers and the great lakes is placed at $43,000,000, and that of tne minor inland waters at $1,500,000. The most important fisheries are those of the New England Stakes; next come the South Atlantic States; then the Middle States; and, finally, the Pacific States and Territories. In his enumeration of the fishery industries, professor Goode groups his subjects under forty-seven heads. They re- late (1) to ocean fisheries, prosecuted by fishermen living on the vessels and making long voyages in pursuit of fourteen varieties, from the whale and sea serpent to the herring and sardine; (2) the coast fisheries, conducted chiefly by small boats, and including eels, shell fish, sponge and sea otters; (3) river and lake fisheries, by which we reach the shad, ale- wife, salmon, smelt, sturgeon, etc.; and (4) strand fisheries and shore industries, ranging from the Alaska seal to the utilization of sea-weed, Irish moss, and marine salt. A num- ber of carefully prepared tables are given illustrative of what is being done in the United States in the principal fisheries; and, finally, several pages are devoted to an explanation of the aims, methods, and achievements of the United States Fish Commission. The work of this commission in the di- rection of fishculture is summed up in the remark that it has been that of stimulation and co-operation. Fishcultur- ists, law-makers, and would-be law-makers, upon matters connected with fish and fishing, political economists, and all who have the maintenance of our fisheries and the interest of our fishing population at heart, will do well to master the clearly arranged mass of facts given in this, which is one of the most important as well as one of the most interesting of the papers evoked by the Fisheries Congress. — London Field. ♦ The Casting Tournament. The first meeting of the Committee of Arrangements for the Second Annual Casting Tournament of the National Bod and Reel Association was held in the laboratory of Mr. Eu- gene G . Blackford, Fulton Market, on September 5. Mr. James Benkard, Chairman, and a majority of the committee were present. Mr. Benkard announced the sub-committees as fol- lows: On Reception — Hon. E. B. Boosevelt, Chairman; Mr. T. Magoun Jr., Prof. A. M. Meyer, Mr. B. Phillips, Dr. E. Bradley, Mr. C. B. Evarts and the Kev. H. L. Zeigenfuss. On Salmon Casting — Mr. L. W. Winchester, Chairman; Mr. W. Blair Lord, Hon. J. Geddes, Mr. C. B. Evarts, Mr. J. Benkard and Mr. D. W. Cross. On Trout Casting — Hon. R. B. Roosevelt, Chairman; Mr. F. Endicott, Mr. James Benkard, Mr. E. Weston, Mr. L. B. Wright, Rev. H. L. Zeigenfuss and Mr. R. B. Lawrence. On Bass Casting — Mr. J. L. V allot ton, Chairman; Mr. S. M. Blatchford, Mr. Isaac Townsend, Hon. H. P. McGown, Mr. F. Endicott, Dr. J. C. Kenworthy and Dr. James A. Henshall. On Grounds— Mr. M. B. Brown, Chairman; Mr. Mather, Mr. F. Endicott, Mr. E. G. Blackford, Mr. Wm. C. Harris, Hon. H. P. McGown, Mr. R. Van Fleck and Mr. R. B. Law- rence. The Committee on Prizes will consist of all the members of the Committee of Arrangements. The Chairman submitted and the meeting approved the following rules: No one is to be permitted to enter a contest who has ever fished for a living; who has ever been a guide; who has ever been employed in the sale of fishing tackle. The judges in any particular class, on appeal, shall have power to decide in all matters relating to entries, and their decision shall be final. It was the sentiment of the meeting, and so ordered, that while donation of prizes from dealers would be thankfully received, the classification of all prizes would be at the dis- posal of the respective committees on the casting contests. The date upon which the tournament will be held was fixed (subject to the action of the Committee on Grounds) as Tuesday and Wednesday, October 16 and 17. Sex of Offspring:. At Providence, R. I., Sept. 11, the two fast pacers, Richball and Westmont, started to beat the unrecorded time of 2:15}, made by Vanderbilt's Maud S and Aldine. The horses were driven by J. S. Campbell, and working splendidly together, they jogged around the first mile in .2:29}. Then they were sent for time, the result being as follows: Quarter 0:36}, half 1:10, three-quarters 1:46, mile 2:19. On the backstretch Rich- ball's girth slipped . At a time when so much is being said and written about the crossing of strains, the following experiment carried out by Mr. Lewis P. Murihead, Heleushaugh, to determine the number of generations one strain through the male would take to obliterate the characteristics of the female of another strain, is peculiarly interesting to all breeders of stock: The experimenter made use of poultry on account of the ease with which they are manipulated and the comparative shortness of time roquired to follow out a result to mauy generations. The female chosen was one of two La Fleche hens with which the late Mr. Dring some years ago won many prizes in Eugland. The type of combs shaped like a pair of horns, white ear lobe and white egg being strongly characteristic. The males were reared from eggs laid by hens imported from Langshan, North China, by the latR Major Croad, Worthing — upright serrated comb, black eyes, feath- ered legs, red ear lobes and pink-buff legs — both breeds cele- brated for their sheeny black plumage. . First Cross — Hen Hamburgh in type, rose comb, white ear lobes, bare legs, amber iris to eye: egg white. Second Cross — Hen leggy and awkward looking, double comb, lobes white and patchy, amber of eye rather darker, egg cream color. Third Cross — Hen Langshan in appearance, comb waxy, eye darker, egg pale buff. Fourth Cross — Hen quite Langshan, full bodied, pink toed, feather legged, daTk eyed, egg buff. Fifth Cross — Hen a perfect Langshan, full bodied, pink toed, feather legged, blackeyed, upright comb, red ear lobes, egg pink buff. The chicks were almost black in the first and second cross; light canary color, with the black velvet jacket of the Lang- shan, in the last three. The gradual alteration of the color of the egg from tha pure white of the La Fleche to the curiously characteristic pink buff of the Langshan in five generations is specially worthy of note. Mr. Murihead has also tried to determine the question of sex by setting separately the alternate eggs that were laid on nineteen consecutive days by the same hen. Sixteen chicks were hatched — six pullets and one cockerel in one lot, seven cockerels and two pullets in the others; two eggs were clear one addled. When eggs were set in the same manner, the hen, however laying irregularly, missing one and sometimes two days, th results were not satisfactory in-any way. except, perhaps, as showing that irregularity in sex of offspring. Concerning Ticks. They usually have eight legs, terminated by claws adapted for holding on, and their mouth parts are constructed for the copious sucking of blood. In their early life, the ticks live upon plants, but when occasion offers, they attach themselves to vertebrate animals of all kinds, man included. The fe- males are covered by a skin capable of great extension, and when one of them can attach itself to an animal, it at once begins to suck blood, and grows to many times its original size. Cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, and other quadrupeds are attacked by them, as are bats and several birds. Hunters and others, who are much in the woods, are sometimes an- noyed by them. Ticks are abundant in some parts of the far West and Southwest, and attack not only cattle and their drivers, but deer and other wild animals. Ticks cause great annoyance to cattle, but they soon get so large, that they are readily seen and may be easily removed. When they attack a traveler, the itching they cause is so intense that the cause is soon sought and removed. If neglected, they have sometimes caused serious tumors, which had to be opened and the annoying creature extracted. — American Ag- riculturist. DIETZ' AXLE OIL. A PATENT COMPOUND OIL. Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANT KNOWN AXLE OIL OH GREASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz' Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Oil WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORE CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE. A, C. DIETZ «t CO., Proprietors, 9 Front Btreet, 3. F. 188 3?Ix£ fBrccfa mttl Jtottttoman. Sept 22 A Good Move. While at Sanea Rosa we noticed and commented on a splendid collection of cereal samples of Sonoma county, gathered together by the Pomona Grange of Sonoma county. The local press took a pardonable pride in the display and suggested that it be moved bodily to Petalu- nia and from thence to the State Fair. This was done and at Sacramento, Pomona Grange was voted a special gold medal worth $ 100 for the collection. We thought from the first that this display was destined to be a mis- sionary messenger to tell the world the glorious advan- tages of old Sonoma's soil and climate, and so it proves, for, like John Brown's body, the show has gone marching on and to-day is in Chicago on exhibition. If was taken there by the managers of the C. P. E. E., who shipped along with it a fine display of cereals made by General' Bidwell. We were the only paper to publish the names of contributors to the Sonoma display and believieg that too much honor could not be given to those who engage in such missionary work, we herewith reproduce them for the benefit of our Chicago readers. Corn — C. Eemmul, J. W. Davis, J. W. Cottle, KT. Smith, J. T. Gerald, Mrs. J. M. Goddard, W. Smith, C. L. Lambert, John Smith, E. J. Buckland, C. E. Patterson, P. White, Fleteher Bros., A. L. Warner, C. J. Buckland, J. F. Elephick, H. Capel, E. P. Cutter, A. J. Mills, H. Keppel and E. M. Whittaker. Much of the corn was the equal of the finest raised in Illinois and Ohio. That shown by E. M. Whit- taker was raised on poor upland, yet it went 45 bushels of shelled corn to the acre without irrigating; a pretty good card for Old Sonoma. Samples of grain, other than corn, were shown by S. Buckmaster, Frank Boggs, John Baylis, John Sprigins, H. Holmes, A. J. Mills, Page Bros., W. Comstock, Illingworth Bros., Jas. Watson, C. Bushnell, E. Crane, W. C. Nelson, B. F. Hoar, J. W. Hall, F. Luttrell, J. M. Hudspeth, J. Strong, T. C. Put- nam, W. Comstock. (White Australian, 48 bushels to the acre), G. P. McNear & Denman, S. Vestal, D. Burris, H. C. Brooks, W. Barnes, F. Ferguson, F. G. Ellis, W. L. Berry, F. D. Bidwell, C. Eemmel, D. Bennet, L. Laugh- lin, Mrs. Goddard, F. Wateress, Decker & Jewett, T. G. Hutchinson, J. Austin, A. H. Pierault, C. Homes, W. L. Hoper, Mr. Hunt, E. S. Church, E, P. McCleavy, E. Andrews, C. Nesson, J. E. Doss, Ira Proctor, A. F. Tombs, W. S. Beason, Slusser Bros., John Smith and J. Baylor. The Colusa Pigeon Tournament. The Colusa Shooting Club has taken an excellent step in arranging for a pigeon tournament open to all shoot- ers in the State. The prizes are sufficiently liberal to at- tract all the crack shots, and a gathering together of sportsmen whose meeting cannot fail to be productive of good. It takes something like a big shoot to get shoot- ers together, and enable them to exchange their ideas on the game laws and kindred matters. It would be a good thing for the Colusa Club to call a meeting during the progress of the shoot and after full discussion draw up a set of resolutions to be presented to the next legisla- ture. Colusa is in the centre of that country where the ravages of ducks and geese are a great nuisance to the farmers, who for that reason are not friendly to game preservation, but perhaps a calm discussion on the spot may lead to the suggestion of a change in the present law that will suit all hands. These matters can be bet- ter settled now by the club than when the legislature is in session. Then local feeling runs high and most of the assemblymen and senators are seeking for special benefits within their section. Then a vote on any game question is but a feather's weight in the scale of barter when the grand swapping act commences, and for a couple of votes for some local improvement, such as a bridge or pavilion, a whole delegation will go back on promises to note for changes in the game laws. We wish all success to the Colusa Club in this enterprise and hope to meet our friends on the ground. President G. W. Bassford, Secretary B. H. Burton, Treasurer Geo. L. Cutler, Oscar Eobinson, James W. Porter and G. W. Bassford, the committee of arrangements, are just the right men to make tilings run smoothly. The telegraph brings the news that St. Julien and Jay Eye See will meet single handed at Fleetwood Park next Saturday, the 29th. In the face of Jay Eye See's 2:1(1;} Mr. Hickok expresses the fullest confidence in his ability to beat him in a thrcc-in-five race, and predicts that "If Jay Eye See beats St. Julien lie will have to travel fast- er than he ever has before." On September 13th we saw a lurge number of wild j^eese passing luw over the city. They were crossing eastward from the direction of the tules, and evidently searching from some inviting stulible-Held. Although these were the first we have seen or herd this season, it is evident they came from the north some days ago. Last year the date when geese were first seen here wasSept. 7th; in ism, September 3rd; iu 18S0. Sept. Sth; in !s7n, August 30th; iu 187s, September 6th; in IS77, August 31st. — Sacramento 11" . THE KENNEL. Another Kick. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Being a great lover and admirer of the noble animal called the dog, who is the most faithful companion that man has amongst the brute creation, I have read and closely followed the letters contributed to your valuable Kennel column, and which have been pub- lished since the late Bench Show held in this city, criticising the management and also some of the animals exhibited. The said letters having been contributed by C. N. Post of Sacramento, the Thirty Dollar "Judge upon the Bench" of the late show, and H. H. Briggs, better known as "X," through whose influence the Thirty Dollar Judge was ap- pointed; and there having been no intelligent reply made to the misstatements contained in the published letters, and thinking that it was about time that the innocent exhibitors at the show should be made acquainted with the facts and true state of the case, I will endeavor to the best of my abil- ity to set forth and show up the fraudulent actions which characterized the show and made it a failure so far as a true exhibition of blooded stock and fair decisions were con- cerned. In the first place, the rules laid down by the management, which were to govern the decisions of the judges, were "Stonehenge's Standard Authority on Dogs." Three judges were appointed, and they were to be gov- erned by those rules. Yet in the face of this it is a well- known fact that four judges acted, two of the judges— Orr and Post — established rules of their own, by reclassing the dogs contrary to the wishes of the management, and refused to return the entrance fee to the owners of the dogs barred out by the subsequent reclassing, thereby barring the exhib- itors out of the S3 for each dog barred, and reserving to the management twelve prizes, for which service Post based his demand for $30 compensation for "service" rendered at the expense of exhibitors. Beyond a doubt, Judge Post pursued the part of a gentle- man (in his own estimation) in judging dogs in which he was financially and otherwise interested. In conversati.ui with D. E. Goodman, Post stated to him, pointing at Race Jr, "Goodman, what is it, give it a name." This was prior to tagging of the dogs. And this was doubtless the first time that Post gazed upon the animal which was stinted to his (Post's) renowned bitch Dido, whose pedigree on the sires side filled a column of your valuable paper, and which was most likely discovered in some obscure Kennel Book. But on the dam's side he failed to state whether she was an Irish setter or a Spitz, which an abundance of white would cause an ordinary judge of dogs to suspect. He also stated in his conversation with Goodman that "Coin II was a mongrel," yet after becoming acquainted with the owner of the dog he became convinced that he was a thoroughbred and gave him the second prize. Further more, he stated that Dorr was an excellent field trial dog, but would not do to exhibit on the bench as his appearance was very much against him. To this dog he gave a prize as a Gordon setter, when he could not have received a commend for any breed, all of this when there were really good dogs in the class, who could have re- ceived a prize. Iu his letter of Sept. 1st, Judge Post states that Doit was a bench show winner and field trial winner, as a Gordon set- ter. Will the Judge please state where the record of their gTeat performances can be found? At the indignation meeting held at Ixora halL by the dis- satisfied exhibitors, the only two persons who dissented, and spoke in Post's favor, when resolutions were passed condemn- ing the actionsof Post, were J. B. Martin who recommend- ed the appointment of Post as a judgeand who received a sec- ond prize, and X, better known as H. H. Briggs, whose cousin, H. D. Briggs of Gilro}7, took a first and second prize, and it was only owing to the exertions of these two gentlemen that Post was appointed a judge. Having noticed the setter dogs in particular I wish to give a description of the so called thoroughbred Irish setter. Pace Jr., owned by Briggs and to whom was awarded the first prize. Nose sharp, flues deep, stop gradual, skull square, large dew- lap, no brisket, shoulders low, top of hip joints high, rump bone high, fore arms sprung, stifle joints straight, no chest, black nose, gooseberry eye, black tinge of hair down the back, black skin, ears set well forward and high upon the head, no flag, the rump one and odo half inches above the shoulder blades, and without doubt takes after his ancestors the Dhole dog. His great merit as a field dog consists in flushing and running over every bird unfortunate enough to be in his erratic path. He was never known to point or retrieve and without doubt the whelps sired by him willprove to be thoroughbreds with white feet; and any reasonable challenge from this mongrel will be accepted except flushing, at which he is admitted to be the champion. "Judge" Post evidently takes great pleasure in attacking through the press ever}' person with whom he disagrees, and the only persons whose names he mentions with words of praise are those who do not differ with him and to whom he awarded prizes. W. Bradford. A Challenge. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Herewith I send yon a list of dogs which Secretary Hotz, of the State Field Trial Club, says will start at Folsom, Nov. 26th. Mr. I. N. Aldrich's English setter dog, MacGregor, by Bob Boy — Queen Mab. Mr. Geo. W. Bassford's pointer bitch, Gracie Bow, by King Bow — Grace, winner of first prize in pointer bitch class, at San Francisco bench show of 1S83. Mr. Geo. W. Bassford's pointer bitch, Josie Bow, by King Bow — Josie, winner of second prize in the pointer bitch class, at the San Fraucicco bench show of 1883. Mr. Geo. W. Bassford's setter bitch, Pasha, by Druid — Po- cahontas. Mr. J. M. Bassford, Jr.'s, pointer bitch, Beautiful Queen, by Ranger— Queen, winner of first prize in the pointer bitch class, at the San Francisco bench show of 1879. Mr. J. M. Bassford, Jr.'s, pointer dog puppy, by Ranger Boy — Beautiiul Queen. Mr. Henry A. Bassford's pointer dog, Butte Bow, by Ranger Boy — Josie Bow. Mr. John B. Martin's blue belton setter dog puppy, by Druid — Princess Draco. Mr. II. H. Briggs' Irish setter bitch, Belle, winner of sec- ond in the All Aged Stake at Gilroy lust year. Mr. 11. M. Briggs' Irish setter dog. Race Jr, by Race — Ruby •bine, winner of first prize in the open class for Irish setters, at the San Francisco bench show of 18S3. Mr. II. M. Briggs' Irish sitter bitch Fern, by Don Z-mh i Mollie l'lunkett, winner of second prize in the open class for 1 1 ish setter bitches, at the San Fraueisco bench show of 1883. Mr. C. N. Post's Irish setter bitch, Dido, by Ben — Jessie, Mr. C. N. Post's Irish setter bitch, Countess Rouge, by Race Jr — Dido. _ Mr. George N. Ellery's English setter bitch, Topsey, by Dan— Sibyl. Mr. George N. Ellery's English setter bitch, Beautiful Snow, by Dan Sibyl. M,r. H. C. Chipman's Irish setter bitch, Beatrice, by Shokoe — Nellie. Mr. George W. Watson's Irish setter dog puppy, Count Rouge, by Race Jr — Dido. Mr. P. N. Griffith's Irish setter dog puppy, Marquis Rouge, by Race Jr— Dido. Mr. N. E. White's Irish setter dog, Patsy Rouge, by Sho- koe— Dido. Dr. S. A. Deuel's English setter dog puppy, Douglas, by MacGregor — Pasha. General G. B. Casby's pointer dog, Bow Jr, by Ranger Boy — Josie Bow. Mr. H. C. Brown's native English setter bitch, Nellie. Mr. Joseph M. Bassford, Sr.'s pointer puppy, Mike, by Ranger bo}T — Je ssie. Mr. Post to Videx. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Press of business and indulgence of pleasures of fair week have prevented me from answering some questions addressed to me by you, and also of a challenge from some party signing himself Videx. Tour questions I will answer next week when I issue my challenge to Bob and Kate II. I did not know that the former was in anyway disabled, nor that the latter was unbroken. I did not claim to own the best bred or best field dog in the State. 1 issued no general challenge to all dogs owned in this State, or any special challenge to Videx. I did not refer to the winnings of Dido's ancestors and rela- tives in a boasting manner, or with the intent to boast, but simply as a matter of argument iu a discussion with the edi- tor of this paper. Videx in his first communication spoke of attacks made by me upon Kate II. It does seem strange that men cannot understand ordinary English language. I make no attack on Kate, nor can anything that I have ever written of her be, fairly, so construed. In your last issue 1 note another effusion from Videx chal- lenging me to ride, swim, walk against him. This I shall not notice. He also manifests great anxiety for a race with Dido. Well, to allay his feverish desire, I will gratify him. I will run Dido against his cur, as he is pleased to call his dog, a race of from eight to ten hours a day, for two days for $150 a side. Race to commence on the morning succeeding the close of the Pacific Coast Field Trial Club's Trials, on the grounds on which those trials are run. The judges of the trials to judge our race. Pacific C. F. F. Clubs rules to gov- ern. Twenty-five dollars forfeit to be put up in hands of the Editor of the Breeder and Sportsman, by October 1st, I will allow him, if I win, the amount of his fare from San Francis- co to Sacramento and return, so that his expenses will not be greater than mine. I suggest these conditions for the rea- son that I don't believe it will be possible for me to arrange my business so as to run the race at any other time. If Videx objects that Dido will have been run over the ground, he can have one-half day to run his dog over the ground, and we will start the race one-half day later. Let me know your name and the dog you will start. 0. N. Post. Sacramento, Sept. 19, 1S83. Auction of Dogs. Last Tuesday Mr. E. Levesley's dogs were offered at auc- tion. The sale was not a success, the prices realized being far below the value of the dogs. The sales were as follows: Don — Liver aud White ticked, three years, by Knox's Belton and Belle, has run in 2 Gilroy Field Trials. A. L. Nichols; $75. King— Liver and White, 2\ years, by C. Miller's Joe ex- Farmer's Queen, has run in 2 Gilroy Field Trials. E. C. Hisgen, S50. Count — Llewellin Setter, Black, White and Tan, 3 vears, by Frank Burke, $62 50. Romeo — Black and White, 2.1 years, by Belton, ex-Nellie; J. Paxton, S40. Bijou — Llewellin Setter, 15 months, by Bennett's Regent ex- Waddington's Daisy, winner of first at Gilroy Field Trials, 1SS2; S30. Maude — Black and Tan, by Orear's Joe — (Blossom— Moll) ex- Leavesley's Juno, 2 years. (Blossom won 19 Bench Show prizes and Moll S). She won silver medal at Gilroy Field Trials, 1881; Mervin Donahue, 950. The pups by Don— Dimple, sold for $10, ?8, $7 and $G. An Error Exposed. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: It will be recalled by your readers, that at the meeting of alleged exhibitors iu the last Bench Show, held a short time since, the manager of that show, D. L. Levy; stated distinctly, explicitly and re- peated that Judge E. Leavesley, of Gilroy had in conversa- tion with him (Levy) charged the other two judges iu the sportiug class with collusion to award prizes to friends, and to defeat honest judging. In your last issue Judge Leavesley denies having made any such statement. No one acquainted with the men believed Levy, but those who are strangers to both may have done so. I desire to call very particular attention to the fact that in the statement referred to, Mr. Levy stated and persisted in repeating something, which was not true; which had no basis whatever iu fact; and which he, better than another, knew to be uutrue. The note from Judge Leavesley should forever put a stop to insinuations againsbthe judges of the late show, und it will do so among candid men. X. On Thursday evening, Sept. 12th, tho Pacific Coursing Club held its monthly meeting at its rooms, 549 California street, President Devliu in the chair. Five new members were added to the club's list. The resignation of Charles Fowler as Treasurer was reluctantly accepted and William Halpin elected to fill the vacancy. The different committee! were appointed to complete arrangements for the fall meeting of the club, to be held at Merced, October 23rd. F. D. W. Barry s greyhound bitch, Lady Barry by Quicksil- ver— Kate Pease has just whelped 'a litter of ten pups, by LordByion. There are six dogs and four bitches, a very haudsome litter. Mr. -I. W. Bassford of Colusa has just disposed of a hand- some litter of Llewellyn setters, by McGregor, Rob Roy ex- Queen Mab from Bassford's Pusha by Druid— Pocahontas. 1883 ^hc greater and J^oirlsroim. 189 New Features of the Cattle Business. A correspondent of the New York Sun says: "As the business of cattle-breeding ages it tends to separate into different branches. At present some of the men who handle stock on the high plains refuse toown any cows. They have tried raising cattle and abandoned it as unpro6table. These men procure three-year- old steers from Oregon and Washington. These animals are bought in the early spring, and are slowly driven to the Wyoming or Col- orado rauges, arriving there in October. They are turned loose in tue range and allowed to shift for themselves. In my opinion this is the safest branch of the cattle business. The young steers have not obtained their full growth. They are hearty and strong. Ii is seldom that any of them die. They are held over the winter and until the next fall. They grow in sieze and weight, and, of course, in value. Another branch of the business is the fattening of cattle on hay. Again three-year- old steers are selected. They are driven into a corral and tbere get all the hay they can eat. The mountain hay is so nutritious that the steers become as fat as corn-fed animals in the Eastern States. It has been the custom for several years to ship beef during the win- ter, when cattle are thin on the ranch, from Kansas City to Denver. The beef so shipped is of good quality. This spring I saw better beef — that is, fatter beef — hanging in a butch- er shop in Laramie City, Wyoming, than I saw in Denver. This choice was fattened on hay cut on the Little Laramie river. The business of winter-feeding steers on the plains promises to increase rapidly in the near fu- ture. It is a perfectly safe business, and very profitable. As it increases so will the value of the hay lands obtained under the Desert- Land act." A Useful Article. — Rawsorrs U. S. Army Suspensory Bandage is, as the cut connected with the advertisement elsewhere clearly shows, a complete relief and support, and should be in general use. It is self-adjusting, and displacement is impossible. It counter- acts nervous tension and other ills that mankind is heir to. Sold by all druggists. Can be sent by mail safetly. Address S. E. G. Rawson, Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N..Y. S. C. BOWLBY, Manager and Auctioneer, SAN FRANCISCO One of the most brilliant and conspicuous beds of flowers for landscape on a lawn is made of the double zinnia. Although an an- nual it soon comes into bloom. We have en- joyed one for two or three months, the seeds of which were sown in April, this plant being quite hardy against common frosts. The bed was dug in the lawn, about five feet in diam- eter, and filled with well-enriched fine earth. The plants now form a mass seven feet in di- ameter and three and one-half feet high. The abundant moisture of the season has caused a copious bloom. Two hundred flowers are out at a time, and most of them are as double and handsome in form as the best double dahlias, and aveiaging three inches in diameter. The various shade which they display are yellow, orange yellow, the same softly shaded with orange red, bright scarlet, dazzling crimson, salmon, salmon shaded with purple, variegated rose, light purple, and deep, pure, reddish purple. A few which are semi-double are marked at the centre with the golden stigmas of the pistils. The double zinnia is one of the easiest flower plants to raise, and if those of second quality are removed as soon as they flower, such as remain will make a fine display. It is pretty well understood that Bootjack has broken down, and that the "Dwyer dy- nasty" is deprived of another of those useful animals it has ever been its good fortune to possess. Although a campaigner among the campaigners, Bootjack has shown at times form of a class so high as to take rank nest to the first-raters. His Great Metropolitan, at Jerome Park, in the spring, was one of great merit, a few had believed him capable of going the distance. His spring career was one of continued success, but at Monmouth he met his first check and at Saratoga his condition called a halt of nearly a month. Then he again showed his old-time fire, but the race of the sisth, in which he was beaten by Amazon, found him out and he has been stopped in his work. He had, during his career, run sixty- four races, winning thirty-seven, among them several important events. — IF. Y. Spirit. Mr. John S. Hutchins at the Central House has just finished filling a silo that will hold about 70 tons. The second growth of alfalfa is used and is cut up very fine in a cutter run by steam power. An elevator similar to that used on a header carries the fine alfalfa into the silo where it is spread out evenly and trampled'down finely. When the last of the grass was in place, heavy planks were placed upon it, and these were weighted down by an immense weight of rock and cement, and the feed is intended to be used for milk cows and hogs. This is the first silo built in northern California. — Oroville Register. Mr. W. J. Gordon, owner of Clingstone, has been very quiet all summer concerning the capabilities of his horse, but now that the son of Kysdyk and Gretchen has recovered his ode-time speed, and is in condition to go to a race again, he offers to trot him against any horse in the country, preferring, he says, to meet Jay-eye-see, who has proven himself the best trotter of the year thus far. Leonatus has improved very much since his return to Kentucky, and will be trained in the spring. Before being put to vigorous work he will serve some fifteen or twenty mares; and then will be taken East to con- tend for the cup at Monmouth and Saratoga. Mr. D. Swigert's, Elmendorf Stud, Lexing- ton, Ky., English stallion Prince Charlie was shipped on Wednesday, September 5th, for his new home in America. MARKET, NEW MONTGOMERY ST. II. FROMBERG, Proprietor. SPECIAL SALE BY OBDER OF Martin Mendenhall, AT HIS KAXt'H, OXE mil; 1 lion UTER9IORE, 100 Head or Trotters, Work Horses and Brood Mares. The above stock comprises the get of Newland's "Hambletonian," he by "Speculation." Some from "Beile Alta," some from the "Grand Moore." some by "Ethan Allen." Also, some by the Stallion raised by Mr. Mendenhall from Blake's imported horse. TERMS OF SALE— All sums of $300 and under, cash; all sums over, ninety days, with good endorsed notes. Purchasers desiring to attend the sale, will take the 7:30 a.m. train and arrive at Livermore, at 10 a. m„ where conveyances will be on hand to go to the ranch. Lunch will be se rved. S. C BOWIEY. Auctioneer, FOR SALE. Thoroughbreds OP ALL AGES. ENQUIRE OF III. MI V WALSH, Sup't Running Horse Dep't Palo Alto Stock Farm. For Sale. 1 ,100 Spanish Merino Rains and Grades. —ALSO — Thoroughbred Berkshire Pigs- Inquire of W. A. Shippee, near Nelson, Butte Co.. Cal.,orL. V. SHrPFEE.of Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CaL Horses and Mules FOR SALE. SEVKVfY FIVE HEAD of Horses and Mules, suitable for farm and plow work. The mules are all young, California bred, and will average 93u pounds weight. Applv to W. L. ASHE. Merced .Merced County, Ca HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CALL VOIR attention to my new patent hand- made shoe. Jgnarantee to cure any horse with bad corns or con- tracted heels by using this shoe. I also guarantee to cure any horse with quarter cracks, interfering, speedy cutting, paddling, tbmnping and hitching, t,r £io charge. Horses sent t«.r ana returned. a xotARRoy "The Horscshner," 351 Tliird street, between Fol- som and Harrison. 25m3 The Washington Park Glub OF CHICAGO, ILL., Announce the following stakes to close Oct. 15, 1883, and to be run over their New Race Track, at the Inaug- ural Meeting of the Club, beginning t lit:- last Saturday in June, and ending Satnrdav, Julv 12, 18»M. A programme fi.r eight days' racing will be su arranged that two stakes and not less than three purse races will be run each day. and that $45,000 or more will be given by the Club for the meeting, and in no instance will less thanSSno'e givenfor a purse In addition to the stakes announced below, nine or more other stakes, including the Waslu'ngton Park Cup. Handicaps and Stakes, two-and-three-year-old. and all ages, will be advertised in due time, to close on or about January IS, 1881. It is the intention of the Management of the Washington Park Club to complete the track now in course of construction, and to make all the appointments the very best that monev, experience and skill can pro- duce, it being the intention of the Washington Park Club to make its Inaugural Meeting the grandest racinc event ever given in the United States. THE LAKE SIDE STAKE. | A Sweepstakes for fillies two years old (foals of 1882) —$50 entrance p. p., or only 810 "if declared out on or before February 1, lS>4,or$15 bv April 1. 18S4, or $20 if on or before Mav 15, ISM. All declarations void unless accompanied with the monev: with $1,200 added, the second to receive $200, and the third $100, out of the stake. Winners of anv stake race of the value of $750 to carry 3 lbs.; of 31,200, 5 lbs ; of SI.--00, 7 lbs.; of three oFmore such races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Five furlongs. THE EOWOOD STAKE. A Sweepstakes for colts two years (foals of 1882)— $30 entrance, p. p., or only $10 if declared out on or be- fore February 1. or $15 by April 1, ISM, or $20 if on May 15, 1884. A.11 declarations void unless accompanied with the monev; with $1,200 added, the second to re- ceive §200, and the third §100, out of the stake. Win- ners of anv stake race of the value of $750 to carrv 3 lbs.; of $I.200,51bs.; of $1,500,7 lbs.; of three-or more stakes of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Five fmlongs. THE HYDE PARK STAKE. A Sweepstakes for two-year- olds (foals of 1SS2) — $50 entrance, p. p., or onlv 310 if declared out on or before February 1,1884, or $15 by Apiil 1,1881. or §25 if on May 15, 1881. All declarations void unless accom- panied with the monev; with $2,000 added, the second to receive §300, and the third $200, out of the stake. Winners of any stake race of the value of $1,000 to carryolbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs.; of $2,000. or three or more stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Three-quar- ters of a mile. ugural Meeting the grandest racing THE E\GIEWOOD STAKE. A Sweepstakes for fillies three years old {foals of 1881)— $100 entrance, h, f ., or onlv $10 if declared out on or before February I. or $20 April 1, 1884, or §30 if on May 15, 1881. All declarations void unless accom- panied with the money; with $1,500 added, the second to receive $300. and the third $100. out of the stake M inn-?rs of any three-vear-ohl stake race, of the value of 51,000, to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500, 7 lbs.: of three or mnre three-year-old stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. One mile. THE DREXEL STAKE. A Sweepstakes for colts three vears old (foals of 1*81)— $100 entrance, h. f..or only $10 if declared out on or before February 1, or $20 April 1, or $30 if on May 15, 1881. All declarations void unless accompanied with the money; with $1,500 added, the seeondto re- ceive $:>00. and the tlurd S100, out of the stake. Win- ners of any three-v ear-old stake race of the value of 51,000 to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500. 7 Ihs.; of three or more three-year-old stake races of anv value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. One mile. THE SHERIDAN STAKE. A Sweepstakes for three-vear-olds (foals of l*si>— $100 entrance, h-f., or onlv $10 if declared out on or be- fore February 1, or $20 April I, or ?30 if on Mav 15, 1884. All declarations void unless accompanied with the money; with 32,500 added, the seeondto receive $400, and the third $21 M, out of the stake. Winners of any three-year-old stake race of the value of $l,oon to carry 5 lbs.: of $1,500,7 lbs.; of anv three or more such stakes of any value. 10 lbs. extra. Maidens al- lowed 7 lbs. One mile and a quarter. TO CLOSE JANUARY 15, 1884 THE AMERICAN DERBY. A Sweepstakes for three-year-olds {foals of 18Sl),at$200each,h.f..or only $20 if declared out on or be fore Mar 15,1881, or $30 April 15, 1-M, or $40 if on May 15, 1884, or $50 if on June 15 UBS}. All declarations void nnless ac- companied with the money; with $5,000 added, the second to receive S750, and the third £250, out of the stake. Winners of any three-v ear- old stake race of the value of $1,000 to carry 5 lbs.; of $1,500 7 lbs.: of three nr more three -year-old stake races of any value, 10 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Foreign-bred entries allowed 7 lbs. One mile and a half. To be run onthe first day of the meeting. WEIGHTS. The following are the weights for the above stakes: Two-year-olds las lbs. Three-year-olds 115 lbs. With an allowance of 5 lbs . for mares and 3 lbs. for geldings. Full scale of weights and racing rules will be announced shortly. Entries and all com muni cations to be addressed to the Secretary, Palmer House, Chicago, 111. J. E. BEEWSTEE, P. H. SHEEEOAN, SECRETARY. LIEUT. GEX. C. S. A.. PRESIDENT Whitmans Combination HALTER-BRIDLE. THIS HALTER TAKES CP TO FIT ANY HOBSS, ANH IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT WITH AN O] " ordinary pair of reins you have a complete bridl ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING ARE MADEON THIS PL For sale by J A McKERRON, [fTHE TB ADE_SUPPLIED. 230 and 232 £]'.: Sole agent for the Paclfir 190 3£fte ^i-mXcx awxl jiwtisirxaw. Sept 22 THIED Annual Exhibition OF THE San Mateo & Santa Clara Co. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION NO. 5, To Be Held at San Jose, t'al., Sept. 24 to 29. Inclusive, 1883. SPEED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY, MONDAY, SEPT. 24. No 1— Running; tliroe-qiiarter-milo rliish: ¥25 entrance, S10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance. 1. Palo Alto .Stock Farm enter li g Joa Jou, hy Mon- 2. J. W, Adams and F Dcpoister enters h f Aunt Eet- iey, by Hardwood- Peggy Kingold. 3. Wm. Boots enters b g Bob. by Bob, by Bob Wooding 4. W. L. Appleby (for H C Judson) enters b m Ella Doane, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 5. P. J. Shatter enters b m Xighthawk. by imp Had- dington—Napa Queen. 6. T. H. Williams enters b s Bryant W, by Monday— Bebc. 7. Levi Knott enters s g Jim Eenwick, by Joe Hooker— 8. George Howson enters bs Jim Douglas, by Wildidle —by Norfolk. 9. G.Pacbeco enters h f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 10. John Mackey (for J. B. Haggin) enters b f Sweet Briar, by Virgil— Impudence. 11. John Mackey (for J. B. Haggin) enters ch m Pre- mium, by Castor— hy St. Louis. No. 2— Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-year- olds; $25 entrance. $10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance. 1. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters br f by Monday— Rig- ,in. 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b c by Shannon— Dem- lin. irep. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters bl f by Wildidle— Frolic. 4. Hill and Cries enter b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking —Maid of the Mist. . 5. E. J. Baldwin enters b f hy Rutherford— Glenita. 6. E. J. Baldwin enters ch f by Grinstead— Josie C. " W. L. Appleby enters bl c by Monday— Lady Clare. Theo. "'■ Mattie A. L. Ap; o. Wii 8. Theo. Winters enters ch f Gallic Smart, by Norfolk— tie A. T. H. Williams enters gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels— by Norfolk. 10. G. Pacheco enters ch F Blossom, by Thad Stevens. 11. G. Pacbeco enters s f Coutty, by Hubbard. 12. John Mackey enters b f School Girl, hy Pat Mollny. 13. John Mackey enters b f Rosa Bella, hy King Al- fonso—Miranda. No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat; for all ages; purse $250; rirst horse $175. second $50, third $25. 1. Lee Sbaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 2. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grisnicr. by Grinstead— Jennie D. 3. Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 4. W. L. Appleby's s m May D, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 5. J. Green's b g Joe G, by Joe Daniels— by Woodbuxn. 6. George Howson "s b m Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 7. John Mackey'sb g Duke of Monday, by Monday- Demirep. SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. »5. No. 4— Trotting; three-year-old colt stakes (foals of 1880); entrance $30, $*J50 added; first horsu six-ninths, sec- ond two-ninths, third one-ninth; closed May 15th, with the following entries: 1. T. W. Barstow's b g Benton, by General Benton— Queen. * 2. C. H. Corey'sgr f Anna Belle, by King William-Gill. 3. Thomas Gaul's br g Billy Martin, In Royal George. 4. J. H. Raney's bl s Knox, by Nutwood— Belle. 5. E, Topham's b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood- Lady Mc. 6. N. B. Edwards' s h Butcher Boy. by Nutwood- Kitty. 7. F. L. Duncan's s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood- Sportsman. 8. C. H. Maddox's b m Lady Bismarck, by Bismarck. No. 5 — Same day; trotting; 2:30 class; purse $500; first horse $350, seconl$l00; third $50. 1. P. Farrell enters b g Barney B. 2. H. H. Creighton enters ch g Frank Moscow, by Moscow. 3. J. W. Gordon enters s s Bismarck, by Index. 4. S. S. Drake enters ch m Huntress. 5. R. E. Burns enters b m Nellie Burns. 6. M. Rollin enters b m Laura M. 7. M. M. Allen enters s s Countryman. No. 6 — Same day; trotting; three-minute class; purse $400, first $260, second $100, third $40. E. M. Fry's b g Arab, by Electioneer— Lady Hamil- ton. 2. 3. P. Johnson's hi e Scandinavian— pedigree unknown. H W. Mcek'n b i Bonnie Word, by Nutwood. M, Rollins' b m Laura M. Charles David's br f Sister, by Admiral. THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 186. No. 7— Same day; 21-mile dash; for all ages; $25 en- trance, $10 forfeit, $250 added; second horse $50, third to save entrance. 1. John Mackey'sb g Duke of Monday, by Monday- Demirep. 2. M. M. Allen's b g Jocko, by Cariboo— Reply. 3. George Huwdoii'b b m Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk. 4. Hill and Cries' b s Wildidler. hy Wildidle— Eva Combs. 5. F. Depoister's gr m Viola R. 6. Stemler and Ayres' a g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker- Puss. 7. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. S. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford- Maggie Emerson. 9. Charles McLaughlin's b s Boots, by Hercules— Emma Barnes. 10. W. L. Appleby's b m Ella Doane, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown. 11. James B. Chase's h f Marian, by Hubbard— Electru. 12. P. J. Shaftor'sb m Nigbthnwk, by Imp Haddington. No. 8— Same day; running; selling race; one mile and repeat; purse $200; Hist hone $160, second 850; ho*-sesen- tered to be sold for §1,000 to carry entitled weight, two pounds for each 8100 over, and two pounds off for each $100 under fixed valuation, 1. W. L. Appleby's b g Bclshaw, by Wildidle; valua- tion, $400. 2. E, J, Baldwin's ch c GriBmer, by Grinstead; valua- tion. 91 .000. 3. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon; valuation, $800. 4. P. J. Shafter's b a Haddington, by imp Haddington; valuation, $600. 5. T. H. Williams' bl a Bryant W, by Monday; vaiua tion, $400. fl. John Mackey'e ch m Maria F, by Lieunter; valua- tion. 3500. Nc, 9~8ume day; running; one-mile dash; for two-year- olds: winner of No. 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, -TO added; 850 to eeeond horee. i. Theo. Wlnteri' ch f OalUe Smart, by Norfolk-Mat- tUi, 2. Hill k Gries" b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking— Maid of the Mist. 3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford— Glenita. 4. E. J. Baldwin's cli f, by Grinstead —Sister to Clara D. 5. Wm. Boots' bf Sister to Bob, by Bob Wooding— Gladiola. 6. T. H. Williams, Jr.'s gr f Lillian, by Joe Daniels. . 7. G. Pachtcn's s f Coutty, by Hubbard. S. G. Pacheco's ch f Blossom, by Thad. Stevens. 9. John Mackey's b f Rosa Bella, by King Alfonso- Miranda. 10. John Mackev'sb f Sweet briar, by Virgil— Impudence. 11. Palo Alto's bl 1, by Wildidle— Frolic. 12. Palo Alto's br f, by Monday— Riglin. 13. Palo Alto's b c, by Shannon— Demirep. Same day; equestrianehip, etc.; most skillful lady rider (entrance free); first premium $25; second prem- ium $15; third premium $10; most graceful lady rider entrance, free i, first premium $2-5; second premium 315; third premium $10. Bicvcle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first premium, gold medal; second premium, silver medal, FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 37. No. 10— Trotting; free for all; purse $750; first horse $500, second $150, third $100. 1. C. \V Smith enters br s Abbotsford. 2. J. B. Mc Donald enters b s Brigadier. 3. Palo Alto'Stock Farm enters b m Manon. 4. A. Waldstein enters b a Albert W, 5. Chas. W. Welbv enters chg Starr King. 6. J,W. Donatbnii enters gg Allan Roy. 7. J. & W. S. Fritch enters s m Nellie It. No. 11— Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds; purse $300; first horse $200, second $70, third $30. 1. John Williams enters L. P. Golf's br m Lucillia, by Nephew— Lucinda. 2. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b m Wave, by Elec- tion e e r — Wa xey. 3. Palo Alto Stock Farm enters b m Nellie Benton, by General Benton — Norma. 4. George Cropsy enters cli s Redwood, hy Nutwood. 5. Wilber F. Smith enters E. H. Miller's b g Thapsin, by Berlin— Lady Hubbard. . No. 12 -Same day; trotting; 2:24 class; purse $500; first horse $350, second $100, third $50. FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. »8. No. 13— Running; four-mile dash; post stake for all ages; entrance $150, $500 added; $250 to second horse, third to save stake; horses to be named September 15th. 1. Matt Allen nominates b g Jocko. 2. Hill ,t GrieB nominate H. C. JudBon's b m Ella Doane. 3. W, L. Appleby nominates A. C. Judson's b m May D. 4. E. J. Baldwin nominates b h Lucky B. 5. Chas. McLauglilin nominates b b Boots. No. 14— Same day; cart race; for district horBes without a record, to be driven by owners to driving carts; entrance $10; first horse, Adel's patent driving cart, valued at $85; second, single buggy harness, val- ued at $50; third, horse blanket valued at $10; entries to close September 2-1. No. 15— Same day; trotting; 2:40 class; , purse $500; first horse $350, second Slim, third $50. 1. R. E. Burns' b m Nellie Burns. 2. P. Farrell's b g Barney B. 3. J. P. Sargent's b m L'rani. 4. J, W. Gordon's s Bismarck. SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. £9. No. 16— A special race for named horses will be sub- stituted, Horses to be named hereafter. No. 17— Same day; trotting; buggy race for district horses without a record, to be driven by owners; best three in five; purse $100; first horse'SSO, second $30, third $10; entries will close September 24. No. 18— Same day; walking; mile and repeat; for stallions weighing over 1,200 pounds to saddle; purse $50; firBt horse $10, second horse $10. No. 19— Trotting; 3100 in plate will be given to the California-bred horse beating Occident's time— 2:163^; entries will close Thursday, September 27. No. 20— Running; one-mile dash for all ages; $50 en- trance, $15 forfeit, $125 added; second horse to receive his entrance and one-third of added money. 1. Lee Shaner's b s Judge McKinstry, by Grinstead— Katie Pease. 2. J. W. Adams and F. DePoister's b f Aunt Betsey, by Hardwood— Peggy Ringgold, 3. Charles McLaughlin's ch s Wildwood, by Wildidle— Emma Barnes. 4 Charles McLaughlin's ch g by Thad Stevens— Sister to Mark S. 5. James B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra. 6. Levi Knott's s g Jim Renwick, by Joe Hooker— Big Gun. 7. George Howson's b s Jim Douglass, by Wildidle by Norfolk. 8. G. Pacheco's b f Dairy Maid, by Shannon. 9. John Mackey's h f Rosa Bella, by King Alfonso. CONDITIONS AND REMARKS. All trotting races are the best three in five, unless otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to start Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany nomination. National Association Rules to govern trotting ; but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats. To fill running races, three or more subscribers are necessary. All two-year-olds, when running in their classes, Bhall carry one hundred pounds, with the usual allowances for marea and geldings. All three-year-olds, when running in their classes, to carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowances as above. Those who have nominations in stakes must name to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on Wed- nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday previous, hy 12 o'clock m. No added money paid for a walk-over. Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by consent of judges. Winners of all trotting races in their respective classes (except races Nos. 5, 10, 12, 15 and 16), at Oak- land, Sacramento and Stockton, in ust go to wagon, In all district races horses must have been owned in the district prior to June 1, 1883. Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association (old weights) to govern running races, except when conditions named are otherwise. All entries to he made in writing, giving name, sex, color and marks of horses; also, name and resi- dence of owner. In running races, full colors to be worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re- spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named in their entries, as their horses will be designated upon programmes by colors worn be drivers. A. KING, President. T, S. Montgomery, Secretary. LINES OF TRAVEL. v. JT. Xv* XVi TIME SCHEDULE, LINES OF TRAVEL. MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1883. Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San Francisco as follows; DESTINATION. 9 ;30 a M *4:00 P 8:00 a 3 :30 r M 4 :30 P M 8:00 a M •4 :00 p M 8:00 a m 3:30 p M 9:30 a m 4:30 P M 7 :30 a m *4 :00 p M i#0 J 4:30 p M 9:30 A M 7:30 a m •5:00 p M 9:30 a m *4fl0i»M 8:00 , 7:30 a m 10:00 a m 3:00 P M ♦5:00 p m 3:30 P M 5:30 P m 8:00 a m 8:00 . 8:00 A M 7:30 , 8:00 a m 3:30 p M 4:30 p M *4:00 P M 7:30 a m $10 :00 am 3:00 p m 8:00 / 3:30 p m 8:00 a M 4:30 P m Antioch and Martinez.. Benicia .Calistoga and Napa.. ^Colfax .. i Deining. Kl Paso * Express... .. J anil East I Emigrant .. 1 Gait and \ via I.ivermoxe .. i Stockton ( via Martinez lone Knight's Landing Los Angeles and South Livermore and Pleasanton... ..Madera and Fresno.... Marysville and Chico, Niles and Haywards. 40 p M •12:10 p m 5:40 P M 10:10 a M 2:40 p M 5:40 p M •8:40 a M 2:40 p m •12:10 F M 5:40 P M 5:40 p m 3:40 p M 9:40 a M •8:40 A U 8:40 p M 9:40 a ar 5:40 p ai 6:40 p M 5:40 p M 5:40 p M 6:40 p M 8:40 p m 10:10 A M •6:00 a ai •3:40 p M $3:40 p M 0:40 a ai (5:40 p M 2:40 p at 8:40 p at •12:10 p M " 10:10 a ai Virginia City 8:40 p ai Woodland 6:40 p ai " ! 10:10 a at . } Ogrlen and ( Express . ( East (Emigrant . ) Red Bluff t via .Marysville. , ) and Tehama t via Woodland.. ....Redding ....Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Benicia '• via Benicia " via Benicia ....Sacramento River Steamers. .... San Jose ..Vallejo.. :40 i *12:10 p m 6:40 p m 8 HO P m 10:10 a m '10:10 a ai 6:40 P at 5:40 p m 8:40 F ai 2:40 p m 7:10 , TIME TABLE. COMMENCING MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883, AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Francisco Passenger Depot (Tou nsend Street, between Third and Fourth Streeta) as follows: LKA VB 1 S. F. 1 DESTINATION. ARRIVE S. F. 8 :30 a M i f 6 :40 A M t9 :30 A ar 10 rfO A M 9:03 A M • 3 ;30 p at 4 :25 p M •5:15 pm San Mateo, Redwood and Memo Park. 1 •10:02a M •3 :36 p m +4 :50 p M 6:30 pm 1 6:00 P M til :45 p M 17:50 pm J +8 ;15 P M f I 9:03 a ar (.Santa Clara, San Jose and] *l5-3fiPM JJ+8 :15 pm Gilrov, Pajaro.Castroville, ( i »10:02a m } I 6:00pm Salinas and Monterey. Hollister and Tres Pinos. 10-10 a \r' f Watsonville, Camp Goodall, (i ««.„«. „ J.JO P M| \ ,(-.,..„., p.., ,:,.,,., , ,,-S,,nt:1 f.rn, 1 h-00 PM 10 :40 a at I Soledad and Way StationB Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. at. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 0:30 a, ar. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch. Sundays excepted, t Sundays only. r.Ot*AI, FEKRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND PIER. From San Francisco Dally. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. DISTRICT NO. 6. "PROPOSALS FOR THE FOLLOWING WILL BE received by the Secretary up to sept. 8th: Pool Selling— Amount of cush In advance: fnlloon. trol of same. Bids to be made without reference to commiflBlonB. Side or Tent Shows during Fair week in Park en- closure. For Uraml Ntantl Bar. Lunch and Fruit Stum! fn drawl Stand. For choice of hack at amis at Park. I'.lddiTu unknown to the Seeri'tiry or some membe Of the Board, will, furnlidi reference to the Secretary Bids payable Oct. 1, 18S3. Bids for each or all of above "will be sealed and ad- dressed to the Secretary, and opened Saturday, sept, 6th, ut 11 A. M. By order of the Board, F. J- BARRETTO, Pree't. E. A. DeCamp/Bec'y.. Box 466, Lob Angelei, Cal, TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8:30— H;0a-!l:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12:30 —1:00— 1:30— 2fl0— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30—6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00 — 11:00 — *12:00. —.•8:00— TO ALAMEDA— *6:00—*6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — *S:30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10 :00-t 10:30-11:00— 1 11:30-12:00— 112:30— 1 ;00— Jl :30— 2 :00— 3 :00— 3 :30— 4 :00 — 1 :30— 5:00— 5:30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00. TO BERKELEY— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— *8 30 — 9 :00— 19 :30— M» :00— J10 :30— 1 1 :00— 1 11 :30 — 12:00 - 1 :00 —2:00—3:00 — 4 :00 — 4 :30— 5:00— 5:30—6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— •12:00. TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00 — *6:30— 7:00 — »7:30- 18:00— *8:30— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— tl:(X)-2:00— 3:00— 4:00 — *4:30 -5:00— *5;30— 6:00— *6:30— 7:00. To San Francisco Daily. if Monterey and Santa Cruz, (i +0 ,„ „ ., I 1 (Sunday Excursion) > ! t*.43pm ♦Sundays excepted. tSundays only. tTheater train, Saturdays only. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and connect with 8:30 a. m. Train. Special Rottnd-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to Pescadero, Monterev, Aptos, Poouel and Santa Cruz; alBOto Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Bobles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturday and Sunday —good to return on Monday — to Santa Clara or San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, ?4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, ?5, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilrov Hot Springs, #fi. Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San- ta Cruz, and return, $3. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend street, and No. 613 Market street, (irand Hotel. A. C.BASSETT, H.R.JUDAH, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt. RW SOUTHERN DIVISIONS, ^ FROM FRUIT VALE— *6:23-*fi:53-*7:23-*7:53-*8;23 •8:53— •9:23— *10:21— "4:23— «4:53—*5:23— *5:53— *6:23 — *fi:53— 7 £5—9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — *5 ;15-*5:45- $6:45— 9:15— *3:15. FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:30 — *6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00- 7:30-8:00— 8:30— 0:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11 :30 12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30-2:00-2:311-3 ml- 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30—5:00-5:30—6:00-6:30—7:00 — 7:57 — 8:57—9:57 — 10:57- FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-*5:37— •6:07-6:37 7:07— 7:37-8:07— 8:37:— 9:07— 9:37— 10:07 — 10:37 — 11:07 —11:37—12:07—12:37—1:07—1:37—2:07—2:37—3:07 — 3:37 —4:07-4:37-5:07-5:37-6:07-6:37-7:07 — 8:06-9:06- 10:06—11:00. FROM ALAMEDA— •5:22— *5:52 — •6:22 — 6:52 — *7-22— 7:52— *H:22-S;.r>2— 0:22-0:52- 110:22- 10:52 — 111:22- 11:52— 112:22— 12:52-11:22-1:52-2:52-3:22-3 -52— t ■■"■ —1:62— 5:22— 5:52— 6:22— 6:52— 7:52— 8:52— 9:52— 10:52. FROM BERKELEY— •5:15—*5;45— •6:15—6:15— ^-lS— 7:45— •8:15 — 8^5— J9:15— 9:45— 110:15— 10:15 — 111 -15 — 11:45—12:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45—1:15—4:15—5:15 — 5:45 —6:15— 6:45— 7:45— 8:45— 9 :45— 10:45. FROM WEST BERKELEY-*5H5— '6:15-6:45— *7-15 —7.-45— 8:45— 19:15— 9:45 — 10:45— 112:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45— 4:15— *5;15— 5 ?15— •6:15—6:45— »7:15. CREEK ROUTE FROM 4:15. FRANCISCO— •7:15—9:15— 11 :15— 1 :15— O AKLAND— *6 :15— 8:15— 10 :15 — 12 :15— 2:15 — •Dally, except Sundays. (Sundays only. Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph & Cn Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. P. A.N. TOWNE, Gen. Mantger, H. GOODMAN. Gen. P.M. k Tkt Agt. TO Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. respectfully calls attention to the SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Bathing, Snooting and Fishing. TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CHARMING Summer ami Winter Resort ol the I'acific < nasi, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can he obtained from tlie several streams in the vicinity ol" Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Poinnino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men. THE BA TH I NO FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MONTE," ABE UNSURPASSED, haTine a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure whito sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE contains SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (160x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim- — th ELEGANT ROOMS ith douche and ming baths, connecting for individual baths, shower facilities. THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known Watering Places, AFTOS. SOQUJEX AND SANTA i Kl /,. IS VIA THE Southern Pacific Railroad, (Broad Gauge). The S. P. R. R. runs tlirough the counties of San Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa I'm/, and Mon- terey, In each of which game abounds in great variety. Notably Quail, Pigeon, Snipe. I)uck, Geese. Deer and Rear. Lakes PTLARCTEOS and SAN ANDREAS are reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dally at San Mateo lor those well-known Retreats, 1'1'RIS- S1MA, SAN aUKUOIUO and PKSCAHKRd. We would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex- tent Of range at and about. SAN RRl'NO and JlcMA- IKIN'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a short distance from San Francisco and olfer special inducements to the lovers of this manly sport. SPECIAL NOTICE. and t be entitled to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS when carried in Baggage Curs and put in charge of Train Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are instructed to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage Cars. Carln order to guard against accidents to Dogs wblleintransit.it is necessary that thev be provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing Tackle will be carried frM of charge. Onus taken apart and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be taken In Pasfienger Cars. TICKET OFFICES— passenger Depot, Townsend "*" Market st., yrand Hotel. Mreet, and No, i A. C. BS8ETT. Surinteuoent, H. R.JUDAH, AMt. Pase. and Tkt Agt 1883 %\xc JJrjccxlcr ?aud j^pxjx'tswaw. 191 THE Breeder and Sportsman Excellent Advertising Medium AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION DISTRICT No. 6, Will hold its FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR LOS ANGELES, October 8th to 13th, Inclusive. o VER $10,000 IS Pl'RSES AXD PRE- KHUHS. Entries to Races close September 15th. For Programme and Premium List, address E. A. DeCamp, Sec'y> Box 455 Los Angeles, Cal. $500! $500! Given Away in Prizes ! FIRST ANNUAL LIVE PIGEON TOURNAMENT OF THE COLUSA GUN CLUB Will be given on their grounds, at Colusa, FRIDAY and SATURDAY. Oct. 19 and 20, At which time FIVE HUNDRED DOLLABS will be given in prizes, as ioltows : First Prize $150 00 Second Prize 100 00 Third Prize 7-5 00 Fourth Prize.. : 50 00 Fifth Prize 40 00 Sixth Prize 35 00 Seventh Prize 30 00 Eighth Prize 20 00 Shooting to be governed by the rules of the State Sportsman Association, excepting ties— first ties to be shot off twenty -six yards rise, single bird. Ail subse- quent ties to be thirty-one yards rise, single bird. Entrance fee, $15 U0. Entrances to close with Sec- retary on Thursday, October 18th, at 8 i\ m, B- H. BURTON, Secretary. F ound at Lastl^SM &COrlTEHTSU'-lu;i > one year thereafter; the amount ottue first payment on the subscription (of sires) to be added to the stake for three-year-olds; the amount of the second payment on the subscription to he added to the stake for four-year-olds; $10n entrance ror starters in three-year-old stake; 9150 entrance for starters in the four-year-old stake, payable in the fol- lowing forfeits: $Ui to afcumpanv the nomination Oct. l, ls-s, for each race in wh3ch the colt or filly is enter- ed; $15 additional May 1, 1891, in the three-year-old ?uk.-: Ti'ia-lflttmnal Mav 1,1--!. in the four-year-old stake; $25 additional May], isso.intbe three-year-old stake; >:;o additional Mav l, lAs5, in the four-y. ar-old stakes; $50 additional May i, lssfi, in the four-year-old stakes, and a final payment of $-.0 each in each stake twenty days before the meetings of 1W5 and 1866 re- spectively, when the stakes will be trotted for A failure to pay the balance ($100) due on the sub- scription of any sire within the time specified in the foregoing condition, will disqualify the nominations 01 all the get of such sire in the four-vear-old stake and forfeit all payments made on all the get of such sires in said stakes. The above stakes which closed May 1st last, ami by unanimous consent of original subscribers was re. opened, to finally close August inth, received at that time the following subscribers: Charles Backman's b h Kentucky Prince. H. S, Russell's br h Smuggler. Marshland stock Farm's b h Oxmoor. Palo Alto stock Farm's b h Electioneer. Palo Alto Stock Farm's b h Gen'l Benton. Arno Stock Farm's b h Buccaneer. All of whose get i foals of l^S'ii are eligible to entry as per above conditions. OCTOBER 1, I8&3. E. D. PACKER, Scc'yO 111 Broadway, New York. THE WHITMAN SADDU -«* Saving been appointed SOLE AGENT for the Whitman Saddle Company For the Pctcific Coast, I have in stock full lives of their celebrated goods. SADDLES FOR ROAD, RANCH OR PARK USE, Willi or without (lie California .horn. training" saddles. Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, I AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, SOLE AGENT FOB THE PACIFIC COAST. 230 and 232 Elils street, WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. Eiders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, 930 and »8 J «nt« St., Sole Agent for Paclfle coast. WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them wil1 any other. JOHN A. McKERRC 930 and »3» Ellis Street, Sole Agent for the Pnclli 192 'Ixc fpreefe arid J» pxrcismam Sept 22 R(Se t-AdjustinG) '''XT AWSON'S U. S. ARM! Suspensory Bandages. A. perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise on Nervous Tension and Circular mailer! free Sold by Drnggists. S. E. «. RA«'S»5r, Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y . Sprung Knees AND Cockled- Ankles Permanently cured by using Sparkhall's Specific. BEFUKE US1N AFTEK USING Which does not blister or interfere with the horse's work. It strengthens the joints and tendons, restor- ing the limbs to their normal condition. Has cured many cases of chronic lameness and muscular rheu- matism after other treatment had failed. Testimonials: From O. A. Hickok. Esq., owner of St. J alien, "King of the Turf," San Francisco, Cal., June 8. 1S81. I can with confidence recommend Sparkhall's Spe- cific to any one owning a knee-sprung or cockled- anklert horse, being fully convinced that it will cure those deformities without injury to the animal. O. A. HICKOK. From Hon. C. M. Pond, Breeder of the celebrated trotter "Clingstone." Hartford, Conn., March 29. 1882. This may certify that I have used Sparkhall's Spe- cific in my stables, and consider it an extraordinary remedy, accomplishing in most cases all that is claim- ed for it. C. M. POND, The Specific is sold in quart bottles— price, $2.00, by WAEELEE A CO., SPORTING GOO VS. SENDTOR CIRCULAROFTHE ! V.XGOWSIT/. • ' ' FLYING CLAYPIGEON PIERCE&CO.OAKtfCAL. AGENTS FOR THE PACIFIC-COAST. IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, Ri- fles, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting goodsof all kinds. G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. tht Market Street. Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front stree ..CHEAP GUNS for THE PEOFLE.* SHiUea, Shnt Gun91'"BcVoI>err.""A^umau,!trtJn, Seines, Jww, «jj fishing Tackle. Itnzara, Ac. licnt C. O. D. Tor examination. -- Address 2yl GREAT WESTERN GtJS WORKS Pittsburg, Pa. A CARD. WH. DAILY, THE FIR ST SWIMMING • teacher on the Pacific Coast, is manager of the San .lose Swimming Baths. A rare opportunity is thus offered the ritizi-ns of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have your children learn swimming from Prof. Daily. W. H. Woodruff, VETERINARY DENTIST. References: Scott A McCord, Fashion Stable ; Win. Gerhart, Ne- vada Stable; J, M. Parker, Telegraph Stable; 0. Hink- lev, Baldwin Stable; Col. Dickey, Bay District Course; C. W. Smith, H. McConn, J.C.Simpson, J. P. Kerr, city; B. F, Simpson, A. Gates, Robt. Glover, G, Lap- ba.30, Oakland. Office at FaBhionStabjp 321 Ellis street. My New Catalogue For 1883, OF ISO PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- hles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1882, with descriptions ami pedigrees of 27(5 high-bred trot- ting Stock, now at tairlawn sto^k farm, adjoining the city of Lexington, Ky.. will be sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 1 38 Head of Promising Young Trotting Stock, consisting of young s'allions, Allies and roadsters most of them sired hv ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM, ABERDEEN andCASSIDS M. CLAY JR., ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standanl- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in oreeding and raising fine, highly -bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, madeinlSSl; another with a record of 2:23!',. He carried 105 pounds aud ran the first mile close to 1:42. A few days later ho ran at Sheepshead with the same weight as above in a dnsh of a mile and a quarter against Aranza, 105 lbs., Meditator (the Saratoga crack), L10 lbs., Duplex 105 lbs., and beat this high class field in a canter in 2:1 1 . Jas. McLaughlin, the Dwyer's Jockey, was the pilot on both occa- sions. Millie B, two years, by King Alphonzo, won a creditable race on the third day, and so did Referee, Mr. Scott's three- year-old, mentioned. As in this race be beat Breeze, Wan- dering and a strong field, he comes to the fore, like Brad, his brother-in-blood, a tough customer for anyone's horse. On the same day, a very bad one for the players on favorite horses, Mr. Pierre Lorillard's four-year-old filly, Amazon, by imported Moccasin, won a nailing good handicap race, at a mile and a half, from Bootjack 110 pounds, Freeland 98 pounds, Monitor 123 pounds, and others. She was in light, however, only 90 pounds. Jim McGowan also won another fine chase, with 10S pounds, his only rival, Postguard, hav- ing gone amiss. Disturbance, however, gave the Pride of Brighton quite a race on this occasion. The great day of the meeting thus far was last Saturday. Nearly 20,000 persons crowded into the spacious grounds, under lowering skies too, to see the three-mile race between Eole 127 pounds, Monroe 117 pounds, and Aella 112 pounds. Your horse Jocko, who won the four-mile dash at the Bay District last month, was colored on the cards as a starter, but up to this date I have not heard of the horse's arrival here. The preliminary races of the day were watched with comparatively listless interest by the vast mass of humanity, and though the second and third events, won by Ecuador and Brad, were greeted with some applause, it was the fourth race that all these people were there to see. Presently a hum of applause is heard. The three "cracks" had been hung up, and far down the track was coming a dainty stepping brown mare, her rider in the Islip "orange aud blue." It was Aella, and young Breu- nan in the saddle. Then the best son of Tom Bowling, Gen- eral Monroe, a sturdy little bay with immense quarters, was making his way to the wire, Harry Blayloek, the Canadian jocky, having the mount; he, too, came in for hand-clapping and shouts of encouragement. But these signs of the popu- lar approval were dwarfed alongside of the great roar that burst forth as a big bay, with bis rider sporting the showy "snots" of the Gebhardt stable, galloped lazily toward the post. It was Eole and Donahue, and latterly the two have been inseparably associated in the public mind. A dip of the Mag and they were off, Aella's quick, nervous strides soon carry- ing her to the front, Eole toddling along behind, with Mon- roe at his haunclies, the latter's short "daisy cutting" action hardly giving one auj' idea of his staying qualities. They vary these positions but little during the first mile, run in 1:46^', nor in the second run in 1:4S], but as the three racers went on the last lap a general closing up took place, and at the quarter a blanket would have covered the three. Nearing the half, time 4:32, Aella dropped back beaten, and Monroe, on the outside, showed a head in front of Eole. The latter instantly closed up, however, and the two ran nose and nose around the lower turn, past the three-quarter pole and into the straight, the whole grand stand and lawn echoing out the shouts of the excited multitude. Directly, the two straightened fairly out for home, however, Blay lock's whip arm was seen to rise and fall, without a response from the General, whom Eole gradually left, and won, untouched by whip and spur, by five lengths ino:27, Aella thirty lengths off badly beaten. Eole won this same race last j'ear from Thora, Lida Stanhope and others, carrying 120 pounds and winning to 5:26* - He is now beyond question the best horse on the American turf, and another year will be likelyto show the Britishers a taste of his quality. Gen. Monroe ran a game race but was out-classed, while Aella was a disappointment, her recent races giving one the right to expect from her at least something like the form of her famous sister Ferida. Old Dan Kenney then won a good race, as also did Disturb- ance over timber, and the day's sport wound up not exactly in "a blaze of glory," but in a storm of wind and rain, which broke over the grounds before the conclusion of the last race. Indeed, the weather during the meeting thus far has not been of the pleasantest to metropolitan race goers, for September has rather anticipated the season, the temperature being like November. Were it not for Sheepshead and Brighton races the "Isle de Coney" would be deserted this early and the Brighton and Oriental hotels have closed their doors for the season. The Manhattan will keep open house until the 25th. when the races at Sheepshead close. Tuesday (yesterday) six very interesting races were won by Fellowplay, Dan K, Pike's Pride, (first success of the new Clipsiana stable), Zamora, Apollo and Wheeler. Apollo, the winner of last year's Ken- tucky Derby, has developed the last few months into a great horse. He won two cracking races at Brighton Beach last week, beating Little Ben a mile in 1:42.1, and yesterday he "romped" home in front of a strong field over a mile and a half course. To-day the English St. Leger was won by Ossian, the son of Salvator. Mr. Keene's Blue Grass was scratched, and, as he has beaten Ossian once this season, it is a pity he was not permitted to show his abilities on the present occasion. Lexington has just concluded a fairly good meeting, and Louisville is sounding the note of preparation from afar. Jerome Park begins an eight-day meeting on the 29th, and nest month Washington and Baltimore wheel into line, the latter with eight days racing, double their usual number. Washington is to have a great sweepstakes between the cracks Iroquois, Eole, Kenney, Drake Carter, Monitor, etc., having already entered. The New York Sportsman has changed hands, Wyse & Co. having disposed of it toother parties. The matter occasions much unfavorable comment here, regarding the course of the retiring owners of the pa- per. They gave Mr. Poster and the attaches of the journal comparatively no warning of their intentions, but cooly let the edition of Sept. 1st lapse and the paper was thought to be defunct. Mr. Foster was bo worked up by this heartless con- duct thatfbe took to his bed, and his ailment, hemorrhage of the stomach, going to his head, this morning he expired, at the age of 63 years. In sporting journalism he leaves a void that cannot be filled. Pacific. Our Pork Trade with Germany. The position of the German Government with reference to American pork may be stated in a nutshell: The swine of both Germany aud the Onited States are confessedly, to some extent, infected with trichina. The German authorities re- quire that the flesh of all swine slaughtered in that country shall be subjected to microscopic examination, by a Govern- ment inspector, and pronounced free from trichina before it can be offered for sale. No such examination is practicable with salted aud packed meats from America, aud as no pre- tense of an inspection of our meats is made by us under Government authority, or even under the supervision of the packing firms, the Germau Government says: "We cannot accord to American puckers and butchers a privilege which we refuse to accord to our own." So far as the writer could gather while in Germany, it is generally conceded that when- ever an inspection of our pork is made, under careful gov- mental supervision, similar to that now made by the German authorities, there will bo no objection to its sale in that country. The presence or nbseuce of this microscopic para- site in tin pork of this country is a matter of but little inter- est to us, as Americans coo/,- their pork before eating it, and thorough cooking obviates all danger: but in Germany, where mnch of it is eai □ raw. it becomes a serious matter. The position of the German Government is obviously -omul upon this question, so far as American pork is concerned, and caDnot be assailed without first demonstrating that their own inspection is useless.— Breeders' Gazette. SHEEP. Australian Versus American Sheep. The importation of a number of Australian sheep by Mr. J. B. Haggin has opened a question in sheep raising that can- not fail to result in a warm discussion and a thorough inves- tigation of the comparative values of the Australian and American sheep, by the sheep raisers of this State, for they cannot afford to ignore a single point in breeding that may be of value to them, and that for reasons to be shown here- after. Mr. Haggin's imported sheep were exhibited at the , State Fair and freely commented upon by persons interested . in sheep raising, the general opinion being that the American, I or Californian Merinos were superior to the Australian im- I portations. Of all the sheep raisers in the State the one who has the least interest in this discussion is Mr. J. B. Haggin . himself. Years ago he made his first importation of Austra- lian sheep, followed by subsequent importations, and now he has all he needs to grade up bis flocks,. He is satisfied with the result of his investment, which is past the experimental stage, aud it makes no difference to him in any way if other breeders differ with him and decline to accept his ideas as correct. He can market his own wool and mutton, and if the cross he has made is superior to other sheep and he can keep it to himself, so much the more profit to him, while on the other hand, if the cross is not a success he can drop it at any time, and the loss entailed will not be felt in the slight- est by a man of such enormous wealth. Knowing this a rep- resentative of the Breeder and Sportsman requested Mr. Haggin to give him for publication his reasons for adopting the Australian cross, feeling that the information would be entirely free from bias, and consequently of value to all the sheep breeders in the State. Mr. Haggin gracefully submitted to an interview of which we give the substance. He said "The Australian sheep give a better wool than the American Merinos and by that I speak of the Merinos raised in Vermont, Ohio and California, and known as Spanish Me- rinos. The wool is freer from grease, finer, cleaner, longer, and commands abetter price. The cost of Australian stud sheep is from £16 to £35U. They come from Victoria, Tas- mania, New South Wales, South Australia, climates very simi- lar to that of California. They do best on the same kind of feed as our Californian sheep. They are a good range sheep — better than the French and Spanish Merino, more hardy and will rustle better. They are good mutton sheep aud some of them are extra mutton. Tlie advantage of a fleece that carries the smaller amount of grease must be apparent to all. Our wool has to be shipped to the East in grease. It costs too much to ship scoured wool and besides the Eastern manufacturers prefer to do their own scouring. The Austra- lian wool is lighter and more open, finer aud smoother and is vastly preferred for many kinds of use. But the cross be- tween the Australian and Spanish Merino is a far better sheep than either. They are more vigorous, the fleece is stronger and heavier, and they are stronger breeders. One can go in- to a flock and pick out the grades in a minute by their vigor- ous, healthy appearance. The Australian sheep are the re- sult of careful breeding from stock imported into England from Austria during the reign of George IV, good feed, soil, and superior climate has improved them above the original stock. The bestevidence of the superiority of the Australian wool is the higher price it commands in the Eastern market. While thinking over what Mr. Haggin had said, the repre- sentative of the Breeder and Sportsman chanced to meet Mr. M. F. Tarpey and open a conversation on the subject. Mr. Tarpey is a member of the firm of Tarpey & Kirkpatrick, breeders and importers of thoroughbred Spanish Merino sheep, having a ranch in Ohio, and another in Stanislaus county and a business office in this city. He is well up in sheep and wool business, handles large clips besides his own, and withall is a most painstaking student of his business. He had seen the Australian sheep and freely gave his views regarding them. He said he did not think that they were so good a sheep for this, or any country, as the Spanish Meri- nos of the State. The wool was lacking in elasticity and that serration of the edge of the fibre, which gives wool its valuable felting quality. It lacked strength, and no one was better aware of that than the Australiau wool men, who were * making the most strenuous efforts to improve their Hocks by inivjortiug Spanish Merinos from Vermont aud Ohio, as the steamers could take them over. Australians looked upon the Spanish Merino cross as a veritable El Dorado to sheep men, it gives their flock what they need, strength and weight. ""Then," said the Breeder and Sportsman representative, "if the Australians find Spanish Merinos a good cross for strength, why should not our Merino men accept the Aus- tralian sheep as a good cross for fineness, for you must ad- mit yourselves that the Australian wool brings the best price in the market. "That is a question requiring rather a long answer," said Mr Tarpey. "In the first place my experience in breeding j leads me to the belief, that it is far more likely to make a su- perior cross by using superior bucks on inferior ewes than by using inferior bucks on superior ewes, apart from tho^ fact that herd men always grade up their flocks by having superior males, because one male can improve a quantity of female produce when by using females to grade up he would have to purchase a vast number of superior animals. The sire is the stronger, aud will carry his peculiar characteristics through his offspring, the dam's superiority notwithstanding. Among horse breed- ers that idea has become crystallized into an axiom. They say you may get a runner by a thoroughbred horse onl of I cold-blooded dam, bat you will never get a runner from* pure-bred dam by a cold-blooded horse. In my opinion the Australiau sheep are Merinos twenty years behind the age. They need improvement, and the colonists recogui i but thai is no reason why Australian shc< p should be lli i ded to improve our Merinos. As to the Australian wool bringing a better price than the Californian, that is not because their sheep are superior. The Australiau growers shear the wool from the back and sides separate. That is the besl wool and the only kind they ship to America. The fleece from the neofl legs, ehost and belly, which is poor aud variable, is all shipped to England as low-grade wool. Consequently the Australiau wool needs neither grading nor sorting. It is all good, while the Californian fleece, which includes all tbo wool from a sheep, needs sorting and grading, and contains mnoh poor stuff, which naturally lowers the average priofl I can illustrate my meaning. A tub of salmon bellies -the choice cuts in a salmon— will bring a higher price than a tub of salmon entire, which includes tne tail, back, tins aid poo? parts of the fish. The Anstralian fleece is longer beoautfn chey only shear once a year, but we are compelled to gbeax twice a year. Our sheep cannot carry their tleeee the whole year through on account of the necessity for dipping to pre- vent the spread of scab." The foregoing matter bringsup several important questions 1883 2£ftc fteder mul gpavtsitmu. 195 relating to the sheep industry of this country. The first and most important of these is the competition with Australian wools superinduced by the recent reduction in the wool tar- iff. This is a matter of such vast importance to the agricult- ural interests of California and the whole Pacific Slope that we feel no labor too great to place the question fairly before the wool growers of the State, that they may be prepared with arguments to meet the sophistical claims of the anti- tariff men when the question again comes up before Congress. We will not attempt to argue the importance of the wool in- dustry to this coast, resting satisfied to say what is easy of proof, that the wool crop of the State is only second in "im- portance to the wheat crop, and is greater than the output of precious metals, greater than the export of fruit and garden produce, and will for all time rank among the chief exports of the State, provided injudicious legislation does not crush out this important industry by admitting Australian into open competition. This coast, and even" the choicest spots of California, cannot compete with Australia in wool raising. We state this as a positive fact, and are willing to risk our reputation for correctness — a reputation which is the mainstay of such a paper as the Breeder jlnd Sportsman — upon our ability to demonstrate this fact to the satisfaction of any reasonable person, members of Congress and rabid free- traders not excepted. The reasons why this coast cannot compete with Australia are, first, land is cheaper in the Colo- nies; second, sheep lands in the colonies are not taxed; third, one shearing per year will suffice abroad; two shear- ings are necessary at home; fourth, the flock increase is greater in Australia; fifth, wages are cheaper there, and fewer men are needed. politician and a very demon on tariff questions. Voorhies fell into Kahlo's scheme, and either for the consideration of love and affection or some more potent reason undertook to get a material reduction. How the gentleman from Indiana succeeded in pushing his scheme is a long story, and will have to be told at some future date. [TO BE CONTINUED IN OUR NEXT.] HERD AND SWINE. The Profitable Dairy Herd. The average rent paid by Colonial squatters for Govern- ment sheep lands is ten shillings per mile square, or four- tenths of a cent per acre. One range of 1SO,000 acres pays only £75 per year rent. Squatters pay no taxes to the Gov- ernment on leased land. Admitting for the sake of argument that all other conditions were equal, it must be plain to the dullest mind that a California sheep man, who has to buy his range at not less than S2 50 per acre, and is taxed on a valua- tion of SI 00 per acre, cannot compete against the squatter, whose sole expense is four-tenths of a cent per acre. Australian sheep can carry their fleece for a year, which not only gives the gTower a longer staple, but saves the ex- pense of one shearing. This extra shearing costs the Cali- fornian grower from six to eleven cents per fleece, dependent upon the condition of the sheep. Eight cents per sheep is a fair average, which, with fleeces averaging six pounds, adds one and one-quarter cents per pound to the cost of Califor- nia wooL and from which expense Colonial wool is free. Wages are cheaper and fewer men are needed in the colo- nies. A flock of 160,000 sheep near Toowoomba, on the Darling Downs, in Queensland, Victoria, is looked after by three herders and a foreman, the herders getting $20 per month and the foreman $700 a year. A flock of the same size in this State needs 140 herders and two foremen, the herders getting §30 per month and the foremen 5900 per year. These facts demonstrate the need of protection for Califor- nia sheep men and in a greater degree for the sheep men of the East. The question next arises "why was the wool tariff reduced by the last Congress and why are still further reductions proposed and expected to be carried through the next Congress?" The answer is, "because the Australians wanted it done and because a few selfish wool manufacturers East were will- ing to let all other industries fail so long as their own was safe, so they entered into a job to reduce the duty on wool and increase the duty on manufactured woolen goods; a queer way of arranging the matter in their own favor. The Australians wanted it done and so three jears ago they sent Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, with his pockets full of bank notes and lots of specious arguments at his tongue's end, to put the job through. Sir Henry Parkes is a peculiar man. His first lift from the gutter of obscurity andignorance, in which he was born, was caused by his chartist tendencies. The British Government hardly knew whether to treat him as a rebel or a crank and so to settle the matter told him to leave England and live in Australia until his brain had cooled. After a while his rabid free trade doctrine and a suspicion of secession doctrine boost- ed him into the place of Colonial Secretary, the boosting pow- er being a mob of ignorant shouting blatherskites about on a par with the lowest of our sand lot rabble. As soon as seat- ed he flopped and became a rabid royalist. Sold out, in fact for another term of office which he got. This was the man who came on here to reduce the wool tariff. He told the peo- ple how kind his colony was to America, how it admitted all American goods duty free, but forgot to tell them that it ex- cluded American sheep and would not buy American manu- factures if English goods could be procured any where near the price. Well, the old boy babbled and sputtered but did not catch on to American politics, and his mission was a dead failure. He got nary a reduction. Then the Australians took counsel. They said: "our people are no good at Wash- ington, let's get a smart unscrupulous American to do our work for us." They got him. The man was Charles Kahlo, TJ. S. Consul General at Sydney, New South Wales; an Amer- ican and an D. S. official, and a precious sample of the Amer- ican money getter at any price. He left his official position, neglected the interests of this government and came over here to lobby for Australians a bill which ought for the sake of truth to be dubbed "a bill to ruin the sheep raisers of America for the benefit of Colonial wool men." When Kahlo landed here he sent word around to the newspaper offices that he would like to be interviewed. The writer ainon^oth- ers called upon him. It was late in the evening when the visit was made. Kahlo was genial and communicative. Slap- ping the visitor on the back he said " 1 want a subsidy, and I want to bust hell out of the wool tariff, and I am d d if I don't do it." Then with mingled cunningness and brag he unfolded his scheme. His first effort was to impress the Idea that Australian wools did not compete with American wool in any way, and then he dilated upon the glories of reciproc- ity. He was well acquainted with the wiles and ways of Washington and Congressional tactics; none better. He had been in the house and had enough of influence with the ad- ministration to be appointed to a Consul Generalship. His influence and knowledge of Congress were all to be used to push his scheme through. Did not the writer think that the reduction of the wool tariff would be a good thing, and would he not say so in the paper he represented? It would be so much help in Washington to say that the press and the wool men of California were not opposed to a reduction. The day following this interview, two leading San Francis- co newspapers editorially endorsed Mr. Kahlo's wool tariff re- duction. One a Democratic free trade paper did so from principle. The other a Republican protection paper did so because it was deceived into the belief that California wools could not compete with the fine Australian wools. Armed with these substantial endorsements and a well filled sack, Consul Kahlo went on to Washington. There he met his friend Van Voorhiss the roaring lion of the Wabash, a clever In getting together a herd for the dairy, the aim in the start should be to secure good milkers, whether by purchase or breeding. Some cows lack in richness of milk; the butter made of some milk is white and frothy, or otherwise objec- tionable. None of this is wanted, as it is sure to tell in the general make; quality in particular must not be impaired. In order to ascertain the condition of milk each cow should be tested, and where found lacking the animal should be dis- carded. This is very little trouble, and, once done, will do for the lifetime of the herd, which may be extended fifteen years with undiminished usefulness. To keep in the herd, during this time, several cows of a low standard of milk is a constant drain upon the profit, if not an absolute loss. The importance, then, of beginning with a good herd is apparent. Perhaps the best can be obtained by raising one's own stock. This requires time and to some extent also weeding. There is no lack of good milking strains, and eventually all dairy herds will be made up of such stock. The readiest way to secure a herd is by purchase, selecting as far as may be. But there is some uncertainty in selecting strange ani- mals. It is different where a herd is made up of cows known in the neighborhood. In either case, as in all cases, weeding becomes necessary. In testing cows, especially those that are purchased, as to quantity of milk, haste in deciding must be avoided. Generally such cows are not supposed to have had the best of treatment; the contrary is usually the case; and this is to the purchaser's advantage, as such an> mals are capable of improvement, and to a far greater extent than is usually supposed. Herein lies the advantage of pur- chasing, especially the native cow, which has a large share of undeveloped capacity. Besides, this stock can be bought at a reduced price. When animals of the common breed are secured, the test to be made should cover at least two years, and it sometimes takes longer to develop the full capacity of the animal, depending upon the treatment given. Hence a cow that shows a good quality of milk should not be hastily discarded if the quantity fails to meet expectation at first. I have said that this improvement is dependentupon treat- ment; mere feed, however good, will not do it, though it may help; comfortable quarters in winter will not secure it, though this is also an aid,. More than these, the cow must be quiet, contented, a home feeling encouraged. She has a strong domestic affection, and this is allied to the maternal, including the lacteal, which is thus reached and excited to action by kind treatment. Whether this reasoning is correct or not, it is certain that kindness has its influence at the milk-pail, just as abuse and the dread of master on cows has the contrary effect. A single day's exposure to a cold storm will reduce the milk almost half. If to good treatment are added clean, well- ventilated stables, occasional carding, wa- ter always convenient, avoiding over-feeding with rich food on the one hand, and the worry from the want of food on the other — in a word, studying how to add to the comfort of the herd, treating each animal as if but one were kept — if this is carried out, a great advance will be made upon the usual income of the dairy, and I have known this income to be more than doubled. This treatment also favors the health and extends the life and usefulness of the amimal, so that a cow fifteen or sixteen years old will, with the food adapted to her age, be as good as ever, and continue to be profitable a few years more. She thus becomes an animal of much greater value than we usu- ally find her. We find her most where but a single cow is kept, or but a few, or now and then a herd, if pains are tak- en to remove vicious members, and room enough is allowed to avoid crowding, making the herd a quiet, contented fam- ily at the barn. As to feed, it is acknowledged that grass at its best stands first in summer, and hay (a large proportion clover, cut when green and tender, and well cured) as a general feed in winter, to be supplemented if need be by meal or roots, adding for variety pumpkins, cornstalks and whatever else may stimu- late appetite. It is with dairying as with other departments of the farm. If it is properly conducted, it will pay; if ne- glected, there will be loss. It can be made one of the most profitable branches of farming, not only in its immediate in come, but in its immediate effect upon the land (in growing sod) and in the manure made. — Country Gentleman. Green Food for Swine. BY PROFESSOR S. R. THOMPSO.V, OK NELRA-KA . Why is it that so many intelligent men, many of them reared on farms, insist that they "know nothing whatever of farming" or of good stock. Not three hours ago, an intelli- gent, educated gentleman, whose duties require him to travel very much over the country, said to us, "farming is some- thing I know absolutely nothing about." The other day at a fair, we were with an intelligent professional man, who was giving a cursory examination to some remarkably fine Short- horns. He asked us to point out one of the best. On our doing so, he thought it "looked nice, " but he did not see why it was any better than the others. On pointing out to him a few of the most elementary and obvious points of beef ani- mals, such as that the body should approach the form of a parallelogram; that the upper part was more valuable than the lower; the back than the front, hence should be larger; that the head, legs, etc., should be comparatively light; he seemed as much interested as if some wonderful intricate problem was being explained to him. It really seemed as if these things had never occurred to him. Sometimes it seems as if some men who live on farms have almost as in- definite ideas as this gentleman seemed to possess, of what is meant of good stock. Certainly it is not always the city men who, at the fairs, keep up the comment, "here's a big one, " as if size was the only point to be considered. One cannot tell how fast a horse can trot by looking at him; nor, always, how much or how good milk a cow will give; but one surely ought to be able to form some idea as to whether a horse is well formed for drawing heavy loads; whether a cow or pig is of good shape for producing meat to advantage. Possibly many farmers are at fault in not helping their boys to intelligently look at stock to distinguish between breeds, and between good and poor animals of the same breed. — Breeders' Gazette. Reports from the ranges indicate a scarcity of prime beef cattle for the winter market. Prime mutton sheep are also scarce. This scarcity does not come from any falling off in production, but from a daily increase of the export demand. The long distance of the trans-Missouri States from mar- ket, makes it necessary to condense agricultural products a.s much as possible before shipment. The simple and bulky products, corn and grass, must be changed into beef and pork. This necessity is more clearly seen every year; but there are still too many farmers who sell their corn instead of feeding it. No one now attempts to bring cattle to maturity on corn alone, but the majority of farmers give their hogs nothing else. It is the usual practice to bring young cattle up to the age of one, two, or three years, principally on hay and grass, and then to finish the fattening by a few months of liberal corn feeding. Experience shows that it is nearly or quite as economical and profitable to feed green food to swine as to cattle. Green food is cheaper than grain. There is in this neighborhood a lot of sixty hogs that, since April, have not eaten any corn or other grain. Their entire living has been green food, and they are in good order, many of them fat enough for market. The whole amount of land occupied was six acres, the food green rye, clover and oais in succession. Another farmer who had for many years fed his hogs on dry corn, was induced to turn them out on grass. They did bet- ter on less than half the corn he was feeding them before they were turned out, and the capacity of the pasture to sustain cattle was but little impaired. The hogs fed largely upon forage and weeds, which the other stock did not touch. Green food makes thriftier and larger hogs. Farmers who raise many pigs, and feed them exclusively on corn, know that some of the shotes will cease to grow at an early age, be- gin to lay on fat, and never reach the size of good, merchant- able hogs. This tendency to fatten prematurely, at the ex- pense of bone growth, is not seen to any great extent in grass- fed hogs. A pig fed on bulky green food will develop a larg- er stomach than one fed on concentrated food like corn; and when you come to fatten it, this enlarged capacity will enable him to eat and digest more corn, and thus fatten faster than the other, and be a more profitable hog to grow for market. Grass-fed hogs are healthier than those grain-fed. Every intelligent breeder knows the advantages of feeding green food to sows about to farrow. They have less difficulty with their pigs, are less liable to destroy them, willgive more milk, and nurse them better. Grass-fed hogs are less liable to disease. The dreaded cholera is not much to be feared where hogs have the run of a good clover pastare. Un- doubtedly, if exposed to contagion, they would take the dis- ease, but they are not likely to develop it. For example, a far- mer had his hogs in a small pen, destitute of grass, with no water excet a muddy pool, which soon was made as vile as possible by the hog6. After a while the hogs began to die in considerable numbers, with symptoms resembling cholera. The owner was alarmed, took them out of this pen, turned them on a patch of green rye, and gave them water from a well. The disease was checked and the deaths ceased. How may green food be most cheaply provided? This question presents some difficulties in the States west of Mis- souri which are not met with in the Eastern States; yet expe- rience has shown how all these difficulties may be overcome. It is sometimes claimed that the difficulty is greater in Ne- braska than elsewhere in the West, because farms in that State are not usually fenced. But this is a superficial view. Since Nebraska farmers are not compelled to fence their neighbors' stock out, they can better afford to fence theirown in. But the expense which must be incurred to enclose all the hogs on an ordinary farm need not be very great. A moveable fence, to cost not to exceed §100, will be sufficient to accommodate from fifty to one hundred hogs. Seventy- two frames, costing about one dollar each, will enclose about two acres. The smaller the lot enclosed and the larger the number of hogs, the oftener the fence will have to be moved. On the Agricultural College farm is a fence of this kind, which can be taken down, moved and put up in less than half a day by the labor of two men and a team. In places where the fields are enclosed, it would be necessary to pro- vide the interior fences only. Rye is the crop best adapted to this purpose in the region west of the Missouri. This should be sown early in the fall, on well-prepared soil, and if the growing season continues late in the fall, so that the rye is likely to joint, it must be fed down closely. The best condition for it to go into winter is when it covers the ground with a thick mat of low leaves with but little tendency to shoot. Rye in this condition is fit to turn on as soon as growth begins in spring. The amount of feed which two acres of such rye will furnish is surpris- ing. If not fed down too close, and the stock be turned off about the middle of May or the first of June, the rye will still make a fair crop. Hogs are sometimes left upon the rye until it fills, when they will pull it down and eat the heads; but this practice is not commended. Thero is a time after the rye is a foot high until it is in milk that hogs do not eat it well. A better plan is to have a field of clover or of clover and timothy or orchard grass ready for the pigs when the rye is too large to be longer available. When the rye is get- ting too large the clover is in the best state to turn upon. The clover will do well until about the middle of June, when, if the weather turns off hot and dry, it grows quite slowly. It is well to have a patch of oats sown near and ready to tide over this time. If not needed it can grow for the harvest. During the hot weather of July, August and September none of the~crops named above can be fully relied on, and this is especially true where they have been fed too closely. Sor- ghum or brown dourra may be sown broadcast about the last of May and again the middle of June, to be used in July and August. Experience shows that sorghum may be eaten off close to the ground, when a foot to eighteen inches high, without serious injury. It will come up again and grow right along. It is also an excellent plant to stand dry weather. By the middle of July sweet corn is properly matured, and may be cut up and fed to the hogs which are to be fat- tened in the fall. Nothing will start a lot of hogs in laying on fat better than this. By the time the sweet corn is done the common field corn is ready for feed. A mixture of red clover, timothy and orchard grass, which may be mowed about the first of July, will coon furnish considerable food for pigs, from the aftermath. This comes in from the middle to the end of July, at a time when it may be needed. For convenience of handling the fence these lots of differ- ent forage crops should be sown near together. If possible, there should be both shade and water in all of them, espec- ially in the lots used during hot weather. Low branching trees with dense, compact tops, standing in clumps or singly away from the fences make the most de- sirable shade. The air circulates freely under these trei and the pigs are much cooler than when theyget in tin of the fence, where the air has not so .free circulation. f>oint to be aimed at is the succession of crops so as to nti n each part of the season that plant which grows best 196 *gke Ifr&ete imtl J^jGitsnrat*. Sept 29 that Viine, and to see that a supply of fodder is always on J The Texas Farm and Ranch says: "Several causes have Hand. To stint the supply at any time will be likely to i combined to make the present an era of exceptional prosper! - check the growth of the pigs, and when once checked it is sometimes difficult to start again. It is not necessary that these different lots should all be fenced separately, the same fence may be easily moved from one to the other so as to in- clude each in turn. Hogs will live on priarie grass alone, but except in the most favorable time of the year they will not thrive upon it as they will on tame grass. Where hogs have only prairie grass for forage or pasture it is economy to feed them a small amount of corn in addition. When prairie ty to beef-raisers. First, in spite of the apparent great in- crease in the cattle trade, the number of cattle is smaller in proportion to the population than it was twenty years ago. Secondly, the consumption of meat is constantly increasing, even faster than the mere growth of population. Thus, the yearly average consumption per capita in Europe is fifty pounds, whereas in the last century it was only twenty-five pounds. In Great Britian it is one hundred and ten pounds, and in the United States one hundred and twenty. Thirdly, grass approaches its full growth it becomss too tough to be j the railroads seem to be doing their best to prevent cheapen eaten readily by hogs. But at this season prairie pastures con- \ iug of prices, by so adjusting their rates as to check the trade taining low land covered with weeds will furnish considera- t in dressed beef from the West. Since 1S60 the papulation of ble food for hogs. 5 the United Stales has increased sixty-five per cent, while the A few instauces are known where fanners have combined i] increase in live stock has been barely fifty per cent, to hire their hogs herded on* the prairie. There seems to be no good reason why this should not be done more frequently. Yet, whenever possible, the use of tame grasses and other cultivated forage crops will be> found in the end most satisfac- tory. It may be and usually is necessary to ring the noses of hogs at pasture, to keep them from rooting into the soil and injuring the sod. "With a good trap and other applian- ces costing but a trifle, two or three men will quickly insert ''jewelry" iu the noses of a large number of swine. — Ameri- can Agriculturist . What Sheep to Grow— the Downs. The Down breed are preferred for mntton. The South- down, which ranks- first, is of medium sizev with short legs; a fine head; smooth, round, deep body; and broad back and quarters. It is hardy, active, a quick feder, matures early, and is easily fattened at any age. The ewes arc prolific, and a flock of oue hundred will average annually from one hun- dred and twenty-five to one hundred and fifty lambs, as they often produce twius, and sometimes triplets. The size, activity and hardiness of these sheep specially fit them for short, rough pastures, on which they will thrive fairly where larger sheep would scarcely keep alive. They do better on the great Western plains than other mutton sheep, as they are more industrious in digging under the snow for grass in winter, and thrive the best of all breeds, West or East, on arid or rocky pastures. While thus ex- posed they are less liable to disease than any other breed, save the tough Merino, and can be kept in large flocks. The Southdown buck, crossed with common ewes, made a great improvement in the offspring over their dams, and the mut- ton finds much quicker sale at higher prices than the com- mon sorts. A first cross bjr loug-wooled rams on lean grade Merino ewes may be preferable, in order to give more fat- but it is best to cross ewes thus produced with Southdown rams, to ensure a large proportion of juicy, savory flesh. Yet, on the larger common ewes, and especially those tinct- ured with loug-wooled blood. The Southdown fleece is abundant, of medium fineness, and preferable to any other for certain kinds of goods. The wool, therefore, sells quickly and at fair prices; but while the wool contributes largely to the profit, mutton is the great thing with these sheep. Early lambs can be more easily ob- tained from Southdown ewes than any other, and these bring high prices from March to June. The management of the Western ^National Fair has secured the attendance of a herd of uative cattle raise:! on the plains of Kansas. These cattle are two-yeav-olds, and will average 1,200 pounds iu weight. They have never been stabled nor eaten an ear of corn iu their lives. It is proposed to show the people of the world what the Buffalo grass of the plains of Kansas can do in the way of producing the choicest beef- steaks.— Kansas Cowboy. TUEF AND TRACK. The San Jose Fair. Lumber and Nails for Making Pork. The difference between feeding fattening animals under proper shelter, and in an open yard, and exposed to the weather, is strikingly shown by the experiments made at the Kansas State Agricultural College, by Prof. E. M. Shelton, Professor of Agriculture. In Kansas, as, well as in other recently settled parts of the West, animals are inadequately protected during the winter — the shelter of a belt of timber, or that given by a ravine, or a sink in the prairie, being all that is, in many cases, given to fattening swine. Ten animals, as nearly alike as possible, were select- ed for the experiments, which continued through the win- ters, 18S1-2, and 1S82-3; the animals were kept in separate pens, five in the basement of a warm barn, and five "in an open yard, on the south side of a close-board fence, five feet high," without other protection save the straw furnished fox* "nests," with which both sets of animals were provided. The food, Indian corn, was given twice a day, and that for each animal accurately weighed. The tables, giving in detail the gain for each pig, by weekly weighings, show many inter- esting facts; but we give only the results of the experiments, which may be summed up as follows: Pigs in the barn, 1 lb, of pork, cost 4 9-10 lbs. of corn. Piga outside, " " *' "5 7-10 " " " Or expressed in other words, each bushel of corn ; Fed in the barn, made 11 3-10 lbs. of pork. Fed outside, " 9 7-10 " " " This shows that of every bushel of corn, fed in the open yard, a portion, sufficient to make 1 6-10 lbs. of pork, was consumed in keeping the animals warm, practically wasted, but which might have been saved by proper use of "lumber and nails." Experiments to ascertain the amount of food re- quired to maintain working animals under shelter and in ex- posure, would no doubt show an equally marked difference in favor of giving them proper shelter. Polled Cattle. There is no doubt that polled cattle are gaining in favor, and upon their merits. A Vermonter thus writes to the Mirror: "Only a short time ago it was questioned by many whether there was really any distinct breed of polled cattle. Now the answer is coming, and each question finds that there is not only one, but several such breeds. It now seems evident that polled cattle will come iuto general favor anion" dairymen and farmers. Many farmers object to a want of horns, say that horns are both ornamental and useful; use- ful to lead and hitch cattle by, useful for oxen in holding back a lead, etc.; but their admirers insist that horns, in cows especially, are useless as well as being often dangerous. I never consider myself safe in handling a cow with 'horns' about the head. Cows frequently injure each other by hook- ing, and by hooking sheep or horses they may do great dam- age. As a dairyman, I prefer hornless cows. It is said 'they look so odd,' and doubtless, if horses had horns the same ar- gument would be advanced against breeding oil' fchost orna- ments. I rec-ntly saw Colonel J. B. Mead's herd of impurted Red Polled cattle at his place in Randolph, 'Suffolk Farm,' con- sisting of ten heifers and one bull, a splendid looking lot, all the heifers showing good points as dairy cows, and showing also that they can be easily turned into good beef, if desired. Colonel Mead is justly proud of his new stock, which he in connection with his brother-in-law, Mr. Kimball of New York city, has imported at much expense, and it is certainlv a source of gratification that the farmers of Vermont will have so good a chance to improve their herds, if they wish, in the direction of this 'new departure.'" The San Jose Fair opeued last Monday and closed to-dav. Backed up by pleasant weather, the handsomest track in the Suite, the labors of the directors and officers to make the fair a proper reflex of the prosperity of Santa Clara County were most successful. Every once in a while San Jose is either stricken by a spasm of wickedness or else a spasm of moral- ity. It has been the theater of the most awful crimes, and occasionally lays claim to heroic virtue — a sort of compensa- tion balance, as it were. Unfortunately for some people's peace of mind, a newspaper editor at San Jose was either whipped or whipped the other fellow (it really don't matter much which) a few days before the fair opened. The fight was the sensation of tlie hour; it was the precursor of an era of pugnacity, and suddenly the thrifty San Josean changed his morning salutation from "How's trade" to "How's your muscle." Pictures of Sullivan rose to famine prices, the flashpublicationshad an enormous sale, while worked mottoes bearing the legend, "Blessed are the peace-makers," and kin- dred pacific devices suddenly became a drug in the market. The police force stood aghast at this epidemic of lawlessness. He feared for his future power, and so the force determined to go off and arrest some one to strike terror into the souls of probable insurgents and to let the whole world know that he was still on deck. Besides, it was necessary to do some- thing to redeem the character of San Jose from the stain cast on her fair fame by the brawling editor and legislator, and so the police force's intellect was cudgeled to hit on some scheme to make all men moral. He had an idea he would go out to the racetrack and suppress gambling — a safe thing to do, and one that would redound to his everlasting credit. So he descended in a body on the racetrack to hunt for gamblers. He passed a few games in town which for some reason he failed to notice, but he had made up his mind to clear the temple of money changers and calling to his assistance a severe frown and a badge, he proceeded to clear out the villians whom dame rumor says congregate about a horse race. Not a gambler could be found, so the force arrested a wheel of fortune man and tapped his bank account for bail. U u happy police force, unhappy San Jose, the law of California has never declared a wheel of fortune to be gambling, nor specified it's conduct to be a crime, so if the wheel men push the case they have against San Jose the City or County will have to pungle. Having purged itself, so to speak, by arresting the wheel man, San Jose felt that it had a right to be kittenish and go in for real hard fun, so the sin of horse racing was forgotten, the evil of betting was ig- nored and young and old, rich and poor (we forgot, there are no poor in San Jose) swarmed out to the races, gladdening the hearts of the directors, and giving the Association a bi", big boom. The racetrack, under the care of Director Jones' was just what a racetrack ought to be, it was safe, kind and fast enough to suit the most rabid disciple of record smash- ing. The first race on Monday was a $ mile dash, §25 entrance, S200 added. Three horses started, Jim Kenwick, Sweetbriar and Bob. Of course there was little or no guessing about such a race as this, though a few pools sold, the favorite go- ing at 2 to 1 . Kenwick took the lead from the start, galloped along as he liked and won easily in 1.-15, Sweetbriar second Bob third. SUMMAHX. Running— J mile dash; $25 entrance, 510 forfeit, $200 added; second horse 550, third horse to receive his entrance. Levi Knott enters Jim Remvick, by Joe Hooker— Big Gun i John Mackey (for J. B. Haggint enters b f Sweetbriar, by Virgil—"* Impudence " " " ' o Wm. Boots enters b g Bob, by Bob Wooding ..........." 3 Time— 1 :15 The mile dash for two-year-olds was a fine race, John A Palo Alto's black Wildidle filly, Shenandoah and Baldwin's Rutherford filly started. Pools, Palo Alto §100, field $22. They got a nice even send off, aud went about even to the quarter. There the Palo Alto filly was left out a link and went to the front keepiug it to the finish, Sheuaudeah sec- ond, John A third. Time— 1:43A. sfiiM.utr. Running; one-mile dash; for twoye;ir-olds: 826 entrance, $10 forfeit 8200 added; second borse S50, third horse t<> receive hie entrance l'.i].. Alto Stock Farm enters M f by Wildidle- Frolic ' j Palo ail. &took Farm enters i.r c Shenandoah by Shannon— ItanVfren*' 2 W.L.Appleby enters blc John A by Monday Lady Glare .. ^ K. J. Baldwin enters b f by Rutherford -Glenifa Time — l i',.. The day ended with a mile and repeat for all ages. Au- gusta E, Grismer and Duke of Monday were the starter*: the mare selling for $u'u, Grisnicr $.SD and Duke of Monday $22 Grismer made the running with the Duke going from the start, but the youngster had it his own way aud°won by a length from the Duke, Augusta £ a bad third. Time— M3A. The mare was tbeu withdrawn. As usual Duke of Monday raised merry Hades at the score. He sulked aud bolted, plunged and ran iuto Gris- mor, whereat the spectators, howled foul. When they did get off Duke a wee bit in the load per- formed his great act of boiling into the fence; grabbing the pole from Grismer and causing cries of foul. Grismer won the heat handily, though the Duke was punished from end to end, yet the sulky brute could but would not run. The time was 1:44. SUMMARY. Running; one mile and repeat; for all ayes; purse $250; first horse 8175, second $50, third $25. E. J. Baldwin's ch g Grismer, by <;rinst<-ad— Jenuie N 1 1 George Howson's b m Angosta E, by Monday— by nor folk 3 dr Jobu Mackey's bg Duke of Monday, by Monday— Demirep 2 2 Time— 1:43$, 1:44. Tuesday, the Second l>ay. The appearance of the park on Tuesday showed a marked improvement over the opening day in that the stands were were better patronized, and the number of spectators gener- ally increased. The first, race was a trotting stake for three- year-olds and of the eight nominations four came to the post. They drew position in the following order: Mamie Comet at the pole, Cyrus R second, Butcher Boy third, and Billy Martin outside. First heat — Butcher Boy led off but before the quarter was reached Cyrus and Mamie took up the battle leaving the oth- er two to follow as best they could. Tbe two leaders went together to the half but from there Cyrus 11 came ahead aud was first to the wire, Mamie Comet secoud, Butcher Boy just iuside the flag, Martin out in the cold. Time, 2:49. Second heat— Cyrus li got the first positionat once, Bfamid Comet breaking and falling iu the third place. They went in a line down the stretch aud past the half, Mamie I k>met closing gradually. Aruund the further turn she passed Butcher Boy, but Cyrus K had the heat won and came Bret to the wire in a jog, Mamie Comet secoud, Butcher Boy third. Time, 2-ASL Third heat — Mamie Comet left the wire with a rush that re- sulted in a bad break aud third placeagaiu. She settled and soon closed the gap, passing Butcher Boy on the back stretch aud at the half was close behind the leader, The pace to that point, 1:21, was too much forjButcher Boy and he broke up and fell away to the rear. Around the turn aud up the stretch the filly gained inch by iuch, Cyrus 1! taking copious applications of the whip without being able to shake her off. If the wire had beeu a little further off he would have seen the tilly there before him, but it was just close enough to al- low him to get there with a head to spare. Time, 2:42. SUMMABY. September 25— Trotting, three-year-old colt stakes (for foals of 1880); S3ii entrance; ?25u added; first six-nlaths, second three-ninths, third one- ninth. Closed with eight nominations. J. H. Ranly's blk s Cyrus K, by Nutwood, dam Belle Ill F. L. Duncan's s I Mamie Comet, by Nutwood, dam by Sports- man. 2 2 2 Ts. B. Edwards' s h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood, dam Kitty 3 3 3 Thos. Ganl's or g Billy Martin, bv Roval George dis. Time— 2:49, 2rf8}£,2:42. The trot for the 2:30 class was the nest on the card. Hun- tress, Bismarck, Laura M, Frank Moscow and Barney B were the contestant. As none of these showed their ordinary form except Moscow, who trotted to his record, it was rather a straggling affair, that added nothing to the reputation of horses engaged. It was protracted to five heats, with a night's rest intervening between the fourth and fifth, and the plac- ing will be found in the following: SUMMARY. September 25 and 2G— Purse -?ofl0; 2^0 class. H. H. Creighton's ch n Frank Moscow 4 14 11 S. S. Drake's ch in Jl mttress 1 2 5 \\ 2 J. W. Gordon's s s Bismarck 2 ;> l i i M, Roltin's b m Laura M 3 4 3 2 3 P.Farrell's bg Barnev B 5 5 2 5 5 Time— l:il, 2;3u. 2 31, 259, 2-30%. Between the heats of the last race Scandinavian walked over for first money in the three-minute class, $200, all the other nominations having been withdrawn. AVefliiesday, tlie Tliird Way. Wednesday was not a pleasant day for pool buyers who like a nearly sure thing. It was a far better day for the short end brigade, who smiled grimly as they saw the big bettors hedge. The runners had the track. For the 2', mile dash, Lucky B and Ella Doane were the only starters, and so sure a thing was it for the horse that six to one was offered and found only a few takers. The horses were off on the first start, Lucky B leading and the mare about one length behind. The first quarter was made in 2-S seconds, the half in 5'S, the three-quarters in 1:22 and the first mile iu 1:49-1. The hones kept the same positions on the second mile. The mile and a quarter was made in 2:16, and they passed the two-mile post with Ella Doane gaining slowly and Lucky B showing sigus of distress. Entering the homestretch the mare took the lead amid tremendous cheering, Lucky B's lider whipping heavily, but it was no use, the mare had the the most bottom and Luck}' B was beaten. The mare went under the wire several lengths in advance. Time, for the two and a quartei miles, 4:0U. Excellent time with the new weights up. BTOUfABY. Running— 2^ mile dash; for all ages; $25 entrauco; $10 forfeit added; second horse $50. third to save entrance. W. L. Appleby's b ra Ella Doane. by Wildidle, Nettie Brown E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, bv Rutberford — Maggie Emerson... Time— 4 alii. The selling race, mile and repeat, was between Judso: Belshaw and Baldwin's Grismer; pools going about even up. The race took three heats to decide. Grismer won the first handily iu 1:44.1, Belshaw the second in 1:47 :|, very much as if Grismer let him take the heat. Pools after this heat wero $110 to $60, on Belshaw the bettors got rattled went in heav- ily and to hedge aud lost their money to the iuside divison, who got even for Lucky B's defeat, by playing the short end this time. Grismer won the third heat easily. Time 1:4S. SUMMARY. Running; selling race; one mile and repeat; nurse S200; iirwt hold $150, second !?-"■<>; horses entered to he sold for fl,oou to carry entitled K. J. Baldwin's ohc Grismer, by < brinstead; valuation, |l,O00 i Z i V". J. Anplcbv's 1- K Bclslnw, bv Wildidle; valuation, H00 2 1 2 Time— 1:44 '.. l ;!:■,, 1:48. Three starters came out for the mile dash for two-year>old| Palo Alto's b c Shenandoah by Shannon, E. J. Baldwin's >h f by Grinstead and Hill & Grits' b e Baoholor by Hook Hock- ing, with starting position as above; Shenandoah selling fa- vorite at $40 against $1*2 for the other two in the luld. There was a good deal of scoring before the start. Shenain doah got away first, Bachelor iu the rear. Bachelor gained I place in the race which was won easily by Shenandoah, Bachelor second. Time, 142}, splendid time. M'MM VKY. Running; one-mile dash ; for two-year-olds; winnor "i" No. ~ barred £26 entrance ; P10 forfoli ; $200 added; $50 to second bono, Palo alto's bo Shenandoah, Shannon Demirep 1 Mill & Qries' b c Bachelor, by Bock Hocking— Maid of the Mist 3 E. J. Baldwin's oh f by Grlnatead— Staler to Olara i> 3 Time— 1:42J. At Croydon, September (Jib, the Welter Handicap Swoej stakes at £5 each, with £100 added, was won by Mr. J. B.. Keeue's three-year-old coltBolero, by Bouuie Scotland. It is the tirst race he has won, although on his arrival he woe expected to prove a great "crack.'' He wou by a length from Mr. Silvester's three-year-old colt Protection, by John I>,ivis, with Mr. \V. G. Steven's four-year-old colt Ignatius, by Ethus, a bad third. The betting at the start was 5 to 4 on Bolero, 9 to 4 against Protection and 20 to 1 against Ig- natius. Bolero led throughout. ;om, wire irter I '" 3U'S 1883 %hc lU-cfttcv nud ^pavtstuatt, 197 Stockton Fair— Races on Friday and Saturday- Friday was tlie best day of the week for the association, -the meeting on the track being larger than any other day of the week. Most of the business houses of the city closed at noon and all Stockton declared a holiday to see the races. At half past twelve the unfinished race was called and the de- ciding heat was won by Olivette, Anteeo second. Telegraph ■third. Time — 5:09. Mr. Simpson claimed a fonL but the judges awarded the heat and race to Olivette. Some evi- dence has come to light since, but the race is a thing of •the past and it is not proposed to re-open the case now. STJ3IMAKY. Sept. 21st and 22nd — Special purse $250, for named horses ; two-mile heats. A. C. Diezts'brm Ulivette, by Whipple's Hambletonian 1 2 1 J. C. Simpson's b s Anteeo, by Electioneer 3 1 2 J. T. Mcintosh's bg Telegraph, by TiltonAlmont 2 3 3 Time— 5:20, 5:0C, 5:09 The first regular event of the day was a selling race, mile heats. The starters were Belshaw, Maria F, Certiorari, and ■Jubilee. In the pools Belshaw was choice or §100 to $70 for the field. First heat — After much tedious trying they at last got away, Certiorari in ront, Belshaw second, Maria F third, Ju- bilee last. On the backstretch Belshaw pulled back to third position, but in the straight of the last quarter he was past Marian F again, and made a hard drive for the leader with- out success. Certiorari finished first, Belshaw second, Maria F third, Jubilee fourth. Time — 1:45|. Afterthis heat Maria F came to the front in the pools. Belshaw had taken tho whip freely in the [last quarter and his chances were sup- posed to be somewhat impaired by the run; besides there are many habitues of the turf that hold the theory that when Maria F runs a waiting race something is going to happen later on. Maria sold for $S0, Belshaw $50, Certiorari §35. Second Heat — Certiorari made the running and led for five- eighths of a mile, Belshaw and Maria F close after, and each under the surveillance of the other. Around the turn they both showed the silver to Certiorari and in the stretch Maria was beaten, Belshaw scoring a gallant win, Maria F second, Certiorari third, Jubilee fourth. Time — 1:15. It was now $100 to S30 that Belshaw would be the winner. Third Heat — The three that had done all the fighting got away together, Jubilee in the rear. They kept close company to the half, but on the turn Belshaw came away a couple of lengths, holding this lead to the wire, where Certiorari was second, Maria F third, Jubilee fourth. Time — 1:47- STDIMAJKY. September 22 — Selling race; purse $500; four monies; one mile and. repeat. H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, by Wildidle— Susie W 2 11 G. W. Tr.iliem's ch g Certiorari, by Joe Daniels — by Norfolk I 3 2* John Mackey's ch m Maria F, by Leinster — Flush 3 2 3 Thos, Hazlett's ch g Jubilee, by Xorfolk— by Lodi 1 4 i Time— 1 :45i, 1 :45, 1 :47. The finishing number was the trot for the 2:20 class. Of the sis nominations three answered the summons from the stand — Nellie R, Brigadier and Yanderlynn. With this field the race did not promise much. Brigadier had made such an indifferent showing at Sacramento that his old-time backers had soured on him, and Vanderlynn was too spasmodic to be interesting. Nellie B, had so much speed that the trot was regarded as something of a formal procession, and the general opinion was well reflected by the pools, where the quotations were: Nellie K 6 1UU, Brigadier $27 50, Vander- lynn $8. First Heat — They got away well, but Vanderlynn, as usual, couldn't get around the first time without breaking up. Brig- adier was first to the quarter, in 0:35, with Nellie K on his wheel, and for a few seconds it looked like a race. Brigadier tried hard to keep his lead, and the two went down the back- stretch at a pace that made the spectators hold their breath. At the half in L.-07A, Nellie had her head in front. The strug- gle ended there, for the mare gradually widened the gap and came under the wire in a jog, Brigadier four lengths away, Vanderlynn further off. Time— 2:21. How to hedge the Brigadier money was the question now, and seven and eight to one was the odds. Second Heat — Brigadier led away with a lively brush and. Nellie B created a sensation by making a plunging break on, the first turn that lost her eight or ten lengths. Brigadier slowed up, passing the quarter in 0:3S. He continued to wait- while the mare was fast closing the gap and at the half in the slow time of 1:16 the mare went past "him. She won as she liked from there, coming first to the wire by three lengths; Brigadier second, Vanderlynn third. Time, 2:27. The cho- rus of the dissatisfied was heard with great distinctness after- this heat. They had bought the short end at small figures, but to see the favorite jogging in in such time was too rauek- for their equanimity. The judges sympathized with them, and when the horses were again brought on the track they directed Mr. McDonald to yield his seat to John Williams. Third Heat — They got away well, Brigadier keeping the mare close coinjmny, but Nellie was going square and led from wire to wire, winning the heat by a length, Brigadier second, Vanderlynn third. Time, 2:20. SUMMABY. Same Day— Trotting: purse 51,000; for 2:20 class; four monies. J. & "W. S. Fritsch's ch m Nellie R, by Gen. McClellan Jr 1 1 S J. B. McDonald's b s Brigadier, by Happy Medium 2 2 2: P. Farrell's b g Vauderlvnn, by Geo. M. Patchen Jr 3 3 3. Time— 2.21. 2:27. 2:20 Tlie Closing Day. The attendance on Saturday was liberal, larger than is usu- al for the closing day at Stockion, as many of the visitors- from the surrounding country are wont to depart for their homes early in order not to encroach on Sunday. The exer- cises opened with a thirty-mile saddle race between Anderson and Figueroa, well known in connection with such affairs. The purse was $150. The indications that it was not a genu- ine contest were so frequent that the spectators soon lost all interest in the business, and waited with listless patience for the thing to end. Figueroa was the winner. Time, 1:06:15 The novelty race came next with Viola K, Aunt Betsey and Jubilee at the post. Aunt Betsey was first to the half, but Viola led the rest of the way, winning the balance of the purse SrMMAET. Sept. 22— Novelty running; 25 miles; purse SG00; first horse to each, half-mile to win $100, and home first to 2j mile posts to win S50 extra. J. Sweenev's g m Viola R 2 1111 J. W. Adams' b f Aunt Betsey 1 2 2 2 2: T. Hazlett's cb g Jubilee 3 3 3 3 3 Time— 4:48 The meeting closed with a pacing race that was vexatious- and unsatisfactory. Fred Ackerman, Gray Frank, Prince and Shaker started. In the course of the race Gray Frank got the flag; Prince was distanced for fonl, and P. J. Will- iams, his driver, fined $25 for the part he had played in the business. The finish was postponed until Monday, greatly to the inconvenience of horsemen and others in attendance, but there was no avoiding the necessity. Shaker and Acker- man appeared to be the honest horses in the race, aud as they gut the money finally, justice was done all round. THE GUN. Clay Breaking at San Jose. Last Wednesday at the San Jose Fair grounds the gold medal offered by Fair Association was shot for by teams from San .Jose and Gilroy. The home team was victorious by six points. The following is the score. GARDEN CITY CVS CLUB. J. Delmas 011111111011101001011110 1— IS h\ O.vkrn.l.ill 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 » I 1 1 J 1—20 W. D. Tisfhile..: 1 1 II I 0 0 1 0 1 1 I 1 0 U 1 n 1 u 1 1 II 1 1 1—17 N. BletcaU liiiitoiooillliouoiiilli o— is W. B. ilubson I 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 il 1 0 (I I 0 1 n (l 1 I) U 0 1 0—13 A, White 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 il il 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 CI I 1 1 0 1 — Hi <; Anderson 111110110011 I) 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0—14 C. A. Corey 01 1 1 111 10 1 I 1 11 01 1OO0I 11 1 1 0—17 J Edson 010001 10 10 10 0 1 10001 IlildO 1—11 JT. B. Barry.. 11 1 10 11 1 00 111 1000 11 101 00 0—14 Total. 161 GH.ROY ROD AND GUN CM~B. D. W Robinson 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1001 1 10 1 0 1—30 D >L Pvle 1 1 1 1 1 0 01 0 1 i) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 il il 1 0 0— U H Frail £ .. -. 1111001111 U 10110 0 0000 II 00 1—12 N BrjggS 111001111110011100010111 1—17 D Dunham 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 U O I O 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1— IS E K»-a_ 11 0 1 I 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 O 0 II 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1— 15 G Hollow-ay 11 110 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 0 1 111 0—12 s Short . lunoiuoil liooiouooioil 0—14 J it. Pavuu o l l l i) u l l l l l l l l I 1 i 1 o l l l 1 l o— io A, Herold 0110011 100011 lOinoiOioio- 11 Total 155 Trap Shooting" at Stockton. On Friday of last week the O'Neill Gun Club of Stockton held a tournament at the traps. The following is the sum- marized result: No. 1 Handicap for Members Only -§250 entrance; three monies. Frank Post, 2a yards 11011111111 1—11 A. E. Meyer, 24 yards 1 01011111110—9 F.J. Post, 24 yards 1 1 0 1 0 0 w. J. White, 2i yards 1 111110 1111 1 — 11 B. Hohenshell, 24 yards 11101111111 1-11 F. Leffler, 26 yards 0 1 1 1 1 w. C. Hohenshell. 26 yards 1 1111101110 1—10 J.Sbarpe, 26yards 0 11011110010-7 F Lastreto, 27 yards 11111101101 1-10 C. Merrill, 27 yards 1 1110101110 1-9 The stakes were divided between Frank Post, J. F. White and B. F. Hohenshell, who are to give one yard advantage at nest club shoot. No. 2— Shoot open toall comers; 8 birds; 21 yards' rise; 4 prizes; di- vided into 40, SO, 20 and 10 percent; So entrance. A.E. Meyer 1 1111111-8 F.Mackey 1 111110 1-7 C Robinson 1111111 1—8 F.J. Post 1 1111111-8 E. Seiner 0 w. C.Merrill 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1— C J.B.Burnett 1 1111111-8 C. Hohenshell 1 1 0 w. J.Sbarpe 11111111-8 F.F. Lastreto 1 1111111-8 J.F.White 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 \v. B. M. Hohenshell 0 w. Ties shot off at four birds: A. E. Meyer 0 1 0 1-2 F. Robinson 1 1 1 1—4 J. J. Post 0 1 1 0—2 J.B.Buruett Ill 1—4 F. Sharpe Ill 1—4 C. N. Lastreto Ill 1—4 The stakes were divided between Eobinson, Burnett and Sharpe. No. 3— Shoot open to all; 8 birds; 21 yards'rise; 4 prizes; £5 en- trance; divided into 40, 30, 20 and 10 percent. C.J.Haas 0 1 1 0 w. F.Maskey 1 0 1 1 1 0 w. . F.J. Post 1 1111111-8 I F.N. Lastreto 1111110 1-7 Frank Post 111110 11-7 J. F. "White 0 1 1 0 w. A.E. Meyer 0 111111 1-7 F.J. Leffler 1111110 1—7 Cy Hohenshell 1 1 1 1 0 w. J.B.Buruett 1 1111111-8 P.Kalning 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1-7 C.A. Merrill 1 1111110-7 F. J. Post and J. B. Burnett divided first and second nioney. Lastreto, Frank Post, Meyer, F. J. Leffler, Kalning and Merrill shout off for third and fourth moneys. Lastreto »- ■ Meyer Post Leffler . .1111- .0111- 0 "W 1 1 0 W Kalning x Merrill Ill 1 i Lastreto and Merrill divided stakes. Ho. 4— Shoot open to all comers ; 12birds; 21 yards rise, 4 prizes; 810 entrance. C.Robinson 1 1111111111 1-12 A.E.Meyer 1 1 0 0 1 0 W. J F. White "0 1111111111 1—11 F. 3. Post 1 1 1 0 1 0 w C.A.Merrill 1 1101111111 1-11 CyHohensheU 1 1 1 1 0 0 w. F.Maskey 11111111111 1-12 J. Sharpe 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 w. F. N. Lastreto 011011110 W. The first and second money was divided betweeen Robin- son and Maskey, and White and Merrill divided third and fourth money. No.5-Sbootforsixpairdoublerises,18yards; S10 entrance ; three prizes, 50, 3o, 2o per cent. C. Robinson F.Maskey J.F.White A. E. Meyer C. A. Merrill P. Calning F.N. Lastreto B. M. Hohenshell 10111111111 1-11 1010 11 1 1 1 10 1-9 111010011111—9 10010010010 1-5 11111010111 1-1U 111101100011—8 11101111111 1-11 .0011011100W Eobinson and Lastreto divided first and second money and Merrill took third money. No, 6-Twelve-bird match; 30 yards rise; Hnrlingham rules, with use of both barrels; £10 entrance; three prizes. CBobinson 1 1111111110 1-11 C.A. Merrill 1 1111110 111 1-11 F.N. Lastreto 1 I11111101J 1-11 F. Maskey 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 *-« J.F. White 1 1 0 0 w ,,,,,,,, J.B.Burnett 1 11110 11111 1-11 J.Sbarpe 1 0 0 0 w P. Calning Ties shot off: ..1101001101W 2fo. 7— Eight-b/rd match, 21 yards rise; §15 entrance; four prizes. Frank Post 1 0 10 111 1—6 F. N. Lastreto 1 1 0 0 w E. Leffler i \ i i i \ i i_g F.J. Post...."-- 1110 111 1-7 C. A. Merrill 1111111 1-8 C.Robinson 1 1 I 1 1 o w J.F.White 1 1 0 0 w J.B.Burnett l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-8 W. E.. Saunders l 1 1 1 l l o 1—7 Leffler, Merrill and Burnett divided first, second and third money. F. J. Post and W. E. Saunders shot off for fourth money: F.J. Post i o 1 0-2 W. E.Saunders ill 0—3 Saunders fook fourth money. The Great Eastern Handicap at Coney Is- land—An English-Bred Colt the "Winner, Robinson . Merrill Lastreto... Maskey Burnett... 1111-1 1 1 1 1-1 111 1 — * 1 1 0 w 1 1 0 w Eobinson, M-^rill aud Lastreto divided stakes. The great Eastern handicap for two-year-olds run at Coney Island on the 20th was unexpectedly won by J. B. Keene's Dutch Boiler. The following is Mr. Krickmure's report in the World: The Coney Island Jockey Club brought its second $5,000 handicap to a successful issue. It was a success, because it not only attracted a large crowd of spectators, but it brought out one of the largest fields of horses ever seen in this coun- try, no less than nineteen showing at the post, or one more than started for the Nursery at Jerome Park in 1881, when Henlopen won. As a race, perhaps the handicap was not entirely successful. None of the heavy weights were in it at the end. One of the lightest weights that started — Mr. J. R. Keene's Dutch Holler, by the English stallion Dutch Skater — took the lead in the last quarter, winning with the greatest- ease, with two of the middle-weights, Water Lily and Leo, run uing second and third. None of the top-weights had a chance, although Thackeray was oue of the first half dozen. That the course was against the real success of the race there is not the slightest doubt, it being an impossibility for nine- teen horses to be ridden with equal chances to all, cooped up in a narrow track for a race of three-quarters of a mile, nearly a third of which is run on a turn. The result might have been the same had the race been run on one of the straight and wide English tracks, for Dutch Boiler clearly had the best of the weights, judged by his race on the second day of the present meeting, when he was well up (but not one of the first three) in the race won by Ecuador — a fact that Mr. Keene was no doubt cognizant of, for it is under- stood that he caught several of the bookmakers for good round sums at the odds of from 20 to 30 to 1. The ring, however, as a whole, made money on the race, as will be seen by a glance at the starters, which included Mr. George Lorillard's Louisette, Thackeray and Economy, Mr. P. Lor- illard's Leo and Huron, Mr. D. D. Withers' Nonage aud tl a Cyclone colt, Mr. Kittson's Panique and Albia, the Dwyer Brothers' Ecuador, Snedeker & Co. 's Duchess, Wynham Wal- den's Tolu, Clipsiana Stables' Sandoval, B. McClellau's Blast, W. P. Burch's Mittie B, W. L. Scott's Greystone, Fanning A: Co.'s Decoy Duck and Mr. J. B. Keene's Dutch Boiler. The betting was very heavy, with Mr. George Lorillard's three the favorites, many believing that although Louisette was carrying 120 lbs, Billy Hay ward would be able to get her through. Next was the great "tip" of the day, Decoy Duck (who proved a veritable decoy). Of the others, Mr. Pierre Lorillard's, Mr. Kittson's, W.L.Scott's, the Dwyer Brothers', Mr. Withers's and M. Burch's several entries, all had strong backing. The nineteen were early at the post, and considering the difficulties of keeping such a field of fractious youngsters to- gether on a narrow track, Mr. Caldwell did well. There was about fifteen minutes' delay, when, with all facing the right way and nicely in motion, he dropped his flag, and the most important two-year-old handicap race ever run in the United States was begun. The first to show was Tolu, followed by Ecuador and Water Lily, with Mattia B, Duchess and Non- age well up. Tolu held the lead to the haif-mile post, where Greystone, Panique and Nonage all showed in front, where they remained until well into the beginning of the turn, when Greystone headed the field, and, with Nonage and Pan- ique close up, showed the way to the three-quarters. On the turn, from the three-quarters to the seven-furlong pole, there was a general crush, and several of those from whom much was expected found it impossible to get through. ' The in- stant they were on the straight the Keene spots on Dutch Boiler showed in front, with Garrison using his whip freely under which he soon led by nearly half a dozen lengths, fol- lowed by Water Lily, and subsequently by Leo. In the run up the stretch the latter gained somewhat on " Dutchy," as the crowd named the winner; but they could not catch him, and he finally won by a' length in the fairly good time of 1 :17, with Water Lily two lengths in front of Leo. The remainder were tailed out over half a furlong, the last half-dozen walk- ing in, nearly in the order of the appended summary. B1TM3CABT. The Great Eastern Handicap, a sweepstakes for two- year-olds . at S100 each for starters ; $:i0 forfeit for horses entered by April ICth, and only $15 if struck out bv September 1st: horses entered by August 15th, when the stakes closed, to pay $50 forfeit; with $5,000 added, of which $3,500 to the winner, $1000 and 20 per cent of the stakes to the second; $500 and 10 per cent of the stakes to the third; closed with 97 subscrib- ers, of which 7a were entered by April, 10 and 24 by August, 15 of whicu paid $15,— paid $40 and— paid SoO; three-quarters of a mile. J. R. Keene's Dutch Roller, by Dutch Skater, dam Constantinople, DO lb (Garrison) 1 Mr. Kelso's Water Lily. 106 lbs (O'Leary) 2 P. Lorillard's Leo. 103 lb OonleyJ 3 E. V. Snedeker & Co's Duchess, 113 lb (W. Donahue) 0 G. L. Lorillard's Thackerv, 117 lb. [BarbeeJ 0 W. L.Scott's Grevstone. 100 (101) lb (Lewis) D N. W. Kittson's Panique. UC lb (Hughes! 0 Dwver Bros.' Ecuador, 114 1b lJ. McLaughlin) 0 W. P. Burcb's Mittie B, 100 lb [MaynardJ 0 G. L. Lorillard's Louisette, 117 lb (W. Hayward] 0 It. W. Walden's Tolu, loo lb (Holloway) 0 P. Lorillard's Huron, 100 lb (ShauerJ o Clipsiana Stable's Sandoval. 95 lb i Walker] 0 G.L. Lorillard's Economy, 10C lb (Breuuain 0 D C. Fannin Jt Co's Decoy Duck 107 lb (Fisber) 0 B. McClelland's Blast. 100 lb iConkUn) 0 D D. Wither/a Nonage, lie lb (J. Sparling) 0 B. D. Wither's Cyclone colt, 1081b (M. Donohne) 0 N. W, Kittson's Albia, 10G lb (Da>"» ° Time— 1 :17 Pools— G. L. Lorillard's two $75$ Decoy Duck, $75; Kilt- son's pair $35; P. Lorillard's pair $35; Wither's pair $35; Ecuador, $35, aud the field $80. Betting — t to 1 against P. Lorillard's pair, 5 to 1 against G. L. Lorillard's two, B to 1 each against Ecuador, the Witherspoou pair and Decoy Dti ' 10 to 1 against Mittie B, Kittson's pair and Duchess. I*J against Greystone, 1"> tu 1 against Water Lily andT against Dutch Roller, ^-"» to 1 against Sandoval, against Blast. Won by a length, two between st third. Mntuels paid— the Geld — $38 1">. 198 mx& §pmi$nxm%. Sept 29 THE KENNEL. "Nose" Quality in Dogs. "Two weeks ago we allowed ourself to drift into a controversy with Ibe Bbeedkh and Sfoktsman concerning the better classes of dogs for sportsmen's use in the field, that journal having intimated in a rather contemptuous manner that the Bee did not know what it was talking about when it said that the true test of merit in a dog was his field performances rather than his bench-show qualities. The Breeder and Sportsman came back again last week, contending that the Bee is wild on that point, and makes the following declaration, which will ra- ther astonish experienced sportsmen : "The Cocker spaniel,aud the Springer, and the C lumber, and the Nor- folk, and the touch, hardy Sussex spaniels will scent a bird as well as the best setter or pointer that ever lived, and what is more, the Sussex will go into close briers and underbrush that a Laverack or Llewellyn would not face and the "joyous little Cocker" will find room where a weasel would fancy himself rather cramped. The fox hound and sleuth hound have better noses than most setters and pointers, and the same may be said for beagles , otter hounds, and Scotch Collies. "This statement of our respected co-temporary completely upsets all former theories on the subject and (if true) shows that the authors of standard works on sporting dogs were all lguoramuses. It would be interesting to see a collie, or a spaniel, oranykihdof hound pitted against a setter or a pointer in ;i field trial on quails or prairie chickens. The fact is that spaniels are excellent for water retrievers or for driving woodcocks from thickets that a hunter cannot penetrate, whil« the col- lie finds his true business in herding sheep. Spaniels can be taught to point on sight, no doubt, but it is a well-known fact to experienced sportsmen the world over that they have no "nose" as compared with setters and pointers; and without this quality, in its highest develop- ment, no dog is of much account in the field. "With these remarks we dismiss the subject, as being of too trifling a character to warrant fur- ther discussion. — Sacramento Bee. Unlike the Bee, we do not consider a discussion on matters of interest to sportsmen too triflingfor further consideration, and further, we do consider the necessity of stating matters of fact correctly to be of paramount importance. The posi- tion we have taken in this controversy is simply that it is better to breed from a dog of well-known purity of blood than from a dog that has no merit, except fine field perform- ances. Of course, were blood and pedigree equal we should advise breeding to the dog that had the best field record, pro- vided that he was of a type suitable to nick with the dam. Thus, it would not be good policy to breed a large coarse dog to a large coarse bitch, even though both were good field per- formers, or, on the other hand, to breed a dog extra fine in appearance to a bitch of the same type. We cannot lay too much stress on the importance of breeding from pure blood if one desires a dog of marked race characteristics, for the temptation to cross two breeds is very great when the ser- vices of the right sire are not easy to procure. The result of a cross is often so good that young breeders will overlook the evil likely to ensue, and which, if crossing were constant- ly practiced, would result in the entire destruction of the dis- tinct breeds that it has taken fifty years of careful breeding to make. Only last week we were shown a dog owned by Mr. John Stack, which dog, though a cross between, an Eng- lish and Irish setter, is as good a field dog and as well under command as one could wish his dog to be. There is nothing about the dog's appearance to indicate a cross, except a pecu- liar look in the face. His general appearance is that of a moderate sample of the English setter. His color is rather too red for the English setter, but not more so than might be in a purebred dog. This dog might win a field trial, he certainly would win in moderate company were he broken for that purpose, yet he could not win even a "commend" at a bench show, and that is precisely where the value of bench shows come in. They preserve pure the type of race. The Bee claims that our re- marks about spaniels, beagles, etc., are in direct contradic- tion to the statements of authors of standard works on dogs. This is a question of fact and it is easy to see who is wrong. We will not quote our own experience in spaniels, for that may be objected to, but will confine ourselves to the works of standard authors. Youatte, the earliest and most accurate of writers on dogs, on page 139, edition of 1857 says, "Of the difference between the old English setter and the setter of the present day, we confess we are ignorant except that the first was the pure spaniel improved and the latter the spaniel crossed too fre- quently with the pointer." The same author, page 140 says, " the setter like the pointer is involved in much obscurity, he is of mixed blood and no doubt largely indebted to both hound and spaniel for his distinct existence." If the setter is the spaniel improved (as to the pace and in- durance) and the pointer is made up from hound and spaniel, it would be interesting to know where the nose of the setter and pointer come from except from the hound and spaniel. The spaniel was the original setter and alone was used to hunt game until the early part of the 19th century; of this abundant proof exists; all that the modern breeders have done is to make a couple of breeds that are faster than the spaniel, and will range better; but they have not improved on the spaniel's nose nor his ability to rind game. As early as the first de- cade of the 14th century a M. S. by William Twice, Grand Huntsman to Edward II, speaking of the duties of various dogs, says, "The spaniel was used in hawking for the partridge and tha quail, and when taught to couch is servicabie to the fowler." A paper is extant in which, Oct 7, lb*S5, John Har- ris contracts to teach a spauiel bitch to set partridge, peas- ants aud other game as well, and exactly the same as the best sitting dog usually set the same." Colonel Hutchinson's work on dog breaking, the leading modern authority on that art, is full of instances of spaniels being successfully used for hunting — not as retrievers. On page 42 he says: "I once shot over a team of Clumber span- iels belonging to Mr. D . * * The team, kept with- in 25 yards of the keeper, were trained to acknowledge rabbits as well as all kinds of game, and in the country Mr. D was shooting over-afforded capital sport. " * * He rather surprised me by saying that his spaniels, from work- ing quietly and ranging close, procured him far more shots in turnips than his pointers; and he had three that looked of the right sort." In paragraph 76" Colonel Hutchinson says: * "On meeting the gamekeeper he found hinisurrouud- ed by a team of Clumber spauiels. ' To the inquiry why one of the spaniels was muzzled, the keeper said that his master had threatened to shoot it should it again give tongue, and us it possessed a particularly tine nose he (the keeper) was anxious not to lose it. " " We had capital sport killing nearly twenty brace, and the dogs behaved beau- tifully throughout the day. Afterwards relating the cireum- stauce, he observed that although au old sportsman he bad seldom been so gratified, as it was a novel scene to him who had not been accustomed to shooting over spaniels." Page 4.") the same writer says, speukiug of cocker spaniels: "When cocks are abundant some teams are broken, not only Ho avoid nick, but actually not to notice a pheasant, * ' lli.- difficulty is to make them hunt fur enough und not too far. " Nothing osl and Farm. «. We occasionally see instances of gross abuse of two-year- old colts by overwork. Many horses never reach a good de- velopment because of overwork when young. But should these abuses convince us that it is necessary to allow young horses to be entirely idle until they are three years old? Hoys are not reared in idleness on the farm. Many young boys are overworked. Mauy farmers are stiffened, beat, or weak- ened because required to overexert themselves when young. But moderate work is good for the growing boy, and is good for the growing colt. It seems absurd that it should be thought wise to keep a 1,200 to 1,400 pound two-year-old colt in absolute idleness, aud then, when he has reached three years, compel him to do full work. The young colt is trained more easily than the older; and, if used carefully, bis muscles will be developed and strengthened rather than in- jured by reasonable labor. So far as th. good of the colt is concerned, regular exercise of the yearling, own at light work, would be beneficial, but the cost would often be more than the gain. -♦- A correspondent of the Country Cr> gate-money earnings are taken to pay premiums for the dead weight of agricultural exhibits, and Eastern imple- ment displays which attract no body. If the gate re- receiots were divided among the race winners, horse raisers would have good reason to congratulate them- selves and would willingly dispense with state aid. The relation of gambling of any kind to fairs we cannot dis- cuss at present, it will make a subject for further writ- More in Sorrow than in Anger. The press of Vallejo is just oow making very free with the name of a gentleman, who is supposed to be the au- thor of all that appears on the "Rowing column" of the Breeder ""J. Sportsman. The Tallejo Cttrwwwfe, of Sept. 24th, published the following: "Ever since the Pacific Coast Rowing Association spoke about holding the Regatta at Vallejo, the Bkefuki; am- Sportsman, through pure maliciousness, has endeavored to misrepresent facts so as to have the regatta prove a failure. Tom Flyuu, who attends to boating matters for the above named journal, knows very well that the course in our bay is the best in the State. It is surveyed, staked off and can be guaranteed as a full three-mile course. As a general thing we are always favored with smooth water at this time of the year, and for this reason aloue we think we are entitled to the regatta. The sum of money asked for by the Association has beeu subscribed by our yeople, and they have in every way in conjunction with the Alert club tried to make the ap- proaching regatta a success. The money was deposited in the Vallejo bank aud the Treasurer English, by letter, noti- fied the secretary of the association of the fact. Why, Tom Flynn, who is represented as a lover of aquatic sport should throw cold water aud misrepresent facts in regard to the Thanksgiving meeting, is more than we know. The paper referred to says that Supervisor Sullivan is likely to get lift if he goes surety for a steamer to the amount of $300 to make an excursion here on the day of the regatta. There is no fear of any one getting left, as tickets enough will be sold to pay nil such expenses; besides there will be other privileges to be disposed uf, which would bring a good round sum, so there will be uo occasion for a loss to any one." Our esteemed contemporary before charging any one with misrepresentation should have assured itself that its information was correct. If the accuser of the Breeder <■ arrested. On Monday, October 1, it becomes lawful to kill, slay and de- stroy quail by all means except by using nets, traps or snares. Xiie postponement of the open season for two weeks under amendment by the last Legislature has not operated as bene- ficially as was anticipated by the few gentlemen who secured the passage of the bill. The only effect it has had has been to uebar a few honorable sportsmen from the pleasures of shooting duiing the past two weeks, secure to country dwell- ers two weeks' immunity from the city sportsmen, and make law-breakers of two-thirds of the grape growers in the south- ern part of the State. It has kept quail out of our markets, ruined the sport of city folks, and inflicted a serious loss on the gun-makers of the city. The new law has not been gen- erally observed. As one paper remarked, "The quail season opened by mutual consent as soon as the birds were tit to cook." Camping parties all over the State have killed quail during the past thirty days, and when the honorable hunt- ers do go out, instead of finding quail in bevys they will rind them scattered and shot shy, wild as mountain sheep, and scarce as hen's teeth near the city. The grape growers down south either had to break the law or see their vineyards ruined, for the quail descended upon them like a flight of grasshoppers, and proceeded to eat up every visible berry, until suppressed. In the northern part of the State hunting parties were publicly fitted out for the pursuit of quail. Last Sunday, all aown this peninsula the crack of guns could be heard. "Rabbits," said the hunter; bntif they were rabbits, then rabbits have plumage like quails. In Contra Costa county hunters could be heard on ail sides. "Kabbits" again. As a general rule sportsmen proclaim the change in time a mistake, and say that if a shorter season were necessary to protect the quad, the shortening should have been done at the other end of the season. To ascertain the state of the gun trade, which is a good in- dex to the prospects of the shooting season, a representative of the Breeder and Sportsman paid a visit to a number of leading gun stores last week. Thomas Cotrel reported a good demand forguns, Remington «fc Pieper's most in demand. He found some slight demand for wood powder. Could not say if trade was better than last year as he had only been in his present store for this season. He thought that the outlook for a good season wns fair. Did not approve of the change in the quail law. Claborongh & Golcher said that there was not so much rush for goods this year as last. The demand might be steadier but it was not so brisk. This was caused by the set- back in the qnail season, and the fact that ducks had been "open" all the year. Parties had kept their tools in order all through and consequently tnere was not the usual rush when, the qnail season opened. They found the best sale for the Scott & Greener guns and their own make. Of the American guns the Kemiugton perhaps had the call. Liddle Jr Kaeding found trade rather dull for the time of year and blamed it on the change in the quail law, which as Cliarlie Kaeding remarked was simply absurd for it only put a restriction on a few honorable sportsmen, and was simply a protection for the country shooters against their city brethren. Found the most demand for line English l'uus, at lt-ast tney tried to sell the most. There was no prof- it iu selling American guns on which they only got a small discount, while English guns were all different and no one could fix their exact value, American guns w -) Time— 2:42, 2:41, 2:39, 2 :42i.' *" This last race was quite an exciting event. Cadmus was a strong favorite in the betting, but was beaten by Ralph Bug- bee with ease. The winner is Ja four-year-old, green horse, bred and raised by R. J. Bugbee, and a third he;U to wagon over that track in 2:39 is a good performance for an inexpe- rienced colt. He trotted the four beats without a skip, and was never put to his best. We congratulate Dr. .Felt on his. good one. The English Handicaps. The publication of the acceptances and declarations for the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire Handicaps, in the Racing Calendar, on the loth, created as usual much interest in Eng- lish racing circles, and before the day was over there was great speculation on both races. Each race obtaining a capi- tal acceptance, only 39 seceding from the original 111 in the Cesarewitch and 37 from the 135 entered for the Cambridge- shire. Of the Americans as a whole it is doubtful if any of them can win. Of course if Foxhall was in condition he could win the Cambridgeshire with 133 pounds, as he did two years ago with 126 pounds, but it is understood in England that be cannot stand the work necessary for such a race; while as to Blue Grass, it is also doubtful if he can cover the Cesare- witch distance. Even if be can, he will more than likely have to give way to the Duke of Hamilton's representatives in both races. The latter has City Arab in the Cesarewitch at 106 pounds, Feuelon at 105 vxmnds, Medicusat 90 pounds and Cosmos at SO pounds, .while for the Cambridgeshire he has Vibration at 116 pounds and Cosmos at 91 pounds It is Bcarcely possible that any of these will win, but with Os^iau the winner of the St. Legerin the same stable, Marsh will not lark fnr material to find out which are the best of the lot As to Eole, he is stiU at Sheepshead Bay, while Girofle's chances at 113 pounds for the Cesarewitch is several pounds better than Mr. Walton expected together "in" at before he left this country. During the past week it has been rumor- ed that she was much liked by some of the English cognos- cente, although it has been intimated that the coarse over winch (he race for the L.verpool Cup, a mile and a half to be ran November 8, will it her better. Of the others Pina- fore has never yet startei a England, Abbotsfur l [late Mis- take) has certainly only . outside chanw for either race which is all chat can be E A Gerald and Sachem. As to the English division for the Cesaxewitoh, Corrie Roy even at 13-t pounds must uot be entirely overlooked, and tk'r same can be said of Hagioscope [5, 112 pounds), Primrose H (■I, 112 pounds), Fortissimo (5, 10!) pounds.) Shrewsbury (4 los pounds, Quicklime \\, 106 pounds), and bo on down the whole list. The Sporliiuj life, au excellent authority cou- cludes us initial review by saying: "Hopper's stable should be bad to beat, what with Fortissimo, Geologist, Ftjdmen, i Baliol and Hackuess, and my preference now would l.e for the first named, who is so genuine a stayer. It is of course In a recent conversation with a Springfield, Mass., report- er, John Splan expressed himself as follows: "Ves, sir, a good driver is as essential as a good horse. I don't know as a good man could do much with a stick of a horse, but I've seen many a horse defeated that would have won if its driver had known his business. Just what makes a good driver you can't tell. Xon see a driver has got to do more than sit behind a horse. He must luok out for the shoeing, must get the horse's bead just rigLt, must study his horse, know how he ought to be fed and harnessed and all that. There are a hundred things besides the mere driving that he must have his eye on and be studying. Horses are just as differ- ent as people. Some are nervous, fretting and stewing all the time, and others are so cool that a cyclone wouldn'tmake 'em jump. Now, you see, if a man that was used to driving one of the nervous kind took hold of a lazy horse he'd like as not break him all up. There's one thing a driver must have, and that's a cool head. He mustn't be all down when be don't win, or way up when he does; but just take it as it comes and go it again. I've seen men on the track with money up on their horses who were as worked up about it as an old lady that had got to have her tooth pulled out. That won't do. I don't take any stock in cordials to give a man the necessary courage. A good night's sleep is the best thing that any man can take before a race. Of course we bet on the races. That's what we are interested in; it's part of our business. I don't think horsemen gamble much outside. They put in their money on a horse just as a man buys a barrel of rlour and expects to get more than he gave for it. The public think there's a good deal more crooked work than there really is. I don't know a driver, and I've slept with most of 'em, who would pull his employer's horse to wiu money himself. It wouldn't pay. Driving is a profession now, and a man who has paid $.1,000 or $10,000 for a piece of property, he hunts till lie finds a good man to take care of it, and then pay's him handsomely. Most owners have all the money they want and are anxious only that their horses ,vin.:' * Another Great Green One, The Tribune's Indianapolis special of the llthsays: The local sporting fraternity is now agog oyer the latest sensation in the shape of horse fiesh, and if the tales told are true, it is certainly a wonder. John Martin, a blacksmith at Nobles- ville, twenty miles north of here, is the owner of the horse, a six-year-old stallion. He accepted an old mare in payment for a debt and she foaled the horse. The sire is not known. Martin did not know what a prize he had, and since the ani- mal was broken he has been driven to the owner's buggy. Recently Martin was led to believe that he might venture to enter the county fair races with some promise of success, but when he applied at Noblesville and elsewhere he was hooted out. Last week.be was admitted to a county fair in Northern Indiana, and to everybody's surprise captured a prize with ease. Last Friday, there being nobody to enter one of the Noblesville races, Martin was told that if he could beat 2:30 with his old brute he might have the stake. Without any preparation he accomplished the mile in 2:24 on a half-mile track. The horse has never been trained nor even taken care of more than comfortably. One thousand dollars has been offered for him, and admirers of the animal offer t> 1 1 tack him in a race for So, 000 against the horse Mambrino, with a record of 2:16. Dr. Brown, learning the history of the ani- mal, went up to Noblesville and hunted out the old mare that foaled the horse and bought her for $100, and two days Inter, on the reputation of her son, sold her for $600. FISH. The Fish Commission. A special meeting of the Fish Commissioners was held at the Uuion Hotel, Saturday afternoon, Commissioners Buck- ingham and Dibble present. Commissioner Buckingham presented for immediate consideration the written proposals of Livingstone Stone to supply the head-waters of the Sacramento river with salmon. After due consideration the proposals and the importance of immediate action, on morion of Commissioner Dibble. President Buckingham was authorized to accept the proposals contained in Livingstone Stone's letter to Commissioner Buckingham, dated Septem- ber 20th, 1SS3, and also in letter addressed to Commissioner Dibble, and was requested to give to the matter his personal attention in order that the contract supply should be had and a proper distribution be made of the young salmon. After examination and reading of the minutes of the meet- ing "t the Board as recorded by the Secretary, the same were ftpprovi land duly signed by the President and Secretary, with the exception of that portion of the record of tl) iug of the Board of Septembf c 10, 1883, relating to the state- ment of James Bichardson that the Shelby hatchery was a failure. No such statement was made at the meeting "f the Board. On motion of Commissioner Buckingham, it was resolved that the condition aud working results of the Shelby hatch- en br considered at the next regular meeting of thelBoard, to be held at Sacramento city, October i"», 1883, No further tabor being anegnired of James Bichardson, his services were fisoontinsed. JIuch complaint, with good cause, having been made ?ujuiu*4 Chinese marauders on the Sacramento river and the 1883 ^Ixjc grtcfe mxtl j^ptrrtsrnaw. 208 bay, from Pinole Point to the Golden Gate, Commissioner Buckingham was ordered to arrest and prosecute the guilty parties and to take such positive measures as will effectually stop further violation of the tish laws by Chinese, and in such behalf to employ such assistance as he may require. It was determined that the Commission should visit Jlarys- ville to ascertain the condition of the Feather and Yuba riv- ers, with reference to fish supplies and violations of the fish laws at that point. The Board adjourned to meet at the Union Hotel again on the second Monday in October. — Sacramento Bee. THE PADDOCK About Alfalfa. If the entire delta of Kern river were converted into alfalfa fields they would employ, at the lowest estimate, directly and indirectly, ten thousand laborers on the average constantly throughout the year. They would be required in the feeding and care of stock, in irrigating, in the repair of fences, the keeping of the canals and ditcher in order, and in the cutting and stacking of hay, etc. No idea can be more absurd thau that entertained by some inexperienced persons that, if this state of things were brought about, a few vaqueros and shep- herds only would be required. To prepare ground for alfalfa, seed it and make it grow, is a nice and expensive operation, and it will not bear depasturing beyond a very limited extent without serious deterioration. Sheep, cattle, horses and hogs cannot be kept upon it for any length of time with profit ex- cept by the soiling process. The plants are delicate and the peculiarity rapid growth, or indeed any growth at all disap- pears under the trampUngs of hoofs, and weeds soon usurp their place. An alfalfa farm can only be conducted with per- manent profit by mowing the crop at the proper intervals and feeding the hay in enclosures designed for the special accom- modation of stock. The only time when stock can be given the range of the entire farm without damage is for a period of one or two months, the shorter the better, after the hay cut- ting season is over in the fall. By the soiling process a given area of alfalfa will sustain four times the quantity of stock that it will by grazing, and the hay, by the former method, will gradually improve up to aveiyhigh standard and the yield become almost incredible in quantity, while by the lat- ter, the crop rapidly deteriorates in quality and quantity. No owner of an alfalfa field can afford to treat it as he would a patch of wild grass. If he desires to use it as a means of making money, and as a source of permanent income, it must be managed with the same care, and with the employment of about the same amount of labor, as is required for other crops. We would like nothing better than to see the entire valley a continuous succession of alfalfa fields. It would furnish re- munerative and constant employment to a large laboring population, make money plentiful, give rise to other impor- tant industries and cause the speedy expansion of Bakerstield and Sumner to the dimensions of cities. — Kern County Cali- fornian. The Cow Pea for Ensilage. The cow pea, which plays so important a part in Southern agriculture, whether to turn under to enrich the soil, or to convert into hay for stock, has been found to make a most valuable ensilage, especially for cows in milk. This pea, so far as its herbage is concerned, may be, as our experiments show, utilized beyond the Southern States. In the climate of New York city, while it hardly ripens its seeds, it will give a heavy weight of green fodder, and is worthy of trial for en- silege. "When cured as hay the leaves drop overy time it is handled, a loss which can be altogether avoided when it is cut and stored in a silo. This pea, which is a great blessing to Southern agriculture, presents a great number of varie- ties. A few years ago we, through the aid of some friends in Georgia, made a collection of all the different kinds we could procure. We received peas under nearly forty different names, but found that only about twenty of these were really distinct, so far as we could judge by the appearance of the seeds. A share of the varieties are cultivated in the South- ern States for food, but the majority are used as forage plants. We notice that some New York seedsmen offer the seeds of "whippoorwill" and others which are esteemed in the Southern States as forage plants. We know no plant more worthy of a careful test by those who practice ensilage than the "Sonthern cow pea." Like other beans (for it is much nearer a bean than a pea), it should not be sown until the soil is well warmed and ail danger of late frosts is over. — American Agriculturist. Wool Growers Association. During the State Fair the leading wool growers of the State effected an organization under the above title. At a preliminary meeting, held on the 12th, Mr. J. H. Kirkpatrick, of the Ohio Wool Growers' Association, addressed the assem- bly, urging the necessity of united action and a representa- tion in the National Association. He ascribed the present de- pression of the wool growing interest to unfriendly legisla- lation by Congress, the result of default on the part of wool growers, who failed to properly present their case and urge their claims. This failure in his opinion was due to a lack of organization, and the only way remedial legislation could be brought about, was by a united effect of all the wool grow- ers of the United States. The National Association was about to be re-organized, and it was desirable to have the sup- port of the Pacific coast. M. F. Tarpey, af Alameda, was chosen temporary chair- man, and Dr. W. B. H. Dodson, of Bed Bluff, Secretary. Committees on Permanent Organization, Resolutions and Con- stitution were appointed, and the meeting adjoined. It re- assembled on he 14th, when the Committee on Constitution reported the following: I. This association shall be called the California Wool- Growers' Association. II. The object of this association shall be the advance- ment of the interests of the producers of wool, by organizing local societies for mutual interchange of opinion and securing the enactment of such laws as will give to wool growers all needed protection. III. Every resident of the State of California engaged in the production of wool may become &i member of this asso- ciation by paying into the treasury the annual sum of §5 and signing their names to this Constitution. IV. There shall be an annual meeting of this association on the day preceding the last day of the State Fair, at which meeting the officers of the society shall be elected, and the annual report of the Secretary and Treasurer shall be pre- sented. V. The officers of this association shall be a President, one Vice-President for each Congressional District, a Seer tary, Treasurer and board of five Directors. VI, The duty of the President shall be to preside at all meetings of the association, to consult and advise with the Secretary and Board of Directors as ex-officio member of that Board, and shall issue a call for special meetings of the asso- ciation when directed to do so by either the Board of Direct- ors or upon the request of ten members of the association. VII. The duty of the Vice-Presidents shall be to preside at the meetiugs of the association in the absence of the Pres- ident— taking precedence according to numerical order — and ascertain the views of all candidates for legislative office in their respective districts concerning matters that may come before them if elected, bearing upon the interests of wool growers, and notify the members of this association accord- ingly. Vill. The Secretary shall keep a roll of the members of the association and their postoffice address, shall keep a minute of all the meetings and proceedings of the association and Board of Directors, shall receive all moneys and pay the same over to the Treasurer, shall Conduct all necessary correspon- dence with local societies and similar organizations in other States, and shall circulate through the press and local organ- izations all information that may tend to enlighten public opinion as to the justice of our claims, and for such service shall receive the monthly salary of $75. IX. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys paid to the Secretary for membership fees and other sources, and shall pay all drafts upon the treasury when signed by the Presi- dent and Secretary, when sufficient funds of the association are in his posession to meet such drafts. X. The Board of Directors shall exercise general supervi- sion over the interests of the association, and shall fill all offices that may become vacant by resignation or otherwise, between the annual meetings of the association. Order of procedure at meetings; (1) Calling of the roll of members by counties; (2) reading of minutes; (3) payment of dues; (4) election of officers; (5) report of committees; (6) un- finished business; (7) other business; (S) adjournment. The report was adopted and the election of permanent offi- cers resulted as follows: President, J. B. Hoyt, Suisun; Vice-Presidents Henry'Wil- son, Bed Bluff; Joseph Jasper, Wheatland; Thos. H. Mc- Connell, Elk Grove; Chas. Lees, San Francisco; Dr. Bryan, Gilroy; R. S. Baker, Los Angeles; Secretary, J. H. Hamilton, Madeira; Treasurer, J. S. Cone, Bed Bluff; Board of Direct- ors, F. O. Townsend, Mendocino county; E. H. Ward, Bed Bluff; Wm. Snow, Milton; J. G. Stilt, Madeira;;and J. D. Carr, San Francisco. C. B. A. Shurst, J. H. Hoppin and J. M. Jasper were elect- ed Delegates to the National Convention. The following re- port of the Committee on Resolutions was adopted: Whereas, The reduction of the tariff on wool, passed by the last Congress, has seriously crippled the wool-growing interests of the United States, and is in our judgement an unjust measure directed against one of the. largest producing interests of the nation; and, whereas, we, the wool growers of California, in convention assembled, hereby pledge our united efforts for remedial legislation in procuring the adjustment of the same on an equitable basis; and whereas, we are fully alive to the absolute necessity of thorough organization for the ad- vancement of wool-growing interests in every particular; therefore, be it hereby. Resolved, That we recognize the tariff law, as it now stands relating to imported wools, to be an unjust discrimination against the interests of the wool growers of the country, and the same merits our earnest disapproval and condem- nation. 2. That we urge upon and demand of our Senators and Representatives in Congress to vote and use their influence to repeal that part of the Tariff Act of 1SS3, which reduces the rates on imported wool and restore the rates put upon the importation of foreign wool by the Tariff Act of 1S67-; or, failing in that, we demand that the duties on woolen fabrics shall be so reduced as to bring the two industries of growers and manufactures to a more equally adjusted plan of protec- tion. 3. That in future elections for legislative offices, both State and Natioual we pledge ourselves neither to vote for nor support any candidate who is opposed to the interests of wool growers in this respect. 4. That we will cordially co-operate with all kindred or- ganizations in other States in an honest effort to effect reme- dial legislation to protect the interests of sheep husbandry. 5. That, recognizing the futility of continuing the present imbecile national organization we favor the formation of a new one, composed wholly of men whose interests willinduce them to defend the industry in which we are engaged. 6. That we elect three delegates who shall meet in person or by proxy with delegates from other States to secure a thorough organization of the wool growers of the United States in a national organization; but to none other than bona fide residents of California can any proxies be given. 7. That we urge upon the wool growers of the Pacific Slope to organize associations in every county and to make the same auxiliary to the central association for the district, State or Territory, and that to effect a more complete organ- ization of the wool growers of this State, that the President of this association appoint an agent for each county, whose business it shall be to secure members to the State Society, form county organizations, circulate petitions and informa- tion of interest to wool growers. S. That we recommend the passage of a stringent scab law in this State, and to that end we ask the association to have such a law framed and urge its enactment at the next meeting of the Legislature; that the discussion of all matters appertaining to the production, handlingand manufacture of wool is beneficial to the producer, and therefore we recom- mend stated meetings for this purpose. 9. That we are alive to the necessity for the advancement in sheep breeding, and therefore we recommend the adoption of a State register for thoroughbred stock for the better pro- tection ot all concerned. 10. That we exert our influence, collectively and individ- ually, to further the business of sheep husbandly and the protection of our mutual interests. While the general character of the horses throughout the country depends largely upon the character of the stallions used, it must be borne in mind that the brood mares which are used have a similar effect, and perhaps aj greater, if the facts were but known. The stallion, no matter what his breeding, that has to contend with cold-blooded mares and mongrels of bad quality, can never produce the marked effect that he could were he used on a better class of mares, even though the condition of both classes of the brood mares were taken as a basis of comparison. There is a place for all things, and all things should be in their place, and undoubt- edly the proper place for mares which cannot be used to ad- vantage in breeding is in cities and other places where their labor is the only consideration. POULTRY. The Wyandotte. The event of the year in poultry circles was the admission of the Wyandotte to the list of standard varieties. The bird may be described as of medium size and combin- ing the intrinsic values of the most desirable breeds with ex- trinsic qualities that will not require the evil tendencies of inbreeding to maintain; a bird that may be bred with profit for the market, and, at the same time, have its place in the show pen. The Wyandotte is of composite origin, and shows by its prominent characteristics and sports that the Brahma, Coch- in and Hamburg were concerned in the make up, as we have in the bird the most valuable properties of each maintained and developed, and the objectionable features eliminated. Thus, the bird may be said to be the meaty and prolific Ham- burg increased in size and made more hardy, but without the broodiness and tendency to lay on fat that is objection- able in the Asiatic. The head of the male is short and broad; the comb rose oval in frout, wide at back, the spike being less developed than in the Hamburg. The face of both cock and hen is bright red, the eyes bay, the earlobe and wattles medium in size and of fine texture. The colors of the plumage are clear white, and a rich velvety black, and where these mingle, as on the un- der body, the thighs, and back of the upper part of the neck, having the appearance of gray. The hackle and saddle of the male are long and flowing, each feather having the cen- tre black, tapering gradually from the full width of the feather at the down to a point of the extremity. The back is broad, the body deep, full and rounded at the sides, the breast broad, and carried prominently forward. The feathers of the breast of both male and female have the web white and the edge black, showing as a whole a regular and well defined lacing. The wings are medium in size and fold close, both secondaries and primaries having the inner web black, the outer edge of the latter white, and of the former laced with white. The coverts are white, with black centre stripe wid- ening toward the tip, giving the effect of a double bar. The wing bows are white. The thighs are short and plump, the feathers short and fluffy. The legs and feet of both male and female are naked, and bright yellow in color. The hackle feathers of the hen are shorter than in the male. The back is short and broad, with body deep and well rounded at the sides. The feathering of the former is black with white cen- tre, of the latter, it is evenly laced with black. The wings are of medium size, and neatly tucked up; the flights black, the lower edge laced with white, the secondaries with the in- ner web and tip black. Tail coverts are black, penciled with white. The tail is rather more developed than in the Asiatics, but is of that order. In weight the standard cock is S), pounds, the cockerel 7.1 pounds, the hen (U, and the pul- let oi pounds. The score of the standard bird, with the outs of the cock and cockerel winning the honors at the Fancier's Show in New Xork, the only one at which they were shown under their new name and scored as standard birds, is as follows: Standard Cock Cockerel bird. oals. oats. Symmetry 10 1 1 Weight 10 Condition 8 Head C 1 i Comb 8 l£ i Earlobe and wattle 5 J 1 Neck 8 8 1 Beak 8 1 A Breast and body 10 1 1 Wings 8 11 Tail 7 1 4 Fluff 5 * i Legandtoes 7 1 100 111 7^ — Fancier's Jouraal. DIETZ' AXLE OIL. A PATENT COMPOUND OIL. Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, Jl EATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz' Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Oil WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS. CALLS, - CONTRACTED IJOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEA A. V. DIFTZ A <■«., Proprietors. 0 Ppoi 204 %xt -jBcccdcr awl jt^crvtsmitw. Sept 29 ATHLETICS. Manhattan Athletic Club. Below is a complete record of the Manhattan Athletic Club games held on Saturday, Sept. loth. The record is from the A. Y. Clipper: One hundred and-twenty-fivi -yards nm, first and second in each trial-heat to run in final— First heat: Thos. J. Murphy, Manhattan A. C, 9J yds., first, in 11 7-Ss.; L. E. Myers' M. A. C, 9\, second, by over sis feet; M. Love, N. Y. City, 8J, third; J" A. Shanklaud, American A. C, 10, fourth. Second Heat: D. Jardine, F. Y. City, 8, first* in \2~ s.; J. W. Spauld- ing, Amer. A. C, 1), second, by live feet; F. G. Abbott, M. A. C, 7, third, by a yard; E. J. Erausdorf, N. Y. City, 101, fourth. Third heat:A. Waldron, M. P. C, 2.5, first, in 12js".; J. J. MeKinnery, M. A. C, SA, second, by a yard; T. J. Con- vey, Pastime A. C., 9, third, by a yard; P. H. Martin, West side A. C, 12, fourth; C. Bodeisen,' Manhattan A. C, 9, fifth. Fourth heat: L. P. Smith, M. A. C, 7*. first; in 12 1-os.; S. H. Brown, M. A. C, ll.1,, second, by a" foot; H. M. Baborg, N. Y. A. C, 9.1, 0; W. A. Stebbins, Harvard U. A. A., 2*-. O; C. Chautrau, Essex K. and A. C, 101, O. Fifth heat: Sam- uel Derickson Jr., M. A. C, 2\, first, in 13s.; K. Hinds, West-side A. C, 9.\, second, by a yard; T. J. Murray, New Kochelle A. C, II*, third, bv five feet. Sixth heat: C. S. Busse, N.Y. City, io:, first, in 12 5-Ss.; W. C. White, M. A. C, 7. and J. Thornton, Amer, A. C, S, rau a dead heat for second place; E. H. Anderson, M. A. C, 11.1, 0; E. Turner, West-side A. C, 11.1, O; J. Atchison, Pastime A. C, 13, 0. Seventh heat: C. F." Brandt. Harvard U. A. A., S\, walked over. Eight heat: S. B. Marks, American A. C, 11A, first in 12;s; J. C. Austine, Williamsburg A. C, 10.1, second by a yard; J. F. Baker, M. A. C, 9, third, by eighteen inches; M. F. Hammel, Gramercy A. C, 8, fourth. Second round — First heat: Murphy first, in 12 2-os., Spaulding second by a yard. Jardine walked in lame. Second heat: Waldrou first, in 12s.; Smith second, by two feet; MeKinnery 0, Brown O. Third heat; Derickson first, in 12.1s; White second, Busse third, Hinds fourth. Fourth heat: Marks first, in 124s.; Thornton second, Brandt third. Final heat: Waldron first, in 12 3-8; Murphy second, by a foot; Derickson third by a yard; Marks fourth. One-miU run—F. J. Conway, Pastime A. C, 25 yards start, first, in 4 m. 42.Js.; Peter Golded, Gramercy A. C, 10, sec- ond, by eight feet; F. Giraad, American A C, 70; third, by a yard; T. H. Burton, M. A. C, 110, fourth; J. D. Lloyd, Brooklyn, 60, fifth; J. Conlin, N. Y. City, 100, quit at the end of second lap. The latter led for more than a lap, when he was passed in succession by all the others, Gulden ad- vancing to the leadership, but losingit to Conway on the next circuit, the order at the finish of the three-quarters being: Conway, Golden, Giraud, Lloyd, Burton. These relative \>o- sitious were maintained to the finish, with the exception that Lloyd and Burton exchanged places. Throiihuj the hannncr—C. A. 3. Queckberner, N. Y. City, 7 feet allowed, first 98ft. 7iu. (actual distance thrown, 91ft. 7in.); D. B. Porter, Manhattan A. C, 7ft., second, 93ft. 8iu. (si; ft. Sin.); C. Kurtz, A. B. C, 20ft., third, 90ft. llin.; C. Bodelssen, M. A. C, 20ft., fourth, S7ft. 10in., (07ft. 10iu.); Frank L. Lambreeht, M. A. C, scratch, fifth, S7ft. Gin.; J. E.Monehau, PastimeA.C, 10ft., sixth, Soft, llin. (75ft. llin.); B. W. Clark, West-side A. C, 17ft., seventh, 00ft. lOin (53ft. loin.) One-half-mile run — J. W. Scott, American A. C, SO yards start, first, in 2m. 1.1s.; S. Schuyler, Granville A. C, 70, sec- ond, by fifteen yards; C. S. A. Cratb, Brooklyn, SO, third, by two yards; E. P. Baird, Amer. A. C, 10 fourth, by a fourth; A. Thompson, West-City, 75, 0; J. F. Baker, M. A. C, 70, 0. The winner jumped away with the lead and was never head- ed, winning quite handily. As a race it was uninteresting, except as regards the finish between the contestants for sec- ond place. Two-mile »-a/k— Frank P. Murray, Williamsburg A. C.„ scratch, first, iu 14m. l]s.; George D. Baird, Amer. A. C, 35yds. start, second, in 14m. 20 4-5s. (lime for two miles, which be completed before stopping); J. T. McDonald, West- side A. C, 325, third; J. N. (Jheesman, Pastime A. C., 375, fourth; E. D. Lauge, Pastime A. C, SO, stopped at the end of first lap; W. J. MeDermott, Spirit of the Times A. C, 300, stopped at the three-quarters of a mile; W. S. Hart, M. A. C, 80 stupped on the backstretch of the fifth lap; J. Johnson, West-side A. C, 275, stopped at a mile and a half. Murray set out with the intention of beating the record, and liis time was taken at the end of each quarter-mile, with this result: Quarter, 1m. 33s.; half-mile, 3m. 14 2-5s.; three-quurters, 5m. 1 3-8s.; mile, 0m. 48 l-5s.; mile and a quarter, 8m. 40 3-5s.; mile and a half, 10m. 24 l-5s.; mile and three- quarters, 12m. 18 4-5s.; two miles, 14m. ljs. Jack McVIaster, by permission of the referee, ran around with Murray during the last lap, When the latter kept up a continual spurt in the effort to heat the scythe-bearer, but without avail. Baird, who on this occasion wisely accepted the handicap which he refused the Saturday preceding, received two cautions, but escaped disqualification. One-furlony nut — First heat: C. S. Busse. New York City, 24yds., first, in 21. ;s.: H. M. Baborg, New York A. C, 18, second, by a foot; W. A. Stebbins. Harvard TJ. A. A., S, third, by a yard; N. Linicus Jr., Amer. A. C, 14, fourth. Second heat: Samuel Derickson Jr., M. A. C, S, first, in 21 7-8 8.; J. J. Mulitor, Will. A. C, 22., second, by ayard; E. Kelly, X. Y. A. C, 25, third, two fwo feet; J. J. Van liouten, Park A. C, IS, fourth. Third heat— W. C. White, M. A. ('., 20, first, in 22 s.; J. W. Spaulding, Amer. A. C„ 20, second, by a yard; T. J. Convey, Pastime A. C, 22, third, by four feet;' B. UTumrkc, Park A. C, 24, fourth; T. J. Marry, X. R. A. C, 24, quit after a couple of strides. Final heat— Whit-- first, in 21 3-5 s.; Bnsse second, by five feet; Spaulding third, by a like distance. White gained the lead at the half-distance and won cleverly. Quarli r-mu£ run.— L. E. Myers, Manhattan A. C, scratch, first, in \-A\\\ b.; J. Thornton, Amer. A. C, 27 yds. stall, se- cond, by a yard and a half; II. Bymer, Gramercy, 40, third, by two feet; T. .1. Murphy, M. AC, 17, 0; H. L. Jacqnelin, M. A. C, 2 ), o; .1. .1. BXcKinnery, M. A. 0., 35, 0; E. S. Ap- pelby, Columbia College; 37, 0; S. Hunt, Y. A. 0., 45, 0; Ji. O'Rourke, Park A. C, 50, 0; fc\ A. Ware, C. A. 0., 55, 0. Meyers was dot ^> ■|ilick in getting away, hut he fell into his Stride at Dnce, and alter turning into the far straight began to gradually* lessen tlis distance between liiin and his field. Half-way aloug the stretch, striding along and in beautiful Style, be began to Clos© rapidly, and as the west-turn whs made he commenced to go through his men. He was in the midst of the batch, nearly all rnuning in close order, upon entering the homestretch, but hewusin great danger ol be- ing effectually pocketed. < > I judgment, skill and luck combined to save bim, however, and coming up on thi ex- l i outside at a marvelous rate of speed he got in front a few yards from the tupe and landed himself a winner "i one of the most magnificent races ever witnessed. He finished ill a determined manner, and was iu nowise exhausted at the close-in fact, he was strong and fnll of running when he struck the tape, and had plenty of breath with which to con- verse with friends after carrying it away. It is needless to remark that the spectators "rose at him" as he walked up the track to the dressing rooms under the grand stand. Hurdk-ra.ee, 300 yards, hurdles 2 ft. 6 in. in height. — J. Mason, Williamsburg A. C. 13 yds., first, in 3S 1-5 sec; J. C. Austin, Will A. C, 22, second, bya yard; C. F. Bostwick, Crescent, A. C, 13, third, by six feet; H. H. Moritz, M. A. C, fourth, close up. Austin quickly ran into the lead, and as they came up the straight for home was first to rise at every hurdle up to the last, which he and Mason crossed to- gether, the latter then heading his club-mate and winning handsomely. Had Austin not wasted time by looking back repeatedly he might have carried off first honors. Bostwick was cpjite badly spiked iu the foot, but gamely preserved to the end. Field officers: Referee, W. B. Curtis; judge of walking, H. E. Buermeyer; judge at the finish, George W. Carr, W. C. Davis, and G. H. Badeau; timers, G. A. Avery, Eugene Van Tambacht, and George W. Thomas; starter, John Fra- ser; measurers, H. P. Pike and W. Kuland; clerk, G. F. Knu- bel. Muldoon's Matches. Charles Hugues, the massive Gaul, whom Muldoon was unable to throw inside of two hours, has published his will- ingness to accept Muldoon's challenge to wrestle a match best two iu three falls. Muldoon appears to be very anxious to meet Hugues again, so that he may, if possible, demonstrate his ability to throw him. That he did not throw him when he had a chance is due to his own neglect of ordinary athletic precautions. He made the match tuo soon after his hard struggle with Bibby, for which he had trained long and hard. This virtually extended his training time for nearly a week, or in other words, after having pointed himself up to meet Bibby, he had to stay in the same fix several days longer. Every man who has trained knows that nature revolts against too much abstinence from things injurious to physical condi- tion and so it is an invariable rule when a big match is post- poned to let the men take a run off, get out ui cuuiliiiun, and then go into training afresh. A neglect of this precaution re- sults in a mau getting stale. He loses vitality and while he may have lots of muscle, he has not got the energy to use it to the best advantage. So Muldoon's bad judgment iu fixing the date of the match left him in this predicament, he had either to go out of training or get stale. He chose the former, thinking Hugues an easy game. The result was that a man in a worse fix never went into the ring. He had eaten and ilrunk freely of forbidden things, his stomach was out of or- der, his skin loose and before the match was over he was dead tired. This was apparent to every one who saw the match and it was ecpially plain that the match was in dead earnest. But it is hardly likely that a second match between the men will be attractive. The patrons of wrestling are not dying to see Muldoon pitted against a man so nmch big- ger aud so much less scientific. What they do want tu see is a match between Muldoon and Whistler. The latter is a dangerous man. He is strong, quick and clever, aud he says he has points iu wrestling of which Muldoon is perfect- ly innocent. A match has been made between the men, some money is up and it ought to come off at the time specified, unless Whistler's illness is so serious that he is unfit to ap- pear. To postpone the match and wedge in another match with Hugues would be bad policy on Muldoon's part. He has won every match here except with Hugues, he has al- ways done his best not only to win, but, also, to satisfy the public, his actions throughout have been such as to give the lie to all charges of fraud and hippo droming, and the opinion of everyone here whose opinion is worth having is, that Mul- doon's career here has been honest. It may be most unjust to suggest that the proposed match with Hugues is not per- fectly honest, but so surely as it is fixed to take place during a postponement of the Whistler match, the general public opinion, now most favorable to Muldoon, will be that he has fallen from grace. And for this reason. There is no in- stance of an athletic, who has made a match for a big stake, fixed a date and gone into a training, risking his health and limbs by go- ing into another hard contest in the mean time. Mul- doon has shown that he has no easy job with Hugues, and he, himself, admits that Whistler is one of the best men in America; he would not now have people believe that he holds either or both of them so lightly that he dares undertake to throw the pair of them with training only sufficient for one match, and that in the face of a partial failure to defeat Hngues. Whenever such violations of the ethics of sport have occurred they have always resulted disastrously to the party making them. E. J. Baldwin tried to make his horse, Lucky B, win a two mile aud a four mile race the same day. He won the first easily and large sums were staked on his success in the sec- ond. He lost the four mile race and his backers soundly abused Baldwin for asking his horse to do too much. The great foot racer, Meyers, lost prestege and money by being de- feated in trying to win two hard races in one day. Neither of their cases are on all fours with Muldoon's proposal (if Muldoon has made such a proposal as has been credited to him by the press), but they show in part the folly of attempt- ing too much. To show the ill appearance of the matter it may be well to cite a parallel case. Suppose for the sake of illustration that Donovan and McClellan were matched to fight on October 10th, for a stake of $1,000 a side, in the open air and where no gate money was charged. They went in to training and prepared to be in fix and at weight on the date set. On October 1st, McClellan informs his hackers and friends that he had agreed to postpone the fight with Dono- van and on October Sth was to light George Rooke. Does any reasonable man suppose that MclCellau's friends would allow any such proceedings or that if they did anyone would believe in the honesty of either match? If Muldoon is match- ed tu wrestle Whistler, for a stake and wo unhesitatingly say that we believe that he is so matched, it is only fair to the public who take an interest iu those matches and who may possibly bet on this one, that Muldoon loses no chance to win and takes all decent advantages in his favor. It has been said that Hay man desires to take down the money he has up mi Whistler and wants to wrestle for the gate alone. Mul- doon is represented as firmly demanding thai the stakes g" for keops, ready and anxious to defend his title of champion against all comers; while Whistler is depicted as the Kansas demon, gnashing his teeth with rage at Muldoon's success and anxiety t>. humble him Such a picture promises sport, but if the artists who painted it do not desire the public to look upon it as a cheap advertising chromo instead of the genuine oil painting they chum it to be, they had better let the terms oi the agreement stand, and Muldoon must buy a bottle Of of Rex -Magnus to keep his desire for revenge against Ungues sweet and good until after the Whistler match is set- tled. The man who advised his hearers to avoid the appear- ance of evil was a smart fellow. The appearance of evil is what shakes public confidence in this age of trickery and cor* ruption, and while for ourselves v e are free to admit that we see no proof of evil in the proposed "Hugues match," we shall despair of bein g able to convince the public that such is the case if ever it is billed to take place. Swimming for the Championship. On Saturday afternoon, Sept. 2oth, when the weather was warm and there was hardly any wind stirring, the annual ra- ces for the amateur swimming championship took place on the Harlem River, under the auspices of the New York Ath- letic Club. The water was iu splendid condition, aud the races had the following result: One-hundred yards, straight across the river from the N. T. A. C. float— A. F. Camacho, Manhattan A. C, first, in 1 m. 2S.J s. H. E. Toussaiut, New York, A. C, second, by a few feet; Thomas P. Donaldson, Brooklyn, A. C, third. We doubt if any swimming-race that ever took place in this country was closer contested than was this, the result being in doubt up to the very close, and then the plucky winner, whose side-stroke was very effective, was so much exhausted that prompt assistance was needed. Donaldson had been very confident of winning this event, and it was an unpleas- ant surprise for him to find himself occupying third position at the finish. One-mile, straightaway, with the tide — Robert P. Magee, Baltimore, Md., first, in 29 m. 42] sec,; A. Meftert, New York City, second, in 3 m. 6 4-5 s.; C. T. Schlesiuger, New York, A. C, third; H. E. Toussaiut, N. Y. A. C, 0; Felix Gunn, Nonpareil Bowing Club, 0; C. E. Dejonge, Staten Island, A. C, 0; W. T. Larue, Metropolitan R. C, 0;Leedom Sharp, Y'oung America C. C,, 0; Montgomery Wade, 0; An- drew Ivey, 0; T. P. Donaldson, Brooklyn A. C, 0. The raco was quickly resolved into a struggle between Magee and Meffert, the former lasting the longer and winning a capital race in excellent style. Gold and silver medals rewarded the competitors. Referee, Otto Sarony; starter, B. C. Williams. At San Jose Baths, last Sunday, was held a swimming tournament promoted by Prof. W. H. Daily, the veteran swimming teacher and life-saver. W. Armor won the race for boys, W. Lowe second, D. Gairaud third; M. Lavin re- tired. L. Klein won the diving match, S. Coughhu second, George Hernandez third. The mile championship race for Santa Clara was won by A. Delmonly, W, Baily second; time, 41 ruin., 47 sec. Professor Daily gave a fine exhibition of fancy smimming, life-saving, etc. The affair was a great success. W. O'Brien of the N. Y. Illustrated Timrs, who is now iu San Francisco, has a forfeit of S250 from Joe Acton, who wants a match with Muldoon Gneeo-Roman orcateh-as-cateh- cau, for S10U0 to $5000 a side. Joe Acton's present address is Pastime Park, Philadelphia. Joseph Gorevan has accepted the challenge of Raymond Locke to run on Thanksgiving Day for either $50 a side cash or a $100 goid medal. The Olympic Athletic Club will hold an open-air meeting at Oakland on Thanksgiving Day. Masterson is to run against time. ROWING. White's Easy Victory. The race between L. C. White aud L. Stevenson last Sunday was almost a walk-over for the first-named sculler. It was predicted that Stevenson would row the best race of his life, but he showed no imxjrovement in form, but if anything rowed in worse style than ever. Both men had had consid- erable preparation. Though the stake was but $100, Steven- son, ambitious of aquatic glory, went into regular training for six weeks, aud worked as hard as if a fortune depended on the event. White was less prudent at first, but finding that Stevenson was taking such pains to iusure victory, fol- lowed the good example, and for three weeks preceding the race rowed the course twice a day. After such preparation, and with the best water possible to get, the race should have been very fast. As the course has never been properly meas- ured, and the three miles are guessed at, time at the Long Bridge is of no value. The only way to arrive at a conclu- sion with regard to the speed of men under the watch is by comparison with previous records. Taking this method, the White-Stevenson race was not fast, considering the cuudilioiis under which it was rowed. Had White been iu better condi- tion he might have lowered the Long Bridge record, as the three-mile course has never been rowed on such a propitious day as fell to his lot. His condition, notwithstanding his three weeks of preparation, was, however, very poor, ami left him unable to finish at anything like the pace necessary for first time. The start was to have been made at It) a. m., but as usual the spectators, of whom there were hundreds, were kept waiting a long time. White showed up early, but Stevenson, who was jockeying iu hopes of a breeze springing up, did not appear until his opponent had been a full half hour at the starting-post. The toleration of such a delay showed the incompetency of the officials who had charge of the arrangements. At last the stakeboats were set, aud here also the Committee of Arrangements covered themselves with discredit. Instead of placing the boats a reasonable distance apart, and where both oarsmen could be on an equality iu turning, one boat was placed well inshore, and the other in the stream on a direct line with an anchored schooner, around which it was necessary to row to reach the turn. The unfairness of such an arrangement would havo been made apparent had the men come to the schooner on equal terms, and had the outside man been compelled to go out of his course to reach the stakeboat. As it was, however, White, who lost the toss and had to take the outside station, led from the start. The perfectly smooth water favored him, and he gained at every stroke, until passing the cattle wharf three minutes from the start he was leading by a length of open water. At three-quarters of a mile he had live open lengths advantage, aud the race was practically over. Steven- sou looked over his shoulder several times, and lindiug his man was actually ruuniug away from him raised his stroke to ;{0 to the minute, but White at 30 sped along, rowing well within himself, anil widening the gap. Approaching the rolling mills White found he had such a lead— six lengths of open water — that he could afford to slow down, and he did so for a furlong, when he again increased his pace and turned (he outside Btakeboat live lengths to the front. Coming home, tin- schooner directly in his road, compelled him to either go inshore oircuitously or row out in the tide, which had begun to run in. He wisely took the inshore deviation, and though he thereby losl several Lengths he soon in the slack water re- gained the advantage. Stevenson, finding White falling 1883 glue ^vcakf and j^pnrtsmaw. 205 back by his sweep outside the schooner quickened up ami drew up to within two open lengths, his superior condition enabling him to make a good spurt. As soon, however, as White got into his swing he commenced again to widen the gap, and at two miles it was only a question of how far he could beat his opponent. Had his condition been better, he certainly would have beaten him a quarter of a mile, but on the last half mile the Pioneer man weakened jxjrceptibly, and finished in a rather exhausted condition. He managed, however, to cross the line in 23 minutes, 37 seconds, beating his opponent a full half minute. Stevenson, after the race, talked of another contest, but he has no business with a man so much faster. Haitian's Project is the Latest. The latest tning reported of Hanlou is his challenge as printed in a New 1'ork paper. The champion sculler is al- leged to have said: "I am ready to but $5,1)00 I can row three miles faster than any man alive. I will make another propo- sition— I will undertake the task of rowing sis races in uiie week; that is, I will match myself against six oarsmen of the world to row six races of one mile each, each race to be for $1,000." A mile each day uf the week would not hurt a man like Hanlan very much. There is scarcely auy doubt that Haulau can row live miles in thirty-two minutes, so that it is easy to figure what time hi! can makeover a three mile course. It was stated iu England, when Haulau was training for his race with Boyd that he rowed a trial of one mile and a quar- ter, 200 yards faster than it had ever been rowed by auy mau. With regard to the challenge of Laycock, Hanlan recently said to a reporter in Cincinnati : Laycock makes the condi- tion that I shall go to Australia and encounter the drawback of fatigue from travel and debilitation from change of climate. I am now adjudged the champion oarsman of the world, and it seems to me that the etiquette of the situation requires that any one who desires to test my title to that distinction should come here to do it, and snould offer great induce- ments besides." Of his movements in the immediate future Hanlan said: "I am going to St. Louis to-day. Davis, the agent of Laycock, telegraphed me to meet him in Chicago, and 1 answered, tell- ing him to meet me in St. Louis, next week, where I am go- in" to give an exhibition. If Davis makes terms to suit me, I will accept; but they must be sufficient, for if I lose the championship I prefer it shall go to an American. I usually sDend my winter in Toronto, but the temptations iu prizes are so great that I shall make an exception this winter, and after the close of the season in the East go to California to spend the winter." The subject of his trouble with Courtney was suggested, and Hanlan remarked : "Courtney is a better oarsman with his mouth than in other respect." A bystander remarked: "There has been newspapers talk lately to the effect that all of your races with Courtney were fixed up for you to win." "That is a lie. I defy auy oarsman or anybody else in the world to come forward and say that I ever approached an op- ponent and asked him to let me win a race. Every time I came in first I did it on my own merits as a sculler. My re- cord is as straight as an arrow and I am proud of it. There is nothing pays so well as honest good work, and I know it as well as anybody. Do you suppose if I had been guilty of crooked work I could get $500 for giving exhibitions? You can say I will row any living man for from $1,000 to $5,000 a side." *. Short-Necked Oarsmen.- The New York Turf, Field and Farm says: It is thought by many that Teemer, the McKeesport oarsman, will reach the apex of his fame during the next year. His arm, it is thought, is too large to retain its suppleness. One gentle- man, who has made it a study, stated recently when spoken to in regard to Teemer, and the probability of his setting, owing to the expansion of frameand accumulation of muscle, which would not be easily worked off or controlled, said: "Well, short-necked and broad-shouldered people did tend that way, and unless great care was constantly taken with their training and dieting they usually settled. Even at the expense of great care they never bore the fruit they prom- ised. People of Teemer's build either make the fastest of scullers, or they go away back." Eph Morris says he will get Teemer down to 152 pounds for racing before the Pitts- burgh event, which will be getting him down pretty fine. He now, in good form, weighs 160. Although Hanlan has stated that he will journey to Pitts- burg and while there ask a race of John Teemer, it is not like- ly that the young sculler will consent to row the champion of the world this season. When asked if he would race Han- lan, Teemer replied: "No, not this year, for this reason, I have traveled over 6,000 miles and pulled in about twenty- five races this season, and it has told on me and I feel it. I propose after this home regatta to take a rest until next year, then I will accommodate Mr. Hanlan or any other oarsman in the world any distance for $1000 up to any amount that they may desire to put up. I am not over self-confident, but am willing to accomodate them." Griffin and Watkings are both doing well in their training for their race for $1,000, on the ISth of October. Watkins' new paper shell has been shipped from the factory, at Troy, New York, and will be delivered on Monday. Meantime Watkins rows twice and sometimes thrice a day in Mclnerny's old wooden boat, which he likes very much. Griffin has taken to a wherry, but will next week return to his best boat and practice in it until the race. As yet neither man is fa- vorite, but it looks as if Watkins' record for coolness and grit is going to make him the choice of the betting men. Roddick, of 13oston, says that for the past six or seven years he has had an order from Charley Courtney for a single- scull shell. The question that naturally arises among the boating men is, What does Courtuey do with all the boats he buys? He does not row in them. We know he is a carpen- ter by trade, but sawing and jack-planing $100 boats is an expensive following. Warren Smith, the professional oarsman of Halifax, N. S., is reported drowned. A pilot, who spoke to a passing schoon- er at Halifax on the 14th inst., said Warreu Smith, the oars- man, who was fishing with a crew of nine in a small schoon- er, before the great gale, is certainly dead. His vessel has been towed into a shore fishing cove with his body, among others, drowned in the cabin. Jong Sullivan and Thomas Flynn, of the Pioneer Club, are to row a friendly race over the three mile course, on the 25th of October. The stake is a dinner for five. BASE BALL. Woonsockets and Redingtons. Old Reliable. The weather was most too warm for the players who met on the diamoud last Sunday to make a display of their best points. The pitchers and catchers were the ones to show the effects of the heat the most, those on both sides playing without that vim that usually characterizes the playing of those who fill these difficult aud muscle-tiring positions. The spectators were not as numerous as on the previous Sunday, those who generally attend the grounds evidently thinking the shelter of their homes or the many places more conduc- ive of comfort preferable to the dusty benches in the grand stand. The game, between the re-organized Woonsocket Club and the Redingtons, was opened by the latter going in for the first turn at the bat. Nothing was counted for either nine in the first inning. Iu their second turn the Redingtons had Iucell their pitcher and first striker. He got his first in a hit and made the round of the sandbags. Quitzow foil. .wed hitting to left field and sending Incell in. Pope went out on a hit to Finn, aud Creegan made a hit and Quitzow tallied on it. Fogarty and Bigelow cornered Creegan between second and third base and retired him. The side went to the field with two runs to their credit. Fogarty of the Woonsockets took his place at the bat iu the last half of the second inning, but failing to make a hit took his first station on called balls. He ran the bases to third and got across the home-plate on a high throw of Creegan to third. His run was offset by tho opposing team having one placed to their good by Carroll. Carroll made a good hit to left field and his careful base running enabled him to make the run. The re-organized team did much better in their third than those familiar with the players expected. Rice hit to right field and getting to third on errors got one placed to his cred- it by Lawtou hitting to Carroll. Lawton also got on the bases, and making the round counted on a hit by Finn. The fourth failed to be a lucky inning for either side, both draw- ing blanks on their chances. Piercy in the fifth was batted by the Redingtons all over the field, but his fielders were lively and but two runs were made by the six men who went to the bat for a stirke. The sixth and seventh innings were remarkable for heavy batting and good fielding, the players being retired in good style and with rapidity. Lawton in the last half of the eighth got on the first baseon a hit to centre-field. His daring run- ning was made with good jn lgment, and he added one more to the score of runs for the Redingtons, bringing the score up to 4 to the Woonsockets' 4. There was much speculation at this point as to the re- sult of the Redingtons' last turn at the bat. Their opportunity had proved themselves good fielders, and the men to go up were not accustomed to striking out. The sus- pense was broken by Creegan hitting to short, and getting his base on a fumble of Stein. Mooney hit to Piercy, and Stein receiving the ball in good style from the pitcher, again fumbled it. Lawton threw out Creegan on second, and Mooney got out at third, on the ball being thrown there by the catcher. Williams retired on a hit to short stop. The interest now was centered on the Woonsockets — they had to make one to tie the game and two to win it. Piercy made a very light hit and got on first, before Incell secured the ball. His base running was lively, and he tallied a run on a hit of Swanton. Bennett got Fogarty out and Pope caught the hit of Swanton. Piercy's run tied the game. Bigelow went up and drove to Arnold; the ball was too far for him and Bigelow got on first. The next batter, Start got on first, Swanton tried to get in, but went out on the home. Bigelow, who made the round of the bases tallied a run — Cregan getting the ball on the home in time to put him out but dropping it. The Woonsockets won the game by a score of 6 to 5. At Providence, R. I., on the 14th inst., Director won the purse for the 250 class in fine style. This was only nine days after the great battle at Hartford, where the sturdy black stallion was "double-banked," but beat the same .mbinatfon for the second time in the circuit, trotting the fifth beatin 2:19*. Part of the intervening tin, e was so stormythat races had to be postponed, and the condition of the track preclud- ed regular or fast work, but Director's speed seems to he of the permanent kind. His old opponent, Wilson, was way back in this race, but Director is averse to the rear guard business and prefers the trout. The following is the Tut/, Fktd and rami 8 description : Seven noted horses answered the summons of the bell for $5,000 race for horses of 2:20 class, and with one exception they all had records below those Bgures. 1< resh from his vic- tory in the "big race" at Hartford, the black California stal- lion, Director, was naturally the central figure in the i I selling, but there were many backers of the "short end ' for such good ones as Wilson, Clemmie G., Phyllis Forest Patcheu, Josephus and Modoc were his opponents ' Im the first heat Forest Patchen cut out the work fast au,] passed the quarter and half slightly iu advance of Wilson and Phyl- lis. The three had a close race to the homestretch, where Wilson was in the lead; but, coming home, he cnt over in front of the other two, ami although he finished the winner, the judges, after a short consultation, gave the heat to Patch- en in 2:194, and set Wilson back to last place, at the same time taking third from Phyllis aud giving it to Clemmie. Joseplius acted badly during the heat and brought up the rear of the procession. Notwithstanding that Director had finished fifth, he remained the favorite. The second heat was a well-contested one throughout. Patchen had the pole, and as he was quickly away did not surrender it, but kept it and the lead, though close pressed by Director, Phyllis'and Clemmie. As they entered the homestretch the tight was be- tween these four, but Director lasted the pace the longest, sent Patchen off his feet, aud passed under the wire in 2:195- a length in advance of Clemmie, who passed in the last few strides. Phyllis was a good fourth and the other three were strung out. Iu the third heat Goldsmith sent the black from the wire, captured the lead, aud led the procession the whole circuit, the nearest one to him being the trio that contested the previous heat with him. He won ho-udily in 2:191, the fastest heat of the meeting so far, of which the first half' was made in l:0Si. Phyllis was second, Clemmie third aud Patchen fourth. Josephus aud Modoc had a determined wrestle for last place, but the son of Jacob secured the fall. In the fourth heat Director was elected champion, obtaining a plurity of seconds over the others, making the mile in 250. ' Phyllis trotted an admirable heat, for though she broke on the first tarn she was steady thereinamer of the way and was a good second. Mace got Josephus into a little better shape and finished fourth. SUMMARY. Sept. 14— Purse 35,000, for 2:20 class. J. A. Goldsmith's b'.k h Director, dam Dolly, by Mambrino Cbief Jill T. D. Marsh's br g Forest Patcheu, by King Patchen, dam by Flying Cloud i 3 4 3 C. Wagner's bl m Phyllis, by Phil Sheridan 3 1 2 2 (i. W. Saunder's ch m Clemmie G., by ila^ic 2 2 3 5 Dan Mace's cb g Josephus, by Green's Bashaw C 7 7 4 Gus Glidden's b g Wilson, by George Wilkes 7 5 5 7 L. H. Broome's ch g Modoc, by Aberdeen 5 G C G TIME. Quarter. Half. Mile. First heat 35 1 :0tf.l 2:iyj Second heat :35 1 :00 2 :19t Third Heat :35\ 1 :U8'. 2 il'Jt Fourth heat :35 1 :uS; 2:20 Lawton, c 4 Finn, s s 4 Piercv, p 4 Fogarty, 3b 4 Scranton, rf 4 Bigelow, 2b 4 Start, If 3 Rice, cf 3 Stein, lb 3 2 14; 0 0 2 1 1113 2 10 5 4 2 0 10 0 1 1 1 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 1110 1 0 0 13 0 1 BEDINGTONS.' TE B BH PO i Arnold, s s 4 Carroll, 2b 4 Bennett, 3b 4 Incell. p 4 Quitzow, lb 4 Pope, If 4 Kragen.c f 4 Mooney, c f 4 U 0 Williams, r f 4 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 9 0 12 0 0 1 0 Totals 33 6 5 27 23 10 Totals 36 5 6 27 24 11 Innings 1 2345G789 "Woonsockets 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 2—6 Redingtons 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0—5 Struck out— Redingtons 5, Woonsockets 2. Wild pitches— Incell 3, Piercy 2. First base on called balls— "Woonsockets 2, Redingtons 1. Passed balls— Kragen 2. Lawton 2. Left on bases— Redingtons 3, Woon- sockets 2. Umpire— J. Sheridan. Scorer— M. Fisher. Time of game— 2 hours. The Garden City and Acme Clubs played the first game of the series of amateur games, for a silver mounted bat, at the Recreation Grounds, last Sunday morning. The first named club won the game by a score of 13 to 4. The score made was as follows: GARDEN CITY. TB R BH PO A TyrreU2b 6 10 3 5 Sweeney ss C 3 Murphy rf 6 :i Moran c f 5 2 Buckley lb ...5 1 Kennedy 3b 5 0 Gafneylf 5 1 1 0 Moriarity p 5 10 1 Smith c 5 10 8 3 14 10 0 0 110 1 2 13 0 1 1 U 0 1 F. Stam, c E. Thomas, 3b 4 E.Hayes, lb 4 E. Long, rf 4 A. Broder, s s 4 J. Duchal, p 4 H. Thornton, If 4 C. Long, c f 3 R. Romer, 2b 3 ACME. TR It BH FO A 10 6 0 0 12 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 9 0 0 3 2 3 Subscribe for Breeder and Sportsman. Totals 48 13 0 27 10 11 Totals 34 4 3 27 20 24 A game was played at the grounds at Vallejo, last Sunday, by the Emersons of this city and the Nationals of Vallejo, The club from this city won by a score of 21 to 19. On Sunday nest the second game for the prize offered for competition, by amateur nines will take place at the Eeciea- tion Grounds. The clubs that will compete will be the Ban- croft and Garden City Clubs. There is to be an effort made, by the management of the Recreation Grounds, to induce oue or more Eastern Clubs to visit this coast. The great expense of bringing out auiue from the East, and the uncertainty <»f the public to enthuse on baseball, if they did make the venture, leads many to doubt that Eastern players will be enticed this side of the Rockies. A number of good players may visit the Pacific coast, and play a few games, but there will not be a bona fide team of consequence come to this coast — so the wiseacres predict. Last Sunday a match was played atMarysville between the Intrepids of that town and the Athletics of Grass Valley. The home club won by a score of 2S to 6. The game at the Recreation Grounds next Sunday will be played by the Haverlys and Bedingtons. •Jesse Owen it Son, of Chemung Co., N. Y., in a note to the Xew York Tribune, endorse the suggestion that "a statement of what a herd averages would be much more significant of the merits of a breed than the yields of individual cows," and submit their record for the year ending March 31st last: "We milked forty-five cows (grade Jerseys), including ten heifers, two years old and under. As we rent dairies, the ten heifers would represent five cows, which made us forty cows for the season, from which was made241.5Uj lbs. of milk, equal to 116,711 quarts. The product in butter was 10,blS lbs., or a pound from a little less than eleven quarts of milk; averaging 2G5\ lbs. of butter per cow. The sales were as fol- lows: Butter, §3,343 IS; buttermilk calves, $145; skins, 322 75. Total, S4,01S 53— ai average of $100 46 per cow. A large part of the year with us was unfavorable for the dairy business." After the Inter-State match Thaxter, of the Nevada team, and Williams, of the California team, shot a match of 100 rounds at 200 yards. Thaxter scored 447 against 445 for Williams. Edwin Thorne, 2:16], was attacked by pinkeye during the Hartford meeting, and is at present a very sick horse. At no time this season has he been up to his furin of IS82. Bay District Association. ANNOUNCEMENT! Till; BAY DISTRICT ASSi ICIATTON wlllfi if Ri ■ Haces, ol BpQclul interest, and a s'M^-n tor Trotter ,c incliuj NOVEMBER SI. Particulars in Enture announcement, >. T. SMITH. Preildcut. T. W. IIIMHMAN. Secretary. TO BE RAFFLED. The In inl (■rrylioiiiul Itiich. Tempete, ON Saturday Evening, Oct. 6, 1883, At NO. '240 .Minna Street. ;t2TTickets, one dollar cicb, can be procured at Ko. I or 5lf Fourth street. 206 kmlcx and jtorrtsruai*. Sept 29 NOW READY. Tips and Toe Weights, A Natural ami Plain Itlclliod Horse Shoeing-, With an Appendix, Treating off Mm- Action off Mm- Race Horse and Trotter as shown by in- stantaneous photographs. Toe and Side Weights, BY JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON. Flexible llolli, $1 185. Paper, St OO. MAILED rOSTTAID TO ANY ADDRESS IN THE UNITED STATES ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. The Trade supplied by the San Francisco >ews Co. HUNTING DOGS. BOGS l'BE 1' A it Mi lor Field Trials. BY E. LEAVESLEY, GILROY. S. C. BOWLBY, Manager and Auctioneer, SAN FRANCISCO Horses and Mules FOR SALE. SEVENTY-FIVE IIEAf> of Horses and Mules, suitable for farm and plow work. The mules are all young, California bred, and will average 1)50 pounds weight. Apply to W. L. ASHE, Merced .Merced County, Ca MARKET, NEW MONTGOMERY ST. II. FKOMIIEKU, Proprietor. Thursday, Oct. 18, SPECIAL SALE BY ORDER OF Martin Mendenhall, AT HIS RANCH. ONE MIIE I ROM i.im ituoiti:, 100 Head Trotters, Work Horses and Brood Mares. The above stock comprises the get of Newland's "JIambletonian," he by "Speculation." Some from "Belle AJta," some from the "Grand Moore." some by "Ethan Allen." Also, some hy the Stallion raised by Mr. Mendenhall from Blake's imported horse. All sums of S300 and under, ncty days, with good endorsed TERMS OF SALE cash; all sums over, notes. Purchasers desiring to attend the sale, will take the 7:30a.m. train and arrive at Livermore, at 10a.m., where conveyances will be on hand to go to the ranch. Lunch will be served. S. C K« WILEY, Auctioneer, HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CALL YOUR attention to my new patent hand- made shoe. I guarantee to cure any horse with bad corns or con- tracted heels by using this shoe. I also guarantee to cure any horse with qvarter cracks, interfering, speedy cutting, paddling, thumping and latching, or no charge. Horses sent for ana returned. .6. McCARROX, "The Horseshoer," 351 Tlu'rd street, between Fol sum and HarriBon. 25m3 Whitmans Combination HALTER-BRIDLE. THIS HALTER TAKES yv TO BIT ANY HORSE. AND IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT WITH AN L ordinary pair of relna you have a complete bridle ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING ARE MADE ON THIS PLAN. For sale by CTTHB TRADE SUPPLIED. J A "M"r»Tn?"R'Rfl"M 230 and 232 Ellis street, _• ^l_^1^£\rtLX~r"V-,J,N » SoW agent for the Fucjflc Coast. LINES OF TRAVEL. V. X. XV. XV. TIME SCHEDULE, MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1883, Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San Francisco as follows: B30 a m *4 :00 p m 8 :00 a m 3 :30 i> m 4 :30 r m 8:00 a M *i :00 p M 8:00 a M 3:30 p m 9:30 a m 4 :30 p M 7:30 a m •1 :00 F M 7:30 a m 4:30 P M 9 :30 A M 7 :30 A M *5:00 P M 9 :30 A M *4 flO P M 8:00 a m 7:30 A M 10:00 a M 3:00 pm ♦5:00 P m 3:30 p m 5:30 P M 8 :00 A M 8 :00 a m 8 :00 a m 7:30 a M 8:00 a m 3 :30 p H 4 :30 P M *4:00 P M 7:30 A M J10 :00 a M 3:00 p M 8:00 A M 9 :30 A M 3:30 P M DESTINATION. .. Antioch and Martin ..Benicia .Calistoga and Napa.. "^Colfax , (Doming. El Paso t ExpresB... , f and East _ I Emigranl , I Gait and 1 via Livermore. , t Stockton ( via Martinez ....lone ...Knight's Landing ....Los Angeles and South ....Livermore and Pleasanton... ....Madera and Fresno , ) Ogden and ( Express . )" East ( Emigrant . * Red Bluff l via Marysville. . randTehama ( via Woodland.. ...Redding ....Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Benicia '■ via Benicia " via Benicia..:.... ...Sacramento River Steamers. ...San Jose 2:111 •12:10 v u G:40 P M 8:10 P M 10:10 A M 10:10 a M G:40 P M 5:10 P M 8:10 p M 2:10 p M 7:10 a M 5:40 P M *12:10 p M 5:40 P M 10:10 a m 2:40 p M 5:10 p M *8:40 a M 2:10 p M •12:10 p m 5:40 P if 5:40 p M 3:40 p M 9:40 a m *8:40 A M 8:40 P M 9: -Mi A M 5:10 P M 6:40 p si 5:40 P M 5:40 P si G:40 P M :40 I 10:10 *6;00 A si *3:40 p M J3:40 p si 9:40 a si fi:40 p si 2:40 p Si 8:40 p M *12:10 P si 10:10 A M 8:40 P M G:40 P SI 10:10 a si Train leaving Ran Francisco at 4:30 p. si. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9:30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch, ♦Sundays excepted. J Sundays only. LOCAL FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND PIER. From San Francisco Daily. TO EAST OAKLAND-*fi:00— *f>:30-7:0O-7:30— 8:00— 8:30-9 :'H>-!i:HO-10:l>0— 10;30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12 ;30 —1:00—1:30—2 5)0—2:30—3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30—6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— *fi:0O— *fi:30 — *7:00— *7:30 — •8:00 — •3:30— *3:30— •1:00— •4:30— *5:00— *5:30— *6 :00 — *G:30 — 9:00. TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— •9:30— 6:30— $11 :00 —•12:00. TO ALAMEDA— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — •8:30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— ±10:30— 11:00— JU:30— 12:00— JlStSO— 1:00— ±1:30— 2:00— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00— 5 :;t0 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— '12:00. TO BERKELEY— *6:00— •6:30—7:00— •7:30 — 8:00— *S 30 —9:00— ±9:30— 10:00— 110:30— 11 :00— til :30— 12:00 — 1 :00 —2:00—3:00 — 4 :00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00. TO WEST BERKELEY — •6:00 — *fi:30 — 7:00— *7:30 — +8:00— *3:30— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— $1:00—2:00— 3:00— 1:00 —•4:30-5:00— *5:30— 6:00— *6:30— 7:00. To San Francisco Daily. FROM FRUIT VALE— *S:23— '6:53— *7:23— *7:53-*S:23 •8:53— •9:33-- *10:21— *l:23-"4:53-«5:23-*5:53— '6:23 — •6:53—7:25—9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — *o;15 — "5:45 — t6:45-9:15— •3:15. FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:30 — *6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00 — 7:30-8:00— 8:30— 0:00— 9:30— hi :im— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30 12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:80— 3:00— 8:80— 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00-5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00 — 7:57 — 8 ;57 — 9:57 — 10:57- FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-*5:37— "6:07—6:37 7:07— 7:37-8:07— 8 :37:-!i:i)7-M:37— 10:07 — 10:37 — 11:07 —11:37—12:07—12:37—1:07—1:37—2:07—2:37—3:07 — 3:37 —4:07—4:37—5:07—5:37—6:07—6:37—7:07 — 8:06 — 9:06- 10:00—11:06. 11:52— 112:22-12:52-1 1:22- 1 :52-2:52— 3:22-3 :52-U:2 —4:52—5:22—5:52—6:22—6:52—7:52—8:52—9:52—10:52. FROM BERKELEY— •5:16— *S:45— •S:15-6:45-'7:15- 7:46— •805 — 8.-15— ±9:15— 9:45— 110:16— 10:45— tll:15— 11:15-12:45-1:45-2:45-3:45— 1:15-4:46— 6:15-6:45 —6:15-6:45—7:45—8:45-9,-15—10:45. FROM WEST BERKELEY— *S rl5— •6:16—0:45— *7:1B -7:ir.-M:l.'.-Jii;15-9:4,r. — 10:45 — ±42:45 — 1 :45- 2:45 — 3:45— 4:45— '5:15— 5 rl5— •6:15— 6:45— *7:15. 4REEK ILOl I i:. LINES OF TRAVEL. BROAD GAUGE. TIME TABLE. MONDAY, COMMENCING SEPT. 3, 1883, FROM SAN FRANCISCO— *7:16— 9:15— 11:15— 1:15- 3:15—5:15. FROM OAKLAND-»6:15— 8:16— 10:15— 12:15 — 2:15— 4:15. •Sally* except Bondaya. isundays only. standard Time" Furnished by Randolph & CO Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F. A. N. TOWNE, T. H. GOODMAN, Oen, Manager, Gen. Pfttl. * Tkt Agt, AND UNTIL FURTHEE NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Francisco Passenger Depot iTownsend Street, between Tliird and Fourth Streets i as follows: LEAVE S. F. DESTINATION. AUKIVK 6. F. 8 :30 A M I tfl :30 a si 10 :40 A SI I • 3 :30 P M , 4 :25 p m I •5 : 15 p M 6:30 pm ±11:45 pm l San Mateo, Redwood and Memo Park. ! Santa Clara, San Jose and) 4 :25 p m f 1>rinciI)111 Way Stations. r> :40 a si •8:10 am 9:03 a m •10 512 a M •3 £6 p m 1 1 :59 pm fiflO p M t7:50 i-m t8:15 p y I 10:40 ami) Gilrov.Pajaro.Castroville, 1 i ' •3:30p Ml ) Salinas and Monterey. > I Hollister and Tres Pinos. 10-40 a xf ' r Watsonville, Camp Goodall, i" i •^■30 p mI >Aptos,New Brighton, Soquel > i a.w pmi ^CanipfapitolaTASaaUOrmi / I 10:40 a mi Spk-iliuland Way Stations t7'lft a \rl ' Monterey and Santa Cruz. ( | t..juam| ^ (sumlay Excursion) 1 I •Sundays excepted. tSundaya only, (Theater train, Saturdays" only. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, except Peseadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8 :30 a. m. Train. Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to Peseadero, Monterey, Aptos.Souuel and Santa Cruz; also to Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturday and Sunday —good to return on Monday — to Santa Clara or San Jose, =?2 50; to Gilroy. ?4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, $5, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilrov Hot Springs, ?R. Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San- ta Cruz, and return, ?3. Ticket OFFICES. — Passenger Depot. Townscnd street, and No. GI3 Market street, Grand Hotel. A. C.BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt, {&r SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. TS* For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule. Sportsmen & Pleasure- Seekers. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Ratliins:. Shooting and FInIiIiix. TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOB MONTEREY, THE MOST CHARMING Summer and Winter Resort of the Pacific (oust, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can he obtained from the several Btreame in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shouting may be had in season. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in its waters, notably Salmon! Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-imntiniu'd attractions, in c 'Hon with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DSL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports* men. THE BATHING FACILITIES "HOTEL DEL MONTE, " ARE UNSURPASSED, baring a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand tor surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE contains SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150X50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim- ming hatha, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for individual baths, with douche and shower facilities. THE FAVORITE ROUTE to thoBO well-known Watering Places, AFTOS, SOUl'EE AND SAXTA CHUB, Southern Pacific Railroad, (Broad Gauge). The S. P. R. "R. runs through the counties of San Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mini- teroy. in each of which game abounds in great variety. Notably <[n:iii. Pigeon, Snipe. Duck. Occnc. I»ccr ;iu«l Hear. Lakes PTXAS0ITO8 and SAN ANDREAS aro iichcii bv this line, stages connect with trains dal" San Mateo f..r those well-known HctreatH, IT HI S1MA, SAN QREGOKIO and I'l-X'A I'EUo. V dd particularly call attention to the unlimited c tentof range at aiidahoiit SAN K1UNO and .Vt.MA- IION'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These rcsorta are but a short distance from San Francisco and offer apeolal inducements to the lovers of thiB manly sport. SPECIAL NOTICE. Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets will be entitled to FUEL TRANSPORTATION OF T 1 1 K I It DimIS when carried in Baggage Cars and put In charge of In Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are instructed tfl Issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage Oars. I'r In order to guard against accidents to Dogs bile in transit, it Is neceM*ar\ that thev be provided With COLLAR AM. CHAIN, GlUU and Fishing Cackle " ill he carried l rr» of charge. ciiinMakcn apart and securely packed in wood OX leather UBCB may bo taken In PaaBenge TICKET OFPICES— FaMengM Depc_. _ street, and No. 013 Market st, Grand Hotel PICES— FaBBenger Depot, Townee nd H. R. JUDAH, A»t. Put. and Tkt Agt 1883 *£hc ^xxc(krs/mtd jfyorismsm. 20? Breeder and Sportsman IS AN Excellent Advertising Medium. FOR SALE. Thoroughbreds OF ALL AGES. ENQUIRE OF HEXRIf WALSH, Sup't Running Horse Dep't Palo Alto StoMk Farm. $500! $500! Given Away in Prizes ! FIRST ANNUAL LIVE PIGEON TOURNAMENT COLUSA GUN CLUB Will be given on their grounds, at Colusa, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, Oct. 1 9 and SO, At which time FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS will be given in prizes, as follows : First Prize 9130 00 Second Prize 100 00 Third Prize 75 00 Fourth Prize... so 00 Fifth Prize Hi ifi Sixth Prize 35 00 Seventh Prize 30 00 Eighth Prize 20 00 Shooting to he governed by the rules of the state Sportsman Association, excepting ties— first ties to bo shot off twenty-six yards rise, single bird. All subse- quent ties tn he thirtv-one yards rise, single bird, Entrance tec, $15 ijj. Entrances to close with Sec- retary on Thursday, October 18th, at 8 p. m, R. H. UURTON, Secretary. F oundatLast GOLD SEEKERS FRIEHD ifyonrnTTsenausTtH DEHTSSUver.you'lEet .nyiiMilMiii-nEWCASl &nnMTEHTStli:H wiIUk-Ip.ymu I.. m..r. READY CASH VIMiM'E. tliaiianv ..Ihii-ii. ftli.nl iritlio world. It never fells. World STfB Co. rii Nassau St. NewYork. SPORTSMEN, ATTENTION ! Hunting Season at Hand OUR LINES OF RIVETED AND OTHER Hiintiiig liarnients are complete. The latest in HUNTING COATS, CARTRIDGE VESTS and HUNTING PANTS, at prices lower than ever. We call your special attention to our line of SHOOT- ING HOOTS, made of the best pure gum, and our grain leather SPORTING SHOE, adopted by the principal Shooting Clubs. H E A D H V A R T E R S FOR HUNTING GARMENTS GREAT IXL, CORNER OF Kearny and Commercial Sts. IC&. So Branch Stores. -tgfc NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Trotting Horse Breeders THE STALLION STAKES. FOR FOALS OF 1WQ (to lie trotted when three and tour-years old.) by stallions only tor whom the sum of ?jxj each is sub. scribed, Of Which *HiOiiiust accompany the nomination of sire. August l, 1883, when the subscription for Bires will close, and [$100] one year thei eat ti-r; the at nit of the first payment on the subscription iof sires j to I"- added to the stake for thne-vear-ol. Is; the amount of the second payment on the subscription i of si res i to be added to the stake for ' - for starters in three-yea starters intlu- four-year ake: I iddil nld al Ma I Ma 1 , 181 or till' ■ three fo entrance trance for in the fol- tion Oct. is enter- ar-old ar-old stakes; stake 1 Ma l May lilSKS.in the four-y. ar-oid tl Mayl,188C, in the four-year-old lymcntof 550 each in each slake re of 1885and 1886, re- lic trotted for. a laiiure to pay llir nalance (>1IHI| .lue on the Bllb- Bcnpboii oi any sire within the time si.eeified in the foregoing condition, will disqualify the nominations oi all the get of such sire in the four-year-old stake and forfeit all payments made on all the get of such sires in said stakes. The above stakes which closed May 1st last, and by unanimous consent of original subscribers, was re. opened, to finally close August 10th, received at that time the following subscribers: Charles Backman's h h Kentucky Prince. U.S. Russell's br h Smuggler. Marshland Stock Farm's li h Oxmoor. Palo Alto Stock Farm's b h Electioneer. Palo Alto stock Farm's bh Gen'] Renton, Arno Stock Farm's h h Buccaneer. All of whose get 'foals of l-vJiaf .-li-il.l.- to entry, asper above conditions. OCTOBER 1. 1888. Ii. D. PACKER, Sec'y. Ill Broadway, New York. THE WHITMAN SAODtE. Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the ^Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their celebrated goods, SADDLES FOR ROAD, RA7- i . OR PARK USE, With or without the California horn. | jji ] TRAINING" SADDLES, jj Ladies' saddles on hand or \f made to order in special styles. 1 THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. BAYING ON BAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, / AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT TBE CALIFORNIA BORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. MCKerron, SOLE AGENT FOB THE PACIFIC COAST. 0 and 232 Ellis street, WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED Riders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, 930 and 131 Eill» St., Sole Agent for Faclfle coant. THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY BANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MA T A QREA T CONVENI- ENCE AND COMF1 HIT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS TBE FOOT IN PLACE WITBOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them will any other. JOHN A. McKERRON. ISO an 132 EI1U Street, Sole Agent for the Pacln< 208 Jghc breeder and j^porisuMtt. Sept 29 RCSe. AWSON'S (Se f-Adjustintf 1>H U. S. ARM Suspensory Bandages. A perfect lit guaranteed. Support, Hclief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. ■Treatise on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free Sold by Druggists. S. K. ii. RAH.SOV Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga. Springs, N.T- Sprung Knees AND Cockled- Ankles Permanently cured by using Sparkhall's Specific. ItKFilltK USING. AFTER USIXG Which does not blister or interfere with the horse's work. It strengthens the joints and tendons, restor- ing the limbs to their normal condition. Has cured Tiiiiny cases of chronic lameness and muscular rheu- matism after other treatment had failed. Testimonials: From O. A. Ifickok. Esq., owner of St. Julien, "King of the Turf," San Francisco, Cal., June S. 1S81. I can with confidence recommend Sparkliall's sjie- cific to any one owning a knee-sprung or cockled- ankled horse, being fully convinced that it will cure those deformities without injury to the animal. O. A. HiCKOK. From Hon. C. M. Pond, Breeder of the celebrated trotter "Clingstone." Hartford, Conn., March 29. 1S62. This may certify that 1 have used Sparkhall's Spe- cific in my stables, and consider it an extraordinary remedy, accomplishing in must cases all that is claim- ed for it. C. M. POSD. The Specific is sold in quart bottles— price, §2.00, by WAKELEE A CO., SPORTING GOODS. SENDFOR CIRCULAR OF-THE- ■ :,.\GQWSK7- FLYINGCLAYP1GE0N PIERCE&CO.OAKtfCAL. AGENTS FOR THE PACJ FIGbOAST, IMPORTERS OP AND DEALERS IN GUNS, Ri- fles, pistols, ammunition, Gshing tackle and spurting goods of all kinds. G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. IT-it Market Street. Repairs to order. Elevator. 12 Front stree EAfGUNS for THE PEOPLE. iinx TkcJUe, Razor*. 4c. sent C. O. D.for citmiinaticin. " Address (iREAI WESTERN (UN 1V«RK 2yl Pittsburg, Pa. A CARD. WIT. DAILY, THE FIRST SWIMMING ■ teacher on the Pacific Coast, is manager of the San .lose Swimming Maths. A rare opportunity is thus offered the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have your Children learn Bwimming from Prof. Daily. W. H. Woodruff. VETERINARY DENTIST. References : Scotl A MeCord, Fashion Stable; Wm. Oerhart, Ne- il .hie; J. M. Parker, Telegraph Stable; O. Hlnk- Idwln Stable; Ool. Dickey, Bay District Course; f. . W. Smith. H. MtCnnn, .1. C, Simpson. J. P. Kerr, city; it. F. Simpson, A. Gates, Robt. Glover, U. Lap- ham, Oakland. Grace at FashionStablo, ll\ EUls etreet. My New Catalogue For 1883, OF isn PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- hles, with trottinq statistics up to eh.se i.f l«.s-j, with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred tr.it- ting stock, now at fcairlawn sto.-k farm, adjoining the city of Lexington, Ky„ will be sent free to all appli- cants wlin contemplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage, TWENTY Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and 138 Head o* Promising Youus Trotting Stock, consisting of young S'allions, fillies and roadsters iitostnf thrm fdredhv A LMti.NT, II A 1TY MEDIUM, ABERDEEN and CASSI US: M. CLAY Jit., ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred IIIGIILY.P.HEI) I'.liHUliM A KKs. with the standard- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, IIAI'l'V MKDU'Ji and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud. D is confidently helieyedthal in. breeding estahlish- inent ill the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting ..Tosses. Hence parties wlio wish to engage in breeding and raising fine, highly -bred and fast trotters, and those who want East, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, bave an opportunity Of obtaining just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALM< INT already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2:20. lie has a granddaughter with a record Of 2:20, therwitha record of 2:23! .; another with; or$ to 2:28J<, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new- ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20 Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions lias had a gianddanghter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T. 2:2'., bv Hamlin's Aim out Jr.: Carrie Medium, 2:27V, by Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B,2:2J$X. by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1862. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at £150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at ?l(vi the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR!. limited to twenty mares, at >-v) the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1*54 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR untilafter Mav 1, 1883. Purchas- ers FROM A DISTANCE CAX BUT ON ORDEF.S AT EX- ACTLY THE SAMK PRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR CHASERS SEEINK THEM CAN RE RETURNED RY THE PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT r.MME Fn.LY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS OIVEN. Fill! written descriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or fnrthei information address WILLIAM T. WITHERS. 2-13yl Lock box 392. Lexington, Ky. — - ASHLAND PARK __ Trotting stu| NEAR LEXINGTON, EY. B. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM. FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family : his aim is to secure and have at all times forsale choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hanibletonians, Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park mav now be seen splendid specimens Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal- sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steadv aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses, along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or further particulars address 2-17yl B. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky. O. C. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, OAKLAND, CAL. ALL CHRONIC DISEASES specialty. Office and residence f>7 Washington street. References— A. C. Henry, F. K. Shattnck, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L. J. Rose , Los Angeles. A. DE LAJ3ROUSSB, VETERINARY SURGEON. liege, Paris. Thirty years sJeuyiMT-T"r~nf pnrrlrr Rest of references. Cores guaranteed in all diseases of domestic animals. Office and veterinary infirmary, H25 Market street, opposite New City Hall, San Francisco, D. HICKS & COMPANY, Patpiiloos \ronounce as false the statement that I made any such remark as it is asserted I made to this Goodman. Bradford aud Goodman may go pig- ging in thesame sty together, butexcuse me. I scrupulously avoided passing any opinion whatever on any animal exhibit- ed prior to the judging. A great deal has been said about my asking pay for my services. It is the custom to pay the ex- penses of judges at bench shows. Mr. Leavesley was paid his expenses when he officiated as judge at the show held in 1SS0, and he desired his expenses paid at the last show, the same as I did. I really can't see why I should go to San Francisco and stay six days and discharge the duties of judge free gratis for an exhibition that charged an admission fee. Were I a wealthy man, and had the show really been given by a club of gentleman simply for the improvement of dogs, it might have been the clever thing to have donated the amount of my expenses to said clnb, but as I am anything but wealthy, and as the show was given by a couple of speculators, for the pur- pose of making money, I don't know why, in all fairness, both Mr. Leavesley and myself were not entitled to our ex- penses. I put the amount at $30, which was at least §20 too low. A great deal has also been said about the judges with- holding medals. There was just one medal "witheld," and that was the second medal in the pointer-dog class. The judges were of the unanimous opinion that there was no pointer dog exhibited worthy of second prize. This very bright man, Bradford, echoing with parrot-like precision the lamentations of other bright dog men who owned dogs which they had ignorantly entered in classes where they did not be- long, says that Mr. Orr aud myself "established rules of our own, by reclassing the dogs contrary to the wisbes of the man- agement, and refused to return the entrance fee, etc.," there- by swindling some exhibitors out of their medals, entrance money, etc. Now, what in the name of common sense did the judges have to do with the entrance money? You are right once more, Mr. Bradford, I am pleased to discover, when you say that nobody got back a cent that that management got hold of, but the|judges,had nothing to do with that. Mr. Orrand myself, a majority of the three judges, did vote to reclassify the dogs, and they were properly classed, with one exception, and it was the first time in California that the setters ever were properly classed at a bench show. The exception was that a certain dog was allowed to compete in the Llewellin class whose eli- gibility the judges somewhat questioned; but the model man- agement had no stud books there aud as the owner claimed that his dog was a Llewellin we had to permit him to com- pete, not being able in his case to produce sufficient evidence to disqualify him. I have since the show looked the matter up and have ascertained that the animal in question has a cross in his pedigree that would disqualify him as a Llewell- in. Anent this subject of classification let us see what the American Field said of tho classification of the setters at the show of 1SS0. I quote the following: "The entries for the Laverack classes, judging from the reports of our ex- changes, attracted fully as much attention as though they really had been Laveracks. Queen Mab who won first that year as a Laverack is so well known as a prize winner in English setter/classes, that in the language of a corresrjondent from there who knows what a Laverack is: " It must have surprised the old bitch herself, after winning so many prizes as a genuine Llewellin. It detracts nothing from the merits of either Queen Mab or the other winners in the Laverack class, to say that they had no more right to win in that class than they would have iu the Gjrdon or Irish class, ' There was not one Laverack iu the late show although about a doz- en dogs had beeu entered as such, and a number had been entered as Llewellins that were not. The dogs were placed and judged where they belonged by Mr." Orr and myself " hence these tears. By the proper classification of the dogs tbe bulges saved the management six medals offered for the Laverack dog, bitch and puppy class, one medal iu the Llewellin bitch class as there was but one entry eligible; two medals in the Irish setter puppy class as there was none there but what was too old for that class; one in the Cocker spaniel class as there was but one Cocker there, although other spaniels had been improperly entered as such, thus making teu medals that the judges had saved the manage- ment by the proper exercise of their correct judgment aud fearless discharge of their plain duty. When I wrote Man- ager Levy about our expenses I incidentally remarked that the judges had by proper classification saved him ten medals the price of which t was more thau the expenses we asked. And this is what such a " hullabulloo " has been raised about. This eminent dog connoisseur Bradford winds up with a soul harrowing description of Race Jr. In that con- nection, Mr. Editor.I will quote your opinion of Race Jr. as published in your issue of Aug. ISth, wherein you say: "Bace Jr. is a fine, handsome, well-bred dog and deserving of all praise." So you will have to take up the cudgel in his defense. I will only add that the decision giving him first prize was unanimous. From the way some people have writ- ten and talked the public would suppose that I did all the judging. I was but one of three, aud the truth is there was but five decisions which were not unanimous. In three of them I differed from my fellow judges, and in tlie other two Mr. Leavesley was the dissenter. So you can see that I was "sat upon" worse than anybody. All the trouble resulting from improper entries would have beeu avoided had the wiseacres who got up the bench show heeded my advice, giv- en them through your columns a short time prior to °tke show. My suggestion to them was to make a native and an imported class. The imported class would have included all animals imported or straining purely, through recorded an- cestors to imported stock, and the native class all others. It was, however, thought to be the proper aud fashionable thing to have a Laverack class, when there was but one dog and one bitch of that breed in the State; at that time, both owned by one gentleman, and the only two that ever had been in the ,State; to this had to be added so as to be up with the times, a Llewellin or Field Trial class, wheu there is no difference between Llewellin or Field Trial dogs in point of blood lines. Grave opinions were expressed, and lengthy disquisitions uttered about Lav- eracks, Llewellins. field trials, etc., dogs by men who, to save their lives, could not nave given the blood limitations of either breed, but, as has been well said manv times before, "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." "There is a class of men in this State who think that every dog with English setter colors is a Laverack or Llewellin, and that every dog with a coat ranging from light "yaller" to liver color is an Irish setter. It is very amusing to meet one of this sort, and ask him what sort of a dog he has got. He will assume a very learned air, and inform you that his "pet" is a thorough- bred something or auother, aud wind up by informing you that his ancestors were either "stolen from off an English ship" or "from some English nobleman at Omaha." In your last issue you have fallen into some more errors. You say that I was wrong when I claimed that Dorr was an Eastern field trial aud bench winner. Well, now, my dear editor, I was not wrong (please print it in great big type). Dorr won V. H. C, whicn was third at Boston ou the beuch, and third in the all-aged stake in the Nebraska field trials held at Mil- ford in 1S80, first and second being won respectively by those cracks, Lizzie Lee and St. Elmo. With reference to what Mr. Taft said of Kate II, I simply quoted what he wrote over his own name, and that you have no right to call me to ac- count for. So much has been said about Mr. Taft influenc- ing the judges that I think it only fair to him to explain. Mr. Taft came to San Francisco a stranger. He brought with him letters of introduction from Dr. N. Howe, the edi- tor and proprietor of the American Field, and as far as I am concerned my latch string always hangs on the outside, aud my family circle is always open to any gentleman bearing such high credentials. I was introduced to Mr. Taft, and in turn introduced him to all I knew whose acquaintance I thought desirable. 1 did get his opiuion of many of the dogs, and I am under obligations to him for many points be gave me. I am not one of those who think I know it all, but on the contrary I am willing aud anxious to learn from any one whom I think is competent to teach me. Well, the judging came on, aud, as an act of courtesy to a prominent sportsman, a stranger in our midst, aud also crippled from paralysis to an extent that made the sofas iu the judging room very pleasant to him, we invited him to come and sit in the room and view the judging, not to participate. 1 be- lieve I told him to keep a sharp eye upon the dogs judged, for the reason that I wanted him to judge my dogs afterwards for my own private satisfaction. I tried to pay him such at- tention as I would most gratefully receive were I to go East and attend a show. The judging room was open to every ex- hibitor who had a dog under judgment. This is all the con- nection there was between Mr. Taft and the judges, aud speaking for myself 1 will say that I am totally indifferent as to who likes it or who don't, but in my opinion noue but a mean, contemptible and to be avoided boor, incapable of un- derstanding and appreciating the amenities that gentlemen observe, would take exception to it. To Managor Levy, who called that indignation meeting, composed of seven exhibitors, two of whom were in my favor, and about twenty persons who had nothing to do with the show, I will say I have con- siderable amunition left, and if you dou't keep quiet 1 may be tempted to give you another dose. I was informed that you were talking of suing me for libel. Well, proceed, my rara arts, I will see that your bondsmen are responsible, and then we will see wno gets the damages, you or I. To para- phrase the language of another, I was forced to gibbet you ; and I venture to say that, from the eminence of meanness ou which I have placed you you will not be easily taken down. In your issue of the loth'iust. you say that'iny article first published in the Spirit of the Times, had been forwarded to the American Field by a Sacramento correspondent. You aremistaken agaiu. The article was sent by the San Fran- cisco correspondent of tho American Fie Id, and is printed as from Sau Francisco, aud sigued by their regular San Frau- sico correspondent's name ".lay Ait." "Manager" Lew, I believe, threatened to sue the S/nrit of the Times for libel, and under the influence of that threat the article was repudi- ated so far as Levy was concerned, but did not mention Mr. Dixon's uamo. Now I have this to say with reference to Mr. Dixon: I did not mean to imply that lu- assisted in gottiug up the bench show with the intention of swindling anybody, but that he did not denounce certain transactions that, as President of tho club, he should have denounced, aud in not doing so lie laid himself liable to censure. I have reason to I think that vour paper agreed with me iu what was said of "Manager" Levy. Sacramento, Sept. 25, 1SS3. C. N. Post. The American Fh hi is agitating the question "Who is the breeder?" The question admits of only one answer if com- mon sense is to govern such matters. The man who owned and controlled the bitch at the time of service is the breeder, and should receive all credit for a successful nick. We are glad to say that the Field is right. 1883 ^Ixjc ^rjcjcdcr nml ^poxlsmim. 211 Some More Questions. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Please answer the fol- lowing questions: First. — How many Irish setters have won at Euglish Field Trials withiu the last five years, and what are their names? Second. — How many Irish setters have won at American Field Trials during the last five years, and what are their names ? Third. — Did the judges at the late Bench Show commit an error in classifying the dogs properly, or should they have awarded prizes to dogs in classes to which they were not eli- gible ? Fourth. — Why did you not add a foot note to Bradford's article, correcting his aspersion of Bace Jr, as you did to my reply to "Irish Setter" wherein you corrected me for object- ing to being attacked under a nom de plume. Fifth. — Is Dorr a Field and Bench winner? Sixth. — Which has the best Irish setter field performers, Great Britain or America? C. N. Post. First and second. — Will answer when wre have had time to go through the records. Third. — No and yes. The rules specified that the judges should reclass dogs where they had been wrongly catalogued. A special class was made for "Llewellin or Fieid Trial set- ters " with the distinct understanding and promise that certain dogs whose pedigrees as Lllewellin or Field trials were doubt- ful should be admmitted and judged on their merits as dogs, apart from the consideration of pedigree. This was done to make a place for certain dogs from Gilroy, and the judges made a mistake ininterfering with the arrangement. No stain could attach to their judgment had they judged them as classed. As for these two titles they'are arbitrary designations not, as we believe, generally accepted, anditwas,bad judgement to make classes for them. Fourth — We added a footnote to your attack on "Irish Set- ter," because it was so palpably a breach of the ethics of newspaper correspondence and was, in our opinion, so un- just that not to have done as we did would have been an in- justice to a contributor. Your own friends have used nommes des plume, and we conceive that custom has given to all such a privilege. We did not correct Mr. Bradford for two reasons: First, because a friend of Bace Jr. was at hand and ■was offered the use of our columns to make such reply as he pleased; second, because while we consider it necessary and only fair to defend the characters of such of our contributors as we know to be gentlemen, we are willing to leave a defense of their dogs to themselves, unless* as in one case, absence made the owner unable to reply, and we did not desire to al- low what we tliought to be an error to go on record as an unanswerable fact. Fifth. — No. Not as we understand the use of the word win- ner, as applied to competitions. The first only is a winner; others receiving awards are "placed." Dorr took a V. H. C. on the Bench at Boston, but in New York he was not accorded even that honor — an honor we certainly never con- sidered entitled a dog to the title of "winner." Dorr got third place at a field trial, and we believe he would have done much better but for an accident, still, we do not consider the get- ting of third place carries with it the title of winner. He certainly never won a field trial. Sixth. — Speaking from memory andwithoutconsulting rec- ords, which would be a difficult and tedious task, we should say that America has a vast preponderance in her favor. Our Mistakes. In a communication which appears in this issue Mr. C. N. Post challenges the correctness of certain statements made by us in a previous article. Mr. Post is mistaken, and we were correct. It is true that a writer under the name of Leatherhead in Bell's Life proved to his own satisfaction that the modern pointer was a Spanish pointer and fox-hound cross, but we prefer to accept as authority Youatt, from whom all modern writers on the dog have copied largely. That an individual strain of pointers maj7 have been bred as Mr. Post claims we do not attempt to deny, for no proof exists to the contrary. On page 140 Youatt says: "The origin of the pointer, like that of the setter, is involved in much obscurity; he is of mixed blood, and no doubt largely indebted to both hound and spaniel for his distinct existence." Mr. Post was right when he said that the Irish setter had no pointer blood in his veins, and we can only account for making such a pal- pable misstatement by the hurry in which the article was written. Our carelessness was certainly most blame-worthy. We know of a strain of pointers indebted to the coach dogs, or Dalmatians, for their symmetrical shape, and have no doubt that other strains are equally mixed. Mr. Post says that there are not half a dozen all red setters in America. He is mistaken. Kate II has a litter of ten now living, of which six are all red, and four are all red excepting a dark nose. There is not a speck of white on them. We own an all red dog. The extremity of his feather is lighter in color than the rest of his coat, but it is emphatically red, and there is not a white hair on his body. No doubt breeding for color only is a bad mistake, and one most likely to permanently injure a breed, but it has always been a bench show point to show no white, and that is the reason why owners of good dogs having much white asked for a separate class. Ir- ish setters originally were of all colors, but of late years the only fashionable color has been all red, and for that reason the factitious distinction of red and red and white has been made. C. N. Post's Field Trials. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: In your paper we have a list of dogs which Mr. Post's private secretary says "will start" for his field; trials. Launcelot Gobbo says, "It is a wise child that knows its own father," audit takes a wiser secretary to know what dogs "will start." A bona fide list of entries is all he can give. But it looks as if he has been draw- ing upon his imagination for his entries. We have been in- formed by a gentleman from Gilroy that Mr. H. M. Briggs has no intention of entering his dogs, that he never gave his sanction to have their names entered. In fact his bitch, Fern is now in pup .to Bace Jr., and is expected to whelp about the middle of November, and his dog Bace is not yet sufficiently trained. On reading over the list of entries it looks like an ingenius advertising dodge for Bassford and Post, for after their dogs are taken out there is nothing left to show that the sportsmen of the State take any stock in Post's private theatricals. Yes, there is Horace Briggs' dog entered, but that is only what could be expected from Damon to Pythias. Veritas. ♦ We wrote "Darcarroll" as plain as plain could be, but the printer thought "Dan Carroll" would look better, and as usual he had his own malignant way. The owner of Tem- pete has our apologies. By the way, Tampete is to be raffled to-night. We congratulate the lucky man in advance. NEW YORK LETTER. Continuation of the Sheepshead Bay Meet- ing—Trotting-, and Racing Notes, etc.— Arrival of Prince Charlie— The Horse Show, etc. Yesterday the autumn meeting of the Coney Island Jockey Club closed in a blaze of glory, eight exciting races being dis- posed of during the afternoon. The success of the meeting has been phenomenal, almost. Favorable conditions of weather, track, etc., have prevailed almost since the opening day, on the 1st, and the easy access of the grounds {one hour only from New York City Hall) has rendered immense crowds an almost daily occurrence. On Thursday, the 12th, a great race was witnessed for the first of the two ©5,000 handicaps given by the club as a sort of an offset to the great §10,000 Stallion Stake at Louisville. The night previous the rain poured in torrents, and the next morning broke ominously with more rain, auguring ill for the day's sport. But the club, with commendable pluck, had declared their intention to carry out the programme "rain or shine"; therefore the veteran brigade of old sports brought out their rubber coats, and prepared to make the best of the situation. About noon, however, the lowering skies broke away, and old Sol came out with his fervent rays, changing the whole aspect of af- fairs at once. By boat and rail the thousands commenced to pour into the grounds, until by 2 o'clock, when the first bell rang, over 6,000 persons had congregated there, where the outlook of a few hours previous promised hardly as many hundred. The track, of course, was heavy. That was to be expected. But it was far from being as bad as most persons thought, for as the afternoon wore on the sun and wind did their work with improving effect, and the outside of the course was comparatively good going for the horses. The two opening events of the day were quickly disposed of, Dan Kinney and Aranza being the winners in each instance, and the starters were rung up for the great race of the day, the Great Eastern Handicap, a mile and a half for three-year- olds, with $5,000 added to the stakes. Eleven starters came to the post, the field including Drake Carter, US pounds; Miss Woodford, 110 pounds; Blue Grass Belle, 104 pounds; Empress, 100 pounds; Keferee, 97 pounds; All Hands Bound, 97 pounds; Gonfalon, 95 pounds; Carnation, 94 pounds; Bessie, 92 pounds; and Pike's Pride, 85 pounds. George Kenny had been handicapped at 124 pounds, but his shrewd owners had a strong represent- ation in the shape of Miss Woodford at a more lenient im- post, so the redoubtable conquererof Iroquois, Eole, etc., re- mained in his stable. The betting was the heaviest of the meeting, except in the race for the Autumn Cup, between Eole, Monroe and Aella and Miss Woodford and Drake Car- ter were the favorites, with the others at lower prices. The race can be briefly described, for it was won in the first half mile, McLaughlin, on the Dwyers' filly (Miss Woodford), go- ing off like a shot out of a gun, and at once opened a gap of several lengths, which he made into ten at the finish. The race was a procession the last mile, Miss Woodford first and the others straggling. Drake Carter did not seem able to act in the mud, with his top weight, and was beaten off badly, finishing among the rear division. The Erie Stable (W. L. Scott's) furnished the second, third and fourth in Beferee, All Hands Bound and Blue Grass Belle, and as the second and third moneys amounted to over $2,000, the honors were not barren ones by any means. The greatest disappointment of the race was Carnation, 94 pounds, who, with lo>pounds nioi'e, had, three weeks previous, beaten Pizarro, Breeze, Kinglike and a strong field in a fast race, but on this occasion the mud was against her chances. The race was run in 2:42; remarkable when the track's condition is considered and that the winner took the outside the whole of the journey to get better footing. Miss Wood- ford, Barnes and Wandering left Sheepshead Bay last Wed- nesday to fulfill their engagement in the Louisville Stallion Stakes this week. The racing of the seventh day was highly sensational. The track had got fast again, but it was an ex- ceedingly bad day for the backers of favorite horses, only one in the six races getting home first, and taken altogether, with the accidents that happened during the afternoon, it was an occasion that many will long remember. The first race fur- nished eight starters, at a mile, all very fast horses but Piz- arro and Mediator, the Saratoga winner, being among them, the struggle was conceded to be between them, and pools sold accordingly. How the speculators looked when Carna- tion, who could not run a yardftwo days previously, beat the two favorites very handily, can better be imagined than de- scribed. First knock down for the betting men, S5 mutu- als, $61 10. Seven three-year-old fillies contested the second event, and the favorite with the bettors was Vintage, by Vir- gil, to whom the Lorillard filly, Breeze, was conceding twenty pounds. At the start the favorite was left at the post by the fault of her jockey, and Mr. Withers' .filly, Cheerful, when apparently winning easily, fell head over heels with her jockey, injuring him badly. After this Breeze was enabled to win easily. The third race brought out ten two-year-olds and the finish showed a fielder, Mittie B first, the favorites nowhere. French pools, $31. In the next event the result was the same, the winner being a fielder, Euclid, three years, bred by the late Milton Sanford, and in the fifth event Baby, once a good performer but latterly of no earthly account, brought the speculators' hopes still lower. Disturbance, however, saved the pool-buyers from total annihilation by winning the sixth race over post and rails. Tuesday last was the eighth day, and as the temperature was the perfection of September weather, a grand attendance was again at the course to witness the six races on the card. Twenty-three horses were entered for the opening dash of three quarter of a mile, but the track was again heavy from the rain of the previous night, and over half of the large en- try remained in the stable, of the lot that did come to the post, the Canadian filly Princess, 3 years, S9 pounds, won an easy race in slow time. The winner is by Princeton, a son of Oak- land. Breeze the Eancocas filly then won a very creditable race from Brad and six others, at a mile, her abilities in heavy ground being very conspicuous, though she was lightly weighty on this occasion. A handicap for two-year- olds ata furlong less than a mile and a half was cleverly scored by Beferee, the son of Hurrah, having improved very much lately. Euclid was the runner-up, and did well in the mud. The lslip mare, Aella, now showed something like the form she was in before the bruising race over the three miles of the Autumn Cup course, took so much out of her. She was in a two mile race with Gen. Mouroe (who beat her in the Au- tumn Cup) Hartford, Amazon and Irish King, all good ones. The race was a handicap and Aella was in light, Mouroe giv- ing her 16 pounds, something he could hardly accomplish, for she won easily in fair time. Old Edwin Adams then won a mile and a quarter race, beating a large field, Dan K. among them, the little Scotland gelding being a heavy favor- ite, butfailing to go the distance. French $5 pools paid S12S. The usual steeple chase was won by Abraham, a son of the old-time jumper Milesian. Like begets like, it seems, in this class of horses, as well as others. The next day, Thursday, the second of the $5,000 handicaps was decided. It was a dash of ;| of a mile for two-year-olds, and after the two opening races, one of which Pizarro wou in something like his old form, Dan K 90 lbs, and Strathspy 10S lbs., contesting the other a mile in 1:42, nineteen of our best two-year-olds came to the post for the great event of the day. This is the largest field, of youngsters that ever started iu a race in America, aud the interest and excitement among the onlookers was very great. Mr. Caldwell the starter handled them well aud sent them away to a fair start, but the course is too narrow for such an immense field, and a great many were unable to get through from the start. The race resulted in a complete surprise for the posted ones Louisette, Thackery, Duchess, Ecuador, Greystone, Leo, Huron, Nettie B, Pauique, Nonage and other cracks wore deemed sure winners by their respective backers, and to see all these beaten by Mr. Keene's imp. Dutch Boiler, by Dutch Skater was a revelation more startling than pleasant to most persons. As the winner, however, had only 90 lbs., from 20 to 30 lbs. less weight than most of the above, this will proba- bly account for his win. Mr. Keeno has said all this sum- mer, when twitted about his ill luck on the turf this year, "wait, aud I'll show you something before snow flies," and he has done it with a veug-anee. He won a fair sum at the loug odds of 30 to 1. The time was 1:17. Water Lily, 105 lbs., second; Leo, 104 lbs., third; the favorites nowhere. Apollo then won a grand race of a mile and five furlongs from Aella, Monroe, Aranza, etc., the field being a strong one. This half brother to the once noted Mahl- stick is probably a match for any horse in the country^over a mile and a half, barring, perhaps Eole. Baby by imp. Strachino won a Mid-Welter in fine style and Charlemagne, a son of Pat Malloy, a grand race over the steeple chase course from Jim McGowan and Disturbance. This horse is in the Canada stable of J. P. Dawes, and though he was receiving" weight from the other two, his win was a very creditable one, and he is a magnificent jumper. The last regular day was Saturday last, yesterday being an extra day. As the Great Long Island Stakes, four miles, was set for Saturday, the largest crowd of the season was on hand to see Eole, Apoljo and Bushwhacker struggle for the prize. On arriving at the grounds, however, it was learned that foxy Green Morris had declined to run Apollo against Eole; so instead of a hard struggle with the probabilities of Fellowcraft's 7:19.1 being wiped off the blackboard of father time, the affair degenerated into little better than a walk over for Eole, he sauntering in ahead of venerable old Bushwhack- er, in 7:43}. The other races of the day were more exciting byfar. Amile for two-year-olds was the first, and like Dutch Boiler's race on Thursday, was another upset for the know- ing ones. It was a handicap, and as all the Great Eastern Handicaps, the lightest weight of the party earned it off. This was Vocalic, a black colt by Virgil, and he won in a gallop from a strong field, in 1:45|. He had only 90 pounds, however, the others all giving him weight. Meditator, 4 years, the Saratoga winner, then beat a strong field, a mile and a quarter in 2:10}. He carried 10S pounds and won easily. Eole's race came next and after that a very exciting struggle^ three quarter mile heats between ten of our fastest sprinters. The Lorillard filly, Breeze, was a strong favorite, and upheld her reputation by winning in two straight heats, though Little Phil ran her to a neck each time. The times were fast, L:1S£, 1:16}. The usual steeplechase was won by Charlemauge, the Can- adian horse, and it was replete with splendid jumping and racing by all the contestants. The meeting euded yesterday with an extra day, no less than eight races being run off before 6 p. m., eighty-three horses being entered for the different events. A great at- tendance was at hand, and they witnessed a very sensational day's sport. King Fan wou the opening dash of three-quarters of a mile iu 1:16^, and the next event at amile aud a sixteenth Mr. Kelly'smare Bella won in great style in the lest few jumps. Then Aranza beat Strathspey and Duplex a very fast mile in 1:42|; 100 pounds on each; no sex allowances. Decoy Duck, by Longfellow, beat six other two-year-olds, three-fourths of a mile in 1:17, andJEeferee beat four other three-year-olds iu- eludiug the much vaunted Drake Carter nine furlongs with oase. The race of the day was the next event, a mile aud three furlongs, which the Brighton Beach champion, Barney Aaron, four years, by Gaberlunzie, won in 2:24}. As he beat Jack of Hearts, Topsy, Aella, Amazon, etc., it will be seen that he had no easy task. The last two events were captured by Edwin A and Charlemagne, and the gates of the course closed until June, 1SS4. The celebrated Euglish stallion, Prince Charlie, destined for Mr. Swigerts' Kentucky breeding farm, near Frankfurt, reached this port on Monday last. Your correspondent looked him over the same day, in his padded box on board the steamer NoW/uj Hill, and found him to be a chestnut of im- mense power, seventeen hands high, with two white heels and a large snip. He goes to his Blue-Grass home this week. The great match trot at Fleetwood, next Saturday, is ex- citing great interest. St. Julicn worked this week in 2:15], 2:14}, and is a trifle the favorite over his young rival, Jay-Eye- See." The coming horse show at Madison Square Garden on the 10th prox. is another fruitful topic just now, and is ex- pected to be a great success. New York, Sept. 26. PACIFIC. Don't Kill the Hawks. A few years ago a great green worm appeared in the Fresno vineyards, stripping the leaves from the vines as clean as n swarm of grasshoppers would take them in. In the Eiseu vineyard they were gathered and destroyed, and since thou the vineyard has been comparatively free, but when they were allowed to bury themselves in the ground and form in- to the chrysalis, they appeared iu the spring as immense moths or butterflies, aud tiually agaiu as worms. Last year, soon after the advent of the worms, there ap- peared in the Fresno vineyard a large black hawk, which be- gan feeding on the worms. Recently these hawks have come in large numbers and are doing better service in ridding the vineyards east of Fresno of worms than could a thousand men. Where they come from in such numbers no one Knows— but they are genuine scavengers that ought uol l- be molest- ed. Fresno sportsmen who have been shooting those hawks ou"httotake heed and henceforth be careful nut ovi D to disturb them. They are doing a work of inestimable value in the vineyards, and should be proteoted.— Republ Many hops were lost at Ukiah for waut of harvest.-) wards the last three cents was paid for picking, sm hands makiug three dollars per day. Healdsburg hn< enough at a cent and a half. 212 \z lUmdcr and jl^mismmt. Oct 6 San Jose Fair— Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Days. Thursday was characterized by beautiful, weather and a great attendance at the track. The ladies equestrian exhibi- tion was postponed, and at the appointed hour the free-for- all trot was called up. Of the seven original entries four braved the chances of battle, and drew positions in the fol- lowing order: Starr King at the pole, Allen Roy second, Nel- lie K third and Manou outside. In the pools Nellie R was a strong favorite, $130 invested on her bringing against it $52.50 for Allan Boy and §52.50 for Manon and Starr King in the field. Firts heat. — Starr King pointed heavenward when the word was given, and when he was brought back to the practical business of the moment, he was out of the race. Allen Boy was first to the quarter, Manon second, and Nellie third, all in close order. On the backstretch the two mares went ahead togetheraud held the lock past the half, where Manon broke and Allan Roy took second place on Nellie's wheel. Around the turn Manon came again and they rounded into the home- stretch in a close bunch, Allen Bojr showing in front. Up the last quarter Nellie B was eased a little and grey horse was first to the wire, Manon second, Nellie B third, Stan- King distanced. Time, 2:25|. Sperry lodged a complaint with the judges, that Manon had fouled him as they turned into the last quarter, and after an examination of the ground they held the charge to be true, and declared Manon dis- tanced for the infraction. This turn in affairs gave the race a onesided look, and it was $100 to $30 that the mare would be the winner. Second heat.— Allen Boy got away ahead, and was still in that place at the quarter in 36^, butin the straight Nellie closed with him and carried him along at such a pace that at the half — 1:11 he left his feet and fell back. He soon rallied and came on wtih such a burst of speed, that Nellie was kept busy to beat him which she did by a length. Time, 2:20 Third heat. — When the bell struck, Nellie B made a plung- ing break but soon recovered, and at the half passed the grey. And from there out held the first place to the wire. Time, 2:23. Fourth heat. — Allan Boy was the unsteady one in this heat and the mare won as she liked. Time, 2:23. SUMMARY. San Jose, Sept. 27th; trottiug; free for all; purse $750; ^500jto first, Sl-50 to second, S10U to third. J. & W. S. Friteh's ch m Nellie R 2 1 1 1 J. W. Donathan's g g Allen Roy 1 2.2 2 Palo Alto's b m Manon dis. C, W, Willby's ch g Starr King dis. TIMES. Quarter. Half- Mile. First heat 36i 1 :12* 2:25j Second heat 36$ 1 :1 1 2:20 Third heat 38 1 :15 2:23 Fourth heat 35i 1:10* 2:23 The free-for-all pacers came next with Ackerman, Terra Cotta, Prince, Grey Frank and Shaker in line in this order. Three heats were paced before nightfall without arriving at a final decision, and the race was finished on Friday. SUMMARY. Sept. 27th and 28th; pacing; free for all; Purse $600. P. Williams' b g Prince 4 1 1 1 W. F. Smith's b g Shaker 12 3 3 J. T. Mcintosh's b g Fred Ackerman 2 3 2 2 E. B. Johnson's s g Terra Cotta 5 4 dis. E. D. Nolan's g g Grey Frank 3 dis. Time— 2:28, 2:32, 2:28}, 2:29. Friday, tlic Fifth Bar. After the left-over pacing race was concluded the four-mile race was called. The starters were Lucky B, May D and Ella Doane. On the track pools sold with May D favorite at §125 to S75. At this price thousands of dollars were in- vested, the Baldwin party being especially sweet on their horse. Ella Doane went to the front and made the running for three miles, Lucky B forcing the pace and May D laying up in the rear. In this order the quarter was made in 33, the half in 1:021, and the first mile in 1:57, the mile and a quarter in 2:32£, one and a half in 2:50;?, and the two miles in 3:463, Baldwin gaining a little, May D still being on the tail end. The three miles were made in 5:35, no changes in places occurring until the stand was passed, when May D took up the running, and after a smart brush with Baldwin went to the front, Ella Doane getting second place. Lucky B did not respond to the whip; he had lost his speed and courage, and could not come. Half a mile from home May D had two lengths lead and the race well in hand. From there out she was never pushed, and cantered under the wire an, easy winner, Ella Doane all out and second, Lucky B a poor third. Time, 7:36. SUMMARY. Running— Four-mile dasb; post stake for all ages; entrance $150, $500 added; $250 to second horse, third to save stake; horse to be named on September 15th. W. L. Appleby nominates H. C. Judson's b m May D, by Wildidle Nettie Brown '. j Hill & Gries nominate H. C. Judson's b m Ella Doane, by "Wildidle— Nettie Brown 2 E. J. Baldwin nominates b h Lucky B, by Rutherford— Maggie Em- erson 3 Time— 7:36, The cart race was declared off and a buggy race free for all San Jose horses for a purse of $250 substituted. Six horses aame up for the word, Albright's Nellie S, Lauder- dale's Tulare Dick, Vioget's Boleta, Hawe's Nomne, Polhe- mus' Mollie and Youuger's Whisper, the horses drawing start- ing places in the order named above. In the pools Mollie sold favorite at $100, Nomne second at $90. The race ended in a wrangle and charges of fraud all round, Albright subsequent- ly admitting that he pulled his horse. Mollie took first money Nomne second and Nellie S. third. SUMUABY. Buggy Race— Three in five, free for all San Jose horses, for a purse of $250; Brat horse to receive ?150, second $75, third $25. S. Polhumus' Mollie 1 2 1 1 Horace Hawe's Nomne 5 I 5 g Albright's Nellie S 3 3 3 2 S Lauderdale's Tulare Dick 2 5 2 4 Youuger's Whisper 4 4 4 dist Vioget's Boleta dist Time— 2:47*, 2:4G, 2:481, 2:51. The last race of the day was the trot for tho2:40 class. There were three starters; Barney JB, Urania, and Bismarck. Barney B. was first choice at $130, Bismarck S115 and Urania $37. First heat — Bismarck led, but Barney B. passed at the quarter {38), and Bismarck making two breaks, Barney B. won handily, Urania just inside the distance. Time — 2:33$-. Second heat — Pools two to one on Barney B. Barney B. ] i to the quarter (38) broke, caught and kept his place to fiie half (1:15). Bismarck broke at the J and Barney B won handily, Urania distanced. Time — 2:321. Third heat. — Bismarck's driver was taken down and Billy AQtthan substituted. Pools 5 to 1 on Barney B. Both broke, Bismarck leading at the half (1:10$). Bismarck broke at the J pole and Barney B. came up, but Bismarck settled quickly and won by half a length in 2:35. Fourth heat— Gorden went back to drive Bismarck. Bar- ney B. broke and lost at the start. Bismarck led at the quarter (38i) and at the half (1:16}). He had a lead of two lengths in the straight and drawing away won easily, Barney B. a poor second. Time — 2:35. Racefpostponed. Saturday the Last Day. On Saturday morning in presence of an immense crowd the 2:40 race was concluded, each horse having two heats to the good. There was not much betting on the race, which was easily won by Barney B in 2:38. SDMMABY. Trotting; 2:-10class; purse $500; first horse $350, second $100; third $50. P. Farrell'8 hg Barney B 112 2 1 J. P. Sargent's b m Urani 3 dis. J. W. Gordon's Bismarck 2 2 112 Time— 2:33^,2:32.1.1, 2;35, 2:35, 2:38. A fifty-mile running race, changing horses, was wonby An- derson, who beat his old opponent, Figueroa, by a mile in 1 hour, 58 minutes, 17 seconds. The afternoon was devoted to made up races. A buggy race for district horses, between Nig, Nellie S. and Black Ralph was won by Nig. The first two heats were won by Nellie, the favorite; time 2:54, 2:52. Black Ralph was distanced in the second heat. The next three heats and the race was won by Nig; time 2:57i, 2:541, 2:55. Then came a mile running dash between Renwick and Wildwood, the former winning in 1:49. After this was a three quarter-mile race between Haddington, Bolshaw and Viola K., the former the favorite. Viola won the first heat in 1:18. The second and third heats were won by Haddingfon in 1:16 J, 1:19. The last was a stallion walking match be- tween Gray Prince, Norman Prince and Prince Murat, which was won by Gray Prince; time 12:45. Rohnerville. The fair of the Humboldt District closed on the 21st ult., and on that day Eureka and Rohnerville had another set-to. Cadmus and Ralph Bugbee met in a three in five race to harness for a purse hung up by the society, and the Eureka contingent were quite sure their favorite would leave the colt behind him when not hampered with the incubus of a wagon. But they all ''got left" in their calculations as the green one was again victorious in a race won by honest and persistent trotting. The variations were as follows: SUMMARY. Rohnerville, Sept. 21— Trotting; purse, §200 T. D. Felt's Ralph Bughee 2 2 1 1 1 C. "W, Long's Cadmus 1 12 2 2 Time— 2:36i, 2:39, 2:39i, 2:39, 2:37*. Ralph Bugbee is a staunch four-year-old, bred by R. J. Bugbee, of Ferndale, and sold to Dr. T. D. Felt, of Rohner- ville, for $100. The Standard makes the statement that W. H. E. Smith, who drove the colt in his races, became his owner immediately after the wagon race on the 20th, paying Dr. Felt $1,000 for the horse. To Our Handicapper. We clip the following from the London Bell's Life of Sept. S, which we think will do our handicappers good if they will observe it. 'Tf a runner chooses to improve himself by hard work he has the right to reap the benefit of such improve- ment. The temptation is certainly great, Hf a handicapper happens to know a man has run into better form, to put him back in order to achieve a triumph in the shape of a close finish, but it should also be borne in mind that it is mani- festly unfair to deny a persevering athlete the laurels he has fairly earned. Were this done men would naturally know that in training they were only wasting their energies, and abandon the effort as useless. The effect of this upon the sport is too obvious to need argument. It would simply kill it." Plunger Walton went as high as 2,500 guineas in bidding on the yearling colt, The Coiner, by Hermit out of Crucible, by Rosicrucian, grandam Apple Sauce, by Camerino. The colt was knocked down to Mr. W. Burton for 2,550 guineas. Walton bought from Prince Soltykoff the three-year-old Pad- lock, by Wenlock out of Boot and Saddle, for 1,500 guineas, scratched him from a race in which Sutler was engaged, and backed the latter, who, however, did not win. He is not in good form as yet. In the Granby Stake, for two-year-olds, run at Newmarket, Sept. 26th, Lord Rosebery's Savour, by Lord Lyon, beat Mr. P. Lorillard's Nirvana, by Saxon out of imp. Virginia, by Nottingham (son of Kingston and Athol Brose, by Orlando). It was six furlongs, and Savour won by a length. On the same day Mr., Keene's Bolero was third in a welter handicap. The Duke of Hamilton has won over £20,000 in the way of bets on the St. Leger. At Ascot he took 10,000 to 100 and 5,000 to 50, while on the morning of the race 2,000 to 200. The starting price was 9 to 1 to win and 6 to 5 for a place. A race of heats of 600 yards was run at Camp Goodall Watsonville, on the 22nd ult, between Oregon Dan and Mol- lie West. Mollie West won the first and third heats in 36 and 37s, Oregon Dan taking the second in 35. The St. Leger time for the last five years is as follows: Ossian, 3:19; Dutch Oven (13S2), 3:16; Iroquois (1SS1), 3:20 3-5; Robert the Devil (1SS0), 3:32, and Rayon d'Or 1879), 3:31. Bootjack hit his leg recently, but when the Dwyers were asked to sell him they answered that they had promised him to his old trainer, Brown Dick, when unfit for further racing. Robert Bonner's Stock Farm. In Westchester, about midway between the Hudson river and Long Island Sound, on what the farmers once called the •'divide," is the stock farm of Mr. Robert Bonner, of the Ledger. From the top of a sharp hill, a short distance be- yond may be seen almost the entire Bonner farm — the rich rolling fields with big-bellied brood mares browsing upon them, the great L-shaped buildings containing the box-stalls, the long, broad barn, and north of these, the race-track and grazing-lands. The first thing that impresses the visitor is the admirable situation of the place. It is high, dry and fine in every re- spect, and is, beside, in a high state of cultivation: Wood- ashes, brought by the boat-load all tbe way from Canada and spread over the land, have added to its natural richness. Much of it has' been drained, though why it should have been is difficult to perceive, since every part 'is elevated and natu- rally dry. But perfection was what the owner aimed at when be began, and, being a very wealthy man, he was en- abled to put into practice some very costly ideas. This farm is Mr. Bonner's hobby. He goes to it two or three times a week in the summer season, ancl|may be seen seated a in dusty- looking, two-seated, no-top depot-wagon, skimming over the country roads behind Centennial and that unlucky thorough- bred, Gratton, or driving a pair of young horses with legs like pipe-stems and glossy coats that gleam in the summer sun. Everything is carried on at the farm in a systematic man- ner. There are regular days for speeding and regular days for working the horses. All of them are shod on the place, and usually the operation is performed under the eye of the proprietor, who has his own notions as to how it should be done. Mr. Bonner is frequently accompanied |by a black- smith from the city, oftentimes by a friend, and very often by that clever driver, John Murphy. There are fifty-nine horses on the farm. Among the older ones with whom the public are more or less familiar are Star- tle, Lucy Cuyler, Edwin Forrest, Grafton and Centennial. All of these have beaten 2:20. Lucy Cuyler, as will be re- membered, trotted a half mile to wagon quite recently in the remarkable time of 1:05. But it is going from stall to stall, looking at tbe colts and fillies, that gladdens the heart of the true horseman. The L-shaped buildings face the south and contain each fifteen box-stalls, fourteen feet by twelve in size. That occupied by his lordship, Startle, is a trifle larger thau the rest. Probably in no place in the^worldare there so many young, fast horses in one farm. It would be a difficult task to give the names of all the colts and fillies, together with their records, good points and capabilities. Nearly every one of them looks as if he, or she, might be able to reduce the record of Maud S. No horseman could view this array of blooded horses without pausing in admiration at the stall of the two-year-old bay stallion Winchester, a full brother to Majolica by Startle, dam Jesse Kirke, by Clark Chief. This remarkable colt is sixteen hands in height, was broken in when a yearling and has trotted on Mr. Bonner's track a quarter of a mile in 44 seconds. He is a trotter from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail. There is no mistaking the massive stifles, the deep chest and the great, strong back. Kuselle, an iron-gray filly, full sister to Maud S, is a crea- ture of such striking beauty that, in looking at her one is doubly impressed with the truth of the poetic words: " A thing of beauty is a joy forever." She does not resemble her famous sister markedly, and such resemblance as there is lies in the hind-quarters. Her slender, glistening legs do not appear, to the inexperienced eye, sufficiently strong to bear the powerful, perfectly mould- ed body; but in reality they are wiry and tough, and in per- fect keeping with the rest of the filly's make up. The six-year-old bay stallion Eldridge, by Edward Everett, dam Jessie Kirke, is a half-brother to Majolica. He has trot- ted a mile to wagon in 2:23, and is unquestionably a horse of great promise and capabilities. The six-year-old gray-hoise Nutbourne, black points, sired by Belmont, dam Miss Russell, is a splendid looking animal, and has trotted the farm-track " away down in the twenties." Loretta, a fine rangey-looking black filly, six years old, is one of Startle's progeney and gives promise of wonderful speed. The four-year-old filly, Peril, by Cuyler, is a beauty. And then there are Olivette and Halcyon and — but and one might go on naming and describing colts and fillies and geldings and stallions interminably, and it may be just as well to end with Halcyon as another. Mention should, however, be made of Maud Macy, a young chestnut mare, who has trotted in 2:16. The race track is three-quarters of a mile round, or, in the language of the turf, it is a " three-quarter track." It is as good, but probably no better than other courses, which have been built for private use. It has not the appearance of a "fast track," but all the appliances necessary to make it such have been called into requisition. There are harrows, rollers, scrapers and numerous other implements calculated to help the trotter in his efforts to distinguish himself. All strang- ers and visitors are denied admittance to the farm. This seems hard, but it is necessrry; for if ever}' one who felt in- clined should be allowed to inspect the premises the grounds would in a very short space of time present the appearance of a country rack-track in "fair-time." The establishment is in charge of a competent man who has been in Mr. Bonner's service ruany years. No man who drinks liquor is employed upon the premises, and to be caught within a hundred yards of the stables with a lighted cigar means an instant dismissal of the offending employee. The Sabbath is strickly observed at the farm, and not even a strap is put on a horse on Sunday. It is well known that Mr. Bonner will neither bet upon horse races nor allow his horses to trot for money. Evident- ly his only aim in expending so much time and money upon his "hobby" has been to improve the breed of trotters. And if the remarkable performances of some of his flyers on his track at Tarrytown and the late achievement of Jay-Eye-See, who is a Startle colt, are any indications, he has labored to very good purpose. How much longer we shall have to wait before the record of Maud S. is reduced is a matter of con- jecture, but that Mr. Bonner has among his youngsters and fillies one destined to do it is very probaple indeed. No true horseman would ever forgive himself if he should visit Mr. Bonner's farm and come away without paying his respects to Flatbush Maid. Aside from the affront which he would put upon the old mare herself, he would be lacking a feeling which every turfman should possess for aged horse* dom — the veneration which old age commauds. The maid is now thirty-three years old. She has grown obese. She am- bles along, not painfully, but with the tremulous gait of old age. There are furrows in her grave, old face. It may well be doubted if she will survive the rigors of the approach- ing winter. But the people at the farm have predicted this every fall these ten years and yet the old Maid has thus far had vitality remaining sufficient to pull her through. She will always bo remembered by horsemen for her wonderful staying qualities. It is a good thing to know that she has such a good home in her old age. -6he may be seen any day in the same field with a drove of other horses, colts and fillies.— JV. Y. World. California Coursing ^Club. The California Coursing Club held a meeting last Wednes- day uight; John Hughes, Esq., in tho chair. Messrs. Meares. Shannon and Carroll were appointed a committee to arrange for the fall match, which will take place at Merced on Thurs- day and Friday, November Sth and 9th. Au old dog and puppy stake will be run. In addition to the coin prizes, the Club's Champion Gold Cup will be up for competition again. Last time it was won by Carroll's Monarch and Paul Jones. It has to be won three times in succession to become the pri- vate property of a nominator. Thirty-two entries are expect- ed for the old dog stake, and it is thought that the puppy stake will be unusually large. The club and guests will leave San Francisco by the 4 p. M. boat, Wednesday, Novem- ber 7th. 1883 %hc ^vccfrev and jgpcrrtstrutn, 213 THE GOT. Team Matches Afield. The sport of match team hunts is one that denizens of the crowded city know little of, but as a health-giving exercise and a promoter of enthusiastic sport and general jollity it leaves the trap and target style of competition clear out of sight. These matches are growing in favor and frequency among the sportsmen of the lesser cities and towns of the in- terior, and with the opening of the season this year reports of team hunts in prospeet are numerous. As a sample of the manner in which they are conducted we append the rules framed to govern one of these affairs held at Ventura this week. These rules can be "cut to fit" any similar match, and cover all the points necessary to a perfect understanding of the match: 1. That this shall be a "go as you please" match for one day only. 2. That none but members of this club and visiting mem- bers of other clubs of this State shall be allowed to partici- pate. 3. That every member pledge his honor that he will not bring in any game to be scored for his account except that which was killed by himself, or which was killed by himself and another member of this match and by them divided. 4. No member of this match shall take any person on this hunt, either as company or driver, who shall have a gun of any description with him. 5. That any member chosen failing to attend the hunt will be scored the same number of points as are gained by his opponent. 6. The Captains shall assess each member of the match, pro rata, as mach game as the Captain may deem necessary for the game supper. 7. The Captains shall appoint two tellers who shall count the game. All game must be delivered to the tellers before 10 p. M. of the day of the match, and'by them counted, other- wise the game will not be counted. 8. Only the following birds and animals shall count in this match: Quails, 3 points each; doves, 3 points each; ducks, 3 points each; geese, 5 points each; rabbits, cotton- tail, 3 points each: rabbits, jackass, 5 points each; deer, 150 points each; wild cats, 15 points each; coyotes, 25 points each; foxes, 20 points each; blue jays, 3 points each; hawks, all kinds, 3 points each. 9. That the evidences of game shall be as follows: Quail, ■doves, ducks, geese, deer and rabbits, their body, wild cats, .coyotes, foxes, blue-jays and hawks, either their head or head .and ears. 10. That no game shall be counted in this match except tthat which was killed by a member of this match on Tues- day, October 2, between daylight and dark of said day. * Forester Gun Club. The Forester Club of Sacramento made the following scores at their monthly medal shoot last Sunday. The birds were a strong lot, and the wind was blowing fresh from the south. J. TV. Todd, 31 yards 1 1111111111 0—11 H. Bideman, 26 yards 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—11 H. Kilgariff, 21 yards 1 1111111111 1-12 O. Schroth Jr., al yards 1 0111111111 1 — ll F. Ruhstaller, 26 yards 1 1101110110 1— 9 J. Dase, 2C yards 11101111011 1-10 H. Eckhart, 2G yards 1 1101111011 1-10 F. Staeplar. 21 yards I 11011011011—9 J. D. Young, 21 yards 111001110111—9 J.L.Zuver 1 111 1011110 0-9 Kilgariff won first, and J. W. Todd's 11 at 31 yards was awarded the second prize. Two Challenges. E. E. Stubbs to Dr. Carver — "One hundred pigeons each, thirty yards rise, from ground traps under English Gun Club rules, twelve-bore guns, limited to eight pounds weight, for the Championship of the world, a stake of $1,000 a side, $250 forfeit, the American Field to be stakeholder, and to ap- point a referee." Gwynne Price to Captain Bogardus — "I expect my friend, Captain Stubbs, has enough on hand to prevent Dr. Carver taking his scalp in this match, which I understood is to take place at Louisville, Ky., November 6th, and as we shall most likely be present at the match, I will give the Captain an opportunity of paying his expenses by shooting him a match on the next day after the Oarver-Stubbs contest, viz., November 7th, for §250 a side; $50 forfeit, with option of increasing the stake to $1,000 on the day of the match." A pigeon-shooting match has been arranged between G. D. Hopper and James Parrot, members of the Pacific Sports- men's Club of Sacramento. To-morrow they will shoot a .twenty- five-bird match for $25 a side, twenty-one yards rise. The New York State Sportsmans Association assembled at ^Niagara Falls, October 1st. The trap shooting tournament was abandoned because wild Pigeons could not be secured. John Murphy. It is just possible that John Murphy, the famous driver of trotting horses, will ere long enter the racing arena as a trainer of racing horses. At least he has signified his willingness to take a racing team if certain friends would furni one composed of right material, and stated if he could get down to weight without detriment to his health, he would be willing to sport silk. John Murphy would prove one of the greatest acquisitions the turf has ever made. He is an honest man among honest men, for during his long and glorious career the breath of suspicion has never risen against him, and he has enjoyed the confidence of, the leading amateur horsmen of the generation. Moreover he is one of the most practical horsemen of the age. As a jockey he -would shine preeminent, and hLs knowledge of pace is something wonderful, and as a trainer his long experience would serve him in good stead. It does not follow that be- cause his experience has been mostly with trotters he would fail with racers. As a rule we have found that trotting men who have turned their attention to racing have been most successful, as instance Green Morris, Sam Bryant, W. C. Daly and others. Too often the man bred to racing, while most attentive to the legs of horses, neglect the feet, which the early education of the trotting man led him to make his constant care, as a rule, they manage to keep on their feet longer than those of horses trained by men whose education has been confined wholly to racing. — Chicago Horseman. THE PJFLE. Prize Distribution. Last Sunday the San Francisco Fasileers, Company C, Second Artillery Regiment, held its distribution of the prizes won at the annual shoot that took place at Shell Mound on Sunday, September Kith. The prizes were distributed at the p company's armory at old Turn Verein Hall, on Bush street. The following are the prize-winners, together with the scores made by the company and articles chosen: C. Schemer, 45, $20; Sergeant O. Lemke, 43, silver spoons; Lieutenant H. J. Mangits, 43, $10: Corporal H. Schmeiser, 42, liquor stand: J. Plagemann, 41, clock; Captain J. Bruer, 41, case of wine; Sergeant D. Weilber 41, ring; H. Frank, 39, watch; Corporal G. Marcus, 3S, $5 Lieutenant A. Huber, 37, pair of pants; C. H. Thiessen, 37, $5; J. H. Peteri. 37. hanging lamp; Sergeant C. Wacker, 36, tea set; Sergeant P. H. Will, 35, case of whisky; Corporal H. Schulden, 35, sleeve-buttons; G. Eolbeau, 34, butter dish; J. C. Paterick, 34, $10 worth of clothing; C. Bartels, 33, ring; H. Brooks, 33, hat; Corporal H. F. Weigniann, 33 sleeve-buttons; H. Barbich, 33, knife; J. F. Siebe, 32, box cigars; George Elder, 32, box tea; Corporal C. Young, 32, case wine; R. Wallman, 31, whip; Corporal H. Huber, 31, box coffee; Sergeant E. J. Hielbreuk, 29, sleeve protector; A. Haytt, 29, 100 cigars; F. Mertz, 28, set jewelry; F. Koch, 27, case of tea; H. Sehen- bree, 27, case paper; P. J. Ruttiger, 26, case wine; J. D. Ralph, 26, tea set; S. Gross, 24, box cigars; W. Ruth, 24. gold sleeve-buttons; G. Stokes, 23, box tea; J. H. Geary, 22, pair shoes; R. W. Sneering, 21, case wine; P. Koepke, 20, cigar case; H. Meyer, 20, 100 cigars, and B. Levy, IS, lemon- squeezers and leather medal. The honorary members of the company were the recipients of these prizes: Charles Tierbach, 45, lamp; J. H. Schaertzer, 41, tea set; D. Dunker, 41, set of carvers; H. Bendel, 39, spoon-holder; F. Hagermau, 3S, liquor set, and Lieutenant D. Schoenfeldt, 37, water set. The prize judges received as follows: O. F. Huber, 33, tea set; G. Schomatzlan, 32, set carvers; P. Heines, 32, lamp; C. Hobmann, 29, spoon-holder, and A. Neuman, 26, water set. Match at San Jose. The rifle match between a citizens' team and a team from Company B, Fifth Infantry, for the gold medal offered by the Agricultural Association, took place at San Jose last Fri- day morning at Company B's range at the fair grounds, com- mencing at 9 o'cloek. The medal was won by Company B's team by sixteen points. The distance was 200 yards, the tar- get having an eight-inch bullseye. The score is as follows: FIFTH ESTASTET TEAM. F. M. Flaight 3 4445033534444 4—54 E. M. Hills 45324354344423 3—53 A. "W. Coombs 44534223524543 4—54 G. H. Beach. 44444443443444 4— 58 A.W. Ingalsbe 4 3445444345335 2— 5C A.M. Barker 5 4 4 45433444345 4—60 M. Loryea 5 1444443444444 4—60 T. J. .Rivers 4 5454543445354 4—63 Total... 458 citizens' team. W. D. Tisdale 4 4434434343435 4—56 Hugh Lovell 4 4545444454454 4—64 J. M. Quivey 24442343434542 3—51 Abel.ee 5 4344444354643 5-61 H.P.Thayer. 4 3432320303230 5—37 John im-es 23454344444433 4— 56 John Lovell 3 5444454434333 4—58 C. H. Maddos. 3 4444435444444 4—59 Total „ 442 The fall meeting of the California Rifle Association will be held October 2S, 18S3. The Centennial trophy, open to regi- mental teams of ten men, will then be competed for. Com- petition for places in Second Artillery Regiment team con- tinues every Sunday until said meeting. Springfield rifles ouly used. Mr. Tisdale of San Jose, President of the Xational Bank, is interesting himself in the arrangement of a rifle match, to take place soon between teams of eight citizens of San Jose with Winchesters and eight members of the battalion with the regular military rifle. A purse of §100 is to be the prize. The match will be shot in San Jose over the range of B Com- pany. Australian Notes. The Australian mail came to hand last Monday bringing the ever welcome files of the Federal Australian and Melbourne Sportsmen both teeming as usual with sporting news and gos- sip. The Melbourne Sportsman had received a challenge from Muldoon who wants to wrestle Miller, couched in the fol- lowing language, and which it published with editorial com- ment: "The following letters have been received from the office of the Breeder and Sporstman, one of the most comprehen- sive and best got up sporting journals in California. As will be seen, Muldoon denies that Miller has beaten him as stated ed. and is ready to meet him for £200 in either Australia or America. He will also give or take £60 expenses. Now, there should be no difficulty in raising this amount among our 'sports.' The arrival of Muldoon to contest the Wrest- ling Championship with Miller and others would be sure to cause immense excitement, and lead to a thorough revival of wrestling. While we should like to see the two men meet, we must still remark that somebody is 'talking awry.' Mul- doon denies that Miller beat him, and yet the newspaper re- ports of the latter say that he did — not only once but three times, and made one draw. However, the 'Professor' will no doubt give his story next week. For the rest, it will be sufficient to allow our subscribers to note what our Ameri- can cousins think of us. The following is Muldoon's: To the Athletic Editor of the Melbourne Sportsman. Sir. — I am very desirous of meeting once more my old op- ponent, Professor Miller, in a Grieco-Romun wrestling match, especially as it has recently been published in your paper that Miller has twice defeated me, which is not cor- rect. I will wrestle Professor Miller, Graeco-Koman for S 1000 a-side, either in America (any place he may chose, San Fran- cisco or New York preferred), or in any part of Austilasia he pleases (Melbourne or Sydney preferred). If he comes to America I will allow S300 for expenses, or will accept the same amount if he wants me to come to Australia. All I de- sire is to wrestle, aud if Professor Miller will indicate by let- ter or through your columns the most expeditious manner iu which the match cau be made, and the stake posted, I shall feel under obligations to you both.— Very respectfully yours. William Muldoon", Champion Graeco-Roman Wrestler of America." The preceeding challenge and comment was published in the Sportsman on Aug. 29th, but it seems that the confidence of the editor was a little mis- placed, for in the edition of September 5th, Miller had not a word to say in reply, though he was in town and must have seen the challenge for a foil match in which he took part is reported in the same issue. The rumor current here that Miller was about to come to California appears to be unfounded, for the Australian papers make no mention of the matter, as they surely would have done had it been Miller's intention to travel, for the fact is, Miller is the King pin athlete of the Colonies and all the pa- pers vie with each other in doing him honor. The Australian spring meetings are at hand aud the lists of probable starters would make a Californian racing secretary's eyes bulge out of his head in sheer surprise at their length. Some time ago an effort was made to induce a Californian breeder to purchase the Colonial stallion, Navigator, who was in the market at a reasonable figure. He had made some good performances and was just the horse for this State. The matter fell through, however, much to the regret of those who knew the quality and blood of Navigator. To show the estimation in which he is held over there, one only has to look at the handicaps. In the Metropolitan Stake two miles at the A. J. C. spring meeting Navigator has the top weight 9 stone, 6 pounds out of 33 acceptances. The next on the weights is Drummer, 8 stone, 12 pounds, while no less than 13 are in at S4 pounds, the minimum weight — quite a high compliment to Navigator. The imposition of a dog tax of $5 per head has raised a howl of indignation from the coursing men, who say if the law is not repealed half the greyhounds in the country will have to be killed. The trotting stallion Pioneer, by Cassius M. Clay, pur- chased by J. A. Roberts from General Withers, of Kentucky, has been put in the stud to serve a few mares at S50 each. He is much fancied bj-- the colonists. The name of Kelpie has been made familiar to Californians by the appearance of one of his sons in two short races. Old Kelpie, the famous old Kelpie, Kelpie, the grand old son of Weatherbit and Child of the Mist, who died last year, has had posthumus honors heaped upon him by the victory of his son, The Gem, in the Great Metropolitan Stakes. It is not, however, the first time that Kelpie's name has been noised abroad as the sire of a Metrop. winner, for Secuudus, who won the race for The Gem's owner (Mr. Mayo) in 1879, was also by the defunct Weatherbit horse. The trotting stallion Prince Patehen has arrived in Laun- ceston to the order of Mr. Robert Jones, who recently pur- chased him from Mr. J. A. Roberts. As there is not a single trotting horse in the northern part of Tasmania, Prince Patch- en will be an aquisition to the island colony. Mr. Jones, who was host of the Sydney Hotel a few years ago, has re- turned to Tasmania, with the objectof settling in Launceston and will enter into partnership with Mr. W. Turner, in the horse bazaar and auctioneering business. Coursing is advancing with rapid strides in New Zealand. But it is in the South Island that it has obtained the strong- est hold. It seems but as yesterday that steps were taken to introduce the "gentle sport" in Christchurch, the "City of the Plains." This was in 1S77, and a couple of meetings were arranged and run off in Hagley Park, which forms the western boundary of the city. The Canterbury Coursing Club was subsequently formed, and the season of 1S7S was negotiated with the Birthday Meeting in May, a Puppy Stake in June, and the Canterbury Cup in July. But the" first Wa- terloo meeting was held in Southland, when the Waterloo Stakes formed the card. In 1S7S the Waterloo Cup was won by Magic, the dam of Legerdemain, whose running at the re- cent V. C. C. Waterloo meeting must be fresh in the memory of all present on that occasion. The winner of the cup in 1S7S was found in Mr. B. Thompson's Balmoral, by Riot Act — Maidstone. In 1S80 the third Waterloo Cup was won by Miranda, a daughter of Sunbeam, by Totara, the meeting be- ing held at Sheffield, distant about forty miles westward of Christchurch. In 1SS1 the Waterloo Cup was competed for at Tapanui, in Otago, when Mr. W. MTlaren's dog, Briton Still, by Briton Yet — Stella, placed the fourth Waterloo Cup to his owner's credit. The next Waterloo meeting was held at the Levels, near Timaru, in South Canterbury, when Mr. B. Thompson's bd b Bonnie Scotland, by Totara — Leone, was the victor. But during 1S81 the question of obtaining a Plumpton Ground was seriously entertained by the members of the Canterbury Club, and negotiation were entered into by its committee with the Canterbury Jockey Club for the use of the racecourse enclosure for the purpose of holding its coursing meetings, but, as it was found that the powers con- ferredon the Jockey Club by the Canterbury Provincial Council could not be extended to the Coursing Club, the idea had to to be abandoned. Tenders were then called for the offer of suitable properties within an easy distance of Christchurch, the result being that the most eligible of these, 200 acres in extent, situated about nine miles from town, at Templeton, was entertained. The question of how the ground should be laid out was then con- sidered, and Mr. W. G. Walker visited Victoria for thepurpose of inspecting the Oval and Werribee Park coursing ctrounds. On his return no time was lost in preparing for the present season. The ground was enclosed with wire net- ting to keep the hares from escaping, the exits being arranged on the most opproved models. A commodious grand stand, with rooms for the accommodation of ladies, the press, Arc, has been erected, as also luncheon rooms, refreshment bars, &c. A spacious carriage enclosure, and accommodation for the general public, has also been provided. The ground was fittingly opened by the Waterloo Cup of 1SS3, which closed with 53" subscribers at £12 10s. each. The cup was won by Mr. B. Crawshaw's be wd Bed of Stone, by Hock- Sea Lass (imp.), the runner-up being Mr. J. M'Douald's bd b Azalea, by Totara — Gyp. The Waterloo Purse was won by Sea Drift, a full sister of the Cup winner, the Plate falling to Bordeaux, by Champagne Charlie — Peeress, and all three winners are related to each other, Champagne Charlie being a son of Hock — Banner, the latter of whom is now the property of Mr. W. K. Thompson, of Elsternwick. In conclusion, it may be remarked that the Canterbury Plumpton is the first enclosed coursing ground in New Zea- land, although steps are being taking both iu Otago and Auckland to make similar provision for the season of 1884. It is satisfactory to note that the attendance was good, aud that the improved method of coursing found favor with all present. Cricket circles are agitated over the coming mate local players and the officers of H. B. It. S. Swifl Shellbacks played at Victorin and there worst- eleven. May they have less luck in San Francis 214 2Ptc ^rtcrtcv aittl J'pcrvtsHtatt. Oct 6 BASE BALL. The Haverlys Defeat a Picked Nine. The rain, last Saturday night, made the surface of the ground, at the Recreation Grounds, hard and smooth aud in excellent condition for the ball players. The atmosphere was clear and the temperature neither too hot nor too cold for out door exercise. The attendance was larger thou has been seen at the grounds for some time, the announcement that the game was to be a benefit to Andrew Piercy, the man- ager of the grounds, previous to his departure for the East, being perhaps the cause of the betterment, on the part of the spectators, of the receipts at the ticket office. The pre- sumption that there are many yet who take au interest in his endeavors to keep the ball grounds open has led Mr. Piercy to undertake the bringing to this Coast of two or more Eastern clubs to play a series of games in this city. Whether his presumption is correct or not will only be determined when the time comes. Should there not be the attendance at the grounds during their visit here, Mr. Piercy will lose his faith in the patrons of the game and a sum of money that will almost bankrupt him; but should his anticipations of a good season be met, there will be another instance to be pointed to where managerial venture has met with just reward. The game, last Sunday, between the Haverly club and a picked nine proved another victory for the Haverlys. Their good fielding was more apparent when an inferior pitcher took upon himself the task of delivering imaginary curves, outers and inners and so on, with the result of seeing the ball sent in various directions over the diamond to be neatly caught by the players. The first inning resulted in Barnes, Levy and Meegan starting the Haverlys score with a run each, Fogarty hitting to centerfield was retired by Piercy who threw him out at third. The last half of the inning was notice- able for the neat manner in which Levy caught a hit of R. McCord to leftfield, and Donohue's fine catch of a ball sent him by Piercy. Sheridan started the second with going to his first base on balls and making the round, counting on a passed ball by McDonald; no other plays worthy of recording were made during the inning. The Haverlys had their score added to by Fogarty in the beginning of the third inning. Start made a muff of bis bit to left field and Fogarty got to third and afterwards counted on an error of Lawton. The only run made by the men entitled the Picked Nine was made by Lawton in the last half of this inning. He got to the first sandbag on a good hit to right field, to the se- cond on an error of Meegan, to the third" and in on a wild pitch, his base running being made with unusual good ju 3g- ment. Three innings were played after this without a run being made by either side. The 'first up for the seventh, Mc- Donald, failing to make a hit got on the bases on called balls and Hardy allowed him to reach second and third bv putting the ball too high to the second baseman, McDonald tallied^ Start, in the last half of the inning, made a good hit and Hardy trying to make from second base to home on it was re- tired on the plate. In the eighth the Haverlys batted heavily and made the inning a lively one. Levy, Fogarty, Donahue and Sheridan tallied a run each before the side were again sent to the field. Swan ton made a heavy hit to left field and sent T. McCord, who had preceded him at the bat to second base. McCord left the sandbag aud the ball being sent tnere, he was declared out by the umpire, which was, according to those in the grand stand, an unjust ruling, but without doubt unintentional. The Haverlys ninth resulted as follows: Hanley hit to Law- ton and out at first, Levy hit to McCord and' out at first, Meegan hit to Lawton and out at first. Fogarty made a good stop in the last half of the inning of a ball sent him by R. McCord and retired him at first, Piercy drove a grounder to centerfield and took first base and then succeeded in gaining second. Finn, with two out went out on a drive to third and left; Piercy on his base. The Haverlys won the game by a score of 10 to 1. The features of the game were the playing of Lawton and the McCord brothers, R. McCord. at first base, being remarkably cool and ever on the alert for the opportunities offered to a first baseman. Following is the score: HAVERLEYS. Barnes lb Ii Hanley r f 5 Levy i i' 6 Heegan 2b r> Fogarty 3b 4 Donobne s - 4 Sheridan c t :i McDonald c. :i 1£ p 4 IB E BH PO A ] i I n o n ooooo 2 o l l r 1 0 1' 3 II 2 2 2 4 1 10 9 2 0 TICKED NINE. TB E BH PO Lawton 3b 4 11 R. McCord lb 4 Piercy 2b 4 FimiV f 3 Hardie c 4 Startt If 3 T. McCord s s 3 Swanton rf 3 Gilbert p 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 3 3 0 10 0 1 0 112 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Totals :i8 10 4 27 18 1 Totals.. -.31 1 G 27 23 12 Innings 12 3 450789 ^verleya g j i 0 0 0 2 4 0_10 Picked Nine... o n i o o 0 o 0 0- 1 li'"' ! -. Firstbaseon Errant -Haverleys 6, Picked Nines 1. Struck out— Haverleys G. Poked Nines 4. Passed balls— Mc- Donald 4. IIardfe2. Wild pitches -Gag us -j, Gilbert 1. Time ofcame- 2 hours and 10 minutes. Umpire— A. Pope. Scorer— Waller Wallace. The gam.- at the Recreation Grounds next Sunday will be played by the Haverley and Redington clubs. The Bakerefield Base Ball Club have received and accepted a challenge to play the Hanford Club. The first game will be played iu Bokfirsfield, on the 14th day of October. HERD AND SWINE. Blood Will Tell. Aside from nil questions about "fashionable pedigrees,' "line-bred animals," "alloys;" aside from all question! this or that shad.- of color, more or less hair on the L a direct practical common sense vain.- in what is known an improved stock—value for the "common farmer" as well as for his rich neighbor. No one can go into a iv-i.ni in which none of the heavy drafl horse breeds have been first introduced aud find horses equally as well suited for heavy drafi .1 : any one of the leading draft breeds. No- where among common cows ran so many large milkers be fonud a, among Holsteins; nor so many cows giving milk of weal richness as among the Jerseys or Guernseys. Hereford Polled Scot, or Shorthorn cattle are better for beef-making ilia., an- any common or "native" cattle of the country. The miparison can be made as to sheep and hogs. 'J1;., re wry much in the skill of the feeders who litaniroalsof i breeds for show; but those men will tell von that there jim-ii or more iu the animal, The most skillful feeder in the world can not fatten a Jersey into the marvelous form of a first-class beef animal, nor make a Merino rival a South- down in roundness and fulness of body. On the farm where this is written there are steers and heifers pure-bred, and also those with only two or three crosses of pure-bred bulls, which have been cheaply and simply reared, but which are far and away better than cattle in the same pastures which have less or no "improved Wood." There are colts which have not cost $10 more than would have been necessary for the rearing of a "scrub" animal not worth one-third as much. The average farmer does wisely when he says he cares very little whether the bull he buys has sis or sixteen crosses; whether these be fashionable or unfashionable. He may not be foolish if he claims that he does not care whether the pig or lamb he buys be registered or not, but he is unwise and clearly standing in his own light if he says he does not care what the breeding be; if he thinks one breed is as good as another, and "no breed at all" as good as any. For is it necessary that he should pay large prices. Because a wealthy man chooses to pay ten thousand dollars for a road-horse is no reason why a farmer should be content to drive a slow, unsafe, dangerous brute. Because a "fancy breeder" pays thousand of dollars for a bull is no reason why a farmer may not have a bull of the same breed which he can get for one or two hundreds of dollars. There are thousands of farmers who, as yet, seem to * 'care for none of these things." If, perchance, this paper comes into the hands of such a one, let us urge him to care- fully aud honestly study the display of stock at a great fair, and, making all allowance for high condition, honestly ask himself if it be true that he has "just as good stock at home." — Breeders' Gazette. Devons on the Tejon Ranch. General Beale of the Tejon ranch, Eern County, is about to try the effect of Devon blood in his herds of beef cattle. The Bakersfield Cali/ornian of the 29th, ult, says: "B. M. Pogson, General Beale's Superindent, returned, Friday of last week, from Los Angeles, where he had gone to ship to this county one hundred young Devon bulls, selected from the stock of "Lucky " Baldwin. They arrived in good condition and were placed on an alfalfa pasture in this vicin- ity where they now are. Mr. Pogson says the cattle on the Tejon ranch have been improved with the heavy, short- horned breeds, but he found that they are not well adapted to mountain ranges, not being sufficiently active and having the further objection that they are slow to arrive at maturity. He saw the superiority of the Devons well illustrated on Baldwin's ranch. It is over-stocked and the pasturage scanty, but they were infine condition and fat, while the heavy breeds looked badly. The Devon breed is peculiarly adapted to hill and mountain ranges where the grass is scanty, having orig- inated in a part of England that comprises the rougher and highest portion of the kingdom. The Devon cattle are of a deep red color. If they have any white spots it indicates that the breed is impure, especially if they run one into an- other. They have alight dun ring around the'eye, and the muzzle of the same color, They are fine in the bone, clean in the neck, horns slender of medium length, inclining for- ward and bending upwards at the tips, fine in the chops, wide in the hips, with a tolerable barrel but rather flat in the sides, tail small and set very high; their skin feels soft and silky in handling and is rather thin. They feed at an early age and arrive at maturity earlier than other breeds. A cow seldom weighs more thae 600 and a steer or ox more than S00 pounds when grown under the most favorable con- ditions, but the meat is excellent and is remarkable for the fineness of the grain. They are quick and active in their movements, gentle in disposition, and have more resemblance to deer than any other breed of neat cattle. Their docility and other qualities have made them favorites for work oxeu, and although of late years horses have been generally substi- tuted they are still extensively used for draught purposes in those parts of England where the breed is prevalent. They are not as good milkers as some other breeds, and are little used in dairies, but are favorites where one or two cows are kept for private family use. Wherever this breed has been introduced on this continent it has been found superior for rough ranges, and this importation will greatly benefit the cattle interest of this country, as our hill and mountain ranges will always furnish a large share of the pasturage. It is not unlikely that also they may be found most profitable on the valley farms, as they mature a year or more sooner than other breeds, are good feeders, take on fat rapidly, and in England, especially in the city of London, the beef is con- sidered the best in the market. FISH. The trip of the steamer Edith to the fishing bank near Halfmoon Bay was postponed until to-morrow (Sunday) when better weather is to be expected. From Pescadero it is learned that fair catches of trout have lately been made in that creek and the late rain should bring grilse into the lagoon there as is usual in other seasons. We were a party of three enjoying sport on Butte creek Saturday afternoon last. Fish — principally bull-head cats — are plentiful, though small. Caught 170 large enough to eat. If one likes to fish where "bites" are numerous Butte creek is the place; but if you want to haul in young whales, take our advice and go to the Sacramsuto. Catfish weighing from three to twelve pounds, are plentiful in that stream and take the hook freely. — Qridley Herald. At a special meeting of the Fish Commissioners, held in Sacramento last Saturday, Commissioner Buckingham pre- sented for immediate consideration the written proposals of Livingstone Stone to supply the head-waters of the Sacramen- to river with salmon. After due consideration the proposals and the importance of immediate action, on motion of .Com- missioner Dibble, President Buckingham wuH authorized to accept the proposals contained in Livingstone Stone's letter to Commissioner Buckingham, dated September 20, !SS3, and also in a letter addressed to Commissioner Dibble, and was requested to give to the matter his personal attention, in Order that the contract supply should be had and a proper distribution be male of the young salmon. The Marysville App* aX says that Fish Commissioner Dibble and Agent McDonald talk of restocking the Feather river with fish. Now that the water has recovered its purity, there seems to be no reason why the Feather could not bo made a good trout stream, except that the water is perlmpsa little too warm lor them in summer. •JS] .tiqopo ' • -;j opt rUHMdBjr— 'B)89UB jo i-iqiuun dSiv\ o aqom oi spedxe pun "nam jo essod aqj jo sftrvqo aavq \\iw s.iii'e siqs^saOQ 'BSBjanoo ui-n[K lm" 'omnog 'wfajj ui BAti] qsg oqt} SniptjoiA am otjM ampo pun asauniQ uo pitJiu hi istssa oj A'lijoqH ii.uop oS |[ia\ prro 'A'QpieqsoX* jtbau otp n.ttop rao-Tj dn orauo uraq9appag leaorasraiuioo qsy Deave's Bier Score. The cricket match at Oakland, last Saturday, was honored by the presence of Mr. Stanley, the newly appointed British Consul, who acted as umpire. The Occidents won the toss and were first to bat, Benjamin aud Theobald going on to bowls. Things went along in the customary manner until E. B. Deane went to bat, at which time the score stood 3 wickets 14 runs. Deane commenced to play very carefully, only hitting at safe balls and then playing down. After while he began to warm np his spirits, rising as those of the bowlers were correspondingly lowered. When he had the bowlers completely demoralized he hit freely, and doubles and trebles began to decorate the score book. Bristowe, Aitkeu, Cookson aud Kip faded away, and still Deane was bright and fresh, aud the proud legend "not one" was attached to his name when Mr. Sanderson aud the last of the Occidents had fallen. Deane is emphatically the best all-round athlete and by odds the best cricket player in this city. He is a superior wicket keeper, fair bowler and the safest bat of all the Coli- fornians. As a rule he does not make large individual scores, but by safe play, breaking down the bowling and keeping the other men in, he is really the chief factor in makiDg up totals.. He is a fast runner and always on the alert to steal a run. Banner, one of the best of the Merion bowlers, was away; and Hill, from over anxiety at the start, was not as successful as usual, and gave up the place just when his nerves began to get steady. Ben Benjamin bad a sore hand. The Merions had to postpone their inning until to-day. Consul Stanley is a precise and experienced um- pire, and it would not surprise any one much to see one of the Occident's crack bowlers "no balled," unless he some- what modifies his rather eccentric style of delivery. The score of the Occidents stood as follows: Fraser, b Theobald 2 Carr. c Jones; b B. A. Benjamin l ■Waterman, low; b Ben Benjamin 10 Purdy, c B. A. Benjamin; b Theobald 0 Deane, not out 45 Stiiart, c Matbieu ; b Ben Benjamin ]3 Bristowe, run out 8 Sanderson, c Ma tbien; b Ben Benjamin 13 Cookson, run out 3 Aitken, b Matbieu ] Kip, b Matbieu 1 Extras 10 Total 107 A Cruel Revenge. Some time ago an old squatter boarded a railway train for the first time, and was naturally very solicitious concerning the distance he had to travel and what time he would reach his station. The conductor was very curt in his replies to the old fellow's questions. "Wal, about what hour by sun does your contraption git thar?" "I don't know." "You know whar the place is, don't you V "I suppose so.:! "Wal, can't you give me any sorter idee about the — go on, then !" he continued as the conductor left him. Several weeks after the conductor with several railway con- temporaries, went out to the mountains on a fishing excur- sion. Losing their road they stopped to inquire the road to Blue Creek. The farmer met them at the gate aud after a satisfied shake of the head, as though a long-looked -for op- portunity had come, he invited the sportsmen to get out of the wagon. "We haven't got time," said the conductor. "We merely wanted to learn the nearest way to Bine Creek. Can you give us the direction?" "Oh, yes. I've been living here for thirty year, an' have catched many a fish outen the creek." "Well, which way must we go?" "Lemme see. Thar's several ways. The finest fish ever tuck outen that water was snatched out by my son Ike. a'n't it, Ike?" turning to the boy. "Yas, pap." "Wasn't he lively?" W"Yas, pap." "Here, old man, we've got no time to fool aloDg with yon Which direction shall we take?" "Wall, the nearest way is to take down that holler yonder, an' keep down it till there's a high bluff on each side. The walls of the bluff will kittin' closer an' closer, but arter a while they will widen out. Then you'll be right at the creek." "At a good place?" "The place where Ike snatched the whopper. Ain't it Ike?" "Yas, pap." "Didn't he make you prance like — "Drive on!" demanded the conductor. "We can't fool around here any longer." They turned down the "holler," aud the wagon ran over the rough stones with a series of concussions that seemed to keep the railroad men in the air half the time. The old man and Ike watched the wagon for a few minutes, aud then laughed boisterously. "Come on," said the old man; "we'll whip aroun' an' git thar fust." And they started over the hill ait a rate of speed surprising for an old man to attain. The wagon proceeded until precipitous walls between the mountains rose on each side. The passage grew narrow as the wagon advanced. Darkness came on and the great walls frowned upon the now anxious party. Finally the wagon hubs grazed the rocks, and then with a shock the vehicle stopped. "This beats satau himself," said one of the conductors. "Here we are stuck and we ean't get out except by the hind gate or climbing over the mules. Can't Jurn around. Blamed if I know what we'll do." "Say down there," called a voice from above. "Hello, we're stuck," exclaimed the squatter's conductor. "How can we get on?" "Dinged if I know. It's a pity, too, for about ten miles from here is where Ike caught the whopper. Ain't it Ike?" "Yas. Pap," "Didn't he make you prance?" "Yas, pap." "Say, you old scoundrel," called the "squatter's conductor, "what made you get us in such a trap?" "Don't reckon you recollect when I rid on your train; I knowed I'd eel yon. in this neighborhood Pm knowed as old Pi/.en Bill. I came to Arkansas 'fore the sun ri/. and I'm gOin' to stay here (ill arter she BOtS, Don't BOSS me. I'll roll B rock down on you. What time will you come t<. your get- tin1 off place, do you reckon . You say it don't smell satis- factory down thar. Beckon not, "fur you are in the biggest buzzard rOOBl you I WjI seed. Well, call by and see me when you git out. Good-night.'— .1 rkansaa Trhvt I- r. 1883 £hc |3vcctlev and j^poiistnatt. 21u SHEEP. The "Wool Tariff. Congressional proceedings and the manner in which laws arc made affecting the great industrial pursuits of the United States are a matter of mystery to all except those who have resided at Washington for a length of time, and who have closely inspected the stream of corruption along which all legislation floats. Ordinary folks imagine that to change a law or pass a new one all that has to be done is for some member to introduce a bill which is then discnssed on its merits, and accepted or rejected according to the temper of the House and Senate. No greater error conld be made than this. All the real work of Congress is done in committee, and especially so is this the case in matters pertaining to special legislation, tariff questions and all matters which need information. As every one knows, these committees are made up from the principal adherents of the Government in the order of party standing and influence with the Speaker of the House or the President of the Senate. The first gen- tleman named on the committee is the chairman of that com- mittee. Committee work involves an enormous amount of labor, and the eagerness with which it is sought can only be accounted for on the theory that committee men make the work pay. The existence of half a dozen powerful lobbies at Washington is sufficient proof that there is work for the lob- by to do; the enormous bank accounts to the credit of these lobbyists in Washington banks prove that they use a good deal of money, and the fact that chairmen of prominent com- mittees generally leave Washington far richer thau they enter it is proof that they get most of the money spent to influence legislation. When the chairman of a committee or any mem- ber of it presents an amendment to a bill or advances any proposition with the remark that he "hopes the committee, unless they have very powerful reasons to the contrary, will vote for it," there is a tacit understanding that there is some- thing in it for the advocate of the measure and the ethics of committee workforce all the members to fall into line. Only one reason is considered valid for a contrary course; that is when the measure is of vital local importance to a committee- man's constituents, and he is forced by local pressure to vote in a certain way. To violate this rule of the courtesy of committees would be to antagonize most bitterly the mem- ber who advocated the measure; who would certainly be re- venged by opposing every measure offered by the recalcitrant one until the offense had been expiated. A committemau is bound to keep up the record of revenge and he does it with- out a particle of feeling and simply because it is necessary for his protection. Thus Aldrich and Mahoue may be the best of friends socially and politically, yet, because Aldrich has refused to vote for a measure in accordance with Mahone's expressed desire, Mahone will oppose Aldrich's measures even though he believes them to be good and proper. While every committeeman has a power of revenge in his hands, the chair- man of comittmee has an extraordinary power, and when he indicates strongly his desire to have a measure pass or a re- port adopted, boldrndeed is the member who dares to oppose his wish for such t ivial reasons as a principle or right. This is the secret of thereduction in the wool tariff; the power of the Chairman or President of the Tariff" Commission. At the time when Consul Charles Kahlo reached Washing- ton he found the place literally crowded by the variou= lob- bies engaged in influencing tariff legislation. The iron and steel men of Pennsylvania, the sugar men of the South, and the New York and Brooklyn refiners, the shipbuilders, the carpet men, the paper men, the woolen goods manufactures and all the other leading industries dependent upon protective tariff had large aud powerful lobbies pushing their claims, and though working for different objects, ready at a mo- ment's notice to pool issues and make a long and strong pull . for mutual benefit. There was an enormous surplus in the treasury in spite of vast appropriations made apparently with no other view than to exhaust the funds of the United States. There was no mistaking the fact that the people were looking with suspicion upon the collection of vast unnecessary sums of money, and the leaders of the Government backed by the geueralsentimeut of the country determined upon reductions in the tariff*. It was a sop to free traders and tariff for reve- nue only men. It was a stopper on the cry of extravagance, and generally speaking, "the correct thing to do." "Where was the reduction to be made ?" That was the rub. Every in- dustry represented in the lobby was fighting to stave off the evil from itself and foist it upon something else. In the midst of this internecine strife, DauYoorhies, the emmissary of Consul Kahlo, appeared on the scene, garbed as a white robed messenger of peace.and crying aloud to the people "hear ye, hear ye, 'I have panacea for all your ills." The lobby was hushed and Yoorhies unfolded his scheme. "Reduce the wool tariff," he cried. "It will hurt no one and be of great benefit to all. It will please the Australians and make more plenty our trade with them. They have done much for us, let us do some little for them. Their wool does not compete with American wool at all. Lo here is Charley Kahlo and he says so, and the San Francisco Examiner and Post, they too say so, and the President of the National Wool Growers' Association says so, and there is no man to dispute the fact." Then the lobby took counsel and they said, "he "speaks words of wisdom, let us make this wool business the scape goat. We will reduce the protective tariff on wool 20 per cent. This advice was reported to the President of the tariff Commission and he too said, it is very good. Now this gentlemen occupied a curious position. He was then, and had been for years the paid attorney of the woolen goods manufacturers and their lobby. The woolen goods manufac- turers naturally wanted to get a raw material as cheap as pos- sible and also desired to have as high a tariff" as they could get on woolen goods, so Kahlo He Yoorhies' propo- sition was right into their hand, and no one conld realize that better than their attornev, the President of the commis- sion. The President of the National Wool Growers' Associa- tion was ten per cent a wool raiser and ninety per cent a woolen goods manufacturer, and so he saw profit in second- ing the exhortation to reduce the tariff on wool. But as it chanced, the Tariff Commission had already reported to the Finance Committee of the Senate, and the Ways aud Means Committee of the House, a bill which left the wool schedule as desired. The Senate committee had accepted the proposal as to raw wools, and raised the tariff on manufactured wool- ens from thirty-five to forty per cent ad valorem, or, in other words: On the class of rhinnels, blankets, etc., the Senate's action raised the specific duty 2 cents per pound on goods valued at 30 cents per ponnd, above the rate recommended by the commission, and in addition changed the classification in the most important division from SI per pound valnatiou to 80 cents per ponnd, advaucing the rate of duty 5 per cent ad valorem, making it 40 per cent ad valorem in place of 35 per cent on goods whose valnatiou is from SO cents to SI per pound, and adding 5 cents per pound specific. An exactly similar change was made in the class embracing women's and children's dress goods, etc. The specific duty was reduced from 50 cents per ponnd, the rate under the old law, to 35 cents per pound, while the ad valorem rate was at the same time advanced from 35 per cent to 40 per cent on all goods weighing over four ounces per square yard. Thus the Sen- ate committee gave the wool growers a tariff of from 20 to 25 per cent ad valorem, while the woolen manufacturers were protected by a duty of from 50 to 60 per cent. The Senate committee at the appeal of Yoorhies recommended the bill for passage as they had amended it, while the House Com- mittee on Ways and Means recommended the bill as origin- ally proposed by the Tariff' Commission. Then came the President of the Tariff Commission with a supplemental re- port advising the reduction on wools, and stating that it had been accepted by the President of the National Wool Grow- ers' Association," and stilting that the press and people of the whole country favored the reduction. The tinkered bill finally passed the Senate, but so late that it could never have been reached before the end of the session in tne usual order. But the lobby and other evil influences were at work. It took a two-thirds vote to take it up out of the regular order, and that could not be obtained. Then the chairman of the Com- mittee on Rules forced his committee to report a rule that a simple majority could take this bill from the file any time during the session for the purpose of non-concurrence and the formation of a conference committee. This rule passed the house by a strict party vote. Yoorhies engineered this job in fine style, backed by the oombiued power of all the lob- bies at the Capital. How "the work of the conference commit- tee resulted is well told in the following report made by I <:1- umbns Delano and A. E. Sprague, a committee chosen for that purpose by the Ohio Wool Grower's Association: "Your commitiee labored assiduously to impress the great danger of this action upon leading members of the House, assuring them that in a conference committee the probability was extreme of an agreement without adequate protection be- ing given the wool growers; and, as the event proved, here was where the great mistake was made by our friends. - The committee on Conference was made up of five Repre- sentatives, Messrs. Speer, JIcKinley, Kelley, Haskell and Carlisle, three being protectionists, and five Senators, Messrs. Morrill, Sherman, Aldrich, Mahone and McDill, Messrs. Sher- man and Mahone being supporters of the wool-growers' inter- ests. This conference committee soon agreed, the only change in the wool schedule being an increase of the duty on cloaks, dolmans, jackets, etc., to 45 cents per pound, and 40 percent ad valorem. Their report was passed by both Houses received the President's signature, and became a law." The lobbies had all pooled their issues, Kahlo's work was done and the wool-men were the scape goats. What has been the effect of the wool tariff reduction every grower can see in the reduced price offered for his wool, and the utter stagnation of the wool market. No statistics are obtainable as yet on the increase of importations, for suffi- cient time has not elapsed to make any procurable data of any value. The San Francisco Custom House figures show how utterly unreliable any statistics based on less than a full year would be. During the year 1SS2, 2, 155, S 14 pounds of wool were imported into San Francisco. During July, Au- gust and September of this year the Custom House books show only an import of 5, 196 pounds, or less than one-tenth of one per cent of the average import. And this for the reason that the three months named are nearly the last three of the Australian year, and just preceding the new clip. (TO BE CONTINUED.) The Mendenhall Sale. The Wool-Growers' Convention. A large number of representative wool-growers from vari- ous sections of the country, met in Chicago, Sept. 24th. A meeting was held at the Grand Pacific Hotel, on Tuesday, in response to a call issued from Columbus, O., Sept. 5, "for the purpose of conference and organization." The conference was called to order by W. H. Cowden of Ohio, aad John McDowell, of Pennsylvania was elected tem- porary chairman. M. J. Lawrence, Ohio; S. C. Gist, West Yirginia; W. A. Harriott, Pennsylvania; and Matthew An- derson, Wisconsin; W. F. Wilder, Colorado; and George Youle, Illinois, were elected Yice Presidents. The usual committees were appointed, and then followed an address by Hon. George L. Converse, of Ohio, in which he arraingedthe National Wool-Growers' Association for its action while the tariff was undergoing revision by the late Congress, and Mr. Garland, President of the Association, for his action as a member of the Tariff Commission. This brought up the whole question touching the action of Mr. Garland, and also of Mr. Markham, secretary of the associa- tion, and a somewhat bitter and acrimonous discussion ensued, in which Mr. Garland and Markham were alternately arraigned and defended. Then followed pleas for harmony and con- cert of action. The organization of another National Asso- ciation was depreciated as a measure tending to foster dis- cussion, and destroy the influence which would follow con- certed, united action. Finally after a good deal of bickering, the opinion seemed to prevail that no independent organiza- tion should be attempted, and a committee was appointed, consisting of three delegates from each State represented for the purpose of nominating officers for the National Wool- Growers' Association. In this carcusor nominating Commit- tee, the States of niinois, Ohio, Kansas, Vermont, Indiana, Texas, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania were represented. After a good deal of dis- cussion the following ticket was agreed upon: Prestdent, L. C. Delano, of Ohio; Secretary, W. G. Markham, of New York; Treasurer, C. H. Beall, of West Yirginia, these nominations being regarded as a sort of honorable compromise between the warring factious. — Breeders' Oasu tie. In other words the woolen manufacturers partially cap- tured the convention which does not appear to have been a representative one. "The coming cow" is causing a good deal of speculation as to her race lineage and capacity. It is very improbable that this anxiously expected animal will be much different from the past cow, of any particular breed or kind. Mankind vary so much in their tastes, and one man is so particularly averse to doing what the others may do, thai things will id- ways be as much mixed in regard to cows as to style of lens- es and wagons, or to the way uf managing farms. So that it is probable that the coming cow will be as the "Id cow has been, and the present cow is. There will be a little Short- horn for size and beef; some Dutch and Ayrshire for' milk; some Jersey aud Guernsey for cream; and a good deal of com- mon native stock for convenience- -/.' no Gazette. Henry Miller has a force of about fifty men at work near Soap lake, digging a canal, for the purpose of reclaiming some 600 acres of tule land around the lake. The canal, when completed, will be somewhat over three miles in length, and about eigtity feet wide at the top, and wiil connect Soap lake with the Pajaro river near the railroad bridge. The objeel is to keep the waters of the lake at theirprescul level, | iug the usual wiuter overflow. Martin Mendenhall of Livermore who has been known for many years as a raiser of fine trotting and work horses, has decided to go out of the business. He has leased his ranch and has put his stock in the hands of the San Francisco Horse Market, to be sold at auction without reserve on Thurs- day, October IS. S. C. Bowley, the well known stock auc- tioneer, will do the selling. A representative of the Bbkbdeb and Sportsman visited the Mendenhall ranch last w< made a thorough inspection of the horses. Livermon have long been celebrated in Sau Francisco, for the reason that they are raised on a gravelly soil, aud consequently have better ami harder feet thau horses raised on marsh land or adobe. The Liverni ire hay is also said to have extra nutri- tive qualities, but perhaps the real reason for the popularity of Livermore stock is that for many years the farmers in that district have raised a superior class of animals aud have shown great enterprise in importing line stallions and brood mares. The horses are nicely broken, the colts all halter broke aud there is not an unsound or vicious animal on the place. Some of the colts have remarkably fine pedigrees and give promise of beiug fast trotters. We notice them in the order in which our representative looked them over. Xewland's Hambletonian, who figures frequently in the pedigrees is by Spreckel's Speculation a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, dam Martha Washington, (dam of Whipple's Hambletonian , by Burr's Washington son of Napoleon. Speculation was the sire of cli li Crown Point 2:24a, and Oakland Maid 2:22. Belle Alta whose name appears in the catalogue as Bella Alta and whose name is properly Bell Alta is a son of Belmont from an unknown dam. The Mendenhall Morgan -Messen- ger stallion is well known in Livermore as a getter of fine road and work horses. The first colt shown was a yearling bay by Xewland's Hambletonian — Phaeeola. Phaceola was bred "by Mr. Rose of Los Angeles by Silverthreads — Minnehaha. She was sold in foal to the late Dan Cook for $2,000 and at the Cook sale went for §1,075 to Mr. S. Hart. This foal by Xewland's Hambletonian was dropped on the Cook place and by agree- ment given to Mendenhall. Mr. Cook thought so much of the colt that he offered $500 for it before it was old enough to remove. Yearling b c by the Grand Mo ?r, dam Coiisande. Corisande, whose name by the way is catalogued as Cora Sands was a celebrated mare, by Iowa Chief son of Green's Bashaw, dam unknown. She trotted at Sacramento in 1S7S and there made a record of 2 :24L Her colt by Grand Moor took first premium at Oakland Fair, and well deserved the honor for he is a fine, large, handsome animal, with the true trotting action and every appearance of coming speed. B. c two years, by Xewland's Hambletonian — Corisande well broken and gentle, has shown a very fast gait, and has an ab- solutely perfect trotting action. He is an enlarged edition of his yearling brother and cannot fail to make a fast one. Br. m, four years, by Bell Alta — by California Abdallah, well broken, can trot better than 2:40, and made a mile out ni 3:20 the first time she was speeded. She is a natural trot- ter, low action, free from interfering, and altogether a mosfc promising trotter. B staUion, five years, by Bell Alta — by John Lemon, a son of old John Lemon, who, Mr. Mendenhall says, was a thor- oughbred, but his name does not appear in the stud book. This young stallion is a trotter, has shown three minutes in a big-shafted breaking cart, and promises well. B c, two years, by Bell Alta, dam by Abdallah, well broken, fast trotter. Seeing this colt move around the paddock gave the impression of tremendous undeveloped speed. Though loose and excited by the presence of a playfully kicking mare, he struck a square trot, which he never broke and with tre- mendous strides dashed around at a truly surprising rate of Ch g, four years, by Bell Alta — by Whipple's Hambleton- ian, thoroughly broke, nice gaited and fast. S m, five years, by Bell Alta— by Whipple's Hambletonian, can show 2:45. Trotted in 3:05 as a three-year-old, at Pa- cheo District Fair. S f, two years, by Bell Alta — by Marnbrino Battler, shows promise of becoming a fast trotter. S. m, seven years by Mendenhall's Morgan-Messenger — unknown, has a record of 3:20. Ch m 10 years, by Whipple's Hambletonian— unknown, and colt by Xewland's Hambletonian. B m 5 years, by Bell Alta— by Langford, well broken, nice gait. B c, by a son of Ethan Allen — grand dam by Lexing- ton. B m, by Marnbrino Rattler. Brood mare, by Abdallah— by Black Hawk, a son of David Hill aud colt by Xewland's Hambletonian. S c 3 years, by Bell Alta— by Black Hawk. Brood mare, 13 years, by Langford, dam by Belmont, and her full sister 11 years. Brood mare, by imported Hercules, dam unknown. In addition to these about 85 head of road and work horses. mares and colts will be offered. Among them are some extra fine road teams, and some large work horses. All the stock is young, well broken, geutle and fit for immediate use iu the city or country. The railway runs close to the Mendenhall pasture and the colts are used to the engine. The big work mares are an extra good lot, tough aud hardy, made up from crossing road and draft stock. The auctioneer's instructions are "to sell without reserve." Foreign Turf Notes. "Plunger" Walton paid 500 guiueas for a yearling chestnut colt, by Reverberation, dam Lady Blanch, by Voltigeur, at Doncaster on the morning of the St. Leger. The youngster was bred by Mr. Augustus W. Savile. Lady Blanch is the dam of Lilian, who, as a five-year-old. in 1874 won seventeen Queen's plates out of thirty-one, run at distances averaging from two to three miles and five furlongs, in some of which she carried over 14H pounds. The Champagne Stakes, live furlongs and 152 yards, von by Mr. U. Peck's bay filly Superba, was run iu 1:16 3-5. Ar- cher rode the winner, who won by three lengths, "pnlling double." The value of the St. Leger. won by Ossiaiiot) the 12th iust. is £4,725, making his total earnings up to date 17. IS9. The St. Leger last year was worth a.. ~>(m, and her total earn- ings £14,114. Iroanis* total earnings when he won the St. Leger in 1 S-S 1 was dE18,772. ' tesian is a hay. with a bald face and a white near hind heel. He stands 15 hands 3 inches, ami is not remarkable for greal substance, whili cs: 'He is just a trifle oorrow in front, with well-placed shonlders. He girths well in bo depth behind bis ellww s and stands true all ronu I Open feet." 216 Jglte gfceecta; nut! j^pcrvtsumtt. Oct 6 rttAtq and jpparteman. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN PUBLISHING CO. THE TURF AND SPORTING AUTHORITY OF THE PACIFIC COAST. OFFICE, 508 MONTGOMERY STREET P. O. Box 2603 Five dollars a year ; three dollars for six months; one dollar and a half for three months. Strictly i?i advance. Make all Checks, Money Orders, Etc.. payable to order of Breeder and Sportsman Publishing Co. Money should be sent by postal oned. A orand looking matron as she stood in the bright sun- shine, and it did not require a very fervid imagination to think that she realized the merits of her progeny and felt no tremor at the result that must fol- low the meeting. At some other time will be given a description of this Queen Dowager of the tracks, who now shares with her nearly sister-in-blood the honors, and what else could be expected from the genealogy, ac- cording to the stud book it stands thus: Midnight, grey mare, foaled lboj, bred by R. A. Alex- ander, Woodburn, Kentucky, by Pilot Jr., 1st dam, Twilight, by Lexington; 2d dam, Daylight, by imported Glencoe; 3d dam, Darkness, by Wagner, 4th dam, by Sir Richard; oth dam, by Ogle's Oscar; 6th dam, by im- ported Knowsley ; 7th dam by imported Diomed. What a supreme carper it must be who denies the ef- ficacy of thoroughbred blood in the trotter when Maria Russel can point to Maud S, Nutwood, Cora Belmont and Midnight ; to Jay-Eye-See and Noontide. The first 1883 %\xc grtcdct* and jKjxortmtxgtt. 217 named stand : 2:10£ for Maud S, 2:18;} Nutwood; 2:24£, Cora Belmont. The others, Jay-Eye-See 2:10;}, Noon- tide 2:20£. Still sitting in the wagon the colts were led out, and it is safe to say that never before, even at Palo Alto, was there such a display. Yearlings that looked like two- year-olds and those of the latter age, horses in appear- ance. With all the size and substance so much quality, and, as the records will show, accomplishing more this year than ever before. It was a lively ride from Palo Alto to San Francis- quita, a trifle down grade, to take away some of the drag of the heavy weight behind them, though the mares flew along as though it were a feather. Only taken off from the pasture field a few days before, the near one not yet dried up after suckling, and Bracelet having run for years without feeling the weight of a strap, and yet many of the crack road-teams wculd be puzzled to keep up. "While in rapid motion the aching of the bones was not felt, afterwards every joint groaned. A dose of quinine pills, which Mrs. Seale proscribed, allayed the trouble, but not enough to overcome the desire to get home; the cherished visit being postponed to a future time. Rain was falling as the train reached the summit, and the glimpse of the Paiefic, which we had promised Mrs. S — at Ocean View — was obscured by a thick mist of va- por. It was pouring down when the city was reached, and at Oakland there was a stream to wade throngh from cars to sidewalk. Santa Cruz Fair Association. The Santa Cruz Fair Building Association has issued a call for subscriptions to its stock, with the following prospectus- t "The Santa Cruz Fair Building Association begs leave to call your attention to the fact that it is engaged in the con- struction of a fair pavilion on the south side of Bridge street, in the city of Santa Cruz, on a tract of land containing three and three-quarters acres, which has been purchased for $2- 500. Of this amount S500 has been paid from the proceeds of last year's fair, and the remainder will become due in IS85. The cost of the pavilion, so far as contracted for, is §2,700. It will take §5,500 more to complete it as designed. When done the main building will be 52 feet wide, 30 feet high and 120 feet long, with galleries on the sides 10 feet wide. On each side of the main building there will be a hall, 22 feet wide by 120 feet long, and in the rear there will be a conservatory and green house, 22 feet wide by 96 feet long. The rear part of the lot will be devoted to the exhibition of live stock, and will be amply provided with suitable sheds. The grounds on the sides and in the immediate rear of the pavilion will be laid out in promenades, flower-beds and lawns, with choice shade trees, fountains, rustic benches and arbors. All this work will be done as fast as the means at our command will permit, and when completed and the money paid in by our share-holders has been returned to them, it is our purpose to dedicate this property forever and without cost for county fair purposes. The capital stock of our Association is $10,- 000, divided into 400 shares of $25 each, of which 100 shares have been subscribed for. The fair of the Association will commence on October 10,and continue four days. The exhibits promise to be fairly representative. From President J. H. Burnham and Secretary C. H. Ecklon, of the Folsom Sportsman's Club, we have re- ceived an invitation to be present at the Third Annual Encampment of the above Club, which will be held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 17, IS and 19, 1883, near Dugan's Station, on line of the Sacramento and Placerville railroad, leaving Folsom by regular pas- senger train, "Wednesday, at 8:50 a. m. The invitation concludes by saying, "Bring gun, blankets and neces- sary toilet requisites only. An invitation plain as day that the Club intends to do the thing up in style and find the groceries. On the corner of the card the initials P. R. V. P. call for a reply, which we hope will be accepted through these columns, as it is our invariable rule to an- swer correspondents in this way only. If alive and well and able by hook or crook we will be there; if we are kept away we hope that one of our Folsom friends will send us a sketch of the fun. By the way, the Folsom Club surely numbers many gentlemen who know more about a dog than the appearance of that absurd brute on the back of their card of invitation would indicate. "We asked the kennel editor what breed it was. He said that as nearly as he could guess it was by a bad engraver, out of a whisky bottle, with a double cross of "pothunt- ers' pets." He is probably a strain of one of the breeds ennumerated in a book entitled "A Jewel for Gentrie," and published in the sixteenth century, which speaks of bastards, mongrels, leniors,* kenets, terrours, butchers' hounds, dunghill dogs, trindel-tailed dogs, prychercard curs and ladies puppies. Queer Fancies. Speaking about the St. Julien- Jay-Eye-See race, of last Saturday, a weekly paper, which claims to be an authority, says that St. Julien made his record of 2:114^ in California. He did not. At Oakland, in 1879, he trotted in 2:12|. It was at Hartford, August 27, 1880, that his record of 2:11£. was made. Many yet hold to the opinion that the grandest cereal of all can, by some occult, malign influence, be changed into the worthless chess. In our boyhood's days we were surprised to hear several farmers, in a district in which we were engaged in surveying, account for the use of the wooden moldboard plow on the plea that the iron brought briars into the field. The first telegraph wires were held by the same astute logicians to kill the deer, and the rattle and roar of the steam cars blight the crops. There are just as singular reasouei*s among those en- gaged in breeding and training horses, and many adhere to old-time superstitions with an obstinacy that is almost sublime. With all this bigotry in old ideas, there has been such wonderful progression that the great feats of a quarter of a century ago have sunk into insignificance. Every year shows the fallacy of some of the opinions that swayed men at a comparatively recent period, and yet there are those who adhere to them, notwithstanding the facts that are so completely established as to be be- yond controversy. Thirty years ago when the breeding of trotters began to assume a specific basis, there was, of course, uncertainty as to the proper commingling of blood to produce the desired animal. At that period the situation was nearly analagous to that of the production of the racehorse two centuries ago. The Barb, Arab, Turkish and Spanish horses had admirers, and as great an authority as the Duke of Newcastle with all his pre- delictions for the Andalusian, was forced to admit the Barb presented the best characteristics for speed at the gallop. The Arab, he stigmatized, and describes the Markharn Arabian as follows: "He was a bay, but a little horse and no rarity for shape, for I have seen many English horses far finer. Mr. Markharn sold him to King James for five hundred pounds, and being trained up for a course, when he came to run, every horse beat him." The union of blood, however, resulted in the most perfect of the equine race, and the shape for rapid locomotion superior to all others. Those who advocated a fresh admixture of the blood of the thoroughbred — and there were few who did twenty years age — were thought to be very far away from the truth. The Canadian ponies and the Morgan was held to be the superior type, and even when the son of the thoroughbred Mambrino began to show that there was a superior formation for fast trotting, the "chunky" punched up ponies found advocates. And now come the two fastest trotters that the world has ever seen; so closely allied to the blood horse that all other mixtures ire overshadowed, and yet, the same old cry is kept up. Maud S and Jay-Eye-See are very nearly of the same blood. The sire of the first by a grandson of the thor- oughbred Mambrino, his dam by a son, and the other by the same horse, and his dam by a son of the sire of American Eclipse, and the grandam by the great com- petitor of Eclipse when the shouts of sixty thousand spectators welcomed the victor sixty years ago. On the paternal side of the brilliant stars of the trotting firma- ment there was a potent mixture of " blood," on that of the dam, the second remove brings us to the two greatest racehorses that ever "tramped the American turf." Thus runs the genealogy of the horses that have inscribed 2:10£ and 2:10|onthe pages of the trotting calendar, and with many others of the same near consan- guinity to the thoroughbred to give greater force to the lesson. Surely the queer fancies in the respect must undergo a change, and the clamor of getting too much " hot blood " be restricted to those " who mil not be convinced." The proof is nearly as clear as an incident we heard related a few days ago. Af riend was telling how he bought hisfirst pair of spectacles. He was in company with several men whose hair was becoming tinged with gray, when a traveling oculist joined the company. Se- lecting the relator as most likely to need his wares he inquired if he did not want to buy. "No," was the response, " I can see better with my naked eye." " If I can convince you that I can furnish you glasses that will improve your vision will you buy them?" was the reply. "Certainly," our friend responded, thinking that was a safe proposition as it rested with himself to acknowledge improvement. A dozen pairs were spread on the coun- ter and the salesman placed a pair on his nose and handed him a paper. " Can't sae with these at all," was the answer. These were quickly changed, another and another trie 1 until he admitted that he could read with the last one3 applied. Another change was made and our friend glancing at the paper replied "Why, these are the worst of all." "Take them off then and look at them," repeated the seller, and when he did they were only spectacle bows without the semblance of glass in them. He bought the spectacles, but we know of many who would lack that much candor, and then swear that they had no need for artificial aids to their vision. Before and After. The list of colts remaining in the Embryo stakes, one, two and three-year-olds to be trotted the first Saturday in November will be published next week. In view of the failure of St. Julien to beat his compet. itor, it will be interesting to read the following editorial from the N. Y. Spirit, written before the race commenced: "The circumstances of the race justify this extraordinary interest. Even in non-sportive circles the name and fame of St. Julien have been familiar for years. In 1879 he won the crown of King of the Turf by trotting the then fastest mile on record, 2:12^. His campaign in 1SS0 was a wonderful one, and merits recapitulation. Juue 10, at Detroit, Mich., he trotted in 2:17}, and June 11, at same place, in 2:16], 2:16i. June 24, at Ionia, his time was 2:1S|. July 22, at Chicago, he showed three heats in 2:17f, 2:18.}, 2:160\ for the two miles. At the beginning of the third mile Eole ran out and at the quarter led by three lengths; but he gradually came back, until at the three-quarters they were again lapped. Coming up the stretch Eole again ran out, and he finished the three miles with a lead of three lengths, the mile having been ran in 1:53£ aud the three miles in 5:44, which is seventeen seconds slower time than Eole won the Autumn Cup in. For the fourth mile Eole gradually increased his lead until reaching the three-furlong pole, when he acted as if he was about to quit, Bushwhacker almost reaching him. But with a shake up and a cut with the whip he came away and event- ually won b3r eight lengths in 7:43i. There was no applause at the end of the race, and both horses returned to the pad- dock apparently somewhat leg weary. Thus Mr. Gebhard is the fourth subscriber to the Great Long Island Stakes that has had a claim on the Woodburn Vase, and with a fair pros- pect of ultimately owning it, which he will do if Eole can win it next year. Certainlyat the present time there does notseem to be any other horse now in training capable of going the distance. ST-MMAKV. F. GebbanTs b h Eole, 5, by Eolus, dam War Song, 114 lbs "W. Donolnie 1 G. B. Bryson's Bushwhacker, aged, 111 lbs Lewis 2 Time— 7:43A. Fourth renewal of the Great Long Island Stakes, for all ages, at $250 for starters, with $2,500 added, of which $500 to the second, and the Woodlawn vase (presented to the club by the Dwyer Brothers}, to become the property of the sub- scriber winning the race for two years in succession. Horses entered January 1st, to pay §50 forfeit; by June 1st, §100 forfeit, and by September 1st $150 forfeit. Closed with 14 subscribers, of which 11 were made bjr January 1st and three by September 1st, five-year-old and aged horses to carry 114 lbs.; four-j'ear-ohls, 10S lbs.; three- year-olds, 95 lbs.; sex allowances; foor miles. [Note. — G. B. Bryson won a claim to the Woodlawn vase in 1882 with Bushwhacker]. The Coney Island Jockey Club offered to give 82,500 addi- tional to the horse or horses beating Lexington's record of 7:19!| made at New Orleans in 1S55. Pools. — No pools sold. Betting. — IS to 1 on Eole and 13 to 1 against Bushwhacker. Won by eight lengths. Mutuels paid $5.75. — New York World Sept. 23. Racing at Willits. It. Jones has signified his intention of running against Ludboct end Masterson ns challenged, the former from scratch and the latter at four yards. The fair of the 12th District Association was held at Wil- lits, Mendocino county last week. The attendance was larger than had been seen at any previous fair of the Associ- tion and the exhibits iu all departments showed a correspond- ing increase of interest. The following summaries cover the races of the first three days: ■Willits, Cal, Sept. 24th.- Running; free-for-all two.year-olds. Puree 8125; SI 05 to first; $20 to second. Haifa mile. H. Willits' ell f Valentin.-, 1 .y I'ilot Jr.— unknown 1 J. O'Farrell's ch c Jimmy.... 2 J. Felton'a ch f Slfllis, by Cosmo • Time 57 •Bolted. Some day — Running; Purse 8160; for all ages. Three-quarters ol a mile G. Pacheeo's br g Garfield) by Langford— by Lodi l H, W i Hits' I) h Ironclad, by Iron wood — Viola 2 Win. Htirriti* b y Stonewall 'A Time— 1:22 Sept. 25th,— Trotting; purse 8100; for all two-yrur-olds. Half mile heat«. Geo. Ellis' b m AnuieS 1 1 II. T. Hutch's hr c Frank 2 2 L. II. MtlKk'S" \> "I !■' ■■:-"■ it a diE Time -2:001. 2:0OJ, [tunning; for all ages. Purse 8200. Haifa mllo. <;. Pocbeco's b i Dairy Maid, by Shannon Myrtle, by Lodi 1 Wm, Harris' b g Stonewall 2 Time Sept 2Sth. Tn tting; pnrse 8160. H. A. Eldred's Kangar ■ l. ■> l l VVllbcr Pierce't Wild Bill -. . l :i 2 1 i T. ri.-nin 3 2 3 Time Same Day Rnnnfng. Puree 1126. QuarL r . Geo. Donnell'ita in Glpsey.... I bill1 g Bin) . .." 2 Ward adams' b in Fear! , , , :t Time— 26. The Oregon State Fair opened, on the 17th ult., with good attendance and fine weather, although the usual showers came at intervals during the meeting. The following are the summaries of the racing: OttEOON State Fair, Salem. Sept. nth— Breeders' Trotting Stak^. for two-year-olds, G-itths to first, 2-utlis to second. l-9tb to third ; Domina- tions closed April 2d. Chas. Russell's b c Metropolitan, by Echo; dam by California Tenbroeck 1 2 1 Jay Beach's b c Oneco, by Altamont; dam Belle Prince, bv I loble ■* l 3 J. T. Apperson's bib f Black Bess, by Rockwood; dam by Paul Dr. Mack's b f Souvenir, by Alwood; dam by Bell founder dis Tuos. Richmond's cb f Battle B, by Napa: dam by Pathfinder., die Time -H:u0, 3:00, 3:00. Pools, Metropolitan, $15; Oneco, $10; Black Bess, $5; Souvenir, $3; Hattie B, $2. Sept. 16th; running— free for all; Purse SaDO: 81".0|lo first: 950 to ->-- coud. Three furlongs. W. Johnson's ch g Bogus, by Opbir— by Imbrie's Ueenain. 11.1. pounds (McCaugbJ 1 James Bybees' br m Mayday, by Woodburn — by Rifleman, 111 pounds' *. (Newell) 2 E. Adamsou's b g Honest John, by Humboldt— by Rifleman, U'l pounds (Kinney) u Lady Mac aud Snip unplaced. Time 3CA. Pools, Honest John $20, Bogus $IC, Mayday $14, Lady Mace $«. Snip $2. Won by a head. Same day— Running; flee for all; purse $250; $200 to first, $50 to Bec- ond; three-quarters of a mile. J. A. Porter's ch m Trade Dollar, by Norfolk — Eva Ashton. aged, 111 pounds Newell 1 W. G. Scoggin's br g Jim Merritt, by Langford — Sweetwater, aged, 111 pounds Reuicks 2 Wm. Thompson's ch g Lost Boy, by George Wilks — by Rifleman, aged, 114 pounds Kinney :) Red Oak unplaced. Time— 1:15*. Pools: Trade Dollar §20; Jim Merritt $20; Lost Bay $5: Bed Oak S3. Won easily. Same Day— Running; free-for-all two-year-olds. Purse $300; $200 to first, $100 to second. Five furlongs. J, Young's ch c Dr. Lindsay Jr., by Dr. Lindsay— Rosa Mansfield 1 T. Swick's b c Big Klickitat, bv Mo'ntana— bv Lummux 2 Time— 1 :07i. Dr. Lindsay Jr. was a strong favorite, and won easily. Same Day— Trotting; Breeders' Stallion Stakes for horses owned in Oregon or Washington eligible to trot in 2::i"i class; mile heats, it in 5; S10U entrance, S5u payable June 1; half forfeit; $Ht0 added; first horse 6-9tbs, second horse 2-yths and third l-'.ith. Jay Beach's b li Altamont, by Aliuout. dam by Brown Chief.. 12 11 C. A. Hogoboom \s ch h Mt. Vernon, by Champion Knox, dam by (ioodyke 2 1-2 2 TIME. Quarter. Half. Three-quarters. Mile. 1:21 2:Ul 2:42 First heat Second heat.. Third beat . . Fourth heat. . 311 as 1:1C 1:53 ■2 :3S 1:10 1:53 ■1 M\ 1:17 1 :.'.j 2:8«J Pools— Mt. Vernon $50; Altamont §20. Sept. 19— Running, free for all. purse $500, $400 to first; $100 to second. One mile and a half. J. A. Porter's ch m Trade Dollar, by Norfolk— Eva Ashton aeed. Ill pounds Newell I J. Young's l.i h Bank Roll, by Dr. Lindsay— Rosa Mansfield, 1 years. 108 Pounds Reuicks 2 T. Swick's b h, Lindsay Irvin, by Dr. Lindsay- -by Norwich Aged, 114 pounds MeCatigh 3 Time -2 :i._ Pools, Trade Dollar, $40; Bank Roll, $20; Lindsay Irvin, §6. Won by ten leugtlis. Same day. Trotting — Breeder's Trotting Stakes, for three-year-olds or under, mile heats. :i in 5; S45 eacb , $>J0lJ added; nominations closed April 2nd. Six-ninths to first, two-ninths to second, aud one-ninth to third. J. Beach'3 b f Veuela, by Almout, dam Tecora, byCassi as H. Clay Jr 1 1 1 L. B. Lindsey's ni f Com H. by Kisber, dam by Pathfinder 4 3 9 Dr. Mack's b f An Revoir, by Alwood, dam by Bellfounder 3 4 U Hogoboom first, $250 to second, $150 to third, ami (100 to fourth horse. SAME DAY. For all horses that have never heaten 2:28. Puree $500, mile beats, Hin.5, in harness ; 8250 to lirsl,$l25 to second, ST.ri to third, and $50 to fourth horse. Entrance 10 per cent, of purses; i or more to enter, 3 or more to start. National Rules to govern. Entries close with the Secretary, 1435 California street, Mon- day, October 15. T. W. HIN'CllMAN. Secretary. S. C. BOWLBY, Manager and Auctioneer, SAN FRANCISCO FOR SALE. Thoroughbreds OP ALL AGES. ENCJUIKE OF m:\uv walsh, Sup't Running Horse Dep't Palo Alto Stock Farm. Horses and Mules FOR SALE. SEVENTY-FIVE IIEAI> of Horses and Mules, suitable for farm and plow work. The mules are all young, California bred, and will average 950 pounds weight. Apply to W. L. ASHE, Merced .Merced County, Ca MARKET, NEW MONTGOMERY ST. H. I KOMl!i:it<;, Proprietor. Thursday, - - - Oct. 18, SPECIAL SALE ..BY ORDER OF... Martin Mendenhall, AT HIS RASCH, OXE Mill: riCO.1I 1.11 IKllOltl , 100 Head Trotters, Work Horses and Brood Mares. The above stock comprises the get of Newland's "llamhletonian," be by "Speculation." Some from "Belle Alta," some from the "Grand Moore." some by "Ethan Allen." Also, some by the Stallion raised by Mr. Mendenhall from Blake's imported horse. TERMS OF SALE— All sums of $300 and under, cash; all sums over, ninety days, with good endorsed notes. Purchasers desiring to attend the sale, will take the 7:30 a.m. train and arrive at Livermore, at 10 a.m., where conveyances will be on liand to go to the ranch. Lunch will be served. S. C. BOWLEY, Auctioneer, HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CALL TOUR attention to my new patent hand- made shoe. I guarantee to cure any horse with bad corns or con- tracted heels by using this shoe. 1 also guarantee to cure any horse with quarter cracks, interfering, speedy cutting, paddling, thumping and hitching, or no charge. Horses sent lur and returned. .1. .*„« < AIlllOV "The Horseshoer," 351 Third Btreet, between Fol ■"in and Harrison. 25m3 Whitmans Combination , HALTER-BRIDLE. THIS HAI/TEB TAKES UP TO FIT ANY HOUSE, AND IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT WITH AN ordinary pair ol reins you have a complete bridle. ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING ARE MADE ON THIS PLAN. For sale by J A McKERRON PTTHE TRADE SUPPLIED. 230 and 232 Ellis street. Sole agent for the Pacific Coast. LINES OF TRAVEL. C i . lx. Xv. TIME SCHEDULE LINES OF TRAVEL. SUNDAY, - - SEPT. 30th, 1883. Trains leave, and arc — 5:15— •6:15—6:45— *7;15. (REEK ROUTE. FROM SAN FRANCISCO— *7:15— 9:15— 11:15-1 ;15- 3:15—5:15. FROM OAKLAND— •6:15—8:15—10:15 — 12:15 — 2:15 — 4:15. •Dally, except Sundays. {Sundays only. "Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph 4 Co Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F. A. N. TOWNE, T. H. UOOPMAN. Gen. Manager. Gen. PaeB. & Tkt Agt, BROAD GAUGE. TIME TABLE. COMMENCING MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883, AND ONTIL FURTHER NOTICE, Fassenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Framisen Passenger Mep.it iTownsend Street, belweeo Third and Fourth streets i as follows: DESTINATION. I ARKIVK K. V. 8 :30 a M tfi :30 a m 10 :40 a m • 3 :30 p m 4 £5 p m •5:15 p M 6:30 I'M {11:45 i*m 6 : 10 a h •8:10 a M 0:03 All * 1 n :« c a m *3;3fi r V tl;59 V X 6:00 i- M 17:5.1 |:l5pN . :30 , Ml' 10:40 a m • 3 :30 p M 4:25 pm ! Santa Clara, San Jose and I [ Principal Way Stations, "j i u 10:40 a mi) Gilrov.I'ajaro.Castroville, 1 i *3:30p m' )' Salinas and Monterey. \ I in -in a u1 f Watsonville, Camp Goodalhf i «st„l SAptos.New Brighton, Sequel-', i 6-M 1 M| >iCaiiii»ra].itolaiA-SantaCriizH 10:40 a Ml Soledadand Way stations (Sunday Excursion) •Sundays excepted. tSundavs onlv. ITheater train, Saturdays" only. Stage connections are made with the 10:10 a.m. Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8:30 a. m. Train. Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to PeBcadero, Monterey, Aptos, Soquel and Santa Cruz; also to Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturday and Sunday —good to return on Monday — to S'anta Clara ol San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, ?4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 35, and to principal points between San Fran- Cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs, 86. Sunday excursion tickets to either Montcrev or San. ta Cruz, and return, ?3. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend street, and No. '*) Fourth I'rize Fifth I'rize 10 00 sixth Prize 35 ■■> Seventh Prize .... :oi 00 Eighth Prize ji 00 Shooting to lie governed by the rules "f the State Sportsman Association, excepting ti-.-s— lirst ties to be shut kit t«ent\.si_\ yards rise, single bird. All subse- quent ties to be thirty-one yarns rise, single bird, Entrance fee, SIS 00. Entrances to close with Sec- retary on Thursday, October 15th, at 8 p. M, B. II. I5l"RTO>, Secretary. F oundatLast GOLD SEEKERS FRIEHO l-urHEWCASt --.■READY CASH a the >rid- r fails. World Jlig co.ttt NassauSfc MewYork. ATTENTION ! Hunting Season at Hand 0VR LINES OF RIVETED AND OTHER Hunting Garments are complete. The latest in HUNTING COATS, CARTRIDGE VESTS and HUNTING PANTS, at prices lower than ever. We .^ll your special attention to our line of SHOOT. ING BOOTS, made r>l the best pare gum, and our grain leather SPORTING SHOE, adopted by the principal shooting Clubs. H E A 1MI I' A R T E R S HUNTING GARMENTS GREAT IXL, CORNER OF Kearny and Commercial Sts 33L No K ranch Stores. "£S THE WHITMAN SAODtE. Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their celebrated goods. SADDLES FOR ROAD. RANl'H OR PARK JOSE, With, or without tlte California horn. TRAINING* SADDLES-! Ladies' saddles on hand or 1 made to order in special styles, vfjip-- - f THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Trees, / AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, KITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, 230 and 282 Ellis street. SOLE AGEXT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST. WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED Riders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, 330 and 939 Ellis St., Sole A^ent for Purine coast. THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MA T A GREA T CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them w" any other. JOHN A. McKERRO> 230 an 232 Elila Surest, Sole Agent for the r 224 'Ixc Sjtaeedev and ^jrxndtsttmtx. Oct 6 RfSe f-AdjiiBtin-) lyl^ AWSON'S U. S. ARM, Suspensory Bandages. A. perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed "free Sold by Druggists, S. E, U. RAWSOX, Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y . Sprung Knees VXD Cockled- Ankles Permanently cured by using Sparkhall's Specific. BEFORE USING. AFTEB USING Which does not blister or interfere with the horse's work. It strengthens the joints and tendons, restor- ing the limns to their normal condition. Has cured many cases of chronic lameness and muscular rheu- matism after other treatment had failed. Testimonials: From O. A. Iliekok. Esq., owner of St. Julien, "King of the Turf," San Francisco, CaL, June 8. 1881. I can with confidence recommend Sparkhall's Spe- cific to any one owning a knee-sprung or cockled- ankled horse, being fully convinced that it will cure those deformities without injury to the animal, 0. A. HICKOK, From Hon. C. M. Pond, Breeder of the celebrated trotter "Clingstone." Hartford, Conn., March 29. 1882. This may certify that 1 have used Sparkhall's Spe- cific in my stables, and consider it an extraordinary remedy, accomplishing in most cases all tliat is claim- ed for it. C. M. POND. The Specific is sold in quart bottles— price, $2.00, by WAKELEX A CO., SPOUTING GOODS. SENDTOR CIRCULAR OF-THE ' UG0WSK7 ' FLYING GLAYPIGEON PIERCE&CO.OAKtfCAL. AGENTS FOR THE PAC |F|OC0 AST. IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, RI- fles.pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting goodsof all kinds. G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. B5S Market Street. Repairs to order. Elevator. 12 Front stree .CHEAP'GUNS for THE PEOPLE* g GREAT WESTERN ^MtfewGUN WORKS, S "g?*^ Pittsburgh, g P'CTOSWL CATALOGUES FREE. 4 Rules, Shot Ouni, Revolvers, Ammunition, Seines, ..™, ^i'ishiDg 1 jck..-. JtoMra.tc. Mat C. O. D.Tor cxaatiuation. C Address 2yl GRE.IT western gin work Pittsburg, Pa. A CARD. WH. DAI I,Y. THE FIR ST SWIMMING . teacher on the Pacific Coast, is manager of the San Jose Swimming Eatlin, A rare opportunity is thus offered the ritizens of San .lose and Santa Clara to ac- quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have your children learn swimming from Prof. Daily. W. H. Woodruff, VETERINA R Y DENT IS T. Reference!*: Scott ,t McC'nrd, Fashion Stable ; Win. Gerhart, Ne- vada Stable; .1. M. Parker, Telegraph Stable; O. H ink- lev, Baldwin Stable; Col. Dickey, Bay District Course; r.' \V. Smith. H. McConu. J. C. "Simpson, J. P. Kerr, i itv; R. F. Simpson, A. GateB, Robt. Glover, G. Lap- ham, Oakland. Office at FashionStable,22i Ellis street. My New Catalogue For 1883, OF 1*1 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- bles, witli trotting statistic* up t.i .rh.se of 1 SSI', with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred trot- ting stock, now at Pairlawn stock farm, adjoining the city of Lexington. Kv., will he sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, aud to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, anrt 1 38 Head ol Promising Venn- Trotting Stock. consisting of young Btallions, fillies anrl roadsters most of tfiem sired by ALMONT, HAPPY nfSDIUU, ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JK., ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred IIKillLY-P.HEDMtOODMAUES. with the standard- ised and noted trotting stallions AI.MONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the Stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in Breeding anrl raising fine, highly-bred and Fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining just w hatthev want at FAIRLAWN. ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2:20, He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, made in 18*1: another with a record of 2:23^J; another with a record of 2:2K, made in 1SB2; another with a rec- ord of 2:2S'f., and a grandson with a three-year-old rec- ord of 2:2*5.'-;, the fastest ever made up to 1881. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:20'., to 2:30, a larger number than any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of his get with public r cords ranging from 2:15'v to 2:27J-J. No son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of bis get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam by Stock- holm s American Star: third dam by Red Bird, son of Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor- tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five trotters with records of from 2:23J< to 2:28;-:, all of lem being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new ues of their get to make records below 2:'10 and one to make a record below 2:20 Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, bv Hamlin's Almout Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27?.,', hy Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28^;, by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 18S2. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. A LM ONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at sir*) the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares, at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares in !Ss4 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. Thi-se prices will neither Vnj advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1,1383. Purchas- ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS AT EX- CTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IP PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED TSY THE DECHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Fllll w-ritten descriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or furthei information address WIIXIAM T. WITHERS. 2-13yl Lock box 392. Lexington, Ky. T ASHLAND PARK « ROTTING STU] NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. B. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is onlv for the stock he- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all times lor sale choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hanthletonians. Mambrino Chiefs. Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest, Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular. Bal- Bora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady aim is to possess nothing that docs not trace through the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses, along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or further particulars address 2-17yl IB. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky. O. C. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, OAKLAND, tAl. ALL CHRONIC DISEASES a specialty. Office and residence _llfi7 Washington street. References— A. C. Henry, F. K. Shattuck, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L. J. Rose , Los AngeleB. A. DE LABROUSSE, VETERINARY SURGEON. RADUATE OF ALPORT'S T College, Paris. Thirty years ^•m~"A of practice, Best of references. Cures guaranteed in all diseases of domestic .mil. i. ils. Office aud veterinary infirmary, 1135 Market street, opposite New City Hall, San Francisco. N. A. JI'DD. D. HICKS & COMPANY, I'atentres \ 13 19 MARKET STREET Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco. M. J. McCUE, Proprietor. Russ House, IOU9, Hill. IMlil and 101:1.1 Street. SACRAMENTO, CAL. M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING, newly furnished throughout, and with aU modern improvements. Table first class. Everything neat, clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully solicited. Street cars pass the house every Ave minutes SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, OCT. 13, 1883. SUBSCRIPTION" FIVE DOLLAKS A YEAK. SHEEP. The Need of Co-operation. In previous articles we have endeavored to point out the fact that in tariff legislation, the wool industry has been made to suffer for the benefit of the woolen goods manufacturers and the Australian colonies. From the former, nothing could ever be expected, but from the Australians some small return was looked for. It came last week in the following shape, as published in a newspaper of which one of the tariff agents of New South Wales' government is editor. The comments con- tained in the notice are doubtless the work of this gentleman. The New Zealand Government has passed an order prohib- iting the importation to that colony of "all cattle, sheep, horses, swine and goats; and also of fresh meats, skins, hides, hair, horns, hoofs, offal or other parts of any such ani- mal; and of all hay, straw and fodder, and of all fittings which have been used in the transport of any such animal" fromEu- rope, Asia, Africa America, and the islands of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The order excepts all animals shipped before December 1, 1S83. It is presumed that the measure is taken as a precaution against the introduction of diseased cattle from England. Why America should be in- cluded puzzles stock raisers of the United States, inasmuch as a lively trade in blood animals has lately sprung up between this country and the colonies. On the next incoming steamer is a consignment of Hereford bulls from the New Zealand Stud and Pedigree Company intended for parties in this city. These animals sold for $400 each and were to be followed by regular monthly shipments, arrangements for a distributing farm near Oakland having just been completed. It is thought an endea- vor will be made to have the order relaxed so far as it relates to the United States. "Why America is to be included? may puzzle the Post's edi- tor, but it does not puzzle us in the least. Quite lately the colonists have learned that Spanish Merino sheep from America are just what is needed to improve their flocks, strengthen and increase the fleece. This was about two years ago, and at that time the importation of sheep from America was forbidden in New South Wales. On special representation of the sheep men a number of lots of Merino sheep were admitted, and here in California we were looking forward to the time when the colonists would make all their importations from this State instead of going to Ohio and Vermont. The outlook was pleasing, but those who had most ardently desired the privilege of importing American sheep into Australia had soon got all they wanted, and some of them were even in a position to sell a few lambs to their neighbors. They had no desire, therefore, for any more American importations, and with the narrow-minded policy that has ever characterized Australian colonies on import questions they fell in with the raisers of stud Australian sheep in the opposition to Spanish Merinos. Each of the Australian colonies has a different tariff law and separate government. Thus, for instance, Victoria refuses to admit duty-free goods from New South Wales, and vice versa New Zealand or South Australia have tariffs, and import laws of their own, without any respect to the neighboring colonies. After the other colonies had agreed to prohibit the importa- tion of foreign cattle and sheep, New Zealand still stood out for a more liberal policy, but has at last fallen into line, and for the same reason that some ministers don't want to see fine clothes in church, simply because they don't want to see foreign cattle in Australia. The pretext that the new order is made to guard against the introduction of sheep or cattle disease is absurd, and will not be believed by any experienced person. From its earliest history Australasia has been a very hot-bed of sheep scab, and would be so now had the people not passed a law providing for the death and destruction of ail infected animals. They have the best cattle quarantine system in the world, and besides have the extra protection that a long sea voyage affords. They don't fear disease, but they do hate foreign competition. The men who ljave imported fine stock and bred it want to have the fine stock market all to themselees. They want to prevent others from doing as they have done. They want a monopoly of the business and will come pretty near getting it. So now the tariff tinkerers haveplaced this great country in a nice position. Australian wool is to come here by the ship loads and compete with our wools, but our sheep men must not send sheep to Australia to compete with their sheep. As usual America gets the worst of the dicker when dealing with a foreign government. Americans, like Consul Kablo, may have diplomatic talent to sell to foreigners, but no one at home seems to have any desire to fight against them. What is to be done about it? Aye, there's the rub. Nothing can be done until Congress meets, except that the sheep men can organize and be iu a position to carry on a defensive war, or an offensive one if they deem it necessary. There must be no mistake about what tney want done. They are the ones interested, and it will not do for them to rest their case in any man's hands. If they go to their representatives and say we must have thus and so, they all come mighty near to getting what they want. Politicians do not antagonize a large body of men unless there is a good deal in it from the other side and above all they do not work against local inter- ests. If Rosecrans, Budd, Sumner, Glasscock, and Barclay Henley come back from Congress without having done some- thing for the sheep men, not only will they suffer but their party will suffer, and therefore it behooves the sheep men to see that the State Central Committee, County Committee, the party organs, the and all the party whips are well advised of what they want done. If the sheep men of the whole country will do this they can get any legislation that they want, even to the passage of a law prohibiting the importation of Australian or any foreign wool into America. TO EE COXTIXTTED. Thoughts on Sheep Breeding1— The Merino- The most important thing in starting a flock of thorough- bred sheep is in the first purchase. The first start, right or wrong, is very apt to decide the success or the failure of a young breeder; thusthe most important step should be stud- ied carefully. Look well to the foundation of your flock; the mere fact of their being registered sheep is not sufficient proof that they are what we want for a foundation. The reg- ister, if carefully studied, is a god-send to the beginner in sheep breeding, To have a flock registered is to put its his- on record, so that one can see in ten minutes' time where any flock there recorded trace, see whether to two or three or four flocks, or to sixty, whether to flocks of good reputa- tion or otherwise. But instead of careful study, is it not a fact that one-half of the first purchases made are by mere ac- cident, or if studied at all, they figure to buy the cheapest registered sheep they can get. Can we wonder then that there are failures in sheep breeding? Is it not the history of many flocks throughout the United States that after being bred ten, fifteen or twenty years, they cannot be traced to blood of undoubted purity, and are consequently branded as grades or unfortunate thoroughbreds. I believe there is no business that so much depends upon the honor of men as the breeding thoroughbred stock. One of the first points of value in sheep is constitution; to obtain this we must have a deep prominent breast with broad shoulders; the second point is form; from the should- ers the back should he nearly on a straight line back to hips, with a broad bridge or coupling, with slightly sloping hip; a broad tail, with nearly a straight line from this point to hock; a broad flank with straight line from thence to forearm, with two or three neck-folds. If folded upon the body to be- gin about midway up the side and run well down under. Head bToad between the eyes, and face where not covered with wool, to be covered with soft velvety hair. In short, I would attain as near as possible to what breeders of Shorthorn cattle call a perfect animal. This form should be covered with a thick, even quality of fine to medium wool, staple from two to three inches in length, with a distinct crimp to the ends of fleece, where protected from the weather, with even coating over all; and with cap to come down about one and one-half inches below the eye and drop nearly square off: fleece to vteigh from twelve to twenty-five pounds. Breeding ewes at maturity should weigh in good condition, January 1st of each year, from 90 to 100 pounds. I know of some individual Merino ewes that weigh 125 to 135 pounds each. In sheep breeding, if we are not going ahead we are going back; we cannot float along with the tide and keep even. In selecting a stock ram the first point is to trace his back-breed- ing, and see that his sires and dams are all well-bred and good animals, as far back as possible, to the first importation if they can be. Right here comes the value of individual re- cords of our sheep; it enables us to see what we are doing. I can remember well of being scoffed at for keeping individ- ual pedigrees of sheep, before the State registers were started, and those same gentlemen said in my presence and the pre- sence of others, that they cared nothing for a pedigree of sheep farther than they carried upon their backs. Gentle- men, is not this contrary to ail principles of thoroughbred sheep breeding? Having given the first important points of a stock ram, I now proceed to the form. I would duplicate the form given of a middle ewe, but with heavier folds throughout; deeper in the flank with tracing folds on the sides, and upon part of hips; folds upon sides 6hould run well under the body, also two or three heavy collar folds running entirely around the neck; the neck should be broad and masculine from shoulder to horns ; the shoulders in a fully matured stock ram should be a little prominent or sharp upon the upper part ; fleece of full growth should be from two to two and one-half inches ; even over all parts of the body, and of a little stronger or coarser growth than upon the ewes, with crimp equally dis- tinct and an equal distribution of oil through all parts. The weight of a stock ram at maturity should be not let less than 150 pounds, and as much larger as we can get a good propor- tioned animal. It has been said that we cannot get an evenly covered sheep in a large one, but this charge I deny. We can produce as evenly covered and good quality of fleece as upon the smaller ones ; it has also been said that we cannot breed a fine fleece without a slender constitution ; this also I deny, We can breed any one point to excel or excess, if we give our attention to that particular point. But it is very apt to be to the detriment of others. — Michigan Farmer. Utah's "Wool Crop. One of the most important industries of Utah is that of sheep husbandry, which is growing in magnitude all the time. The Salt Lake Tribune says: This year the Utah clip aggre- gates 3,000,000 pounds in excess of what will be used by the various factories in the Territory, and by families who still make their "homespun." By improving the breed of sheep, better results are obtained, and men engaged in the business find that it pays to have the better grades of animals. The importation of fine bucks into the Territory has become quite a business. One carload arrived from California a few days ago, and the animals are being purchased by wool growers for their flocks. The French Merinos sell at prices ranging from $20 to S50 each, and shear from twenty to thirtypounds of wool per year. Some imported Shropshires produce even more wool, but it is of coarser quality. Some of these ani- mals weigh 300 pounds each, and are noble specimens. Ewes will produce larger and better lambs, says a writer, if they are in good, plump condition at the time of coupling. If not in fair condition they should be gaining and kept im- proving until they reach the desired condition; they will not breed well when loaded with fat. Those having lost their lambs or failed to breed are liable to become too fat to be- come sure breeders. When this is the case they should be placed on short pasture so as to reduce their weight. The use of valuable ewes is sometimes lost for a vear or two by allowing them to become tilled with fat. Such ewes are val- uable; their inclination to take on flesh readily is a good point, but requires guarding, that it may not impair their proficiency. Given a mare that is a fair milker, that is not overworked or abused in any way, and her colt ought to look fat and slick while suckling. It is often said, "That's a nice colt," of an- imals which, when a year or two old, are pronounced "mis- erable scrubs." Especial care should be given them at wean- ing time and soon after, especially if they are weaned late in the season. It is hard treatment to take a colt which has been having its dam's milk and good grass, and when cold weather comes on deprive it of the milk aud force it to de- pend on unaccustomed dry food. It is better to wean them while still on grass, if of reasonable age, accustoming them to grain at the same time, if this has not been done before, as it should be wherever this is practical. Oats we count the best food for colts, but corn may be mixed with this without injury. A healthful colt will withstand a good deal of poor treatment without seeming the worse for it, but this is not a sufficient reason for exposing them. Colts and young horses can be kept in fair condition in winter, oftentimes without shelter; but it is usually cheaper and every way better to give them good shelter, saving a part of the food otherwise necessary. Pleuro-pneumonia has broken out in Delaware, Chester and York counties, Pennsylvania, about 350 cattle being re- ported as affected. The disease was brought into Chester county from Baltimore, Md., by John Noble, who sold some Baltimore cattle in the neighborhood of West Chester. Dr. Bridge, the State veterinarian of Pennsylvania, is very confi- dent that he now has the matter well in hand, and that its further spread will be prevented, and (he disease itself thor- oughly stamped out within a short period. Maryland mn>f be made to rid herself of this plague by some meai soon, or else we should build a wall around her so 1 strong that cattle cannot pass it. It is alleged that J vania has been repeatedly infected from her within the past two years. 226 Ike SreecUr and Jipcilstum*. Oct 13 HEED AND SWINE. Swine Breeding-— Size and Vigor. Among the mistaken ideas it may be rated as singular that a great many men, sensible iu other things, do not judge correctly when they select young sows from a litter to be re- tained as breeders. Again, they often err by being too precipi- tate in increasing the numbers of pigs upon the farm, not having due regard iu maintaining size and stamina. It is in- finitely easier to mould our farm animals to our liking than it is to change the somewhat fixed character of our grains. Wheat, rye and barley have scarcely improved in size and plumpness during several hundred years. Still, as a rule, with nearly all others than the professional breeder — and many of these fall into the error — to breed from everything having a prdigree is the rule of practice. This may be less extensively practiced than formerly, as the range from which to till orders has become greatly ex- tended. It is not many years since- orders were booked for pigs long in advance of farrowing time, and the inferior specimens, even to the runt*:, were shipped in pairs for breed- ing together, m many instances both by the same sire, and very likely the dams were Lalf-sisters or full cousins. It has been a popular saying, started possibly by those having these to sell, that "a runt makes the best breeder." Physiology, the accepted roles of breeding, and daily experience, belie this saying. I am well aware that these dwarfed specimens have sometimes fallen into the hands of excellent care-takers, and in such hands, with an abundance of milk, supplemented by other rich foods, they grow apace and attain fair weight through being made fat; yet in such specimens the frame never attains the stature of the best specimens of the litter, provided they are fairly nourished. But without equal care and feed being given to both classes, I am well aware that coloring has many times been given to the saying referred to by the fact that a runt upon extra diet will outstrip in growth a better specimen if reared upon inadequate food. Any animal from which we expect ability to meet such re- buffs, and to wrestle with inclemencies, as we do the pig, should be bred with notable physical vigor, and when not so bred the idea that anything is good enough for a hog, and that he can be quartered the year ronnd with no better shel- ter than the sunny side of a rail fence, must be abandoned. A refined pig, like a refined horse, is a good thing to look upon; but the pig with too fine a bone is like the horse with a limb refined down to delicacy, ia that we do not expect the latter to hold up under a body of any considerable weight; nor do we expect him to stand the rough aud tumble of every-day ordinary service. The duties of maternity call for size and stamina, because these are necessary that the progeny may have something tangible to inherit, while they are equally demanded that the mother may have something to hold her up under the strain imposed by the pregnant state, and afterward while she is building up a growing litter. While she parts with her fat accumulations, these going out through the udder, thus nat- urally lowering the power to resist cold, it is quite essential that she have great vitality, something beside the fat, thus rendering her equal to any necessary changes, whether she have much flesh or little. Whatever the dam possesses in the way of constitutional vigor, whether in full or light flesh, the pigs will, from day to day, give evidence of having inherited. The notion held to by mauy, that breeding from sows while young is a sure mode of establishing a free milk-giving ca- pacity, is an error. That is to say, it is an error to suppose that to hold them from service till a year old, thus bringing the first litter at sixteen months, in any way lessens the ten- dency to free milk-giving. The sow bred at six, seven or eight months, as a rule, should not, and generally will not, bring more than five or six pigs at a litter. To bring more than stated is to exceed her capacity, and any number over six it is generally wise to destroy. On the other hand, if the vital forces of the sow are built up, giving her the size that belongs to a good specimen, at sixteen months, she is quite likely to briug, possibly not as great in numbers, but equal to the best in stature and vitality. All breeders of ex- perience know that for two reasons the pigs from young sows take on slow growth — (1) because of having eome from an immature dam; (2) from receiving inadequate nourishment. The young sow is approaching, but has not reached, her full capacity to secrete aud give off nourishment to her litter, nor will she until her own growth is pretty fully made. The milk glands grow with the growth of the body, even in advance of putting the sow to breeding, aud it would be just as proper to attempt to stimulate the digestive powers up to an abnormal capacity and activity as to attempt this practice upon the udder. For these reasons and others we could name it is much the wisest plan to retain the older sows as breeders, so long as their vitality remains unimpaired, and their ability to bring a goodly number of pigs at a litter, be- having in a becoming manner toward these, continues. The simple common-sense rules which govern us iu selecting seed for a crop of graiu apply lu the selection of seed from which to grow a crop of pigs. The veriest novice in farming selects out the most growthy ears to plant. To send these to the market, reserving the immature ears for planting, would be precisely in principle what is done by the man who feeds off the full-grown, mature brood sow, retaining par- tially grown, young things from which to breed. Mature sows are frequently fed up for slaughter at the time of their greatest value and usefulness, namely, at between two and live years old. For maintaining a stock of vigorous breeders and profitable feeders upon the farm, the broud sow, provided always that her capabilities and behavior are right, is never so valuable as between the ages named. 1 bring this matter up now, as this is the season for reserving young sows for breeding, and for consigning mature animals to the feeding lot. — OourUrg '•• ntU man. Texas Cattle Fever. The Department oi Agriculture has just issued an iniport- rl upon Texas cattle fever as affecting, aud likely to affect the entire South. The report presents some facts not heretofore recognizi d regarding the i stent of the disease, and places the matter in a very grave light. Dr. Salmon, who bos been making this subject a careful study for some time past, finds that the disease, which originated in Texa . eeint to have extended itself ovij ins of the South. The disease, which he proposes to eall the S rathern cattle fever, is shown to have invaded Virginia within a comparatively re cent period and to have advanced over so much territory as to ftffeot the inten 3ts of thai Stat.;. It has long l. ien known that cattle taken from any of the Northers States to some parts of the Southern States contract a disease which is very fatal to all but young animals, and it has generally been sup- posed that this was due to the increased temperature to which these imported cattle were necessarily subjected Dr. Sal- mon shows that this is really the Texas or Southern fever of cattle, and that animals moved but a few miles, if they are brought from just beyond the border line of the infected dis- trict, are subject to it and areaffected with just as fatal results as those from the Northern States. He also furnishes facts which demonstrate that the native cattle from parts of Vir- ginia where the imported auimals are known to die, if taken beyond these districts distribute the same fatal infection as has long been known to be carried by those from Texas and the Gulf coast. These facts, it is maintained, are exactly the same as those from which the conclusion was reached that Texas aud the Gulf coast were infected with a fatal communicable fever; and that, consequently, there is no more reason to doubt the permanent infection of a part of Virginia than there is to doubt the similar infection of those regious in which this disease has been universally admitted to exist. Indeed, the extensions of the railroad system in every direction, aud the greatly iucreased facilities now offered for the shipment of cattle, make it necessary to take precautions everywhere to guard against the disease. The report of Dr. Salmon shows very clearly that the infection of Texas fever is advancing over new territory, aud that many square miles have been overrun where the winters are quite severe, aud where suow and ice are by uo means uncommon. Heretofore it has been supposed that this degree of cold would infallibly destro3r the contagion, and prove an insurmountable barrier towards its becoming permanent in the more important cattle-raising sections of the country. Breeding Back. The most frequent exception to, or moditication of, the rule that animals resemble their parents is that they may, and often do, resemble their graudpareuts, or some still more remote ancestor, much more nearly than the parents. It fre- quently happens that some peculiarity of an animal, or even of a pair of animals, does not show itself in the immediate offspring, but is strikingly reproduced in those of a later generation. It is possible that the second appearance of the peculiarity was the result of like causes with those which produced the first; but, in most cases, it much more prob- ably is due to this modification of the law of heredity or in- heritance, which we have mentioned, and which is known as the law of reversion, atavism, or breeding back, as it is pop- ularly called. ' But little observation is needed to prove the fact that very many animals, human as well as farm, do more closely re- semble their remote than they do their immediate ancestors. Sometimes peculiarities reappear after having disappeared for several generations. As in case of direct inheritance, it should be kept in mind that anj- quality whatever may reap- pear— qualities good or bad — those relating to outward ap- pearance, size, form, color, or to traits of mind, tendencies to disease, even strange aud abnormal characteristics. It is not certain a given quality will reappear, but it may. The probability that it will appear rapidly decreases with the lapse of time since it was last seen. It is more probable that an animal resembles one or both of its parents than that it receives its peculiarities from its grandparents; and with each generation we go back the probabilities of reversion rapidly decrease, at least as rapidly, in ordinary breeding, as tbe number of ancestors increase. In all cases in which the reappearance of a peculiarity is properly to be attributed to breeding back to a former type, it is evident that the tendency to the production of this pecu- liarity has simply lain dormant for one or more generations; it has existed, but not exerted itself. Naturally this ten- dency is weakened with each generation in which it does ap- pear. Bnt if an animal possess some exceptional quality, xjiie not often found in animals of its class, the probabilities are against its being seen in its own offsprings, and if these do not manifest it, it is exceedingly improbable that those of the second generation will show it. Even if both parents possess the unusual quality, it is at least equally probable that there will be reversion to the common qualities of the class as that the exceptional trait will be transmitted. The conditions of life in which animals are placed, tend to the development of certain qualities fitting them for those conditions. If a class of animals has been kept for several generations under like conditions, they will differ materially from those kept under different conditions. There is always a tendency to, a probability of, young animals showing the qualities which we call natural to the conditions under which their ancestors have been kept, rather than any unusual characters which have been seen in the parents or some one of the more remote ancestors. We cannot always tell what causes reversion, but it is certain that placing animals in like conditions with those in which their ancestors existed often causes reversion to the peculiarities of those ancestors. It is evident that the probability or the possibility that ani- mals may resemble their grandparents or other ancestors rather than the parents, makes it important to select animals, as our breeding stock, which not only possess the qualities we desire and are free from those we do not like, but which have descended from animals like themselves. It is most im- portant that the parents be good; next to this that their pa- rents were good; less important, but still very desirable, that the Dareuts of these were likewise good, and so on for several generations back. If we know that all its ancestors for sev- eral generations were of good quality, we many even accept an animal which has some deficiency or unusual quality; but this should not be done unless no other course is open to us. If we wish to have a litter of white pigs, common sense tells us to see to it that the parents are white. Should wc learn that even tine of their parents was black, wo would not ln> certain of the result, and would feel there was a little doubt if we knew that even one of the eight ancestors iu the next generation back had been black. If wo have proof that itll the ancestors for four, five or six generations were white, we confidently expect white pigs, and would not feel troubled ifsomi one would show as that all the ancestry, ten years back, were coal black. — Bn eders' Oaa Ua . G * is one of the commonest diseases in the dairy, and in, nearly every case it is caused by negleot of the simplest precautions, a cow that has lost the use of a portion of the udder by au attack of garget may regain it in coming in the next time if proper care is taken. As soon as any milk is found i" the udder it should be drawn twice B day until the calf is cropped, when the calf should be permitted to suok three times a 'lay only till the udder is in good order. If the calf does not suck the injured quarter this should be milked out. It is always advisable to milk a cow before she oalves if there is milk in the udder and the udder becomes full and hard. — Dairy. , The cow that loses her milk should be milked three times a day. This is the best remedy. Cattle at the State Fair. The exhibit of high bred cattle at the State Fair this year was notable from the high order of the animals shown. Among the largest exhibitors was Gov. Stanford, whose dis- play of Holsteins and Ayrshires from the ranch at Vina was much admired by spectators and acknowledged by the society by the award of a gold medal for the most meritorious exhibit iu that department. The following animals were shown: IloKieiii Ilnlbi. Ajax, calved Oct. 21, 1SS0; sire Amato, dain Jeanette; (150). Othello, calved June 2*2, 1882; sire Suow Boy; dam Milla. Kurt, calved Sept. 21, 1SS2; sire Snow Bov, dam Camilla; (102). Othelbert, calved Nov. 6, 18S2; sire Snow Boy, dam Ca- melia. Gilbert, calved Feb. 16, 1S83; sire Ajax, dam Jeanetton. lioKu hi ('own. Jeanetton, calved Dec. 11, 1877; sire Kurt;(120) dam Jean- ette(150). Camelia, calved Sept. 26, 1S79; sire Kurt (120), dam Cam- illa (102). Juliet, calved May 5, 1SS0; sire Snow Boj\ dam Jeanetton. Maud, calved June 17, 1SS0; sire Snow Bov, dam Maid of Maylield. Metta, calved March 3, 1SS1; sire Snow Boy, dam Milla. Blanche, calved April 15, 1SSI; sire Suow Boy, dam Maid of Mayfield. Jeninna, calved Sept. 7, 1881; sire Snow Boy, dam Jean- etton. Carrie, calved Oct. 10, 1881; sire Amato, dam Camilla (102). Jane, calved Dec. IS, 1SS1; sireJDavid Garrick, dam Jean- etta of Los Angeles. Snow Drop, calved April 5, 1882: sire Snow Boy, dam An- nie Clifden (S3). Susie, calved May 27, 1SS3; sire Ajax, dam Metta. Beauty, calved May 2, 1S83; sire Ajax, dam Juliet. Ayrshire Bull*. General Sherman, calved April 10, 1877; sire Scarbora Chief, dam Katie. Douglass, calved May 22, 1SS1; sire General Sherman, dam Lady Scarbora. Menlo, calved June IS, 1SS2; sire General Sherman, dam Flora Douglass, 3d. Colorado, calved Aug. 3, 1SS3; sire General Sherman, dam Lady Scarbora. Ayrshire Cons. Flora Douglass, 2d. calved April 27, 1872; sire Edmond, dam Lillie Douglass. Lady Scarbora, calved March 2, 1S77; sire Scarbora Chief, dam Maria. Florence, calved Dec. 10, 1S70; sire Scarbora Chief, dam Flora Douglass. Mamie, calved 1SS0; sire Adonis, dam Maggie Douglass. Preeilla, calved June 15, 1SS1; sire General Sherman, dam Flora Douglass. Eudora, calved Aug. 15, 1SS1, sire General Sherman, dam Star of Peace. Dora, calved July IS, 1SS2; sire General Sherman, dam Flora. Felici, calved Aug. 12, 1SS2; sire General Sherman, dam Lady Scarbora. Anna, calved May 2, 1SS3; sire General Sherman, dam Star of Peace. Marks of a Good Cow. Those who keep but one or two cows naturally waut them for general purposes, do not want a mere butter cow nor yet a mere milk animal, but one which combines both in as great a degree as cau be found. Such cows are not plentiful, we admit, or at least, are not often for sale at a moderate price, so that when they are offered, it behooves would-be purchas- ers to be able to tell them. We do not believe in very small cows, nor yet in large, heavy animals, as neither, as a rule, are capable of filling the bill, the former too often falling short in the quantity, while the large ones are apt to run too much flesh to make them profitable dairy animals. The medium sized ones invariably produce the best results, and a heavy milker and a large but- ter maker is seldom fat, as the majority of the food she con- sumes is converted into milk and butter. The head should be fine and bony, with small horns, large mealy nose and shapely ears. The base of the horns and the inside of the ears should be of a bright golden color. We have never yet seen an animal with horns and ears well col- ored (golden yellow) which failed to make a fine quality of butter and highly colored. It is an unmistakable sign. The body should be of good size, aud tbe width and depth rapidly increase as it runs to the rear or hind quarters. The milk veins should be large and prominent, and the udder need not necessarily be large, so it is not meaty, but is very small when milked out. The teats should be of good size, and only have a single hole in each; we have seen quite a number with teats having two holes. The hair should be fine and soft, whilo the skin should be pliable, and almost as soft to the touch as velvet or kid. In color it should be tinged deeply with yel- low, especially on the shoulders and rtank and along the back. Color of the hair is rather a secondary matter, though the best cows are generally yellow, fawn, gray or white, with dark marks edged with yellow. Black cows but seldom prove to be good general purpose ones, though of course there are exceptions frequently met with. — Vorr. Maryland Fartm r. Grade Swine Profitable. By grade swine we here mean half-bloods, produced by crossing a pure-bred boar, of some of the established and well known breeds, upon the best oommon sows, the produce or offspring being grade or half-blood animals of great excel- l. n, - uniformly. Some might think the improvement oould thus be carried on indefinitely, by again breeding the best half-blood sows back to a pure-bred boar, but experience proves that such is not the ease in practice, n« matter what it may be in mere theory. Tin1 reason that, half-bloods are such profitable pi;:s for the farmer to raise, for market pui- ooses, is based on the fact that the refined qualities of the male are intensified and fostered by the natural healthfulnesB, vigor and strength of constitution of the oommon sow, and ill, same rule holds good with nearly all other kinds of live stock. Grade pigs of this kind are strong, vigorous and shapely, and not only are they of sound constitution cener- :illy, but they respond much more quickly to generous feed- ing and good care than any other kind of porkers, the pure- I n ,1 ones not accepted. Chester Whites, for a white breed, ■ ■: i I i kshires and Poland-Chinas for a black breed, are the one usually used for such crosses or grading, and farmers will find it to pay them well to keep at least one pure-bred boar for this purpose. 1883 Qhc ^vcctXcv awt JSnortswatr. 227 TUEF AND TRACK. Embryo Stakes. The following are the nominations still left in the Embryo Stakes for foals of 1SS0, 1SS1 and 1SS2. Subscribers can still pay forfeit of §2o up to Wednesday the 24th inst. The last installment is due ten days before the day fixed for the race, which is the first Saturday in November. After that time those not declared out will be held for the whole amount of stake, $100 on each nomination. In the stakes for foals of 1880 and 1881; now two and three -year- old, notices and communications must be addressed to Ben E. Harris, 1609 Washington street, for foals of 1SS1 to Jos. Cairn Simpson, Breeder and Sportsman. In all of the nominations in the name of Samuel Gamble, which appears as remaining in, Mr. Gamble claims exemption on account of the decease of Daniel Cook, who was the owner. This is a question which will have to be decided, but in the meantime the secretaries could not pursue any other course than to re port them eligible. Three-year-old Stake, foals or 1880. C. W. Welby— Bay View Maid. N. Graber — Sunday. P. W. Dillon— The Crescent. J. B. Tennent— Twinkle. D. Gannon— Gladstone. A. J. Packard — Elma. J' A. McCloud — Judge Patterson. H. W. Seale — Cal. Kellogg and Jessie Mav. W. H. Clark— Sir Walter and Cinderella." J. N. Quinland — Brevet. Wm. Hawkins — No name. G. "Withim — No name. C. Marvin — Wave and Sallie Benton. Two.year-old Slake. Foals of 1881. L. L. Frost — Eoscoe. David Colrose — Cresco. Geo. Wiley — Hortense. Samuel Gamble — Belnor and Princess. John B. Teunent — Pinole Jr. J. B. Haggin — Lafayette and Bluclier. Jos. Cairn Simpson — Antevolo. D. E. Knight— Nighthawk. Frank J. Button — Jessie Button. L. W. Shippee — Mockingbird. Palo Alto Breeding Farm (H. K. Covey, supt.)— Carrie C. M. Walsh— Alert. A. P. Whitney— Dawn. P. A. Finnigan — Christmas. Yearling Stake, Foals of 1881. Samuel Gamble — Capri. Samuel Gamble — Conde. Samuel Gamble — Crecy. Ben E. Harris — Arth ena. G. Yalensin — Dea. G. Yalensin — Punch. G. Vallensin — Ivy. Jay-Eye-See and St. Julien. From an early hour yesteraay atternoon a steady stream of conveyances of all shapes, sizes and capacity passed over Macomb's dam bridge, from the one-seated sulky of the selfish roadman up to the six-horse stage with its fifty cents a head load from the elevated railroad station. Between these ex- tremes came the various styles of rood turnouts, including those of the best known drivers, as perfect in their appoint- ments as they are exceptional in point of speed. As time wore on not even the gracious act of permitting the drivers to trot across the rickety wooden structure kept the entrance to it clear, and at half-past two and from that on to half-past three the block extended down the hill by Barry's and out on Central avenue. Once across the bridge it was plain sailing as far as the hill leading up to the driving Park gates until three o'clock approached, when the double line of vehi- cles gradually lengthened out until at one time it extended as far back as Gabe Case's. This was some slight indication of the sight to be seen inside the gates and never before in the history of old Fleetwood Park or as the rejuvenated Gentle- men's Driving Park has there been such an assemblage there. The first arrivals were principally the dollar division, and they took up their positions in the front seats of the grand stand, there to remain so as to reap the advantage their early appearance had obtained for them. At two o'clock the best portions of the stand were filled and the club house enclos- ure was beginning to be peopled pretty thickly. From that on there was a continual struggle for admission at the gates and at thTee o'clock, the hour announced for the commence- ment of the great trot, the sight was a remarkable one. Fac- ing the grand stand was a string of carriages in the inner field, extending from the head of the straight past the judges' stand and on well nigh to the quarter pole. On the rising ground in the centre of the field fully as many vehicles had taken up their positions so as to permit of their occupants, mostly ladies, obtaining a view of the entire race. The grand stand was filled to overflowing, there not being a vacant seat left in the vast structure. On the rocks in front of the stand every inch of space was filled, while down on the track itself the people stood in masses, extending from the stables to the clubhouse rails. Inside that reserved locality, the admis- sion to which cost S3, space was as much at a premium as in the less costly grand stand. The clubhouse balcony was filled with lady friends of the members, giving, by their charming toilets, a relief to the sombre crowd which covered every inch of the steps below and the grassy slopes on either side. Even this did not em- brace all the crowd, for beyond the drawgate to the north of the clubhouse, the high bluff was thickly covered as far as the grove at the head of the straight. Estimates varied as to ths number present, but it is probable that over fifteen thou* sand persons passed through the gate. The Raee. After the heavy rain of the previous night the track, as might well be expected, was very heavy. There was no life or spring to it, and extra fast time was out of the question. It was half-past 3 o'clock before the horses came on the track ready for the race, Jay-Eye-See being the first to come up from the stables, with Ed. Bithers seated in the sulky resplen- dent in his new purple silk jacket and cap. The little black came only racking as usual in his slow paces, but increasing his speed, soon broke into a trot, showing the same limp and throwing of the head which every one took for lameness when he was first seen at the Driving Club track in the summer. Hickok was not long in coming out with the big St, Julien, whose large, bony head never looked larger or bonier than when compared with the neat, blood-like head of Jay-Eye- See. The old horse came loping along, turning his gaze, as is his wont, toward the grand staud, as if looking for some friend or acquaintance. A few preliminary brushes on the part of each driver and then they proceeded down the track for the first score. First Heat.-- -Betting, S100 to $70 on St. Julien. The first time of coming up St. Julien was several lengths ahead; the secoud time he was only one length ahead, and Bithers nodded for the word, but did not get it. At the third score they came up strictly level and received the word. St. Julien went to the first turn at a good pace, and having the pole he drew out a length on the turn. This Jay-Eye-See recovered, and at the quarter there was no perceptible difference between them. Time, 33 seconds. They continued level to the nest turn, where St. Julien on the iuside again drew clear of the little black, but this was picked up again as soon as they got on the straight road to the half-mile pole, which they passed like one horse, the big St. Julien completely hiding Jay-Eye- See on the other side of him. Time, 1 rOSf . Rising up the hill St. Julien stiook off his opponent, and turning the point of rocks was two lengths ahead. Jay -Eye-See, however, was at the leader's sulky wheel at the three-quarter pole, and it was evident a race down the straight was j*et in store. Stride by stride the little black crept closer on the flying leader, and so little was there to spare that, as they passed the distance stand, Hickok had to call upon St. Julien for a further effort. It was fruitless, however, and getting up level in the last cou- ple of strides, Jay-Eye-See earned St. Julien to a break as he passed under the wire. The heat was given to Jay-Eye-See. Time, 2:20}. Second Heat.— Betting, SI 00 to S70 on Jay-Eye-See. St. Julien out footed Jay-Eye-See and squeezed into the pole go- ing around the first turn, and at the quarter pole was still over a length ahead. Time, 32J seconds. Jay-Eye-See was not sent along till he reached the far side, when he ranged alongside St. Julien in a manner truly surprising. He lapped the leader at the half-mile and then, fairly out-trotting him comi_g up the hill, was a length in front as they swung into the straight. This lead he held to the wire, and he won the heat with apparent ease. Time, 2:1SJ. Third Heat.— Betting, $100 to SoO on Jay-Eye-See. St. Julien led by half a length at the wire, but Either had no intention of letting him take the pole, so the favorite was forced along around the turn. He reached the first quarter in 33 seconds, with St. Julien level with him, but after that Jay-Eye-See shook his big companion off, and rounding the far turn was over a length ahead. From this out it was no race. Jay-Eye-See had the most speed, and Bither kept him just ahead of St. Julien till he had turned into the straight, when the new champion came away without an effort and won by four lengths. Time, 2:19. SCMMAKT. Gentleman's Driving Park, Morrisiana. N. T„ Sept 29. 1883.— Spe- cial purse 55,000; mile heats; best three in five. J. I. Case's blk g Jay-Eve-See 1 1 1 O. A.Hickok's bgSt Julien 2 2 2 First heat Second heat Third heat Quarter. Half-mile Three-Quarters. 3iile. 33 1-051 1:424 2:2l»i 321 1:061 1:43* 2:18* 33 1:061 1:43 2:19 X. T. Herald. New Tracks for New York. One of the most amusing of last winter's racing rumors were the number of new associations to be organized in the spring, the new tracks to be constructed, and tne general "layingout" the older racing associations were to receive at the hands of the new. The New Kockaway Association was to kill Brighton Beach, and force the Coney Island Jockey Club to shut its gates, or make it? purses thousands instead of hun- dreds of dollars. Monmouth Park was to be limited to two meetings of four days each by an association that would have a race track either at Hoboken or high up on the Palisades near the Hotel, while all were to be eclipsed by other race tracks to be constructed either at Hunter's Point or Bay Ridge. Of course no such race tracks were constructed and the Coney Island Jockey Club, Monmouth Park Association and the Brighton Beach Association still exist and have had more successful meetings than ever before. But rumor is again busy. The Hoboken Land and Im- provement Company have been approached, so it is said, with a proposition to change what now remains of the Elysian Fields into a race track. The scheme is a magnificent one. The track is to extend from the base of Castle Point, north as far as necessary for back stretch, a quarter or a third of a mile long, with a width sufficient for a mile track that shall be wide enough for the largest fields of horses likely to start. The stands and stables are to equal in dimensions and strength any yet erected in the United States or abroad, while for the accommodation of the great crowds a ferry will be established at the foot of West Twenty-third street, direct to the track, equipped with boats that can carry from 15,000 to 20,000 spectators across the river in an hour's time. The latter is certainly a very grand feature, for so far the want of sufficient transportation has curtailed the attendance at local race tracks on big days. The whole is a brilliant scheme. So far, the names of those that must do the work or subscribe the money have not been mentioned. Several gentlemen in- terested in the turf declare that they have not heard of the matter. The officials of the Hoboken Land and Improvement Company will probably say, if asked, that ttiey know nothing of it; and yet the antecedents of the company are decidedly of the racing order, for in the "twenties" and "thirties" there were but few races run in which Juhn C. Stevens, the grandfather of the present mas- ter of Castle Point, and one of the principals in the Hoboken Land and Improvement Company, did not take an important part. In fact, as the owner of the famous Black Maria he was known from one end of the country to the other, and it was to his memory that the Monmouth Park Association a few months ago established the Stevens Stakes. — World. Alterations at Agricultural Park. President Finigau, Directors Larue, (ireen, Chase, Hancock and Newton, the committee appointed by the State Agricult- ural Societv, to consider and attend to chances and improve- ments at Agricultural Park, held a meeting Friday afternoon. They determined to make the track a regulation track, having quarter-mile stretches and quarter-mile turns. The turns will be raised on a basis of a 2-20 gait, The Society has pur- chased the piece of ground at the northeast corner and will move the fence back on a line where the cattle stalls now are. The machinery halls, cattle stalls, chicken coops, etc., will be pulled down and the back stretch of the nice track will be nearer to the eastern line of the ground. They will arrange the stalls so as to concentrate all the live stock exhibits in the south end, or on a line with H street, and for this they have a space 300 feet the entire width of the grounds. The cattle stalls will be built around the first turn, and tiers of seats will be arranged on top, slopiug from the top of the fence up, for spectators. These seats will be free to all. Other stalls will be built on a line with H street, and be- tween these and the cattle stalls will be some cottage stables. The grandstand will not be moved, but the homestretch will be placed further into the field, thereby giving a quarter- stretch 2."> feet in width. The judges stand will remain on the same side of the course as at present — the left hand side. J. O. Pierson has been engaged to survey the grounds, pre- pare plans and specifications and to advertise for proposals. The estimated cost of the work is between $7,000 aud $S,000. Work will be commenced as speedily as possible. When these alterations are completed the Society will have one of the fastest tracks in the United States as well as one of the safest. — Bee. A Fine Race- One of the best races ever given on the North Pacific coas^ was run at the fair grounds at La Grande on the 21st. It was a novelty purse or $300, given in fifths for a dash of a mile and a quarter, or S50 for each quarter of a mile, except the last, which was $100, The entries were Captain Matlock's ch h Leamington, Gilmore's b c Forest King and Gentry's b h Patsy Duffy. Leamington was ahead at the first quarter in 23 seconds, aud at the half mile in -iOA seconds. Forest King led to the three-quarters in 1:15 and was beaten only a nose at the mile in 1 :4i by Patsy Duffy, who won the entire distance by three lengths in 2:10. In this race Patsy Duffy carried 116 pounds and ran the best race ever run east of the Cascade range, exceptiug, perhaps, Trade Dollar's great two-mile race at Butte City in October 1SS0, when she ran one mile in 1:45, a miie and a quarter in 2: 10}, mile and a half in 2:35 and two miles in 3i35| . Duffy has been a very good horse this year aud is doubtless able to go four miles in good company. It is said that a purse of 1,200 will be given at City View for a four-mile race if Duffy and Ordinance will enter. Perhaps some such arrangement can be made. May D., Lucky B. and Jocko will come up to run for the pnrse if two entries can be secured among the horses already in Oregon. What will the others do about it? — Orerjonian. Racine: at Quincy. The Eleventh District Fair was held at Quincy, Plumas County, during the week ending the 19th ult. The following are the summaries of the racing: Sept. 24th; trotting; three-minute class; purse *225. Byers & Gleason's v> m May Queen 1 1 1 D. Mclntvre's b g Plumas 2 4 2 C. TV. Cole's Senator 4 3 3 Sam Lee's b s Red Cloud 3 2dis P. G. Smith's blk m Black Bess dis P. L. Halstead's b g Slickens dis Time— 2:56,2:58. 3:00. Same Day— Trotting: purse §175; for three-year-olds; district horses. Byers & Gleason's b s Duster 1 1 H. M. Kingsbury's br f Dora K 2dis Hall & Howard's brf LouG 3 dis Time-3:52i, 3:10 Same Day— Running; purse $160; for three-year-olds ; district horses ; mile and repeat. E. V. Spencer's g g FarweH 1 1 Jos. Dyson's g f Fawn 2 2 W. Henderson's b g Honest Henry dis Time— 1-.57A, 1:57. Sept. 25th.— Trotting; pnrse §250, for 2:50 class. A. L. Hind's s g Setting Sun 2 1 1 1 Byers & Gleason's w m "May Queen 1 2 2 2 Time-2:42}, 2:51, 2:47], 2:49. Same Day— Trotting; purse §75; for two-year-olds; mile heats. C. H. Lawrence's s g Garrett 2 1 I Geo. Dougherty's g g Isaac M 1 2 2 Time— 3:51$, 3:54$, 3:554. Same Day.— Running: purse §75; dash of quarter of a mile. D. Nenman's g m Shepherdess 1 Jos. Dyson's gf Fawn 2 ■J as. McChotka'sb iu Fannie Woodward 3 Time— 24. Sept. 26th.— Trotting: purse §:(00; for 2:31 class. E. V. Spencer's b m Bell Spencer I 1 1 A. L. Hind's gs Alonzo Hayward 2 2 2 J. Q. Anderson's b g Fred B •' 3 :J Time-2::J7.t, 2:88|, 2:39, Same Day— Running; purse §140; three-quarter mile heats. Byers & Gleason's g g Peko 1 1 Jos. Dyson's g f Fawn - 3 D. Neuman's g ru Shepherdess 3 dis Time— 1:24, 1:25. Same day— Running-Purse § for district two-year-olds. Three- quarters of a mile. W. Henderson's b f Nellie 1 J. Dyson's g g Fiddler ' H. M. Kingsbnry'fl g f Lady Emma " •Fiddler and Ladv Emma bolted. Time— 1:37. Sept. 27th.— Trotting Purse §250; for 2:10 class. '. L. Hinds' blk s FrM Arnold 1 2 2 0 0 11 Bvers & Gleason's ff i.i M^i'/neen 2 110 0 2 2 Time -2:48,2:46ft, 2:45*. 2:46, 2:46,2:614, 2:40. Same day— Ruuning — Purse §175. Mile and repeat, C. W. Cole's cb m Nell Banta * 1 J. Dyson's b h Snuff Box '- 2 Byers Jc Gleason's g g Peko 3 3 Time— 1:64$, 1:52. Sept. 28th.— Trotting— Purse §325; free-for-all. E. V. Spencer's bin Bell Spencer 1 2 1 1 A. L Hinds' g s Alonzo Hayward 2 12 2 Time— 2:35|, 2:41, 2:32,2:37. Same day -Running-Purse $300. Two miles and a quarter. J. Dyson's b h Snuff Box 1 D, Neuman's Overland Pat - C. W.Cole's s ro Nell Banta 3 J. Q. Anderson's Llzze R * Time -4:55 Sept. 29th.— TrolttDg— Puree 9160. Milt heats. Byers k Gleason's w m May Queen * I \. L. Hinds's g Setting Sun - '-' Time— 2:40i, 2;4Q. Sameday-Running-PurseSlOO. One mile. J. Dyson's Snuff Box * D. N> mucin's Overland Pat « R. Johnson's Bob Ingersoll 8 Time— 1:624. Same day— Consolation Purse §50, for beaten horses. Half-mil' heats. D. Neuman's Overland Pat . J. McCbotki's Fannie Woodward J. Dvson's Fawn Time— Hi. 521. 228 %\xc grivdci' and Jipcrtsmaw. Oct 13 Butte City, Montana. ..3 . 2:41 1 dis. West Side Racing affloolauor.. Boll. City. Montana Sept Trotllng-Purse 8200. Throo-mltaolaas. Huntley & Clarke's b a Ben Lomond BamScott'e oh b Rancbero Owner's Brown Jim J H. Durgen's Bozemau Boy Timo-2:M,.2:«. 2:391. 2:11 Same da,-R.uinln,:-l'ursc 8500. Mllehoato. D. Covington'* cu f Gilt, by Top Sawyer J T Giliuor's b b RoB Frank I .- '■H'^toS&M;sw;s».W Same Day-Running; Parse |600. Two .mile.. Hun Iky & Preuitfs b m Lady Preultt. *. Ill lbs 1 .1 r '.limer'sbh Red Boy, aged, 121 lbs - D. Covington's blk fTbady, 3, 101 lbs... ..... ' Larkin i O'Mara's b g Narrow Guage. 1,111 lbs " Time— 3:12. Sept 22d.-Running; purse; 8230; half-mile heats. D. Covington's cbf Gilt, 101 lbs 12° Hundley* Prieutt'sbmBoulis, 114 lbs .. J * ' W G Palmer's eh c Bonnie Australian, 107 <•* -Klin's eh g Little W^lgj^ ; ■ • -.; ft; Same Dav-Trotting 2:50 class; purse S Hundley &' Clark's Kentucky Volunteer 1 ■ * J. H. Dnrgen's Happy Jack W. H. ltaymond's Commodore Belmont. Time— 2;82j, 2:12, 2:434. Sept. 23<1 -Running handicap; purse S250; three-quarters of a mile. D. Covington's cb gGill. 101 lbs.. \v , ;. Palmer's cb c Bonnie Australian, 70 lbs - L\ Wat kin's cb g Beu Anderson. 95 lbs 3 1 Time— 1:161. West Brefney Time— 2:424- Ram. Day-Union Stakes, for toals r,r 1879. by stallions whose get 13 issi;' closed with six nominations; value. 11.5. C 'stantord's b g Victor Clay, by Victor Mohawk. . ■•■•■■■■ 1 R. Dempster's bike Nero, by Startle-Lady Irwin, by Geo. ^ ^ j g S DiK.ttr3dgesbc\3lmer,bye»cb»lta-rjl.tirQaeen.byj q ? q Hambletouian . . . . . . ...... . - -_■ - - ■ ; -; -;• ■ — ,; Sams, lav-Mali Stakes -for foals 0118811:8210 each ; W°<> ■«£*$* Mr H W. T. Mali ; 850 forfeit to accompany nominal ion, Julj 1, 188. 850 additional forfeit May 1, 1883, and the ; remainder , 1BC I forfeit. Sept. 13, 1883- closed with 24 nominalious; value of Btakes S2„>00. Palo Alto Stock Farm's br f Hinda Rose, by Electioneer-Beauti- f ul Bolls, by The Moor Time-2:20. Same dav, Sequel Stakes, for mares never having beaten 2:40; condi- tions like Standard Stakes; value 8100. H. C. Woodmufs b m Smuggler's Daughter, by Smuggler, dam by ^ Mambrino pate ben "■ Time— 2:29^. Oct 4th-Hopeweil Stakes, for stallions that have never beaten 2:40: S^-m^tton!^5^ &>»^rt»*fi^ der Sept. 13; closed with 9 nominations; value ui au.i=»v»»-. H. C. Woodnutt's br s Challenge, by Dictator-Crop, by Pilot ^ by Dr. Syntax— Eunice, by 1 1 2 2 ,2:30. Same Day— Trolling: free-for-all; purse 5500 S. Scott's cb sRanchcro - G L Harvey's blk s Black Diamond Time— 2:231, 2:34\, 2:311, 2 2 2 111 112 2 2 The Lorillard Stallion Stakes. The Lorillard Champion Stallion Stakes, run at Louisville on the 29th, proved to be of little or no interest. The de tails are as follows: SUMMARY. Lorillard Champion Stallion Stake for three-year-olds; 8260 entrance for starter. ->10 575 added: 16 stallions at 8500 each, 88,000; two nomi- na.oS of stall on, dead. Value. 819,575. Eirst horse received 89,287.50; nominator of winning stallion, 88.28:. 60; second horse 81,000; nomina. tor of second stallion, 51,0110. 11 miles. ,„-„„, Dwyer Bros', br f Miss Woodford, by Billet, dam Fancy 'g^""™* j M.rrls & Fatten lb (, SUcum, by elcnelg dam Dolt 10" lb. Saxe i Dwyer Bros', ch g Wandering, by Wanderer, dam RingleMOT lbs F..B. Wall's cb c Wallflower! by War Dance, dam Sunflower. 110 lbs Time —2 : 37. Betting-Miss Woodford out, Wallflower 8275, Wandering 8250, SIo- cuiii 8120. When the flag fell Miss Woodford rushed to the front and cutout her own runniug, Wallflower second, Wandering third Slocum fourth. Tbev ran iu this order past the three- quarters and stand, Miss Woodford leading Wallflower four lengths, Wandering third, Slocum last. There was no change at the quarter or half. Coming round the lower turn the three in the rear took closer order. Miss Woodford came home an easy winner by ten lengths, Slocum second, five lengths in front of Wandering third, Wallflower fourth. The first half 4,J;'three-quarters,'l:15.J mile, 1:42; race, 2:37. R, gardins the race the Live Stock Record remarks: Mm h feeling was exhibited and comments freely made by a number of Western and Southern turfmen at the absence ,,( Eastern turfmen and horses to take part in the Champion Stallion Stakes ran at Louisville, Ky., on September 2!)th. So far as a contest is concerned, the race was a failure, Miss Woodford winning it iu a big gallop at the finish. Bids wore invited from the different associations in the I v with the promise of a grand race and contest. The Louisville Jockey Club paid $10,575 to secure what evorybody supposed would bo a grand contest between the best of the gel of the different stallious entered. The Louisville Jockey Club paid $4,575 more than was offered by any other club, and had aright to Bnppose her liberality would meet with some onoonragemenl from Eastern owners, such was not II,, ease. With the exception of Messrs. Dwyor & Bro. not a single prominent turfman from the East was evor presont to moe, and not a single Eastorn-bred colt took part 'I'll,, four that started, Miss Woodford, Slocum, Wand, ring and Wallflower, were bred in Kentucky, within (singular to Sfty] an ana of ten miles of rai'li other. I here woro other complaints of the course pursued by the 0 | [eland Jookoy Club. Ool. Olarksays thatC y Is- land promised to eloso hor moctin;; Saturday, September 22d, which sin- failed to do, giving an extra day on Tuesday, September 25lh. Jerome l'ark brought her fall meeting for- ■ ,, I five days, which also worked to the injuiyof the Louis- ville Jookey club. Western and Southern lurlne n patronize the Eastern i iions pretty frooly in the way of entries, and they olaim il,:,i 1'., stem turfmou should reciprocate the favoral leasl to b small degree, e ipeeinlly after tliey luid given so liberally for theChompiou Stallion Stakes, and if Eastern owners failed to come themselves or have horsos presont, they should not have so arranged their programmes astobeadireo) Interference with the meetings of the Louisville Jockey Club. Muring is fast becoming the national sport ol Amerioa, and to bring to- gether the best horses in the country each year I il In the aim of the different clubs, ond to do so owners must not can- fine their racing to one locality, but reciprocate, running East as well as West and South. J. O'Rorke's b s Daniel O'Rorke, Volunteer •■ -- - ••• ■ ■ C. Standard's blk s Knox, by Gen. Knox Time-2;38, 2:36 So, hvenl'dksSeVi.S, nefore the meeting of 1883, when the stakes will be trotted lor; closed.with 8 nominations; value of stakes 8475. J. O'Rorke's b c West Brefney, by Touchstone-Emerald, by Volun- ^ H,t( the commanding officers to the National Guard, and unless more trains can be secured, aud general and field officers take an active part, and by their presence during matcheB '■"< image their commands, Creedmoor will become a thing of th- past. — JV. Y. Spirit. Trade Dollar. The Hillsboro meeting was a total failure, owiug to the heavyrains, which made the track unfitfor nnything. There was only one race of note run during the week, a dash Ol seven furlongs, for which Trade Dollar, Forest King and Jim Merritt were entered. The California colt brought ? 1" against $S for the old mare and {3 for Jim, and a better BeUll was seldom seen in Oregon, One pool went at *W) for the King $45 for the old mare and S 12 for Merritt. Til. •. nicely together, but Merritt was too anxious to cot work" and led at the half-mile, hotly followed by For who disposed of the son of Langford on thi old Trade Dollar came on nlong and won hand lengths in 1 :33 This was to be tin- "financial ' race, and she will be bred to Glen Diidlcw n. should be sent eastand mated will, I, in (I llo\ 230 "fjfce ipixcdct and j^portsimtu. Oct 13 BASE BALL. A Ten Inning' Game at the Recreation Grounds. In the annals of baseball in this city it would be hard to point out a game of baseball that for interest and close play exceeded that of last Sunday. The Recreation Grounds were fairly dotted with spectators, but the stands had many empty bsnches, that no doubt would have been occupied had the ordinary number of lovers of the national game had an ink- ling of the contest that was to take place between the Haver* lys, who cared not to suffer defeat, and the Redingtons, who for once made a resolution to win and were successful in carrying it out. It was later than usual when the nines went to the dia- mond for the game; the Haverlys at the bat, and starting off well with two runs, made by poor play on the part of the Redingtons, by Barnes and Levy. The last play of the Hav- erlys' inning was a difficult running catch by Fogarty, who received applause therefor. Arnold gained the first base on a wild pitch by Meegan, and then Carroll lifted a high fly to the Haverly pitcher which he secured. Barnes fumbled a hit by Brown, and the latter got on his first sandbag, Arnold going to second and third. Bennett was the third man out and Arnold and Brown were left on their bases. The second inning was begun by Gagus, of the Haverlys, he getting his first base on a fumble of Carroll; Gagus made the round of the bases and got across the home plate on a wild pitch by Brown. McDonald and Sheridan failed to gain first base, and Donahue going to the bat hit a good fly to cen- terfield for which Pope and Morau both ran; the ball was dropped by both and Donahue got his base, where he was left by Barnes going out. The Redingtons, in their turn at the bat, were retired in one-two-three order. The third inning saw the Haverlys retire in the order in which the Redingtons went out in the last of the second, but the boys in blue were more in luck. Mooney went to the bat and drove the ball to Barnes, the latter got tangled up, and Mooney got on the sandbag. Arnold and Meegan went out and Brown sent the ball across to right field, making the first base hit of the game. Mooney tallied a run, getting in on a passed ball. Brown made the round of the sandbags and also scored. McCord got as far as third base where he was left by Bennett fanning out. The fourth of the Haverlys was quickly played, but three men getting the bat and retiring as they "went up. The last of the inning was provocative of considerable hilarity. Pope got on first, shortly after which Meegan tried to catch him off the base and sent the ball to Barnes, who received it and looked around for Pope, the latter who had left the base on seeing the ball leave Meegan, was safely on second before Barnes recovered himself. The Haverly batters in the fifth failed to gain their first base. Arnold went out to Levy, Carroll succeeded in making a run and tied the game. Levy made a fine running catch of a ball sent him by Brown, McCord went out on a hit to Gagus. Hanley and Levy went out in the sixth. McDonald catch- ing out Meegan sent the ball to second base and retired, Hanley thus making a double play. Moran, Cregan and Mooney in the last of the inning went out and left Burnett and Pope on the bases. Fogarty was the first striker in the seventh inning. He gained first on a hit to shortstop, ran second and third and called on a drive by Gagus to Carroll, which was put home to check him, but too late. Moran made a splendid running catch of a drive by Donohne, which merited the applause that greeted his fine play. The last half of the inning was carefully played by both sides, but no runs were made. The Haverlys failed to score in the eight inning. Pope secured a hit of Hanley in good style. The last half of the inning resulted in the Redingtons getting up to and passing their adversaries, two being added to their score made by Bennett and Pope. The interest taken in the game was in- tense when Bennett, who had got around to third, waited for a chance to get in — Moran had been put out and then Cree- gan struck on after which Bennet, who was closely watched by Meegan, made a break for the home plate, Meegan ran in and when about half way sent the ball to McDonald in such a manner that he failed to secure it, and both Bennett and Pope, who had made good his opportunities to get around the bases, scored. At the beginning of the ninth the score stood six to five in favor of the Redingtons, Meegan, the Haverlys first man, failed to reach first on a hit to Bennett. Fogarty, the second up. hit to Carroll and took first base, Gagus went out at first. Fogarty got around to third and found himself in the identi- cal position in which Bennett had been placed in the eight- two out and nothing to do but make a break or get left by the batter up— McDonald striking out. He chose a good time and started off for the goal, but got cornered between Ben- nett and Creegau, the latter run up and closed in on Fogarty, but on receiving the ball from Bennett he dropped it and Fogarty tallied, the run again tied the game. In the Red- ingtons turn at the bat there were no runs made. McCord got as far as third base and with two out and two strikes on the last batsman up, he made a rush and was put out on the home. The score at the close of the ninth inning was tied five to five and a tenth inning had to be plaved. Sheridan, the first batsman for the Haverlys tenth, struck out. Donohue hit heavily to left field and took first and went to second base on passed balls. Barnes hit heavily to right field and Donohue got in—Barnes got to third base on his hit, where he was put out. Hanley went out at first. On the Redingtons going in for their inning there was much interest manifested among the onlookers. One run would again tie the game and two would win it. McCord started with a hit to Donahue, the ball was sent to first iu a wild manner and McCord went around to third. Beuuet struck out. Pope drove to left field and McCord ran in, tie- iug the game again. Pope took first aud made second. ' Mc- Donald allowed the ball to pass him and he, Pope, ran to third, Moran, during this time, was at the bat, he hit the ball to shortstop, sent in Pope and got first base. There were cheers and a rush for the gate— the run made by Pope had won the game for the Redingtons. Following is the score: BEDINOTON. TB RBHPOA Arnold. If 5 0 1 0 CI Carroll, b s. "J d b. ..^1120 Brown. p 5 1 1 OH R.McConl. 1 ,st b. .6 1 1 13 n Benuet.Ifdh 4 1 1 1 L' Pope. 2dt>, 8 0 4 •> 0 '1 4 Moran. c f -", 0 1 1 1 p., c * 0 n id :f , ■ f 4 ] 0 1 0 0 Barnes, 1st b. . . Hanlev. r f Levy, 1 f Meegan. p 4 Fogarty. 3d b 4 Gtagos, 2d b 4 McDonald, 0 4 Sheridan, c f 4 Donohue, a a 4 BAVEBLY. TB It 111! PO A 1 1 10 0 4 .500000 ..'"10201 .4001 16 4 -4 2 u 0 li 0 0 0 3 0 0 16 1 ) 0 0 0 0 1 O 3 Totals 41 7 G 30 24 6 Totals :,... tunings. 1 2 :i 4 r, c. 7 8 0 Reilimlon 0 02010020 Haverly 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7— -C Struck out— Haverly II, Redingtoo 10. Wild pitches -Meegan I, Brown 3. Passed balls— Creegan 4, McDonald 4. Left on bases— Hav- erly 4, Redlnglon 6. Earned runs— Haverly 1. Redington 0. Two-base- hits— Barnes I, McCord 1. Time of game— three hours. Umpire— M. Finn. Scorer — M. Fisher. The game next Sunday at the Recreation Grounds will be between the Woonsocket and Haverly nine. The Acme and Garden City clubs played a game last Snn- dav, which resulted in a victory for the first named by a score of "l0 to S. Employees of J. J. O'Brien and Keaue Brothers played a game on the Recreation Grounds last Sunday; Keane Bros. 30, J. J. O'Brien 23. The Eastern clubs which Andrew Piercy has gone East for are expected to be in this city about the 2flfch instant. It is said that Sweeney intends to visit this city before the Holidays. Fred Carroll and Ed. Morris are coming out aud will be here about the first of November. Both players have signed with the Columbus Club of Ohio for the season of 'S4. POULTRY. Poultry as a Business. There are many persons of moderate means who have had perhaps some little experience with breeding poultry, and and who get to wondering if it will pay to breed poultry on a large scale — whether it will pay to embark in the breeding of poultry for market purposes as a business, and if it is good policy to give up a fair-paying clerkship, or small busi- ness, to engage in it. Such questions are very difficult to determine to the satisfaction of all persons concerned, for much more really depends on the person than on the busi- ness in nearly every department of human industry, and where one person may make a success of any undertaking another one may fail, though having started with equally as good chances of success. Poultry, to be successful on a large scale, must be kept in small colonies of about fifty birds each, for many more than that number in a single house is apt to cause sickness and disease, ere long, among them. Small flocks like that can be given greater attention than larger ones, and the first approach of disorder can be seen readily and promptly checked, while there is less danger of great loss when thus kept in small flocks, as the trouble can usually be confined to the flock in which it started, by proper and prompt sanitary measures, ,( When the breeder is not too far away from large retail markets, and especially where the breeder can market them himself, thus saving commission, freight and loss, it pays best to breed and keep poultry for the eggs they produce, as eggs known to be strictly fresh are always in demand at quite an increase iu price over that received for the ordinary 'store' eggs. Such breeds as the White and Brown Leghorns, and the birds bred from them, either pure-bred, cross-bred or grade, as a basis, are first-class egg-producers; while a game cock is also valuable to breed to good common hens, produc- ing, as a rule, vigorous, active pullets, which are invariably good layers. Those who wish to raise poultry principally for the flesh, should raise the Light Brahams, Plymouth Rocks, Dark Brahams, or some of the Cochin breeds — the first two named, however, being general favorites in this re- spect, and also combining good laying qualities under favor- able circumstances. Those who cannot or will not give the poultry regular or constant attention, shelter them properly, supply proper food in liberal quantities and at frequent and regular intervals, and pay a strict attention to cleanliness and thoroughness in all the details of the management, need not expect even to succeed, not to even consider the question of loss or profits, for success and profit here means work, work, work." The Mosquito. Viewed through the microscope the mosquito presents a picture of mechanical ingenuity as marvelous in execution as it is devilish in design. In the bill alone, which seems so fragile to the unaided sight, there is a combination of five distinct surgical instruments. These are a lance, two meat saws and a suction pump. The fifth instrument I have for- gotten, but labor under the impression that it is a portable Corliss engine to run the rest of the factory with. I know that the hum of the niosquitos in the cottonwood thickets on the Lower Mississippi reminded me constantly of the hum of a manufacturing village, and several times I walked back several miles looking for a town before I could convince my- self that the buzzing I heard was made by niosquitos, with their engines running to sharpen their saws. When the in- sects operate on a man the lance is first pushed into the flesh, then the two saws, placed back to back, begin to work up and down to enlarge the hole. Then the pump is started, and the victim's blood is syphoned up into the reservoir car- ried behind, and finally, to complete the cruelty of the per- formance, the wretch drops a quantity of poison into the wound to keep it irritated. — Forest and Stream. The growth of the business of importing breeding stock has been one of the significant developments of the live stock trade in this country in the last few years. The importations of 1SS2 exceeded those of any precediug year in value by so much as to cause general surprise to those who keep an eye on statistics; but 1SS3 will show a growth over last year no less marvelous. Almost every improved strain of stock bred beyond the Atlantic is being drawn upon by the enterpris- ing stockmen of this country, for the improvemeut of their flock and herds, and our breeders or their agents are con- stantly scouring England, Scotland, France, Holland, and elsewhere, in search of superior specimens. A steady stream of capital is thus flowing back across the Atlantic, largely compensating our European customers for their heavy pur- chases of American breadstuffs. Our quarantine stations, though larger than ever before, are taxed beyond their capa- city, and new shipments from the other side are reported weekly. The tendency of all this is to make this country the headquarters for many kinds of breeding stock of foreign nativity. The balance in a few breeds is already getting to be iu our favor, unl our precedence in several specialties must soon be recognized. The present generation may yet see the time when America's fine stock interest, as her fat stock interest now is, will be conceded to be the foremost in the world. Hickory 'Tim, that has been running and winning on the leading Eastern race-track^ i6 seventeen years old. He is believed to be the oldest thoroughbred ever in training. THE GTJK Quail and Rockcod — A Shoot in Marin Counnty and a Fish at Lime Point. There was a gentle breeze on the bay when I, packing a load of provisions and warm clothing, wended mv way down to the railroad bridge at the foot of Fourth street* and" lustily hailed the brown and hardened— weather hardened— owner of a small sloop in which 1 had made up my mind to pass a few days of rest from the worry and turmoil of business. The owner of the craft was to accompany me as captain, first mate and cook; and the third, and by no means the least, of the party, a young son of one of our prominent real estate dealers, whom I shall call Al for short, with a fine breech- loader and all the appurtenances, according to previous ar- rangement, put in an appearance about eleven o'clock, and we all set about getting under way. The sails were hoisted and the craft ran down to the Market-street landing, where we all went ashore for further supplies. The tide was the last of the ebb, and when we again got under way the breeze had freshened somewhat, causing our little craft to go skim- ming over the gently rolling water with a speed that prom- ised a quick passage "to our destination. We passed Angel Island; the city, with its smoking chimneys, faded away in the distance until it was lost to sight, and then we almost imagined we were miles and miles from the great metropolis that is growing so rapidly to be amongst the first of our land. The scenery along the Marin County shore is familiar to most of the readers of this paper, but there are many of them like myself, who feel pleasure in observing it anew, as they would in viewing a beautiful work of art, although as familiar to them as their warmest friend. It was close on to 3 o'clock when, after passing the "Brothers" and the "Sis- ters," we made several tacks along the shore, and espying a pretty shelving beach, which appeared to be well sheltered from wind and rough water by a ledge of rocks, we ran the craft up as high as we could, and made her fast with a bow line. A fifty-pound anchor and twenty fathoms of lline were then put into the small boat and taken out a good distance,) from the shore, where the anchor was dropped over and the boat made fast by means of the line. The reason for this seemingly unnecessary precaution will be gleaned from the facts which will be given further on. Dinner was pre- pared and placed on the tables iu the cabin of the boat. All who are accustomed to camping out well know how quantity not quality counts on such occasions. But the meal was hearty and well cooked; what more could be wished for? The breechloader was brought out, the cartridge belt filled, and we started out for quail. After clambering up a steep embankment we had scarcely recovered our breath when there was a w-h-i-r-r, w-h-i-r-r, and from the opposite side of a clump of bushes there flew a bevy that were out of gun shot before we could say "Jack Robinson." We strolled along a few hundred yards, and just when we were on the point of thinking that the only quail in the vicinity weTe those that had taken wing we were again startled, and could do nothing but see the feathered beauties disappear in the dis- tance. Just here it occurred to us what a fine thing a well trained dog would be in such an emergency. Altook the gun and walked on ahead while I followed along a little to one side of him, watching every clump of bushes and every tree we came to. We had gone a mile from the boat when Al espied something adown the hillside, took a quick aim and fired the two barrels in quick succession, and a large jack rabit was seen to bound away and disappear unscathed. The darkness was fast coming on, but on reaching a hollow cov- ered with small bushes, Al stopped, raised his gun and dis- charged both barrels. A bevy of quail rose and several flut- tered among the bushes. I hastened to them and found four plump ones that he had brought down. We returned to the boat, the darkness preventing further shooting. The wind had been gusty during the evening and we prepared to draw off the beach as soon as the tide permitted — about midnight. The wind seemed to be chopping around to the North, should it do so we were in a very dangerous position. The craft would be exposed to its full force and nothing but the anchor that had been run out would save her from being dashed upon the reefs or rocks which extended on either side of us up and down the shore. At midnight we got off and getting up anchor ran under the lee of a small island where we lay in safety all night. The next norning we were up with the sun, and taking the smaU boat went out before breakfast, getting a good bag of quail and returning just as George, the Captain, mate and cook had our breakfast prepared. After the repast we started out again but it was too iate in the day and we te turned to the boat, got her under way and ran up to San Margarite creek. Nearing two large rocks soon after starting, we observed that they were almost covered with pel- icans, 1 was anxious to obtain one to preserve, but expect- ing to return near them 1 did not shoot. We had to beat along the shore againgt a head wind, and had some difficulty in finding the channel of the creek it beiug very narrow and shallow. We beached the boat in a !,uice location near a brick wharf, and after doing up sails and making things snug we had dinner, and then went over the hill in quest of quail. We were not in luck and after an hour's shoot we returned to the boat with two which had fallen to Al's breechloader. We ate a hearty supper, and retired early to sleep as soundly as if we were in our downy beds at home, instead of on the hard cushions of a small pleasure boat. We were up with the sun next morning and Al set to work to prepare quail for break- fast, while I took up the gun and went along the banks in quest of rail, my intentions beiug to shoot enough for a rail stew. The bank was muddy, and about a quarter of a mile from the boat I espied quite a number of the birds I was in quest of, but they were well out in the mud and even if I suc- ceeded in knocking them over, I could not secure them. I returned to the boat. ___ Breakfast over we started over the hill to the orchard and dairy, starting up several bevys of quail on the way, but not getting a shot in on them. We filled our pockets with fruit and sampled the rich milk in the dairy after which we went down the road in the neighborhood of the Kimball ranch aud not seeing any game, not even a jack rabbit, we were about to give up and return to the boat when a large flock of quail came sweeping over the field and alighted a hundred yards distant. Al got close beside the fence and crept down on them and gave them both* barrels just as they were taking wing, knocking over seven. We returned with our booty to the boat much to the surprise of the captain, mate aud cook, who had heard no shooting aud consequently expeoted no game. Next day we went to the ranch and got a supply of vegetables aud fruit and returning to the boat set sail for Saucelito. The voyage down was made against a strong head wind and rough sea. Iu the straits several squalls were en- countered that sent the craft over to the rail under. Sauce- lito was reached at dusk and dropping anchor we prepared .supper, and after eating it retired to the hard cushions and 1883 ghc Ipvcectcr and ^povtsmart, blankets that failed to keep out the cold. After breakfast nest day we got out onr fishing lines — fifty fathom lines — with large sized hooks and heavy sinkers and taking the small boat rowed down to Lime Point, where were to be seen, even at that early hour, several boats whose owners must have gone out before daylight. We baited with sardines and dropped our small anchor well off the shore. Al had had the better luck in the matter of quail, but my turn came when we got fairly down to work. I baited very carefully and waited well before trying to hook. The large, fine fellows came over the edge of the boat in a manner that was;very interesting. George, the captain, mate and cookfonnd his anchor dragging and get- ting it up he came down to us in the sloop. The ride soon changed to run out and we boarded our sailing craft and ran across the channel and to the moorings in Mission Bay, get- ting in in good time. The shoot and fish were pronounced a success by the party and each returned to his home feeling happy. J. M. Ball Breaking at Ventura. On the 30th ult. a match of glass balls was shot at Ventura, between J. M. Kaiser, of that town, and J. B. Black, of San Jose, with the following result: Kaiaer 11111 11010 01111 31111 01111 21 Black 11001 00101 lllll 11101 11100 17 A practice shoot between teams of the Ventura Gun Club followed: east in 's tfam. Easn'n 0 10 111111 0—7 Black 1 1111110 0 1-8 Charleboia 1 00110000 0—3 Leech 1 11111011 1—9 Benchley 1 1111110 1 0—8 Barnard 100100011 1—5 Cooper 011100011 0—1 Total 45 bonestel's team, Boneatel 0 00100100 1—2 Kaiser 111111111 1—10 Goodwin 1 100100111—6 Tom Chrlsman 1 00111000 0—4 Beal .0 10001000 1— * G. W. Cbrisnian 0 10001000 1—3 Bennett 1 10001010 1—5 Totals 35 The Team Shoot at Ventura. The match field shoot at Ventura last week resulted as follows: granger's team. S P = 3. W Good-win C. L. Cooper J. B. Black- Wm, Granger Ed. Sheridan Charlebois & Shaw . vicker s TEAM J. M. Kaiser J. F. Newby A. F.Abbot Nimrod Tickers Peter Bennet Eastin k Cbrisinan. ,c V, =1 V -. r- ~ lifi 5 _ 75 1 — -.4 •> — ■M — — ." o — W5 a — Total 949 - Total. Vicker's Majority Quincy's Crack Shots. At the Plumas County fair the Directors sought to add va- riety to the entertainment by offering a prize for trap shoot- ing. Twenty glass balls were sprung for each contestant, and from the following score it appears that they broke a good many more cartridges than they did crystals. T. Henderson 1 000101001011111111 1-13 R. H. F. Variel U 100100111101011011 0—11 C. T. O'Neill 0 111010100011000010 0-S A. K. Neuman 1 01010 1100110010000 0— 8 J. J. Moore 00111 0001 01 001 1 100 I 1—10 R.L.Bell 1 001111111111100000 1—13 Bell and Henderson decided the tie by shooting at three balls, Bell breaking two and Henderson missing all three. Sacramento. The Forester Gun Club held a meeting at Agricultural Park last Sunday. In shooting, for the club medal the following scores were made: Young, 26 vards 1 1*011111*0 1— 8 Todd, 31 yards . 1 11110*1010 1—8 Scnrotb, 21 yards 1 01*11011111-9 Eckhardt, 26 yards 1 1110*011111—9 Miller, 26 yards 11111011111 1-11 E. B. Chapman, 21 yards 11111111111 0-11 H. Gerber, 31 yards 1 0 1 * 1 0 withdrew. J. Gerber, 26 yards * 0*10101110 0—5 Stevens, 26 yards 0 1101110110 1-8 Daae, 26 yards 0 •111*1**111— 7 * Dead out of bounds. In shooting off the tie, Miller beat Chapman and took first honors. A match was also shot by members of the Pacific Club with the following result: Chas. Flohr, 26 yards 0 0110*1*011*— 5 G. Routier, 26 yards 1111*111100 1—9 Pedler, 21 yards 1 1001111111 1—10 Dubar, 21 yards 0 00010011111— 0 R. Flohr, 21 yards 1 0101111100 1—8 G. Chapman. 21 yards 110010110 10 0— C Parrott, 21 yards 1 011111111* 1-10 * Dead out of bounds. Parrott and Pedler shot off the tie at three pairs of double birds, IS yards rise; Parrott scoring 5 and Pedler 4. One of the events of the opening of the shooting season was the arrest of Adjutant General Cosby, by a constable of Placer county for beinga few hours tooprevious. It appears that the General went up to Roeklin on Saturday, so as to be on hand Monday morning, but while drawing the ground and marking the birds on Sunday afternoon, one bevy of quail annoyed him with such persistent and obtrusive contempt of c jurt that he yielded to the temptation and knocked three of them down. He was promptly visited by an officer and took the sensible course of going over to the office of the Justice on Monday morning and settling the bill. Sportsmen who have visited the hills back of San Leandro report quail quite plenty, but very wild. It is little wonder that the birds are wild, but it is little short of miraculous that there are any there at all. The district is infested by a gang of pot-hunting Gauls, who destroy game by fair means of foul all the year round. During the close season these fellows are ostensibly after "squirrels," but sup- ply restaurants and private parties with quail whenever wanted. Ducks begin to make their appearance in the bay, and are quite numerous already about the Oakland Mole, where they soon find ont they will not be molested, and consequently make permanent camps for the winter. California Grain and Fruit at the Chicago Fair— A Flattering" Report. At the close of the late Illinois State Fair, at Chicago, Jo- seph Skeavington, Superintendent of Class G, farm products, and Mr. George J. Haskell, Superintendent of Class H, horti- culture, presented the following very flattering report of the California exhibition to the State Board of Agriculture: Gentlemen.- One of the great attractions of the present fair is the exhibition of California products in the Fruit and Veg- etable Hall. The tables on which this exhibition has been made have been thronged early and late every day from the beginning of the fair, and all who have had the good luck to see the exhibition have been struck with wonder and aston- ishment at the extraordinary size of the vegetables and fruits and wonderful perfection of the grains. As this exhibition was not entered in competition for premiums in any of the classes, we deem it proper that the name of each contributor and article contributed should be published in onr annual report. We therefore present herewith a list of the same, with the recommendation that it be made a part of our offi- cial records and publications. Wheat, The following are the exhibits of wheat in the grain: So- nora, raised on Esquon Ranch, near Nelson, Butte county; White Chili, raised by E. Clark, near Lincoln, Placer county, on red land, very tine, large berry; Salt Lake Club, by Es- quon Ranch, Butte County. large berry; Pride of Butte, by Robinson Bros., near Gridley, Butte county; Tuscan, by Wil- liam Elliot, near Gridley, Butte county; Prover, by W. E. Jewett, Tehama county; Jennissee, by A. B. Wood, North Butte county; White Club, Esquon Ranch, Butte county; White Australian, by B. Mushott, Butte county; Snowflake, by C. W. Thresher Bros., Gridley. Butte county; White Jen- nissee, by Mackey, Butte county; Australian, by Throop, Yolo county; Australian, by Uhlhorn & Maples, of Tulare county. In regard to all samples of wheat exhibited in ker- nel, we must in justice remark that it has seldom been our fortune to see finer. Every sample is plump, full and large in berry, and would be classed as No. 1 White in anymarket. Wheat in Straw. Sonora wheat v'sheaf), by Thomas J. Spencer, Yisalia, Tu- lare county; Sonora wheat, by Uhlhorn & Maples, Tulare county; Barley, by Uhlhorn & Maples, Tulare county; Chin wheat, by Uhlhorn & Maples, Tulare county; wheat bundle, by J. W. Smith; winter-sown barley, by Page and Morton; winter-sown wheat by same parties; club wheat, by Page & Morton; Chili wheat, sown in March and gathered on June 15, 1SS3; Chili bearded wheat, by Uhlhorn & Maples; also Cnili white wheat, also Sonora wheat, also barley; Sonora wheat, by Page «fc Morton, sown April 12th and gathered June 12th; grown in sixty days; the straw of this wheat is four and one half feet long, and heads well filled and plump; also can- ary bird seed and Egyptian com by Page & Morton; white Chili wheat, by P. Ahart, Lincoln, Placer county; white Chili, on Chapman farm, Lincoln; Sonora wheat, by J. W. Allen; wheat, by Lemuel Pierce; evergreen or Arabian millet, by Page & Morton; barley, P. Ahart. The wheat exhibited in straw is of a bright yellow color, with long and large heads, and the straw varyingfrom three to five and a half feet in length, some of the straw being nearly as large as pipe-stems, and the wheat-heads averaging from three to five inches in length. Vegetables. General John Bidwell, of Butte county, Rancho Chico, as- sortment of squashes, some specimens of the mammoth Chili, weighing as nigh as 150 pounds, and measuring four feet in length. Samples of sugar-beets, weighing from forty to fifty pounds, and measuring two feet in length. White and purple egg plants, round and long; the round weighing six to eight pounds, and the white sixteen inches in length. De Bernardi & Co., Sacramento, contributed vegetables as follows: Squash, the Pride of the Pacific, a pale green squash, of immense proportions, and said to keep twelve months in good condition; one same three feet long and two feet in di- ameter, and said to weigh 165 pounds. Also samples of nutmeg melons, highly colored in gold, and of delicious flavor. Sam- ples of early rose potatoes, nine inches long and four in short diameter, and weighing two pounds. Also Carolina sweet potatoes, nine inches in length and four in diameter, splendid specimens. Also samples of tomatoes, red peppers, gumbo, lima beans, and cranberry beans. Fruits. J. W. Reese, of Fresno, contributed one water melon, labeled, "Dr. Tanner's melon," three feet in length and one in diameter; weight unknown. General John Bidwell contributed a large assortment of green fruit, among which we noticed the Spitzenberg, R. I. Greening, Newtown Pippin, Full Pippin, Baldwin, Lady's Blush, Seek No Further, all of large size and hard flesh and excellent color. Also an assortment of pears, the Winter Nellis, Duchesse de Angouleme, Vicar of Wakefield, and a plate of pomegranates. These were the ''observed of all ob- servers." AUo one plate of Apple quinces — one sample weighing seventeen ounces. C. W. Reed of Yolo county, contributed about the same varieties of fruit De Bernardi ifc Co. also contributed samples of pippins and greenings. Of the above exhibit of fruit it is proper to remark that al- though they were picked about the 1st of September, and have been once before exhibited at the California State Fair and then shipped here, they ore in fine condition, better than home-grown fruit picked and placed at once on the tables. General Bidwell exhibited a plate of oranges picked from his grove in Butte county. Though but half grown, they show what may be done even in Northern California in the production of semi-tropical fruits. A feature of the exhibition was some plates of peaches, the George's Late, by C. M. Silva & Son, of Newcastle, Placer county. The peaches were of an exceedingly fine color, and four of the average in size weighed 2tb 11 oz., and the largest measured 12 inches in circumference. By the side of them were some plates of the Heath Seedling contributed by G. L. Threlkel, also of Newcastle, of just about the same liue ap- pearance an 1 size, hut not quite so highly colored. The grapes exhibited were contributed by J. B. Wbitcom, of Colfax, a mining town on the Central Pacific Railroad in Placer county; by C. M. Silva & Son, of Newcastle; J. B. Sanders, Gerson & Co., of Sacramento; De Bernardi, of Sacramento; J. M. Brewer & Co., and W. R. Strong & Co., of Sacramento. The varieties exhibited were the Flame Tokay, the Muscat of Alexandria, the Rose de Peru, the Black Morocco, the Black Ferrar, and Purple Damascus. The people of Illinois have never before been treated to so inviting and tempting a sight, and yet they were protected by a significant card, "Please do not handle, " and a number of "starred" police with big clubs. In the line of canned and preserved fruits the Capital Pack- ing Company of Sacramento and the San Jose Fruit I Company were contributors. On invitation of Mr. Hoag, some of the canned and also some of the preserved fruits were sampled, and we are free to say that very inviting labels on the tins and glasses are in no way decepiive. The con- tents are simply delicious, and cannot fail to suit the taste of the most fastidious. Egyptian corn, standing ten feet high and full of heavy heads or ears of corn, was contributed by W. P. Haber, of Fresno County. Chinese sugar cane, or sorgum, twelve feet in heighth, con- tributed by E. Clark, of Fresno, shows the wonderful fertility of the soil and favorableness of the climate of that part of the State. The latter remai'k is equally applicable to a bunch of corn, in stalk, contributed by the same party. By the side of the last named stood a bunch of Arabian or Evergreen millet, standing ten feet high. This is a new forage plant introduced into the State, and it is becoming a great favorite, equaling and perhaps to excel the Alfalfa, or Chili clover. The latter we found also on exhibition in sample. In Cali- fornia this is counted the best hay for cattle and farm horses. It is cut four and five times in the season, and averages from a ton and a half to two tons at each cutting, or from eight to ten tons in the season, besides furnishing a large amount of pasture for three months in the spring and fall. In the tree and vine line some remarkable growths were on exhibition, as follows: W. R. Strong ms of May. But the summer came aud laded and the horse never developed the power that he hud shown when he had Clingstone for an antagonist. The fluc- tuating weather told upon him, aud Turner bewailed his loss of speed. Finally at Springfield the great chestnut was pros- trated with bronchial pneumonia, aud then he was shipped to Thorndale and'his shoes removed. He is rapidly recover- ing his health, and probably will justify in the summer of 1884 the promise of 1S82. Capt. Lewis was a regular meteor in the turf sky one year ago. He came from the plow to the track, and trotted with such grace and strength that the rosi- est kind of a future was painted for him. It was predicted twelve months ago that he would equal the 2:10} of Maud S.; yea, more than this! It was even suggested that a mile in 2:0S was within his capacity. The campaign of 1883 is draw- ing to a close and Capt. Lewis has not been seen in public. The leg which was injured bj,the reaper when he was at work on the farm developed a weakness, andjthus kept him in the background. With these two examples before them thought- ful men ask "What of the future of Jay-Eye-See V" He has had very hard work for an aged horse, let alone a five-year- old, and what will be the condition of the muscular system when relaxation begins? We hope that the little horse will go on and improve; that he will be a fixed star instead of a Hashing meteor, but we cannot ignore the lessons of the past. — Turf, Meld and Farm. Fourteen carloads of ho[ s,| aggregating 500| hale shipped from Mr. Haggin's Kuucho del Paso, in thi mento Valley, one day last week. 234 3gfae Sfcetfta; and jlnovtswaw. Oct 13 KOWING. The Pittsburg Regatta. The professional rowing regatta on the Allegheny river at Hulton, twelve miles from Pittsburg. Pa., which was begun ou Tuesday, Sept. 25, under any but favorable circumstances, was brought to a close on the following Monday in a blaze of glory. On the opening day the weather was exceedingly cold and dreary and the water lumpy, but on the other five days the sun shone brightlv, the water was smooth and the at- tendance very large. The local single sculling race on the first day did not attract as much attention as was expected, although the oarsmen made a very good showing, consider- in" the°unfavorable weather and water. The feature of the regatta was the open-to -all professional single-scull event for $1*000 divided, and for which all the best scullers in America, ■with the single exception of Edward Hanlan, contested. The fourth heat of this event rowed Sept. 28th, resulted in one of the best races ever rowed, and the reduction of the three- mile record (20 m. U sec. of John Teemer) to 20 m. 3 sec. by George H. Hosmer, of Boston. This remarkable performance was made over a correctly surveyed course of tbree miles with a turn, and effectually settles the questionable 20 m. 5 sec said to have been made by Charles Courtney at Union Springs, N. ¥., on Sept. 20. The fact that James Ten Eyck, who finished second to Hosmer, rowed the full distance in 20 in. 7 sec, two seconds slower than the time claimed by the Union Springs oarsman, shows him to be a better sculler than Courtney, for while the latter can only make such time when by himself, and under the watch holding of his most intimate friends and backers, Ten Eyck is able to do it in a race with the eyes and watches of a multitude of people upon him. _ , . It is somewhat curious that the time made by nearly every oarsmen on the accurately measured course should have been so much faster than what is usually made on other Eastern courses. The Best on Record. actual contact with the man, how so great an oarsman can be such a pattern of modesty and gentility. — Turf, Field and Farm, To-morrow's Race. Sam Watkius and Dennis Griffin will to-morrow row their three-mile race, for $1,000, over the Long Bridge course. Both men are in good condition having been six weeks in training for the event. Griffin is likely to be the favorite, as he has so far been never beaten in a race; while Watkins, though known to be a game sculler, has scored few successes. The backers of Watkins are, however, very sanguine of victory, and believe that their man can beat any time ever made over the Long Bridge course, excepting Henry Peterson's fast record in the race with Mclnerney. Griffin has not rowed any "trials" over the course, so that it is doubtful if even his most intimate friends know precisely what he is capable of doing. They are satisfied with their belief that he is fast enough to keep with Watkius for the first mile, and to row him down after that. The race will undoubtedly be a good one. Election of Officers. The Pioneer Club held its annual election of officers last Sunday. The meeting was most harmonious, and instead of the contest for offices of which some reporters hinted, the difficulty was to find men to fill the various positions of au- thority. Nearly every member seemed anxious to remain a high private on the aquatic ranks. Thomas Murphy, the well-known and popular Legislator of the Thirteenth Dis- trict, was elected President; Robert Crowley, of Murphy, Grant & Co., Secretary; Supervisor Sullivan, Treasurer; P. Brannan, Captain; and M. Price, K. C. Lyne and J. Bran- nan, Trustees. The elections were all unanimously ap- proved. The report of the Treasurer showed a heavy finan- cial balance to the credit of the club, and it was "^accord- ingly resolved to expend a few hundred dollars in run ivatiug the club-house. The money could not be biCtei use.1. Hosmer's fast performance at the Pittsburgh regatta is de- scribed as follows by the Tnrf, Fkld and Farm: Fourth Heat. — Geo. Hosmer, James Ten Eyck, W. Elliott and P. Priddy started in this heat. Ten Eyck won in 21 m. 40 sec, but as Elliott purposely fouled Hosmer the referee decided it no heat, and ordered it rowed over, barring Elliott. The row over, after the last race of the day had been disposed of, was the best heat of the regatta, and the fastest ever rowed over a three-mile with a turn course. It was 5'clock when Hosmer, Ten Eyck and Priddy again sculled up for the word. All pools on the first heat were de- clared off, and no pools were sold on the second trial. Hos- mer had the best of the start nearly half a length, but Ten Eyck started after him in dead earnest, and though Priddy began in the rear he was abreast of the line formed by the three as they passed the first quarter. On the way to the half Hosmer crept a half length to the front, and Priddy dropped the same distance behind Ten Eyck. Hosmer con- tinued to improve his lead slowly, passing the three-quarter pole a length in front of the other two, who were rowing as even as possible. Going into the bend, Priddy, who had al- ready rowed twice over the course, showed evident signs of distress, and Ten Eyck pulled away from him, leaving him practically out of the race. Hosmer turned two lengths ahead of Ten Eyck, and then began one of the gamest races ever rowed upon any course. Coming up the bend Ten Eyck was overhauling Hosmer hand over hand, but he steered too close to the Pittsburgh shore, and catching his oar in the riffle, he lost a length. They passed the three- quarters with Hosmer still two lengths in advance, pulling a magnificent stroke, but evidently reserving himself for the finish. Just beyond the half-mile Ten Eyck began to spurt, and developed a speed that reduced Hosmer's advantage a full half as both entered the homestretch. There Hosmer put the steam on, and both men from that point fairly made their shells dance. At each stroke the bows of the boats were lifted clean out of the water, but strain as he might, Ten Eyck could not lessen that fatal length. As Hosmer crossed the line there was just a glimpse of clear water be- tween his stern and Ten Eyck's bow, and he took the heat in 20 m. 3 sec, beating the best record, and finishing four sec- onds ahead of Ten Eyck, whose time, 20 m. 7 sec, also beat all previous official records, Hanlan's 19 m. 4 see. at Point of Pines not being claimed by that oarsman, as he believes the course was short. As the men came back to the judges' stand Hosmer said to Ten Eyck: "No wonder I beat the rec- ord. Yon rowed like a steam engine. I had to beat the rec- ord to win." The remarkable time created the greatest en- thusiasm among the crowd. Ten Eyck felt a little sore, believing that he ought to have been given the first heat. Hosmer was jubilant enough to offer to divide the purse of $250 for beating the record with Ten Eyck, and in the ex- citement of the moment ex-Mayor Liddell offered to give Courtney §500 if he would pull over the course in 20:20. But the Union Spring sculler was not on hand to prove him- self a brave man. The Man of a Century. Selective breeding of fish seems at hand. Seth Green has crossed the striped bass with shad, herring with shad, white- fish with salmon, salmon with brook trout, and brook trout with salmon trout. The last cross is the most successful, and gives fine fish and good breeders. A cross between it and brook trout promises to make a large trout, suitable for rivers and lakes. Mr. Green purposes next season to make a seven-eighths brook trout. He would try a cross between brook trout and grayling, provided both fish spawned at the same time of the year, and has hopes of yet securing a cross between the grayling and the California mountain trout, with which this condition is fulfilled. fine streams of San Bernardino with select species of fish. It appears that we are also to have salmon and shad put in the Colorado river on our eastern border. A carload of young salmon and a carload of carp will be brought to Ari- zona in December, and a liberal supply of shad. The carp will be placed in the river in Northeastern Arizona, and the salmon and shad placed in the Colorado river. Beports from the United States hatchery, on the McCloud river, are to the effect tb^t the present season has beenuufav- able for hatching salmon as compared with former years. For some reason but few salmon ascended the river this sea- son. It is believed that the continual blasting of rock along the line of the California and Oregon extension frightened the fish and prevented them from making their way up. Last Sunday the officers in the employ of the Fish Com- missioners made a raid on the Chinese fishermen at Point San Pedro, aud arrested twenty-eight violators of the law. The Chinamen were lodged in the San Kafael jail and their boats and other paraphernala siezed. The Fish Commissioners were to have held an adlonrned meeting at Sacramento last Monday, but no quorum was present. Fishermen, in San Pablo Buy, and in the straits, find salmon scarce, but flounders plenty and profitable catching. Short and Simple Annals. It is a disgrace to the Bowing clubs of San Francisco that they have never had the liberality to pay for the survey of a rowing course. No one can tell whether the course, which is to be rowed to-morrow, by Watkins and Griffin is more or less than three miles. There is the same beautiful uncer- tainty about the two-mile course. It is well known among oarsmen that some mile of the so called three-mile course is proportionately shorter than either mile of the so called two- mile course. The proof of this is that a man who can row the two mile course in 10' miuutes, or a little worse, can do the three miles, so called, in 24 minutes. It looks very much as if both courses are considerably longer than their accepted measurement. Why do not the clubs have them surveyed. An interview with Mr. C. T. Brockway, of Mexico, N. Y., Courtney's former manager, reveals the fact that he has se- cured an oarsman who, in his judgement, is the coming man to wrest the laurels from champion Hanlan. He is a young man 23 years of age, of fine physique and gentlemanly man- ners, stands six feet three in height and weighs 199 pounds. In an ordinary fishing boat he has made the remarkable time of two miles in 14 min. 52 sec. Has never been in a sculling race or received thorough training as a sculler. Mr. Brock- way is willing to match him against Riley or Ten Eyck this fall. — Auburn Auburnian. William Elliott has announced his intention of returning to England for a short spell. He offers to row any North county sculler on the Tyne championship course for S300 or SI, 000 a side, "just to pass away the time." Bell's Life hopes he will be accommodated and beaten, too. Billy is not as popular at 'onie as he used to be. Geo. W. Lee undertook to give James Riley ten lengths in a three mile with a turn race at Hulton, Pa., ou Sunday last, Sept. 30, Riley betting $50 to S25. Lee lost by half a length, crossing the finishing buoy nine and one-half lengths to the good, in 20 min. 23 sec James Ten Eyck is from Peekskill and is thirty-one years of age. His previous best time was 20 min. 34 sec. Peter Priddy, of Pittsburg, will be nineteen years old next April. He is a native of Wales, England. He stands five feet nine inches and weighs 124. Wallace Ross authorizes a challenge to George Bubear, of London, England, for a race over the Thames championship course for 81,000 a side, and Ross to give Bubear an allow- ance of 10 sec. in 4 miles 440 yards. Hosmer and Teemer will surely mate next season, when they will challenge the world to a double-scull race. FISH. It was in the St. James. Frank Mayo, the bright light of one group, became involved in a discussion with Mr. Spragne about boxing the compass, aud the group at the adjoining table was called upon to decide. In less than ten minutes the two parties had melted into oue, and some of the intro- ductions were hurried. The talk drifted from ships to boats, and an officer of the United States Army attempted to en- lighten the most modest looking man of the lot on rowing. He told him how to rig a bout, how to balance himself in a shell aud how to measure his stroke. Mr. Mayo became si- lent, then amused, and finally exclaimed: "For God's sake, captain, hold on ! You don't know who you are talking to." "Well, I did a little rowing when a boy and ought to know something about boating," replied the captain, with a flush on his face. "But,"' said Mr. Mayo, with an emphatic gesture, "you are addressing the man of a century, the champion oarsuian of the world, Mr. Edward Hanlan." The captain removed bis hat, stood speechless while he surveyed his modest neighbor from head to foot, then extended bis hand. "Mr. Hanlan, I beg your pardon, I did not catch your uame ut first. If I had stuck to my trade and talked army I should not have made a fool of myself. What shall it be! Yellow label';" Mr. Mayo subsequently explained that Bhould he represent Hanlan on the stage as be appears on Broadway and Fifth Aveuue, the mass of people would prononnce him tuuie and unnatural. They cannot realize until brought mto Seth Green, the veteran pisiculturist who superintends the State Fish Hatchery of New York, says he has hybrid trout, which. are a cross of the Eastern, Tahoe and McCloud river trout, that are beautifully marked fish, and very gamy. In this connection it may be mentioned that the late B. B. Red- ding had the above three varieties of trout planted in the headwaters of the South Yuba river in the vicinity of Cisco, and it has lately been observed that there are young fish (one year old) that are unlike either of the others in their mark- ing, but to combine the characteristic marking of the Tahoe and Eastern trout. Some of these fish have been caught this season, and were at first a puzzle to anglers, but the conclu- sion arrived at was that they were hybrids, although it was not known that any experiments to obtain this result had ever been made. These fish are strikingly handsome and attractive in appearance, in their clear-cut black and yellow spots and lius tinged with red, than either of their California and Eastern progenitors. Apropos to the question of whether catfish feed upon or otherwise destroy other kinds of fish, Mr. Charles Felcher, of Sacramento writes to the Bee as follows: In last evening's issue you ask if there is any evidence that catfish live on or eat any of the finny tribe. I cau, from personal observation, answer in the affirmative, having been for the last two years engaged in the fish business. There is hardly a day passes, when engaged in the process of cleaning catfish, that I do not ont more or less open which still have in their stomachs, nndergoine process of digestion, one or more of the finny tribe— either a young perch, shad, chub or hardhead — and I think, in fact am positive, thai any dealer or person i in handling &r cleaning catfish will bear testimony to the truth < I o'clock there was to b ■ a partial cessation of business, great benefit would follow, aud better yet if the men of business were to emulate foreign example and go to lunch in parties, and forget the cares in conversation on "general topics." "Sink the shop" is a good motto, and the engalp cares for an hour at noon brings back the spring and sn .. the morning. 236 5Px breeder and jlnurtsmmt. Oct 13 To those who breakfast in Oakland at 6 a. m.. lunch is an important matter. The sail across the bay is nearly suffi- cient to assimilate the matutinal coffee, roll and steak, and by 11 o'clock there is a desire for something tangible in the way of provender. When we feel there is plenty of time, Sac- ramento street, not far from the office, is the place selected, when in a hurry "The Mint" is the choice. At both places the cooking is good, with the difference that on Sacramento street the cuisine is after the French model, and the "Kick- shaws," as the Scotch term the entrees, are admirably served. Good as the cooking is there are other attractions. A great majority of the guests are evidently natives of foreign soil, and the difference between their habits and those who fre- quent other places is marked. We are becoming impressed ■with the idea that the foreign practice is the most sensible, and though an Eastern man, especially a New Englander, would consider it a terrible waste of time to fritter away ninety minutes in the middle of the day over lunch, when to him fifteen minutes is ample, there are good reasons why the loss of an hour-and-a-quarter is beneficial. When a horse bolts his food, neglecting to masticate more than one-quarter of the oats, measures are taken to make him eat slower. A big straight bit is put in his mouth or the manger is strewn with pebbles, though the best contrivance we ever saw is an in- vention of Captain Harris', consisting of an upright cylinder which regulates the flow of oats to a small mouthful at a time. If in the simple food of the horse there is such a necessity for complete mastication before digestion, why should we be less particular in our own case? This theory is carried into practice by many of those who frequent the routisserie on Sacramento street. Near where we usually sit is a table, longer than the others in the room. There are thrree chairs on each side, one at either end. At half past eleven, perhaps a few minutes earlier, a man of stately presence marches delib- erately down the aisle and takes his seat at the further end of the table. Though slightly marked with the scars of the small pox he has a pleasant face, albeit a trifle sombre, and there is a kindly glance in his eye. The others drop in gen- erally siugly,though at 12 o'clock the seats are occupied. On the left of the first corner is a peculiar looking man with red hair and beard, and he pushes his chair so far back and bends so much forward that his head is elevated only a trifle above the level "of the table. On the right there are changes. One day we see a familiar face, the next, a stranger occupies the post of honor. There are two youngish men in the party. One of them has a good deal of resemblance to Bogardus, the crack wing shot, squarely built, and walks energetically to his seat. The other is of darker complexion, more ani- mated, and as near as we can make out the orator of the party. Usually the last comer is a bald-headed man who is the vis-a-vis of the first, and there is a merry twinkle in his eye, and when any thing very funny is said the laughter ex- tends in wrinkles to the very top of his head. Should there be more than seats are provided for, the chairs are drawn close together.and room is made for the newcomers. There is no hur- ry. The table claret is mixed with Seltzer water, and they give their orders to the waiter with deliberation. The waiter is the only one who shows speed. He rushes about bringing the first course to one, the third to another. There is a con- tinued rattle of French, interspersed with English phrases, or rather slang American sayings which are too chic to permit of tree translation. The laughter, without being boisterous, is hearty, and the orator indulges in gesticulations, while the listeners are more placid. Not one leaves his seat until all are ready to go, and it does not require a great deal of pene- tration to see that the meal has done them good. No traces of dyspepsia or langor, they are ready for the work of the afternoon, and we are greatly mistaken if the dinner is not fully enjoyed, notwithstanding the hearty meal which took ninety minutes of midday to discuss. Latterly we have missed one who belonged to the above party. A tall, cadaverous looking person with gray hair and solemn visage and rather sallow complexion. He seemed out of place among the stalwart throng, for the redheaded man with the sparkling eyes, though bent when he sits and walks, appears to have plenty of vitality, and he certainly has a good appetite. He, of the'grey hair, sat bolt upright, and though at times he would laugh and show a full set of shining white teeth, there was a air of melancholy, a sort of abstraction that did not comport with the mirth of the others. Still we miss him and trust that the absence is temporary, and that he has not forsaken the table with the eight chairs, garnished with the wicker-covered seltzer urns, the dishes of fruit and the wine bottles arranged in a triple row. At times we imagine that the orations were too long or the gesticulations too fer- vent, and it might be that the sallies of wit were too pun- gent and the mirth too boisterous. Then again, he may have fallen into the American habit of economizing the midday minutes, and sits on a high stool at Collins, or hastily swal- lows a plate of soup as he stands by the counter of the Pan- theon. Should that be the case, when we meet him again shall expect to see a still greater preponderance of the "sil- ver threads among the brown, " a more attenuated form and a still sitllower complexion. There are old time memories clustering around the place, aud it is safe to say that not a day passes without one or more "forty-niners" lunching there. In the days when the heart of San Francisco was contained in a few blocks in this vicin- ity it was a grand place, and crowds thronged the bar and dining rooms every hour in the twenty-four. The recollec- tions are yet potent as we see men whose places of business are far away, though this may come from tin- excellence of the viands and the baked potatoes, the steaks and chops are of the first quality. It seems to be a favorite resort for many of the city politicians. C — 1 is there frequently, and unless in the very heat of the campaign his face glows with good humor, and there is a flow of jokes and repartee that keeps his companions in a roar. The pon- derous proportions of H s grace the room, and in com- pany with him the Byronic face of an ex-Senator is glowing with satisfaction. But to notice the noted politicians who assemble at the Mint for lunch would require more space than can be afforded in this department. Without expend- ing as much time in discussing the meal as those already mentioned, there is an improvement over the usual habit of Americans, and the hurry to get away is not so marked. YACHTING. The J. C. Cousins has finally come to grief. This boat was formerly a pilot boat here, and one night went on shore near the Cliff House. She was gotten off, however, and fitted up as a yacht by a party of gentlemen, principal among whom was Stuart Menzies. She was very handsomely furnished, and being a keel boat, was very roomy and was considered about the best vessel in the yacht fleet. She was soon tired of, however, probably from the expensive way in which she was ran, and sold to parties in Oregon and she returned to her old calling, this time on the Columbia River Bar. Recently all of the pilots having left her to take vessels over the bar, the crew attempted to take her in. The light house man reports that she ran into the breakers and was immediately deserted by the crew — two sailoi'sand the cook — who are now believed to be lost. She was left with all sail standing and she worked off by herself, but having no one to guide her soon ran ashore again, this time for good, as she soon went to pieces in the breakers. This casualty reminds us of one somewhat simi- lar, but which Happened outside of our own harbor. In early days the pilots were not as now, working conjointly but bitter competition was the rule. During one of these fights a party of pilots bought a trading schooner called the Julia and used her in their calling. On one cf her trips all the pilots obtained vessels to direct into the harbor, aud the last pilot to leave desiring to go on hoard in style ntade both men, all of the crew, row him out to the vessel, heaving the schooner to, lashing the tiller. During their absence, however, something slacked away for the vessel filled away and started out to sea and was never after heard of. The sloop Nellie, as previously reported in this paper, lost her centreboard a few Sundays back. The young men who had her engaged, say that the centreboard halliards parted and that some time afterwards, while the hired man was towing in aflat calm and in four fathoms of water, the board, a heavy iron one, broke in half and the detatched piece floated up alongside the yacht. That it was secured and buoyed off Saucelito and the man tells the same yarn. We do not like to infer that all hands have borrowed a leaf from the works of Baron Munchausen, but when an iron board has so little specific gravity as to float, we should imagine that the best way to keep it stationary, so as to be recovered, would be not to buoy it out to anchor it. Goble has lost the centreboard from his boat on previous occasions and having wearied of the expense of repairing it, has hit upon the most novel plan we ever heard of. He put the boat on the ways and built quite a large skag or false keel on her, with which she works to windward very well, but he, knowing that the various par- ties to whom he lets the boats would not be satisfied without a centreboard, has attached a large piece of lead to the centre, board halliards with which, as he himself expresses it, "He lets the beggars monkey." Of all the weather we have ever seen on San Francisco bay last Sunday was the most suitable for yachting, as a recrea- tion. A north wind blew on Saturday night with quite a de- gree of force, but quieted down on Sunday to a delightful sailing breeze. The sky was without a suspicion of a cloud, and the water, borrowing its color from the heavens, seemed, as far as the eye could reach, like a sea of the clearest sap- phire. The air, having become rarified, allowed objects to be seen distinctly and clearly at a great distance., and the lines of the hill-tops surrounding the bay were sharply out- lined against the blue sky. Poets and authors may rave about the beauties of the Lake of Como and the Bay of Na- ples, but it would be hard to surpass, anywhere on the globe, the heavenly state of affairs on last Sunday. There was scarcely any sea at all running, but the sea was strong and steady enough to keep the yachts moving all the time without running into baffling and irritating calm streaks, and if we could only have more of such weather and could coax out some of our millionaires and rich men in a yacht on such a day, we warrant that our yacht fleet could boast of a larger number of vessels than now. The Elia, the yawl that has figured so extensively in the recent State Prison investigations, has been bought by Eugel, the boatman. He already owns the Restless, and desiring to test the speed of his new acquisition has had some races be- tween the two vessels. The first one was round Mission Rock and back to Washington street wharf, and the Plunger won. The old man not being satisfied at the outcome ar- ranged another race which took place last Wednesday. The course was from Washington street wharf to and around Anita Rock Buoy, leaving same to starboard, thence through Raccoon Strait and back to the starting point. The Plunger, which is the shorter of the two by about five feet, had a jib put on for the occasion aud led all the way, coming home about half a mile ahead of the yawl. Both boats were sailed by the sons of the old man, so it is a sort of family affair all round, and the boy who sailed the Restless will have a new hat which his father will have to pay for, this being the wager on the result. The Aggie distinguished herself last Sunday by beating the steamer San Rafael, which is considered one of the fastest steamers in our waters. Of course the yacht had all the con- ditions in her favor, viz.: just coming off the beach after a cleaning, having plenty of wind, aud in a quarter where every stitch of canvass would pull, and there being no sea to retard her progress, and the steamer being handicapped by all the passengers going to one side to view the yacht, get- ting one paddle almost out of the water, but thejfact still re- mains remarkable. The vessels met off the seawall, the yacht being a little astern of the steamer, but when off Val- lejo street their positions were reversed. We expect that her owner feels prouder of this achievement than of leading the fleet all the way in the recent regatta. Tho Con O'Connor has been taken to the ways at South San Franoi bco. THE KENNEL. P aciflc Coast Field Trials. Editor Breeder and Sportsma n: On Saturday last, in compliance with the request of th e Executive Committee of the Pacific Coast Field Trials Club, I left home to draw sev- eral grounds, with a view to selecting the best and having it preserved for the coming trials of the club, which will be com- menced on Nov. 2bth, next. Leaving here at 4:30, the train after a detention of an hour or more, caused by a freight train accident, reached Sacra- mento at 9:15. The crowd in the depot was dense, and in the hope of find- ing some friendly sportsman in it I gave my nice, wad- dling, thoroughbred Spaniel, Gordon — Irish-red — her head, and we went through the company in fair style until she came to a staunch point on three pleasant-looking gentlemen. Flushing them, I found the old girl right as usual, and in a moment more was listening to learned chat from Doctor S. A. Deuel, Mr. Geo. W. Ellery and Mr. Post. They all seemed to know a lot about dogs and were merciful in their remarks about mine, so I was happy. It was soon arranged that an early 6tart should be had next morning, behind a lively span, and we separated. I to receive the kindly attention of Mr. Post, and to marvel at the wealth of beautiful and interesting matter relative to dogs of acknowledged repute which an enthusiast can gather about him in a few short years. Pictures, records, authori- ties, dogs, all holding harmonious places in a charming home, and all as dear to the kindly mistress of the fireside as to its rugged master. Retiring early, that is, early next morning, a few minutes only had flown when a discordant clamor, which seemed to come from beneath the pillow, announced the opinion of the worst alarm clock about early rising, and about such unus- ual treatment as being hidden beneath the pillow of an un- suspecting guest. Tumbling up, and getting on suitable toggery, we soon breakfasted, and together with N. E White, Esq., chairman of the committee, were shortly skimming along the Brighton road toward Folsom. The drive was delightful, the air freeh and sharp, the country beautiful and our spirits high. Stop- ping at Senator Geo. Rou tier's to leave a lady whose name I would mention if she was not the wife of Mr. Post, and to re- ceive an invitation to return for dinner from courtly Madame Routier, we soon reached Folsom, where the horses were put at grain and we at our wit's end to account for the hearty warmth of the greeting extended by the well-known shots and nice old men, Jas. H. Burnham, Dr. F. C. Durant and Supervisor Christy. Had a whole lot of chaffing talk and such delicate corporeal entertainment as the gourmet Burn- ham could furnish, with luncheon. Then a drive of eight miles, and several hour's hard work. The committee, after drawing considerable cover, all of which would afford good shooting, at length settled upon a tract of some three thou- sand acres, about ten miles to the southeast of the town of Folsom. There is perhaps better shooting ground to the northward of the chosen place, but the essentials to proper trial ground are water, ranging space and freedom from thickets which would hide the dogs, together with birds enough to test the dogs. These conditions are fairly met at the locality selected. The ground is rolling, and with numerous little runs in which quails delight. There are a good many oaks scattered about, which is a dis- advantage, but the experience of those living near is that sat- isfactory work can be and is often done over dogs on this ground. One gentleman told us of fifteen points secured within an hour. Another of thirteen had in three hours. Another of thirteen in one-half hour. The ground is such as to make it possible for the judges to see all tbe work, and for spectators to see without embarrassing the running braces. The committee did not find many birds. The time of day was not favorable. They put up four bevies, which broke and covered nicely, making short flights, and coveriug on the ground in grass aud about scrubby bushes, of which there are some scattered over the whole tract. The broods have not packed yet, as they will do after the first heavy rains or about November 1st. The committee feels justified in assuring the sportsmen of the Coast that the ground chosen will afford a fairly good opportunity to show the breeding, breaking and handling of their dogs. As good probably as can be had on any ground in the upper part of the State. The advantages offered by other localities were canvassed. Gilroy, Monterey, Marin, Sonoma, Solano, Contra Costa, ami other places were suggested and have been studied, and the feeling of the committee was that the ground near Folsom, while not as accessible as some, would yet be more satisfac- tory to dog owners than a poorer one more easily reached. It is the intention of the club to provide accommodations for all visiting gentlemen, at a beautiful spot on the grounds. Tents and beds in plenty, with suitable conveniences for bathing in a clear pool right at hand, will he supplied. Arrangements for boarding are being made with rare old Peter Yager, of the Folsom Club, whose name is a synonym for hearty welcome and good-cheer. He will furnish meals on the ground at a reasonable rate, and such concomitants as may be desired. The desire of the committee is that those intending to run dogs, and such gentlemen as may care to attend as visitors, shall go from Folsom to the grounds aud remain there in com- fort during the trials. Following the dogs, or shooting during the days, and spending the evenings in such hilarity as must characterize a convocation of sportsmen. In this way, the good results^attendant upon a field trial can best be reached, and the incidental pleasures of the meet- ing will afford food for manj' a pleasant hour's reflection. The work of the committee finished, we drove back to Sen- ator Rontier's, audlhad the pleasure of seeiug him preside like a patriarch over his family of fifteen or sixteen mouths. The dinner was what Madame Routier's always are, good in itself and spiced with such sparkling, pointed, yet not piercing wit, as made it hard to rise and jog along back to Sacramento. There's lots of Gaul about the Senator aud his family. And some "gall" about his son George, the trap shot, who really thought once that he could conquer our Mr. Robinson at the traps. Monday was spent in pilgrimages to the shrines of some of the choice young dogs in Sacramento. Mr. Nick White owns a Shokoe — Dido whelp — about eighteen mouths old, a nioe up-standing dog, fully the equal of his dam as a ranger, and, if possible, her equal in nose. A likely sire for the coming seasons. Doctor Deuel is the lucky owner of a five mouths old Macgregor — Pochette— Druid -Pocahontas puppy. A nice thing and iu good hands. Mr. Ellery owns a brace, Snow and Topsy, both Dan-Sybil. Snow, a white, orange 1883 3£lvc ^vcttltx mid J'pxrrtsuiatx. 237 flecked stately creature of six months, as elegant in action as shu is tractable in disposition. Topsy, a black and white, frowsy, sharp-eyed and wholly irrepressible fou rte en- months - old embodiment of the devil in doghide. Ellery's life will be a burden before she is broken, if she does uot break him. Mr. Chipman's Beatrice, shown in May, has grown into an animal quite like Champion Chief — Berkley-Duck — winner in the East, and is more like the veritable "ould counthry" red setter than was to be expected. Mr. Post's brood bitch, Dido, is in good form and he has also a dog puppy, by Kace Jr., which has the head of Race, and I fear is going to stand rather high, but is a free goer and full of point. Several of these are entered for the coming trials, and I learn that enough more may be expected to make up a credit- able string of starters. It should be a matter of pride to all ■who can afford to do so to enter their dogs, aged and puppies, in these trials and the Gilroy trials, and both clubs will un- doubtedly have a fair list of entries. A few hours devoted to calling on beloved old friends in Sacramento, and then I came lagging home to write you these discursive notes. H. H. Briggs, For the Executive Committee, P. C. F. T. Club. Mr. Goodman to Mr. Post. Fditor Breeder and Sportsman: Noticing the contempt- ible attack made by C.N Post, attorney-at-law of Sacramento, upon mj'self, I hope that you will allow me the privilege of replying to the same through the columns of your much read paper. I wish to state that I never repeated the conver- sation which took place between Mr. Post and myself to Mr. Bradford, but he has evidently derived his information from a reliable source, as every word as Bradford states it is true. Judge Post states that he met me at the bench show and was introduced to me by a gentleman. Mr. Post also states that I was not goodenough to walk around the show with. Yet, he did not object to walk to the bar with me and drink several times at my expense, although I noticed he was not polite enough to return the compliment. Mr. Post is mistaken about my being a negro hostler, as I have never in my life groomed a horse. I consider a hostler, whether he be black or white, if possessed of good habits and principles, super- ior to any shyster lawver devoid of principle, and noted for being the most pusillanious, abusive creatures who exist within the limits of civilization. I do not deny the fact that I am black, yet at the same time I trust I am possessed of what is usually termed a "white heart." The character makes the man — not the color. I consider myself, morally speaking, the superior of Mr. Post, as I have never been guilty of, or been accused of, being connected with any cor- rupt practices. The San Francisco Daily Report, of Aug. 31, 1883, states that "the last bench show was an unfortunate piece of busi- ness. It was the death of many valuable dogs through dis- ease and poison, ?and the managers of it offered no reward for the discovery of the poisoners, and now it has been proved that one of the judges was corrupt. Very few owners of good dogs in this city sent their animals to that bench show, and still fewer will exhibit at the next." The Report of Sept. 1, 18S3, contains the following: "The Daily Report gives the dishonored judge's friend the benefit of his letter, but declines to withdraw its editorial remarks; because the record is that the jury which tried the case of the judge referred to consisted of much more than the regu- lar twelve citizens, and that it passed resolutions with but two dissenting voices strongly condemning Post for asking pay for acting as ludge of the Bench Show, repudiating his aspersions on the management of the show, and asking that he be debarred from hereafter acting as judge of other bench shows." "The 'friend' above referred to is 'X.'" I now wish to state that as far as that "thing" {I quote his own favorite word, Mr. Editor) X is concerned, that no one pays much attention to his imbecile rantings. I know by his own con- fession that his name is H. H. Briggs, and I heard a gentle- man tell him to his face that he would not take his or Post's word for anything unless they produced facts to substantiate their statements. With this remark I will dismiss the brain less "thing" from further consideration — unless the "lofty eagle" will come down and take another oyster cocktail. Having seen so many communications from C. N. Post, I imagine that his sole object is to get his name in print, in order to increase his notoriety. I noticed in his last commu- nication that he whimpers because you, Mr. Editor, do not assist him out in abusing people who differ with him by add- ing foot notes at the bottom of his rehashed communications. Let him appeal to his friend Briggs for consolation. Birds of a feather generally flock together, and I hope this will be the last wad I will have to crimp to kill this kind of "fowl" game. D. E. Goodman. A Reply to Veritas. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: In your last issue I notice one "Veritas," in speaking of the entries in the pro- posed S. F. T. Club, intimates that the entries are not genu- ine, and are nothing more than an advertising dodge for Bassford and Post. As for Post, I think him able to hoe his own row; and the writer of this being the only one of the numerous Bassfords who has ever sold or ever offered for sale a dog or pup of any description, I take it for granted that shot was intended for me, and will inform Veritas that when 1 have anything in the pup or dog line for sale I adver- tise quite extensively, and invariably pay for same; and will also inform him that I wrote the Secretary of the above club to say that I would run the bitches named in the list, provid- ing it did not interfere with their breeding. Since then they have been bred, and are due to whelp Nov. 6th and27th. So I will be counted out as far as they are concerned, and hav- ing lost my pointer dog, Kanger Boy, from disease contracted at the late San Francisco Bench Show, I have no others, but will try and see that my kennel is represented if it is possi- ble to do so. As far as the balance of the family is con- cerned, I have every reason to believe they will be present with the dogs named. Though they may get left it will take good dogs to beat them, and if beaten will take their defeat grace- fully, and try and do better next time, for this is, I believe, the object of field trials — to meet, compare one dog with an- other, see where an improvement can be made, then act upon it. So meet with us, Mr. Veritas; bring along your dogs, and even if they are all Bassfords you can rest assured they will treat you about right. G. W. Bassford. A Correspondence Closed. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: In your last issue I note a communication from " Videx" referring to a match be- tween his dog and mine. It was he who first challenged me and followed up his original with a supplementary challenge couched in not very polite terms. Believing him to be very desirous of having a race and being willing myself, I replied accepting, and suggesting the only terms, as I said in my ac- ceptance, that business and other reasons would admit of my running under. To this "Videx " replies and declines to run under the conditions named. Not eouteut, however, with this (which was all that was necessary) he proceeds to impugn my veracity, and make insulting allusions to, and draw ungentlemauly inferences regarding me. His manner and tone fixes his general character and status in my estima- tion, and I certainly want no race nor association with him. C. N. Post. Sacramento, Oct. 3d. P. Y. C Closing Day. The following is the official order of Commodore Caduc for to-day: The yachts of the Pacific Yacht Club will assemble off Front-street wharf on Saturday, 13th October, 1883, at 12 wr. At 12:50 p. M. a preparatory gun will be fired; at 1 p. w. a second gun will be fired, at which sigual the yachts will get under way. The course will be around mid-channel Buoy, passing same on the starboard hand, thence to the anchorage off the club-house, Old Saucelito, when they will occupy positions most convenient to each. Yachts will immediately dress ship upou coming to anchor. Yachts will observe gun fired from flag ship for hauling down aud hoisting colors at sundown and at S a. m. Yachts of the club will carry club flag; other vessels ac- companying fleet are respectfully requested to comply with these orders. The return steamer will leave Saucelito at 7 p. m. THE EIFLE. California Rifle Association. The fall meeting of this association will be held at Shell Mound Park on the 28th inst. The programme is as follows: Governor Perkins'Medal — For the best score by any mem- ber of the National Guard of California. Distance, 200 yards; ten shots. To be won three times by the same individual. F. E. Kuhnle has won it twice, J. Robertson, S. T. Kellogg, and Nick Williams each once. Seventy-five dollars, divided, cash prizes. Collier Trophy — Distance, 200 yards, 7 shots; for teams of six men from any company in the National Guard which never beat 65 per cent, in an Association match. Siebe Trophy — Distance, 200 yards, 7 shots; for teams of six men from any company of the National Guard who were not members previous to October 1, 1SS0; also, a cash prize of ©5 for the best individual score. N. G. C. Trophy— Distances, 200 and 500 yards, with Springfield rifles; for teams of six men from the State Militia; three prizes. Foreman Trophy — Distances, 200 and 500 yards, 7 shots; for teams of six men from any military company, field and staff, Police Department or rifle club, three prizes. Also a trophy donated by Col. A. Andrews to the members of the Carson City Guard Team making the best score in his team. Centennial Trophy — Distances, 200 and 500 yards, 7 shots; for teams from any regiment of the State National Guard. Pistol Match — Distance, 100 feet, 10 shots; any revolver, 44 or 45 calibre, with three-pounds pull of trigger. Target, Massachusetts ring, reduced. The Collier and Siebe prizes were donated by Capt. W. B. Collier and Capt. L. Siebe, respectively. Prizes will also be given for the best individual scores in all the matches. En- tries close with Lieut. H. Sime at the armory of C. & G. Com- panies, on Post street, on the evening of the 27th. The Swiss Rifle Club elected the following officers: Presi- dent, P. A. Giannini;Vice-President and Treasurer, M. Stuber; Secretary, F. Frapoli; Shooting-master, P. E. Croce; Ttrustees, P. A. Giannini and Hy. Stemegger. The McDonald Brothers, who own and cultivate a farm in lone Valley, not far from the old Q rauch, have a field of eight acres of alfalfa, from which they have cut the fifth crop this season, and had it in the barn on the 18th of last month. The cuttings averaged one and one-half tons of hay to the acre, making a total for the season of each acre of seven and one-half tons. This at $8 a ton would give $60 to the acre, or a total for the eight acres of S480 — a pretty good return. The patch has not been irrigated at all. It will be pastured to stock the balance of the season. — lone Echo. S. C. BOWLBY & CO. Grand Combination Sale, Commencing April 10th, 1884, AT THE Bay District Race Track, AND CONTINUING SIX DAYS. Thorough bred Horses and Staiiclartl Trotters. Roadsters, Jersey, Durham, and Devon Cattle, Spanish, Merino, and Leicestershire Sheep, from all the principal breeding establishments on the Pacific Coast. 50 HEAD OF STOCK Have already been entered for sale and further instructions from lead- ing breeders* are daily arriving. Breeders and owners desirous of entering stock for this sale should apply at once to S. C. BOWLEY, 33, 35 and 37 9iewMoii(j>omcry St. The benefit of the combination Bale to breeders and stockmen cannot be too highly estimated. Combination sales have been found of immense advantage in the Kast, and such a sale as this, comprising, as is antici- pated, not less than 3,000 head of fine stock from all the leading breeders of the Coast, cannot fall to attract a large number of buyers from Hono- lulu, Australasia and the East. The fame of California trotters is world- wide, and when it is known that for this sale already are entered the get of Electioneer, The Moor, Almont, Nut wood and all the best known stal- lions on the Coatst. the advantages to hntb breeders and purchasers must be obvious. Large or small lots will betakenfor sale. As soon as the catalogues can be prepared they will be distributed all over the world; eo it is necessary for those desirous of taking advantage of the sale to send in their lists of stock,, with complete nedigTee, at an early date. S. C. WiUI-EV ,1 CO. Bay District Association. Races, ^^^^c Races. WINTER RUNNING MEETING. November 3d, 6th, and 10th, 1883. FIRST DAY, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3. No. 1— FLASH STAKE; 925 each, p. p., $125 added, of which 950 to sec- ond horse. Free for all. Dasii of Qve-eighthB of a mile. No. 2— AUTUMN STAkK; sj-25 oach p. n.. *m added, of which ?.W to sec- ond horse. For two-year-olds, DaBh of. seven-eighths of a mile. Non win- ners at time of running allowed ■!■< lbs. Winners only once, ten fhs. All others to carry entitled weight. No. 3— PUBSE: J200, of which 650 to second horse. Free for all. Three- quarters of a mile and repeat. Entrance free. Ml <>Mt DAY, WEDNESDAY, MOV, 6. No l PARK STAKE; $25 each, p.p., 8150 added, of which $50 to sec ond horse. Free for all. Dash of one mile and fiiHl Yards. No 5— SELLING RACE; Purse 5J00 of which" ?50 to second horse. For two-vear-olds. Dash of a mile. Horses entered to be sold for $1,500 toearry their entitled weight. Entni nee free. For $1,000, allowed 5 lbs; for $750 allowed 10 lbs ; forj5im, ;it lowed 12 lbs. No. 6— PURSE 5350, of which §75 to second horse. Free for all. One mile and repeat. Entrance free. I IIIKD DAY-SATURDAY, NOV. II). No. 7— SANTA ANITA STAKE; #25 each, p. p., $175 added of which 350 to second horse. For two-vear-olds. Winners at this meeting, if carrying their entitled weight. •» lbs. extra. No. 8— THE CROCKER STAKE; 350 each, p. p., $300 added, second horse to receive -3NW, third to save stake. Dash of two and a quarter miles. No. 9— SELLING RACE— PURSE; 5250. of which S75 to second horse. Free for all. One and one-sixteenth miles and repeat. Horses entered to be sold fur Sum to carry their entitled weight. For each ?100 under fixed valuation '2 lbs. off, and for each $100 above fixed valuation Z lbs penalty. Entrance free. Association reserves right to change dates should bad weather inter vene. Pacific Coast Blnod Horse Association rules to govern. Entries to close Monday, October 22, with the secretary. T. W. HINCHMAN. Secretary. 1435, California St. N. T. SMITH, President. Pacific Coast Blood Horse Asso- ciation Annual Meeting. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE P. C. B. IT. A., will be held at the Baldwin Hotel, Tuesday, November i;t 1*93, at 8 o'clock p. m. A Full attendance of the Members is solicited. THEO. WINTERS, President. JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary. C. M. CHASE, Assistant Secretary. Tips and Toe Weights. In Paper covers § i .oo In Cloth i .5o Send orders to SAN FRANCISCO NEWS CO., or BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. DIETZ' AXLE OIL. A PATENT COMPOUND OIL. Dietz' Axle Oil OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE. Dietz' Axle Oil PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR- IN OF AXLES. Dietz' Axle Oil. INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS AN OINTMENT. Dietz' Axle Oil WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS. CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN D1SEA A. C. DIETZ * CO., Proprietors, 9 Front st" 238 'fa fjteeecler and ^p-jovtsmatx. Oct 13 Notice for Entries. S. C. BOWLEY, Manager and Auctioneer, SAN FRANCISCO Secretary's Day. Bay District Association. Free for all and 2:28 Class SATURDAY, OCTOBER SO. 1883. Purse ¥1,000, mile bents, three in 5. in harness— Nol- le R to wagon— 5500 to first, $ib0 to second, $150 to third, and $100 to fourth horse. SAME DAY. For all horses that have never beaten "J:2K. Purse $500, mile heats, 3 in 5, in harness; $250 to first, $125 to second. 875 to third, and 850 to fourth horse. Entrance 10 per cent, of purses; 5 or more to enter, 3 or more to start. National Rules to govern. Entries close with the Secretary, 1435 California street, Mon- day, October 15. T. W. HINCHMAN, Secretary. FOR SALE. Thoroughbreds OF ALL AGES. ENQUIRE OF HIVKV WAISB, Sup't Running Horse Dep't Palo Alto Stock Farm. Horses and Mules FOR SALE. SEVENTY-FIVE HEAD of Horses and Mules, suitable for farm and plow work. The mules are all young, California bred, and will average 050 pounds weight. Apply to W. L. ASHE, Merced .Merced County, Ca MARKET NEW MONTGOMERY ST. H. iKoniillti.. Proprietor. Thursday, - - - Oct. 18, SPECIAL SALE ..BY ORDER OF... Martin Mendenhall, AT HIS RANCH. ONE MILE FROM LIVERMORE, 100 Head Trotters, "Work Horses and Brood Mares. The above stock comprises the get of Newland's "Hambletonian," he by "Speculation." Some from "Belle Alta," some from the "Grand Moore." some by "Ethan Allen." Also, some by the Stallion raised by Mr. Mendenhall from Blake's imported horse. TERMS OF SALE.— All sums of $300 and under, cash; all sums over, ninety days, with good endorsed notes. Purchasers desiring to attend the sale, will take tbe 7:30 a.m. train and arrive at Livermore, at 10 a.m., where conveyances will be on liand to go to the ranch. Lunch will be served, S. V. ROWLEY, Auctioneer, HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. I DESIRE TO CALL YOUR attention to my new patent hand- made shoe. I guarantee to cure any horse with bad corns or con- tracted heels by using this shoe. I also guarantee to cure any horse with quarter cracks, interfering, Bpeedy cutting, paddling, thumping and hitching, or no charge. Horses sent fur ana returned. J. McCARRON, "The Horseshoer," 361 Third street, between Fol som and Harrison. 25m3 Whitmans Combination V HALTER-BRIDLE. L ordinary pair of reinB you have a complete bridle. ELEGANT BRIDLES FOB FANCY PAB°K RWINO ABE MADE ON THIS PLAN. For sale by J A McKERRON, E^-THE TRADE SUPPLIED. 230 and 232 £Uls street, Sole agent for the Pacific Coast. LINES OF TRAVEL. C. P. It. XV, TIME SCHEDULE, LINES OF TBAYEL. SUNDAY, - - SEPT. 30th, 1883. Trains leave, ami are cine to arrive at, San Francisco as follows; 9:30 a m *4 $Q p v 8:00 a m 3:30 P m 4 :30 p M 8:00 a m •4 :00 p M 8:00 a m 3:30 p m 9 :30 A M 4 :30 P M 7:30 A M. *4 :00 p m 7:30 A M 4 :30 P M 9:30 A M 7:30 a M *5 ;00 P m 9:30 A M •4 :00 P H 8:00 a M 7:30 a H 10:00 A U 3:00 P H *5:00 P M 3 :30 P M 5:30 P M 8:00 A M 8 :00 A M 8:00 am 7:81 i M 8:00 A m 3:30 pm 4 :30 P M *4 rf» P M 7:30 A M 1.10 :00 A M 3:00 P M 8:00 A M 9:30 A M 3:30 p M *4:00 p M DESTINATION. ..Antioch and Martinez.. ..Benicia .Calistoga and Napa.. ..Colfax '■'. IDeming. El i'aso l Express... f and East > Emigrant . i Gait and i via Livermore , 1 Stockton ( via Martinez ....Knight's Landing ....Los Augeles and South ....Livermore and Plea&anton... ..Madera and Fresno ..Merced ..Marypville and Cnico... ..Niles and Hay wards.... . ) Ogden and I Exdtppr . t East ( Emigrant.. . j Red Bltilf i via Marysville. , \ and Tehama f via Woodland... ....Redding ....Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Benicia *• via Benicia " via Benicia ....Sacramento River Steamers. ....San Jose 2:40 V M •12:10 p m 0:40 P M Sr-10 p M 10:10 a M •10:10 a m G;40 p M 5:40 p M 8:40 P m 2:40 p M 7:10 a m 5:40 P M •12:10 p m 5:10 p M 10:10: A M 2 ;40 J' M 5:40 P M •8:40 A M 2:40 P M *12:10 P M 5:40 p k 5:40 p K 3:40 P M 9:40 A M •8:40 a M 8:40 P M 9:40 A M 5:40 p M 6:40 p M 5:40 p M 5:40 P M 6:40 P M 8:40 p M 10:10 a M •6:00 A M •3:10 P M J3:40 P M 9:40 A M 6:40 P M 2:40 p M 8:40 P M •12:10 P m 10:10 A M 8:40 P M 6:40 p M. 10:10 A M Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p. M. can meet Pacific ExpresB from. Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9:30 a.m. should meet Pacific Express from El Paso at Antioch. •Sundays excepted. J Sundays only. LOCAL FERRY TRAINS. VIA OAKLAND PIER. From San Francisco Daily. TO EAST OAKLAND-*6:00— •6:30-7:00-7:30— 8:00— 8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00—11:30—12:00—12:30 —1:00— 1:30— 2:00—2:30—3:00— 3:30 — 4:00 — 4;30 — 5:00 — 5:30—6:00 — 6:30 — 7.00—8:00—9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— *fi.00— 'fi:30 — *7:00-*7:30 — *8:00 — •8:30— *3 :30— *4 flO— *4 :30— *5 :00— *5 :30 — *6 £0 — *6:30 — 9:00. TO ALAMEDA— •6:00— *8:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — "8:30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00-110:30— 11:00— 111:30— 12:00— 1.12:30— 1:00— tl:30— 2:00-3:00— 3:30-4:00— 4:30 — 5:00— 5 :30 — 6:00— 6:30—7:00— 8:00-9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00. TO BERKELEY— •6:00— •6:30—7:00— »7:30 — 8:00-*8:30 —9:00— 19:30— 10:00— tl0:30— 11:00— til :30 — 12:00 — 1:00 —2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5 :00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8 :00— 9:00— 10 :00— 11 :00— *12 :00. TO WEST BERKELEY — •8:00 — *fi.30-7:00-«7:30 — 18:00— •8:30—9:00— 10:00— 11:00— tl:0O-2:00— 3:00— 4:00 —•4:30-5:00— •5:30—6:00— •6:30—7:00. To San Francisco Dally. FROM FRUIT VALE-«6:23-*6:53-*7:23-*7:53-«S:23 *8 :53— *9 :23— •lO : 21— *4 :23— *4 :53— »5 :23— *5 :53— *6 :23 — •6:53— 7:25— 9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)-"a:15-*5:45 — 1,6:45— 9:15— »3;15. FROM EASTOAKLAND-*5;30 — •6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00- 7:30-8:00—8:30—9:00-9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00 — 11:30 12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1:30-2:OQ— 2:80^-8:00— 8:80— 4 :00 — 4:30— 5:00-5:30— 6:00-6:30— 7:00 — 7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 — 10:57- FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— "5:37— *6:07— 6:37 7:07— 7:37-8:07— 8:37:— 9 :07— 9:37— 10:07 — 10:37 — 11 :07 —11:37—12:07—12:37—1:07—1:37—2:07—2:37—3:07—3:37 —4:07-^4:37—5:07—5:37—6:07—6:37-7:07 — 8:06 — 9:06- 10:06—11:06. -.52— 110.22— 10.52 — 111:-— 11:52— J 12:22— 12:52-11 : 22— 1:52- 2:52—3:22-3:52—4:22 —4:52—5:22—5:52—6:22—6:52—7:52—8:52—9:52—10:52. FROM BERKELEY— *5:15— *5:45— •6:15—6:45— -7:15— 7:45— •8:15 — 8:45— f «l : 1 5 — ■ I :-1 r, — 1 1 0 : 15 — 10:45 — til ;15 — 11:45— 12:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45— 1:15— 4:45— 5;15 — 5:45 —6:15— 6:45— 7:45— 8:15— 9 .45— 10:45, FROM WEST BERKELEY— »5 ^5— •6:15—6:45— *7-15 — 7H5— 8:45— 19:15-9:45 — 10:45— 112:45— 1:45 — 2: 15 — 3:45—1:45— '5:15— 5 .-45— •6:15— 6:45— *7:15. 4'REEK ROUTE. BROAD GAUGE. TIME TABLE. COMMENCING MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883, AND Uk'TIL FURTHER NOTICK, Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San Francisco Passenger Depot iTownsend street, between Third and Fourth .Streets; as follows: s. P. DESTINATION. I \RRIVK R. F. 8 :30 a M t9 :30 a m 10:40 a m • 3 :30 p M 4 :25 p M •5:15 PM 6 ;30 P M J1I:45pm| San Mateo, Redwood and Menlo Park. 1 J 6:40 a m •8:10a m 9 :li3 a m •10:02 A M •3 :36 r m 14 :59 p M 6:00 P M 17:50 pm 18:15 pm 8 :30 A M 10:40 A M • 3 :30 P M | S- 4 ;25 p M i j U Santa Clara, San Jose and J Principal Way Stations. 1 9 :03 a m • 10 :02 a M •3 :36 p m 6:00 PM 18:15 pm 10:40 a mi ) Gilrov,Pajaro,Castroville, ( i ' •3:30 p MM" Salinas and Monterey. > I in.m i «' * WatBonville, Camp Goodall,( «.™ P „| • Aptos, New Brighton, Soquel \ 111 :40 a M i Soledad and Way Stations T7-30 a mI f- Monterey and Santa Cruz. , l +R.„ Ti.w a M| j (Sunday Excursion! ( ! T8'43 p M •Sundays excepted. tSundays only. (Theab Saturdays only. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, except PeBcadero Stage via San Mateo, and Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which connect with 8:30 a. m. Train. Spkcial Round-trip Tickkts, at Teduced rates to Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos, Soquel and Santa Cruz; also to Gilrov. Paraisoand Paso RobleB Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturday and Sunday —good to return on Monday — to S'anta Clara or San Jose, £2 50; to Gilroy, §4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 85, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose; also to Gilroy Hot Springs. 36. Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San- ta Cruz, and return, S3. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townscnd street, and No. 613 Market street, Grand Hotel. A. C.BASSETT, H, R.JUDAH, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt. (t3T SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. ia FROM SAN FRANCISCO— •7:15—9:15— 11:15-1 ;15- 3:15—5:15. FROM OAKLAND— "6:15— 8:15— 10:15 — 12:15— 2:15 — 4:15. •Dally, except Sundays. {Sundays only. "Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph & Co Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F. A. N. TOWNE, T. H. GOODMAN. Gen, Manager, Gen. Pass. A Tkt Agt Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. respectfully calls attention to the SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY JTS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Ralliing, Shooting ami Fishing. TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CHARMINO Summer and Winter Resort of the Pacific Coast. with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can be obtained from the several streams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in its waters, notably Salmon; Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder, The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rateB of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men. TH E BATH 1 NO FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MONTE," ARE UNSURPASSED, haTinc a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of nure white sand for surf Via thing. THE BATH-HOUSE SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and bwIjii- ming baths, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for individual baths, with douche and shower facilities. THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known Watering Places, APTOS, SOQUEL AND SANTA < ltl /. IS VIA THE Southern Pacific Railroad, (Bread Gauge"). TheS. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon- terey, in each of which game abounds in great variel v. Notably Quail. Pigeon, Snipe. Duck, Geese, Deer and Bear. Lakes PILARClTtjS and SAN ANDREAS are reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dally at Sun Mateo tor those well-known Retreats, PTJRIS- SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex- tent of range at .arid about SAN BRUNO and McMA- HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a short distance from San Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers of i in.-, manly sport. SPECIAL NOTICE. Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets will bo entitled to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS when carried In Ragcgep Cars and put in charge of Train Baggageman. TWin Baggagemen are instructed to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage Cars. jBS»"Tn order to guard against accidents to Dogs while In transit. It is necessary that thev he provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing Tackle will he curried free of charge. Guns taken apart and securely packed In wood or leather cases may be taken in Passenger Cars. . TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, Townsend street, and No. 6i:t Market st.. Grand Hotel. A. C. BSSETT, H. R. JUDAH, Aeet. Pass, and Tkt Agt Surinteodent. 1883 x& fPrmkt* n to bowl at Waterman's end, and the change resulted in the dismissal of Neat with the score at 37. Luard, after scoring two was nicely caught in the slips by Waterman, and Mr. Dawson was unfortunately run out wheu he had made four. Capt. Aitchison was bowled in his first over from Theobald.and Lieutenant Bethell arrived in time to see Lieutenant Thomas splendidly caught at the wicket by Deane, after scoring 26 in a faultless manner. Lieut. Thomas received a perfect ovation from the spectators on retiring, which was as generous to the strangers as it was well-deserved. Lieutenants Knapton and Bethell kept their stump event without troubling the scorers until time was called, and as it was a one day's match the victory goes to San Francisco on the first inning. The visit- ors had 5 wickets with which to score their needed 43, so that the game was quite satisfactory to both sides, as well as being thoroughly enjoyable both to spectators and partici- pants. For the visitors, the bowling of Dawson has already been mentioned; he was ably seconded by Luard and Thomas. Their fielding was excellent, at the risk of being invidious, special mention might be made of Scroggs, Bethell and Thomas. The individual skill of the San Francisco repre- resentatives is too well known to our lovers of cricket to need particularizing unless special mention is made of Deane's lightning wicket-keeping, and Banner's steady and careful bowling. Following is the complete score: SAN FRANCIS< •o's . BATSMEN". FIRST INNING. SECOND INNING. How out. Runs' How out. Runs E. B. Deane, 0 .C. C. Ben BeniamimM C C . 11 1 1 11 "n u :i 4 7 II 8 c Bethell, b Thomas. 11 c Thomas, b Dawson 6 0 5 |m H. M. S./TWIFTSURE. BATSMEN. FIRST INNING. How out. El ns SECOND INNING. How ont. Runs Lieut. Thomas lb w Banner. ■i 17 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 c Deane. b Banner.... 26 c Water'n.b Banner. . 1 Not nut ». fl Lieut. Knapton Mr.Scroggs 0 st Deane, b Banner... ■IS with 5 wickets to fall 87 Umpires— Admiral Phipps. Scorers— Mr. Cooties ilcL. Lyon, Mr. Stanle of the Swiftsure an< M FI. B. M. Consul) and Mr. r. Elliott (M. C.C.) in. i he Occidents w The match between the Occidents and Merions which had occupied both Saturdays before was finally concluded last Saturday at the OlympicClubgrounds, Oakland, and resulted in a victory for the Occidents by 54 runs on the two innings. The play commenced with Bristowe and Waterman, the "not out" of the previous week, at the bat. The former ran his score very neatly up to 33, when he was unfortunately run out; Waterman and Deane being in the mean time disposed of, the last named, who was forced to retire on the previous Saturday, being caught by Jones at short leg without adding to his score. Fraser and Kip accomplished but little, and the inning closed for 72 runs. The juniors commenced to tackle the formidable total of 101 necessary to win the game, with J. Mathieu and Jones to face the music. The team, however, made a very poor show- ing. After scoring 1 Mathieu was badly run out, throughthc carelessness of his vis-a-vis. The Captain, Benjamin, with the result of the game de- pending on his score, commenced well, but met the same fate as his predecessor, and from the same reason. Jones all this time was batting -carefully and well, but wheu Purely was put on to bowl succumbed when his total had reached sixteen. The remainder of the team, now thoroughly dis- heartened, went out iu short order, the younger Benjamin making the most runs of the few more scored. Burnett col- lapsed, first ball. Hill went in, got oue to leg for two, and poked the very next ball within the active grasp of Water- man at point. Banner standB forth, an oasis in the desert of zeroes, with two, not out. The nine men batting were thus all retired for only thirty-six runs, and received the most disastrous defeat they have known for many a day. Of course every team has a number of excuses to offer for a de- feat, and the Merions have some very reasonable ones for this, which will help to explain the catastrophe while not al- leviating it. In the first place, during the first innings, when the Occidents made the large score of 107, the juniors were minus the services of Banner, their standby in the bowling line, and in their second inning they lost the assistance of both the Theobald brothers, two leading batsmen of the team, through a sad domestic affliction which the members re- gret more than numberless defeats. A second match was commenced the same afternoon with the Merions wielding the willow. This began more hope- fully for them, as when time was called the board showed 65 runs for 4 wickets, those who had fallen being Jones (5) Mathieu (6) Burnett (4) and Barney Benjamin (2). Ben Ben- jamin, went in first wicket down, and, freed from the embar- rassing responsibility of the other game, played a dashing inning of 40 not out, including several beautiful cuts off Purdy's bowling. When stumps were drawn, he and Hill were at the bat, the latter having scored but 2. When the game is resumed on next Saturday {the 27th); these two will of course continue their innings, and as the Merious have six more wickets to fall, including Burnett, John Theobald and Armitage, the team will probably make a better show- ing. Following is the score of the finished match, or at least the second innings: OCCIDENTS. Deane c, Jones b, Ben Benjamin 2 Aitken c, Burnett b, Banner 1 Cookson b, Banner 0 Purely c Miel b Banner i Sanderson b Banner 11 Bristowe run ont 33 Carr b, Banner G Waterman b, Barney Benjamin 7 Stuart b, Barney Benjamin 0 Fraser b, Banner 1 Kip not out 2 Extras 5 Total 72 Total first innings 107 179 MERIONS. J. Mathieu run oiit 1 Jones b„J?urdy Hi Ben Eenjaminrunout 7 Barney Benjamin b, Purely 3 Burnett c, Cookson b, Puxdy 0 Hill c. Waterman b, Stuart 2 Rev. C. L. Miel b, Stuart 0 Banner not out 2 Davidson b, Stuart 0 Extras 5 Total 3C Total first innings 79 115 A Hint to the Disaffected. Ours is called an agricultural association and yet at present it gives no attention to the products of the farm outside of the horse pasture or stable. There is a cause for this and what is it? The superior enterprise of horsemen, the attrac- tion of the horse race to the crowd, and the general indiffer- ence to grain exhibits. The state is yet young and farmers, fruit growers, sheep and cattle men, poultry raisers, pig-men, dairymen and others have no ambition to gratify the sight of the very few who have inclination to spend time in this de- partment of the fair. If a committee of farmers would take as much interest in raising money for premiums as the com- mittees of horsemen and saloon men do every season, < it would not be longbefore we would have the whole commuuity co-operating, ladies included, to make the agricultural fair something more than a horse race. It is folly for people to shake their heads over the prominence of horse racing at all fairs when they will neither use brains nor money to mako a change. — Qilroy Advocate. The following story is told of "Bobby" Maynard, the popu- lar Southern Jockey. At Atalanta, once, the track was very slippery and out of a field of seveD, six fell. Maynard was on one of the fallen animals, and was picked up senseless and apparently dead. The other jockeys aud stable boys be- gan to mourn and cried, "Poor Bobby is dead." "Yes," said another, ";uul somebody's dun tuk his watch." "What !" shouted the supposed dead boy, "somebody's got my watch aud there was a general scattering. Mr. Cadwell told tl story, and we did not want to spoil it by asking if it was tomary for our boys to wear watches while riding. 242 3pue fgmxlcr and J>#mismmt. Oct 20 OUR NEW YORK LETTER. Jerome Autumn Meeting— St. Julien and Jay-Eye. See— Racing1 Notes from Louis- ville and Other Sections- Theatrical News, etc. Saturday last, the 29th of Sept., was perhaps the most noteworthy day of the year in sporting annals. At Jerome Park, near Fordham, old Fleetwood, near Morrisania and Louisville, Ky., three immense gatherings of people were con- gregated on tliat afternoon to witness some very important straggles for equine supremacy. The day and night previous Manhattan Island and this immediate vicinity were visited with a heavy, soaking rain storm, which left our courses in bad order for both the runners and trotters, but the skies being tolerably favorable postponements were not to be thought of, and the situation was made the best of. The early afternoon, when the American Jocke}' Club commenced theirautumn meeting, found some 5, 000 persons at the course, which never looked more picturesque and charming, with the beautiful color of the autumn foliage in the trees ever shift- ing and changing as the wind disturbed their arborescent re- pose. The track, as mentioned above, was deep and heavy, therefore fast time was out cf the question, and a great many of the expected contestants in the races of the day remained in the stables rather than risk accidents on the muddy ground. Four horses opened the ball, and three of them, Aranza, Duplex and Brad were noted milers, each being able to show 1 :42 or better on a fast track. The Kancocas mare (Aranza) was a hot favorite, and she won a hollow victory in 1 :47, Duplex second, Brad not being able to act in the mud. The next event, the Nursery Stakes, three-quarters of a mile for two-year- olds, brought out a large, tine field of youngsters. The Dwyers' Ecuador, the half brother to Luke Blackburn, was the speculative favorite, but he got off badly, and not liking the mud, was never in it. The struggle at the finish was between Himalaya, by Virgil, belonging to the Preakness stable; Leo, by the Duke of Magenta, a representative of Ban- cocas, and Mr. Wither's filly, Nonage, by King Ernest. The first two had a hot contest, Himalaya winning by a neckfrom Leo, and the Ally was two lengths behind. Time, 1:20. The Jerome Stakes, two miles for three-year-olds, brought out George Kinny, 125 lbs., Euclid, 115 lbs., ClonmeL 115 lbs., and Trombone, 115 lbs. In spite of his penalty it was any odds on Kinny, who went through the mud like a locomo- tive and finished twelve leugths ahead of Euclid second, in a slow run race. Aella, 5 years, 112 lbs., then beat Breeze, 3 years, 107 lbs., and Jack of Hearts, 5 years, 115 lb°., in the Manhattan handicap, dash of a mile and a quarter. This stake, from various causes, has, like many of the Jerome events, deteriorated in quality the last two j'ears. The debarring of pools, etc., is responsible for this, but the famous old course is still good foranany years yet, apparently, for book-making is technically permitted by the hypocritical myrmidons of justice ( ?), and the people have taken very kindly to this species of betting. Old Dan, K. by Bonnie Scotland, and the two three-year-olds, King Fan, by King Ernest, and Heel and Toe, by Glenelg, had a stirring race in the fifth event of the day, a little over a mile. None but the judges could determine the winner, as the two rushed past the goal, and when they placed the trio as above, it was the shortest of heads between the three. The usual steeple-chase wound up the sport, and in spite of the adverse circumstances of track, etc., the day was a very enjoyable one. Quite a number of people drove away from Jerome before the programme was finished, and Fleet- wood Park, or, as it is now christened, the Gentlemen's Driving Park, was their ultima tkule, some four miles below Fordham. Here was found the largest crowd of persons ever within the grounds of the track, and the greatest crowd of persons at any trot in these parts since June, 1S67, when the writer formed one of the 25,000 who applauded Dexter in his game, though losing struggle, on the old Fashion track, against Ethan Allan and his runner. Fleetwood on last Saturday was black with humanity. The Club House, the bluffs and the inner field fairly swarmed with the living masses, and it is claimed that 24,000 admissions were sold. Be that as it may, Jerome avenue, leading to the track, was as impassable as crowded Broadway for two or three hours before and after the trot, and two railways in addition poured the people in as fast as they could transport them. The causes of all this interest and excitement, St. Julien, driven by Hickok, and the little black five-year-old, Jay-Eye See, with young Bithers in the sulky, were early on the track, and formed, of course, the cynosure of all eyes. Mr. Case, early in the afternoon, went over the track, and finding it very wet and slippery, especially on the turns, wanted to draw his famous gelding, or postpone it until the following Monday. Hickok would have been willing, but a great many persons had already arrived, and David Bonner and other officers of the club so strongly deprecated any postponement that Mr. Case's objections were overruled, and the trot proceeded. As the result proved, the track affected the two horses just the opposite of what was the general opinion on the subject. Jay-Eye-See, who is a short, quick- gaited horse, got through the mud much better than his big antagonist, who, with his long, sweeping strides, slipped and slid all over the track, materially affecting his chances. Hickok had extra nails put in his shoes, after the second heat, but it made no difference. It was not St. Julien's race this time. Before the first heat large pools were sold until the police got tired of it and stopped them with St. Julien S100, Jay-Eye-See $70. The latter went lower down to $60 and S50, some pools even selling at the big odds of $100 to S40, so confident were three quarters of the people iu St. Julien's ability to defeat the son of Dictator. How they had miscalculated the wonderful speed and endurance of the new King of the turf, the sequel snowed, for the way in which the heats were won, the odds should have been the other way. The first heat, St. Julien would beyond doubt have won by half a length, but near the finish he stepped on a stone and the contretemps threw him off his stride, causing him to break and ran under the wire head and head with his game little adversary. The judges gave Jay-Eye-See the heat though St. Julien clearly had lost instead of gained in the wobble he made. However, this may not have affected the race, for the other two heats showed that Jay-Eye-See was a long-liver and would very likely have won, even had the heats been split. St. Julien is getting to be rather old now, and can not be expected to have all the fire and dash of his younger days, though Hickok was very confident of his horse's success on the present occa- sion. That the horse, however, has done as much work as most persons conceive necessary for the trying race he had before him is a matter of doubt. Indeed, some persons gen- erally well informed, assert, that since the previous Friday, eight days before the race, when St. Julien trolted a trial over Fleetwood in 2:14f, he did little or no work worth men- tioning, the inference being that the trial aforesaid had used him iip. He and Jay-Eye-See trot another race at Chicago this month and perhaps the old son of Volunteer may turn the tables on the young horse. He will have to trot on a good track, however, should he accomplish this, for the mud last Saturday was all against him. A more exciting or better contested heat was never trotted anywhere than the first heat between these two famous trotters on Saturday. They went head and head, trotting like a team round the turn and down to the half at a 2:12 gait (in spite of the mud) and going past the pole (half-mile) so even were they that big St. Julien completely hid little Jay-Eye-See, but one horse appearing until they made the turn up the hill, when St. Julien led by a neck, and swinging into the straight Hickok carried his an- tagonist out very wide and gained a trifle more on him. But the little black devil quickened his gait and drew, on him again, but would not have quite caught him had not St. Julien left his feet near the mile, from the reasons stated above. Louisville, Ky., on the same afternoon had nearl}7 as great a crowd on their race grounds as were at Fleetwood Park. The Lorillard stallion stakes were to be run, and though Louisville's S10,000 added money has not met with the response it de- served, as far as a large field of contestants was concerned, the Dwyer brothers of this city had sent on their famous filly, Miss Woodford, by Billet, and the colt Wandering, by Wan- derer, so no little interest was felt in the result. Only two Western horses opposed the Brooklyn pair, Slocum and Wall- flower, aud though the former colt beat Wandering, he could not get anywhere near the flying Dwyer filly, who went off like a bird on the wing, and ran the first mile in 1 :42 and the mile and a half in 2:37, winning by neai-ly a furlong. Nearly $20,000 were the fruit of her few minutes work of which the Dwyers and Messrs. Bowen, her breeders, divided nearly equal amounts. Miss Woodford was the same night with her stable companion, shipped direct to Jerome Park, running here the following Monday and was to start iu the Hunter stakes the next day (Teusday). In other words she was to perform the feat of winning two hard races only three days apart, in the interval travelling one thousand miles, and that she would have performed her tast successfully there is no doubt, but a rain storm compelled the deferring of the second day at Jerome until to-day, when the Hunter stakes was run and the wonderful filly picked up 122 lbs., and won at a mile and three- quarters from two fast fillies. These were Carnation and Bella, 115 lbs. each, and either one of them could have beaten the field Miss Woodford did in the Louisville race, which shows the great merit of the latter animal. She beat them three lengths aud they ran a dead heat for second honors. The other races of to-day at Jerome were very interesting also. The track has got fairly good, but was not fast, rather stiff and holding. The first race was a hot struggle at nine furlongs between Strathspey, 108 pounds, Aranza, 117 pounds, Brad, 105 pounds, Duplex, 105 pounds, and Keferee, 101 pounds. Strathspey won by a length, Aranza second, a neck better than Brad. The Champagne Stakes, for two-year-olds, three- quarters of a mile, was a victory for the Lorilard colt, Leo, who beat Mr. Wither's Cyclone colt a neck, Ecuador, the Dyer colt, a length off third. The beaten lot included Decoy Duck, Economy, Dutch Boiler, Albia, and other winners. Aella won a good race from Pizarro and three others at a mile and a quarter, the imported colt giving her a great deal of weight; Nella, 5 years, 117 pounds, Pizarro, 3 years, 118 pounds. Seven horses of all ages then contested a mile, and the Dwyer's Hartford won by a length from Haledon and Col. Sprague. A hurdle race between fourof our best timber toppers wound up the day, and Forager, 140 pounds, beat Jim Mc- Gowan, 165 pounds, Buster, 150 pounds, and Bochester 140 pounds. The great feat of Gen. Stanford's filly, HindaEose, yesterday, at Hardford, Conn., is exciting much remark. Her 2:20 at three years old is a remarkable exhibition. Next week, in England, the Cesarewitch is run, and New Yorkers are looking to see the mare Girofle do something. She has 113 pounds only and if right has a great chance on paper. The theaters are in full running with the fall and winter at- tractions. The Bajah, at the Madison Square, Francssca de Eimini, at the Star, "Prince Methusalem,"at the Casino, have all scored great successes and are drawing crowded houses, yet. Fanny Davenport's Fedora, at Colville's Fourteenth St. Theater, is one of the most interesting pieces ever put on the boards of our metropolis, and Daly's Theater, "Dollars and Sense" has been received with great commendation. The sale of seats for Irving's appearances has begun, and great business is expected Pacific. New York, Oct. 4, 1SS3. THE GUN. Poor Work at Gilroy. During the races at Gilroy, last week, a trap shooting affair came off at twenty clays. The scores foot up as follows: B. Roundtree 12 H. Holloway— w 2 J. R. Payne 10 A. White 7 J. Eustice 11 G. Holloway 11 D.M. Pyle 12 S. Short 3 H. S. Fletcher 15 C. H. Cory 8 J. Newell 9 A. D. Cameron 10 D. Dunham 4 E. Holloway 9 H. Frutig— w 4 H. S. Fletcher first prize, J. Frizzell second. E. Eustice, D. M. Pyle and B. Koundtree divided third, and J. Eustice and Geo. Holloway divided fourth. D. Gilroy 3 J. Payne 10 Geo. Eustice 8 J. Frizzell 13 P."W. Robinson 10 F. Coykendall 10 R. Eustice 12 A. Herald 10 W. S. Huddleston 10 Milligan-w 2 E. Leavesley 9 E. Rea— w 4 Ed. Wright 5 J. Holloway— w 3 Didn't Care to Finish. On the 7th, at Sacramento, a match was shot for §30 aside between James Parrott and G. D. Hopper; 25 birds, 21 yards rise, ground traps. When the twenty-second bird flew off Hopper surrendered, and the shooting stopped. The score was: Parrott 111110I11110111I01 ill 1-19 Hopper 101101110101010111111 0-15 Hunters about Suison make fair bags of ducks now; mostly teal with an occasional mallard and sprig. It is proposed to organize a National Sportsmen's Associa- tion during the clay pigeon tournament at Chicago, next May. Los Angeles County papers peport ducks and geese as com- ing into the marshes freely for the past two weeks. Hints on Deer Hunting. Had I known when I commenced trying to kill deer the pe- culiar "gifts" of thisbeautiful animal, and justhowto "sarcum- vent 'em," as Deerslayer sa}*, it would have saved me many a useless tramp and sore disappointment. I shall condemn no particular method of killing deer, whether it be by still-hunt- ing, by hounds, by the bullseye, or by the salt lick. Writing now of still -hunting, I do so for the benefit of those who do not know all about deer hunting; and the hints given are those derived from own practical experience. The deer when wild is one of the wildest, as when tame he is one of the tamest of animals. He regards almost every an- imal from man down as his natural enemy; and as this noble creature is endowed with the most wonderful keenness of vision, hearing, and scent, as well as fleetnessof foot, it is justly esteemed an honor to stalk and kill a deer. Manj' deer are killed by accidentally stumbling upon them unawares, but few indeed in the proportion of those laborously hunted. The flesh of the deer and the sport of hunting it are best about the first of November, when the first light snow whit- ens the ground. After a frosty night a bright, clear day is the fit time, when every nerve is braced for a tramp and the lungs inhale the sweetness of the odors of pine balsam, hemlock, cedar, and the first chaDges of the falling leaf. The blue sky and all the beauties of nature help to enhance the sport. Upon such a day, if you feel like hunting, go. You ( must enter fully into the spirit of the chase. Now note the points of the compass and the exact direction of the wind by the clouds if possible, because the wind often seems to be blowing in the forest a different way from its ac- tual course. You must make a point to keep precisely to lee- ward of the deer. They will smell you "clean around a cor- ner" at times. You soon strike a track — if the deer is run- ning his toes will be spread out, and it is easy enough to see his jumps. Let him go. Find a track which indicates that he is walking along quietly. Deer feed mostly at night, and lie down iu the day time. The morning early is best then to follow a track. See if it is fresh. If so there will be no frost on it, or snow, but it will look as if just made. Kneel down and feel of it, and see if the impression in the snow is hard or soft. If hard you may be sure the track is not fresh. If fresh, the deer is probably not more than a mile off. Yon must wear clothes suitable for hunting. Gray or but- ternut, the latter is best before the leaves fall. Shoes, packs or moccasins only should be worn. A morning after a rain renders leaves almost noiseless; but if yon find your feet are making too much "crunching," get a friend to go with you. To hunt deer with the best results, two hunters are always pre- ferable. But we will suppose your step is almost noiseless. Proceed but a few paces at a time and listen; with eyes, gun, and ear ever on the alert. Step on no twigs, and above all, do not hem, cough or make the slightest noise. There is nothing that frightens a deer so much as the human voice. Follow the tracks ahead with the eye, and go straight on in the direction it leads. Hush ! not a breath; a slight noise on your right. The leaves move, but don't shoot; never shoot until you know what you are shooting at, I am more afraid of a greenhorn in the woods, than all the wild beasts in the country. It is well you didu't fire, for it was -Jones you heard. Don't accost him, a nod is enough. Keep on, still as a panther cat, for ahead is a "hog-back," high in the warm sun. Now be sure of the wind. Go around to leeward of it. Your tracks lead on toward that hill. Creep up softly, for there lies your game by a log on that ridge, basking in the first warmth of the morning sun. He may have heard you or your Jones, but he knows when to jump and run. You creep up the ridge, and just as you raise at the summit, up goes the lordly brute, clearing twenty-five feet the first bound, but crack ! one last spring and he falls in a heap. If you have a rifle, try ablat first, and if he is not certain what startled him, he will stop and give you a splendid shot. Aim always, when you can, just behind the foreshoulder. — Forest and Stream. Hunters from the vicinity of Chico have been doing much damage up on Paradise Bidge. They have started several widespread tires, which have consumed miles of fencing and burned over much valuable timber. In hunting by moon- light they mistook a Berkshire sow and bull for deer, and shot both of them dead. The hunters have paid no damages, however. — Marysville Appeal. Why has no genius conceived the brilliant thought of painting clay pigeons as plaques for prizes. Nothing would be handsomer or more appropriate as a trophy of skill at the trap. A clay pigeon, with landscape or bit of wild life painted on the concave side, would make a pretty ornament for home or club-room. — Forest and Stream. The glass ball shoot at Yacaville, Saturday, October 6th, re suited in Frank Bassford taking the first prize, $7.50, and the second prize, So, was won on a tie by H. Bassford and F. Decker. Two sweepstake matches were, shot, which were won by Bassford and Decker. The Yallejo Gun Club has decided to close the season and store its property till next year, A challenge from the Yaca- ville club was not accepted. The Forester Gun Club of Sacramento expects to hold a tourney at the traps on Thanksgiving Day. Hunters down in Monterey say the quail have moved away. The Commissioner of Agriculture has been informed that, as certain foriegu governments have charged that the hog products of the United States are affected with disease aud not proper for export, the President has decided to appoint a commission to investigate the curing of pork iu this country, and has named as members of such commission George B. Loring, Professor C. F. Chandler, EJiphalet W. Blaehford, F. D. Curtis and Professor E. D. Salmon. The President i says he has no authority to guarautee the commission's ex- ( penses, but has no doubt that, in-view of the magnitude of the interests involved, Congress will meet all the bills. The Commissioner of Agriculture, as Chairman of the Commission, is directed to summou his associates and proceed to the work J without delay. At an auction sale of stock at Salinas last week a lot of year- ling steers brought $22 50 the head; lot of yearling heifers with some small two year olds $30, the two lots amounting to 100 iu number being taken by Win. Dumphy, of San Fran- cisco. A lot of two year old steers averaged $35 50. Dairy calves were sold at $15 75; two year old heifers at $40 75 and dairy dry cows ran from $36 to $41. Commissioner Dibble states that the supply of shrimps is almost exhausted, that the}T can scarcely be obtained even in San Francisco, and that legislation is needed to interfere be- fore the supply becomes extinct. — Bee. The Legislative Council of South Australia has passed an order making it a penal offense to bet on races.] 1883 ^he ISrccxkv nuct jljrirclsttraw. 24£ TUEF AND TRACK. Turf Topics. [Daily Morning Call, October 14.] Our eolts keep us hurrahing all of the time. Eva wins the four-year-old trot at the spring meeting in Chicago, Hinda Rose the three-ysar-old. Then Hinda goes to Kentucky and trots a third heat in 2:23, and from there to Hartford and low- ers the record for colts of her age to 2:20. At that place Bon- ita gives the Yankees a sight of her wonderful speed by trot- ting a quarter of a mile in 31^ seconds, which is the fastest ever shown by a trotter in public, and only equalled by Jay- Eye-See. Back to Kentucky, and last Wednesday, Hinda Rose makes a terrible showing of the blue-grass youngsters, jogging along with them the first and second heats in 2:28 — 2:32, and in the third heat leaving them all behind the flag in 2:19£. Not to be outdone, Bonita lowers the four-year-old record three-quarters of a second, scoring 2:18£, to the credit of California and her sire, Electioneer. As was outlined in The Call of last Sunday, the colt records are now complete, and at every age until maturity is reached California is cred- ited with the best. To be strictly in accordance with facts, although technally so, there is one exception, viz.: The three- year-old stallion, which is due to Steinway, as he made 2:25;} when that age at Lexington, Ky. The record now stands: Hinda Eose, yearling, 2:36i, Wildflower, two years old, 2:21; Hinda Eose, three years old, 2:19.1; Bonita, four years old, 2:ISJ, and Albert VV. (stallion) four years old, 2:22. What makes this more surprising is that all of the above are the get of Gov. Stanford's Electioneer, and that one horse should de- feat the host of other stallions in any and all countries, is the most remarkable thing in the way of breeding that has ever occurred. It not only stamps him as the most prepotent trotting sire in the annals of breeding, but presents ad- ditional evidence to prove that California is pre-emi- nently the best country in the world to rear trotters. It completely establishes the position taken in the Call eight years ago, that when there was the same chances for selection as there was in the east, especially Kentucky, that this State would occupy the foremost position in the breeding of fine and fast horses. With all the advantages claimed then, and now proved, it is difficult to establish the position that the great excellence is due to the climate. It may be said, if • those are the advantages in soil and climate, why is it that all of these best records have been obtained by the offspring of one horse? The benefits of locality are shared by other sires, and this being the case should tnere not be a division of honors, and in place of four animals at the top of the list, paternally alike, be other instances of the value of Califor- nia breeding? The questioner goes further and instances other Electioneers which have made their mark, citing Fred Crocker, who had the top figure three years ago for a two- year-old of 2:25 J. Carrie C, who has the fastest record, 2:27i, for the same age in a race, Arab 2:24, Adair 2:30, Anteeo, after stud services such as few four-year-olds are called upon to perform, a second heat of two miles in 5:06; Clay Jr., a fifth heat in 2:31$, and a whole lot of Electioneer colts at Palo Alto which give promise of being as good or better than any that have preceded them. At first sght this appears to be a strong argument, though when analyzed does not have the force accredited. In any country, favorable or unfavorable for breeding, will be found sires which outrank others. Thus, in Kentucky, while Lexington lived he was immeasur- ably superior to any other — in fact superior to all. In Ten- nessee, Bonnie Scotland got more winners than all the stal- lions in the State, and in the East, Leamington led the van. While at the present time Electioneer overshadows any other trotting sire in this State or the United States, California can show a list of sons and daughters of different stallions that are well worthy of a place among the best. Sultan was foaled in 1875. In ISSOhehad a daughter, Sweetheart, then two years old, who trotted a mile in 2:261. The following year another daughter, Eva, the same age, trotted in 2:26 and Sweetheart at three years old. in 2:22.>. Now the fastest time for an eastern colt of two years is 2:31, so that leaving the California- bred colts out of the calculation there is a wide gap in favor of this young horse. But there are others to the credit of Sul- tan. Neluska, two years old, trotted in a race in 2:30$, which also beats the eastern record. Euby, also two years, in 2:32, and quite a number who have made a good showing. There is not a stallion in the United Ststes of the age of Sul- tan that can show as good a record. Eomero stands second in the list of four-year-old stallions, with a record of 2:22$, and his five-year-old record of 2:19$ is close up to that of any entire horse of the same age. His sire, A. W. Riohmond, has a number of good colts to his credit. The fastest eastern yearling time is 2:56$. Pride, by Buccaneer, beat that by 12 seconds, and when a two-year-old trotted a third heat in 2:32|, which she could easily have reduced to the twenties. Illustrations of other noted horses bred in California could be multiplied until the rehearsal would become monotonous; and Echo, Elmo, Alexander, George M. Patehen, Whipple's Hambletonian, Nephew, Priam, General Benton, Brigadier, Billy Hayward, and a numbar of others prove the superiority of the California climate. As it now stands, the eastern breeders will either be forced to change their location, give up colt races, or bar the Calif or nians from participating. The lastwould be an acknowledgment of inferiority that they can- not afford to take. Colt trotting is bound to be the most attrac- tive portion of the speed programmes when there is a suffi- cient number of about the same grade of excellence. The in- terest will be divided between them and the stars of the track. Twenty thousand people congregated to witness St. [Julien's and Jay-Eye-See's contest for supremacy. When the breed- ing of trotting colts is carried to the same perfection as thor- oughbreds, there will be trotting Derbys and St. Legers with an attendance commensurate with the attractions. But it is evident that if one section of country is so much superior to all the other portions for the production of speed at the trot, there will be an absence of the essential quality of competi- tion, and as was the case at the late meeting of the National Association of Trotting- Horse Breeders, "walk-overs" will be the Rule. There is not a man of any intelligence, who has a fair knowledge of trotting affairs, who will deny the suprem- acy Kentucky has gained in breeding trotters. Until Califor- nia entered the lists every colt stake she participated in was at her mercy. Her old trotters, too, were at the head of the class. The first and second in the trotting calendar were bred there, and ever since Mambrino Chief was "carried" to Kentucky there has been a succession of chamrjions. There were two causes for the supremacy — a more favorable climate than the trotting-breeding country to the north and northeast; a preponderance of mares of higher blood. The latter advantage could be equalized. Sires and dams were easily transported, and large numbers of procreative animals were purchased by residents of all the States. Scarcely a civilized country which did not possess horses of Kentucky i breeding. There might be the same intelligence in coupling ' of strains of blood, the same system of rearing, equally as much skill in handling and training, and yet the high stand- ard remained in the land of bluegrass. It was thought that there might be some magical qualities in this popular her- bage, but bluegrass grows fully as luxurant in Missouri. Illi- nois, Iowa and Wisconsin. The limestone soil of Kentucky was credited with potent properties; all over the Northwest the springs and small streams carry so much lime in solution that the water is so "hard" that it squeaks when the face is washed, and so bluegrass and limestone were not peculiar to the favored region. But there are comparatively short win- ters, and springtime includes a month that is frigid in the North . Breeders became aware that if they could hope to successfully cope with Kentucky, the climatic advantages must be secured. SI H. Sanford gave up his New Jersey breeding farm, on which he had expended so much money, and purchased an estate near Lexington. General Withers migrated from the South and secured a breeding farm in the suburbs of the same town,, and in a circle of which Lexing- ton is the centre, and within a radius of twenty miles the country is dotted with breeding farms. From Fairlawn Gen. Withers has sent trotting stock to Great Britiau, to Japan and the islands of Hawaii; into every State between, and in- cluding Maine and California; to lands trending on the arctic circle; to those which are laved by the warm current of the Gulf of Mexico. Favored by locality he bred and reared su- perior animals, and his large stud of two hundred mares was hardly sufficient to supply the demand. Compare California with Kentucky. .Great as the contrast is between portions of Kentucky and Tennessee and the country north of the fortieth parallel of latitude, when we weigh the advantage which this section of the Pacific Coast presents for the breeding of horses the far West end of the beam drops to the ground, the southeastern tilted high in the air. There is no winter, when winter is measured by heavy frosts, snow and sleet. From November to June the country is clothed with verdure and February presents attrac- tions which an Eastern May cannot rival. In that mouth the dams are wading through a sea of green herbage, and the foals are disporting in the sunshine and with an atmosphere so bland that those who attend upon them are comfortable in shirt and thin trowsers. There is springtime from December until the end of May. Summer and autumn are blended from June until December. In many localities there is entire freedom from insect pests. On the rolling lands that rise from the slope that skirt the bay, the hum of the mosquito is never to be seen. Buffalo gnats are unknown and sandflies are never encountered. Dwellers in California are prone to overlook the benefits that follow the absence of insect demons. The greenhead saps the lifeblood of horses in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri; in some seasons the Buffalo gnats literally eat the animals alive. Virulent pestiferous swarms in daylight, night brings clouds of mosquitos, venomous, persistently punishing into an agony of pain every unprotected living thing. Tne sections of California which are free from mos- quitoes are the paradise for broodmares and foals. When it is necessary to commence the education there are no enforced vacations. The common housefly is rare, and not a "green- head" heard. There is a chance for constant improve- ment, not alone consisting in benefiting the step of the young trotter and racehorse, as the judicious exercise in- creases the physical powers. Every one who has tried the experiment is aware that when a colt is put in training there is accelerated growth. This growth is not merely measured by increased bulk. There is a fiueing of the muscular tis- sues, the bone is of a closer texture, the nerve force is aug- mented. With two colts of equal breeding, size and form, the one which is properly "handled" from the time it is fif- teen months old until maturity will far excel the other that is allowed to run "out," no matter how liberally the food is supplied. It is impossible to give this continual exercise anywhere east of the mountains. Frosts and snows to the northward, deluges of rain in the south. Rarely, indeed, is it obligatory to stop exercising for two days at a time in many sections of California, and though in a portion of the country there is mud, breeding farms can be selected where that trouble is unknown. To place all the advantages before an Eastern reader so as to give an intelligent understanding will require much space. To those who visit this country during the coming four months few words are necessary. If the surmise prove true that Commodore Kittson's proposed visit is for the pur- pose of purchasing a breeding farm, and should he consummate his plans, there is little doubt that many more will follow. Paradoxical as it may appear, the greater num- ber of breeders there are in California, the larger will be the profits to those engaged in the business, and the more really good animals bred, the greater the demand. Among the drivers who are contemplating the California trip there are only two who are unacquainted with California. These are John E. Turner of Philadelphia, who has Trinkett and Santa Claus; and Edwin Either, the driver of Jay-Eye-See, and Phallas. Hickok is a resident of this State; Goldsmith also; and Splann has spent a good deal of time on the golden coast. In all probability Mr. Case, the owner of Jay-Eye- See and Phallas, will accompany his horses. His partner, Stephen Bull, made quite a long visit a few years ago, and he has, doubtless, given Mr. Case a favorable impression of the country. As Mr. Bull was here during the winter months, he had the opportunity of forming a correct esti- mate of the differences of climate between Wisconsin and California. While Mr. Case has a breeding farm in the neighborhood of Racine, Wisconsin, as yet he has been un- successful in rearing a colt that has made a mark on the turf, and it may be that he will endeavor to place himself in a po- sition to enjoy the superior pleasure of breeding over pur- chasing such flyers as he now owns. Girofle Unplaced in the Cesarewitch, The Duke of Hamilton's b c Cosmos, 3, by Hollywood, dam Niagara. 80 lb , Wall t) Sir F. Johnstone's b in Corrie Koy, 5, by Galopin, dam Come, 134 lb. Wood 3 Mr. Gerard s b c Sweetbread, 4, by Brown Bread, dam PeiTar, 125 lb Archer 0 Mr. F. T. Walton's ch m Girofle, C, by Leamington, dam Ratan, 118 lb Huxtable 0 The Duke of Beaufort's ch c Faugh-a-Ballagh, i, by Lord Gougb, dam Weatherglass. 113 lb Fordham I) Lord Bradford's b c Quicklime, 4, by Wenlock, dam Davernay, 1UG lb '. - . Luke 0 Lord Ellesmere.s ch g Abbottsford date Mistakel, <>, by Waverly, dam Misfortune, 1U5 lb Faiers 0 Mr. C. J. Lefevre's b c Ladislas, 3, by Hampton, dam Lady Superior, 104 lb Tomlinson 0 Lord Bradford's b h Limestone, 5, by Wenlock, dam Duvernay. 103 lb Rosslter 0 Lord Alington's ch c Baliol, 4, by Blair Athol, dam Marigold, 10*2 lb Barrett 0 Mr. W. A. Long's ch g Tonans, 5, by Thunder (by Thunderbolt), dam Splash, 99 lb Booty 0 Mr. T. Cannon's ch c Sachem, 4, by War Dance, dam Sly Boots, 00 lb S. Loates 0 Mr. W. Ellis' b c Flying Squadron, 5, by John Davis, dam Sea Green, 92 lb Turner 0 Mr. H. T. Barclay's br c Bendigo, 3, by Ben Battle, dam Hasty Girl. 91 lb (Gallon) 0 Lord Cawdor's b f Witchcraft, 3, by Kingcraft, dam Pretence, 01 lb. (J. Woodburn) 0 Mr. It. Vyner's b c Grenville, 3, by Adventurer, dam Muddle, 88 lb. (Goodway) 0 Lord Ellesmere's br f Lizzie, 3, by John Davis, dam Vocalist, 82 lb. (White) 0 Sir J. Willoughby's b c Pharamond, 3 by Childeric, dam Hygeia, 80 lb. (Murkin) 0 Mr. J. W. Smith's b c Preferment, 3, by Cardinal York, dam Patronage, 78 lb (Lissmore) 0 Mr. B. H. Comb's b c Revelry. 3, by Cremorne, dam Cauldron, 78 lb. G. Woodburni 0 Betting -4 to 1 against Hackness, 5 to 1 each against Don Juan and Quicklime, 10 to 1 against Corrie Roy, 1C to 1 against Tonans, 1G to leach against Girofle and Sweetbread, 20 to 1 each against Cosmos, Faugh-a-Ballagh, 22 to 1 against Sachem, 25 to 1 each against Witch- craft and Pharamond, 40 to 1 each against Limestone, Bendigo and Liz- zie, 6G to leach against Balliol and Lizzie, 100 to 1 against Ladislas and Preferment and 200 to 1 each against Flying Squadron, Revelry and Abbotsford At the start Bendigo led at a good pace, followed by Cos- mos, Pharamond, Preferment, Witchcraft and Don Juan, with Hackness, Faugh-a-Ballagh and Lizzie nest, attended by Girofle, Sachem and Quicklime, with others of the heavy weights. There was but little change until the beginning of the last six furlongs, at which point both Girofle and Sachem were beaten. Cosmos then went to the front and led until past the bushes. In descending the Bushes Hill to the Abing- ton Bottom Don Juau went to the front and placed the result be3'ond a doubt, he finally winning by a length, with Hackness second, two lengths in front of the Irish colt Cosmos. The winner was trained by W. Goater at Michel Grove Tindon, and until the past ten days never attracted any spe- cial attention. As a two-year-old he was out twice as the property of Colonel Ingram, running fourth for the Han- worth Park Plate at the Kempton Park August meeting; at the Croyden October meeting for the Croyden Nursery Han- dicap. This year, as the property of Mr. G. Lambert, he ran unplaced for the Glasgow Plate at the Epson summer meeting, but at the Newmarket July meeting he won the third Welter Handicap, carrying 104 pounds of the last five furlongs of the new T. Y. C, which was his only previous win until the Cesarewitch as above, and which was certainly a performance that no handicapper could think would be followed by his winning the Cesarewitch; thus his light weight, 80 pounds. For the Cambridgeshire he is handi- capped at 82 pounds, which, with the penalty of 14, leaves him well in for the short race on the 23d inst. at 96 pounds. In New York the defeat of Girofle was in a measure a gold mine for some of the commission houses, as they win all their bets, Don Juan never having been once backed. There was some little money on Hackness, Cosmos and Corrie Roy, but the bulk was on Girofle, and so eager was the crowd to back her that several of the houses had to refuse money, one house rejecting an offer of S200 at 4 to 1. The race was the cause of much strong talk from Mr. Wal- ton. For two or three days before the race the mare fell rap- idly in the betting, and there were rumors that she had been "fixed," and could not win. After the result had been de- clared Walton boldly charged that Girofle had been poisoned, but a veterinary, after an examination, pronounced the charge false. If appearances go for anything, Walton was greatly disappointed in the race, and changed his trainer the next day. But he is on the turf for the money that is in it, and it is a case of fjuien sabe whether or no he says what he means or means what he says . At Newmarket on the 9th, as was generally expected, the Americans did not have the pleasure to escort either Girofle, Abbotsford or Sachem back to the paddock a winner of the Cesarewitch. Although both showed well in the second di- vision, they were really never dangerous. There were twenty-two starters (eight more than last year), with Hack- ness the favorite at 4 to 1 against her. The starting price against Girofle was 16 to 1, while 22 to 1 was freely offered against Sachem, and 200 to 1 went begging against Abbots- ford. The conditions and starters are as follows: The forty-fifth renewal of the Cesarewitch Stakes, a handicap, at £25 each, £15 forfeit, with £300 added by the Jockey Club, for three-year- olds and upwards; the winner of the Doncaster St. Leger to carry 116 pounds; the winner of a handicap, value £300. after the publication of the weights (August 30, 10 a. m.), to carry 10 pounds of any other han- dicap, 5 lbs. extra; the owner of the second burse to receive £200, and the third £100 out of the stakes ; entrance, 3 sovs., the only forfeit for horses struck out; Cesarewitch course, two miles two furlongs and twenty-eight yards: closed with 111 subscribers!, of which thirty-nine declared. Mr. (J. Lambert's ch c Don Juan, 3, by John Davis, dam Ladylike, by Magnes. 801b Martin 1 Mr. R. Peck's b m Hackness, 5, by Albert Victor, dam Cicely Hacfeet, 102 lb - Bowman 2 Speed Programmes at Fairs. In our last issue, we discussed the excellent influence which the speed rings had exerted upon the farming commu- nity, in dispelling the illusion that a poor stallion could get good colts, in placing before them the splendid results of in- telligent breeding, and also showing them in propria persoue pure-bred stallions of the breeds desirable and profitable to support. The opponents of the speed ring are reluctantly com- pelled to admit that from this standpoint the speed ring is both instructive and profitable. But say they "all the good in this direction is more than counterbalanced by the enor- mous gambling evils which exist in connection with racing." The gambling at a fair is principally divided into two classes, the cost of entry by the owner, i. e., the percentage of the purse, and the purchase of pool tickets at the stands by the owner and general public. Now the spirit of speculation is inherent in the human breast, and when Esau sold Jacob "a future" in the shape of his birthright, that worthy hud uo scruples about taking the option. Nearly every transaction in business, in a certain sense is a bet, a speculation, iu which the judgment of one man is pitted against the judgmeut of !mother,and the survival of the fittest is always the result. The minister invests his spare salary in bank or railroad stocks, the deacon iu corn or lard, and caunoteven plead the excuse of the horseman, that he affords the public amusement, aud incidentally improves the breed of man's best friend — the horse. Without our corn exchauges, aud our stock markets, the very wheels of commerce would be clogged, aud the pro- gress of the country stop. A new railroad is projected, and straightway its stock is floated, principally by the speculative enterprise of the country, and soon, where once were barren plains and sileut prairies, there are fertile farms, whose sleek cattle and laughing crops area triumphant vindication of the men who bet on the success of the railroad and won. The propriety of speculation, whether on horses or anything else, must be decided on each individual case. It is a luxury, uofc a nececsity.aud while it may be wrongfor one man, it is sim- ply an innocent pleasure to another. The owner who enters his colt in one of the classes at a fall fair is in exactly the same position, as his over-religious neighbor, who enters hisbnllforexhibitiou and competition in his class. The owuer of the trotter puts up his entrain, which is practically a bet against the other entries, that In horse is better than the balance of the contestants. neighbor with the bull is in a similar position, in man 244 ImiLcr awl Mpw:t$nmu* Oct 20 stances lie pays an actual percentage, in others, the mode is changed, only the winners losing in the shape of a large de- duction of percentage from the winning premium. An ex- hibition itself is one huge bet on the part of the associated ex- hibitors, with the public, a speculation, the cost of which they expect to get back with interest from the general public. If the parson may, with a clear conscience, enter his cattle or swine, in order to gain a prize and enhance the value of his stock, it is equally laudable for the farmer and breeder to nominate his colt in the race, develop its qualities to the highest perfection which nature and science can produce, and reimburse himself for the outlay by winning the purse, or giving such an exhibition of speed as will lead to an advan- tageous sale. Gain is the ultimate object of both parties, and it can only be reached by giving a practical proof of the high- est development. The propriety and advantage of the pre- mium and stake system, we think, cannot be questioned. To the vast majority of the thousands who visit eitber regular- racing meetings, or* the fall fair, the presence or absence of the book-maker or the pool-seller, is of no importance, but to many the purchase of a few pool tickets is a genuine pleasure and it is rare indeed that we ever hear of any such disastrous results, as sometimes follows the heavy plunging indulged in by the habitues of Wall street or the. members of our board of trade. The pool-box may safely be left to the good sense and sound judgment of the sporting public. — Chicago Horse- man. Raising the Weights. Vigilant, in the New York Spirit, hints at probable changes in the scale of weights for two-year-olds by the American Jocky Club: It is likely that the American Jockey Club will raise the weights for two-year-olds from 110 lbs., as they now stand, to US lbs.— at all events it has been seriously discussed dur- ing the past week. One of the oldest and most pleasing features of the meetings at Jaronie Park, has been the gathering of horsemen on the quarterstretch between the races, where the events of the day are discussed, as well as the merit of horses, persons, and things turfy. A large majority of the racing re- forms of the past fifteen years owe their inspiration to these gossipy sessions of the Turf Senate, composed of owners, breeders, officials, journalists, etc. It was at one of these fa- miliar gatherings, recently, that Mr. Withers approached us. "What do you think of the idea of raising weights on two- year-olds?" he asked. "We think it a decidedly good idea," we replied. "How high would you put them?" he inquired. "At 122 lbs., which is the English standard, and is also the standard in Australia. Well," he said, reflectively, "we have been talking of rais- ing them to 1 IS lbs.,' which is Slbs. more than the present scale." "And the better," we interjected. "But how about the owners? Do you think the measure would be popular with them? For one, I am in favor of it, Mr. Ljrillarl is in favor of it, and so are Mr. Cassatt and Mr. Galway, and I think the Dwyers favor it also. But there are some owners who are tied down to the old light- weight system." We are on record as opposed to the light-weight system. In our judgment its abuse is one of the crying evils of the turf, and calls loudly for reform. Racing has undergone a radical change within the past dozen years. The distances are shorter, the fields much larger, and horsos run more fre- quently. Not only are the two-year-old weights too low, but the entire scale could be increased 5 pounds to advantage. But the weight for two-year-olds should certainly be raised. At the present weights one-half of our best jockeys are com- pelled to stand down in favor of a mob of stable boys. The result is long delays at the post, crossing, jostling, and un- true racing. In England and Australia the weights for two- year-olds is 122 pounds, but there is greater necessity for men in the saddle here in America than in those countries. There the courses are almost straight and very wide. Here they are narrow, with the sharpest turns, and too often valu- able animals are ruined through the frantic riding of urchins. The in and out running of the two-year-olds the past season is no doubt due in some degree to the erratic riding of light- weights. We have in a previous article cited the case of the Great Eastern Handicap as a proof of the beneficial effect of a high standard of weights. In that 120 pounds was the top- weight. It enabled all the good jockeys to ride, and although no less than nineteen started over an extremely narrow course with sharp turns, not a horse received a scratch. Moreover, the objection to increased weights is not so potent as it was ten years ago, when a mile was run. In 1S76 the Jockey Club passed a rule that no money should be added to any race ex- clusively for two-year-olds, carrying full weights, longer than three-quarters of a mile, and the Nursery, Kentucky, and nearly all the prominent one mile stakes were reduced to that distance. A Proposal from England. The Sandown Park Club, of England, has mailed circulars to all prominent owners and breeders in this country, propos- ing a race for three-year-olds and upwards, to be run at its July meeting in 1886 under the following conditions: The Eclipse Stakes of £10,000 net, with £500 for the sec- ond, the third to save his stakes of £110; three-year-olds to carry 1 12 lb. four-years-olds, 124 lb.; five-year-olds and up- wards, 12b' lb.; mares and geldings allowed 31b.; winners of a stake valued at £500 to carry 4 lb. extra of £1,000, 7 lb. ex- tra {handicap not included); winners of the Derby, Oaks, St. Leger or Grand Prix de Paris to carry 10 lb. extra; about a mile and a quarter. To close Tuesday, December 11, 1S63, at £10 each, the only forfeit if declared by the first Tuesday in February; and if left in after that date a further subscrirjtion of £20; if left in after the first Tuesday in January, ISSfi.a fur- ther subscription of £50. Three hu ndred entries or the stake to be void. Entries can be made by cable, must be confirmed by letter addressed to Mr. R. I'Anson, Sandown Park Club, 1 St- James street, Pall Mall London. The above race will no doubt receive some American en- tries, although the conditions are not altogether liberal, for with the stakes and forfeits going to the club it will no doubt bring a handsome profit. Regarding James Long. Matt Storns, trainer for J. B. Chase, writes us from Sacra- mento as follows: "Will you be so kind as to advertise James Long through the columns of your paper. He has left me without any r>ause whatsoever, when I needed his services very mnch. It will notify others from hiring him." Hidalgo's Last. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Your item in regard to Hidalgo's screed in the N. Y. Spirit, has secured for it at least one reader. Knowing Tom's fluent pen and airy imag- ination so well, I was prepared for something of a romance, but really, this last effort would make Tom Ochiltree blush, and if the Spirit is taken in the other world old Ananias must have groaned aloud. Seriously, what a pity it is that a good fellow like M., endowed by nature with such splendid tal- ents, should allow himself to be so badly imposed upon by unscrupulous men. It is incomprehensible that upon the unsupported evidence of an interested party he should assail the character of gentlemen, intimate personal friends, of whose probity and honesty of purpose he cannot have a shad- ow of doubt. The publication of the article in the Spirit tempts me to give a slight resume of Reuwick's connection with the last Blood Horse meeting. It is a well known fact that the horse and his management was under a cloud during the week. The day the seven-eighths spoken of was run an attempt at fraud was suspected; an obscure and inefficient rider was weighed in on Keuwick, and it was quietly whispered that Douglas was to be the winner. The officers of the Associa- tion made no sign of any knowledge of what was goiuy on, but quietly obtained permission to mount Sammy Carter of the Palo Alto stable wheir it might seem judicious. Suddenly a change was apparent; Duffy appeared in Renwick's colors and weighed on. Now the "bad boy" appeared on Douglas; a notoriously incompetent rider, who had already lost at least one race during the meeting by bad riding or something worse. The judges quietly called this boy to the stand and stated plainly to him that neither themselves nor the public were satisfied with his previous riding, and that no matter what his instructions were he must get off even and ride to win, and auy deviation from these instructions would surely result in his being ruled off. He was then told to mount. He had scarcely left when he was interrogated as to the cause of the interview. The trainer of Douglas instantly advanced in front of the stand and in a bold, impudent manner an- nounced that if the judges objected to his rider they could change him. He was taken at his word and in a jiffy Carter was in the colors and mounted. The result is known. Doug- las won after a gallant struggle ; Renwick finishing third. This spread consternation in the camp, the Douglas and Renwick clans came together, fluttering like wounded doves. Most of them were discreet enough to keep their counsel, but the trainer of Douglas could not conceal his vexation, and having a horse in the succeeding race, came in front of the stand and in an insulting manner demanded to know if he would be allowed to mount his own riders, or if the judges proposed to choose them for him (and this after Douglas winning). He was called into the stand and read a lecture which will probably burn his ears for quite a time. The result of this race gave the greatest satisfaction to the large crowd present, and the officers were highly complimented by the press for their prompt action. The judges made up quite a purse for Car- ter, as Douglas' trainer refused to pay for the mount. Now, this race is the key to the inwardness of the next one, of which Mr. Knott complains so bitterly. It was seen that these two horses could only be run upon the square; that the association was determined to maintain its integrity and pro- tect the public. It was then concluded not torun them at all. The trainer of Douglas being well posted in the ruleB drew his horse at the proper time. Mr. Knott made no withdrawal of his horse at all, a fact which can, if necessary, be substan- tiated by affidavits. It was a well known fact, that Mr. Col- lier, a member of the association, who had charge of the weigh- ing, blackboard numbers, etc., was especially delegated to receive the notice of non-starters. It was announced each day from the stand that he would be in the judges stand un- til 6 p. m., the day previous to each race for this very pur- pose. He was so present, and neither Mr. Knott nor his trainer made any effort to withdraw their horse. It is true that Mr. Knott stated at 9 p. m., in the pool-room that his horse would not start, and it is also true that the assistant Secretary was there and asked Mr. Knott, with whom he had filed his notice of withdrawal. His reply was he had drawn him all over the track. The judges upon the following day could do nothing under the rules but compel him to start. But now comes another gross mistatement. Previous to being called in the stand, Mr. Knott stated to the crowd that his horse was not drawn for the race nor plated, and the judges therefore in deciding the horse should go, also ruled that all pools and bets were declared off. No attempt was made to sell any more, and Duffy made a trailing race of it for half a mile, and pulled away winning with ease in the remarkable time of 1.41$-, with 117 lbs., his weight up. This is a plain statement of the whole affair. Piqued at not being able to accomplish something not certainly honorable to the turf, they endeavored to injure the meeting, but falling within the rules it was another case of the "biter being bitten." The point attempted to be made against Mr. Winters in re- gard to the race last spring, is a very weak one. An effort was made to take an undue advantage of the association and one of its members. To prevent this Mr. Winters started his mare, most unwillingly, as it was a wretched day and track. The race was won by Sam Stevenson. No pools were sold or betting allowed, and the purse was donated back to the society, less the expense of plating and riding. The statement in relation to Collier is equally as false and malicious. I have noticed this let- ter of Hidalgo's much more fully than it deserves, but I do so for the reason that I deem it proper that a true statement should be made. It is a remarkable fact that the principal maligners of the turf seem to be parties connected with it in some capacity or other. Parties whose knowledge of its workings and intimate acquaintance with its manage- ment should enable them to form a much more correct judg- ment. So far as the Blood Horse Association is concerned, its officers court criticism. Mistakes may have been made, but honestly I am sure. This cau be said in its favor. It has done more to elevate racing and make it a prominent and fashionable amusement than has been accomplished hereto- fore, by all the associations that have existed upon this coast. Its Code of Laws constitute tho governing rules for racing upon almost the entire Coast and its officers are sought for and their services gladly availed of at all racing meetings. So far as its President, Mr. Theodore Winters, is concerned, it is useless to attempt to besmirch his character. His name is too prominently, too honorably connected with the racing history of this Coast to be soiled at the diction of anindividuil.smarting under the detection of baffled Inavery. Those associated with him, who know him best, value him the highest. His sturdy honesty and stern integrity, his good judgment in matters of pace and conductof racing, have proved invaluable aids in enabling him to "spoil jobs" and expose thieving. His associates know bis value aud appre- ciate his worth. The annual meeting of the Blood Horse Association will be held on November 6th. The present officers, who have been connected with the organization from its incipiency, will render an account of their stewardship and step down and out. They found it an experiment — they leave it a success. May the next board do as well. Vindex. The Colt Stakes at Lexington. Lexington, By., Oct. 9— The Lexington Stakes for two-year-olds, foals of 1881, $50 each, half forfeit, or only S10 if declared, with 8100 added. Two-thirds of the stake to the first, two-thirds of the remainder to the second, balance to third. Closed with 122 noms, of whom 61 declared, 1 dead. Value 82,300. W. S. Buckner's b c C. F. Clay by Calhoun, dam Sapano .' 1 1 R. G. Stoner's b c Bedford by Strathmore, dam by Mambrino Patchen 2 2 Palo Alto Studs's b c Alban by Gen. Benton, dam Lady Morgan 3 dls B. .1. Treacy's ch c Prince Wilkes by lied Wilkes, dam by Brown Chief dia Time— 2:34J, 2:31*. Betting— Alben £50, field 30. After heat-C. F. Clay 100, field 50. October 10. Kentucky Stakes for three-year-old, §50 each, half for- feit , only -^lO if declared. Mile heatR, 3 in 5, 104 noms, of whom 4 were dead and 5G declared. Value §1.835. Palo Alto Stud's br f Hinda Rose by Electioneer, dam Beautiful Bells 1 1 1 T. Auglin's b c Wilkes Boy by George Wilkes.dam by Mambrino Patchen 2 2 ds H. C. McDowell's b f Fugue by King Rene, dam Fuga 3 3 ds Time— 2:28|, 2:32, 2:10*. Betting-Hinda Rose S100, field 10. No pools sold after first heat. First Heat — Fugue led off, but broke on the turn and dropping back last Hinda Rose took the lead, with Wilkes Boy second. Hinda Eose was never reached she holding the lead and winning in a jog by a length, Wilkes Boy second, Fugue third, three leugth off. Quarter 38£, half 1:12|, three quarters 1:52, mile 2;28|. Second Heat. — Hinda Rose led off, Fugue second, who broke at once, Wilkes Boy last. At the quarter Hinda Rosa led two lengths, Wilkes Boy second, Fugue two lengths off third. Hinda Rosa held the lead to the finish, winning in a walk by two lengths. Wilkes Boy second, ten lengths in front of Fugue last, who broke badly on the stretch. Quarter, 371, half 1:16, three quarters 1:54$-, mile 2:32. Third Heat. — Fugue iu the lead, Wilkes Boy second, Hinda Rose third. Fugue broke on the turn aud dropped back last. Hinda Rose was at once sent away and opened a gap of fifteen lengths at the quarter, which she increased to the finish, distancing the field and making the fastest time on record for a three-year-old. Quarter 34l, half 1:0SA, three- quarters l:43f, mile 2:19A. Oct. 11— The Blue Grass Stakes for four-year-olds, of S50 each, h f , or $10 if declared. Mile beats, 3 in 5. 74 noms. of whom 1 dead and 5C declared. Value, §1,335. R. P. Pepper's b c Code by Dictator, dam Crop, by Pilot Jr Ill G. Eastin's bl c Endyniion, bv Dictator, dam Annie 2 2 2 Time— 2:28, 2:275, 2:28*. Let Us Have Some Races. Vallejo has one of the best race-tracks in the State, aud it ■ is strange some of our citizens who are lovers of horses do not endeavor to get up some kind of a racing contest. Places a great deal smaller than Vallejo cau afford to give a few days racing ever}' year, and this city is always in the background. A few years ago there were several men here who were always in favor of getting up some little sport, but of late years all interest in the track and horses has been dropped. There are several good horses here and at Napa, and if the right per- sons took hold of the matter, several days racing could be ar- ranged. Every business man in the city would contribute a little, and in this way a nice sum would be raised for purses. The fairs are over, and if liberal prizes were offered the horses which have just finished making the circuit would be in at- tendance and good sport furnished. In years gone by a few of our citizens would get together and form a Jockey Club Club and offer purses for two or three days racing. These meetings were always well attended and attracted people from Suisun, Napa and other places. The same thing could be done now if the right parties take hold of this matter aud ask the citizens of Napa city to assist, we have not the least doubt but that a successful meeting could be guaranteed. To en- sure success make the contests so that there will be at least five entries and three starters in each class, and in this way success is sure to follow. Parties owning horses in this county at present are compelled to take tnern to Petaluma, Sacramento and other places to trot them, which could be done at home if the race-track was properly managed. The present year has been a prosperous one aud we think if thi right* persons would take hold of this matter aud solicit sub- scriptions in a proper way they would be sure to get suffi- cient amount for three or four days' racing. Who will make a start in this affair and let the outside world know that the residents of Vallejo are not asleep? — Vallejo Chronicle. The argument may be continued further. Vallejo has now a good race tr. ck- It is an expensive thing to build and from non use soon falls into decay. As the State progresses Vallejo will some day claim, as she may of right do, that the district fair should be held there on stated years, taking her turn with the other towns of the district that can provide proper fair facilities. The race track is the all important ad- junct to a fair ground n nv and always will be, for the relig- ious press will hardly abolish the speed ring for the next five thousand years at least. A good track is a powerful and per- petual argument in favor of holding the fair occasionally at Vallejo and the benefit to the town and surrounding country will not be questioned by any one. The direct commercial value of a fair to the place where it is held is too apparent to need elucidation. It proves itself tweuty times a year in this State. It therefore behooves Vallejo to keep her track in order and it can be done without imposing a tax on the town by simply giving an occasional meeting, and thus make the course pay its own current expenses. Solano, Napa aud Sonoma have an abundance of material good horses by the score, that could take part without incurring much risk of expense or loss, and moderate purses would attract horsemen from other localities, as from its central position Vallejo is easy of access. A private match between two ~marksmeu in Vallejo last Sunday set the shooting men of that community all agog, aud there will in all probability be many other matches re- sulting from this little affair that awakened the interest iu a sport that had well nigh expired. The Thanksgiving Day regatta will set a hundred sculls go- ing that have been for a long time idle aud mouths will elapse before the emulative spirit sinks again, which it surely will do, without some public evont to keep it up. With sports of the turf the conditions are precisely the same. An occa- sional meeting would revive and develop that interest in and about Vallejo, aud be of value to breeders and trainers of that locality in giving them opportunities to try their stock by the test of the ring without traveling to remote parts of the State to do it. * Mr. George H. Smith, who was the first seoretary of the National Trotting Association, and one of the organizers of that body, died last week in Providence, R. I. 1883 %\xt iBixcrtcv and J^portsinntt, 245 Johnson, 2:10. The year 1SS3 has been prolific with phenomenal perform- •ers, both at the diagonal and lateral gaits. Since the opening of the season forty-four pacers have dropped into the 2:30 list, which, taking the number of performers at this gait now on the turf, greatly exceeds the trotting list. It is an unde- niable fact that the pacer has persistently fought his way into the affections of the sporting public, and completely refuted the old-time notion that he lacks endurance and gameness. Richball, Westniout, Flora Belie, Gem, Billy S. and others were great attractions in the grand circuit just concluded. In short, no programme of any meeting that claims to have any pretentions is considered complete unless the pacing classes are represented. The elements of great speed strongly predominate in the true pacer, and this is the secret of the Buccess of this particular class. What the people want isfast time; speed is the tendency of the age. Never before was there a faster average of time made in harness than at Pitts- burg last July, when Buffalo Girl defeated Richball, Flora Belle and four others, after the second named had taken the first heat. The figures2:12i, 2:14^ 2:14*, 2:12}, standout in bold relief on the scroll of fame. This race was fought out to the bitter end with not the slightest symptom of faint- heartedness on the part of any of the performers. The time of the first and last heats is proof positive of the gameness and endurance of the contestants. Early in the season ru- mors went abroad of the great promise of a comparatively un- known pacer. The cautious ones accepted the prognostica- tions with a grain of salt. Events later on proved that there was no exaggeration in the claims of the friends of this won- derful horse. What is most remarkable about the pacer Johnson is that he is not at all formed on the model of the type he represents, thus administering a severe back-hander to the conformation theory.. Taken point by point he is, to all appearances, a trotter of high finish. The trot, however, is a gait he is not familiar with. As far as our knowledge of his pedigree goes, he was got by Bashaw Golddust, son of Green*s Bashaw, dam by Ned Forrest. What particular Ned Forrest we do not know. It is pretty certain there is no pac- ing blood near him, and the fact of his adopting the gait from choice looks like a freak of nature. Hambletonian sires bred strongly in the trotting lines, like the Old Horse, Dictator, Almont, Strathmore, Happy Medium, and others have some pacers to their credit, and the majority of them out of trot- ting mares. Lady Close, Felix, Westmont, Col. Dickey and Ed- die C. are all dyed-in-the-wool pacers, and yet they do not all partake of the generally accepted type of conformation. This, however, is a question we leave to those learned in equine metaphysics to solve if they can. Johnson placed his first work on the list at Detroit, Mich., June2Sth, getting a record of 2:22.}, beating a field of eight good ones in straight heats. At East Saginaw, July 4th, he reduced the figures to 2:21, beating seven in straight heats. His next exploit was at Chi- cago, July 16th, where he distanced Billy S. and Eddie D. in the first heat, doing the same for Gurgle in the second. In this race he cut seven seconds out of his record, and people began to see that a great pacer had arisen. His attempt to beat the time of Little Brown Jug three days after was a fail- ure only through a mistake as to rating, although he equalled the time of the brown gelding. Shortly after, that bugbear of the trainer, pinkeye, attacked Johnson, and he laid up. Coming to his form he started at Chicago on Tuesday last to lay low old Father Time. After a warming heat he got away evenly, reaching the quarter in 33s. This was discouraging to those backing the horse, but when the half was reached in 1:03}, all was safe. The third quarter was reached in 1:36. The mile was done in 2:10, several watches by reliable timers making it 2:09f . This beats Brown Jug's time one and three- quarter seconds, and is the fastest mile ever made in harness at either way of going. — JV. Y. Sportsman. Blue Bull's Roll. 1. Will Cody 2 2. ZoeB 2 3. Silverton 4. Chance 5. Richard 6. Mamie 2 7. Gladiator 2 8. Elsie Good 2 9. Ethel 2 10. KateMcCaU 2 11. Belle Wilson 12. Lona Guffin 2 13. Kate Hall 14. Ina G 2 15. Florence M 2 16. Russell 2 17. Sheridan 2 18. Ed. Wilder 2 19. Blanche H 2 20. Commander 2:26J 21. Mila C 2:26} 22. Jennie L 2:27 23. Bertie 2:27 24. Dom Pedro 2:27 Dr. Frank 2:28 26. Mollie Kistler 2:28 27. Dr. Shepherd 2:29 28. Kate Bennett 2:29} 59. Gen. Russ 2:29} 30. Joseph 2:29} 31. MattieH 2:29} 32. Ella Wilson 2:30 33. Purity 2:30 34. Jennie 2:30 35. Little Wonder 2:30 36. James Halfpenny. .. .2:30 37. May Bird 2:30 At the Erie County, N. Y., fair, at East Aurora, last week, interest centered in the competition between Mr. C. J. Ham- lin's Mambrino King, "the handsomest horse in the world," and the Jewett Stock Farm's stallion Almont Lightning. Af- ter a protracted contest at show points, the judges tied the blue ribbon on the latter horse, and the defeat of the re- nowned Mambrino King caused a great sensation. Negotiations are pending for a match between Clingstone and Jay-Eye-See, to take place at Cleveland this fall. As Clingstone recently trotted a half in 1 :05 he may prove a winner. Among the horses that trotted at the recent Mineola, L. I., meeting was a brown gelding called Jay-Eye-Don't-See. He won the third heat of a road-wagon race in 2:44. Edwin Thome, 2:16}, has recovered from the attack of bronchial pneumonia which came on him at Hartford, and is now running out at his owner's farm in Duchess County, N. Y. Mr. Keene's Bolero earned 119 pounds when he won the Palace Handicap at Alexander. Park on the 21st ult. The odds were 100 to 15 against him, and according to the Sportsman, Walton "backed the son of Bonnie Scotland, and won a heap of money." In the match between Alonzo Hayward and the Plumas stallion, William Tell, which was trotted at Greenville last week, Tell was the winner in straight heats. Time, 2:37, 2:38}, 3:35*. The shipments of cattle to Great Britain from the port of Montreal during the month of September were 6882 and 19,- 760 sheep. During the last four months the shipment of cat- tle to Great Britain from Canada has been equal to the whole Bhipment of last year. Hickory Jim. Speaking of Hickory Jim brings us to an article in the Turf, Field and Farm of September 2S; in which that paper claims he was bred by William L. Jones of Kentucky, and that he was by Simon Kenton (by Yorkshire, out of the dam of Daniel Boone and Gilroy), his dam by Mahomet, out of Orange Blossom by Medoc, We have not the slightest de- sire to impugn the veracity of Mr. Jones, who is as apt to be mistaken as many another honest man. But the question rests upon a single point, whether the horse now called Hick- ory Jim is identical with the horse which Alex. McNail of Wallowa valley, Oregon, took to Nevada and ran there under the name of Sorrel Mike, and which Dan Lamasney afterwards bought and took to Denver. Matt Allen or Abuer J. Stemlar could probably throw more light on fhe subject, if they saw fit, than any other two men on the Pacific Coast. The Turf is quite right when it says that "thoroughbred horses were not numerous in Oregon eighteen years ago," but there are scores of men in Baker and Union counties who can recollect the gelding George Dasher, whose name was changed to Sor- rel Mike by Alex. McNail. If Hickory Jim is the horse which was run at Denver as Sorrel Mike, then the Kentucky pedigree is "not satisfactory, " and Oregon is entitled to claim the old horse. — OregotUan. Branding Cattle. ROWING. Paper vs. Wood. The Clarendon (Tex.) News gives the science of branding the following exposition: "The object of branding is to pro- duce another and different crop of hair where the irons touch, which may be clearly distinguished from the other hair about it. This is effectually done by burning the out- side cuticle of the skin. To burn deep does not improve the brand in the least. The iron should be heated to a dark cherry-red and quickly applied, when the burn is al- most instantaneous sting, when the pain ceases, as has been a thousand times proven by the actual cautery to the human subject. If a half-heated iron is held to the skin a long time it cooks through the skin and makes an ugly sore, which subsequently gives the animal great pain. It is, true that there is a good deal of this sort of inhuman branding done. It is inhuman and injurious to the hide of the animal for purposes of leather. It is also true that a burn on the outer cuticle will ultimately show through the entire thickness of the skin, owing to the changes that take place in the skin in consequence of cicatrix on the surface. Leather is tougher, firmer nud more durable where brands have been applied than where they have not. The only drawback is, that it will not finish smoothly over the brands. In other words, the more the side of the leather is properly branded, the better it is for wear." The plan in Kentucky of educating young colts and fillies to trot fast, is as follows: A thoroughly broken riding horse, that can be easily controlled at almost any rate of speed, is used by an excellent rider, who takes the young thing by the side of his horse and accustoms them to trot. The colts have a bridle upon them, with reins a little longer than are generally used for riding bridles. The reins are on each side of the neck of the colt, and are held firmly in the hand of the rider and the colt trained to keep a little in advance of the horse ridden. A few lessons suffice to teach the colt what is wanted of it, and, as its speed de- velops, it is allowed to trot faster. As it carries no weight, and pulls no load, the task is not a hard one, and if a judi- cious trainer holds the reins no harm is likely to occur from this kind of training. The disposition to trot is cultivated, and the trotting functions are educated and developed. After the colts are two or three years of age this plan is dropped, and the light sulky and skeleton wagon are used. The reduction of duties on foreign wool made by the last Congress serves as a discouragement to the producers of wool, in the extension and improvement of their flocks. Certainly they must encounter the competition of Europe and of Australia whenever the wool market abroad is over- stocked. Between 1850 and 1860 there was but little ad- vance in sheep husbandry. A higher range of duties during the two subsequent decades gave a wonderful impulse to this important industry. A return to the policy of 1850-60 may cause a serious decline in this branch of farm economy, as did the removal of duties on foreign wool in 1S16, when im- ported sheep of the finest breeds were sold for slaughter at $1 each. Says the Louisville Courier-Journal) of Saturday last; Wednesday, Cardinal McCloskey was beaten at least seventy- five yards in 1:45:| , on a dry track. Yesterday, ankle deep in mud, he won in a gallop, in 1 :49, with three pounds more up. It is very strange how some horses run in and out. A prominent sporting man told a Courier-Journal reporter that he had it from good authority that the other day Cardinal Mc- Closkey was only out for an airing. Kansas, too, has been out twice before during the meeting, only for an airing and would no doubt have received more airing yesterday, had not the riders been changed for the first heat. Dampness is no objection if the farmers are putting fodder into the silo. Some of those who have been longest using ensilage go so far as to sprinkle their hay or straw before it goes into the silo, if they think it has got a little too ripe. This is one of the advantages of the silo. A heavy cron of grass can be put into one without much loss if it is "bad weather for curing, and the advocates of the system claim it is much better so than made into hay. Speaking of ensilage, one of our progressive, successful farmers, who constructed a silo two years ago says: "I pre- fer to take the judgment of my cattle, who consume ensilage with avidity, and thrive under its use, than to be governed by the vague theories of such professional men as have had no personal experience is this new system of feeding." A mule owned by a captain on the Erie canal was bought for $90 in 1858, at three years old. He has worked steadily since that time on the canal, and has never been sick or dis- abled in any way. He has traveled on the average 5,000 miles per annum, or 125,000 miles in all. As indicating what is annually achieved in pheasant breed- ind, says the London World, it has been calculated that 175,- 000 of them are annually sold in London, while in all proba- bility an equal number is sold in the provinces, making a total of 350,000 pheasants. A race between a pigeon and a pony took place at Bedworth on Sept. 20th, the former flying a mile and the latter galloping half a mile. A capital start was made, and after a most ex- citing race the bird won by eighty yards. The Portland Rural Spirit says: Mr. Ed. Martin, the new owner of Gen. Crook, has sent his fine horse to California, where there are many good onas He left here in charge of his old trailer, James Mooney. Louis White has taken the trouble to write a card abusive of the aquatic reporter of tbe Breeder and Sportsman be- cause the A. R. stated in these columns some weeks ago that Sam Watkius had received a "worthless paper boat." Mr. White, who seems to be on peculiarly friendly terms with the paper-boat manufacturers, and who writes like a drum- mer for the firm, ordered the boat which was spoken of so contemptuously. Mr. White was specially instructed by Watkins and his backers as to the length of boat, etc., and as a good deal of money was staked on the race it was to be expected that the wishes of the most deeply interested parties would be respected. When the boat arrived, however, she was found to be so totally unlike the craft ordered that both Goble and Watkins in the hearing of the Breeder and Sportsman's representative expressed their extreme dissatis- faction and reiterated the oft repeated expression that "these paper-boat makers send out any kind of a boat that comes handiest to them." It certainly looked as if the senior mem- bers of the firm of Waters, White it Co., had, on the receipt of Mr. White's order, taken down from their shelves the first boat that came to hand and shipped her to San Fran- cisco. The only excuse that can be offered for the boat builders is that Mr. White did not send for the shell ordered by Goble and Watkins. Both these men insisted on having a boat 31 ft, 6 in. long and rigged to suit their ideas. If Mr. White, in the plentitude of his knowledge of acquatics, disobeyed the instructions of the men who had their money at stake, the firm of Waters, White &. Co. is certainly blameless for the last error. The disappointment of Goble and Watkins is not, however, the only case in which the paper boat makers have disre- garded the instructionc of customers. It is on record that a well known sculler of the Pioneer Club sent for a boat 30 feet long and received one exactly 23 feet long. The only person who seems able to obtain a fullfillment of his orders is Mr. White, butit is hardly possible for every sculler to get on the intimate terms with the Troy firm which the Pioneer oarsman enjoys. Every post brings Mr. White a quire of confidential paper from the senior members of the firm and the telegraph is often kept busy for a week at a time transmitting the reso- lutions of the Long Bridge and Troy Mutual Admiration So- ciety. One of the latest of these communications from Mr. Water to Mr. White is that Plaisted "has ordered a paper boat similar to that sent Watkins, and Hanlan is so pleased with the model that he will use it in his Australian race." For unadulterated bosh this stands unparalleled. Who cares what model is used by Plaisted, who is Plaisted that his pref- erence of model should become the law of aquatics. As to Han- lan the statement that he will use a paper boat in any important race is simply an unscrupulous business puff. In all his half a hundred racesHanlan never rowed a paper boat, though he gen- erally has had one for practice and has sold paper boats to Pacific Coast scullers. Unless Waters, White day ef- fectufuly decided tbe relative merits of the two oarsmen and left the forlorn supporters of the Ariel man nothing to do but to bless the referee who had ordered another rate and re- fused to declare the bets off. The victory of Griffin was well received. The New York Clipper^ in publishing the certificates of the accuracy of Hosmer's record of 20 min. 3 sec. at the Pittsburg regatta, says: The endorsement of the achievement credited to the young Bostonian is in every way worthy of being regarded as estab- lishing the genuineness thereof. In explanation of this rare specimen of record-smashing at the end of a long season of regatta campaigning, we may state that the course at Hulton is such as to very materially favor the oarsman who secures a station where the current runs swiftest, and if he displays good judgment by availing himself of the chance afforded to escape the force of the current after turning, he can make considerably better time than on still-water courses, where he has no such advantages to aid him. No one who has watched the upward career of Hosmer during the past three seasons was actually astonished to hear that he had beaten the record, for they had been prepared to receive such in- informatiou at anytime during the past summer, particularly so after the time accomplished by him in a private trial on the Merrimac leaked out. The real surprise was the nearness of James A. Ten Eyck to the winner at the finish, his time be- ing the second fastest on record. We are not aware that Jimmy was ever before returned as doing inside of 21 min., but it must be remembered that he had previously during the season done just enough rowing to put him in first-class form for the event on the Allegheny; and that he had got himself into grand fonn was shown by his rowing away from George Lee and taking second place in the final heat at the Sodus Point regatta, being dangerously close to Wallace Ross at the finish. Looking back at his career as an oarsman, ex- tending over a period of more than ten years (he began vexy young), we can recall some highly creditable match-races in which Ten Eyck was a principal, and, like good wine, he seems to improve with age, being, as was remarked by practi- cal rowing men before his performance on the Allegheny, a bigger, stronger man, and a more powerful, lasting sculler now than ever before. Beach vs. Trickett. Satisfied that his defeat in his first race with Edward Trickett was due to the inferiority of his boat rather than to his want of ability, William Beach was not long in seeking another match, and, being accommodated by the confident ex-champion, they rowed again August ISth, over the Parra- matta river course, Sydney, Australia, three miles three hun- dred and thirty yards, for SI, 000 a side. On this occasion Beach turned the tables on Ned, winning very easily in 22 minutes, 50£ seconds. It was Trickett's turn to be dissatis- fied now, and he challenged his conqueror to row again on the same conditions. The match which resulted was rowed over the same course August 27th, and again Beach came home an easy winner. The latter race is thus described in The Sydney Sportsman: "The start was by mutual consent, which was affected on even terms, both men putting as much energy into their stroke as possible, and in the first one hun- dred yards the ex-champion took a lead of about half a length, pulliDg thirty-eight to the minute. After passing Ubr's Point, both settled down to a steady thirty-five, the pair of them rowing in splendid form. In making the shoot across to the mile at Blaxland's, Ned was going so well that his supporters offered to take the 6 to 4 hitherto going a-beg- ging on Beach. Even betting, however, was the order on board, for on passing the mile point Trickett led by a length. This state of affairs, however, did not last long, for while Beach was pulling as strong as a lion, without betraying the least flurry, Trickett began to show signs of breaking up, and the Illawarra man putting on the steam, 60on passed Trickett and virtually had the race in hand. On passing Putney, Beach was three lengths ahead (9 min. 7 sec). Tennyson was reached with Beach still the same distance to the good, and the well-known point of Gladesville wharf was passed in 15 min. 57 sec, by Beach, who was still holding the same ad- vantage. Although Trickett tried manfully to reduce it, he could not make Beach extend himself, for in a few strokes the latter placed five lengths between them, and though he permitted Ned to draw upon him, he finally went in the easiest of winners, by two good lengths, in the quick time of 20 min. 44 sec. THE PADDOCK The Lambert Family. Maud S. Maud S., in charge of her trainer, has arrived at Cincin- nati, and is safely quartered in her box-stall at the Club- House at Chester Driving Park. William H. Vanderbilt has sent Maud S. back to her original owner, George N. Stone, under whose care she made her unapproachable record of 2:10.}. Captain Stone has received a letter from Mr. Vanderbilt, in which he says he feels sure Maud S. will winter better at Chester Park than in New York. A shrewd guess at Mr. Vau- derbilt's further intentions may be in order. It is almost a certainty that Mr. Case's young gelding, if he winters well and comes out fit next season, will, before the leaves turn brown again, compel the showing from the judges' stand of 2:10, without the fraction, and possibly something less. In that event he would wear the trotting crown, were not Maud S. ready to snatch it back again. After the trotting meeting of the Chester Driving Park As- sociation, which begins October 23 and closes on the 26th, Maud S. will be turned out, having all the infield of Chester Park to ramble over. She will not have the harness on her until about February 1, when she will be taken up and given a little easy work every day. Beginning with a slow gait, she will be worked faster, little by little, each day, until she is right at herself for a race, and then she will be fit to trot for a king's ransom. Those who believe that the bottom ef the trotting record has been about reached will have occasion to open wide their eyes be- fore the snow flies in '84. i'or the purpose of having a horse to work with* George Kenuey, who has developed a trait not to run unless his rider had the colors on, the Dwyer Brothers have purchase.] of their Jockey, McLaughlin, the five-year-old gelding I tint - ford, by John Morgan. Mr. G. W. Boweu has disposed of his interest in the Runnemedi' Stud Farm for $15,000 to bis fonnor partners, Messrs. Cluy & Woodford. The latter gentleman will still carry on the establishment, while Mr. Boweu, it is said, will start a private breeding farm. In 1850 " Brown's Bronchial Troches" were introduced, and their success an a cure for Colds, Coughs, Asthma, and Bronchitis has been unnaralleled. Daniel Lambert was foaled in 1S5S, and was consequently twenty-five years old last spring. I never knew him to be as well, hearty and vigorous as he has been during the past sea- son. Out of thirteen choice brood mares from last season's cover I have had twelve foals dropped this season, eight horse colts and four'fillies, and they are marvels of size, beauty and speed for youngsters. I have added another dozen to my brood mares this season, and firmly believe most of them to be iu foal, as only two of them have thus far taken the horse a second time. I have bred him to no outside mares on account of the high price at which I hold his services — $500 to insure. I have repeatedly been offered §200 and $800, but have in every case refused. Lambert was bred by Mr. Cook of Ticonderoga, N. Y., sold to Mr. John W. Parker of the same place, and he iu turn sold him to Mr. R. Dana of Lexington, Mass. At that time Mr. Dana owned the celebrated pacer, Pocahontas, and it was his intention to breed quite largely. The first season he owned Lambert he took him to Saratoga and used him for his roadhorse. He there held undisputed sway of the road, and was the great attraction in the way of horse. Mr. Tourtellotte told me he drove him under the blankets, to sweat him out, in 2:24. Mr. James Golden of Mystic Park told me he had ridden faster after Daniel Lambert than any horse he ever sat behind. Mr. Dana took sick shortl}' after his return home from Saratoga and died. Lambert was then sold to tbe late Benjamin E. Bates, President of the Bank of Commerce, Boston, who was an admirer of fine horses, and had bred quite a number of flyers from old Vermont Black Hawk. He sent Lambert to Shoreham, Vt., and placed him at the head of his stud. He was never advertised, but was overrun with business, and stood at Shoreham until twenty years of age. Mr. Bates then looked about to get or buy his most promis- ing son, and finally selected Champlain, then three years old, for which he paid $2,000. Mr. Bates died within a week's time of his purchase. Lambert was sent to Mr. Bates' farm, at Watertown, Mass., and stood there for two years. I went to the farm for pleasure one fine day and ascertained that parties from Ticonderoga were talking of buying him; also that Gen. W.T. Withers was thereforthe same purpose. They left without purchasing, on account of the price. This the Superintendent told me. I bought Lambert on the spot and took him away. A few days later General Withers tele- graphed to a friend to buy for him, but he was too late. I also bought Champlain, who was then four years old and trotting in 2:30, paying S5,000 for him. This horse I kept until seven years old, and sold him to W. A. McNeill, Oska- loosa, la., last spring, for $10,000 cash. He is a dark chest- nut, 16 hands, perfect in disposition, and could beat 2:20 iu common exercise, and as fine a gaited one as ever struck the earth. He is own brother to Aristos, record 2:27§; Annie Page, record 2:26, and others, all fast. In the colthood days of Daniel Lambert he trotted a race at the Saugus track, Massachusetts. He won the race in 2:36, as a three-year-old, and could have trotted faster. When Mr. Dana owned him for a time he went under the name of Hippomenes, and this was afterwards changed to Daniel Lambert. You remember the story of Hippomenes and Atalanta in mythology. I went to see Lambert trot his "maiden race at three years of age, little dreaming I should ever become the owner of so distinguished a sire. That was twenty-two years ago, and now I look at him and wonder. He is a great pet of mine, and visitors who come to see my stock (which now comprises fifty-two head) look at him in amazement. They can scarcely realize they are in the pres- ence of such a horse. He looks hardly eight years old, is proud as a king, and almost seems to say: "I am a great and handsome horse; look at me"; and he moves as free and sup- ple, and with as much grace, as ever. What a pity it is that he must iu a few years pay the debt of nature! Below will be found a list of his get that have beateu 2:30. Comee, 2:19.1, dam by Balrownie. Nancy, 2:23.1", dam by Miles Standish. Ella Doe (1S~83) 2:23}, dam by Cook's Columbus, R. J. Irvin, 2;23^, dam's breeding unknown. Wild Lily (4). 2:^4, dam by Smith's Columbus. Jimmy Stewart, 2:24], dam's breeding unknown. John Hall, 2:24], dam by American Ethan. Lady Foxie, 2:24], dam by the Breed Horse. Jubilee Lambert, 2:25, dam by the Taft Horse. George A. (1S83), 2:25, dam's breeding unknown. Blauchard (1883), 2:25.1, dam by Smith's Young Columbus. Nonesuch, 2:25A, dam by the Bigelow Horse. Billy D., 2:26. clam by Mazeppa. Annie Page, 2:26, dam by Stonewall Jackson. Dickard, 2:27, dam by Smith's Young Columbus. Addison Lambert, 2:27, dam by Addison. Aristos, 2:27iJ, dam by Stonewall Jackson. Boston, 2:27:}, dam by Patrick Henry. Billy S , 2:28, dam's breeding unknown. Colonel Moulton, 2:28*, dam by the Bigelow Horse. Motion, 2:29, dam a Morgan mare. Benj. Frauklin, 2:29, dam by Addison. W. H. Arnold, 2:29, dam's breeding unknown. May Morning (4), 2:30, dam by Ethan Allen. Joe S., 2:30, dam's breeding uukuowu. Several others will enter tbe 2:30 list before the season closes. — David Snow in Breeders' Gazette. Noted Example of In-breeding. A most curious case of successful in-breeding is that of the great Irish bred horse, Barcaliline, bay, foaled 1S7S, by So- lon, out of Ballyroe by Belladrnm, ber dam, BonAceorl l>y Adventurer, out of Solon's dam by Birdcateher. It will be noticed that Barcaldine's great graudam is the dam of his sire Solon. Barcaldiue has never been beaten for the twelve races for which he has started. He won four races at two years old, carrying us high as. 131 lbs.; four at three years old, and four at five years old. He did uot start at four years old* owing to Mr. Geo. Low, who then owned him being ruled oft' for making a proposition to pull him for the Cesare- witch if he could not get his money on to suit him. This Sir John Astlcy exposed aud Mr. Low was ruled oft', and af- terwards sold t'he horse to Mr. Robert Peok, who now owns him. Barcaldiue, five years old won the Westminster Cup at Kempton Park, 1] miles, carrying 143 lbs.; the Epsom Stakes 1.! miles, 130 His.; the Orange Cup nt Ascot, about three miles, 133 lbs.; and tbe Northumberland Plate, two miles, 136 lbs. All the race horses of Europe and America are more or less in-bred, as there are only three great lines of blood, and when you come to analyze them, the result will be that the bulk of it, live or six removes back is made up of Eclipse, Herod and Matebein blood. Hence, it may be said that all 1883 33** lU'tcdcr nitd Jfipsrvtsmati, 247 the thoroughbred horses and even the trotters are related, but when we speak of in-and-in we mean a closer relationship, such as first cousin, or at the farthest, second or third cousins. The early race horses of England and America were more closely in-bred than those of the present time, indeed, a great many of them to an incestuous degree. The accepted plan with the most successful breeders of the present day has been twice in and one out. In a state of nature inbreeding pre- vails very generally among the lower order animals, like the horse, dog, etc. Where the best and fittest animals are se- lected we are strong advocates for in-breeding. A great many oppose it because of the injurious effects seen sometimes in the human family by the marriage of close relations. But in marriage the selection of the fittest and best does not take place as it does in the lower order of animals. The Jewish race, though, afford a striking example of in-breeding. No Tace of people possess more intellect or better business men, DTsarali, Metternicb, Gambetta, Jules Simon, Judah P. Ben- jamin and a number of other distinguished Jews are striking examples of the intellectual qualities of this race of people. Certainly the greatest racehorses and sires we have had in America were inbred, some more closely than others, such, lor instance, as Boston, Lexington, Falsetto, Foxhall, Gleu- inore, Himyar, Duke of Magenta, Hindoo, Iroquois, Long- fellow, Ten Broeck, Luke Blackburn, Monarchist, Norfolk, Kentucky, Jack Malone and Pat Malloy, and among the im- ported stallions, Priam, Phaeton, and many others. The practice of inbreeding carried out once or more than twice has, as a rule, been attended with good results, and if any •one will take the pains to examine, he will find that the ^greatest racehorses and most successful stallions, with raTe ■exceptions, are strongly inbred. The great thing is purity of blood, and that of a good kind, for bad blood is just as cer- tain to perpetuate its bad qualities as good blood is its quali- ties. Names Claimed. By J. E. Dunham, Pacheco, Contra Costa County. McVeagh for bay colt, black points, star in forehead, foaled May 15, 1881. By Conductor, dam Curlew, by Pat Malloy, son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr. Alice D for bay filly, black points, small white strip in face, foaled June 12, 18S2. By Conductor, dam Emma Dick- enson, by Ben Lippincott, son of Belmont. Nell Gwynn for brown filly, small star in face, foaled April 9, 1SS3. By Conductor, dam Queen by Overland, son of Volscian. Two Face for bay filly, two small spots on face, left hind foot white, foaled May 2, 1883. By Conductor, dam Lena Rivers, by Wildidle. Lady Strickland for bay filly, small white stripe in face lmuiirg down to nose, black points. By Conductor, dam Emma Dickenson. Lady Ore, for bay filly, black points, white stripe in face, foaled April 9, 1SS3. By Conductor, dam Nellie (black mare) by Geo. B McClellan. Rocky for brown colt, foaled May 15, 1880. By Admiral (he by Volunteer) dam Curlew, by Pat Malloy. POULTRY. Care of Moulting Fowls. No one could expect that fowls would lay at this time of year, when fresh eggs ar£ so much in demand, without a cor- respondingly generous supply of nourishing food. The fowls are either moulting or have the new feathers. But even when to all appearances in full feather, there will come layer after layer of undergrowth, that must be fed and nourished. After the feathers have fully expanded the fowl is out of dan- ger, but it requires time, patience and experience to biing the newly moulted hen into laying. Liberal feeding brings out every feather, and makes the body plump, without which there can be no eggs. The full plumage must be brought out lustrous and bright before the fowls will come into lay- ing. Sometimes, before dropping the feathers, many ragged and feather-broked hens will keep up the laying, for the drain of the new plumage has not yet been felt, and the constant pro- duction of eggs retards the moulting until late in the season. The fowl thus becomes so much reduced, that on the ap- proach of cold weather she is very liable to fall a victim to cold and roup. The habit of early moulting is much to be desired, and this may be controlled in a measure. Early- hatched chicks moult early, because they come into laying earlier. Some never allow the fowls to moult, by removal of the older fowls and replacing with chicks. I have never found it expedient to do this. The very finest eggs are pro- duced by the two and three-year-old hens. Pullets' eggs are small, and lacking in richness and number. The shape, size and quality of the egg are not fully established until afterthe fowl has completed the first regular annual moult. Moulting in August is most advantageous, for then the weather is warm and the feathers make a rapid growth. The first symptom is a loss of appetite, which must oe prevented by change of food and by tonics. The fowls are tired of corn They need soft food or small grains. This sort of manage- ment, which applies more particularly to non-sitters, which are more constant producers of eggs, if persevered in will be satisfactory. With these fowls egg-production in large quanti- ties is carried on, and hence they are so difficult of manage- ment. Nature is not so exhaustive in the sitters, and they generally take care of themselves. It is better to have early hatched hullets, for the reason that they come into laying sooner, and moult early. The leghorns, as well as some of the other small breeds, come into laying at from four to six months, and will generally lay out a clutch, and frequently moult be- fore cold weather sets in. For the autumn supply of eggs pullets must be the dependence as well as for the early broods of chicks the following season. — Country Gentleman. The Season. Hens roosting in the tree tops or on the fences will lay but few eggs during the next six months; whilst if carefully housed and properly fed they will lay three or four a week, and thnt at a season when fresh eggs are scarce and worth from two to three cents apiece. Poultry that has to root hog or die, generally die. Spring chickens are seldom gathered from the branches of tree tops, but are each worth in early spring more than a bushel of apples in the fall. Chickens usually sell for from three to six dollars a dozen in early spring, and now is the time to provide for their pro- duction. The money would come in mighty handy to many a farmer's wife, or the farmer, either, for that matter. There is four times as much money in raising bees as in raising poultry, if rightly managed, and nearly as much more in raising poultry than pork, says a correspondent, and whilst not willing to dispute her facts we would like to see the figures on which tney are based. The business of raising chickens for the early spring mar- ket is yet in its infancy. There are thousands of town and city people willing to pay a good price for such a tit-bit, whilst yet the snow is on the ground. Thousands of people have an abundance of eggs in the egg-l&ying season, hence they are both abundant and cheap; But the thrifty, enterprising and money-making breeder will prepare for a supply all winter, when they are scarce and in demand and bring a high price. The packed eggs bear no comparison to those newly laid, and the egg epicure knows it. The prevailing high prices of eggs during the past year or two shows that there has been no over-production of eggs, certainly not of those which are marketed in a strictly fresh condition. Every farmer can make a small flock of hens a source of profit with reasonable care and outlay. To secure the highest prices in the market where eggs are sold on their merits, the matter of feeding the fowls is one of considerable importance. Wheat or wheat screenings and barley are the best grain food for the chief supply. Corn should be given in moderate quantities only, on account of its tendency to fatten. Oats are a good grain for a change, but they contain to much husk to be a favorite food with poultry. Sorghum seed is an excellent food; so is milk, even skim milk, sweet or sour, mixed with wheat bran. Green vegetables of all sorts are desirable through the fall and winter. Many poul- try men have successfully fed their fuwls with ensilage as a substitute for other vegetable food. Fowls fed largely on buckwheat produce inferior eggs of thin, white contents. It is said to have been thoroughly demonstrated that it costs no more to produce a pound of poultry than it does a pound of pork, and 'poultry is the healthiest and most palatable. FISH. A Queer Fisherman. Baltimore and New-York feast on dainty turtles brought from warm Florida beaches, and the fame of turtle soup goes abroad over the land. Not to be outdone our inland aristo- cracy (whose nautical tastes may perhaps be explained by their being mostly "codfish aristocracy") eagerly seek and feast upon a reptile the most hideous and repulsive that can be imagined — tne snapping turtle of our ponds and creeks. A turtle fisher came down to our country recently, and your correspondent spent some time with the turtles and their sable captuver. The traps were set in the evening. They are a kind of net, held open by hoops, with a funnel- shaped entrance not unlike our old-fashioned rat traps. They are baited with meat, and the entrance turned down stream; once the greedy chelonian finds his way into the net, he is certain to remain. Sunrise found me in company with the turtler, "Sam," making for the creek in which the line of traps was set. Sam carried a staff on the end of which was a hook for lifting out the traps and catching stray turtles when he saw them. The first'trap seemed to be empty, but as he lifted it out of the water, he uncovered two fine fellows of about five pounds oach. Their consternation was great at being thus suddenly exposed, and they scrambled hastily about, snapping viciously at everything that came in their way. A string was loosened, and they were unceremoniously tumbled out upon the ground. Falling with their heads close together, they made a simultaneous grab and caught each other by the jaws, where they stupidly held, while he picked up one by the tail and dropped both together into the sack. The next trap was in some commotion, and on being lifted a swiftly moving animal was brought into sight. "He's a soft shell!" cried Sam, and soon there lay on the bank, where he gave up his struggle, a leather back, the A, Spinifer. This is the prettiest of all northern chelonians, and a very active species. Sam told me that he had seen them catch fish, bit- ing them elear.in two with the first grab. It is brownish-yellow above, white beneath, mottled and dotted with black. Its flesh is very delicate but is short-lived when taken out of the water, and is never shipped, but generally returned to its old haunts. One of Sam's nets held three fine snappers, and another a solitary terrapin, which he threw away in disgust. "I've caught as high as eight snappers in one trap, " said he. One night I caught over 200 pounds — fourteen dollars. The big- gest one I ever saw weighed 45 pounds, and was nigh onto 400 years old." "How do I know?" "Why, I used to work for an old actor who had studied up the turtle business, and he told me that they lived about 400 years; so, as this was the biggest one I ever saw, it must have been mighty nigh 400. Oh, but didn't he stink, though!" In truth, they all have a powerfnl odor, especially the oldest. But the leather-back was as clean and sweet as a fish. In one of the nets Sam had 20 pounds, and when he had gathered np his catch and had the sackful of crawling, scrab- bling, scratching reptiles on his back it made a heavy load; but no fisherman was ever known to complain of the weight of his catch. ^To cook them, I learned, you first remove the head (merely for comfort in future operations, not to kill the turtle, for in truth he does not mind the decapitation), and if he is small, skin him as you would a rabbit. " If he is big, scald him and remove from the shell. Take out the meat as you would a a chicken's; parboil it, if big, in two or three waters, and dip in flour— Sam says "cornmeal is mighty good;" fry it the same as chicken. If you want soup, make it after the usual manner of soup, only be sure to make enough of it — a large turtle is good for half a barrel of soup. It will be an inter- esting lesson in physiology to watch the heart beat after it is removed from the body, as it is sure to do, especially if touched with a straw. "The business is playing out here," remarked Sam. "If you fish the beat thoroughly once, it will not pay to fish again for a great many years, for they grow very slowly." "Is any other kind of turtle eaten?" I asked.^ "Well, sah, I used to live in Nawth Cahlina, and there we had what we called gophers. They lived in the pine woods, and bun-owed in the sand like a fox. Bright days they would come and eat grass just like an old cow. They was t\u- strongest fellows I ever saw. I used to stand on one's back, and he would walk off with me as if I was a fly. We used to eat 'em, and they was mighty good." — Country Gentleman. The Shelby Hatchery. ley. It was established by the presentJCommissioners and has been understood to have been a failure. Shelby, who had, as the report of yesterday's proceedings of the Board shows, charge of the hatchery, defends the location but puts the failure on the ground that Jas. A. Richardson, who was placed in charge, left and staid away several weeks, during which time, when Shelby was in charge, the fish died at the rate of 200 to 300 per day. Shelby charged Richardson with all the blame of the failure, saying that "Richardson was at times not in condition to tell whether there was one inch of water or a head as large as the American river, or what tem- perature it might be." And now the question comes, who put Richardson in place? Who is responsible for this man who leaves his post of duty, leaves the young fishes to die — this befuddled man who could not see straight? Any hatch- ery would fail under such. Only sober men should be on duty at such a place. This will be a lesson to the Commis- sioners, which, as earnest men, they will uot fail to profit by. One of the first qualifications for a man in their employ is sobriety; second, knowledge; third, faithfulness; for young fishes mnst be fed and properly attended to. — Bee. How They Do It. In a conversation with Deputy Jones, who is in the em- ploy of the Fish Commissioners, and who is a terror to viola- tors of the fish law, some interesting facts were learned. The Chinese along the bays and on the lower rivers indiscrimi- nately slaughter an immense number of fish annually, and the small ones they dry and send to China. One man had hauled for them from Pinole Point alone last year for ship- ment six thousand tons of these dried fish. The Chinamen use bags, whose mouths stretch open for twenty-six feet, and which are some thirty-six feet in length. These they stake in the water with the mouths facing the current, so that the force of the water keeps them opened out their extreme length. They are generally stretched when the tide is going out, and the strength of that permits very few fish ever re- turning when they once enter the cavernous jaws. Even sea lions have frequently been caught in these bags. A great industry among these Chinese fishermen is that of gathering shrimp shells, which are sent to China to be used for manure. Increditable as it may appear, it is asserted to be a fact capable of proof that these Mongolians last year shipped to China $50,000 worth of shells. — Bee. THE RIFLE. C and G. Companies C and G of the First Regiment held their monthly shoot for the class medals at Shell Mound last Sun- day with the following result: f\™„i»ii ) 20° yds-4 444 5 5345 3-41 I u Campbell (500yds-3 3 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5-43 } ~ ** =h»™„„ I 200 yds-5 44444444 5-421 ,, Sherman (500yds-4 4 0 2 2 3 4 6 5 4-32 1 1 " „„„, ) 200 yds— 4 54454444 4-42 I „, F001 (d00 yds-4 53444445 5-42J M c , C 200 yds-5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4-43 1 „ bno°" (500 yds-5 33345555 5-45 1 °° „ . (200 yds— 3 44443343 4-36 ) -, PaUner (500 yds-3 3 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 4-30 ) ~12 . , ) 200 yds -3 2 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4-39 1 ™ Teinpleton | 500 yds-4 44444304 3-34 J _73 (200 Yds— 3 34433434 3—34 | , Adams )500 yds-3 32542534 5-36(-IU (200 yds-4 44345053 3-351 „ Sumner ■•••• (500 yds-5 4 4 3 3 5 3 5 4 2-36 j-73 .. ,, ( 200 yds-4 4403444 4 3-34 | _-- Sheridan | 500 yds-2 32520220 8—21 ( ( 200 yds-5 54454544 4—44 1 _„- Hampton (600 yds-3 64232225 3-31 j T , „. . (200 yds-3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4-391., Jul. Klein | 500 yds-2 24442443 4-35 | (200 yds-4 44244544 4—39 ( _BG rerkins ( 500 yds-4 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5-47) (200 yds-4 64544444 4-42 ( _„ Carson ( 600 yds-5 5 2 4 5 4 4 0 5 5-39 ( (200 yds-4 44444543 4-421 _« Joan Eton ( 500 yds-3 53545554 4-431 I 200 yds-3 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4-41( _„„ Kelly (500 yds-2 4 3 5 4 5 5 4 3 4—39) ( 200 yds— 3 44444 5 55 5—43 ( _„ Ouinmings (500 yds-3 55445032 3-34 j Competing for Places. At Shell Mound last Sunday in the competition for plates in the regimental team, the following scores were made by members of the Second Regiment: (200 yds-4 4445344444 5 5 4-58) _.,. Sgt. Fennell, Co. E. j500 yjs_2 445444351566 4-58) (200 yds-4 4444334 3 5844 4-051 _.. | 500 yds— 4 444354346456 4-08 | f 200 yds— 4 454444554446 5-01 ( Capt. Sprowl Pr. Kuuls, Co. C.... ds-4 6544445544444- Lt. Mangels, Co. C. . ( 60() jlg.i t 5 3 ] 1 S 1 1 I :l S 1 5— 59 I ul I 200 yds-3 5 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 4 4-68 I _,,,. Lt. Sime, Stall '|500 ,.,is-5 534456433553 4— 58 ( „ , „ t „ _ | 200 vds-4 554454443445 4-69 1 ... Lt. Lohraeyer, Co.D. ( 6(|„ yd8_2 434344552533 3—621 , - „ |200 yds-4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 5-581 Sgt. Lemke, Co. C. t J ( „ „ I 200 yds-3 444445446843 3-54 ( _ „. 1st St. Wagner.CoD. j 5(|0 y animal, substantially an herein described '.'. The blanket or covering a, having the (lap 0, and the cxtenMniiH H. (o tit thefofe and hhi-l logn ol the animal, from (n*ti>uliiKit !•"<;, i»nd thr i»Tiimti. -m nirai.i oTbandi (■;, mb tantlauy ae and i..r tiu-purprmi- herein described. 3. Tin- blanket «r covering A, v, ith Iti extensions It permanent securlng-b Is E, and the front fastenings Fo.ine blnatlon with tlie elastic neck-extension n ■ ii bstenl i.iiiy si and for lbs purpose herein doscrlbod. I. The blank BlasUo hot uidfor the pii ith the Jul Without dlntiirl to the cover by di scribed. 8. The improvement in coverinrr.blankets for anl. "" ■■lHll..i:.,1 the blank... A. Raving I he I a, ' and permanent straps or bands fixed to ft tesecura it woundtho ly. whereby the use of iSose eSclnJles Ii ■>' led, substantially is herein aosedbeol^ The right to make clothing in the United States will be sold on a royalty. Apply to the patentee, JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON. LINES OF TRAVEL. Gs P. XV. Sx. LINES OF TRAVEL. TIME SCHEDULE.; broad gauge. WINTER ARRANGEMENT. COMMENCING SUNDAY, ■NOV.. 11, 1883, SATURDAY, - - OCT. 20th, 1883. Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San Francisco as follows: AND UNTIL tTRTHKR NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from, and arrive at, San Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between Third and Fourth streets) as follows: DESTINATION. I ABBIVK S. F. DESTINATION. •AN FRAKUSCO. CAL. 11:30 A si... *-l:00 P M... 8:00 A M... 3 :30 p M... 4 :30 p M... 8:00 a m... *4 :00 p M .. 8:00 a M .. 3:30 p If... 9:30 A M... 4:30 P M... 7:30 a si... *4:00 P ST... 7:30 A si.„ 4:30 P M... 9:30 A si... 7:30 A M... *5:00 P si.., 9:30 A M... ii :30 a Si .. *4 :00 P IS... 8:00 a si... 9 :3l) am., 4 :30 p M... 7:30 A Si... 10:00 A sr... 3:00 p M... *5:00 P M... 3:30 p M... 5:30 P M... 8:00 a si... 8:00 A si... 8:00 a si... 7:30 A si... 8:00 a M... 3:30 p si... 4:30 P M... *4 :00 p si... 7:30 A si... 110:00 A m:.., 3:00 p M... 8 ;00 a w... 9 :30 A M... 3:30 P H... *4:00 p si... 3:30 p m!., 4:3( Antioch and Martinez Benicia Calistoga and Napa Colfax Dewing, El Paso ( Express... and. East ( Emigrant Gait and ( via I.ivermore Stockton) via Martinez lone Knight's Landing Los Angeles and South Liverraore and Pleasanton... Marysville and Chico ) Mohave, Needles ( ExpreBS (and East '( Emig'nt Niles and Haywards Ogdenandi Express East '( Emigrant Red Bluff t via Marysville. and Tehama > via Woodland.. Redding Sacramento, via Livennore. via Benicia '• via Benicia " via Benicia Sacramento River Steamers. San Jose Vallejo.. 2:40 p M *12;10 p si 6:40 I' M 8:40 P M 10:10 a si *10:10 a m fi:40 P M 5:40 p si .S:40 p St 2:40 p si 7:10 a si 5:40 p si *12:10 p si 5:40 P M 10:10 a m 2:40 p si 5:40 P M *8:40 a si 2:40 P M 2:40 P sr •12:10 P M 5:40 P si 2:40 P si 7:10 A >t 5:40 P M 3:40 p si 9:40 a SI *8:40 A M 8:40 P SI 9:40 a si 5:40 P Si fi;40 p M 5:40 p si 5:40 p M 0:40 P si 8:40 p M 10:10 a M «fi:00 a si •3:40 p St 13:40 P si 9:40 a M fi:-I0 P M 2:40 P si 8:40 P M •12:10 P si 10:10 a si 8:40 P M fi:40 P si 10:10 A SI Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 P. SI. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9 :30 a. si. can meet Pacific Express from The Needles and El Paso at Antioch. ♦Sundays excepted, } Sundays only. LOCAL FERKY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND PIER. From San Francisco Daily. TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00—*6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00— 8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00—11:30—12:00—12:30 —1 :00— 1 :30— 2 :00— 2:30— 3:00 —3:30 — 4 :00 — 4 :30 — 5:00 — 5:30—6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00 — 11:00 — *12:00. TO FRUIT VALE— *6:00— *fi:30 — *7:00- *8 : 30— *3 : 30— *4 :00— *4 : 30— "5 :00— *5 : 30 - 9:00. -•8:00- TO ALAMEDA— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — *8:30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— $10:30—11:00— ±11:30— 12:00— 112:30— 1:00—11:30—2:00-3:00—3:30—4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00—5:30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00—9:00—10:00— 11:00— *12:00. TO BERKELEY— •6:00— •6:30— 7:00— •7:30 — 8:00— *8 —9:00— 19:30— 10:00— tl0:30— 11:00— tU:30 — 12:00 — 1:00 —2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7-110— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00. TO WEST BERKELEY— •6:00 — *6:30— 7:00 — •7:30- J8:00— "8:30— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 11:00-2:00— 3:00— 1:0 —•4:30— 5:00— •5:30— 6:00— •6:30—7:00. i sr \"\ ^M \ Sl| San Mateo, Redwood and Memo Park. To San Francisco Dally. FROM FRUIT VALE— *6:23— *6:53-«7:23— *7:53— •8-23 •8:53— *9:23— *10:21— *4:23— *4:53-*5:23— *5:53— *6:23 — •6:63—7:25—9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — •5:I5-*5:45— J6:45-9:15-»3:15. ' FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:30 — *6:00 — 6:30-7:00 — 7:30-8:00—8:80—0:00-0:30-10:00-10:30—11:00 — 11:30 12:00— 12:30— 1:00— 1 :30— 2:00— 2:80— fcOO— 3 -no- 4:00 — 4:30-5:00-5:30—6:00-6:30-7:00-7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 — 10:57- FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-*5:37— *6:07— 6:37 7:07— 7:37— 8:07— 8:37:— 9:07— 9:37— 10:07 — 10:37 — 11-07 —11 :37— 12:07— 12:37-1 :07-l :37-'2 :07— 2:37-8 :07 - 3:37 —4:07-^:37— 5:07— 6:37— 6:07— 6:37— 7:07 — 8:06— 906— 10:06—11:06. FROM ALAMEDA— •8:22— *5:62 — •6:22—6-52 — *7-22- 7:62— •«:22-S:52— 0:22-3:62- 110:22 — 10:52 — 111 :22- ll*2-tl2:22-12:52-tl:22-l:5'i -z-.^l-A :22-3 -S2-4-22 —4:62—5:22—5:52—6:22—6:52—7:52—8:52—9:62—10:52'. FROM BERKELEY— •5:15— •5:45— •6:15—6-46— ^IS— 7:45— •8:lS — 8:1.'S_ta:15—0:ir,_tlO:ir,— ni:I5— 111-15 — li^r1?:^-1:f'-'-:l5-^,r,--1-1&->:"&-5:l5-5:« —6:15-6;45— 7:45— 8:4.5-9:46—10:45. FROM WBBT BERKELEY-*5H5-*6:15-6:45-n-16 rfKHBr5:1srt0:IB-W:4,i-l0:46-t>*!«-irtB-«itf- 8:45— l:45-«5:15-5rl5— •0:16— 6:45— *7 -15. (\ 6:35A M •8:10a m I 9.-03 am < I *10 :02 a SI I 3:3fiPM I t4 :59 p M 1, | 5 :55 p m > si I Santa Clara, San Jobb and pm ( Principal Way Stations. 'MiJ (\ 9:03 a si J '10K)2a M "j | 3 :36 p M L , 5 :55 v M . mi ) Gilroy, Pajaro, CastrovlUe, ( i ' ■ M' j Salinas and Monterey. l I 10:40 a Ml Hollister and Tres PinoB. }Watsoiiville,Apto9,Soquel ( I (Camp Capitola) & Santa i ! Cruz. Broad Gauge; no"] I change of cars. U 10:40 a SI l Soledad and Way Stations •Sundays 'excepted. tSundays only (Sportemen's train) . _^__^_ Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, and Redwood, which connect with 8 :30 a. m. Train. Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to Monterey, Soquel and Santa Cruz; also to Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturday and Sunday —good to return on Monday — to Santa Clara or San Jose, *2 50; to Gilroy, ?4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, ?5, and to principal points between San Fran- cisco and San Jose. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot, Townsend street, Valencia-street station, and No. 613 Market street, Grand Hotel. A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt H^ SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. "Sfc For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule. CREEK ROUTE. FROM OAKLAND-«fi:15-*:15-10:16-12-15-2l5- 4:16. •Dally, except Sundays, lsundays only. 'Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph & Co Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F. A. W. TOWNE, T. H. OOOP9LAIV. Oen. Manager, Q«n, Pass. A Tkt Agi Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Batlilng, Shooting and Fishing:. TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CHARMING Summer and Winter Resort of tlie Pacific Coast. with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can be obtained from the several streams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season. THE BA T OF MONTEREY Ib noted for the extent and variety of fish which abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish "Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rateB of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DED MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men, THE BATHING FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MONTE, " ARE UNSURPASSED, having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE contains SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS (150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim- ming bathB, with ELEGANT ROOMS THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known Watering Places, APTOS, MMtl'EE AND SANTA (1117, IS VIA THK Southern Pacific Railroad, (Broad Gauge). TheS. P. R. R. runs throngh the counties of Sun Mateo, Santa Clan, Sail Benito, Santa Crui and Mon- terey, In each of which game abounds in great variety. Notably Quail, Pigeon. Snlne. Ruck. Geese, Reer a nil Rear. Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dallv at San Mateo loi those well-known Retreats, PURI8- SIMA, SAN GREGQRIO and PESOADERO. We would partlenliirlv call attention to the unlimited cx- tcntof range at ,iuil;ihout SAN RRUNO and McMA- HON'S for RIFJLE PRACTICE. These resorts are but a short distance from San FraaolBoo and offer Bpeelal inducements to the lovers of this manly Bport. SPECIAL NOTICE. Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets will h- entitled to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS when carried In Baggage Cars and put In charge of Train Raggagenian. Tftiin Baggagemen are Instructed to Issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage Cars. Otir-In order to guard against accidents to Dogs while In transit, It is iu-i'casiirv that they be provided with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing Tacklo will he carriedfreeofeharge. Gunstaken apart aurt Becurely packed lu wood or leather cases may be taken in Passenger Cars. TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, Townsend street, Valencia Station, and No. 613 Market st., Grand Hotel. A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH, Superintendent, Asst. Pass, and Tkt. Agt, 1 S 3 3 ^Ujc ^xcultx mid Jqwrtstnatx. 335 FIRST ANNUAL TRIALS AND MEETING PACIFIC COAST FIELD TRIALS CLUB conditions. Open to all setters and pointers owned on the Pacific Slope. To be run at Walltown Timbers, near Fulsom Cal., commencing Nov. 26, 18S3. All trials to be ran on quails under P. C. F. T. Club's rules. ALL-AGED STAKE. First, $25; second, $15; third, $10. PUPPY STAKES. Open to all puppieB whelped on or after April 1st, 1882. First, $25; second, $15; third, $10. liM'KAMi:. Five dollars in each stake. Entries close November 15, 1883. JCDUES. CRITTENDEN ROBINSON, San Francisco. F. WV DUNNE, Battle Mountain, Nev. JUDGE JOHN GALE, of San Francisco. OFFICERS. J. M. BASsFORD, President, Vacaville. I L.N. AliDBICH, First Vio.--rr.sid.-nt, Marvsvllle T. L. ROBINSON. Second Vice-President, Valte Jo J. Si. HUTZ, Sr-iTftHrv, Sacramento. GEO. ELLERY, Treasurer, Sacramento. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. N. E. WHITE. Chairman, Sacramento. J. B. MARTIN, ban Francisco. H. H. BltlWis, pan Francisco. H. C. CHIPMAN, S;icrainento. C. N. POST, Sacramento. Largest and Finest Stock Od the Coast, at prices that defy competition. 1V1IX A F1KCK, Leading Cntlers. 769 Market street. SPORTING GOODS. Telephone, 5159. Tips and Toe Weights. In Paper Covers St.OO In cloth 1.50 Send orders to SAS FRAJfCISCO NEWS CO., or BREEDER A>'» SPORTSMAN. Horses and Mules FOR SALE. SEVENTY-FIVE HEAD nf Horses and Mules, suitable for farm and plow work. The mules are all young, California bred, and will average 950 pounds eight. ArpW to W. L. ASHE. Merced, Mftrced County, Cal. F oundatLasf GOLD SEEKERS FRIEND It vou will send :- TEN CENTS Silver, you'l get *>• mail ourMEW CASE : EHTp.tict ii-ill h-lr ,' .-.i tonreREJlDlCASH Toe and Side Weights, BY JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON. Flexible C'lotli. $1 SO. Paper, $1 OO. MAILED POSTPAID TO ANY ADDBESS IN THE UNITED STATES ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. The Trade supplied by Ihe San Franelaco Ne«-s Co. THE WMTMAN SAOOU, Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lives of their celebrated goods. SADDLES FOR ROAD, RANCH OR PARK USE, Willi or witliont tlie California horn. training" saddles Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF Whitman Tbees, I AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, SOLE AOCVr FOR THE PACIFIC COAST. 230 and 232 Ellis street. WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED Riders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the "WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, SSO and 135 Ellin SI., Sole Agent for Paclfle Coiut. THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MA T A ORE A T CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them will u?e any other. JOHN A. McKERRO" tSOanrt ■2:12 1311s Street, Sole Agent for the Pari i 336 *lxc Hfceeto and jlpm'iswmt. Nov 24 R(Self-AdJasllilK) "'TT AWSON'S U. S. ARM! My New Catalogue For 1883, OF ISO PAGES, CONTAINING VALFABLE TA- hles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1SS2. with descriptions andm-digre^s nf l~ti high-bred trot- ting stock.] city of Lexington, Kj cants who contemp'al who send four cents 1 to k form, adjoining the ill be Rent free to all appli- urchnsing, and lo all others imps to prepay postage. Suspensory Bandages. A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free Sold bv Druggists. S. E. «. RAWSOV Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs. N.Y . Sprung Knees AND Cockled- Ankles Permanently cnrcd by using Sparkhall's Specific. B'KORK I'SiMi. AFTER USING Which does not blister or interfere with the horse'B work. It strengthens the joints and tendons, restor- ing the limbs to their normal condition. Has cured many cases of chronic lameness and muscular rheu- matism after other treatment had failed. Testimonials: From O. A. Hickok. Esq.. owner of St. Julien, "King of the Turf," San Francisco. Cal., .Tune 8. 1SS1. T can with confidence recommend Sparkhall's spe- cific to any one owning a knee-sprung or cockled- ankled horse, being folly convinced that it will cure those deformities without injury to the animal. O. A. HICKOK. From Hon. C. 31. Pond, Breeder of the celebrated trotter "CUngstone." Hartford, Conn., March 29, 1882. This may certify that I have used Sparkhall's Spe- cific In my stables, and consider it an extraordinary remedy, accomplisliing in most cases all that is claim- ed for it. C. M. POND. The Specific iB sold in quart bottles— price, §2.00, by WAKELEE A CO., Montgomery and Bush Sts., under Occidental Hotel, San Francisco. GEO. O. SHATTUCK, General Blacksmithing, 365 Eleventh Street Oakland, Between Webster and Franklin. ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE with neatness and dispatch. Horse Shoeing a Specialty. Particular attention given to Repairing Carriages of all kinds. C i: HENDRIX, Foreman. W. H. Woodruff, TWENTY Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and I 138 Head ol Promising Young Trotting Stock. consisting of voting s'allions, fillies and roadsters , most of theinsi'n-dbv A L MO NT, HAPPY MEDIUM!, ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR., ABE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred H IU 1 1LY-BRED B lit JO DMA RES, with the stand ard- bn-d and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the bead of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine, bighly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want at FAIRLAWN. ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, made in 1881 ; another with a record of 2:23 W; another with a record of 2:2fi, made in 1882; another with a rec- ord of 2:2s1 ., and a grandson with a three-year-old rec- ord of 2:28Kithe fastest ever made up to 1881. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:20'j to 2:30, a larger number than any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, haB eight of bis get with public r cords ranging from 2:15"^ to 2:27)2. No son of Rysdyk's Hambletoniau has made as good a showing at same ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fanny Cook, by oldAbdallah; second dam by Stock- holm 6 American Star; third dam by Red Bird, Bon of shop's Hambletonian. WJ" unities in the stud, Ethan trotters with records of from 2:23^ to 2:28^, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20 Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, bv Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:2i\-i, bv Happv Medium Jr.: and Carrie B, 2:28M, by Elial G\ son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300; HAPPY' MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at 3150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at 8100 the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares, at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1884 as fail to Btand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR until after Mav 1,1883. Pubchas- BS FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS AT EX- ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IP PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK BOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUB CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE PURCHASERS TF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full writtendescriptions will be givenany applicant who contemplates purchasing. Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rates of interest. For catalogues or further information address Wl 1,1,1 1 11 X. WITHERS, 2-l3yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky. VETERINARY DENTIST. Reference* i Bcotl \ UoCord, Fashion Stable; Win. Gerhart, Ne- vada Stable;.!. M, Parker, Telegraph Stable; O. It ink- h-y, Ha hi win Stable; Col. Dickey, Hay District Course; O. W„ Smith, M. MH'uim, J. c. Blmpson, J. P. Kerr, rltv, It. I'. HimpBon, A. GateB, Root. Glover, G.Lap- barn. Oakland Office- at Fa*hionfitable,22I Ellis Street. Q. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. »5* Market street. Repair* to order. Elovator. 12 Front street .CHEAP GUNS for THE PEOPLE. 5 g GREAT WESTERN " GUN WORKS, 5 3 K •HLOOUfSFREE. ~"^^^ £ ■ ■-'-■--. iv v- m, A miiiiiTiii i-n, fielnc, .\. i.. < KWUoi Twli*. IUMr..Ac. mdl c. o. D.ror oxMDlu.tloa. O Allrc-m C.KKVI WESTERN UI'N WORK ->'' Plttaburg, Pa. A CARD. 4V «■ "A I I.V, T1IF, FIRST SWIM ,M IN.; m . teacher on the Pacific Cout, la manager ..r the ■ SMininiinK KntiiK. a rare opportunity J» thus ■i the 'itiKeunr.f Sao Jo?., and Banta Clur.i- to ..-. that health-giving and llfc-wlug Ut.»Have .nut nhlldrt-n learn awf mining from Prof. Pally. T ASHLAND PARK _~ ROTTING STU| NEAR LEXINGTON, EY. B. J. TREA€Y, PROPRIETOR THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FABM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family : his aim is to secure and have at all times for sale choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being the Hambletonians, Hambrtno Chiefs, Clavs. Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont, Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrent Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator, North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal- sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady ami is to possess nothing that doeB not trace through the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses, along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred. For catalogues or furtlici particulars address 2-1 7yl R. J. TREATY, Lexington, Ky. O. C. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, OAKLAND, GAL. ALL CHRONIC DISEASES .. specialty. Office and Ktddcnce .,.11(17 Washington street. References— A. C. Ilenry.F. K. Bnattnok, Oakland; B.J.Baldwin, San Francisco; L. J. Rose , Los Angeles. A.JDE LABROUSSE, VETERINARY Sl'RUEON. .RADUATE OF ALFORT'S u, J College, Paris. Thirty years ^"■'■* -" J " "f practice. Buat of references. -. 'iiri-Hgiijiranti-fd in all iIIhciisch of domestic animals fifiicc ana veterinary Inflrmsrj, ii2.r. .Market street opposite Nuw City llnli, San Francisco. n. a. Jt'im. D. HICKS & COMPANY, Patentee! Ailvrril.liic Hotel Rpel»terg. B00K-Bim>BBB, BLANK BOOK PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS. Importers of Bookbinders' Materia l In. Vim,,,,, >Blii sportsman.] Speed. Above all things he liked to talk. I couldn't blame him. He had or thought he had reason to talk, and after having listened to him for many evenings, I thought so too. He had been to "Steilaeoom" in '54. Of course he meant Fort Steilaeoom, Washington Territory. It was also true that he had been a Sergeant in "A" Company of the Fourth United States Infantry, stationed about that time at that Post. It was a "two company" Post then. The other com- pany was a skeleton and of "dragoons" as they were then called. But this was "befo' de waV Since then, as he sneeringly said, they are all "Cavalry." He, however, was a "footpad", as the mounted fellows called them and that may account for his sneer, Colonel Morris, Post Commander, resided a little more than a mile from the post. "So you see, sir," said the "footpad," while he laid back in his easy chair in his comfortable home on street, "the Adjutant of the Post had really to run the ship, and all his reports were carried to the Colonel daily by one of the dragoons, and that's how it came about." "That race of yours?" "Well, yes. Of course there's been much better time made since. Professionals do better now-a-days; but, they have the advantage of training and attendants, and time keepers and talliers, and physicians, and saw-dust tracks. I don't thank them. My affair was a good deal different." "But how did you do?" "Well, one morning in the fall, Post-adjntant Forsyth had sent by one of those everlastingly slow dragoons his custom- ary report to the Colonel. No, I don't know what it was about, but I suppose it was one of his ordinary reports. At any rate, I was a sentry pacing in front of headquarters, when out rushed Adjutant Forsyth, and putting a slip of paper in my hands told me that he had omitted something from his report to the Colonel, and asked me if I could over- take the dragoon and deliver the slip to the Colonel. I told him of my duty as sentry. He promised to see me through all trouble, and had me relieved at once. The loDg and short of it was I started with the slip of paper, and delivered it to the Colonel while the dragoon was dismounting outside the Colonel's quarters. The amendment was adopted, and I returned at my leisure and reported to the Adjutant." "But what has all this to do with the great race you spoke about?" "I'm coming to it. Two or three days after that the Colo- nel came to dine with " the mess " at the Fost. As I understood it, because I wasn't present at the dinner, chaffing ran pretty high between the Colonel and Adjutant as to how his report was intercepted and amended. When it had come down to hot words between the Colonel and the Adjutant, my Captain his name was Russell took up the cudgels for me, as I after- wards found out. He must have had a talk with the Adju- tant that night, because the next day — I was off duty then — he came to me and asked what I could do in the way of walk- ing against time. Not suspecting what I afterwards learned had occurred, I cautiously told him 1 was not a regular run- ner or walker, but that I was in fair condition. He wanted to know if I could walk a mile in fifteen minutes in "heavy marching order." That was the first I knew of the chaff of the night before. So I asked him if there was anything bet on it, and he said the Colonel and the other officers had said that for $1,000 I couldn't make a straight mile, level road, in fifteen rminutes, and that he and Forsyth had ac- cepted the challenge. I knew and remembered the distance from the Post to the Colonel's quarters and the gait I had traveled. So I told the captain to take the bet, if he would see that I had a fair show; and I told him besides to make all the bets he could at odds against him in thirteen minutes. That afternoon some of the officers — they were all West Pointers — surveyed a stretch of a mile along a level part of the road and marked the points, and so I knew the bet had been made. After dinner that evening they had the Quarter-Master Sergeant pack a kit for fullheavy marching order: Extra pants, shoes, shirt, comb, brush, blanket, etc. Nest morning I was summoned to the Adju- tant's quarters and apprised of what was expected of me. lou may be sure I was astonished. Such a load I had never ex- pected. But I was in for it. With the aid of a brother Ser- geant I was soon "armed and equipped as the law directs, " and weighted in addition with all that goes to put a high private in heavy marching order. Colonel Morris and Major Wil- liamson in one buggy, Captain Russell and Adjutant Forsyth in another — one on each side of me — with the good old Doctor alone in the third buggy right behind me — and I, poor devil, standing at 'Attention' with my toes just touching a scratch drawn across the road. Yes, I did feel a little queer. I had no money up, but I knew it was for money with the officers, and for blood with me. Captain Russell stood np in his buggy and stated the terms of the race — agreed to by Major Williamson, and accepted by the doctor, who was to act as time-keeper. Then the doctor thought he couldn't keep time and drive at the same time, so he called the Hospital Steward to drive. Ton may think all this took but a few minutes. To my mind hours were spent in these preliminaries. "At last, everything ready, the Doctor gave the command, "Shoulder arms ! Forward ! March !" and away I went. Fair heel and toe, the regulation step; not a word from any of the officers in buggies till I crossed the further scratch." "Well, well, what time did you make ?" "The Doctor called it llaS. I suppose he was correct, for there didn't appear to be any dispute among them, and I suppose they all had watches. At any rate, Captain Russell and Adjutant Forsyth made me take the thousand dollars. But you should have seen the nice diamond rings I gave to each of them when I was discharged, soon afterwards. WelL yes; there was a good deal of talk around the post about how the boys were cinched on thirteen-minute bets. Of course I don't know anything about that. No; I never desired to be- come a professional walker. A quiet life here in San Francisco with my family is good enough for me. But, as you say, there is no telling what the old man could do if he was pushed. Good night." New Methods at Fair/lawn- Gen. Wm. T. Withers is still confined to his bed. As soon as he is able to move he will go to Florida or some other Southern State. I have changed the method of raising colts somewhat in the last few years, and will give you an outline of the method that is now practiced at Fairlawn. The foals run with' their dams until the latter part of September and are then weaned. I have adopted the method of weaning early, both on theoretical and practical grounds. If the foal runs with its dam, until, say November 1st, the winter is upon ns before the colt gets used to the change from a milk diet to that of grain. During the first ten days after weaning it takes but little exposure to the cold and wet to give it a cold, and colds rapidly degenerate into influenza and distemper. This has been very fatal for the past few years throughout the whole blue grass region. By weaning early, before the grass is all gone, and before the bad weather sets in, we give the weanling a chance to get use to grain and grass, without ma- terially checking its growth. Another point, the dams, also have a chance to recuperate before the winter is upon us. In- stead of turning the colts out in the pastures to rough it for themselves, I now put them up in box stalls, and turn them out on the grass every bright day. Young things want to be protected against every change of weather, until they have be- come thoroughly accustomed to their changed diet and condition. I now have the best lot of weanlings in the stable, that we have ever had, and so far, have not had even a cold among them. We feed them all the shelled oats, corn and first-class timothy hay, that they will eat, and about twice a week, give them a cooked mash of bran, linseed meal and oats. They have this treat- ment all winter, and when the spring is fully opened, we turn them out in the lots where they are fed in open sheds, until the grass affords them all the feed necessary. They run in nice lots all summer and the following winter, with an occasional change from one lot to the other. They have plenty of pure well water before them at all times, and have also large lumps of Louisana rock salt to lick from, whenever they feel so inclined. During the months of June, July, August and September, they have no grain as a rule, but the weak ones are separated and fed when they need it. They have all the corn and oats they can eat during the feeding season, but are never pampered or pushed, as is the custom with some breed- ers. By this method we succeed is raising a race of colts that are as hardy and strong, as if they were raised up wild on the plains. I do not believe in the old starvation plan, nor yet in the forcing process. The name of the second Lord of Fairlawn will best describe our course, Happy Medium. The colts are broken to halter when weaned, some of the largest and most forward are broken to harness the fall after they are yearlings, but, as a rule, they are not harnessed un- til they are two years old. We drive them from four to six weeks, and then turn them out and get in another lot. It usually takes until the first of August to get all broken. The first of September we get up all the two-year-olds that the stable will hold, and begin to shape them up for the fall and winter trade. Our two-year-olds are never trained at all, for, as you know, we keep no trainers a Fairlawn. We usually sell the most of the two-year-olds before the following spring, but those that are kept over get moderate track work, and only what they show naturally is asked of them. It is so sel- dom that we have an older colt, that it is not necessary to pursue the subject farther. — R. S. Withers, in Bunion's Spirit of the Turf. Yearling Trials. Judged by the reports during the last few week of startling trials by yearling at Rancocas, Erie, Lexington, and Sheep- head Bay, the season of 1SS4 should be prolific in fast two- year-olds, barring accident, all reports to the contrary not- withstanding. The Mortemers now at Rancocas have been tried very satisfactorily, and show the possession of that first of all greatly to be "desired quality in the thoroughbred, speed. Theyoung King Earnests and Maccaroons at Mr. Withers' Brookdale Farm have shown enough fast work to warrant the assumption that there are among them embryo rivals to Report, Duplex, Kinglike, Nonage, and Pampero. At the Erie farm of W. L. Scott, the young Peunsylvanians, have already scored a win, one of their number a colt, by Al- gerine (son of Abd-el-Kader), getting a premium at a local benefit race for a charitable object. Three furlongs was the distance, and the colt ran the distance fn 3$\ seconds, it is said. As to the wisdom of sneh a proceeding, little can be said for and much against, the most of people taking the lat- ter view of the ease. Of course, yearlings are now virtually two years old, an3 an occasionally short spin may not work injury to the youngsters of tender age. From the West, the reports of the" trials come thick and fast. Tyrant, the year- ling colt by Great Tom, recently purchased for a large sum to go to California, compasses a quarter of a mile in the remarkable time of 23\ seconds, and is sold for nearly twenty times the original sum he cost at the Belle Meade sale last April. Another yet, from J. J. S^ert's farm, is Barnes & Co'* colt Islington, by Billet, who runs a quarter in a fraction of a second lower time than Tyrant. This youngster was sold at the Bowen sale last may for $2~>i) — less money than Tyrant cost. This shows completely the lottery of yearling sales, if anything further were needed to demonstrate what most persons have long ago accepted as an axiom, viz., that if an intending buyer of yearlings purchases half a dozen at a thousand apiece, his chances of getting a real good one are much better than out yearling at high fig- ures, be his pedigree or relationship ever so illustrious. At Sheepshead Bay, the Dwyers' large lot of yearlings have been well tried, several of them doing three furlongs in about 39 seconds. It is in this connection, principally, that the time test, to our mind, is of the most use in racing. It gives an owner some idea of the quality of the youngsters he intends to enter in future stakes. And yet is it not a certain test :it all. Many yearlings that clean out all their stable compan- are disappointments later on in actual races. — Sporteman. Lem Ullman, an Eastern programmer, is now in thi and proposes to remain here until the season opens East. Mr. rilman arranged the programmes at the ' Trotting Park this week in his peculiar style, and th- most favorably commented upon by all who conld - d vantages of a perfect programme. 338 Site Wmfax and gv^vmu Dec 1 OUR NEW YORK LETTER. The Waning- Season of Sport in the East- Jerome Park in November— Great Sale of Thoroughbred Stallions, Brood- mares, Yearlings, etc.— Notes Theatrical, Athletics, Aquatic, etc. What was probably the most important sale of blooded horses that ever took place in this city -was concluded week before' last at the American Horse Exchange, 50th street and Broadway. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were consumed with the sales of fine carriage and trotting horses, the most notable transfers being those of the two victors in the late horse show, Lady de Jarnette aud Estes, and the trotters, Senator and J. P. Morris, the latter having a record of 2-20\. On the fourth, the thoroughbred catalogue of sixty- two lots, embracing drafts from racing establishments, like Rancocas, Preakness Clipsiana, Ferncliff, Babylon, etc., was disposed of, and no such notable sale of thoroughbred stallions, brood-mares yearlings, horses in training, etc., has ever taken place in New York. By the time auctioneer Easton bad mounted his stand in the spacious sales ring that ellipse and the galleries were swarming with a collection of turfmen from all parts of the country. Your coast was rep- resented by L. K. Martin, since arrested here under the very grave charge of counterfeiting; Minnesota, by Colonel W. J. King, whose Hazel Hill stud, near Minneapolis, is fast assuming large'proportious. Col. K. purchased a two-year-old imported stallion colt by Doucaster for $550. and forthwith named him St. Leger. The other Western States nearly all had buyers on hand;for Canada came Mr. Dav.-esof Laclince.wliile Messrs. Bo wen, Swigert, Thomas, Owens, Clay, and most of the Blue-Grass breeders and horsemen were on hand. The two imported stallions, Moccasin, nine years, by Macaroni and Kantaka, three years, by Scottish Chief out of Hermit's dam, were sold for $625 and *S3,000 respectively. The older horse went to Canada and was worth double the price paid, while the highly bred youngster, who cost Mr. Lorillard S3,S00 in England last fall, seemed well sold to Mr. W. H. Seott of Erie, Pa., for though muscular to an extreme, he is small and undersized, short, a coarse and a confirmed "weaver." Still there weTe many bidders for the horse. Wiley Buckles, of Illi- nois, the owner of Harkaway, Headlight, etc., being the last bid- der with Mr. Scott, Buckles $2,975, being overtopped with $3,000, and the hammerfell to the Erie magnate's bid. Kan- taka will have illustrious company at Erie in the person of the mighty Frenchman, Rayon D'or, who has been at the stud therefor over ayear. The Mortimer yearlings from Eanco- cas were next offered, and as they were from the first of their sire's get in America there was no little curiosity to see them. The thirteen sold were as a whole a favorable looking lot, rather leggy, like the Great Toms, but with a racing cut and shining quality all over. They were distributed to buy- ers from all sections at an average of $765 each. The chest- nutfilly out of Refreshment byCaterer was purchased by Lew Martin for J. B. Haggin of your State, price $1,025. ' Eight brood-mares, by Saxon and imp.Glenlyon, were sold for an average of nearly $500 each, dipt. A. J. Hutchison, of California, securing Vixen, seven years, by Saxon — Co- quette, by Lexington, stinted to imp. Mortemer. Four year- lings by Falsetto (by Enquirer— Farfaletta), out of good mares, averaged $680 each, and three by the Duke of Ma- genta (by Lexington — Magenta) $475 each. This ended the Rancocas lot, and thirty odd others from various other sta- bles were disposed of for good prices. The grand total of the sale was over $33,000, a grand average of $535 per head. Its success is causing several Blue Grass breeders to medi- tate sending their yearlings to this city next spring to be sold, and the prices obtained would doubtless more than compen- sate them for the extra risk, cost of transportation, etc. Jerome Park closed its gates for the year on the 6th (elec- tion day), when the charming Indian summer weather caused a great attendance at Fordham. Five races were run, and with the exception of Wandering, three years, winning both the first and third races, and General Monroe, Tom Bowling's best son, a handicap in fine style, the afternoon's sport was uneventful. Great improvements are contemplated on our principal courses between now and spring. The Sheepshead Bay track will be lengthened a furlong, widened, straightened in places, and remodeled completely; so also the Monmouth Park course. It will be widened and improved materially. Brighton Beach still keeps on its daily round of four races a day, and until frozen out or drowned out by the winter tides, which come up within a few rods of the grand stand, they expect to keep up the dance. The present week, however, is likely to wind up racing there, as the day before yesterday a lively snow storm visited us, and that rare novelty, racing thoroughbreds under the fast-falling snowflakes, was to be seen and enjoyed (?). The present season at this track has been a prosperous one, and people realize now that the offi- cials in the judges' stand at Brighton have done more to protect their interests than has be. n the case at many other tracks making higher and greater pretensions. New Orleans will begin a winter meeting in December, and many of the Western racing stables are on their way there. Pettingill's Duke of Montalban, Fair Count, Constantine, etc., left Baltimore en route, and stopping at the capital of Vir- ginia, Richmond, picked up several aces there with Duke of Montalban, he winning at two and three-mile heats. In this vicinity Pierre Lorillard's horses are at Rancocas, near Jobstown.N.J.; G.L. Lorillard's at Westbrook, near Islip,L. I.; the Preakness stable to their farm near Patterson, N. J.; D. D. Withers to Brookdale, near Oceanport, N. J. Dwyers and Keene'e to Shecpshead Bay. Kelly's and Appleby & b Park. Suedeker's McElemeel's Sutcliffe's etc., to Jerome Park. The Dwyers have a number of 3plen< did yearlings, some of which ran three furlongs, recently, in 39$ sec, but it is no secret that their two-3'ear-olds are rather weak calibre, and they are looking around for a good one to buy. Bob Miles is being negotiated for, but the price asked, $15,000, is tuns far considered too high, and no trade hus taken place. Mittie B. was nearly bought by them last week, but, not being considered as quite sound on her pins, the negotiation fell through. Their great success this year seems to have put the Lorillurd family on their mettle. Pierre has made no entries in England in some large stakes for year- lings and two-year-olds just closed, and it looks as if an aband., i bds English campaign was not only probable but very likely to occur next year. Mr. Keeno also seems likely to go oil' the turf entirely. Indeed, such is the report. The other American In England, the Plunger, has had poor success with Girotie, though he is said to have won no less than $50,000 on a well planned coup over Ladislas at New- market, which may partially reimburse him for his losses this fall. He has entered extensively, the costly Reverbera- tion recently purchased. In the latest events, however, just closed in England, which include most of the two-year-old races for next year, the 2,000 and 1,000 guineas for 1SS5, and other three-year-old races, the name of P. Lorillard as a nom- inator fails to appear. This looks as if the master of Ranco- cas was thinking of abandoning his racing campaign abroad, though he has still entries for the principal races of 1SS4, and the Derby of 1SS5, which closed last July. The next six months will probably tell the tale, for if none of the five Mortemer colts, now at Rancocas, are sent over to fulfill their engagements, it is safe to assume that 1SS4 will wind up Mr. Lorillard's enterprises on the English turf. If this turns up to be the case the result will be due in some measure to the ex- ceedingly poor success Mr. Lorillard has had with his last two lots "sent over, as well as to the greatly increasing turf in- terests on this side of the water, which are well worthy of the undivided attention of owners. The sale of Barcaldine, the famous English racehorse, to Lady Stanford, is noted, as well as the fact that her ladyship is incensed to a degree that threatens an issue at law against the present managers of her late- husband's stud. At his death she leased her horses to Lord Alington and Sir F. Johnstone with the express under- standing that one animal in particular, Geheimniss, was not to be run, only as she should direct. Accordingly Lady Stanford backed Geheimniss to win the late Cambridgeshire, and put on same $3000, at odds of 20 to 1. But prior to the race Geheimniss was started at Kemptou Park against her Ladyships wishes and won astake there, which entailed lOlbs. penalty in the Cambridgeshire. Consequently the mare was not even started in the big race on account of the penalty and Lady Stanford threatens to sue Lord Alington in the courts, and the matter causes much comment. On December 5th the horses of the late John Reber will be sold at auction at Lancaster stud. Imp. Hurrah, sire of Lady Amanda, Lady Middletou, Bonnie Lizzie, Referee, Nellie Peyton, Brad, Boz Sedam, etc., imp. Kyrle Daly, sire of Lloyd Daly Helen Blazes. Louisville and other winners, together with a large number of brood-mares, horses in training etc., will be sold to the highest bidder. This will be a chance to secure some good stock at low rates. The celebrated racer Aztec died at Lexington, Kentucky, yesterday, of pneumonia. He was owned by Messrs. Powers, of Decatur, 111., and they had been offered a large price for him recently. Mendelsohn, by Buckden, has been sold to Missouri for a stallion. Price $750. Mendelsohn was a very fast horse, winning a mile and a quarter in 2:08}, weight for age. The theaters here are all doing finely. At Daly's Dollars aud Sense is one of the finest comedies ever presented on the New York stage. Every member of Mr. Daly's company is such a complete artist, that comparisons would be invidious where all do so well. Fedora, at Colville's Theater, late Hav- erly's, has had a prolonged run, and bids fair to last through the holidays, as Mr. Colville has succeeded in getting an ex- tension of time from the managers in the provinces, having dates ahead. No performance of a similar character, requir- ing emotional ability of the highest order, has been seen in this city, to approach the acting of Miss. Davenport and Mr. Mantell in 'the last two acts, and this rising young actor seems to have a bright career before him. The Stranglers of Paris was brought out last week at the Paul to good business, and the widely diverse opinions of the critics regarding the merits of Henry Irving have served- to swell the receipts of the Star Theater, his last effort, the Lyons Mail having been better received than even Mathias, Charles the Eleventh or Shylock. The Beggar Student at the Casino is an unequivo- cal success. Like the Queen's Lace Handkerchief, there is not an air in it but what is tuneful, and the present company handle it for all it is worth. The rival Italian opera mana- gers are both having good patronage, and the coming winter season promises great things in the amusement line. New York, Nov. 15, 1SS3. Pacific. Scarlet Fever in Horses. Scarlet fever among horses has lately attracted a good deal of attention among medical men, especially with reference to its effect on the health of human beings. Each of the three lead- ing medical societies of New York, the Academy of Medicine, the County Medical society, and the Pathological society has a committee investigating the subject,and Dr. John C. Peters is chairman of each committee investigating the subject Speaking on the subject, Dr. Peters said to a Sun reporter. "The first great acquisition of information on this subject in modern times was through the investigations of the cele- brated Dr. Percival, who was a veterinary surgeon in London in 1834. He described the disease as he had met it as an army surgeon. He drew the attention of the celebrated Dr. Copeland to the subject, and Dr. Copeland, after investigat- ing some of the cases, published articles about it. He took the position that scarlet fever originated in horses first and was communicated from them to man. "The first description of scarlet fever in horses is as far back as 1514, and the earliest account we have of scarlet fever in mankind is A. D. 1610. From 1514 to 1610 there is an unbroken chain of evidence of the existence of scarlet fever in horses, simultaneously with outbreaks in human beings ahd sometimes connected with diptheria in horses. In 1514 a pestilential disease among animals, something like measles, but more particularly resembling scarlet fever, was described. There was eruption on the face, ears and neck, attended with severe sore throat. In 1610 very severe sore throat attacked many horses, and it was like scarlet fever and diptheria. In 1617 Mercurialis described a maligant sore throat and a dis- ease resembling scarlet fever, which, he said, originated among horses and was transmissible to man. In 1618 tbey had one of the greatest outbreaks of scarlet fever and dip- theria among human beings that has ever been described. In 1640 the same thing happened, accompanied with the epi- zootic among horses. It was attributed to the poisoning of the fountains, and witches were burned as the culprits. These cases were mainly in Portugal, Spain and Italy. In 1712 there was a disease of horses marked by high fever, swelling of the throat, dropsy and diseases of the kidneys. There were symptoms of scarlet fever then, which were at- tributed to the poisoning of the water. In 1721 there was what was called scarlet fever in man, and a most violent epi- zuuty in horses. In 1727-8 Rutty, one of the most distin- guished medical writers of the time, described a disease among horses in Dublin aud other parts of Ireland, where there was sore throat among both horses and men. The clothes of men carried the pestilence. In 1734 there was a scarlet fever epidemic in England and Scotland, and there [so the cpizooty among horses which was described as scarlet fever. Huxham, a great medical writer, described an in' of the sanir kind the same year. I might multiply examples for- tht< following century. "From 1834 down, all the priucipal writers on veterinary medicine have descriptions of scarlet fever among horses. They admit two varieties, one of which is mild and the other malignant. The latter is said to come from horses of bad constitution Hving in filthy stables. The latest writers on the subject are Dr. Williams, professor of veterinary medi- cine in the Royal College of Edinburgh, and Dr. Robertson takes the peculiar view that scarlet fever originates sponta- neously among horses. We have generally supposed that scarlet fever among human kind comes from contagion. I think it much more probable that what he describes as scar- let fever are but the first stages, and that we have to look for real scarlet fever among cases of pinkeye and strangles. "In the past summer I visited a number of large car and omnibus stables in pursuit of information on this subject. I found very few cases. I found that a majority of the vet- erinary surgeons and foremen of the stables denied all knowledge of the disease, but on speaking to them I found that they described it; yet they thought it was not conta- gious. "My explanation of that is that the disease is contagious, but it is not observed because the horses are bought in small numbers, five to ten at a time. These will get the disease in their turn, but those which have had it before will not take it. The disease which the new horses get is called the dis- temper, and is attributed to the foul air of the stables irritat- ing the eyes, noses and throats of the horses. I feel pretty sure that some of these horses have scarlet fever. There are no means of disinfecting the stables. I believe that the disease will be found largely in the sales stables. "I found some of the veterinary surgeons quite fan with the measles in horses. There is pressing need of mor< attention to the cleansing and ventilation of stables. One thing 1 observed as very peculiar, which was that in some c the private stables, apparently clean, there was obviously great injury done by the use of straw infected by excrement. Many fine private stables, from this cause and from lack of ventilation, were worse than livery and car stables. There is a lamentable lack of disinfectants, which are cheap, and which are necessary to protect human beings from the spread of disease, as well as to save the lives of valuable horses. There are 100,000 horses in New York city and ten thousand of them die every year. There is no intelligent inspection of the stables, as there should be, and the board of health does not attend to the subject as it should. I must make an ex- ception of the Fourth and Madison avenue car stables, which I found very clean, and the horses were very healthy. The owners have found that it pays to keep the stables clean and ventilated. They use disinfectants." "The most remarkable results have been obtained by Dr. J. W. Stickler, of Orange, N. J. He had some equine virus sent to him by Dr. Williams, of Edinburgh. Dr. Stickler in- oculated twelve children, who were afterward exposed to the disease of scarlet fever and did not take it. That was last May or June. He has inoculated two young colts and repro- duced the diseasa among them. He failed with a calf, show ing that the horses were more susceptible of the disease. Another set of children were inoculated, all of whom were living in the same room where a case of scarlet fever had broken out. Some who had been exposed before the inocnia-. tion took the disease, but a majority escaped. There was only one case that looked like failure. Dr. Stickler will cul- tivate the virus and prove his experiments. He is sure to meet with great opposition, and possibly as much as Jeuner did, but I have no doubt he has made a discovery as great as Jenner's, and one that will prove as signal an epoch in the history of medicine." In the New York Spirit of the 17th, Dr. R. W. Fiulay, Y. S., claims for himself and for veterinary science a full under- standing of the disease. He says: During the past week an article appeared in one of the daily papers on "Equine Scarlatina," the author claiming that the disease was not generally known, and that very few veterinarians understood its nature, cause, symptoms, and existence in our midst; that veterinary surgeons were mere animal doctors, etc. We wish to refute those statements on the ground that the veterinarian of to-day is no mere pre- tender, nor is his sphere of usefulness constricted to one ani- mal. The whole order of the domesticated animals, coming within his province, with the diseases peculiar to each, it re- quires, on his part, not only keener observation of symptoms, many of which are complex in character tmd language, on the part of the patient, by reason of its non-existence, cannot offer the valuable aid that it does afford the human physician in diagnoses — of where and how pain is felt, etc. The veter- inarian mnst be an expert in the structure of all, understand the path of disease, the symptoms, and idiosyncrasies pe- culiar to each; while in therapeutics, having so many differ- ent animals to treat, his knowledge must necessarily have a broader base, as it has a large field to cover in usefulness. In a word, his knowledge of comparative anatomy — physiol- ogy and pathology — must necessarily be profound in order to afford the desired relief to not only one variety, as in human practice, but to all the varieties the veterinarian deals with; and, as showing the character of the true veterinarian, it fre- quently falls to his lot to prescribe for the relief of the atten- dant— and in some cases their families — in many of the dis- eases that fall to their lot. particularly in minor surgery, while, as a sanitarian, he is ever on the alert in combating the spread of contagion. In this particular field of useful- ness we do not think he receives the credit due him in check- ing outbreaks, many of which serve not only to bring about embarrassment in business and financial loss, but can be communicated to the human family in a malignant type. In confining our remarks to the one subject under consid- eration— what veterinarians know about scarlatina among horses, that it has received due recognition, etc. — we claim for the Spirit originality of thought, investigation, conclusions reached, etc., from a careful examination of somewhat over six hundred cases of so-called pink-eye, which the Spirit, on June 10, 1882, distinctly classed as equine scarlatina, based on a careful examination of symptoms during its different stages of incubation, invasion, desquamation, convalescence, and sequela. These conclusions, published at the above- mentioned time, though criticised at some length at the time, have gradually and forcibly awakened in the mind of the pro- fession, both medical and veterinary, careful investigation, the result of which has been that the diagnosis of equine scarlatina, made then public through the columns of this pa- per, have constantly gained strength of numbers aud emi- nence of authorities, not only at home, but in Europe — re- sults which we feel grateful for. In conclusion, we claim for the veterinarian a knowledge of comparative medicine and surgery second to no one. The field has become so broad and of such import that, in fact, the name of veterina- rian hardly covers what is expressed in comparative medi- cine and surgery. Messrs. Treacey & Wilson, Lexington, Ky., have sold to W. R. Combs, Charleston, W. Va., a two-year-old bay colt by Young Wilkes, dam by Honest Allie, and to Z. E. Simmons, this 1 ity. four George Wilkes colts, two of them out of Neil- son, by Mambrino Pilot, full brothers to Prospect Maid, 2:19$; "the third out of a mare by Honest Allen, and the fourth out of a mare by Iron Duke. 1883 'gke fgmttcr and j^pndsttwtt. 339 TURF AND TRACK. Trotters and Runners. The trotting with, running mate contests, between H. B. Winship and Frank, were continued at Boston, on the Sth, and Prospect Park, L. I., on the loth, with victories for Win- ship in both instances. The following are the summaries: Mystic Park, Boston, November 8.— Purse, $2,000; mile heats; 3 in 5. J. B. Barnaby & Co.'s blk g H. B. 'Winship and running mate, Hirain Bruce J. Golden 111 J. Keenan's b g Frank and running mate J. O. JTav, T. Murphy 2 2 2 Time, 2:16$, 2:12^,2:111 Prospect Park Fair Grounds, L. I., Nov. 15 and 16.— Purse, 52,000, with an additional $500 if the "half and half" record of 2:103 is beaten; mile heats, 3 in 5. J. B. Barnaby & Co.'s blk g H. B. Winship and running mate Hiram Bruce J. Golden 2 111 J. Eeenan's bg Frank and running mate J. 0. Nay, by Fel- lowcraft J. Murphy 12 2 2 TIME. Quarter. Half. Three-qnar. Mile Firstbeat 0:33* 1:03* 1:35* 2:08i Secondheat 0:33fc l:04i 1:36# 2:10i . Third heat 0 :33i 1 :07 1 :13\ 2 :20i Fourth beat 0:33 1 :06 1:41 2-HJ ^Note.— The first two heats were trotted on Nov. 15th, and the time of the several quarters is | unofficial.] The following are the World's notes of the first heat: An excellent start was made at the second attempt, from which Winship at once drew away, and trotting very steadily led at the quarter by a length. At the half there was no per- ceptible change in the positions, and the heat looked to be a certainty for Winship. But a bad break near the three-quar- ters lost him the lead, and although Golden quickly steadied the trotter, the team could not again lead Murphy's team. The race from the turn was a grand exhibition of skill by both drivers and wonderfully fast work by the horses. As they reached the "distance" Frank made a skip or two, but Murphy just managed to keep him down and to win the heat by half a length in 2 :0S£, or two and a hah' seconds faster than Winship's Narragansett record. The announcement was received with considerable applause. The Breeding of the Pacer Johnston. J. T. Whitcomb, of Berlin, Wis., furnishes the New York Spirit with the following particular account of Johnston: I take pleasure in giving you particulars as to the breed- ing and history of the now-famous pacing gelding Johnston (for Barney), from my own personal knowledge, and the kind assistance of Messrs. James and Richard Gary (owners of the dam, and breeders of Barney); Mr. Joseph Bassetfe (owner of Bashaw Golddust, his sire), and Mr. J. V. Swetting (owner of Ned Forrest, the sire of Barney's dam), all residents of the city of Berlin, Green Lake Co., Wis, Johnston, bay gelding, foaled June 20, 1S77, on the farm of the Cary Brothers, in Aurora, Waushara Co., Wis., about six miles north of Berlin; he was sired by Bashaw Golddust, a black or dark brown stallion, owned by Joseph Bassett, of Berlin, who still keeps him for service at his stable in Berlin, Wis. Bashaw Golddust was by Billy Bashaw, owned by George Cameron, of Oshkosh,and he was said tobebyGreen's Bashaw; Bashaw Golddust's dam was by Champion Golddust, bred by Dorsey, of Kentucky, and a half-brother of Dorsey's Golddust; her dam was a running mare, pedigree unknown. Johnston's dam is a dark chestnut mare, weighing about 900 lbs.; she was sired by Ned Forrest, the property of J. V. Swetting, of this city. Her dam was by Steele's Kentucky Hunter, owned in Nepenskin, Winnebago Co., Wis. Ned Forrest was sired by Alexander's Edwin Forrest, while he was the property of Henry L. Barker, Esq. of Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y„ and his dam was sired by Young Sir Henry, owned by Lathrop Brockway, of Clinton. Young Sir Henry was the grandson of Henry, the famous running competitor of Eclipse. Edwin Forrest was sired by Bay Kentucky Hunter, he by old Kentucky Hunter, all of Oneida County, N. Y. Johnston, while a colt following the mare, was remark- able for the handy way in which he would change from pacing to trotting, or from trotting to pacing, he always selecting the latter gait when requiring his greatest speed, and at which gait he showed the ability and disposition to keep up with other colts in the same pasture when they were running. The fall after he was two years old he was put into the hands of Mr. Joseph Bassett, the owner of his sire, to break, and very soon began to exhibit remarkable evidence of speed, both in trotting and pacing, going at either gait as desired by bis driver, but always changing to the pace when urged to bis greatest speed. Mr. Bassett continued to drive, train and develop him until the fall of 1S82, after the horse was five years old. When three years old it began to be whispered about Berlin that Barney was a very swift traveling colt, and in bis four-year-old form he often showed on the Berlin half- mile track a quarter in 32 seconds, and the half-mile in 1:10. The same year he showed, on the Oshkosh mile track, a half- mile in 1:06. At the same time he would trot a quarter of a mile, on the Berlin track, in 40 seconds. In his five-year-old form he was taken by Mr. Bassett to Chicago, where he showed a mile in 2:15 and a half-mile in 1H)3, after which Mr. C. A. Mather, of this city, purchased the entire interest in the horse of Messrs. Cary, he having the previous year acquired a half interest in him. Mr. Mather took possession of the horse, and during the winter of 1882-3, exercised him to cutter about the streets of Berlin. In the spring of 1SS3 he was put into the hands of the vet- eran trainer, Peter Johnston, and shortly afterwards Mr. Mather disposed of a half interest in the horse to Mr. Ed. Smith, of Milwaukee, and his name was changed from Bar- ney to Johnston. After his tour and wonderful performances in Michigan, Mr. Mather repurchased of Mr. Smith his half interest, and again became the sole owner of the horse, and in the month of October, 18S3, after a most astonishing exhibition of speed and bottom, over a muddy track, and on a windy day, on the Chicago course, Johnston was sold to Commodore Kittson, of St. Paul, for §20,000. The dam of Barney is still owned by the Cary Brothers, and has three living "colts, full brothers of Johnston; one a two-year-old chestnut stallion, large and rangy, now being handled by Joseph Bassett, a trotter, and showing indica- tions of great speed; one a chestnut yearling of fine appear- ance, and one a bay suckling, following the mare, and a per- fect picture of Barney, except not so much inclined to pace, though a little inclined in that direction; the mare is again stinted to Bashaw Golddust, and supposed to be in foal. She was bred by Hiram Horton, of Winnebago County, and when a colt seemed destined to ill-luck, having been hooked and nearly breached by a cow, and meeting with several slight accidents. At three years of age she became the property of Capt. S. D. Woodworth, and was put into the hands of the writer to be broken to harness. She then bid fair to be a very fast trotter, but a series of accidents occurring in the winter before, and the fall after she was four years old, so injured her hindlegs as to unfit her for the turf, and after several trans- fers, she fell into the hands of Messrs. James and Bichard Cary, aud they drove her for a time in double team. The breaking of a neck-yoke, while driving from Aurora to Berlin, caused a runaway, from which she came out with an an- jointed hind leg. Since then she has never been harnessed, and has been used solely for breeding purposes. She is now seventeen years old, and in good health. One Hundred Days at Brighton Beach. The Brighton Beach Eacing Association brought its fifth season to a close on November 21st, having equaled last year's recored of giving 100 days' racing during the season. In many things the season has excelled its predecessor, for, while the amount of money forming each purse has remained the same, the number of races run daily has been large and the attendance and betting have far exceeded the most sanguine expectations, it being the boast of the management that they o*pened their gates each racing day to a paying crowd. In the matter of racing the managers have been especially fortunate, as not only have fewer attempts been made to "fix" races, but fewer have succeeded than during any pre- vious season. This state of affairs has been mainly due to the vigilance of the judges, and so successful were they in their efforts that in place of the continual open manifesta- tions of public displeasure there has not been a single in- stance of dissatisfaction at the decisions rendered this season. During the hundred days 541 races have been run, two of which were dead heats, in which owners divided, thus mak- ing 543 winners out of 3,694 starters, an average of nearly seven in each race. The total amount of added money was S13S,250. The ten largest winning owners and winners of sums over $3,000 each are, according to the souvenir pro- gramme sent to us, as follows: W. C. Daily, $10,555; W. Lakeland, S6,S50; M. J. Daily, 85,250; Ackerman & Co., $3,850; P. M. West, S3, 757; W. Mulkey, $3,470; L. Martin, $3,450; P. Duffv, S3,200; La Masnev Bros., $3,200; and Blohm &Co., $3,050. The 541 races were won by 217 different horses, of which Barney Aaron won twelve, Ligan ten, Centennial and Orange Blossom nine each, Arsenic, Babcock, Brunswick, Itaska and Swift eight each; Garfield, Little Minch, Lytton, Mattie Rap- ture, Metropolis, Plunge and Topsy seven each; Buster, Dizzy Blonde, Ferg Kyle, Hilarity, Hotachimie, John Led- ford, Little Fred, Lord Edward, Mike's Pride and Nellie Pey- ton six each. There were nine that won five races each, fifteen won four, twenty won three, forty-one won two and 107 won one race each. One of the peculiarities of the racing at this point has been the large number of short dashes, nearly two-thirds of the entire number of races having been at a mile or under, while there was but one race during the season at two miles. This is proof positive of the desire of owners, who find it far more profitable to run their horses every other day or so, in short dashes, than to train for long-distance races, and owners at BrightonBeach have been heard to remark, on more than one occasion, that they enter their horses for work and take the chance at the same time of winning the race by so doing. The number of races run at the several distances is as follows: of the ground and the manner in which a race is run, utterly unreliable as a test of merit in the horse; and certainly, when it is done in such a happy-go-lucky style, one man attempt- ing to do that which can only be performed by two, we are placed on the horns of a dilemma, and we know not which of the twain of records to quote, that at Newmarket or at Brighton. The probability is that Brag has cut the record, and it is greatly to be regretted that our contemporary is not enabled to verify the performance without a shadow of doubt being permissible." ♦ Dr. Mack's Trotters. Half mile 1 Five furlongs 37 Six furlongs 141 Six furlong heats 1 Seven furlongs 43 One mile 129 Mile heats 1 Mile and a furlong 97 Mile and a quarter 56 Mile and three furlongs 8 Mile and a half 8 Two miles 1 One mile-hurdles 1 Mile and a quarter-hurdles 15 Mile and a balf-hurdles 8 Steeplechases 14 Fast Time in England. Although "time" as a test of the merit of racehorses has no standing in England, a very fast run race often excites great curiosity among those interested. In this respect Brag's running a mile at Brighton in 1:37 4-5 has excited great in- terest, so much so that the Field of the 3d began its weekly turf review with the following on the subject, which shows how thoroughly unreliable "time" in England is compared with the system of timing in this country: "The fastest time in which a mile has been galloped has hitherto been the 1 minute 42 seconds in which Diophantus won the Two Thousand, and Galopin defeated Stray Shot in their match. On both these occasions the battle ground was the Rowley Mile, at Newmarket — rather paradoxical, as the Rowley Mile, so called, at Newmarket, is one mile seventeen yards in length. Buccaneer was said to have galloped a mile at Salisbury in 1 :3S, but we have always refused to recognize this record, as the surroundings of the case make the feat so extremely unlikely. Buccaneer was at the time somewhat short of work, he was running on a particularly severe course, at the tame very heavy, and had virtually no opposi- tion, a stable companion who could not make him gallap be- ing the best of his opponents. We consider that the best on record claimed for Buccaneer under such circumstances is not sufficiently authenticated to be admitted. Even, how- ever, if it were admissible, it was, if there were no mistake in the clocking, beaten on Wednesday at Brighton by Brag, who is returned in a contempory as having galloped the mile in 1 :37 4-5, or in four and one-fifth seconds quicker than the best properly authenticated time. But again we have the fact, as in the Buccaneer case, that the horse was not ex- tended to win. Such also, it may be urged, was the case when Galopin defeated Stray Shot; and there is this to be said in favor of the probability of Brag having effected the feat, that he was running over the easiest mile in England and an old horse was carrying at the end of the season virtu- ally the same weight that Diophantus and Galopin carried in the spring, when they were but three years old. In other words, Brag had some twenty-one pounds' pull in the weights over his three -year-old rivals to the best mile on record; so that, even if he negotiated the distance in the time stated, the performance, though it would stand out as the record time, would not bear comparison with those of Diophantus or Galopin. Our system of timing a race is, however, so ab- surd as to be utterly unreliable, as it is simply impossible that one man can correctly perform the business. There is not much fault to be found with the modus operandi when horses start opposite, as in the Derby and Oaks, but the sys- tem is altogether at fault in a race like the Lincolnshire, the Two Thousand, the Royal Hunt Cup and the Cambridge- shire, where horses start a mile away in a straight line, and the only guide to the time of the start is the dropping of the advance flag, which has nothing to do with the start th any shape or form, it being only used as a guide to the jockeys. Under the most favorable circumstances, the time test in Eng- land is, from theohangesin the atmosphere, the state and lay Sometimes one will be more surprised at the utterance of a single word than he would be at other times at the utter- ance of a hundred. A day or two ago a gentleman, whom most people would judge as being poeted, asked in our pres- ence, "What kind of trotting stock does Dr. Mack, of Walla Walla, own?" Thinking some others may not be fully in- formed upon this subject, we think it not out of place to say that Dr. Mack has, without doubt, taken more pains, spent more money, and, as a result, done more to improve the trotting stock of the Northwest than any other one man; but there are others now doing just what the Doctor has been doing these many years. First and foremost, he owned for many years Milliman's Bellfounder, a horse that with his chance produced more good ones than almost any other horse known to history. His get that have and could trot below 2:30 are numerons, and not one of them could claim a dam that was trotting bred. Dr. Mack has, in order to carry out his breeding problem, selected or retained most of the fillies that came from Bell- founder, and the dams that bore the fast trotters to the old horse. These he has placed in his stud. He then went East and purchased Alwood, one of the greatest sons of the great trot- ting sire Almont, and Orange County, a horse equally as well bred. He is now using these standard stallions on the best get of old Bellfounder, and to presume that he will fail is to presume that blood will not tell. The gentleman who asked the above question said: "WelL the youngsters that he bad down here this season did not do much." Dr. Mack is not a turf sharp; he is a breeder. He placed his youngsters in the hands of a young trainer, who made a total failure. This is as mild as we can put it, and it is hoped that the young man will take no exceptions to what is said. Ere many years, and it may be but months, we shall expect to hear of Dr. Mack's young trotters. — Portland Rural Spirit. Nellie Burns. The bay mare Nellie Burns, by Milliman's Bellfounder, won a match for $250 a side at the Bay District track, San Francisco, on the 2d, beating Laura M., who won the third and fastest heat of the race in 2:27$, so that both these mares are eligible in the 2:30 class next season. I confess to an in- ability to place this mare Nellie Burns, unless she is the old mare Belleflower, bred by William Glasford and sold by him to Col E. Eyre in 1S75. They change the names of trotting horses with nearly every change of the moon, so it may be she, possibly. If, not, it adds another laurel to the crown of the dead "'Messenger of the Wilderness," who left California in ignominious exile only to add 8200,000 to the taxable property of Walla Walla County. Bellfounder has brought from the East by Alex. Gamble of "Real delMonte" notoriety and sold at auction side by side with the noted fonr-miler, Thad Stevens. The purchaser was William Bigham, of Wasco County in this State, who in turn sold him to Dr. Mack. The old horse retained his prepotency and youthful activity to such a late period that the doctor always alluded to him as the "old colt." An now to come back to our mut- ton, can anybody enlighten us on the identity of Nellie Burns? — Tom Merry in Oregonian. Mr. R. E. Burns of this city, the owner of Nellie Burns, states that she was foaled 1S76; bred by J. W. Foster, of Walla Walla, from whom Mr. Burns purchased her eighteen months ago. The pedigree given by Mr. Foster was: By Milliman's Bellfounder, dam by Whipple's Hambletonian. A Rebuke to Liberality. Governor Stanford's tall pine tree has already borne more fruit than the equine costermongers of the Atlantic seaboard care to deal with. No sooner does his four-year-old filly Bo- nita score 2:18^ as the minimum record for that age than some writer in the New York Sj'iril, over the signature of "Driver," makes the suggestion that the Breeders' Trotting Association henceforth bar their sweepstake races and purses to all entries of Pacific-bred youngsters. This would be fair enough if the aforesaid association would only give prizes of equal value to be contended for by Pacific Coast bred colts only; but they won't entertain the proposition for a moment. And let me here take occasion to say that, although Gov- ernor Stanford has been wonderfully successful with Bonita and Hinda Rose in their Eastern campaign, yet such is the expense attendant upon an Eastern journey that I don't be- lieve the Laird of Palo Alto is a hundred dollars ahead on the trip, savej in the increased value of his remaining stock, caused by the victories of his two flying fillies. For every dollar he will win in the next five years, the interest on the cost of the Palo Alto farm will cost him three. If men who risk fortunes in testing purely experimental propositions (as was Pain Alto when it was started) are to be debarred from reaping the benefits of such experiments by practical test, there is an end to all enterprise and a rebuke to liberality. — Oref/onian. The old story of the countryman and his deceptive plug was recently repeated in Jersey, where people are supposed to have their eye-teeth cut. It was an old gray pacer this time, attached to a dilapidated wagon by cords and odd ends of harness. The astute hotel proprietor refused to give $20 for the outfit. Owner then replied that he would pace the horse over a good track in three minutes. Landlord bets $100 to $50 that he can't do it. Money was then put up, and owner wanted to draw, as the track was a good way off, and he could not spare the time to attend to the matte r. Landlord insisted that the horse must pace or pay forfeit. A sulky and harness was borrowed, and judge placed in the stand, according to Hoyle. Owner claims the right to three trials, sccording to National Association rules. Point con- ceded. Old crowbait is scored up aud given the word. Works off the mile very slick in 2:43. Landlord feels small, and $100 goes into owner's pocket. Another greenhorn bel that horse can't beat 2:43. Rips off another mile in 2:42, owner pockets the money. Landlord feels better: ter yet. Latest advices: Same old side- wheeler won t. three hundred same way at Flemington, some more at 1 son, and has had a little pacing oircuit all to himself, fools these mortals bel" 340 flic gfceettac and $ p^rtsmatt. Decl Racing" on the Bay District Course. Considering that this was the third time in the past two weeks that Haddington and Viola R. have met, there was a fair attendance at the Bay District Course Wednesday after- noon to witness the contest. There was a variation in the weights which put different features on the business. Before the pounds carried were regulated by the scale. This was a match according to the conditions of which Viola R. conceded the other five pounds. The rule weights place 118 pounds on Haddington, 115 on Viola R., and under these she had beaten him. With 105 pounds on the horse though he carried ^ pounds over, to 107 on the mare there wasa chance for reversal. So firmly were the bet- tors impressed with the idea that there would be a change the horse ruled as the favorite before the start at varying odds, $55 to $36, $30 to $20 on him at times, and then the friends of the mare would gather courage, rallying to her support so that the average was about $50 to $40. There could not be a finer afternoon. There was no dreaminess in the haze which hung over the Pacific, lumin- ous in the bright rays of the sun, cheerfnl and invigorating. The course was in fair order; somewhat sticky in places, and the harrow had left small clods, which militated against fast time. There was a very good start for the first heat, though Viola R, on the inside* had a trifle the advantage They went off at a racehorse pace, reaching the quarter post in 25 J seconds, and the pace was still warmer down the backstretch, as the half-mile mark was 51 seconds, Viola R. being two lengths in the lead. From there she had it all her own way, outlasting and outpacing her competitor, so that she galloped in an easy winner by sis lengths, in 1 :45] . There is a craze in betting as well as songs. Despite the warning of previous races, in which it was fully exemplified that the winning of a heat is no criterion of the result of a race when the conditions are best two in three, the specula- tors rushed to the pool stand. Viola R. $100, Haddington $22, was the first pool, aud then the odds went booming so that $270 on the mare only brought a response of $30. There was almost a fight in the struggle to get a share of the good thing, and as the pool-selling progressed the mare rose higher in the estimation of the bettors. The second heat showed a closer contest, and at the same time furnished a sensation. Nine-tenths of the spectators regarded it as a fore- gone conclusion that Viola R. must win. She had opened daylight at the quarter in 26] seconds. At the half-mile, in 52], they were head-and-head, though soon after Haddington got his head in front, aud increasing the advantage at every stride won handily by three lengths in 1 :4SA . After this the pool-selling was nearly as at first. Hadding- ton was the favorite at $120 to $75, and again when the horses were mounted Viola R. brought $25 to $17 on the other. For the third heat there could not have been a better start, and a closer contest to the tbree-quarter pole is rarely witnessed. In stable vernacular a blanket would have cov- ered them both to that point, and then Haddington got the advantage, winning the heat by half a length in 1:49, cover- ing very easily the last furlong. SUMMABY. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1883.— Bay District Course. Lee Sbaner's b h Haddington 2 1 1 Charles Whitlock's g m Viola B 1 2 2 Time -1:45$. 1:48^,1:49. mile aud a half, when Moscow made his effort he had little difficulty in passing his competitors, and winning the heat in 5:11 J, the last mile 2:32. SC.UMABV. Same Day— Purse and stake $500; beats of two miles in harness. Lee Sbaner's ch g Moscow 1 1 Matt Allen's ch h Countryman 2 2 A. L. Hinds' gr h Aloneo Hayward 3 3 Time— 5 :13, 6:11*. A Quarter Horse Tarn. A Spicy Description. Racing- and Trotting at Oakland A finer afternoon than that of Thursday can scarcely be con- ceived;track was in fine order for racing, though rather soft for the harness horses to perform upon. There was a good attend- ance, especially good when it is taken into consideration that so many of the habitues of the tracks were absent on account of a desire to see the champion oarsman of the world in the Vallejo regatta. The first race on the programme was a dash of one mile five hundred yards, the contest being narrowed to a duel between Jim Renwick aud Patsy Daffy, May D. having in- jured herself by stepping into a gopher hole. Jim Renwick was the favorite, though slightly so, when the pools first opened at a rate of $20 to #19, but before the start the odds were two to one on him. A capital start was given the first time the horses came up, aud Patsy Duffy, the rider of the horse named after him, cut out the work at a fast pace. The stand was reached in 2$:? seconds and still more steam was turned on when rounding the first turn, Renwick biding his time some lengths in the rear. The gap was gradually re- duced going down the backstretch, and soon after passing the half-mile post Holloway ranged alongside of the bay. The head of the big chestnut was at the saddle skirts of Patsy when a mile had been run, and when fairly into the home- stretch the horses heads were parallel. Renwick had a length the beet of it at the seven furlong, aud appeared to have the hand. When within a hundred yards of the goal he faltered aud Patsy closed the gap, so that Jim only beat him half n neck when they went under the wire in the very good time of 2:13. Tholastmilewae run in 1:44[. It was a capital • v.-ry respect, horses and jockeys distinguishing them- selves aud the spectators, oven the losers, feeling well pleased that they bad so good a run for their money. nnocAsx. Oakland TrotttOB Park.lTbtimday, Nov. 20, 1883.-Dwb of 1 mile 500 Alton; won by Putnum; time, 10 2-5 seconds; Flynn, second. ; Five-mile handicap bycicle race, H. C. Finkler, scratch H. Tenney, 250 yards; won by Tenneyj time, 17 minutes 5 1-5 seconds. Running high jump to beat Pacific Coast record of 5 feet 5 inches — C. H. Slater and W. C. Brown. Brown succeeded in making 5 feet and 2* inehes. A 440-yard handicap race, announced trial heats, was run in one heat, following being the contestants : A. B. Tennent, M. C. C, scratch ; A. L. Harris, 6 yards ; T. McGovern, 6 yards ; P. C. Kelly, 12 yards ; M. Mcllwaine, 12 yaads ; C. Creighton, M. C. C, 15 yards ; J.G. Sutton, V. C, Io yards j B. Benjamin, M. C. C, 15 yards ; E. De Alton, 20 yards ; F. B. Peterson, 20 yards; D. Eiseman, O. A. C, 27 yards; J. Cahill, 30 yards ; O. A. Tolle, 45 yards. Won by F. B. Pe- terson ; time, 52 1-5 seconds. Creighton second, Harris third. One mile handicap walk — A. McGee, scratch ; J. B. Benjamin, O. A. C, scratch ; E. De Alton, 100 yards ; P. W. Gafney, 20 yards; J. H. Spiro, M. C. C, 75 yards; J. Or- ford, 75 yards; C. B. Howard. 75 yards; M. Mcllwaine, 125 yards; P. Jacoby, O. A. C, 150 yards; J. J. Theobald, M. C.C., 150 yards; J. D. Mann, 150 yards; R. B. Chase, 200 yards; C. E. Davis, 200 yards; M. J. Heywood, 200 yards. Won by Theobald; time, 7 minutes, 24 1-5 seconds. Benja- min second. One-hundred-yard dash — R. P. Doolan, O. A. C; W. C. Brown, O. A. C. Won by Dooian; time, 10 3-5 seconds. Officers' race (one lap of the track) — M. J. Flavin, H. B. Russ, J. B. Leighton, J. A. Hammersmith, R.P. Doolan, A. B. Spreckels. G. R. Rosseter, J. H. Jennings, W. C. Brown, W. Leviston. Won by Hammersmith; Doolan second. Half-mile handicap bicycle race — H. Tenney, scratch, F\ W. Gibson, scratch, R. T. Verrinder, 60 yards; won by Ver- rinder; time, 1 min. 30 1-5 sec; Gibson second. One mile scratch race — J. T. Gorevan, Rav Locke, T. Jen- nings, M. Macllwaine, P. C. Kelley, R. Gibson, F. Dunn, U. C; won by Locke; time, 4 min. 54 3-5 sec; Gorevon sec- ond. One hundred yard handicap race — Final heat; Lubbock, Wines, Putnam, Flynn; won by Lubbock; time, 10 sec; Flynn second. Quarter-mile scratch walk — To beat the world record of 1 min. 26£ sec; J. B. Benjamin. O. A. C, started but did not finish : Seventy-five yard scratch race — To beat the record of 7} seconds. Jos. Masterson started. First trial, 7 4-5, second trial, 7 4-5, third trial, 7 1-5. Two hundred and twenty-yard scratch race, trial heats. It was decided to run a race in a single heat, the following coming to the scratch; H. W. Thompson, J. W. Flynn, C. A. Robinson, TJ. C, won by Robinson; time, 24 3-5 seconds; Flynnsecond. Elevating fifty pound dumb-bell — To beat the record of 60 times. G. M. Robinson, O. A. C, SO times. The 250-yard matcn between Verinderand Harris was won handily by Verinder, who took the lead from the start and finished six yards in front of his opponent. The winner was the favorite with the bettors, who affected the event not a little. Slater's efforts to beat the record at pole-vaulting were heartily applauded. He was exceedingly graceful in his movements, but only raised the record one-quarter of an inch, too small a fraction to swear by. A great deal of interest was centered on the one mile scratch race, and it certainly was a splendid contest. Locke was never headed, however, and won from Gorevan by about 10 yards — with Dunne, of the University close up. It is to be regretted, however, that Locke should have made the only exhibition of the day, which tended to cause illfeeling and which certainly made him no friends — but dulled the honor of his winning. We refer to his running the last 30 yards, looking back and beckoning to Gorevan to come on. If Locke was a novice or this his first victory, it might excuse him, but as he is reinstated in amateur ranks but lately, he has no such excuse, as he has had plenty of experience as a professional. In Masterson's attempt to beat the record at 75 yards, 7f seconds, he had* three trials in which he ran the first two in 7 4-5 seconds. The third trial, he got off ahead of the pis- tol and the watches marked 7 1-5 seconds. Whether he is to get the record or not, has not yet been decided. It was intended to run the 220-yard scratch race in heats, but as only four appeared for the start, it was made a single dash. Tennent was in the lead, 15 yards from the tape, but fell, and Robinson coming with a rush won from Flynn by about two feet. W. C. Lubbock's final heat in the 100 yards handicap in ten seconds places him in the front rank, and it was a great performance. Lubbock says he is willing to make a scratch match with Masterson for 100 yards, and we hope Mr. Mas- terson's reply will not be long in making its appearance. Archy McComb writes to an Eastern contemporary from St. Louis, Mo., on November 16th, in regard to the state ment chat M. K. Kittleman was in San Francisco lately look- ing for a match with him. He says that Kittleman and his backers well knew that he was not in California, and also hate McComb went to Minneapolis, Minn., last August to get on a match with him. He was told then that Kittleman had gone to England, and the next he heard cf him was that he had ran a great race in Oregon, instead of being in England. He says that if Kittleman or his backers are willing to make a match, and will put up a forfeit in responsible hands to prove it, making it an object for him to do so, he will go back to California and ran him a race. If not, McComb de- sires that Kittleman should stop using his name to gain a reputation as a world-beater, and then going through the country engaging in "job" races. Noah Makinson has put up a deposit in Philadelphia with an offer to match Fred Rodgers of Trenton, N.J., to run Kittleman of Kansas, McComb of Iowa, Johnson of Allen- town, N. Y., Hurst of Hazelton. Pa., Smith of Pittsburg, Quirk of Canada, Harmon of St. John, N. B., or any man in America a 75 or 100 yards race for not less than $250 B side. E. Leavesley, of Gilroy, has sold his English setter, Rose, color, pure black, by J. W. Orear's Joe ex Leavesley's Juno, to Mr. Chas. Moslyn Owen, Seattle, Washington Territory, with instructions to enter her in Gilroy Field Trials, puppy stakes. Price S100. The Two Thousand Guineas for ISS5, closed with 90 nom- inations. Mr. J. R. Keene has two entries, a bay colt by Cremorne, out of Rustic Queen, and a bay colt by King Al- fonso, out of Janet. The One Thousand Guineas closed with 65 nominations, but there were no American entries. Mr. J. B. Haggin of this city has added an colt to his stable, having purchased from J. A. Lexington, Ky., the two-year-old chestnut filly I Kyrle Daly, d'ani Cordelia, by War Dance. 1 , 342 ^frc §Uxcclev mul j^pnrtswttu. Dec 1 General Topics. The speculators on horse races appear at times to be gov- erned by remarkable delusions. There is a class, and large at that, in California, who seem to care little about the merits of the horses, following the lead of men who they think are posted in regard to the result. In the old days, when jobbery was rampant, that was a surer guide than at present. The stigma of the old-time practices still clings to the sport, and though the grasp of the "old man of the sea" has been broken, many still have an idea that he is ready to mount at short notice. After being so nearly strangled those who were willing to bear the burden are somewhat afraid thatthe chok- ing will cut off their wind entirely, and have a wholesome dread of packing the weight. Ever since the organization of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association there have been few attempts to go wrong, and in every case the design was thwarted. That is, the races which have'been held under the auspices of that society, and as the fairs run under the rules, punishment inflicted would have the same effect. The trot- ting has also been purified, and in California, at least, a large majority of the contests are above suspicion. Bettors, how- ever, without looking for "points" that imply an acquaint- ance with intended fraud, are prone to go in flocks, and when "the talent" concentrate on one horse there is sure to be a following of goodly proportions. Notwithstanding that English turfmen and English turf writers place so little value on the time made by horses in races, the writers, at least, recognize the importance of rec- ords and fractions in pedestriauism. Two weeks ago we copied from the Referee a long article by the editor "Pen- dragon," in relation to the trot between St. Julien and Jay- Eye-See, and in which he signified his unwillingness to ac- cept time as any criterion of the merit of different horses. On the cinder path it is different, according to the following paragraph : Hutchens, the champion sprinter, who has in his time done so much to alter our preconceived notions of high rates of speed, called at this office the other day, and told me that he wished to try and cut various records preliminary to his retirement. Of course we would like some considera- tion for so doing, and he went so far as to say that he had heard I would give money prizes in the event of his being successful. I endeavored to explain to him that there is no record just now in which I am at all interested; in these daj's a man wants a lot of working up before he becomes hot upon pedestrianism. Then he said that he had made up his mind to run against the 300 yards record (his own, 30| sec.) on November 12, and that he had engaged the ground for that purpose. Also, he added that he hoped to be success- ful. To this I of course said ditto. As I must admit to be- ing very fond of record cutters, let their game be what it nnay, and as I also think that any one who can beat 30£ sec. on a carefully measured track, and against a competent watch-holder, deserves something for his pains, I, on consid- eration, agreed to present Hutchens with a money prize in the event of his being successful. The only thing I require is for it to be distinctly understood that the proposition came from him, and that I had nothing to do with arranging the experiment. Had Hutchens come to me in the first instance, I should have advised him to try and get a purse of money subscribed, such money to be offered as prizes for new rec- ords at 200 yards, 300 yards, and a quarter. However, there will be time enough for this should he succeed in cutting the 300 yards record. There will even then be three others which I should think he could manage to beat, though each of them was at one time considered almost miraculous. As regards the 300 yards record now on the carpet, Hutchens has already succeeded in lowering that by at least half a dozen yards. It was 3U sec. before his time; and 3U sec, when first made, was looked upon asjlittle less than marvel- Now, Americans are ' 'very fond of record cutting, " especially when it is at a run, trot, or pace, and the lucky horse that accomplishes the feat is immediately a star of the first magni- tude, a loadstone with power to draw the biggest crowds. The cheers are withheld until the figures are put on the black- board, and no matter how close the contest the critical re. serve their lung power until they know the time. While we believe that too much importance is given to the watch there are reasons why there should be such a feeling exhibited. In the first place it offers a comparison with horses that are far apart, an 1 the spectators, or a large majority of them, are at once capable of forming an estimate of the powers of the animals which they see perform. Now it would surprise the editor of the Btferee to see so many timers at a race. Hun- dreds of timing-watches are started at any of the big circuit meetings when "go" is shouted, the fractions carefully noted, and the slender hand stopped when the goal is reached. It would also surprise our far-off cousins to see the crowds which hie to the track to see the horses at exercise. When it was the custom here for the trainers to "workout" on Sunday; on the fine summer mornings there would be an at- tendance at the Hay District and Oakland courses fully as large an would be seen at an ordinary race. More than half of these would be equipped with a timer of some kind, the kinds varying from a brass "clock, " bought for a few dollars to those of the finest construction that money could buy" Practk'' iBion.and in place of importing a time- keei>or- >. informs us was done at a late athletic meetinginEi are a hundred capable of giving on accurate result at every prominent race. Heretofore we aowo tlmt lime wa, n,,n 1(, |,, depended upon in this country on accoant of the uniformity of the tracks, and like ■ m in order. K driver who made the tonr of the country from Marys- by the way of Oroville, Qninoy, and other places among ' '"""it"'" I Oarson, was describing a track to os which it is saf« to say bus features unknown in any other place in the United States. It is located in a forest of pines, hundreds of which are growing within the elipsis inside of the course. The undergrowth has been cleared away, so that all that obstructs the view are the giant poles, the bran- ches being so high as not to interfere. The ground is so un- equal that no attempt was made to overcome the elevations and depressions, and there are hills and hollows that are ex- tremely troublesome to horses that have been accustomed to level routes. Looking at the horses, our informant stated, as they swept around the turns and down the backstretch, it appeared as though they were having a frolic through the woods, and the racing especially was exciting and attractive. This course among the mountains of the Sierras, Rockwell Park, were it not too troublesome to reach, would be an at- tractive point for visitors from the Bay districts and the big valleys. From the description we Bhall try very hard to at- tend the fair there next year, feeling confident that even the rough drive from Oroville will be recompensed. In a conver- sation with a man who was thoroughly acquainted with that section of California, he grew enthusiastic when recounting the beauties of the scenery, the purity of the air, the clear, sparkling water, the fishing and the shooting. Could the horses be got there before the other fairs begin, say the first week in August, people from a distance would be more apt to make the trip, than when there was a likelihood of rains and frosty nights. We also learn that it will not be long un- til there will be railway communication, and in that case the main difficulty will be overcome. Those who backed Haddington so persistently in the second race with Viola K. seemed to ignore entirely the race of the previous Wednesday. In that, when manifestly short of work, the gray mare won the first heat in 1:45 J. Haddington gave up on the second heat so far as to fall back four seconds from the time of the first half, the time being respectively 52 and 56 seconds. It was true that the finish was close, but there was a big gap at the half which the mare closed. It was to be expected that the race of Wednesday would "order" her for Saturday, and yet he was a favorite before the start, and though; after the mare won the first heat she brought the most in the pools, he recovered his po- sition before the start for the second, and after winning that shot to the front to the tune of four to one. It was a singular race — especially queer to the bettors. Two hundred yards on each side of the stand the horses were as com- pletely hidden as though it had been the darkest midnight. There was nothing to guide the judgment excepting the fin- ish, and the manner in which the heat was run had to be guessed at. The jockeys also appeared to be in a fog, though after the second heat Holloway felt perfectly confident of winning with Haddington, and Duffy lost some of his confi- dence, which was firm at the start . Doubtless a good share of the favoritism displayed for Haddington was on account of the engagement of Holloway to ride him. But it must be borne in mind that the horse is an essential factor in the question, and the "tinman" or the "demon" cannot make up for a lack of stamina. All that can possibly be done is to make the best use of what they have got, and certainly Holloway did that. There are "slow beginners" among race horses, though it is doubtful if one can be found that cannot run a first quar- ter faster than any succeeding one, provided that they are not muscle sore, or have other ailments that interfere. But there are plenty of trotters which will trot the last quarter faster than any of the others, and that not from unsteadi- ness, but absolute incapacity to get to their best gait until a good part of the mile has been made. The most plausible reasons are that the action is benefited by fatigue, and tiring of the muscles influence the gait for the better. There is one very peculiar case we are acquainted with, that is a horse which will invariably trot the second mile of a two mile heat a good deal the fastest, and while in the first mile he has to be urged and driven along, in the second, he is comparatively a "free goer." The fatigue, in this case, in a measure, over- comes his obstinacy, while it is not enough to make him too tired to trot. There is quite a difference in the manner of starting, as the trotters are allowed a latitude in scoring which is denied the galloper. It is seldom that the trotters are turned nearer the stand than eighty yards, and quite frequently a furlong is the measure. Thirty feet is the distance from the starting point where the flag is held, and it is au exceedingly handy animal that can "get into its stride" at so short a notice. In the great race which Lexington ran against time at New Or- leans, the judges decided that he was entitled to ft flying start; and this concession unquestionably enabled Ten Broeck to win the bets he had laid that 7:20 would be beaten. As these wagers were won by only a quarter of a second proves that great as the discoverer of the twenties in a four miles with the usual shirt would have added more than that fraction to the time. In the literature devoted to our boys there is no romance evolved from the most ingenious mind that could equal the extraordinary career of young Martin, who is now recoRnized as the leading light-weight jockey on the English turf. He is a bright, unassaming lad, of from 15 to 16 years of age and combining with great skill and judgment a strength sufficient to finish well with a difficult horse under the most trying cir- cumstances, save when burdened with a whip, he is likely to lose control of the reins. Last year his earnings amounted to upwards of $25,000, or about half the emolument received by England's prime minister, and it is said that he was more pleased with a clasp knife, the gift of his father on his win- ning the Cesarewich, than he was with the £1,000 presented, to him by the owner of the winning horse. He is a great fa- vorite with all who know him, and is totally unlike the sharp cunning, suspicious youths who form the aggregate of the light-weights of England. Mr. Winans, the American millionaire, is the lessee of the largest deer forests in Scotland, extending over two hun- dred and fifty thousand acres, for which he pays a rental of about £17,000 a year. Thus far this season he has slaugh. tered upwards of two hundred stags, so that estimating all the extra expenses each stag will cost this insatiable nimrod from £125 to £150 a piece, and the haunch of venison is the part that is considered the only delicacy fit for an epicure's table. This forest of Mr. Winans is composed of various estates, on which there was great agragrian trouble, owing to many cotters being evicted, so that they should not interfere with the game, but the rental was so enormous that it was easy to compromise the matter between the cotters and pro- prietors of the domains. It has become a question of national importance, whether th6 return of so much cultivated land to its wild state, to be used simply as preserves for a few rich men is not prejudi- cial to the interests of the country. To such arguments it is answered that the preserves and patronage of such noble men as the Dukes of Westminster, Portland, Bucclench, Richmond, and others, with their unlimited wealth and lib- eral enterprize, and especially the large number of guests they entertain on the estates lead to the expenditure of im- portant sums of money, the influences of which permeates all sections of society. It is certain that since grouse shoot- jng has become so popular in England, the number of tourists that visit Scotland in the autumn have increased twenty fold, and the country is so much the wealthier in consequence. Countless experiments are being made in aerial navigation without any perceptible improvement being made in this sci- ence, so attractive to the hobby-riding community. A gen- tleman of wealth, in recent experiments on his estate near London, came near reproducing in actuality the comical story of the Dutchman with the spring cork leg, that when once in motion could not be stopped. The chief novelty with this enthusiast consisted of wings of satin, that were acted upon by very powerful springs, and the motor was deemed sufficient to carry the aeronaut a few yards up in the air, where the propelling powers could be used to advantage. But the trial resulted in a comical fiasco that might have led to a fatal ending. The wings were successfully set in mo- tion, but the modern Scarus, instead of soaring skywards, was carried along the fields, at an increasing rate of speed, towards a lake, and the machinery becoming unmanageable, the eccentric fellow might have got a good ducking that would have damped his ardor had not some of his friends suceeeeded in securing a fast hold of him until the springs had run down. It is evident the gentleman lacks the wisdom of the owl, as well as its force of wings. This story is remindful of one that Ned Sothern told amid great glee at a meeting of convivial spirits at Evans' Music Hall in London. Owing to the limited space in the English parks adapted to coursing, efforts were made to procure some substitute for the hare, as in a somewhat similar manner aniseed or dried herring form an excellent scent for fox- hounds. This want was ingeniously supplied by a dummy hare, very similar in appearance to the original, but the mo . tive power was supplied by a spring that was so arranged that it caused the dummy to reverse, double and turn in the most erratic manner, and after many experiments made at San- down Park, near London, it really appeared as if the prob- lem has been solved in the most satisfactorv manner. Among others who were delighted with the idea was Ned Sothern and he entered a favorite dun greyhound of his in one of the numerous sweepstakes, and thus narrated his ex- perience: "Well, you see, every time they wound up the lit- tl beggar and set him going, my dog was anxious to be after him. So, when histurn came, I backed him for a fiver, as I knew him to be fast and true; hang me, if he didn't score every point, and finally he got a good wrench, when, to our utter astonishment, the hound was seen to jump into the air with the hare its jaws, and executing a variety of the most absurd gyrations, he finally fell to the ground utterly ex- hausted. He had got such a firm hold that the springs had caught in his jaw and the hare was trying to get away with the hound. It was a sad experience, as he was utterly spoilt, running after his game iu a listless-manner, beckoning um- mitigated disgust at the tame sport offered him. I tried to tempt him with some kerosene rubbed on a hare's back, but it was all in vain, and up to his death he was a Dundreary dog." If the joker had not instantly apologized for this dreadful sell, he would certainly have been sent to Coventry for the remainder of the evening. An invention of great practical importance that claimed much attention in the recent fisheries exhibition iu London, has been recently tested and found to be extremely service- able* in saving life at sea. It is a raft formed of two or more seats that are used on the promenade deck of our ocean steamer. In case of danger these seats constructed of ma- hogany,some fifteen feet long, and securely fastened together, the space between them being covered with open weather 1883 Qhc %xzt&m and J&portsnuttt. 34b boarding giving in all a space of from seven to eight feet. Each of the seats is furnished with air tight metal cylinders, and have also four water tight provision tanks, that will hold four gallons of water and about seven pounds of biscuits. Such a raft recently was towed out of Dover into near mid- channel, and then made its way io Calais by sail and oars ac- complishing the distance in about four hours. This raft is capable of accommodating thirty persons on board, and more than twice that number can cling to it by safety lines floating from the seats. This invention will prove invaluable as a rife saving apparatus in case of fire, collision, or other disas- ters, and should be at once adapted by all the great steam navigation companies. It is claimed that many animals as well as birds, have the homing instinct greatly developed, and two stories recently contributed to the London Times corroborate the statement. A valuable setter was taken from its home in Kent to join in some duck shooting in the Essex marshes, and by some unac- countable means strayed away and was lost. Three days afterwards, the dog arriving home emaciated and worn out not only having covered the intervening fifty miles, but also swimming the Thames that flowed near his own home. The other story is that of a calf, that when six weeks, had been carted from its stall near Cambridge to a farm house some five miles distant, whence it made its way back to its mother on the following morning. The curious part of this story is that the calf did not return by the road by which it was taken, as that was circuitous owing to the hilly character of the country, but made for its home in a bee line, climbing a steep ridge and passing through a wood crowned its summit, and at such a pace as to outfoot a strong boy who had seen the calf escape, and who had followed it all tne way to its home. This really would impart evidence to the idea, that some animals are endowed with a sixth sense. There was a great calm in theatrical circles during the past week, the few novelties that were introduced forming part of the programme of the Standard Theatre. The chief attrac- tion being the appearance of Muldoou in the classic and statuesque business. Next Monday, the drama, Taken from Life will be performed at the California, with a fine and effi- cient company, at the head of which is Miss Jay Rial, who has achieved a recent repute as one of the coming stars of our age. The papers speak highly of the drama and good ac- counts are given of the majority of the company, and as Miss Rial has an attractive repertoire we may expect an enjoyable dramatic season, until the presentation of the Christmas piece for which the most elaborate preparations are being made. The attraction at the Tivoli is the new opera Symon, or the Beggar Student, that is now playing at New York with enormous success. On his present trip north, Mr. J. B. Maynard, purser of the steamship Columbia, a member of the old Cosmopolitan Club, is to shoot a match at pigeons with the best shot Port, land can produce. The match is to be at fifteen birds from ground traps, thirty yards rise. California State Sportsmen's Association rules. Mr. Maynard has proved his ability to kill twenty birds straight, and is now shooting in fine form. The scores will be furnished us for publication. The match is for §150 a side. His appointment is Mr. Win. Curry, a leading member of the Portland Gun Club. Mr. A.G. Briggs, brother of H. H. Briggs, J. P. McWil- liams, and Fred Sheets have left for Arizona for a hunt. They first visit Los Angeles, where they will make it their business to spy out the land in that section, and find out whether Director H. T. Payne, of the State Sportsman's As- sociation, is the good fellow he is represented. If they are as fortunate in all the objects of their trip as they will be in the last mentioned, we predict for them a pleasant and suc- cessful time. Miss Russell and Midnight. In the summer of 1868, when she was only three years old. Miss Russell, dam of Maud S., Nutwood, Cora Belmont and Nutbourne, was broken to harness, but she was handled very little. October 2nd she trotted a heat at Woodburn in 0:42, 1:31, 3:00, and repeated in 0:42, 1:24,2:44. A gentleman who saw her make the trial wished to train her, and offered $2,- 000 for her, but the offer was declined. In the spring of 1869, when four years old, she was bred to Belmont, and in 1870 she dropped her first foal, Nutwood. Midnight (dam of Jay- Eye-See and Noontide), sister in blood of Miss Russell, also was bred at Woodburn. She was broken to harness, but was not trained. In the spring of 1868, when three years old, she was mated with Woodford Mambrino, and she dropped, in 1869, the brown colt Midas, now a gelding and still in use at Woodburn. He is a big and rather coarse horse, and had he been skillf ulfy trained would possibly have made a name on the turf. But Woodford Mambrino did not seem to nick well with Midnight. Practically speaking, neither Miss Russell nor Midnight was trained. The one was driven very little and the other scarcely at all. The ar- gument, therefore, that the only way to get a fast trotter is to breed a mare of demonstrated speed in harness to a stallion who has trotted fast himself or sired fast trotters, is falla- cious. We must go, however, to speed-producing families for speed. It is necessary that these speed lines should have been established on the running or the trotting turf, other- wise all is dark. Speed at one gait, with a judicious blend- ing of lines and proper handling, is convertible into speed at another gait. The performances of Maud S. and Jay-Eye- See teach this or nothing, and as they are unapproached we naturally lay much stress upon them. It is not wise to breed for light harnesss purposes lines of absolute running speed to kindred lines. Mingle lines which have besn tested on both the running and the trotting track and you will produce with a higher degree of certainty a light-harness performer of extreme capacity. — Turf, Field and Farm. YACHTING. Navigation in Suisun Bay. In this issue we give what we consider the most important information in regard to the navigation of our waters, namely that of Suisun Bay. Our yachts do not make many trips up there during the year, but some of thcm make an annual ex- cursion up river and back, and a great many of the larger ones winter off Autioch, and so have to pass through this bay. The difficulties to be encountered here are hard shoals called Middle Grounds. This name was derived from the fact that they are generally in the middle of the channel, with possible passage on either side. The first aid noticed after leaving Army Point is a spar buoy painted in red and black horizontal stripes. It marks the end of a large shoal, and there is sixteen feet of water there at low tide. If going up the rivers, leave to port and up Suisun Creek leave it to starboard. Next in order, going up river, is Beacon No. 1, a black pile beacon crowned with a box planted in ten feet of water. The channel is narrow here, so go pretty close to the beacon, remembering from its number to leave it to starboard; this is in hard bottom. Next is Beacon No. 3, also a black pile bea- con crowned with a box in ten feet of water. The bottom here is soft and sticky. This should be also left to star- board. The next is No. 4, a similar beacon to the others, with the exception that it is painted red instead of black. It is placed in hard, sandy bottom, with eighteen feet of water, and marks the lower end of the Middle Ground; leave this to port. On the upper end of Middle Ground is a pile beacon, crowned with a box and painted red and black, in horizontal stripes. There is no number on this. It is in nine feet of water, and there is a channel on either side of it, which are generally termed the North Channel and South Channel. Next comes No. 5, similar to Nos. 1 and 3, placed near the middle of Honker Bay. No. 8 comes next, similar in construction to No. 4,' is in nine feet of water, and close to the turning-point to the San Joaquin. No. 10 is the same as No. 8, and is placed in the mouth of the San Joaquin River, in four feet of water. It marks an- other Middle Ground. It may be passed on either side by giving it a good berth. Near the mouth of the Sacramento River, on the north- west end of Tongue Shoal, is a single pile beacon crossed with red boards; it is in ten feet of water. These are the directions for getting into the Sacramento River, although of course it will take you into the month of the San Joaquin. A much better way to make the San Joaquin, and one adopted by all the regular traffic,is through New York Slough, whereby several miles are gained, and the trouble of avoiding the San Joaquin Middle Ground is done away with. To get through this way, after leaving Beacon No. 5, keep moderately close to the south shore of the bay, until a point is seen, marked by a pile, which is a white board with a huge black diamond painted thereon. Just beyond this point is the mouth of New York Slough. Give this point a good berth when rounding it. Middle Point, Stake Point and Simmonds' Point are all marked by a single pile beacon, crossed by white boards. All these last three are placed close to the Points in soft muddy bottom, in about six feet of water. The general sailing directions for going up Suisun Bay are as follows: From Army Point steer N. E. by E. \ E.,so as to pass mid- way between Seal Island and Beacon No. 3, (black,) leaving the beacon (with red and black horizontal stripes) on the end of Middle ground, and Beacons 1 and 3 a g^od berth on the port hand. When abreast the upper end of Seal Island, change course to E. by N. i N., and continue this course un- til Hastings' storehouse bears S. by W. £ W.; then steer E. ^ S.; passing Middle Point close to. When Middle Point bears nearly astern change course to E. by N. f N., and keep this course until Stake Point is abeam. From this point the course is in mid-channel, following the trend of the north shore to Beacon No 8 (red.) If bound up the Sacramento River, leave Tongue Shoal Beacon close-to on the starboard side. If bo and up the San Joaquin, steer from Beacon No. S (red) to Beacon No. 10, (red,) on the Middle ground, leav- ing it on the starboard side. The lead should be kept going from time of entering Suisun Bay until past Stake Point. The only other aids to navigation in the bay that are regu- larly charted are those marking Petaluma and Redwood City Creeks. The channel to the first is marked by five beacons: the first one being a single pile crossed with red boards and marked No. 2. This is in nine feet of water and must be left to starboard going in. The balance are pile beacons crowned with boxes, three of them painted black" and marked respectively Nos. 1. 3, 5, and the other one red and marked No. 4. They are all in about nine feet of water, and in soft muddy bottom. In accordance to the rules, leave the even numbered red beacons to starboard going in and the black odd numbered ones to port. The general directions are, to steer from the East Brother, north-west to pass between Bea- cons Nos. 1 and 2, then north-west one-half west to Beacon No. 3, leaving it close to on the port side; then steer north- west by west to Beacon No, 5, passing close to this one also, then west by north one-fourth north, which will bring to Beacon No. 4, and the channel from there is right up the center of the creek. Petaluma Creek is where the Nellie winters; from the fact that there is good shooting there, and that the United States F. and N. P. R. R. have their wharves ou the creek, and the yacht is consequently well looked out for. Redwood City Creek is marked out by four pile beacons crowned with boxes, three of them being red and numbered 2, 4 and 6, and the other one black and numbered I. The same rules regarding numbers hold good here. This part of the bay is rarely visited by our yachts. In conclusion we would warn all yachtsmen, never, except in cases of urgent necessity, to make fast to any beacon or buoy, not even with a small boat, as it is "punishable by a fine of not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months," and as the informer gets one-third of the fine, it is advisable to be careful. The Lively, as mentioned in our last issue, will in future hail from Stockton. She left here ou Thursduy morning the Nov. 22d, and made Stockton the following Sunday, not a very fast trip, even making allowances for the light weather. The trip is reported to have been very pleasant, the only drawback being the extreme cold in the nights. A great many gentlemen will look back to early recollections — of good times had aboard*this boat — and regret that they cannot again go through them. In her one of our most long lived yachting clubs commenced to sail and took their name from the boat, and kept for several seasons afterwards when sailing in larger boats. The latter in conjunction with the Minnie, now Viva, formed the fleet of the Commercial Yacht Club which contin- ued in existance for a couple of seasons. In those days, be- fore the craze for large vessels took possession of our yachts- men, she was considered quite speedy, winning two first prizes in the San Francisco Yacht Club regattas, in her class, and defeated the sloop Fawn, in a separate race over the Club course. We hope her new owner has as much enjoyment out of the yacht as others have had before him. The Rambler has partially changed hands, both she and the Spray having each only two owners now. This, we should imagine, would be ample for vessels of this size, as three people cannot have the same ideas as to the place they desire to go, while two can almost always arrange some plan satis- factory to both. The drawback to too many cooks in yacht- ing matters is very well represented, in the case of the Con O'Connor, which vessel has several owners, each of whom thinks his way and his way only is the best, so they finally have arranged it so each of them can have the yacht on dif- ferent Sundays. Not the best plan in the world, we should imagine, for any man who likes yachting for the sailing fea* ture of the sport and the social feature. The fleet of yachts at Stone's yard has been augmented by the yawl Mist. A great many small changes are contemplated by the owners of the different vessels there; little things which seemingly do notamountto much, but which the own- ers know, from their own experience, will materially benefit them. Yachting naturally still remains quiet, the only place where any life is exhibited being Stone's yard, where every Sunday the young men, owning yachts laid up there, assemble osten- sibly to work, but if the truth must be told, the largest amount of labor is performed with their mouths in eating,and talking "yacht." The Chispa has, for the last few weeks, been keeping the nautical scribes busy watching her whereabouts, she having been plying between this city and Benicia so frequently that one cannot, at a moment's notice, say exactly where she is. The Clara is reported sold to a Water Front boatman, who intends using her as a pleasant craft, to be hired out as cir- cumstances warrant. With such a boat he deserves a full line of patronage next year. POULTRY. Large Breeds not Best. Among these may be included all the Asiatic varieties, as well as many of their offshoots, some of their crosses exceed- ing in weight even the pure bloods. The standard weight for any of the heavy breeds, like Cochins or Brahmas, is nine pounds for the matured cock, and seven and a half for the hen. Cockerels weighing less than seven pounds, and pullets not weighing five and a half pounds, are disqualified. All the Asiatic breeds have at one time been immensely popular, but are fast receding to the back-ground. In weights, the Dorkings not only equal, but in many instances excel the Asiatics. The latter have too much bone at the expense of flesh, and are slow of matarity. Neither is the quality of the flesh so good as some varieties of European origin. Another breed that has crept into popularity of late years, and is fast running its course to an ignominious end, is the Plymouth Rocks, a made-up breed with much Asiatic blood, but destitute of the universal leg- feathering which be- long to Eastern breeds. Besides being large flesh-producing fowls, these large breeds are asserted to be good winter lay- ers. They are fast dropping from the list in regard to the latter qualification, and as to the other, the quality greatly reduces the advantage of quantity. Even the Plymouth Rocks have dropped, with their most ardent admirers. I do not deny that they are winter layers. All the breeds do lay more or less, but they are not the maximum producers. They may pass for such with those who do not know what it is to get the largest quantity and best quality of eggs at all times of year. These lovers of the oriental breeds are loud in praise. They have perhaps never been placed where they must have eggs, without fail. In this case they must have the very best egg-producers; the sort that will produce the greatest amount of profit from the least amount of ex- penditure. This cannot be done with the large breeds. The profit from fowls consists mainly in eggs. It is neces- sary, then, to produce the largest amount; not, however, at the expense of richness, for the day has now arrived when the quality of the market egg is questioned. The enlight- ened public is now educated up to rich quality. In former days, when a basket of eggs was taken to the grocery store, they were counted out, and the value was duly accredited. Nowthe first question is whether they are fresh. The eggs are carefully candled by an expert; only the fresh ones are taken. The others will be returned to the owner. The large breeds lay eggs with dark, thick shells; the small ones lay white eggs with transparent shells, larger, of better quality and quantity, and more readily sold. — Country Gentleman. Incubators require such nice judgement that they are not likely ever to supplant the hen in chicken raising to any great extent. To some they will be of great value, but not to the mass of the people. Do not attempt to market poor fowls. The purchaser can not fitil to find it out wheu the birds are dressed, and will avoid buying of you next time. If you have turkeys, ducks, hens or cockerels to market for Christmas, see to it that they are well fatted before they are sold. The farm is the proper place to do this. The wool industry of Montana Territory is making rapid strides. Flocks are multiplying at the rate of 60 per cent. per annum at the lowest estimate, and are being somewhat augmented from the western slope, and sheep ranches are becoming numerous in every direction. There are more sheep ranches on Smith River Valley to-day and double as mauy sheep as was to be found in the entire Territory eight years ago. In this period of time settlement pushed out rap- idly. In Meagher County they hftve spread one hundred miles east of the then frontier limit, the Yellowstone and Tongue river countries have been settled and the Teton ranges on the north have been crowded to the v« ry limit of the Indian reservation. Everywhere iu tht.--_ find wool growers keeping n^'lit and though other stock interests have mnltiplit ing has outstripped everything. — Rocky Afotin'- man. 344 ^glte IPrsetlev muX jfcmrrisroaw. Dec 1 recdctj and ^portsman. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN PUBLISHING CO. THE TURF AKD SPORTING AUTHORITY OF THE PACIFIC COAST. OFFICE, 508 MONTGOMERY STREET P. 0. Box 2603 Fice dollars a year ; three dollars for six months ; one dollar and a half /or three months. Strict!;/ in advance. 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Read- ing Notices set in brevier type and having no foot marks, 30 cents per line each insertion. Lines will average ten words. A discount of 10 per cent will be allowed on 3 months, 20 per cent on 6 months and 30 per cent on 12 months contracts. No extra rate charged for cots or cutting of col- umn rules. No reading notice taken for leBS than 60 cents each insertion. San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 1, 1883. Humbug. Although those having charge of the athletic and aquatic departments have ventilated the doings in their respective fields, the subjects treated are of such import- ance that further remarks will not be out of place. Ever since we obtained an insight into the workings of the six-day races, we are compelled to rank them as the most unmitigated humbugs in the whole range of athletic sports. It is not likely that the last match, which was brought to a conclusion last week, differs from its predecessors, excepting that in the earlier there was a craze to wit- ness them which has subsided into a general lack of in- terest. While it was always a mystery to us what peo- ple could see in them worthy of going night after night to look at worn, jaded men. cantering around a ring. Nevertheless, we imagined that these were honest efforts, stakes entered into in good faith, and no claims made which were not justified by actual facts. With our usual pertinacity, we stuck to the opinion, and the esteem in which we held some of the promoters obscured the judgment until there was the fullest evidence that here- tofore we could be classed in the sucker tribe. The "father of long-distance pedestrianisin" may be classed the kingpin of the humbugs, and his grand moral show the biggest fraud of them all. When O'Leary com- menced his career he started auspiciously. No one ques- tioned his integrity, and as an exemplar of fair heel-and- toe walking he took the lead of them all. Whether evil associations have corrupted his former good manners it is out of our province to state without better evidence than has been submitted. But there is little question that he has engaged in many bomodromes, and to this extent he is guilty. The trouble, however, is -more in a perverted public taste than the actions of the pedes- trians, the managers being the guiding spirits, and if th.-y can extract dollars from the gullible portion of the public, there is no law to come in their way. And yet it would seem, after the various exposes, that even the few who attended the late match were supremely credu- lous, though the clap-trap and the noise, that returned echoless, had something to do in enticing the gudgeons. If, as the daily press reported, ladies thronged the tent of Hart, and presented him no end of bright garlands, the dusky hero must have swelled with proper pride, and no doubt gained fresh courage to outstrip all of his associates. The days of six-days craze have passed, and though there may be a revival, another generation will have to be depended upon to repeat the scenes in Madi- son Square some years ago. The aquatic editor is so thoroughly competent to con- duct the department under his charge that there is little ny of adding to his remarks. Ho is not only com- petent, being strictly impartial, using every endeavor to promote the well fare of those who have a fancy for row- ing. His arguments in favor of Sao Francisco as the best place to hold the regatta are sound, and a man of any intelligence will ai-knowlcdgr that his advice w i and bis criticisms warranted. Undoubtedly oor- □ bis statement* in the article of last week, and when the "gambling privileges" are vested for so largo a sum as $450 for a single round trip on an excursion steamer, that "skin games" may be expected. We write this on the morning of Thanksgiving Day, so that conjectures are all that can be offered, but it will be an exceptional case if the privileges granted do not lead to disturbance. Should these accessories of the orand regatta be a necessary concomitant of the sport of rowing, it will not hold an elevated position in the pas- times of the people. The presence of the champions of the world adds to the bad effects. The celebrity of Mr. Haulan, a celebrity so admirably gained, is an attraction that will induce a number of people to attend who, in ordinary cases, care little for witnessing aquatic contests. Thousands will see and hear of the gambling adjuncts, and, it may be, worse features, and associate the manly recreation with roughs, thieves and disreputable charac- ters of every description. We care little for the attacks made on the Breeder and Sportsman, in connection with this affair. In place of injuring, they benefit, and though the motive may be to bolster those who are greatly in need of support, they are powerless to do this paper any damage. Although a prominent daily paper lends one of its attaches to preside over such a "walking match" as the last fiasco proved to be; makes use of its "sporting col- umn" to further the same interests, we cannot surrender the position taken or deviate from the course marked out. That course was "blazed" in the initial number, and the ax-marks placed so conspicuously that the route was plain. We copy the concluding paragraph to show to later subscribers what the objects were, and which are still the guide: "To aid in adjusting the proper balance between labor and sport, to remove the obstacles which are in the way of a better understanding of the relation between sport and good morals, and to assist in advancing the interests and increasing the enjoyment of all, are our fervent desires." When this "platform" fails to bring the necessary support, the Breeder and Sportsman will no longer be a candidate for public favor. Rather than disgrace the cause we have so much at heart, rather than advocate the interests of those who debase "sport" for their own pecuniary advantage, rather than break the promises we have made to our readers, we will make a bonfire of fur- niture, books and pictures, and melt the type before set in such objectionable forms. Accusations. There is nothing that has so depressing an influence on trotting sports as the charges, made by reporters, corre- spondents, and we are forced to include some of the driv- ers, of fraud and rascality. The former jump at con- clusions when honest in their statements, and when otherwise are biased by dislikes and enmities to such an extent as to willfully pervert the truth. Never before in the history of trotting has there appeared so many published statements of the wrong doings of owners and drivers. The Eastern dailies sounded the keynote, and in some of the papers that make the turf and track a speciality, the tune was completed with such trills and variations as a vivid and malignant imagination could devise. There was not a meeting during the whole of the grand circuit that the gravest accusations were not made, and the Knights of the pencil seemed to be imbued with a frantic determination to excel each other in vituper- ating those who had the horses in charge. As no one was punished for these offences the associations are made parties to the fraud, by condoning deeds, which were too palpably wrong— according to the critics— to be over- looked, From our acquaintance with many of the men, who are prominent in the management of the trotting parks, there are two good reasons which forbid belief in the complicity of the members of the association in such fraudulent schemes. In the first place they are honor- able men, who would scorn a partnership that was en- tered into for the purpose of robbery, and who would be just as likely to make a compact with a burglar as to join in a "plant" for the swindling of bettors. The second is that they have properties at stake, millions of dollars in the aggregate, that would be terribly depreciated were they to countenance acts, which are so glibly charged. All of the old-time drivers of trotters we have met; with some of them wo have had an inti- mate acquaintance for the past twenty years, and for that length of time, and nearly a decade added, we have been a close observer of what was occurring on the courses of the country. We claim to have a fair amount of penetration; feel the utmost confidence in the ability to detect fraudulent practices. In a hundred races that were claimed by shallow observers to be fraudulent, it is safe to say that not over five were proved to be of that class. Drivers of trotters will bear comparison, so far as regards honesty and fair dealing, with those in other business, and other professions, and those who have the ability to occupy a front rank have incentives to straight- forwarded demeanor which they cannot forget. A man, to be successful in the pursuit, especially edu- cating and conditioning trotters, must be a man who hag the faculty of thinking. He must possess knowledge that will do to base conclusions upon, and he has sense enough to avoid jeopardizing an assured position by en- gaging in that which he knows will end in disgrace and loss. There is a lesson continually presented. He sees those who have been proved guilty ostracized outcasts, who, if not forced into complete seclusion, hang on the outskirts, depending on picking up a precarions living by engaging in odd jobs, or charitable contributions. He has too much at stake to become a voluntary outlaw, or take risks that he knows must be run. We will go as far as any one in denouncing those who bring reproach upon the sport, and, should there be necessity, will net hesitate to castigate our "best friend," should he be found guilty. But we cannot denounce on mere suspi- cion, or give ear to surmises that are as airy as a half- remembered dream. The course marked for this paper forbids making accusations that are not supported by tangible proofs, and that course will be followed as long as the controlling power is in our hands. This exordium is consequent upon the publication of a letter from our correspondent, "Columbus," that appeared in the paper of last week. He has sent many very interesting let- ters, but, evidently falling into the errors of the scribes alluded to, he has gone out of his way to attack men, in our opinion, without a shadow of reason. It is needless almost to say that it escaped our observation until the paper was printed and mailed, and in order to correct the mistake and right the wrong this article is written. In that he intimates that Messrs. Crawford, Hickok and Splann engineered a scheme whereby money was won on the victory of Monroe Chief over Wilson and Fanny Witherspoon. He does not charge fraud, though it is hinted at, and doubtless conveys a stronger impression that such was the case than the writer intended. This is the first time we ever heard the name of Colonel Craw- ford mixed, even vaguely, with a scheme of the kind, and the many years intimate acquaintance with Mr. Hickok justifies the belief that he is equally as innocent. Splann, in the profusion of talk, makes himself out worse than he is, though it is beyond question that he would not take chances of losing his present engage- ment for ten times the amount of money won on the race. Hickok is not a favorite with the reporters. They ask so many foolish questions that it requires the utmost sweetness of temperament to answer them without acer- bity. Neither is he prone to take them into his confi- dence, and the loss of a few mutual tickets brings an overflow of bile. We have known Hickok for twenty years. From the time he commenced to make a business of training and driving trotters until the present day the acquaintance has extended, and say in all candor that the many races ws have seen him drive there was not one that he did not endeavor to win. Personal knowledge, covering so many years, is not to be surren- dered to crude notions of neophytes, or favorable opinion changed by inuendoes. That some of the Eastern pa- pers have treated him unfairly is beyond question, and we are sorry that anything should have appeared in the Breeder and Sportsman that conveys such a different im- pression from what we entertain. Tips Again. There is no necessity for apologies for the coutinual presentation of so important a subject as the proper treat- ment of the feet of horses, although the constant reference to those we own requires explanation. These are the only examples we can present in the case of fast trotters ; and though many of our acquaintances are using tips with satisfactory results on work and driving- horses, trainers as yet are too much prejudiced to give them a fair trial on the animals under their charge. Should owners de- sire a test, they are met with so many objections from trainers and blacksmiths, such positive statements re- garding injuries which are sure to follow, that they are forced to surrender. The experiments of the past eight years could not have been made, had it been that we were restricted to others than onr own horses. In the case of Anteeo there has been a constant stream of advice. " Put shoes on him, and he will trot a mile ten seconds faster," was the cry. " Try him with one set, and see the difference," others said. When we requested argu- ments, none that could be termed logical were offered • but in lievi of them dictatorial statements. As has been stated before, besides the season of fifty-four mares An- teeo was only harnessed twice to a sulky from December 15, 1882, to July 9th of the present year. In the paper of last week an account was given of his trotting three- quarters of a mile in 1:44£, that being the finish of two miles trotted in 5:02. That was Thursday the 22d ult. On the following Monday he was " brushed " through the stretches — the homestretch in thirty-five seconds. Thursday last wo moved him, the track being harrowed for the race between Jim Renwick and Patsy Duffy. Ten 1883 xt grjeetter mxtl j^ptfrlsumtt. 845 feet from, the inside it has been left deep for the race- horses to gallop upon, and for twenty further there was a good deal of loose soil. He was driven the first heat in 2:3S£, the aim being to drive him in 2:40. In the sec- ond, the intention was to drive him in 2:36 ; but to keep him that slow it would have been necessary to restrain him more than we desired, and he trotted in 2:31. Fif- teen minutes afterward he was harnessed, scored three times and driven nearly to the quarter- pole, and then started for the third heat, the design being to trot him as fast as possible without too much urging. He had to be driven inside on the turns to avoid the loose ground, and on the stretches he would, of his own accord, swing out to the hardest part of the track. This heat he trotted in 2:23— the last half in 1:10}* The only place he' was urged, other than by " clucking," was the last furlong, and then only by the voice, and by bringing the accom- panying runner a little in advance. This part of the mile was much the fastest. These trials were trotted be- tween eleven o'clock and noon, when quite a number of people had congregated to be in readiness for the after- noon's sport, and was as public as if in a race. The timers varied half a second. Mr. Yates, the owner of Corette, made it 2:22$ ; Matt Allen and others 2:23 ; Bu- chanan, the trainer of Jim Eenwick, and W. W. Moore, 2:23£. "With a majority of the watches marking 2:23, one inside and two slower, with the number present to witness it, the performance deservedly stands as a fair test, if neither record or bar. Afterwards the scraper was run over the track, which bettered it a good deal, though Goldsmith, who drove Countryman in the two- mile race, pronounced it quite slow ; and, taking into account the loss of ground around the turns and the yield- ing soil, it was a couple of seconds behind what it can be made. The stubbornness which. Anteeo heretofore has exhibited has given occasion to ascribe his shortcomings to the wearing of tips. He has completely redeemed himself in this respect, and is now as pleasant a horse to drive as any one could wish. Should the fine weather continue, we hope to show, while he still ranks as a four- year-old, a mile in the teens ; and it may be a very close approximation to that of his half sister on the sore's side — Bonita. In the trial on Thanksgiving Day, he was rigged the same as in the previous one the week before. The tips, having been put on in the blacksmith's' shop, were not weighed, though they are certainly less than four ounces each. These were all that was worn on his feet, light ankle-boots in front, and light felt boots be- hind with scalping attachments. The Field Trials. The first field trials under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Field Trials Club was held near Folsom, Sacra- mento County, this week, but the report of our special commissioner was received too late for publication this week. The trials were a gratifying success in all par- ticulars. The weather was unexceptionable, the attend- ance large, and the judging of the highest order of com- petency and satisfaction. The winners are as follows: All-aged Stake.— First, F. A. Taft's black-and-tan Gordon setter Dorr, winner of third in the Nebraska field trials of 1881. Second, J. M. Bassford Jr,'s lemon and white pointer bitch Beautiful Queen. Third, H. H. Briggs' red setter bitch Belle, winner of second at Gilroy trials of 1882. Puppy Stakes. — First, H. A. Bassford's lemon and white ticked pointer dog Butte Bow. Second, H. C. Chipman's red setter bitch Beatrice. Third, Gen. G. B. Cosby's lemon and white pointer dog Bow Jr. The San Francisco contingent returned yesterday, filled with happy recollections of the hours spent in the trials and around the camp fire. Tyranny. Although it may be considered outside of the proper sphere of this paper, we cannot pass in silence the late extraordinary proceedings which ended in the fining of a prominent lawyer for contempt of court. The contempt consisted in writing a letter, addressed to the foreman of the grand jury, and delivered at his place of business. Thus it was manifestly the act of the person to whom the letter was sent in laying it before the grand jury. On the part of the man convicted of contempt, it was advice based upon allegation that he offered to substantiate by positive, absolute proof. Under such rulings no one is safe, and even arguments in favor of doing away with this cumbersome relic of bygone days could be twisted into the same offence, and the advocate who had the hardihood to advise that this secret tribunal be abolished consigned to a cell. It may be that criticisms of the rulings of those favored individuals who are invested with the ermine, will bring about condign punishment, the wearer being so sacred that animadversions are re- garded as treason, and though hanging and quartering, another custom of the days when grand juries acted at the beck of their masters, has been dispensed with, a tine of ^500, or two hundred and fifty days in prison, is no joke to the man who has not the money to pay. Legal knowledge is not necessary to understand the injustice of a criminal indictment when a civil suit for a large amount of money is based upon the grounds upon which the indictment bears. It is an assumption of guilt en- tirely unwarranted, and gives the opportunity of first trying criminal offence, and then bring the weight, the odium of that trial to bear upon the other. We can fully understand how a man of chivalrous temperament rebels against such a course, and uses language that is glowing with a white heat when he gives utterance to his feelings. Without other interests than those which bear upon everyone, it is difficult to restrain the pen to common place phrases, and to avoid clothing in appro- priate language the burning thoughts that tyranny arouses. The tyranny of courts is more to be feared than that of kings and emperors, and when it is shown there ahould be an united effort to condemn. The Races To-day. On the Oakland Trotting Park to-day come together Monroe Chief, Allan Eoy and Yanderlynn. The big stallion hauls a wagon, the others go in harness, so that it is likely the contest will be a notable battle. This be- ing the first appearance of Monroe Chief on this side of the Mississippi, there is likely to be a large attendance and a race well worthy of it. Monroe Chief has a rec- ord of 2:18^, and in his last race in Chicago trotted in 2:20. The others are so closely after him that it is ex- tremely doubtful if he can win under the handicap. As Hickok, Goldsmith and Donathon are the drivers, there is the best talent to pilot, as well as merit in the steeds. For the excellent likeness of Edward Hanlan, that ap- pears in our rowing department this week, we are in- debted to the courtesy of the New York Sportsman. Racing Half a Century Ago. "1 guess I am about the oldest turfman in America," said Henry Farris to a Commercial reporter recently. The speaker was an old man of 74 years, with a frank, open face, and pleasant address. "1 attended the first race that was run on a regular course in Kentuckv. It took place in the fall of 1S17, on a track near Crab Orchard, Ky., which afterward became famous as the St>ririg Hill course. I was a mere lad then, and attended with my father. There were several entries, but the race was clearly between a horse named Xellow Jacket and a big bay mare. People had clustered from all parts of the State to witness the event. There was but little betting, the novelty of the contest being the attraction. From that day to this I have always made it a point to be present and witness the races. Ihavebeen on every course in America,owned some of the fastest horses of the day, and the strangest thing of all is that I never gambled a cent on a horse race. I remember how the jockeys used to ride in the olden days. They had no saddles, and each man who mounted a horse was required to wear home-made linen pants. A vial of honey was poured on the back of the horse, and the honey coming in contact with the raw linen, formed an adhesion sufficiently strong to keep the rider in his position, and en- able him to ride in safety. I trained the horse which won the stakes in the first ex- citing race in Kentucky. I speak of the famous horse Josh BelL who ran three heats in 1 :50 over the course in Lexing- ton. This was in 1S37. I afterward sold Josh Bell for $4,- 000; a fabulous price for a race-horse in those days. I also trained Jim Bell, full brother to Josh Bell. He was the first horse that ever cleared a mile in 1:46 in America. In the fall of 1838 he beat the celebrated Sarah Bladen, after an exciting race at New Orleans, for a purse of $5,000. Jim Bell subse- quently became the greatest three-year-old racer of his day. I also trained and owned Denmark. He ran 360 miles in public races, the majority of which he won. In 183S he came in winner of a sixteen-mile race over the old Oakland track at Louisville. Forty-four years ago I saw the Gray Eagle and "Wagner race, undoubtedly the most exciting contest ever run in the world. Every State in the Union was represented. There were no railroads or other transporation accommodations in those days, but people flocked from everywhere, and the at- tendance on that day numbered easily 13,000. Kentucky was represented by the great Gray Eagle and Virginia by Wagner. From the first it was evident that Gray Eagle or Wagner would win the race. They took the lead, and as they rounded into the quarter stretch, Gray Eagle led the way by an open length. Both jockeys plied the whip vigor- ously. "Wagner gradually closed the gap and landed at the stand half a length ahead of the great Kentucky steed. The stakes were §30,000, and, in addition to this, Campbell, the owner of Wagner, told me that he won $13,000 on side bets. In those days pool selling or a regulated system of betting was unknown. The man who wanted to gamble generally proclaimed from a box. An agent always accompanied the capitalist to makea report of the bet his employer made. An instance which i tended to increase the excitement of the day was the death of I a man named Peck. He was a Kentnckian, and had bet I every cent he possessed, amounting, I believe, to $15,000,on I Gray Eagle. He stationed himself near the spot which marked the finish, and when he saw that he had lost he I dropped^dead on the spot. I have witnessed every event of im- ! portance in the way of racing since that memorable day, and ' have never seen, nor do I expect to see, a contest so exciting 1 or full of general interest. A barrel of money changed hands on the result. Although I am past 74 years of age, I am still t training horses. My headquarters are at Spring Hill coarse, near Crab Orchard, and I expect to turn out many a winner before I die. — Louisville Commercial. A representative of a prominent English athletic club is I now in New York City, endeavoring to perfect arrangements for the visit to England, next April, of a party of American < amateurs. Nothing of definite nature has yet been done. THE EIFLE. Company B. Company B, First Infantry, N. G. C, held their annual target shoot at Shell Mound on Thursday. The followiDg are the scores of the active members who achieved ten points or more, five of the shooters falling below that figure: Corporal L. Townsend 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 4—40 Privat* E.Taylor 4 43444444 3—38 Captain S. Taylor 3 44334423 4—34 Corporal L. Knowlton 233344433 2 — 31 Private D. Oliver 3 34433433 0— SO Private I. Desmond 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 0 3 4—28 Private H. Bacbelder 233332243 0— 2C Private W. Jordan 200243444 3 — 26 Private T. Morrill 3 •* 2 4 3 0 4 2 2 0—22 Private ti. Winterburn 320433402 0—21 Private J. Marti nett. 4204 20203 0—19 Private G. Taylor 0 2 0 0 3 4 3 2 4 0—18 Private H. Morrill 302330204 0— 17 Private G. W. Farr 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 3—15 Private O. Buckbee 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 2—13 Private A. Lawrence 020003043 0—12 Private T. Reynolds 000P00332 3 — 11 Private S. Munsen 0 23030002 0—10 The following scores are those of the ex-member of the company who participated in the sport: Colonel H. D. Ranlett 5444534 5 24 — 40 Private J. Taylor 3 44434345 3—37 Sergeant G. Burdick 042335334 4—31 Private T. Penniman 2 3 4 3 4 3 0 2 3 4—29 Private W. Taylor 2 23434030 4—25 Swiss Rifle Club. The monthly shooting of the Swiss Bine Club of this city was held on Sunday, the 25th inst., at their range at Har- bor View, and although some very good scores were made, the general average was not as high at usual. The following is the result: First prize, Thos. "Wetzel; second prize, Geo. Bnzzini; third prize, End. Hopf; fourth prize, Peter Croce; fifth prize, II. Stuber; sixth prize, A. Mona; seventh prize, L. Christin; eighth prize, J. C. Huguenin. Peter Croce and Budolph Hopf made the most bullseyes. In the pool-shooting in the afternoon the highest scores were as follows: End. Hopf, 86; Peter Croce. S4; Lehman, 78; Meyer, 73; Bachman, 72; Huguenin, 69; M. Stuber, 67. Late in the afternoon there was a match between Croce, Hopf, Bachman and Lehman, with the following result: P. Croce, 87; K. Hopf, 69; Bachman, 67; Lehman, 58. Ordinary Work Horses. In 1S68 England imported less than 1,600 horses at an average value of $120. In 1873 the import had swelled to 12,000, and the averagevalue was $225. In 1876 the import jumped to 41,000 animals, and the average valne was 8150. The Franco-German war led to a heavy export of horses from England, and the animals thus disposed of were replaced by a cheaper grade. Although the number of horses annually sent out of England has increased since 1S7S, there has been no falling off in the quality of the export. After pondering the figures, London Field comes to the conclusion that there is no profit in raising a horse which can be pur- chased in the market for §150. It is cheaper to bny such a horse from abroad than to breed him. Even if the farmers of England were to succeed in breeding horses of an average value of $250, there would still be a demand for a cheap horse. "It serves well enough for the purses and uses of certain classes of the community, and if the failures of Nature, when attempting to prodnce a better horse, are not sufficiently abundant to supply the demand fer cheap horses, demand will produce supply from import." One of the reasons given for the lack of profit to the farmer in breeding ordinary hack and harness horses is the difficulty in finding a suitable sire at a reasonable fee. The stallious which are annually exported from England should, in the opinion of our London contemporary, be retained at home; and it thinks that the government is short-sighted in permit- ting the drain upon the blood stock to go on for the im- provement of continental breeds. It is plain to the man of in- telligence that if horses for ordinary work can be bred and car- ried to London and Liverpool and sold at prices which make competition disastrous to farmers the agriculturist of Eng- land will have to abandon this branch of industry and devote their time to the breeding and rearing of a higher grade of stock. It is necessary, however, in the higher competition to preserve the quality of the studs. It is a short-sighted policy which sanctions the exportation of the best stallions and brood mares. A good many horses have been sent from the United States to England, bnt the transportation charges are so heavy that we cannot compete with the cheap breeders of the continent of Europe. Only what are considered weeds are sold here right at home for an average sum of $120 per head. Our farmers, like those of England, can do better by raising a better quality of horses. — Turf, Field and Farm. Probably Mr. P. Lorillard has been "burned" as often as any purchaser of "wonderful yearlings," and the plots to "work" him for a few thousands have taken some fantastic shapes. If experience teaches wisdom, he should by this time be a Solomon. We believe his eyes are gradually open- ing, however, when we recall an incident which happened some time since. A party came to him with an offer of one of those "prodigies" which crop out each season as regularly as the seasons themselves. "Has he been tried?" asked Mr. Lorillard. "Oh, yes; he ran three-eights in thirty-six — extraordinary, wasn't it?" "Yes, quite," replied Mr. Lorillard, biting off the end of his cigar and spitting it away with characteristic energy. "I'd like yon to have him," resumed the vender, mistaking the nervousness for the effect of his statement. "How much do yon want?" "$5,000." "Well," said Mr. L., coolly, "if yon will' bring him over to my track and repeat that performance for my trainer and my- self, I'll give you a check." That ended negotiations then and there.— N. Y. Spiri'. Despite his general success, Eph. Snedeker has been unable to retire for the season, showing a clean bulletin of Both Strathspey and Senator (Mr. L. L. Lorillard's in colt, by Statesman), have been suffering from u Eole has also been slightly complaining. Still, it usual good luck to have these things happen after paign had closed. 346 3£foe Wmiltv aud j&pmferoiro. Dec 1 THE GUN. A Plea For The Deer. [T. B. Merry in Oregonian]. The profession of an advocate is an honored one, since the ■world's earliest ages. The man who stands before a public tribunal as champion for the oppressed, as a reconciler of deeply-rooted grievances or a defender of injured fame, occu- pied as lofty a position in human esteem or worldly renown as the priests who expounds the book of holy writ. And if the fledgling barrister who yells an hour at a petit jury falls below the eloquence of Demosthenes or Cicero, he yet pos- seses the merit of laboring in the sacred cause which brought into play the severest energies and most brilliant eloquence of those famous orators whose utterances have filled the cor- ridors of Fame's temple and have lost none of their beauty by the ruthless friction of time. And if it be a noble calling to speak in defense of mankind, themselves capable of speech, how mnch nobler to champion the cause of a dumb animal, full of the rarest beauty and grace as itspurns the earth in the "suspended impulse" of its fleetness. I write this as a man who loves the woods, because they are nature's hospital to revive the drooping eye and nerve anew the weary arm. I love the red deer, although I slay one occasionally, but can truthfully say that I never killed two in the space of seven days. I never levelled my rifle at a deer without first stopping to consider how I should re- cover his carcass in the event of his death at my hands. And poor as I am, I will pay back a dollarper pound for every pound of venison I ever sold. And yet, it is quite probable, I am to be debarred of my venison ribs at my summer camp-fire and my smoked venison ham on my winter breakfast table, just through the utter selfishness of others who call game by the word "meat,'' and therefore eat venison out of season; as well as those worse than barbarous brutes in eastern Oregon ■who shoot them for hides and horns, leaving all but the hams to rot upon the treeless plains until the crows and buzzards are gorged with the stinking feast. I am in one sense of the word a "pot-hunter," but always hunt for my own pot and seldom give away game — never to a man who does not hunt himself. In the winter of 1S54-55 I shot mallards and widgeons for the market on the Suscol marshes, near Napa, Cal., but never since that time. Long before I came to Oregon I had learned to get a better living than a shotgun could give me, and had risen above all selfish butchery in the hope of making a big bag. During my resi- dence in northern California my associates were Chris Heider and three gentlemen now gone over to the majority— Hon. E. J. Lewis, S. H. Bettis and Albert G. Toomes, none of whom indulged in wanton destruction of game. Four of us went out one day from Tehama and got twenty-seven mallards and fifty-sis quail, my own gun being the lowest in the four. We quit shooting at 2 p. m., deeming it ruthless slaughter to continue sbooting any longer. These gentleman met my own views exactly, and I don't care to hunt with any men of dif- ferent sentiments. And this principle I carry more closely into deer hunting than any other sport, for the reason that my camp never ex- ceeds six mouths to feed, and I always go where there are plenty of trout, grouse and wild fruit. You may, therefore, judge of my disgust last July, in receiving a letter from a friend camped on the Nestucca, in which he informed me that on the previous day he had killed two does and crippled a beautiful fawn. Up at the the Belknap springs, on the Mac- kenzie river, where are the coldest waters and fattest trout in Oregon, there is a "big lick" where the deer come in for salt. An Englishman residing in this city went up there three or four years ago and, with the characteristic greed of his race, shot eight deer in one day. One of these he succeeded in recovering, but the rest were left to rot in the heat of an Au- gust sun. The people along the river were justly indignant at this ruthless and wanton slaughter, and I would not be responsible for his personal safety should he go up there again. Up in what is now Crook County there was nearly as bad a system of slaughter until the present law went into force. Deer were shot for their hides and horns, right and left, un- til extermination seemed a positive certainty. Some of these hunters ate venison ribs and smoked the hams for sale, but threw away all the rest. In snowy weather there are ravines of isothermal temperature in that neighborhood where the deer would huddle in great droves to get out of the deep snow, and the hunters would alaughter them down in their tracks. Scarcely any of these hunters were men having any permanent home or recognized avocation; and the country could very well afford to dispense with their presence. There is no reason why anypart of the deer's carccas should be allowed to go to waste. Jim Pray, of Olympia.who was the bent camp cook I ever kuew, used to cleanse the entrals and make sausages with two parts of venison to one part of bacon, all chopped together and seasoned with sage. The bones make as palatable soup as can be had from any meat in the world; and for this reason the neck and cannon bones should never be cast aside. But the bonne bouche of the camp is a baked deer's head. To cook this dish properly you remove the tongue and gullet, skin the lips and take out the eyes, as well as saw off the horns. Then roll the head in about three thickness of wtrnw paper, which envelope in wet grass and ■wrap firmly with twine. Then knead some fresh mud to the consistency of duugh and plaster it up solid. Have a fire pit dug about twenty inches deep with cobbles on the bottom, and when the fire has burned down to coals, remove it and lay the head in the pit. Cover it over with ashes four inches deep and build another fire ou top of it. If you do this at night before Kwutliin- yourself in your blankets, you may count upon a toothsome dish fur breakfast next morning. There is no good reason why deer should be killed in a ruthless and wasteful manner in Ore- gon, auy more than in older States. There are portions of North Carolina and Tennessee where deer are us thick us in any county of Oregon, for there are nnn in Carry and Tillamook who still pursue the nefarious avocation of shooting deer for the hides and horns. The tnspuss law is already proving itself a wholesome check on men who invade grain fields in quest «>f fledgling grouse and Onail, mill there IS some hope that the journeyman deei- Bkinner may be forced into some more reputablo calling or obliged t<> Leave the ooantry. The game of Oregon does not belong any i v io one man than another, nor should any om person be allowed to slaughter it willfully and selfishly to thi total disregard ol tbi wants of all the rest of mankind. Some y ■:■■■-, u. *o. whihi living in Northern California, a man established a buckskin glove fuctoryirj the town when' I re- ided. At the first thought I was inclined to hail it as a good thing for the place, because it would give steadyemplovment 'A wU and alleviate the pangs of hunger and in more than one poor family. Before its establish- the county was one grand deer park, and a man sure <-.f a fat buck in a two hours' ride from town, almost any day in the season. The glove-maker soon broke up this abundance of game by offering to take deer skins in pay- ment for a new patent repeating rifle, for which he had re- ceived the agency in California. The consequence was that every "squaw man" who lived in the foothills "mated with a squalid savage" came to town and bought a repeating rifle. One day in March, while riding from Tehama to Uncle Johnny James' place on Stony Creek, I found the flayed car- casses of no less than four does, three of which were preg- nant. The red deer is, per consequence, nearly extin- guished in the counties of Tehama and Shasta, There will be no such condition of affairs in Oregon, if I can help it. And if there be any force in law, I am bound to have the benefit of it. The law allows does to be killed till the 1st of December, but prohibits the killing of bucks after November 1st, because their flesh is unsavory. My idea is that the close season for deer of both sexes should begin on the first day of November for the reason that the deer is polyg- amous, and we can better afford to lose five bucks than one doe. Or, if any November shooting is to be allowed, let the deer-skinners shoot bucks — and eat them, too, if they like. There are men in Oregon who belong to the never-sweat club, and who would rather eat rank venison shot with their rifles than to work for a dollar to buy sweet beef. I am willing that such men should eat strong venison in Novem- ber in order that they may sell hides and horns to buy coffee and tobacco, but I strenuously object to their shootiug does and letting the bucks go at large. I plead for the deer because he is dumb and cannot speak for himself, but what mute face is there whose expression is half so eloquent as that of the deer? See the antlered mon- arch of the forest as he calls his does to him with his shrill whistle, and then, snuffing some remote danger in the air, leads them proudly down the glen. How lustrous is the flash of his eye, and how majestic his step. And note the fierce glare of his eye when you have wounded him and he comes at you on three legs. Pain has changed this timorous animal to the ferocity of a bear — look out for him. And when your knife has given him the coup de grace, and yon gaze upon his expiring throes, do you not feel like saying "The king is dead — long live the king?" Yes, it is a noble mission to plead for the deer and to protect him. He has been placed in the sombre forest, a living evidence of the di- vine wisdom, as a protection against want and suffering in the human race. Kill him, if you will, in the long bright days when the red whortleberrries overhang your camp, and the trout are leaping in the foaming rapids. But in the dark and wearisome autumn days, when the chill rain sobs with- out and the oak log crackles within, oh spare the red deer ! My First Tiger. Is there any moment in the hunter's life more filled with pleasure than that in which, for the first time, he stands be- side the mighty monarch of the jungle whom he has just slain in fair fight? Such delight was mine one day some few years ago, but mingled with a feeling of deep and sincere thankful- ness, for 1 had that same hour been nearer to death than, consciously at all events, I had ever been before. In the year 1877 I was sent on surveying duty into the jungle, a long way from my usual head-quarters. A gentle- man was also sent from another station to work in concert with me, and turned out on arrival to be an old friend. There were few villages near and no European station, so we had to depend mostly upon our guns for food, but there was no danger of our starving, for close at hand was a lake swarm- ing with wild fowl, and the hills and plains around contained vast herds of deer of various descriptions in addition to smaller game. Our first care was of course to stock the larder, so on the morning after our arrival, my friend went in the direction of the lake with his fowling-piece and a lot of shot cartridges, but with a few ball ones also, while I went up the hill-side with my spprting Snider, to try and get a shot at one of a herd of black buck which we could see from the tent door feeding on the plain close to the edge of the hill. Between the hill and the plain was a dry torrent bed, scooped out by the water pouring over the cliff in the rainy season. This formed an excellent covered way to approach the hard unseen; so I cautiously crept up it, over the pebbles and the boulders, just lifting my head every now and then to see whether I had got within fair shot of one of the ani- mals. On rounding a rather sharp curve I suddenly found myself within a few yards of a fine old buck, with magnificent horns, evidently the leader of the herd. His head was raised in the act of listening, and though the wind was blowing strongly from him to me, and though I was certain that so far 1 had not been seen, yet he evidently suspected the presence of an enemy, and I felt that I had but a few seconds to spare if I meant to bag him, so I at once poked the muzzle of my rifle through the bushes which fringed the plain side of the water-conrse, and took a quick aim behind his shoulder. My finger was on the trigger; another instant and I would have pressed it, but there came a rush and a roar — a bound of some dark objec.t right over my head; the black buck rolled over in a cloud of dust, and before I was qutte conscious of what bad taken place, and without a thought of what I my- self was doing, I had scaled the side of the torrents bed, and stood looking down in helpless amazement at the drama be- ing enacted before me! Never shall I forget it; it is photo- graphed upon my memory even to the minutest detail, and well it may! The buck lay on his back, his legs quivering spasmodically in the air, while over him crouched a huge tiger with faugs deep buried in his victim's throat— one paw clutching the breast, the claws being sheathed in the flesh, and blood oozing from the wounds. Lifting his head from the carcass, and half raising his body, the tiger glared full in my eyes, and then with a low fierce growl crouched down again.his tail switching nervously from side to side like a cat's. I did not tremble, I did not feel afraid, but I was dazed; strange thoughts, foreign altogether to the scene, filled my mind, and though my eyes were fixed on it, they watched every motion, and the impressions re- ceived were conveyed to my brain, but the power of reason seemed suspended, and I had neither thought of danger nor power for offence or flight. I could only stand and return the brute's fixed stare. Suddenly I heard a slight rustle, and the next instant a seemingly impatient growl behind me. It was the tiger's mate ! The tiger in front of me was about five yards off— an easy spring. His hind legs were gathered well under him, ready; his long, lithe body quivering with excitement; nothing save my own motionless attitude and steadfast gaze prevented the fatal bound. The tiger, or rather I should say tigeress, be- hind me, was ou the farther bank of the nullah, as near as I could judge on the same spot from whence the first had Sprang. I dared not turn round to exercise the fascination of the human eye upou her, aud nothing prevented her from launyhmg herself upon me at any moment: horrible thought, she might even be doing it now ! Her first growl, however, thawed my frozen blood, and sent it tingling and flashing through every vein. Consciousness I had never for an in- stant lost, but my judgment, deliberation, purpose, will, came back to me, and for the first time since climbing the bank of the nullah, I remembered that I had a weapon in my hand. It was a single barrel only, poor enough, in truth, against frightful odds. I have said that the first growl of the female roused me from my stupor; the second, which was answered by a snarl from the male, was the signal for a plan of action to flash into my brain, and I acted upon it on the instant. All this time I had been holding the rifle at the trail in my right-hand, and it was on full cock. Seizing the barrel with my left hand, I slipped the right hand back to the trigger, and looLing full in the face of the tiger in front of me, fired. I knew I had him covered, for I had long accustomed myself to fire from the hip when snipe shooting in dense jungles, and could fire about as well that way as with the stock to my shoulder, and very much quick quicker. The instant I fired I made a backward leap into the water-course, down which I tore at my utmost speed, extracting the empty cartridge and inserted a loaded one as I ran. The clattering of the loosened stones behind me made me think I was pursued; then came a sud- den burst of what seemed to my startled ears to be demon laughter; then a couple of shots rang out, and 1 glanced fear- fully behind me to find I was alone. By this time I had loaded, so, plucking up a little courage, I stopped my head- long flight, — I verily believe I would have broken my neck had I continued to run much further — and looked back, but could see nothing, though ever and again came to my ears a ringing shout of laughter, but which I now recognized as coming from the throat of no other demon than my friend. Getting up out of the nullah, I made a detour, so as to see round an angle of the hill to the scene of my late adventure, without actually approaching it. Something, though what I could not actually say, lay where the tiger had been; and my friend was on his back, on the flat crest of the hill, kick- ing his arms and legs about like a mad man, and laughing and coughing by turns. He recovered himself as I ap- proached and came down the hill to meet me. There were the two tigers and the antelope, all three quite dead. "0 Lord, A. you have nearly been the death of me," said my friend C. ; you know when once I start laughing I can't stop myself; and to see you tearing down that nullah with your topee, off, and your hair stickiug out in all direc- tions from your head, nearly did for me. I soon saw, though, that it was no laughing matter, though 1 could scarcely hold my gun steady enough to give a couple of pills to this brute here. Your face is like a ghost yet in spite of your run. Hah — a — a, but there," with a gulp, I won't. Here, take a nip of this, and tell me all about it. So I sat down and told C all about it, very much as above, and then got his part as follows: "This, you say, is your first tiger. Well ! I hope it will be the last after that fashion. I have dropped three before, and this makes the fourth; but when I went out this morning I no more dreamed of seeing a tiger than of shooting the moon, but was intent upon circumventing a flock of teal that were well within shot from a bush I was trying to reach, when I suddenly came'upon the pugs of a tiger, which seemed as fresh as if they had been just made. I forgot all about the teal, with- drew the shot cartridges, and slipped in a couple of ball ones. I never go shooting without three or four of these, as one never knows what may happen. I soon lost the pugs on the hard dry ground of the hillside, but as they seemed to lead in this direction, and as the cover here looked likely, I came straight on. Ou nearing that gap there, I heard your shot and rushed up aud saw you. Well, well ! I won't say any more about it. An instant after I caught sight of her ladyship there, in no very angelic temper, sniffing and claw- ing" at the body of her mate, so I gave her one, but nearly missed, though, as it happened, I broke her spine and dis- abled her. I think the second found her heart, for she gave a convulsive twist or two, and it was all over. Your shot did not seem to have frightened her a bit; perhaps because her mate took it so quietly." I had sent my bullet straight into his skull. — Asian Cor. Game in the Territories. The large game of our Territories is diminishing each year with greater rapidity — a necessary result, perhaps, of the set- tling up of the country. That it must be exterminated is a conclusion which is inevitable, though something might be done to retard the work of destruction which is now going on, if Congress would only take hold of the matter in earnest. There can be no doubt of the right of the Government to leg- islate for the protection of wild game in regions where it is the owner of the soil. On the ground of the public policy aud ralione soli (because it is the possessor of the land) it has this right — a double authority. It is aright, moreover, which it has already assumed, and one which other governments have also exercised in the past. It is true that in regard to some species of our wild game, such legislation would come too late to be effective, but there are other species now rapidly diminishing in numbers, whose tenure of existence might be lengthened by a wise general law for the protection of game. Such a law might be passed for all the Territories. The buffalo are practically exterminated, and it is too late to hope to save them; but the elk, the antelope and the mule deer remain, and in some localities are still sufficiently abun- dant to tempt the cupidity of the skin hunter. The opening of railroads in every direction throughout the West makes it now an easy matter for the merest tyro to reach a good hunt- ing ground, and men from the East aud from Euglaud run out West, have a week or two in the mountains, aud return, counting their elk, autelope and deer by dozens or scores. Besides what they kill, the number that they wound and that go off with broken legs or balls through the body, too far back to be at once fatal, is very-great. Less than three mouths ago we had occasion to remain for some days in the mountaius, near an English hunting party, and we found almost every day in ridiug through the hills carcasses of dead elk. From some of the bulls the heads with antlers had been removed, but the cows were usually untouched by the butch- er's knife — were not even bled. They had been shot down wantonly, and for no purpose. The game laws of the territories as they stand at present are inoperative. There seems to be behind them no strong public sentiment calling for their enforcement. A Fedoral law, backed by the power and resources of the Federal Gov- ernment, would change all this. Naturally, the iutroduotiou of such a bill would be greeted by a howl from demagogues and politicians for "economy." The solons would reconi- uieucT a penny-wise pound-foolish course of hoarding up money, when the nation's treasuries are overflowing with the revenues for which it is unable to a find a use. The press of to-day is greatly exercised because the Treasury is obliged to pay off the national debt faster than seems wise, and the bonds deposited by the national banks to secure circulation 1883 3?ke jhxcfe b Levy, If 3 0 0 8 4 27 27 0 Totals ixsrses. ..28 1 3 27 18 9 123456789 Occidentals 2 0 5 10 0 0 0 0—8 Haverlys 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 First base on errors— Occidentals 5, Haverlys 0. Left on bases -Oc- cidentals 2, Haverlys 0. Struck out— Occidentals S.Haverlys 11, Passed ballB — McDonald t, Carroll 1. Wild pitches— Meegan 2, Morris 0. Um- pire— Engene Van Court. Scorer— M. Fisher. B. J. Treacy, Lexington, Ky., has sold to E. A. Litch, Brookville, Pa., the bay colt Bourbon Boy, three years, by Strathmore, dam Bourbon Girl, by McDonald's Mambrino; grand-dam Belle, by Alexander's Abdallah, and the bay weanling filly Kena.by Aberdeen, dam Rene Frazer, by Begu lar. *■ Coughs, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, etc., quickly relieved by Brown's Bronchial Troches. A simple and effectual remedy, superior to all other articles for the same purpose. Sold only in boxes. AVe have never known a season when the air was so full of rumors of fast yearling trials. As long ago as September we heard tremendous reports from Kancocas, where the doings of the young Mortemers quite eclipsed almost anything ac- complished at that famous trial-ground since the last batch of Leamingtons performed. The Brookdale lot were tried in August, and it is said that a King Earnest led the pack. At Chester Valley the young James A. made a perfect show of the others, and at Westbroke, last month, a young Sensation showed a cleaned pair of heels to all comers. Yearling trials, however, are not always true. Mr. Withers, for one, fairly scoffs at them. He tells us that his experience is that not one in a half dozen are correct, as, for instance, Paradox could run clean away from anything in his lot in 1S82, but when it came to racing, last season, almost anything he had could beat her. In 1S82 Mr. P. Lorillard tried Pontiac to be as fast as anything he ever had, he doing three furlongs in 37 seconds, but the career of the colt in Enelaud, the past season, has not been of a nature to eucourage the belief that he was above the common. Harold's trial was a true one, and so was Sensation's, but the latter's was far beyond the common, and it was so tremendous that Wyndham Wuldeu c ;1 1 scarce- ly credit it. It got out, and was common gossip :i' fall meeting of 78 and when the colt started, it wi on him. Still, he was, like Dr. Syntax, "short nances, " and his merit so exalted that all compui from him are valueless. — New York Spirit. 348 %xz fBmder mid §yoxhm&vu Dec 1 ROWING. The Champion of the World. It was a Fizzle. Last week we asked if the regatta at Vallejo, under the auspices of the Pacific Rowing As- sociation was to be a fizzle. That our inquiry When the Breeder ant> Sportsman went to ' was not impertinen was shown yesterday, by press last week Edward Hanlan had not ar- J the indignant condemnation of the swearing, y , «. „ i ur XT „i„~ w disappointed crowd that left Vallejo with the rived. Since then, however, Mr. Hanlan has ™»PP q£ thg sun We do not ^ropose to come and been received in a manner that must gjoat over the utter humiliation of the few be gratifying even to one to whom enthusi- perscns who styled themselves the m astic receptions have become commonplace A delegation of rowing ruen, and a com- mittee from the Canadian Association met Mr. Hanlan at Port Costa and escorted him to Vallejo, where he gave an exhibition of his wonderful skill in a shell boat. The same evening he came to San Francisco where he remained until Monday when he returned to Vallejo to do some work for his race with Stev- enson. During his sojourn in the metropolis, the champion oarsman was hospitably treated. He was introduced to a number of gentlemen, and impressed all his new acquaintances very favorably, his affable and modest demeanor being well calculated to win him many friends. On Saturday, Hanlan went to Long Bridge, n tending to take a spin, but the course was ioogh and the day cold and cheerless, and he concluded not to embark. On Monday Han- Ion went to Vallejo, where he remained until Thursday, the day set for the regatta. Find- ing that he had, contrary to his agreement, been advertised to appear in a match race in- stead of an exhibition pull, he set to work to get as much practice as possible in the few days left him. So much has been written about Hanlan's performances that his wonder- ful record as an oarsman is pretty well known to the public and familiar to all rowing men. He is unquestionably the greatest sculler that has ever lived. No oarsman of the past or present has fairly earned such distinction. In all his match races, when fit and well, he has never been beaten, and the only instances in which his colors have been lowered were in three regattas which he entered out of condi- tion. The engraving which the Breeder and Sportsman presents herewith is so speaking a likeness of the world's champion as a sin- gle picture in black and white can be. A good deal has been written about "the little Cana- dian wonder," but looking at Hanlan as he appears in street attire, or in rowing costume, he is far from being small. Like the majority of athletes, he looks largest when stripped. In his street dress he seems to be a hearty, healthy, good-looking young fellow of twenty-eight years, with dark curly hair and a reddish moustache. His complexion is somewhat florid. Passing Hanlan on the street, or seeing him standing on the wharf, one would take him to be some young busi- ness man fresh from a long vacation in the country ana invigorated by his weeks of yachting, hunting and fishing. He dresses neatly and abstains from the sin of bedeck- ing himself with flashy jewelry. In the back Hanlan looks to be a man of medium size, with good legs and back, but not particularly powerful looking. He appears to be rather long in the body, and consequently seems to set high in his boat, though really he rows with his seat very low. On Thursday when he emerged from his boat house in view of the hungry and disgusted multitude, the water was very rough, but the champion disported himself in the waves as if sculling in a g£e was a veritable pleasure to him . T here was wild anxiety among the local rowing men to see the "stroke" that hud paralyzed all the oarsmen of the world, but the exhibition given by Hanlan did not help to enlighten the mystery of his movements. He looks very much the same as any other good sculler, though of course in the rough water of Thurs- day he was unable to row with the same fin- ish that he could show in smooth water. He was, moreover, fat, and therefore to some ex- tent out of form. After watching him for half an hour the Breeder and Sfobts m a n 's representative was convinced of the correctness of Jack Largan's summary of Hunlan's style and powers. Largan was considered the coming man in England when Hunlan was training to row Boyd and had many opportunities to see the champion of the world. Talking of Hanlan one night dur- ing his sojourn in Sao Francisco Largan said Pacific Rowing Association. We opposed the forma- tion of such an association, and predicted that its work could be disastrous to the trne inter- ests of aquatic sport in California. The pre- diction was the expression of an honest con- viction, but was denounced by the Association as the outcome of bitter personal animosity and intemperate prejudice. The Breeder and Sportsman is not moved by such feelings. This journal aspires to the honorabie position of a reputable sporting newspaper, which, above all journals, should be fair and impartial in its expressions, and our only desire in condemning the Pacific Rowing As- sociation was to adhere to our principle of ad- ministering censure, where we believe it is de- served, and awarding liberal praise where it is ranged for the comfort or even ordinary con- venience of the newspaper men who were expected to give glowing accounts of the affair. The two tugs which had been bor- rowed from the Commandant at Mare Island were to be devoted to the committee and their friends, and the journalists were expected to stand on the bank and report the races from a distance of a mile or more. There was ev- idently no intentional slight in this, for everyone was courteous and kindly disposed, but it was merely a lack of forethought — a sort of mental strabismus that seemed to af- fect the managers of the regatta in every mis- management that they made. On Wednesday evening Hanlan expressed himself as being by no means satisfied with the morrow's outlook. "1. can't help feeling," said he "that I have not been treated exactly fair in this matter. You can see at a glance that I am in no condition for a race, and can therefore understand that I have had no in- tention of rowing one. The association tele- graphed to know if I would appear at their regatta, and I replied that I would not race, as there was no time nor chance for training. Then they wired to know if I would give an events advertised did not take place. The excuse of the Rowing Association is that the weather was too rough. The Alia says: Ten thousand persons were in Vallejo yesterday to see the regatta given by the Pacific Coast Amateur Rowing Association- At least 7,000 of these went up from San Francisco, and in the hearts of each and every one of them is a deep, bitter feeling of disgust, annoyance and undying grudge against every person who had the slightest connection with the regatta. Of all the hol- low, miserabte frauds ever perpetrated upon a long-su ffe ring public, this regatta was a trifle the worst. It was a snare, and a delusion from beginning to end; a fizzle, a disgrace and a hollow mockery; a waste of men's time and a serious annoyance from its start to its very premature finish. Who is responsible for the wretched fiasco nobody seems to know. Even the Chronicle, which obtains its row- ing items from the Secretary of the Associa- tion, confessed that the regatta was a "disap- pointment." It was, and, had the day been devoid of wind and the course as clear as a mill pond, the disappointment would have been equally great. No provision had been made in Vallejo for the reception of so many visitors and it is impossible to see more than a few hundred yards of the course from any position. Altogether a worse selection of place for a regatta could not have been made, and it ought now be in order for the rowing clubs of this city that share the odium of the frasco, to demand an explanation of the dele- gates or appoint an investigating committee to learn by what arrangement the interest of the clubs in the speculation was sold out to the managers of hippodrones and walking matches. A Victory lor Stockton. The only race which fook place at Vallejo on Thursday was between the amateur barge crews of the Amity Boat Club of Stockton and the South End and Golden Gate Clubs of San Francisco for a two-mtle race with a turn. The wind was high, and there was quite a rough chopping sea running. The South Enders got the water first ahd led a length be- fore the other boats were well started. The Golden Gates stoop well in towards Mare Is- land shore, the Amity boat went close up to the Vallejo shore and the South Enders took the middle channel. The two San Francisco boats jerked along at from thirty-four to thirty six strakes a minute, while the Stockton Club never rowed faster than thirty-two and often dropped as low as thirty. The Golden Gate boat was steered very wildly, making tacts of a serpentine nature, and consequently losing a great deal of ground. The Amity boat was the first to turn the stake, and had the lead of four lenghta over the South End crew when they straightened out, with the Golden Gates away in the rear. Going home the South End crew gained steadily, and passing the Amity crew at the stationary bo ay, led by six open lenghts, four hundred yards from home. Here they got into trouble, their boat nearly filled with water, and the Amity crew drew up, winning by a length, the Golden Gate boat about seven open lenghts behind. Time, 20:29£ It was almost impossible for the boats to stem the frightful current that washes through the straits. It is announced that the races that were to have taken place at Vallejo on Thursday will come off on Sunday at Long Bridge. The announcement is made on the authority of the ill-favored rowing association and should be taken with a grain of allowance. How- ever, the walk to Long Bridge will not take much time. The races certainly ought to come off, and Hanlan might give a free ex- hibition, for no San Francisco crowd can again be cajoled into an excursion to see him. justly merited. We foresaw that from its | exhibition pull. This I agreed to do, and actions the Pacific Rowing Association was I now you see the result. I reach San Fran- disposed to turn the growing interest in | cisco to find that a man of local reputation rowing into filthy lucre, by allowing notori ous speculators to use the rowing clubs for their own advantage. Only last week we ex- pressed our belief, that the primary object of the excursion to Vallejo was to get a lot of people on board of a few steamers, that they I'll tell you what Hanlan lookslike." If you might be forced to patronize the bars, refresh- ment stands, and "skin games." Thanks to the energy of Chief Crowley the gambling fea- ture was surpressed, but in all other respects the prophecy was fulfilled. The last thing in the minds of the projectors of the fraud was to give the excursionists the pleasuie cf viewing the races advertised. As our statement of the disgraceful affair, which will make the Pacific Rowing Association memorable in the history of rowing, may be considered somewhat un- fair, we reprint portions of the reports of daily newspapers, that have never had but kind words for the incompetent, if not dishonest organization. The Call says: A representative of the Call was sent up to Vallejo on Wednesday evening, that he might be on the ground— on the water, that is to say— early in the morning, On that evening he found that there was some- thing wrong in Denmark, which fact was, in- deed, about the only thing he succeeded in finding, so fur as the race was concerned. In the linn place, no member of the managing committee was in the town, and in the second place there "was no other person who could give him any definite information as to the races which were to come off next day, ex- i | axon the one unpleasant point that no accommodations whatsoever had been ar- saw him sculling around Long Bridge and didn't know it was Hunlan you would think any good man might beat him but when you come to know him and what he could do you'd make up your mind that all hull couldn't beat him. He's so good that In- should be barred out of everything." Han- Inn is certainly a master of tho sliding seat, he takes a wonderful reach and finishes with what looks like a jerk, though in reality his rowing is perfectly even. What strikes tho observer most forcibly is the champion's wonderful vim. lie is nil life, and snap, and therein lies tho secret of hi** success. He throws his whole strength into every stroke, and must possess In n^ <>i leather and a heart of india-rubber to keep up tho pace he gets on his boat. He un- doubtedly has to thank his physique as much us his science for his success. He must, in proportion to his size, bo a giant in strength. Iluulnn will remain n few weeks in California before going to Victoria and Australia. ♦ I. Klynn and Leaudor Stevenson are to row a match race at Long Bridge on December 16th. Stevenson in backed by Louis White, ol the Pioneer Club. Flynu is his own backer. has been put in training for the express pur- pose of rowing against me, although the ostensible purpose is to have him row against his own record. I am told that handsome sums of money have been offered him if he will beat me to-morrow. Although I am as soft as butter, still I am not in the least afraid that Stevenson is going to show me his rudder at the finish of the pull to-morrow. Still, I do not think that the association had any right to advertise a genuine race when they had accepted my terms for an exhibition, and if it were not for fear of disappointing a pub- lic with whom I am a stranger, I would re- fuse to appear at all to-morrew." The Examiner remarks : The enormity of the fraud perpetrated upon the people who went to Vallejo yesterday to see Hanlan and Stevenson row can hardly be appreciated. If Hanlan's word is to be taken the whole blame lies with Stevenson, who refused to row in the rough water of yesterday. Still Hanlan disported himself jollily in that water for nearly an hour, and there seems to be no rea- son why Stevenson should not have raced except for fear of his antagonist. If the water was smooth enough for Hanlan to stand up in his twenty-six pound shell and rock it from side to side, and cavort all over the bay, it certainly seemed smooth enough for an ordi- nary race. The compendium of this whole affair is that 10,000 people went to Vallejo to see a race betweeu Hanlan and Stevenson, under the auspices and by advertisement of the Pacific Rowing Association; Hanlan and Stevenson did not race, and the five other Petersen and Lee. On last Saturday evening, Henry Petersen met Hanlan and his companion, George W. Lee, at the walking match. Hanlan asked Petersen why he was not entered for the Vallejo regatta, and expressed regret that the Long Bridge man had been barred by the association. Lee inquired of Petersen whether he could get on a race with him or Stevenson. Petersen said that he conld only speak for himself. He (Petersen) desired very much to first row Stevenson, who claimed to be cham- pion of the Pacific coast, but if he could not get on a match with the Vallejo man, would think about the other proposition. Petersen said that he could not give a definite answer until he had talked with his trainer, Con. Lynch, and his backers. On Sunday, Mr. Lynch informed the representative of the Breeder and Sportsman, that Petersen would make a match with Lee for $500 if Stevenson could not be induced to row. Considering that Lee is ready to row any man in the world except Hanlan, the readiness of Petersen to meet him shows that the Long Bridge man possesses plenty of confidence. The discussion about the relative merits of paper and wooden racing boats has been re- vived. It will be remembered that the Breeder and Sportsman expressed a strong preference for wooden boats. Hanlan ought to be somewhat of an authority on the sub- ject, and his first remark on seeing Stevenson's paper boat was a condemnation of her. Neither Hanlan nor Lee will listen patiently to any praises of the superiority of paper boats. Any kind of an old wooden boat is, in the estimation of the champions, superior to the products of the paper mill. 1883 ^lx£ fPrctclcr and jlpmrisiuatt. 349 A Suggestion. As there are now three shell crews in training, and as there is some doubt that the Pacific Rowing Association will give any prizes, we suggest that the fine trophy offered by the Breeder and Sportsman one year ago be again competed for. The terms of the competition were that the cup should be won twice by the same crew. The Ariels won it one. Let it be rowed again next Sunday. Capt. Pat Brannan went out on Tuesday night to row a trial in his wherry, and at the second stroke broke one of the bolts of his outrigger. The Captain was completely un- nerved by the accident. "Great Scott ! Steve," said he to Stephen Ellis, as he backed in tc the float and disembarked, "I came awful near being knocked out by Growney." Had the happy idea of rowing a trial not stricken the Captain, he would have rowed his race with the defective bolt and got left. Norman Horsemen. The National Norman Horse Association held its third annual meeting at the Sherman House, Chicago, November 15th, about 100 members being present. Mr. John Virgin, of Fairfield, President of the association, pre- sided. The election of officers resulted as fol- lows: President, John Virgin. Fairfield, 111.; Vice-Presidents, J. A. Perry, Wilmington, 111.; Ellis Dillon, Bloomington, 111.; Secretary, T. Butterworth, Quincy; Treasurer. Edward Hodson, El Paso; Committee on Registry, Elmer Hull, Buckley; Isaiah Dillon, Bloom- ington; H. Babcock, Onarga; J. C. Morrison, Pontiac; Martin Hudson, Ottawa. Directors: H. C. Heffner. Illinois; F. Skillman, Califor- nia; Ellis Dillon, Illinois; W. E. Pritchard, Illinois; J. M. Resroat, Illinois; G. W. Win- ters, Indiana; Albert Harlow, Wisconsin; H. D. Blough, Iowa; Dr. C. B. Eddy, Kentucky. H. G. Alvord, New York; Mr. Coffee, Ohio; Chauncey Bailey, Illinois: Major Burke, of New Orleaus, as represent- ative of the International Fair Association and the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial, invited the association to hold its nest an- nual meeting at New Orleans upon the open- ing of the World's Industrial and Cotton Cen- tennial, which will occur at New Orleans De- cember 1, 1884. The organization tendered a vote of thanks for the invitation, and ap- pointed Messrs. Fink, of Illinois; Skillman, of California; and Harlow, of Wisconsin, a com- mittee to consider the invitation. At the banquet the following toasts were given: "The draft-horse from a financial point;" Hon. John Landrigan. "Pioneer progress of the draft-horse, how he has won his way to popularity;" Col. J. W. Judy. "France, the home of the Normans, the foundation of the draft-horses of the world;" Levi Dillon. "The draft-horse at the fairs. They draw in more ways than one;" Col. Charles F. Mills. "The Normans in Missouri; their onward march;" J. A. Fray. "The Frenchman who thinks the Ameri- cans made of money; may he live long to raise good Norman's for us;" Major Munn. "The horse the index of a nation's prosper- ity;" J. M. Balthrope. "The draft-horse;" T. Butterworth. "France leads the popular fashions of the world in draft-horses and in dress;" J. C. Duncan. "The heavy horse; may his shadow never grow less;" the Rev. G. W. Gue. "The American importer; he invades the world and captures the best animals;" Leo Dillon. "The Norman's in Texas;" T. C. Sterrett. The Shetland Pony. The native livestock of Shetland cannot generally be commended; but the well-known Eony of that part of the world is perfect of is kind. As carts would be out of place on the steep sides of the hills, ponies are kept by every family for the purpose of carrying peat for winter use. The fuel after being dried is placed in baskets called "cassies,"one of which hangs on each side of the animal's back — a strong, broad back, admirably adapt- ed for the purpose of bearing heavy bur- dens. The pony of the Shetland Isles is, in fact, the offspring of circumstances. He is the pet {says Forestry) of the family, gentle as the Arab's steed under similar training. He will follow his friends indoors like a dog and lick the platters or the children's faces. He has no more kick in him than a cat and no more bite than a puppy. He is a noble ex- ample of the complete suppression ofj those vicious propensities that some of his kind ex- hibit when they are ill-treated, and of the intelligence and good temper that may be de- veloped in horses by kindness. There is no precedent for his running away, nor of his becoming frightened, or tired when he has carried some stout laird from Lerwick to his house, many Scotch miles across the hills. He moves down the rugged paths with admira- ble circumspection, loaded panier fashion with two heavy "cassies" of peat, picking his way, step by step, sometimes sideways. In crossing boggy spots, where the water is re- tained, and a green carpet of acquatic grass might deceive some steeds and bring them headlong to grief in the spongy trap, he care- fully smells the surface and is enabled to cir- cumvent the danger. Horse Racing in Brazil. Horse races on the campos or prairies of Rio Grande, the Southernmost province of Brazil, are important affairs, says the Phila- delphia American. Not only do they afford to the scattered inhabitants of the campos an occasion for indulging in their favorite vice of gambling under the form of betting, but also an opportunity — about the only one they have, in fact— for social intercourse and the interchange of news. How the intelligence that a horse race is coming off on any particular Sunday or saint's day gets spread abroad in the campos, it is not easy to say. That it does so, the goodly gathering which always attends them abundantly proves. The ranchman is there with his sons, all on horseback, from the strapping, bearded first-born, who sits his ani- mal as if he were a part of him, to the young- ster who can barely walk, who has to scram- ble up to the saddle by the foreleg and mane of his steed, audwhose short, fat legs stick out when he is on in a way that makes his keep- ing on at all a puzzle to the beholder. The ranchman's wife and daughters are there in the family carriage, a square box on four wheels, open in front and with a door behind, but windowless, springless, and as often as not seatless. Negroes, male and female, are there, mostly slaves, personal attendants and dependants of the ranchmen, and all bare- footed, as slaves are obliged to be in Brazil. Lastly, the gaucho is there, the cowboy of the pampas, in all the glory of straw sombrero and gaily-striped poncho, his nether man ar- rayed in chirrapa, calzoncillos and potro boots, the waist belt which supports his knife and pistol bright with silver dollars, and the rowels of the spurs which arm his feet like unto cheese plates for magnitude. At his saddle-bow are the raw hide lasso and the bolas. A word of explanation as to the dress and equipment of the gaucho. The poncho, as most people know, is an oblong square of cloth or linen, with a slit cut in the centre, through which the wearer thrusts his head, the garment hanging lower before and behind than at the sides, and leaving the hands free. In South Brazil the poncho is usually of linen material, striped in colors, and in the camps entirely takes the place of a coat. The cal- zoncillos are wide linen drawers, often with inches of embroidery around the bottoms, which reach below the calf. Over these is worn the chirripa, which, like the poncho, is anoblongsquare of cloth, usually dark colored. This the gaucho pulls up between his legs, before and behind, tucking the corners into his waist belt or sash, at thehips. When on, the chirripa has much the appearance of loose knickerbockers or Turkish trousers. Potro boots are made by stripping the skin entire from the hind leg of a potro or colt, and drawing it on to the foot while wet. The heel of the wearer occupies the place formerly occupied by the animal's hock, and the skin is cut off a few inches below the hock, so as to leave the toes of the wearer bare. The gaucho rides with the great toe only in the stirrup, which is made small on purpose. The bolas consists of three balls of iron or stone, fast- ened together by stout iron thongs. This is hurled at the hind legs of the animal intended to be stopped, and trips it up by twisting around them. As soon as folks begin to arrive at the course — which is anysuitable piece of ground in the wide expanse of level prairie previously agreed upon— the women folk hop out of their boxes and get together in little groups, with their heads converging to a common centie, which arrangement, together with a continu- ous chattering, they keep up until the pro- ceedings are terminated, the race apparently having little or no interest for them. The men also gather into groups or ride around offering or taking bets, a process entailing an amount of shouting and gesticulating, and galloping about, which, to the more phleg- matic foreigner, seems very superfluous. After about an hour or more of this sort of business, the spectators range themselves along each side of the course, and the starting begins. In the Rio Grande campos, two horses only are raced at a time, and as a rule only one or two races take place at a meeting. The horses are ridden barebacked, and the riders divest themselves of poncho, sombrero and boots, tying a handkerchief around the forehead to keep the long black hair out of their eyes. They go some distance back of the actual starting point, up to which thej' canter slowly. When abreast of it, if either rider thinks that he is in a good position for starting, he says to the other: "Vamos?" — "Shall we goV" If the other rider feels like starting, too, he answers: "Vamos!" — "Let us go !" And they go forwith. In nineteen cases out of twenty, however, one or both riders are not satisfied with the start, and they then wheel, canter back to where they set out from, and the whole performance is gone through again. In this way twenty or thirty false starts will often be made and much time consumed. The spectators mean- time keep on laying and taking odds at the top of their voices, and proceedings being every now and again enlivened by the appear- ance on the course of the inevitable dog, who is promptly rolled over with the bolas amid the laughter of the unfeeling multitude. At last they get off and come yelling down the track, the crowd closing up behind them, and galloping and yelling close on their heels. Woe to the luckless man who should happen at this moment to be off his horse ! Unless he mounts like lightning, his animal will in- falliably get away from him, and he himself be trampled under foot, and perhaps killed. Puppies not Suckling. Every breeder of experience has often found iu a litter of puppies some which, al- though apparently as strong and healthy as any of the others, would not take the teat, and again those which after taking it for the first day or two refused it. Iu such cases, unless measures to supply the puppy with food are promptly resorted to, death ensues. Unqu estionably, very many puppies die from this cause which could be saved. As we write, we recall to mind many instances in our own experience of puppies which but for the prompt measures adopted would not have been saved to grow to the strong, healthy dogs they afterwards were. Professor Woodroffe Hill gives some valu- able advice to be followed in such cases. Be- sides resorting to artificial means of warmth recommended by Professor Hill, we have found instead of milk a few drops of the blood of a juicy piece of fresh beef mixed with about the same quantity of brandy he advises, ex- cellent. "If the teat is placed in the mouth and the puppy held to it," remarks Professor Hill, "a feeble effort to suck will be observed, but this is seldom renewed, and the little off- spring soon becomes cold and dies from in- nutrition. Generally the mother abaudons such whelps, centering all her regard upon the stronger ones; and as warmth is almost as essential to a newly-born creature as sus- tenance, resuscitation is a most difficult mat- ter. These cases either arise from syncope or weaknes, and are more frequently witnessed in large litters. "Immediately an inability to suck is ob- served, the little one should be removed, wrapped in warm flannel, and placed near the fire; if the body is found cold the spine may be rubbed with a spoonful of neat brandy. Then the following food should be prepared: Cow's milk, a teaspoonful; warm water, half a teaspoonful; brandy, five drops; and suffi- cient lump sugar to slightly sweeten. Gently open the puppy's mouth, and, having dipped a camel-hair brush into the food, place it up- on the tongue, and so on until the whole has been administered. Then wrap up warm again, and repeat in two hours, or oftener if necessary. From time to time the little one may be put within reach of the mother, so that if disposed she may lick it, and by the warmth and friction of her tongue promote the circulation. In extreme cases artificial respiration may be adopted. "As the puppy gains strength it will be ob- served sometimes to suck the brush, and in that case the teat may be again tried; or, failing this, an ordinary feeding-bottle wiih a small India rubber teat maybe used; and with a little perseverance it is surprising how well puppies can be reared in this way. But the food should never be given cold; and, in the event of diarrhoea, lime-water should be added to the milk instead of plain water. Of course, so soon as the animal's strength is established the brandy must be suspended." — American Field. Percheron Horsemen. The National Association of Importers and Breeders of Percheron Norman Horses met at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, November 15th, the President, Daniel Dunham, of Wayne, 111., in the chair. The Hon. J. B. Grinnell, of Iowa, made the opening address, during which he enumerated the following qualities as peculiar to the breed: Longev- ity, grace, smallness of foal, good feet, free- dom from ringbone, spasm and heaves, broad haunches, and easy adaptability to the collar. Mr. W. Dunham submitted the following statistics: From 1S51 to 1870 about SO Perch- eron horses were imported; from 1870 to 18S0 about 1,300; during 1881, 1S82 and 1883, about 2.500. Of these Illinois has imported 1,834. On motion the word "Percheron" was struck from the name of the association. The following officers for the ensuing year were elected by the convention: President, Daniel Dunham, Wayne, 111., Secretary and Treasur- er, J. H. Bowen, of Iowa; Vice-President, J. D. Clough, Maine; L. T. Hazen, New Hamp- shire; H. H. Brown, Vermont; Mr. Russell, Massachusetts; the Hon. John Pierce, Con- neticut; H. H. Buffmau, Rhode Island; Ed- ward Harris, New Jersey; W. T. Waters, Maryland; J. W. Fickliu, Virginia; Dr. R. G. Reynolds, West Virginia; Colin Cameron, Pennsylvania; Fred B. Redfield, New York; Charles Fullington, Ohio; H. H. Aldrich, In- diana; Dr. Winter, Illinois; L. Johnson, Minnesota; N. Whitman, Dakota; J. B. Grin- nell, Iowa; Mr. Crane, Missouri; Dr. McDon- ald, Tenuessee; W. E. Walton, Kentucky; I. W. Emery, Texas; D. C. Dewell, New Mexico; L. Smith, Arizona; Mr. Skillman, California; W. C. Meyer, Oregon; W. Bruce, Washington Territory; D. McHull, Idaho; Mr. Poindex- j ter, Montana; E. L. Clark, Utah; J. A. Wit- jter, Colorado; the Hon. J. McCall, Nevada; I the Hon. J. Cauchon, Manitoba; John Pierce, 1 Quebec; J. Chapman, Nova Scotia; J. H. 1 Douglas, Wyoming Territory; Henry Avery, j Kansas; T. Snyder, Ontario; J. L. Inches, | New Brunswick; Benjamin Heattz, Prince Edward's Island. Directors : Dr. Stetson, T . Slatterly, George Case, Henry C. Jewett, J F. Stude- baker, J. H. Bowman, M. W. Dunham and Senator Palmer. Oakland Trotting Park. 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DOGS PREPARED lor Field Trials. BY E. LEAVESLEY, CIILROY. FOR SALE. THE ALMONT STALLION ALTOONA, BV ALMONT, FIRST DAM THERESA BY Prophet, Jr.: second dam Molly Floyd by Mohawk; third diiin by Davy Crockett, a Canadian n i<'> r; fourth dam Puss, a line road mar.- im|mrtr lawn; is a dark hay, a little over 16 jorm and breeding. For particulars apply to Almont Stablea, 1352 San Pablo Avei 350 lixcdcr and Mtpoxtsmm. Dec 1 S. C. BOWLEY & CO., GRAND COMBINATION SALE, Commencing April 10th, 1884, AT THE Bay District Race Track, AND CONTINUING SIX DAYS Thoronslibred Horses ami Slaudarcl Trot- ters, Roadsters, Jersey, Durban], and Devon Cattle. Spanish, Merino, and Leicestershire Sheep, from all the principal breeding estab- lishments on the Pacific Coast. 750 HEAD OF STOCK Have already been entered for sale and further in stnietions fnini leading breeders arc daily arriving. Breeders and owners desirous of entering stock tor this sale should apply at once to _ 33. 35 and 3? Sew Montgomery St The benefit of the combination sale to breeders and st.M-kmen cannot be too highly estimated. Combina- Uod Bales have beenfoundoi Immense advantage in the East, and BuCh a sale as this, comprising, as is antici- pated, not less than S.ihni head of fine stock from all the leading breeders of the Coast, cannot fail to a i tract a large number of buyers from Honolulu, Australasia. and the East. The fame of Calif oriiin trotters is world- wide, and wlien it is known that for this sale already are entered the get of Electioneer, The Moor. Almont, Nutwood and all the best known stallions on the Coast. the advantages to both breeders and purchasers must be obvious. Large or small lots will lie taken fot sale. As soon as the catalogues can be prepared they will be distributed all over the world; soil is necessary for those desirous of taking advantage of the sale to send in their lists of stock, with complete pedigree, at an early date. S. t". BOWLEY A CO. Largest and Finest Stock On the Coast, at prices that defy competition. WILL A l-'JTM K. Leading Cutlers. 769 Market street. SPORTINU GOODS. Telephone, 5159. IMPROVED Blind Bridle & Winkers FOR RACE HORSES. Secured by Letters Patent, July 35, 1889. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure ray letters patent, is: 1. The part D.supported by the side straps of the bri- dle, extending back as shown, the front having an opening into which the blind is fitted, substantially, as herein described. 2. In a bridle, in combination with the extensions D. the curved blinds F, secured to such extensions, and as shaped, to give full freedom and ventilation to the eye while circumscribing the vision, substantially as herein described. 3. In a bridle, and in combination with the exten- sions D. blinds F, and side straps A, the screw, nut and washer E, to secure the blind and allow it to be set, substantially as herein described. 4. In a bridle, and in combination with the check- pieces D and blinds F, as shown, the straps or bands (; and H, connecting the branchus or extensions above and below the eves, and having the adjusting slides or buckles, substantially as an i for the purpose herein described. 5. In a bridle, and in com ination with the blinds F, supported ai d pivoted to the bridle so as to be mova- ble about the point of support, the adjustable front straps or bands G and II, and the i ear band I and the throat-latch or lash connected with the blinds, and ad- justable, substantially as herein described. The above are the claims allowed by the patent office, and though the corresponding letters no not appear on the cut, the general principle will be under- stood. It meets with universal approbation, doing away with all the objections urged against blinds, and at the same time giving complete control of the line of vision. By throwing the lower portion of the blind up somi-thing of the same eftect on the action follows as is inducedliy toe-weights. This is especially the case whenyoung colts are the pupils, teaching them to bend the knee without the strain of weights on the feet. For bridles of all descriptions apply to .inn v a. mcKebron. No. 327 Sutter St.. San Francisco. I H MPROVBDIIORSB ULOTHIN e. Secured by Letters Patent bIb^ed^^oIViIb?: , The above cut represents the body-piece, the patent also cover- ing the improvements m the hood. The following are the claims £J1 3/HbGCl . I. An improved blank. t..r en verliig,.-oiisltdhig „f tin- body.piec* A, flap C, and the extension it, formed ..r ii nil. Ml together, bo as to cover the body and legs of the animal, iub i intlaUs n hi n ind. i rfbod. 8, The blanket or covering A, having the flap O, and toe extend B. to Hi the fore and bin i Legs of the a omo. 1 1 fi-Mi,t ,..■ i. nlnga I'u.and tb.' pormam m trape or bands )■;. substantially u and fortnopurposi lioreln described. >. The blanket or oovarlns A, with Its extensions n irlr -i' <>■■< i . md the font fastenings PO.lDcomblnatlon with the elastic neck.exte fi Dtlall] i and for the purpose herein di cribod! Dkot A and bood.l in lecting-etrlp i, subsi combination with the nttaiiy as described !i,.J,.ril,,"i ■> ""■""» "i »"■■!'».» t,..ni:,ii, m heroin 1„',.l^!l■',',„l,'l':l,,^,',;"',",';"','," v'v'',ri"ic-i,,"ikii» <»•< »m. ,:;::,!::;Vi;:;::!,M:>7,vV7,,'i"''s',,!!,,h '•■"'■""''■ i( - tvoioea. BubstanaaUj an beroln doaorlltaiL £he right to make clothing in the United States will be sold on royalty. Apply to the patentee, JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON LINES OF TRAVEL. SAW IKWIMO Emig'nt Niles and Haywards Ogden and ( ExpreBs East l Emigrant Red Bluff $ via Marysville. and Tehama ( via Woodland.. Redding Sacramento, via Livermore. " via Benicia via Benicia " via Benicia Sacramento River SteamerB, San Jose Vallejo.. :W P M *12:10 p m 6:40 P M 8:40 P m 10:10 a M 10:10 A M fi:40 p M 5:40 p m 8:40 p m 2:40 p m 7:10 A M 5:40 P M •12:10 p M 5:40 p M 10 :10 A M 2:40 p M 5:40 P M *8:40 A M 2:40 p m 2:40 p M *12:10 P M 5:40 P M 2:40 P SI 7:10 A M 5:40 P U 3:10 P M M 1:40 j *8:40 A M 8:40 p M 9:40 A M 5:40 p M 6:40 p M 5:40 p si 5:40 P M 6:40 p si 8:40 p si 10:10 A M *fi:(M A m *3:40 p M 13:40 P M 9:40 a M 6:40 p M 2:40 P M 8:40 p M *12:10 p M 10:10 A M 8:40 P M 6:40 p SI 10:10 a si COMMENCING SUNDAY, NOV.. 11, 1883, AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, Passenger Trains will leave from, and arrive at, Ran Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend -Street, between Third and Fourth Streets) as follows: DESTINATION. I San Mateo, Redwood and Memo Park. f\ 6:35 a m •8:10 am I 9 :i.i3 a m <\ *10:02a u j 3 -M v M t4 :59 V M V. I 5 :55 P M 8:30 a I 10:40 a s •3:30 PS 4:25p s Santa Clara, San Jose and Principal Way Stations. 9 :03 a M •10:02 a m 3 :Sfl p m 5 ;55 p m . Mi 1 Gilroy.Pajaro.Castroville, f i *10:02a m 'Si1 I" Salinas and Monterey. > I 5:55 p si 10:40 a Ml Hollister and Tree Pinos. "l Watsonville.Aptos.Soquel ;'! l M [ (CampCapitolai & Santa ! ! * Mi f Cruz. Broad Gauge; no "J j \) change of cars. U_ Soledadand Way Stations 'Sundays excepted. Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m. Train, except Feseadero Stages via San Mateo, and Redwood, which connect with 8:30 a. m. Train. Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to Monterey, Poquel and Santa Cruz; also to Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs. Excursion tickets sold Saturday and Sunday —good to return on Monday — to Santa Clara or San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, $4; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 55, and to principal pointB between San Fran- Cisco and San Jose. Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend street, Valencia-street station, and No. 613 Market street, Grand Hotel. A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH, Superintendent. Asst. Pass. &. Tkt. Agt (&- SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. TEfi For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see C. P. R. R. Time Schedule, Train leaving San Francisco at 4:30 p, m. can meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Benicia; and that leaving at 9 :30 a. si. can meet Pacific Express from The I\eedles and El Paso at Antioch. •Sundays excepted, J Sundays only. LOCAX FERRY TRAIMS, VIA OAKLAND PIER. From San Francisco Dally. TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00— •6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8 :00— 8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00—11:30—12:00—12:30 —1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00—3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00 — 5:30—6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 — •12:00. TO FRUIT VALJ£-«6:00— *6:30 — *7:00— *7:30 — *8:00 — •8:30— *3:30— *4:00— *4:30— •5:00— *5:30— *6fl0 — *6:30 — TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)-*9:3O-6:3O-±ll:00 —•12:00. TO ALAMEDA— *6:00—»6 ;30— 7 :00— *7 :30— 8 :00 — *8 -30 — 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— tl0:30— 11:00— 111:30— 12:00— i 12 :30— 1:00— tl:30— 2:00-3:00— 3:30-4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00— 5 :30 — 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12;00. TO BERKELEY— •6:00— •6:30— 7:00-*7:30 — 8:00-*S 30 -9:00— 19:30— 10 :00-tl0:30— 11:00-111:30 — 12:00-1:00 —2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7 -00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12;00. TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00 — *fi:30-7:00-«7-30- J8:00— *8:30— 9 :00— 10 :00 — U :00— 11 :00— 2 :00— 3 :00— 4 -00 —•4:30-5:00— "5:30— 6:00— •6:30—7:00. To San Francisco Daily. FROM FRUIT VALE— *6:23-»6:53-»7:23-*7:53-*8-23 *8:53-»9:23— n0:21— *4:23-*J:53-»5:23— *5:53-»6-23- •6:53—7:25-9:50. FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — *5:15-*5 :45- J6:45 — 9:15 — *3:15. FROM EAST OAKLAND- *5:30 — «6-00 — 6-30 — 7-00- 7:30-8:00—8:30-9:00-9:30-10:00-10:30 -11:00- 11:30 12:00-12:30-1:00-1:30-2:00-2:30-3:00-830-4:00- 4:30-5:00-5:30— 6:00-6:30-7:00-7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 — FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-«5:37-*6-07-6-37 7:O7-7:.'(7-S:07-S:37:-9:07-9:37-lO:07-lO:37-U:u7 -"^7-12;°7-12:3"-l:f'-l:37-'2:07-2:37-3:07-3:37 T^-^^Al~5:0y-b:37~6:Q7-G-:i'J-'!-Q'7~^'i-^0G- 10:06—11:06. FROM ALAMEDA— *5;22— *5:52— •6-'v> — 6-5"— *7-2^ — ?;^r*»:^-J,:-r'2-9:22-fl:52- 110:22- 10-52- 111 '-n^ U:52-tl2:22-12:52-tl:22-l:r,J-j:r,-_:i:j-j_:p[,>r|-- —1:52-5:22-5:52-6:52-6:52-7:52-8:52-9:52-10:52'. FR?^f 5,ERKELEY-*5:15-».5:45-»6:15-6:45-»7:I5- 1,^^.i1'~Vii,rt!o:1irr9:,r>-lin:'-5-I0:l5-tii;i5- « lZl:-: '\r--l\ ■!5-2:-J5-3:45— 1:15— 1:45-5:15-5:45 —6:15— 6:15— 7: lo— 8;45—9 ?i5— 10:45. FROM WTCST BERKELEY-«5H6-»6:15-6:45-»7-15 rI^-?^r|1,lr:1Rr!,:,,s-in:w- 112:45- 1:15-2:15- 3:45-H ;45-*5 ;15— 5 rl5— '6:15— 6;45-»7 ;15. 1'KEEK ROUTE. FR??L ?"XN FIlANCI«CO--7:15-9:15-ll:l5-l:15- J:lo — 5:15. FR?15 OAKI'AND-'<,:16-8:15-10:15-12:15-2:15- •nnlly, except Sundaye. (Sundays only. ■^Standard Time'? Furnished by Randolph & Co Tewelen, 101 and 103 Montgomery it. ". f. A. N. TOWJ1E, T. h. GOOUWAS. Oen. Manager, Gen. Pa,e. t Tkt Ag) Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO. BESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE SUPERIOR FACILITIES AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING with speed and comfort the best places in the State for Sea Bathing, Snooting and Fishing. TRAINS LEAVE BAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR MONTEREY, THE MOST CHARMING summer and Winter Resort of the Facific Coast, with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout in abundance can be obtained from the several Btreams in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting may be had in season. THE BA Y OF MONTEREY Is noted for the extent and variety of flBh which abound in Its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar- acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder. The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports- men, TH E BATH I NO FACILITIES AT THE "HOTEL DEL MONTE, w ARE UNSURPASSED, having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of r»re white sand for surf bathing. THE BATH-HOUSE contains SPACIOUS SWIMMING- TANKS (150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim* ming batbs, with ELEGANT ROOMS connecting for individual bathB, shower facilities. with douche and THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known Watering Places, APTOS. SOQFEL AM) SVMA CRUZ, IS VIA THE Southern Pacific Railroad, (Broad Gauge). The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cms and Mon- terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety, Notably Quail, IMgeon, Snipe. Duck, (Seesc, Deer and Bear. Lakes PILARCITOS and-SAN ANDREAS are reached by this Hue. stages connect with trains dally nl Sail Matei, for those well-known Retreats, PURIS- S1MA, SAN UllEUORIO and Pl'X'AHKHO. We would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex- tent of range at and about SAS BRUNO ami McMA- HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE. These resorts are hut a short distance from Sun Fr.ineipeo mid offer special inducements to the Iuvlth of tills manly Bport. SPECIAL NOTICE. and c 1 he.'ntitl.-d to FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS when carried In Baggage Cars and put in charge of Tr.iin P.iicciicniiiiii. 'iTMn Ruggjigeriifii lire Instructed to issue CHECKS for all dogs received In Baggage Ciirs. rfc«rln order to gimrd against accidents to Dogs while in (r.Liisit, it in necessary that they he provided with COLLAR ANIi ill AIN. Guns and Fishing Tackle will bo carried free of. -barge. Guns taken apart and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be taken in Passenger Cars. TICKET OFFICES— Passenger Depot, Townsend street, Valencia Station, and No. (il3 Market nt., Grand Hotel. A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH. Superintendent. Aest.Peaa. and Tkt, Agt. 1333 Sfo tete mid J»pxrttsman. 351 FOR SALE. Thoroughbreds OF ALL AGES. ENQUIRE OF IICMIV WALSB. Sup't Running Horse Dep't Palo Alto Stock Farm. Jerseys and Guernseys. Registered in thexA . J. C. C. and theA.Q.C.C The above is a cut of the unequalecl cow Jersey Belle of Scituate that made 2 olbs., 3 ozs., oi hatter in one week. A GRANDSON OF JERSEY BELLE IS NOW IN use in the YerbaBuenaherd. This herd of Jerseys andGuernseys won all the herd prizes forlSSJ. Since then have heen added three youns hulls and some fe- males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey- Belle of Seituate, Coomassie and Alphea strains. These, with fortr head selected on the Islands of Jer- sey and Guernse'y from the best without regard to cost and imported directly, make this the best herd on the Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively that these are" the ac ceyted butter producing animals nf the cnuntrv . Bulls have recently sold inSew York for $10,000 to ?12,000. Animals of both sexes forsaleat moderate price. 1IESRY PIERCE. San Francisco.. DIETZS PATENT F GOLD SEEKERS FRIEND Ht von will send usTEH CEHTS Silver, you'lget _ £v mail .rar MEW CASE J,eOI'TEKTS'J>»t»iilh.-l1ry..iit..m"reBEADYCASH AT ONCE, tlmn ai.v i.ther method in the world. It never ludk, World M'fit Co. 122 Na^au&t. >ew\ ork. oundatLaslc I CURE FITS! When 1 pay core 1 do not mean merely to stop them lor a timo and then have them return again, I mean aradlcal ?n ]-..■_ I have made the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FAILING SICKNESS a life-long study. Iwarrant Tnyremedy to cure the worst ca^es. Beciinso others have failed Is no reason for not now receiving a cure. Send at one-- fur a treatise an-1 a Free Bottle of mv- infallible remedy. Give Express and Post Office. It costs you nothing for a trial, and I will enre yon. Address Dr. H- G. BOOT, 1S3 Pearl St., New York. CHECK HOOK. Simple in its Structure and Prac- tical in its Use. The horse never loosens the check-rein when this Check-Hook ib UBed. Horsemen cau appreciate the value of a Check- Hook of this kind. There being no springs or hinges to break connected with it, makes it serviceable and easily appended, as the check-rein passes through a solid ring attached to the front of the hook. Orders sent to A. . DIETZ, So. 9 Front St.. San Francisco. Cal. Will receive prompt attention. ASP" When ordering state whether gold or silver plate required. Horses and Mules FOR SALE. SEVENTY-FIVE/ HEAD of Horses and Mules, suita for farm and plow work. T raules are all young, Califor bred, and will average 950 poun weight. Apply to W. L. ASHE, aierced, 3rerced_ County, Cal. KILLIP & CO., LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, 116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco SPECIAL ATTENTION' PAID TO Sales of Ranches & Live Stock. « ill Sell in All tides and Conutie* oi tlie Stale. REFERENCES. J. S. Caret, Sacramento. J. D. Carr, Salinas. R. P. Saegknt, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colusa. P. A. FtNiGAjf, San Francisco. HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST successful sales, notably those of Messrs. Whip- ple, Colgrove, Dietz, Courts" Dougherty, Newland A Hammond. Daniel Cook and uthers, we fee! assured of ourability to give satisfaction in all bnsine ssin- trusted to our care. Sales will be made in allcities and counties in the State. We have in contemplation a series of combination or breeders' sales, simiLir to those so successfully held at the East. We will he pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de- siringto paiticipate in such sales. Private purchases and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions will be made on commission and stock shipped with utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale. Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip- tion. KIII.IP A CO., 116 Montgomery street. Russ House, IOU9. lOll. 1013 and 1015 J Street, SACRAMENTO, CAL. M. J. HEXLEY PROPRIETOR THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING, newly furnished throughout, and with all modern Improvements. Table first class. Everything neat, clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully solicited- Street cars pass the house every five minutes. CONSUMPTION. J have a positive remedy for the above disease; by Its us» thousands of cases or the worse kind and of long Btandln— nave been cared. Indeed, so strong is my faith In its eficacr. that I will send TWO BOTTLE3 FKEE, together with a YXlX fABLE TREATISE on this disease, to any sufferer. Give Ex- press 4 ft 0, uddreBS, Pit. T. A, SLOCm, 181 fearl 8t>. X . X. THE WHITMAN SADDtE ■ < _ ff«,.™« W^ mn»i»fc(! ,Wr,« AGENT for thj> •W^ Saving been appointed SOLE AGENT for the Whitman Saddle Company For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their celebrated goods. SADDLES FOR ROAJ>, BASCH OR PARK USE, Willi or without tlie California born. training" saddles. Ladies' saddles on hand or made to order in special styles. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES. An Inspection of these Goods is Invited. Illustrated. Catalogues sent free on ap- plication. JOHN A. McKER-E-ON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco. WHITMAN TREES. HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF I Whitman Trees, / AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CALIFORNIA HORN. Trees for Sale to the Trade IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. John A. M^Kerron, WHITMAN PARK SADDLE. 230 and 232 Ellia street, SOLE AGES'! FOR THE PACIFIC COAST. Riders or those who intend to become good riders should try these saddles. In conjunction with the WHITMAN COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR- RUP these are the most stylish and comfortable outfits in use. They can be finished to suit any taste at from $15 upwards. JOHN A. McKERRON, 930 and 331 Ellis St., Sole Agent for Paclne coast. "WHITMAN'S RUBBER-FOOTED THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI- ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PHEVEXTS SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE WITHOUT EFFORT. No person ofter once using them - anv other. JOHN A. McKERE »30 and »3l Ellis Street, Sole Agent for the J'u. 352 gltc ifcejefe mid jlpxrrismmt. Decl R( Self -Adjusting) lyil AWSON'S U. S. ARM Suspensory Bandages. A. perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort. Automatically Adjustable. DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE. Treatise on Nervous Teiislou and Circular mailed free Sold by Druggists. S. E. U. RAWSON,- .Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.T . Sprung Knees AND Cockled- Ankles Permanently cured by using Spa rkh all's Specific. PKVHRE USING, AFTER USING Which does not blister or interfere with the horse's work. It strengthens the joints and tendons, restor- ing the limbs to their normal condition. Has cured many cases of chronic lameness and muscular rheu- matism after other treatment had failed. Testimonials: From O. A.Hlckok. Esq... owner of St. Julien, "King of the Turf," San Francisco, Cal., June 8. 1881. I can with confidence recommend Sparkhall's Spe- cific to any one owning a knee-sprung or ou<:kled- ankled horse, being fully convinced that it will cure those deformities without injury to the animal. O. A. HICKOK. From Hon. C. M. Pond, Breeder of the celebrated trotter "Clingstone." Hartford, Conn., March 2!). 1882. ThiB may certify that I have used Sparkhall's Spe- cific in my stables, and consider it an extraordinary The Specific is sold in quart bottles— price, $2,00, by WAKELEE A CO., GEO. O. SHATTUCK, General Blacksmithing, 365 Eleventh Street Oakland, Between Webster and Franklin. ALL KINDS OFWOHKDONE with neatness and dispatch. Horse Shoeing a Specialty, Particular attention given to Repairing Carriages of all kinds. <. i:. HENBR1X, Foreman. W. H. Woodruff, VETERINARY DENTIST, References: Scott A ttcCOTd, Fashion Stable; Win. Gerhart Ne- vada Stable; J. M. Parker, Telegraph stable- O J link ley, Hn Id win Stable; Col. Hie key, II. ,v I list r let < 'niir.Hi- ■ O. W, sinltb, h, McConn, J. C. slinpHon, -I. P. Kerr' city; It. V. Simpson, A. GaU'K, Ilnbt. (Jlover i; L-u.- liam, Oakland. ' Ofllc« at FashlonStable.221 Ellis street. G. H. STRONG, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. *!iZ Market Street. Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front street .CHEAPGUNS for THE PEOPLE. 2 g GREAT WESTERN A^fcwGUN WORKS « „ ' cio™lo.t*lo(iuesf««. *- ' <■""'. Rtvolvm, ABUDQDlllon, Seine*. Ll- ltuor..Ac .cut n n, i,.for cxuiilu id&CU (.HI AT WESTERN Ul'N WOKK A CARD. My New Catalogue For 1883, OF ISO PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA- bles, with trotting statistics up t>> close of lss'J. with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred trot- ting stock, now at I-airlawu.sto.-k farm, adjoining the city of Lexington, Ky„ will be sent free to all appli- cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage. TWENTY Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and • 38 Head ol rroinisln™ Voting Troltiug Stock, consisting of voung stallions, fillies and roadsters iin. st of tiit-tii sired liv Al.JIuST, HAPPY MEDIUM,- ABERDEES andCASSIOS St. CLAY JR.. ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE. There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred H Id I ILY-HR ED B HOC DM ARI-:s, with the standard- bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the bead of the stud. It is confidently believed that no breeding establish- ment in the world possesses greater facilities for making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties who wish to engage in weeding and raising fine, highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast, stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters, have an opportunity of obtaining just what thev want at FAIRLAWN. .ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public recordB of 2:30 or better, and two with records below 2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20, made in 1881 : another with a record of '-:23W; another with a record of 2:26, made in 1882; another with a rec- ord of 2:283$, and a grandson with a three-year-old rec- ord of 2:23 ';, the fastest ever made up to 1881. No trot- ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show- ing. HAPPY MEDIUM lias sixteen of his get with rec- ords ranging from 2:20V, to 2:30,a larger number than any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same age. ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in the stud, has eight of his get with public r. cords ranging from 2:15!-; to 2:27!*:. No son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same age. ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam- bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of 2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam Fannv Cook, by old Abdallah: second dam by Stock- holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of trotters with records of from 2:23,1-; to 2:2SM, all of them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees. The Fairlawn stallions have inlSS2had eleven new ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and one to make a record below 2:20 Besides this, each of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:271), by Happv Medium Jr.; and Carrie B,2:28Vi, by Elial G, son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 18S2. These stallions will be permitted to serve A Limited Number of Mares IN 1 883. ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300; HAPPY MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at S150; AB- ERDEEN, limited to fortv mares, atSlOO the season, and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mareB, at ?50 the season, with privilege to return such mares in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be bred on shares to either stallion. The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at Fairlawn, aud THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1,1883. Purchas- ers from: a distance can buy on orders at ex- actly THE SAME PRICE AS IP PRESENT IN PERSON AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUB CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT COME FOLLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full written descriptions will be given any applicant who contemplates purchasing. « Time will be given responsible parties at regular bank rateB of interest. For catalogues or fnrthei information address WIIXIAM T. WITHERS, 2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky. -A H DAILY THE FIRST SWIMMING ■ i" t on Hi.- Pacific Coast, I man un r "i the Baths. A raroopporturutylBthuB ■ in.:' ll.- ..f Son Jose and Santa Clara to ac- " ,'ll.".t health- giving and life *.-v]nK art. Have t ■-hlldren l«*m twimnilna from Prof, Dally. T ASHLAND PARK __ ROTTING STU|: NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. B. J. TBEACY, PROPRIETOR THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR though training is done, it is only for the stock be- longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro- prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all tunes lor sale choice representatives of each of the leading families, these being fhe Harabletonians, Marnbrino Chiefs. Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens of the gel of snoh stallions as George "Wilkes, Almont. Marnbrino Patchen, Clark Chief. Edwin Forrest Blackwood, .Sentinel. American Clay, Administrator North stir Marnbrino, Bourbon Chief. Regular, Bab Bora, Howard's Marnbrino and Homer. The steady aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through the beat class of speed-producing trotting crosses, along all the hlood lines, right to the thoroughbred For catalogues or further particulars address 2-17yl n. J. TREACV, Lexington, Ey. O. C. BALDY, Veterinary Surgeon, Shattuck, Oakland, , J. Rose , Los Angeles OAKLAND, CAJL ALL CHRONIC MS»ASES .'i specialty. ODlce and Asldence 1167 Washington street. References— A.C. Henry, F K E. J.Baldwin, San Frnncisco; L. A.JDE LABROUSSE, VETERINARY SURGEON. pRADUATE OF ALFORT'S VJ College, Paris. Thirty years =^-7-*